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The Robot Samurai Overlord Edition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a major speech at the Herzliya Conference on national security, but he spends a lot of time talking about the economy. The U.S. Supreme Court hands dow…
Published on 10 years ago
"The Anthrax is in the Mail" Edition
This week on the show, special guest Nancy Youssef of the Daily Beast joins Ben and Shane to discuss the Senate's passage of the USA Freedom Act. Also, why do Americans hate government surveillance b…
Published on 10 years ago
The "How Much is a Copy of Orgasm" Edition
This week on the show, Ben and Shane are flying solo (duo?) while Tamara is away. They ask, is everything we think we know about privacy wrong? And the guys discuss a novel proposal for easing the te…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The "Awkward Segue" Edition
This week on the show: The FBI is interrogating the wife of a senior ISIS official about Western hostages. The Justice Department hands down indictments against Chinese nationals for spying on the U.…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The "Worst Way to Die" Edition
This week on the show: The FBI rules out terrorism in the awful train crash in Pennsylvania. But why are we so quick these days to ask whether every accident was caused by terrorists? Congress is poi…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The "Triple Entente Beer Summit" Edition
The Triple Entente Beer Summit was a great success, with an audience that filled the Washington Firehouse loft and a cast that mashed up Lawfare, Rational Security, and the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast. …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The "Drones Who Cannot Be Named" Edition
This week on the show: The New York Times names the senior CIA officials who have run the agency’s drone program. Were they right or wrong to do it? Speaking of drones, it turns out the CIA’s program…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
The "Hell in a Yemeni Handbasket" Edition
Special guest Wells Bennett joins Shane and Tamara to talk about the U.S. strategy in Yemen. What is it? And just how big a nightmare? Also, Washington takes the cyber wars West, to Silicon Valley. P…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
The "Crusader Air Strikes" Edition
This week on the podcast, the gang discusses Congress weighing in on the Iran nuclear deal. Sunni, Shia, let’s call the whole thing off. And a key Al Qaeda leader who was once held in Guantanamo is k…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
The "Who Am I and What is Jonathan Rauch Doing Here in Our Studio?" Edition
This week on the show, the gang welcomes special guest Jonathan Rauch, Brookings fellow, journalist, and longtime friend. On the agenda: Cyber attacks are way more damaging than we previously thought…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago