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Something Revolutionarily Wonderful
Season 6 Episode 23
Trump’s threats against Iranian civilization; nuclear threats and the risk of nuclear use in Iran; threatening war crimes is both bad and bad policy;…
18 hours ago
Seems Like a Bad Idea
Season 6 Episode 22
How Russia benefits from the Iran war; President Trump’s recent statements about how the war is going; China is both helped by and hurt by the Iran w…
1 week ago
15 Points of Agreement
Season 6 Episode 21
Uncertainty about the state of US-Iran peace talks; the challenges of US military operations in the Strait of Hormuz; getting nuclear material out of…
2 weeks ago
Had You Asked Us, We Would Have Said No
Season 6 Episode 20
Washington’s allergy to the “w”-word in describing the conflict in Iran; the Trump administration seems to have been caught off guard by some aspects…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Analysts Are Fairly Skeptical
Season 6 Episode 19
Failed diplomacy in the lead-up to the conflict; rationales for military action; windows of opportunity and the road to war; the prospects for regime…
1 month ago
Those Secret Words
Season 6 Episode 18
The State of the Union foreign policy lightning round; the possibility of imminent war with Iran; confusing signals from the US; strategic clarity an…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Pro-Peace and Prosperity
Season 6 Episode 17
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty has expired; the beneficial side effects of arms control; the value of treaty-breaking as a low-cost s…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Learn to Code, Kids
Season 6 Episode 16
Cheap Talk takes a break from IR to discuss vibe coding; the CheapTalkBot origin story; new opportunities to express creativity via vibe coding; mid-…
2 months ago
It's Doomsday Day!
Season 6 Episode 15
It is 85 seconds to midnight (according to the Doomsday Clock); evaluating the risk of catastrophe; the latest Board of Peace developments; another s…
2 months, 1 week ago
Crazy Things in Foreign Policy
Season 6 Episode 14
Cheap Talk returns from winter break to discuss the Venezuela situation; what is driving US Venezuela policy; implications of the US capture of Madur…
2 months, 2 weeks ago