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Obama's legacy after Trump
Episode 71
Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes, author of the new book "The World as It Is", which documents Ben's eight years working in the White House. They talk abo…
7 years, 7 months ago
White House extremists
Episode 70
Tommy talks with journalist Mehdi Hasan about a troubling series of hires on Trump's National Security Council staff of individuals with far-right, p…
7 years, 7 months ago
Trump's hostage policy
Episode 69
Tommy talks with NewYorker.com executive editor David Rohde about the way Trump is handling - and showcasing - hostage negotiations as President. Roh…
7 years, 7 months ago
North Korea and Gaza
Episode 68
Tommy talks with Washington Post reporter Anne Gearan about the on again, off again North Korea summit, the situation in Gaza and the Trump administr…
7 years, 7 months ago
Trump shreds the Iran deal
Episode 67
Trump just tore up the Iran deal. Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes about what happens next. Then Tommy talks with Russia expert Mike McFaul about his new …
7 years, 8 months ago
Ronan Farrow
Episode 66
Tommy talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ronan Farrow about his new book War on Peace and the militarization of American foreign policy.
Host…
7 years, 8 months ago
The CIA's tortured history
Episode 65
Tommy talks with ACLU political director Faiz Shakir about the nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the CIA despite her role in the Bush-era torture of …
7 years, 8 months ago
Syria strikes and North Korea talks
Episode 64
Tommy talks with foreign policy expert Kelly Magsamen about Trump’s strikes on Syria’s chemical weapons site, his lack of a broader strategy, and her…
7 years, 8 months ago
Madeleine Albright’s warning about fascism
Episode 63
Tommy talks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the rise of fascism around the world and her concerns about how it is being enabl…
7 years, 9 months ago
Mr. Putin goes to Washington?
Episode 62
Tommy talks with New Yorker writer Robin Wright about Putin’s possible visit to Washington, his relationship with Trump, and what we know about Trump…
7 years, 9 months ago