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The "Are You There, Nena? It's Me, NORAD" Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined once again by host emeritus Benjamin Wittes to talk through the week's various freak-outs, including:
“We Found the 100th Luftballon.” Last week, a Chine…Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The “When the Bower Breaks News” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare special Georgia correspondent Anna Bower to talk through the week's big national security news stories, including:
“You Gotta Know When to Ful…Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The “M1 Abrams Accords” Edition
This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest Michel Paradis to talk over the week's big national security news, including:
“Don’t Tank my Chain.” Western allies of Ukraine have finally agr…Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The “Thelma or Louise” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott reunited on our new recording day to talk through the week’s big national security news, including:
“Blocked and Muted.” Earlier this week, the Washington Post publi…Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Programming Note
Hey there, Rational Security listeners! We have a quick programming note for you:
Due to some scheduling conflicts both among us co-hosts and with Lawfare’s broader podcast production schedule, we are…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The “Sincerest Form of Flattery” Edition
This week, a Quinta-less Alan and Scott were joined by their Lawfare colleagues senior editor Molly Reynolds and managing editor Tyler McBrien to talk over some copycat-ing that's been taking place i…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The “2023 and Me” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes to talk through the big natsec news stories starting off the new year, including:
“Watch Out, You Might Get What You’…Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The “Toodle 2020-Two Doo” Edition
For their end-of-the-year episode, Alan, Quinta, and Scott took on a number of hard-hitting questions posed by you, the listeners, including:
What did Quinta mean when she referenced "the radical poli…Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The “Fracket Fracas” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were once again joined by Congress maven Molly Reynolds to hash through some of the week's big natsec news, including:
“Don’t Fear the Referr(als).” As its presumed …Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The “It Has a Kilt!” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by serial guest Lawfare executive editor Natalie Orpett to talk through the week's big national security news, including:
“Surly Intervention.” Desperate…Published on 2 years, 6 months ago