184: Explosions in Beirut

184: 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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88: Kim Jong-Un found love in a hopeless place

88: Kim Jong-Un found love in a hopeless place

Tommy talks with the Washington Post's David Ignatius about Trump's visit to the UN general assembly, including potentially explosive claims by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu about Iran's nuclear pr...

3 Okt 201830min

87: Is the Mueller investigation doomed?

87: Is the Mueller investigation doomed?

Tommy talks with The Atlantic's Natasha Bertrand about how the potential departure of Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein would impact the Mueller investigation and operations at DOJ. Then they discuss what we'v...

26 Sep 201832min

86: John Kerry: Recording for Duty

86: John Kerry: Recording for Duty

Tommy (with an assist from Jon Favreau) talks with former Secretary of State John Kerry about Iran, Israel, Trump's attacks and what he learned from the 2004 presidential campaign about how to respond...

19 Sep 201835min

85: War in Venezuela and Al Qaeda 17 years after 9/11

85: War in Venezuela and Al Qaeda 17 years after 9/11

Tommy talks with new LA resident Ben Rhodes about the bizarre Trump NSC memo naming him leader of the Echo Chamber, the state of al Qaeda and the war in Afghanistan, talk of war in Venezuela and weird...

12 Sep 201835min

84: Foreign lobbying and what Bob Woodward taught us about Trump's foreign policy

84: Foreign lobbying and what Bob Woodward taught us about Trump's foreign policy

Two part show this week! First, Tommy talks with the Wall Street Journal's Julie Bykowicz about new and insidious ways foreign countries are lobbying the Trump administration. Then, Tommy is joined by...

5 Sep 201839min

83: Trump's racist South Africa conspiracy theory

83: Trump's racist South Africa conspiracy theory

Last week, President Trump tweeted about a segment on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show that claimed white farmers in South Africa are being murdered and that the government is taking away their land. Th...

29 Aug 201826min

82: Revoking John Brennan's security clearance

82: Revoking John Brennan's security clearance

Tommy talks with former acting CIA director Michael Morell about President Trump's decision to revoke his opponents' security clearances. They discuss why the politicization of intelligence is so dang...

22 Aug 201829min

81: "Space Force all the way!"

81: "Space Force all the way!"

Tommy talks with defense expert Katherine Charlet from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about President Trump's plan to create a Space Force!!! How much is the military currently operati...

15 Aug 201831min

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