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"Space Force all the way!"
Episode 81
Tommy talks with defense expert Katherine Charlet from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about President Trump's plan to create a Space …
7 years, 4 months ago
Devastation in Syria and Yemen
Episode 80
Tommy talks with VICE on HBO correspondent Isobel Yeung about her recent reporting trips to Raqqa, Syria and Yemen. Isobel talks about what it was li…
7 years, 5 months ago
Bassem Youssef: doctor, comedian, enemy of the Egyptian state
Episode 79
Tommy talks with Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef about his improbable path to comedy, fame, and becoming an enemy of the Egyptian state.
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7 years, 5 months ago
Wanted by Putin and rage tweeting at Iran
Episode 78
Two part show today! First, Tommy talks with Ambassador Michael McFaul about Vladimir Putin's request to interrogate him and Trump's shocking refusal…
7 years, 5 months ago
Trump's disastrous European vacation
Episode 77
Tommy talks with Julianne Smith, a former Pentagon official and advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, about Donald Trump’s truly awful trip to Europe,…
7 years, 5 months ago
The politics of the World Cup with Roger Bennett
Episode 76
Today's episode is two parts. First, Tommy talks with Politico's Nahal Toosi about North Korea, NATO and Trump's Putin meeting. Then, Roger Bennett f…
7 years, 6 months ago
“Abdi American”
Episode 75
Tommy talks with Abdi Nor Iftin, the author of “Call Me American,” about his incredible story of survival in war-ravaged Somalia and literally winnin…
7 years, 6 months ago
Cyber war
Episode 74
Tommy talks with New York Times reporter David Sanger about the new world of cyber warfare. From North Korea's attack on Sony to targeting of Iran's …
7 years, 6 months ago
Hunting terrorists
Episode 73
Tommy talks with the outgoing National Counterterrorism Center chief Nick Rasmussen. Nick worked in senior counterterrorism roles for Presidents Bush…
7 years, 6 months ago
North Korea nothingburger?
Episode 72
Tommy talks with defense and Asia policy expert Kelly Magsamen about Trump's just-completed summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. What did they acco…
7 years, 6 months ago