Iran retaliates to the Soleimani strike

Iran retaliates to the Soleimani strike

Tommy and Ben talk about the fallout from Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. What do we know about Iran’s ballistic missile strikes on bases hosting U.S. troops in Iraq? How are the Iranian people responding? Why is Trump threatening to commit war crimes? Why does the rationale for the strike keep changing and what can Congress do to stop the war from escalating? Then they discuss Kim Jong Un’s announcement that North Korea will abandon constraints on its nuclear program and how climate change has led to catastrophic fires across Australia. Then Middle East expert and former Bush, Obama and Trump aide Brett McGurk joins to discuss when the Soleimani assassination means for our relationship with Iraq and our efforts to fight ISIS.

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Kim Jong-Un found love in a hopeless place

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

Is the Mueller investigation doomed?

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

John Kerry: Recording for Duty

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

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

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

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

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

Trump's racist South Africa conspiracy theory

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

Revoking John Brennan's security clearance

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

"Space Force all the way!"

"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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