A fragile peace deal in Afghanistan

A fragile peace deal in Afghanistan

Tommy and Ben talk about the fragile peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, the Israeli elections, the escalating fighting between Turkey and Syria, the coronavirus, Iran, Putin’s political weakness and Boris Johnson is having a baby. Then Tommy is joined by Jomana Qaddour from the Syria Relief and Development organization to talk about what people can do to help ease the suffering in north west Syria.

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Don’t Clap For Nazis

Don’t Clap For Nazis

Tommy and Ben talk about the foreign policy implications of Senator Menendez’s corruption charges, the Biden administration’s move to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelan migrants and the ro...

27 Sep 20231h 18min

Canada Accuses India of Assassination

Canada Accuses India of Assassination

Tommy and Ben talk about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusation that India may have been behind the murder of a Sikh Canadian citizen, the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran, the one...

20 Sep 20231h 11min

Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Tommy and Ben talk about Kim Jong Un’s trip to meet with Vladimir Putin, Viktor Bout’s entrance into local Russian politics, Armenia’s diplomatic shift away from Russia, and a positive development in ...

13 Sep 202359min

Kim Jong Un and Putin’s Budding Bromance

Kim Jong Un and Putin’s Budding Bromance

Ben and guest host Max Fisher talk about the latest headlines on the Russia/Ukraine war, including Putin’s refusal to sign a new grain deal with Turkey’s Erdogan, a rumored visit by Kim Jong Un, more ...

6 Sep 20231h 25min

Spain’s #MeToo moment?

Spain’s #MeToo moment?

Ben and Tommy talk about the fallout after Spain’s head soccer official kissed star player Jennifer Hermoso, BRICS announcing the addition of six countries, Donald Trump’s musings on the Panama Canal,...

30 Aug 20231h 11min

Wagner Leader Prigozhin Killed?

Wagner Leader Prigozhin Killed?

In a special episode, Tommy and Ben talk about the developing story of the alleged deaths of Wagner Group leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin in a plane crash not far from Moscow. All ten peopl...

24 Aug 202336min

Has Ukraine’s counteroffensive stalled?

Has Ukraine’s counteroffensive stalled?

Tommy and Ben talk about negative headlines surrounding Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s re-emergence in Africa, a Human Rights Watch Report about Saudi Arabia’s horrend...

23 Aug 20231h 6min

Tripping Balls with Janet Yellen

Tripping Balls with Janet Yellen

Tommy and Ben talk about a US hostage deal with Iran, a far-right frontrunner in the Argentina presidential election, a presidential candidate murdered in Ecuador, updates on the coup in Niger, and ai...

16 Aug 20231h 18min

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