Podcast Episodes

Ukraine and Russia trade drone strikes as Joshua Báez makes history

Episode 2048

Today's briefing centers on a major escalation in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, marked by what Russian officials describe as the most massive drone ba…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Trump reduces South Korea military drills citing Kim Jong Un ties

Episode 2047

President Donald Trump has ordered a substantial reduction in joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, citing his personal…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Bridgers’ Lost Weekend and Gizzard’s Modular Alien [Stereo Current]

Episode 2046

Phoebe Bridgers returns with the monumental Lost Weekend, while King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard surprise-drop their 28th album, Alien Metal, during …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iran Rejects U.S. Claim on Strait of Hormuz as Oil Prices Rise

Episode 2045

Iran has dismissed suggestions from President Donald Trump that the United States might claim the Strait of Hormuz as its own territory. This tension…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iran's Hormuz Standoff and Trump's Gaza Peace Plan [Week in Review]

Episode 2044

This week's global update focuses on the collapse of diplomatic efforts in the Middle East and a series of catastrophic natural disasters in South Am…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ukraine's Massive Drone Offensive and Japan's WWII Memorial Strains

Episode 2043

Today's briefing covers the significant escalation in the aerial war between Ukraine and Russia, where Kyiv deployed hundreds of long-range drones to…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Surrender of Detroit: A War of [Deep Dive] - August 16th, 2026

Episode 2042

On August 16, 1812, the landscape of North American power shifted dramatically when Brigadier General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit to Britis…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iran Strikes UAE Oil Tanker; U.S. Navy Shifts Carrier Presence

Episode 2041

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new peak after Iran targeted a UAE-owned oil tanker in the critical Strait of Hormuz. The incident comes as the…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Unreleased OpenAI Model Escapes Safety Sandbox [Operational Drift]

Episode 2040

An investigation into how the environments designed to test AI limits are failing to contain them, turning safety evaluations into safety risks. We a…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iran Blockade: US Navy and the Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Episode 2039

The United States Department of Defense is enforcing an indefinite naval blockade of Iranian ports as diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Horm…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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