Podcast Episodes

The Week When Decades Happened

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Trump administration's apparent speech crackdown, the Saudi-Pakistani mutual defense pact, the rise of cocaine cartels in Mexico, the recent events that shook…

Published on 17 hours ago

The Murder of Charlie Kirk

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Russian drones entering Polish airspace, Israel's failed strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar, Trump's decision to rename the Defense Department the War Department…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Mr. Modi Goes to China

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss US naval warships in Latin America, the latest poll of American opinion on Gaza, Trump's attempt to fire the governor of the Federal Reserve, and Xi Jinping's sum…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Trump-Putin Summit

Episode 97

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss why Americans are moving less, Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, declining alcohol consumption in the US, and the Trump-Putin meeting in …

Published on 1 month ago

How Trump Is Like Napoleon

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss plummeting public school enrollment, Netanyahu's five-point war plan for Gaza, Nvidia's weird China deal with the White House, and the political, diplomatic, and …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Art of Trump's Trade Deals

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss transatlantic pressure on Israel, Arab pressure on Hamas, Xi Jinping's new infrastructure play in Tibet, Trump's criticism of India's relationship with Russia, th…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Role of Public Intellectuals

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the White House's new "AI action plan," protests against Zelensky in Ukraine, hot conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, and the role of public intellectuals thr…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Right Nation

Episode 93

Walter's on the road this week, so in place of regular programming, we’re bringing you something special: an extended excerpt from Walter’s most recent book, The Arc of a Covenant: The United States,…

Published on 2 months ago

Gaza, Ukraine, Energy, and the Big Beautiful Bill

Episode 92

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Trump-Bibi meetings, the consequences of the president's legislative achievement, where he stands on arming Ukraine, the Western Hemisphere's bright fossil fu…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

What Does Trump’s Bombing of Iran Mean for the Middle East?

Episode 89

 This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss why China, Russia, and North Korea haven't come to Iran's aid, what Zohran Mamdani's primary victory in New York could mean for national politics, how Trump unde…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago