
What Just Happened?
What Just Happened? Mali in Crisis
On this episode, Sub-Saharan Africa analyst Edward Bach joins Samuel McVicar to discuss the recent attacks across Mali by al-Qaeda-affiliated...


What Just Happened is a short-format podcast featuring the intelligence analysts at Sibylline LTD, a strategic risk firm based in London. Hosted by Samuel McVicar, this podcast features brief conversations with the Global Intelligence Teams, providing updates on major geopolitical events as they occur.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat Just Happened is a short-format podcast featuring the intelligence analysts at Sibylline LTD, a strategic risk firm based in London. Hosted by Samuel McVicar, this podcast features brief conversations with the Global Intelligence Teams, providing updates on major geopolitical events as they occur.
Recent episodes include "What Just Happened? Mali in Crisis" (8 May 2026), "What Just Happened? Threats to the UK’s Undersea Infrastructure" (30 April 2026), and "What Just Happened? Peru’s Chaotic Election Cycle" (23 April 2026).
What Just Happened? publishes roughly weekly across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for What Just Happened? is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. What Just Happened? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. What Just Happened?'s contact route on record: verified email.
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What Just Happened? is a news podcast with 10 episodes published.
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What Just Happened?
On this episode, Sub-Saharan Africa analyst Edward Bach joins Samuel McVicar to discuss the recent attacks across Mali by al-Qaeda-affiliated...

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In this episode of What Just Happened?, Marco Giannangeli is joined by Lead Europe Analyst Alexander Lord and Rear Admiral...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by intelligence analyst Inigo Camilleri De Castanedo to unpack Peru’s chaotic election cycle...

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In this episode, Sibylline Media Editor Marco Giannangeli is joined by Lead Americas Analyst Lewis Galvin and Professor Alessio Patalano...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst Edward Bach to examine the rapidly escalating conflict in...

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In this episode, Marco Giannangeli speaks to Sibylline’s Chief Analyst Sam Olsen and Dean Cheng, Senior Fellow at the Potomac...

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A major geopolitical test case is unfolding just off the US coastline. Fuel shortages, blackouts, and tightening sanctions are pushing...

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In this episode, Sibylline Media Editor Marco Giannangeli is joined by maritime expert Tom Sharpe OBE and Russia expert Keir...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Lead Asia-Pacific Analyst Aédán Mordecai to examine how the ongoing US–Israeli bombing...

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In this episode, Sibylline Media’s Editor Marco Giannangeli hosts a panel discussion with Principal Middle East & Africa Analyst Megan...

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In this episode, Marco Giannangeli, Editor for Sibylline Media, sits down with Denise Schipani, Cyber and Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst, to...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Lead Middle East and Africa Analyst, Ben Manzin, to examine Ethiopia’s fragile...

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In this special Sibylline Podcast, Lead Europe-Eurasia analyst, Alexander Lord, is joined by Elizabeth Bullock, who shares her firsthand experiences...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Sibylline’s Chief Analyst, Sam Olsen, to explore the concept of the ‘polycrisis’...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Lead Americas analyst Lewis Galvin to unpack President Trump’s recent announcement regarding...

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Lead Americas Analyst Lewis Galvin is joined by Claire Brady, Principal Analyst for North America, and Alex Marciniak, Intelligence Analyst...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Karan Vassil, Intelligence Analyst on the Eurasia desk here at Sibylline, to...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by Megan Sutcliffe, Principal Analyst for the Middle East and Africa to take...

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In this episode, Samuel McVicar is joined by the former host of What Just Happened to say farewell and discuss...

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In this episode, Ignacio is joined by Megan Sutcliffe, Principal Analyst for the Middle East and Africa. Together, they delve...
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London physician and bacteriologist
Professor of War and Strategy in East Asia, King’s College London
senior advisor to the China program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
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