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Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 6: The Great Moving Right Show
Episode 390
Almost one year after arriving in the US, the New York Post publishes a story suggesting NYU is trying to sever ties with Guangcheng. Guangcheng alle…
1 year, 11 months ago
Tucker Carlson Goes to Moscow
Episode 389
Tommy and Ben talk about US strikes against facilities in Iraq and Syria used by Iran-backed militia groups, White House denials that the conflict in…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 5: Guangcheng’s Year of Living Famously
Episode 388
Following a tense negotiation between the US and China, Guangcheng arrives in the United States. He is greeted with a hero’s welcome. He gives speech…
1 year, 11 months ago
Will Biden Bomb Iran?
Episode 387
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…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 4: Coming To America
Episode 386
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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again)
Episode 385
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…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 3: A Dissident Is Born
Episode 384
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…
1 year, 11 months ago
Biden Launches Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen
Episode 383
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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 2: The Barefoot Lawyer
Episode 382
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…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 1: Batman Gets Punched
Episode 381
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…
1 year, 11 months ago