From Putin to pandas with Karen Attiah

From Putin to pandas with Karen Attiah

Ben and guest co-host Karen Attiah, the Global Opinions editor for The Washington Post, talk about Jared Kushner’s coddling of dictators and his trip to the United Arab Emirates, human rights in Egypt, the latest on the crackdown in Belarus and its implications for journalists, far-right protestors in Germany who threatened to storm the Reichstag, and the global impact of the late Chadwick Boseman.

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Trump Forfeits AI Race to China

Trump Forfeits AI Race to China

Tommy and Ben explain how President Trump forfeited our advantage in the artificial intelligence race by allowing Nvidia to sell advanced AI chips to China, break down the new White House National Sec...

10 Des 20251h 24min

Is Pete Hegseth a War Criminal?

Is Pete Hegseth a War Criminal?

Tommy and Ben discuss a blockbuster Washington Post report alleging that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth personally ordered a “double tap” airstrike that was a textbook example of a war crime, the lates...

3 Des 20251h 49min

Unpacking Trump’s Ukraine “Peace Deal”

Unpacking Trump’s Ukraine “Peace Deal”

Tommy and Ben unpack Trump’s rapidly changing “peace deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. They explain how the plan has changed since the first draft leaked last week, the confusion over w...

26 Nov 20251h 15min

Trump & Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Corruption

Trump & Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Corruption

Tommy and Ben discuss Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington, his request for F-35 fighter jets and a NATO-like security guarantee, the real estate deals the Trump family might g...

19 Nov 20251h 38min

From Al Qaeda to the White House

From Al Qaeda to the White House

Tommy and Ben discuss Syrian transitional President Ahmed Al-Shaara’s historic and improbable visit to the White House, Trump’s sanctions waiver and special favors for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor ...

12 Nov 20251h 48min

What Should Progressive Foreign Policy Look Like? (Crooked Con)

What Should Progressive Foreign Policy Look Like? (Crooked Con)

Live from Crooked Con, Tommy and Ben look back at the last year since Trump was re-elected and unpack the worst and most surprising moments of Trump 2.0 foreign policy, including the president’s bogus...

10 Nov 20251h 5min

Trump Flirts With Nuclear Annihilation

Trump Flirts With Nuclear Annihilation

Ben and Tommy discuss President Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria to stop a (nonexistent) genocide against Christians and the international community’s total failure to stop an actual genocide happenin...

5 Nov 20251h 42min

Trump Dances Across Asia

Trump Dances Across Asia

Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s visit to Asia: the weird dancing, his meetings with the new prime minister of Japan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his annoying victory laps when Trump “...

29 Okt 20251h 36min

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