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Will Biden Bomb Iran?
Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Bid…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 4: Coming To America
Guangcheng escapes house arrest, but he’s not free yet. Without a real plan or a place to hide, he turns to the US embassy in Beijing. His moves set …
2 years, 7 months ago
Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again)
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest news out of Gaza, including a potential ceasefire deal that would include a two month stop in fighting in exchange f…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 3: A Dissident Is Born
Guangcheng is kidnapped by Chinese authorities and thrown in jail. By keeping him under lock and key, the government hopes to take away his power. Bu…
2 years, 7 months ago
Biden Launches Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen
Ben and Tommy discuss US airstrikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen and why they are unlikely to deter them, and provide background and context on the …
2 years, 7 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 2: The Barefoot Lawyer
Guangcheng fights his biggest case in China – exposing the brutality of the One Child Policy. This, and a series of public and legal victories in the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 1: Batman Gets Punched
It’s 2011. Hollywood A-lister Christian Bale is in China and gets punched in the face by security guards for trying to visit Chen Guangcheng, a local…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Israel’s War with Hamas Could Escalate Into a Regional Conflict
Ben and Tommy cover the major developments in the war between Israel and Hamas, including the widening difference between Netanyahu and Biden on post…
2 years, 7 months ago
Introducing “Dissident At The Doorstep”
What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was…
2 years, 7 months ago
Zelensky's Plea To Congress
Tommy and Ben discuss the dire humanitarian situation on the ground in Gaza and the disconnect between the Biden administration’s words and deeds whe…
2 years, 8 months ago