Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPaging Moscow Mitch McConnell
Episode 131
First, Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s choice to be his Director of National Intelligence. Then, GQ’s Julia Ioffe joins to discuss the brutal…
6 years, 5 months ago
A$AP Trumpy
Episode 130
Tommy and Ben discuss the new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Hong Kong protests turn violent, Trump’s bizarre pool spray with the Pakistani PM,…
6 years, 5 months ago
Pour one out for the Iran deal
Episode 129
First, Tommy and Ben talk about Trump's new asylum rules, an Iran update, the global response to Trump's racism - including China seeming to echo him…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ivanka the diplomat
Episode 128
Trump picks a Twitter fight with the British Ambassador to the US. Iran revs up its uranium enrichment. New polling about the Iran deal. High five di…
6 years, 6 months ago
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Episode 127
Tommy sits down with former Defense Secretary Ash Carter to chat about his book “Inside the Five-Sided Box”, and some of the most complex challenges …
6 years, 6 months ago
Iran and a hard place
Episode 126
Tommy and Ben talk through Trump's bizarre on again, off again war with Iran. They explain how the targeting process is supposed to work, try to divi…
6 years, 6 months ago
Trump’s torched credibility on Iran
Episode 125
First, Tommy and Ben talk about the rapidly escalating tensions with Iran, some good news for the protestors in Hong Kong, Mohamed Morsi's death in E…
6 years, 6 months ago
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech
Episode 124
First, Tommy and Ben discuss Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech and Trump’s ongoing and bizarre coddling of noted relative murderer Kim Jon…
6 years, 7 months ago
A Kingdom United against Trump
Episode 123
Tommy and Ben Rhodes are joined by former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Danny Russel. They discuss Trump’s trip to …
6 years, 7 months ago
Low IQ President visits Japan
Episode 122
First, Tommy and Ben discuss the European parliament election results, Trump’s trip to Japan and the major US/Japan split on North Korea, the ongoing…
6 years, 7 months ago