The White House’s Shifting Explanations for the Iran War
As the war with Iran widens in the Middle East, legislators on both sides of the aisle have expressed frustration with a lack of advance notice of the strikes and the inconsistencies in the administra...
3 Maalis 16min
After Months of Succession Planning, Who’s Leading Iran?
The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran have entered their third day — and President Donald Trump said Monday that the US military operation could continue for weeks, or more. On today’s Big Take podcast,...
2 Maalis 14min
The Escalating Conflict With Iran
Targets in Iran, Israel and in the Middle East are under attack in an unprecedented escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The combat operations come after weeks of negotiations between t...
1 Maalis 15min
Special Report: US and Israel Strike Iran
President Donald Trump says the US has begun major combat operations against Iran. Airstrikes have been carried out by Israel and the US, with multiple provinces hit. Iran in turn has fired back at Is...
28 Helmi 11min
The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy
In Episode 4 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security as he tries to plan a delicate overseas meeting with a valuable source. But the pe...
27 Helmi 33min
How the ‘Power Game’ Is Reshaping Venezuela
After US forces captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, President Donald Trump said the US would “run” the South American country. What’s actually happened since? On today’s Bi...
26 Helmi 18min
Is Apple Winning the ‘AI Scare Trade’?
As the “AI scare trade” jolts companies large and small, Apple shares keep doing their own thing. The company has “decoupled” to the greatest degree in 20 years from forces moving the rest of the Nasd...
25 Helmi 16min
