Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIran retaliates to the Soleimani strike
Episode 154
Tommy and Ben talk about the fallout from Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. What do we know about Iran’s ballistic mi…
6 years, 4 months ago
Trump goes to war with Iran
Episode 153
In a bonus episode, Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s decision to assassinate a top Iranian official named Qassem Soleimani. What happened? How did we ge…
6 years, 5 months ago
UK election aftermath
Episode 152
British MP David Lammy joins to talk about the UK elections and what they mean for Brexit and the future of the Labour Party. Then Ben and Tommy talk…
6 years, 5 months ago
A 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, 5 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 months ago