Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDems in Congress push for a more progressive foreign policy
Episode 181
A leadership fight in Congress that could help make the Democratic Party’s foreign policy more progressive. A far-right nationalist wins reelection i…
5 years, 5 months ago
Trump’s cruel immigration policies
Episode 180
Literally no one is surprised that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted COVID, and how Sweden’s terrible response could help us move pas…
5 years, 6 months ago
Russian bounties with Rep Adam Schiff
Episode 179
Explosive reports that the Russia military has been paying Taliban-linked militants to kill US forces in Afghanistan. Tommy and Ben try to figure out…
5 years, 6 months ago
John Bolton’s sh*tty book
Episode 178
Tommy and Ben talk through some of the explosive revelations in John Bolton’s book, from supporting the construction of concentration camps in China,…
5 years, 6 months ago
Assault on the press and democracy in the Philippines
Episode 177
An attack on press freedom in the Philippines and what it could mean for the future of their democracy. The two year anniversary of the US-North Kore…
5 years, 6 months ago
Why policing is better abroad
Episode 176
Tommy and Ben examine how other countries structure and run their police forces to see if there are policies or tactics the US can adopt to improve o…
5 years, 7 months ago
The world is watching
Episode 175
The global reaction to the protests in the United States and the scary and inappropriate way the US military is being asked to police them. Trump’s l…
5 years, 7 months ago
False START
Episode 174
China tries to crush dissent in Hong Kong. Tommy and Ben discuss what the White House, Congress and the Biden campaign can do to stop them. Failed di…
5 years, 7 months ago
The corruption of Mike Pompeo
Episode 173
Al Qaeda stages its first successful attack on American soil since 9/11, exposing America’s broken relationship with Saudi Arabia. Mike Pompeo fires …
5 years, 7 months ago
Flynnocent After Proven Guilty
Episode 172
The political fallout from the failed coup attempt in Venezuela. General Flynn and the administration’s attempt to undercut the Mueller probe and pun…
5 years, 8 months ago