The Friday Brief with Phoenix Ricks
The Friday Brief is a calm news podcast by Girl Friday, a boutique global affairs firm in Washington, D.C. We believe awareness impels action for a world of good.
The Friday Brief with Phoenix Ricks
Latest Episodes
Starmer, Hormuz, and Hondurasgate
Keir Starmer announced he’s leaving 10 Downing Street - who will replace him, and what can other politicians learn from his early departure? We’re also covering Denmark’s coalition government, the European Parliament’s vote on deportations, Col...
The Curious Case of the Epstein Files Pt. 3
The Friday Brief is back! It took some time to read the Epstein Files and dig into the geopolitical consequences, including where senior government officials, like diplomats, are mentioned. This episode covers the unverified claims and wild all...
The Curious Case of the Epstein Files pt. 2
Linwood Barnhill, a former DC police officer, was just tried and convicted of child trafficking. For the second time. How do human traffickers get away with kidnapping victims and moving them in plain sight? I worked in anti-human trafficking a...
Changed for Good: Americans on ICE
Will the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota be the catalyst to dismantle or reimagine ICE in the United States? Mayor Jacob Frey seems to think so, and Americans across party lines are demanding answers about ICE's recent actio...
Denmark calls for aid. And Europe will answer.
Remember that scene in The Lord of the Rings when Rohan answers Gondor's call for aid? That's what's happening in Europe right now, as troops deploy to Greenland as part of Denmark's Operation Arctic Endurance. Denmark has been a steadfast ally...
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