Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrump: Bread and Circus
Use entertainment as political discourse, distort reality, mock adversaries, distract the public from the real issues. The Romans started it and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi put it on full throt…
Published on 7 hours ago
Human Rights, Twisted and Bent
What happens when our president operates from his own alternative reality? A growing Axis of Upheaval against us? Elizabeth Shackelford is back to clarify the moment.
Published on 6 days, 20 hours ago
Reality Show: Canada
We fought, died, celebrated victories and became prosperous together. Canadians could count on us, until now. Journalist Steve Scherer walks us through the US boycotts and yes, the profound sense of …
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Jihadi Whisperer
What prompts someone to become a violent Muslim extremist? Even more, what would get them to turn against their comrades? Counter-terrorism guru Brig Barker demystifies this dark world.
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Hole in Putin’s Imperial Designs
Why is Kazakhstan safe from Russia? It juts into the heart of Russia and shares the longest continuous land border in the world. What is their secret? Ambassador Dan Rosenblum’s analogy: walking a ti…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Ukraine: Does Moral Truth Still Exist?
What happens when you are instructed to treat the aggressor as an innocent? Former Ambassador Bridget Brink’s career reaches a fork in the road. What to do? Hint: Who’s running in the Michigan Sevent…
Published on 1 month ago
What Happened to the Man of My Dreams?
He's charismatic, he's exciting, he's strong. How do elected autocrats woo their publics and then destroy the very countries they promised to elevate? What happens to the populace? Kristie Kenney, a…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Encore: Who Lost China?
It is the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his henchman Roy Cohn target and humiliate our diplomats for accurately reporting an eventual Mao victory in China. Jack Service and his family are at the…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
America Alone?
Secretary Rubio’s stated goal is to reduce our diplomatic corps by 15%. Does it stop there? After four years of whim and chaos will the world ever trust us to lead again? Will we have the expertise a…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Incredible Shrinking Trade Partner
What happens when tariff policy becomes a whim? Career commercial officer Dan Crocker peers into the chaos and breaks down the stakes for businesses and national security.
Published on 2 months ago