Podcast Episodes

China Is Ready For War. We Aren't. (w/ Seth Jones)

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the attack on Iran.

Eric and Eliot review the State of the Union and discuss Eliot’s Atlantic article on the d…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

On The Precipice of Illegal War (w/ Frank Dikötter)

Eric and Eliot debate the merits and deficiencies of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s attempt to present “Trumpism with a human face” at the Munich …

5 months ago

Arms Control is Dead

Eric and Eliot begin with a buffet of administration jackassery before pivoting to a preview of the Munich Security Conference. They discuss Under S…

5 months, 1 week ago

The Crisis Facing Our Military (w/ Kori Schake)

Eric and Eliot welcome back friend of the show Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterpr…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

America's New Defense Strategy is Nonsense

Eric and Eliot discuss Trump’s latest reversals on Greenland before pivoting to the recently released National Defense Strategy. They dissect the ma…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Evil Regimes Cling to Power (w/ Stephen Kotkin)

Eric and Eliot welcome Stephen Kotkin, professor emeritus of history at Princeton University and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Instit…

6 months ago

Don't Count on Trump Coming to the Rescue (w/ Michael Weiss)

Eliot's coastal Georgian internet connection holds on just long enough to review the administration's latest jackassery before Eric welcomes journal…

6 months, 1 week ago

A Dangerous Start to 2026

Eric and Eliot discuss serious threats that Trump continues to make against Denmark and the possibility that the administration might use military f…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's New War for Oil

Eric and Eliot return from holiday break with a special episode breaking down all things Venezuela. They discuss the Trump administration's raid in …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

We Need to Secure Our Supply Chains (w/ Mike Froman)

Eric welcomes Council on Foreign Relations President Mike Froman to discuss CFR's latest task force report on U.S. economic security. They explore th…

7 months ago