418: Why Is Putin Going To North Korea?

418: Why Is Putin Going To North Korea?

Tommy and Ben discuss the “Peace Summit” held in Switzerland for the war in Ukraine and the glaring problem of Russia’s absence, Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years and why this growing alliance is a troubling development, and the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial next week in Russia on espionage charges. They also talk about Netanyahu disbanding his war cabinet, analysts warning of increasing terror threats to the United States because of the war in Gaza, devastating polling for Emmanuel Macron ahead of a snap election in France, protests in Argentina in response to reforms pushed through by Javier Milei, and the Pope doing influencer outreach by inviting comedians to the Vatican. Then, Ben speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar about her letter to President Biden asking for a humanitarian parole program for Sudanese refugees.

Finally, don’t miss Ben and Tommy discussing how they got into careers in politics – something Tommy, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett suggest others do in their new book, Democracy or Else. Pre-order Democracy or Else, out June 25th: crooked.com/books

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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294: Adam Schiff on Trump's classified cache

294: Adam Schiff on Trump's classified cache

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293: The FBI raids Mar-a-Lago

293: The FBI raids Mar-a-Lago

Tommy and Ben cover the national security implications of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Israel bombs targets in Gaza, good news about the Iran deal and climate change, a historic first for the Marine Co...

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292: Zawahiri is dead, Pelosi's in Taiwan

292: Zawahiri is dead, Pelosi's in Taiwan

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291: Introducing: Another Russia

291: Introducing: Another Russia

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290: China picks a fight with Pelosi

290: China picks a fight with Pelosi

This week, Ben and Tommy explain why the Chinese government is freaking out about Speaker Pelosi visiting Taiwan, the latest news from Ukraine, the climate change bomb that might go off in Congo, Vikt...

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289: A fist bump to remember

289: A fist bump to remember

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288: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination

288: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination

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