Taylor
Co-Host of The Slavic Connexion
Taylor is currently pursuing a dual J.D. and M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her background includes a B.A. in Global Affairs from UT San Antonio with minors in Russian and Linguistics. She intends to work in energy law because she wants to make the world more efficient and sustainable while working with sophisticated clients, and her “dream job” would ideally expect her to utilize multiple languages (especially English and Russian) in the workplace.
Taylor has hosted six Episodes.
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Demystifying Cyber: Building Resiliency in the Modern Technology Landscape
January 21st, 2024 | Season 6 | 48 mins 2 secs
civil society, counterterrorism, intelligence, national security, technology
On this episode, Francesca Lockhart, cybersecurity professor at The University of Texas at Austin, talks about her unique and forward-looking cybersecurity clinic that she developed on the Forty Acres after leading the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Thanks for listening!
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"Atomic Steppe": The Soviet Nuclear Legacy and the Global Arms Race
January 14th, 2024 | Season 6 | 36 mins 19 secs
culture, history, kazakhstan, race, soviet union, ukraine, war
On this episode, Dr. Togzhan Kassenova joined Taylor and Nick for a conversation about the destructive impact of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan and the figurative fallout of the dissolution of the USSR which resulted in Russia providing security guarantees to "divorced" states in exchange for the surrender of Soviet weapons of mass destruction. Thanks for listening!
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Battle Without Borders: Cyberwarfare and the Russian (Dis)advantage
December 17th, 2023 | Season 6 | 35 mins 21 secs
cyber, geopolitics, media, national security, propaganda, technology, war
On this episode, cyber expert Gavin Wilde joined us to talk all things cyberwarfare. He defined the term and its distinction from information warfare; shared the reasons why he believes studying Russia is important for this complex, actively developing, and hard-to-measure battlefront; and touched on the differences between the US and Russian military cyber and information operations and structures. Thanks for listening!
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The State of Investigative Journalism in Russia Today with Mikhail Rubin
December 2nd, 2023 | Season 6 | 37 mins 46 secs
journalism, politics, ukraine russia war
On this episode, Taylor and Misha speak with Mikhail Rubin, journalist and co-founder of Proekt Media, the lead investigative media outlet in Russia. Thanks for listening!
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Surveillance, Liberty, & Privacy: A Conversation on National Security & Emerging Technologies with Adam Klein
November 20th, 2023 | Season 6 | 43 mins 21 secs
free speech, global affairs, national security, surveillance, technology
On this episode, Adam Klein, director of the Strauss Center for International Security & Law, shares his insights on the concerns around security versus freedom of speech; his work covering the confluence of law, surveillance, and emerging technologies; and his perspectives on intelligence agencies and their role in global affairs.
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From Russia to Hollywood: Bringing Slavic Culture to the Silver Screen
September 26th, 2023 | Season 6 | 37 mins 14 secs
cold war, culture, film, immigration, media, post-soviet
On this episode, Misha and Taylor speak with Lada Egorova, a Russian filmmaker in Los Angeles who has an ambitious and timely project, creating a TV comedy series about Slavic culture and people in the United States, specifically LA. Thanks for listening!