This podcast episode discusses various global issues, including the Russian presidential election, the war in Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military operation in Rafah, the plight of Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza by Hamas, the science of happiness, the abuse of African women working in Oman, the European Union's deal with Egypt, the escalating violence by gangs in Haiti, the plan to create a transitional presidential council for Haiti, and the Swiss police's actions to prevent Martin Selner from speaking in Switzerland.