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Putin invades Ukraine

Episode 264

Ben assesses the escalating situation in Ukraine, from Putin’s recognition of separatist regions and his deployment of troops as peacekeepers to the …

4 years, 3 months ago

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Emergency Pod: Brink of War in Ukraine

Episode 263

In an emergency pod, Ben gives an update on the rapidly unfolding situation in Ukraine, the unfolding of Putin’s potential pretext for war, and how t…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Putin’s Choice: War or Peace

Episode 262

Ben reviews the latest developments in Ukraine, including President Putin’s shifting tone and President Biden’s warning of the risk of war. Then he c…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Russia and China’s new world order

Episode 261

Ben and guest host Alex Wagner discuss the latest diplomacy on Ukraine, Russia and China’s pact against the West, the politics of a return to the Ira…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Understanding Putin

Episode 260

Ben does a deep dive on President Vladimir Putin’s history and how he has arrived on the brink of war with Ukraine with help from Putin expert and sp…

4 years, 4 months ago

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WTF is happening with Ukraine?

Episode 259

Tommy and Ben cover the latest news about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, a coup in Burkina Faso, fighting in Yemen and the UAE, why the clo…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Pod Save America's Going On Tour!

Episode 258

Pod Save America is vaxxed, boosted, and headed back on the road! Get tickets & learn more: crooked.com/events

Join Jon, Lovett, Tommy, Dan, and speci…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Secretary of State Tony Blinken

Episode 257

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, 4 months ago

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Putin invades (but not where you thought)

Episode 256

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, 4 months ago

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Trump endorses a dictator

Episode 255

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, 4 months ago

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