Welcome to the Dissident Mama podcast #19. In this episode, I talk Tim Kirby, independent journalist and creator of the This is Russia: Tips, Tricks & Travel – a fascinating YouTube channel that is also cross-published at Russia Beyond. RTTT is where Kirby shows viewers “all about life in and travel around the biggest country on Earth.”
But this American doesn’t just give viewers an inside glimpse into his wild travel and living-abroad adventures, his vlog sometimes takes a deep dive on a more personal note, such as “The most Russian American – Why Tim Kirby left the United States” video. Even though he has been ruffling tail feathers in Moscow for many years, this was my first introduction to Kirby, and I was blown away by his candor. It was as if this guy has been a fly on the wall in my home.
So much of what the former radio-host expressed is exactly how I feel and think about the sad state of America and how, in my opinion, Russia may be the only country left on the entire planet that is willing to resist globohomo (which is why my family and I are praying to pull off a move to Russia – that is, if the country ever reopens its borders to US citizens). Is Russia really the “last best hope” of mankind, or at least, the last refuge for traditionalists and conservatives Christians?
We’ll see what Kirby, who the Wall Street Journal castigated as “a kind of Kremlin-appointed Joe the Plumber,” has to say about that, as well as find out what happened to his now-defunct geopolitical video segment on RT called Kirby’s War of Words. Fortunately, the Ohio native, now Russian resident still does geopolitical writing and is currently a contributor at the Strategic Culture Foundation. You can also follow Тим Керби at Facebook, Instagram, and VK for all you Russian speakers.
Mentioned in our conversation are Russian political analyst Aleksandr Dugin, the indispensable book “Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America” by David Hackett Fischer, my 5-part “Puritans” series on understanding the historical, cultural, and religious difference between North and South (and the diverse people groups therein), the travel and political vlogger ADV China, and Kirby’s own This Old Russian House Renovation Guide.
Source: Dissident Mama – Dissident Mama, episode 19 – Tim Kirby