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Foreign lobbying and what Bob Woodward taught us about Trump's foreign policy
Episode 84
Two part show this week! First, Tommy talks with the Wall Street Journal's Julie Bykowicz about new and insidious ways foreign countries are lobbying…
7 years, 8 months ago
Trump's racist South Africa conspiracy theory
Episode 83
Last week, President Trump tweeted about a segment on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show that claimed white farmers in South Africa are being murdered an…
7 years, 9 months ago
Revoking John Brennan's security clearance
Episode 82
Tommy talks with former acting CIA director Michael Morell about President Trump's decision to revoke his opponents' security clearances. They discus…
7 years, 9 months ago
"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, 9 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, 9 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.
7 years, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago