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Secretary of State Tony Blinken
On today’s episode, Tommy and Ben interview Secretary of State Tony Blinken about the threat of Russia invading Ukraine, the Iran deal, combatting an…
4 years, 7 months ago
Putin invades (but not where you thought)
Ben and Tommy talk about protests and power struggles in Kazakhstan, Boris Johnson’s garden party problems, an update on the assassination of the Hai…
4 years, 7 months ago
Trump endorses a dictator
Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and what it says about the future of democracy, the latest on B…
4 years, 7 months ago
China 101
Tommy and Ben are joined by Asia policy expert Danny Russel for a special episode that is entirely focused on China. They discuss Chinese President X…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Trump-Bibi Netanyahu bromance is dead
Tommy and Ben discuss why a holiday party is causing big problems for British PM Boris Johnson, why the Trump – Netanyahu bromance is officially dead…
4 years, 8 months ago
Biden’s Olympic Boycott
Tommy and Ben cover the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, Biden's call with Putin and rising tensions in Ukraine, Myanmar's ousted leade…
4 years, 8 months ago
Rihanna replaces the Queen
Tommy and Ben cover the Omicron variant, a history making Prime Minister in Sweden, the Nordstream 2 pipeline and tensions in Ukraine, corruption and…
4 years, 8 months ago
What happened to Peng Shuai?
Tommy and Ben talk about the allegations by and disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, calls to boycott the Beijing winter Olympics, Britis…
4 years, 9 months ago
The case for invading Australia
Ben and Tommy talk about reports of a potential war crime by the US military in Syria, tensions on the border of Belarus and Poland, increased concer…
4 years, 9 months ago
Rhodes goes to Glasgow
This week, Ben calls in from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow where he’s traveling with President Obama. In this episode Ben and Tommy cover the l…
4 years, 9 months ago