The Continental Rifthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQy5AfF2ilIqchsTHaOragThe marriage keeping the free world together is falling apart. As the US and Europe divorce, who gets what? And what comes next?  That political marriage saved millions, including baby buddies Andy & Toomas. Andy Valvur grew up to be a comedian, Toomas Hendrik Ilves grew up to be a President (of Estonia). While the Soviets wiped their country off the map, America saved them and raised them. But they now live in Europe. The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts.en© 20206 Fresh Lens Film SàrlSat, 06 Jun 2026 16:20:52 -0000Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000https://rss2.flightcast.com/l2wgncj2aa34jhm7dzfg3zc7.xmlFlightcast RSS Feed GeneratorThe Continental Rifthttps://files.flightcast.com/workspaces/e5kh1g6f02nn2zyq6urfmpx7/01KSZ5R3BDS6994ZNTAGJJXZP5/twitter_profile_02.jpghttps://rss2.flightcast.com/l2wgncj2aa34jhm7dzfg3zc7.xmlThe marriage keeping the free world together is falling apart. As the US and Europe divorce, who gets what? And what comes next? 

That political marriage saved millions, including baby buddies Andy & Toomas. Andy Valvur grew up to be a comedian, Toomas Hendrik Ilves grew up to be a President (of Estonia). While the Soviets wiped their country off the map, America saved them and raised them. But they now live in Europe.

The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts.

]]>episodicFresh LensFresh Lens Film Sàrlrift@freshlens.filmThe marriage keeping the free world together is falling apart. As the US and Europe divorce, who gets what? And what comes next?  That political marriage saved millions, including baby buddies Andy & Toomas. Andy Valvur grew up to be a comedian, Toomas Hendrik Ilves grew up to be a President (of Estonia). While the Soviets wiped their country off the map, America saved them and raised them. But they now live in Europe. The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts.serious politics, questionable hostsfalseeurope, politics, toomas hendrik ilvesnoTankers & CashA comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe. Serious politics, questionable hosts. This week EUBS asks why… The EU insists on a fleet of EVs that cannot make the trip between Brussels and Strasbourg in on a single charge; why Albanians are protesting a Kushner real estate development and why Hungary’s President is appealing to European institutions to help him stay in post. Also… Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/the-shadow-fleet-is-undermining-the-maritime-order-more-brazenly-than-ever/ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-01/frances-macron-says-french-navy-boarded-russia-linked-oil-tanker https://kyivindependent.com/eus-last-shipyard-servicing-russian-lng-fleet-may-repair-up-to-6-vessels-before-ban-report-says/ Europe’s Single Capital Market https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2025-0124_EN.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-29/eu-s-economic-powers-strike-deal-to-push-capital-markets-merger https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-no-one-is-coming-for-us/ Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 EUBS: EU's EV fleet, Hungary's President & Albania protests Kushners 00:10:54 Russia's Show Tanker Fleet 00:19:27 Baby Steps to joined up Capital Markets 00:30:38 Next week... 00:32:32 Credits CREDITS Editor Valter Nõmm Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reservedflightcast:01KTDYBPPW1JJ1EC151F3M6QEGSat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000Fresh Lens FilmsA comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe.

Serious politics, questionable hosts.

This week EUBS asks why…

The EU insists on a fleet of EVs that cannot make the trip between Brussels and Strasbourg in on a single charge; why Albanians are protesting a Kushner real estate development and why Hungary’s President is appealing to European institutions to help him stay in post.

Also…

Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/the-shadow-fleet-is-undermining-the-maritime-order-more-brazenly-than-ever/

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-01/frances-macron-says-french-navy-boarded-russia-linked-oil-tanker

https://kyivindependent.com/eus-last-shipyard-servicing-russian-lng-fleet-may-repair-up-to-6-vessels-before-ban-report-says/

Europe’s Single Capital Market

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2025-0124_EN.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-29/eu-s-economic-powers-strike-deal-to-push-capital-markets-merger

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-no-one-is-coming-for-us/

Chapters

  • 00:00:00 Intro
  • 00:02:40 EUBS: EU's EV fleet, Hungary's President & Albania protests Kushners
  • 00:10:54 Russia's Show Tanker Fleet
  • 00:19:27 Baby Steps to joined up Capital Markets
  • 00:30:38 Next week...
  • 00:32:32 Credits

CREDITS

  • Editor Valter Nõmm

  • Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer

  • Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion)

  • Executive Producer Fred Casella

© Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved

]]>Tankers & CashFresh Lens Filmsfull1999false21A comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe. Serious politics, questionable hosts. This week EUBS asks why… The EU insists on a fleet of EVs that cannot make the trip between Brussels and Strasbourg in on a single charge; why Albanians are protesting a Kushner real estate development and why Hungary’s President is appealing to European institutions to help him stay in post. Also… Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/the-shadow-fleet-is-undermining-the-maritime-order-more-brazenly-than-ever/ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-01/frances-macron-says-french-navy-boarded-russia-linked-oil-tanker https://kyivindependent.com/eus-last-shipyard-servicing-russian-lng-fleet-may-repair-up-to-6-vessels-before-ban-report-says/ Europe’s Single Capital Market https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2025-0124_EN.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-29/eu-s-economic-powers-strike-deal-to-push-capital-markets-merger https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-no-one-is-coming-for-us/ Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 EUBS: EU's EV fleet, Hungary's President & Albania protests Kushners 00:10:54 Russia's Show Tanker Fleet 00:19:27 Baby Steps to joined up Capital Markets 00:30:38 Next week... 00:32:32 Credits CREDITS Editor Valter Nõmm Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reservedToomas Hendrik IlvesAndy ValvurRoland SeerValter NõmmPaableFred CasellaDrones & The AntiChristA comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe. Serious politics, questionable hosts. This week… Drones fall on Baltics & Finland while US disengages https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/05/21/at-least-24-drone-incidents-recorded-in-the-baltic-states-since-start-of-2025-en-news https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/26/report-us-to-cut-strategic-bombers-and-warships-available-to-nato-in-a-crisis/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/uk-spy-chief-gchq-russia-china-us-cyber-attack-security.html The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html https://firstthings.com/when-envy-turns-apocalyptic/ https://thecatholicherald.com/article/is-magnifica-humanitas-aimed-at-peter-thiels-techno-political-empire Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Editor Valter Nõmm Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 Background to the Pod 00:04:27 Europe-US relationship when Toomas was President 00:05:55 Drones falling on the Baltics 00:10:08 Russian threatens, US disengages 00:19:04 The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist 00:28:18 Next week... 00:30:36 creditsflightcast:01KRH02FJ9E1ZVWFCRTA1Q9CFKSun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 -0000Fresh LensA comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe.

Serious politics, questionable hosts.

This week…

Drones fall on Baltics & Finland while US disengages

https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/05/21/at-least-24-drone-incidents-recorded-in-the-baltic-states-since-start-of-2025-en-news

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/26/report-us-to-cut-strategic-bombers-and-warships-available-to-nato-in-a-crisis/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/uk-spy-chief-gchq-russia-china-us-cyber-attack-security.html

The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

https://firstthings.com/when-envy-turns-apocalyptic/

https://thecatholicherald.com/article/is-magnifica-humanitas-aimed-at-peter-thiels-techno-political-empire

  • Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer

  • Editor Valter Nõmm

  • Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion)

  • Executive Producer Fred Casella

© Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved

Chapters

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:28 Background to the Pod
  • 00:04:27 Europe-US relationship when Toomas was President
  • 00:05:55 Drones falling on the Baltics
  • 00:10:08 Russian threatens, US disengages
  • 00:19:04 The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist
  • 00:28:18 Next week...
  • 00:30:36 credits

]]>Drones & The AntiChristFresh Lensfull1868false11A comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe. Serious politics, questionable hosts. This week… Drones fall on Baltics & Finland while US disengages https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/05/21/at-least-24-drone-incidents-recorded-in-the-baltic-states-since-start-of-2025-en-news https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/26/report-us-to-cut-strategic-bombers-and-warships-available-to-nato-in-a-crisis/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/uk-spy-chief-gchq-russia-china-us-cyber-attack-security.html The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html https://firstthings.com/when-envy-turns-apocalyptic/ https://thecatholicherald.com/article/is-magnifica-humanitas-aimed-at-peter-thiels-techno-political-empire Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Editor Valter Nõmm Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 Background to the Pod 00:04:27 Europe-US relationship when Toomas was President 00:05:55 Drones falling on the Baltics 00:10:08 Russian threatens, US disengages 00:19:04 The Pope, Peter Thiel & the AntiChrist 00:28:18 Next week... 00:30:36 creditsThe Continental Rift (trailer)The relationship keeping the free world together is falling apart. I’m Andy, a comedian. My oldest buddy - since toddlerhood - became a two-term European president. We grew up in the US as refugee kids (the USSR erased our country from the map), but now we live in Europe. As the EU and the US 'divorce' we decided to stop keeping our conversations to ourselves. You're welcome. The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts. Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Editor Valter Nõmm Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reservedflightcast:01KSZ3M99TBCZE1CSW2PK4MY1PSun, 31 May 2026 13:46:48 -0000Fresh LensThe relationship keeping the free world together is falling apart.

I’m Andy, a comedian. My oldest buddy - since toddlerhood - became a two-term European president. We grew up in the US as refugee kids (the USSR erased our country from the map), but now we live in Europe.

As the EU and the US 'divorce' we decided to stop keeping our conversations to ourselves. You're welcome.

The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts.

  • Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer

  • Editor Valter Nõmm

  • Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion)

  • Executive Producer Fred Casella

© Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved

]]>The Continental Rift (trailer)Fresh Lenstrailer92false1The relationship keeping the free world together is falling apart. I’m Andy, a comedian. My oldest buddy - since toddlerhood - became a two-term European president. We grew up in the US as refugee kids (the USSR erased our country from the map), but now we live in Europe. As the EU and the US 'divorce' we decided to stop keeping our conversations to ourselves. You're welcome. The Continental Rift: serious politics, questionable hosts. Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Editor Valter Nõmm Music Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved