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Back to SearchBiden 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 …
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Israel’s War with Hamas Could Escalate Into a Regional Conflict
Episode 380
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, 4 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, 4 months ago
Introducing “Dissident At The Doorstep”
Episode 378
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, 4 months ago
Zelensky's Plea To Congress
Episode 377
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, 5 months ago
Henry Kissinger’s Complicated Legacy
Episode 376
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest news from Gaza, including Israeli forces moving into southern Gaza, the Biden administration’s shift from a “hug Bib…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Long Will The Ceasefire In Gaza Hold?
Episode 375
Ben and Tommy discuss the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and how the US and Qatar helped broker it, Qatar’s unique role in international dip…
2 years, 6 months ago
Climate Special: A Look Ahead At COP28
Episode 374
In a special episode, Tommy and Ben discuss the upcoming COP28 conference in the United Arab Emirates. They speak about the climate summit’s importan…
2 years, 6 months ago