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Back to SearchA history of failure in Afghanistan
Episode 151
Tommy and Ben explain why the Russian foreign minister is in Washington and why Vladimir Putin is in Paris, the media and political reaction to the S…
6 years, 1 month ago
NATO’s “brain death”
Episode 150
Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s trip to London for the NATO summit, including his dustup with the French President and the health of NATO in 2019. T…
6 years, 1 month ago
Panic at the Pentagon
Episode 149
First, Tommy talks with former DOD official and national security expert Kelly Magsamen about Trump’s meddling in the military justice system and the…
6 years, 1 month ago
Impeachmentpalooza
Episode 148
First, Tommy and Ben discuss the increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, the impeachment hearings, Trump’s new policy on Israeli settlements, and…
6 years, 1 month ago
President Erdogan crashes the impeachment hearings
Episode 147
Tommy and Ben talk about Fmr President Evo Morales's abrupt departure from Bolivia and whether to call it a coup, the latest Brexit news, Turkish Pre…
6 years, 2 months ago
Breaking down the Baghdadi raid
Episode 146
Tommy and Ben discuss what the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi means for ISIS as well as Trump's strange lie about Baghdadi's "whimpering" demise. Then…
6 years, 2 months ago
Announcing: What A Day
Episode 145
“What A Day,” Crooked Media’s new daily news podcast, is here! Hosted by comedian Akilah Hughes and politics reporter Gideon Resnick, “What A Day” cu…
6 years, 2 months ago
LIVE from J Street
Episode 144
Tommy and Ben record a special episode from D.C. at the national conference hosted by the progressive Jewish organization J Street. They run through …
6 years, 2 months ago
Bill Taylor’s got the Ukraine receipts
Episode 143
Tommy and Ben talk about the latest on impeachment and about Turkey’s invasion of Syria. Then they run through a whirlwind week of news that included…
6 years, 2 months ago
Send Rudy Giuliani to Syria
Episode 142
Tommy and Ben talk about disaster unfolding in Syria, fact check Trump’s claim that he’s ending wars, explain who the Kurds are and why they’re US al…
6 years, 2 months ago