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Trump’s Top Spy Has One Job: Revenge
Episode 522
Trump says he’s bored with peace talks, American right-wingers flock to Moscow, and the new Director of National Intelligence’s claim to fame is own…
4 hours ago
Pope Warns of AI Apocalypse
Episode 521
Tommy and Ben dig into a week of an “almost” deal, a sweeping AI warning, and a terrifying Ebola outbreak.
First up, the Iran deal that was supposedl…
1 week ago
Is Trump Planning to Invade Cuba?
Episode 520
Tommy and Ben dig into a week dominated by ominous signs of regime change, nuclear standoffs, and a “historic” summit that left almost everyone disa…
2 weeks ago
Keir Starmer’s Last Stand?
Episode 519
Tommy and Ben survey the wreckage of another week in global politics. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer clings to power after Labour was crushed i…
3 weeks ago
Bullsh*t Ceasefires Everywhere
Episode 518
Ben and Tommy break down another chaotic week in foreign policy full of bad ideas and worse outcomes. Trump rolls out—and just as quickly unrolls—a …
4 weeks ago
King Trump Welcomes King Charles
Episode 517
The US-Iran ceasefire is holding, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the global economy is teetering on the edge of disaster, and America's pr…
1 month ago
All the President’s (Corrupt) Men
Episode 516
Tommy and Ben break down another chaotic and consequential week in global affairs. Trump blinks and extends the ceasefire with Iran, but the Strait …
1 month, 1 week ago
JD Vance’s Global Humiliation
Episode 515
Tommy and Ben walk through a week of epic failures for the Trump administration, from peace talks with Iran to Viktor Orbán’s historic loss in Hunga…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Trump Threatens Genocide
Episode 514
Tommy and Ben try to make sense of a dark and dizzying day in American history, from President Trump's genocidal threat to destroy the 'whole civili…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Trump Begs Allies to Clean Up Iran Mess
Episode 513
Ben and guest cohost Alyona Minkovski, PSTW's senior producer, try to make sense of the many contradictions and threats coming from President Trump …
2 months ago