Podcast Episodes

Trump Flirts With Nuclear Annihilation

Episode 494

Ben and Tommy discuss President Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria to stop a (nonexistent) genocide against Christians and the international community’s total failure to stop an actual genocide happeni…

Published on 2 hours ago

Trump Dances Across Asia

Episode 493

Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s visit to Asia: the weird dancing, his meetings with the new prime minister of Japan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his annoying victory laps when Trump …

Published on 1 week ago

Introducing: Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Soci…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Trump Rug Pulls Ukraine

Episode 492

Tommy and Ben discuss reports that Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a disaster, and that his summit in Hungary with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be canceled. Th…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Breaking Down Trump's Gaza Deal

Episode 491

Tommy & Ben break down the deal between Israel and Hamas–how we got here, who deserves credit (and who doesn’t), why the hell it took so long, and then dig into the many questions still to be resolve…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Trump Barrels Towards War with Venezuela

Episode 490

Tommy & Ben sound the alarm about how Trump is laying the foundation for war with Venezuela—breaking down the administration’s justifications, what escalation could look like, and why attacking Venez…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Trump's Fascist Military Jamboree

Episode 489

Tommy & Ben react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump's bizarre and alarming gathering of top military officials, including Trump's fascistic rhetoric about the "enemy within", wild…

Published on 1 month ago

Has Trump Ended 7 Wars? (No)

Episode 488

Tommy & Ben grit their teeth and dive into Trump’s rambling, insulting address at the United Nations and fact-check his ridiculous claim that he solved seven wars. They cover Trump’s proposed bank ba…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Can the FBI Survive Trump & Kash Patel?

Episode 487

Tommy & Ben start with Gaza: the UN Human Rights Council’s finding that Israel has committed genocide, and Israel’s ground operation into Gaza City. They discuss how Marco Rubio signaled that Trump h…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel Bombs Hamas Leaders in Qatar

Episode 486

Tommy & Ben react to Israel’s shocking strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar. They cover how this closes the door on ceasefire negotiations, how the attacks humiliate the Arab world and make normalizat…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago