Explosions in Beirut

Explosions in Beirut

Tommy and Ben talk about the enormous explosions in Beirut, why Cuba has become an issue for Congresswoman Karen Bass in Biden’s VP selection process, Biden’s 2000(!?!) campaign foreign policy advisors, why US troops are leaving Germany, the upcoming election in Belarus, why the Department of Homeland Security was collecting “intelligence” on activists and journalists, why Spain’s former king is in trouble, how schools are coping with COVID, climate change and Bangladesh, Afghanistan and TikTok.

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A republican critique of Trump’s foreign policy

A republican critique of Trump’s foreign policy

Tommy and Eliot Cohen, a counselor to Condoleezza Rice during the Bush administration, talks about his Atlantic piece “How Trump is Ending the American Era” and try to figure out what constitutes a Re...

11 Loka 201738min

Mystery attacks in Cuba and the man who ran the Navy

Mystery attacks in Cuba and the man who ran the Navy

First, Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes about the mysterious attacks on our diplomats in Havana and the Trump administration’s decision to expel Cuban officials in response. Then, he’s joined by former Nav...

4 Loka 201759min

The rise of the European far-right

The rise of the European far-right

Tommy talks with Europe expert Dr. Karen Donfried about the German elections and the rise of the far-right AfD party. They also discuss why Russian hacking efforts didn’t work in Germany, what Europea...

27 Syys 201731min

Crisis in Burma

Crisis in Burma

Tommy talks with New York Times columnist Nick Kristof and Nexus Fund Executive Director Sally Smith about the ongoing ethnic cleansing happening right now in Burma.

20 Syys 201722min

Republican Congressman Will Hurd

Republican Congressman Will Hurd

Tommy talks with Will Hurd, a Republican representing Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, who served in the CIA for nearly a decade. They discussed Hurd’s role at the CIA, what motivated him to run f...

13 Syys 201725min

War Policy

War Policy

Tommy talks with former Lieutenant General and Ambassador to NATO Doug Lute about his six years managing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for Presidents Bush and Obama.

6 Syys 201746min

North Korea update then the Army’s CEO

North Korea update then the Army’s CEO

Tommy gets an update on North Korea’s latest provocations from Asia expert Evan Medeiros. Then he talks with Eric Fanning, the former Secretary of the Army and the first openly gay head service secret...

1 Syys 201747min

Crisis in Venezuela

Crisis in Venezuela

Tommy speaks former AP correspondent Hannah Dreier about the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Venezuela. Dreier was the last American journalist to get a permanent work visa when she arriv...

30 Elo 201728min

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