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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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago
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, 11 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…
8 years 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…
8 years 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…
8 years 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 …
8 years 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.
8 years, 1 month 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 …
8 years, 1 month ago