COVID Commander-in-Chief

COVID Commander-in-Chief

The foreign policy implications of Trump catching Covid, erosion of democracy in India, a possible coup in Kyrgyzstan, an update on fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a major dam project in Ethiopia, then weird military music videos, Subway subs and soccer. Then former CIA Director John Brennan joins to talk about Russia’s 2016 election interference, Saudi Arabia, the CIA’s darker history and his new book, Undaunted.

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Russians, guns and Mosul

Russians, guns and Mosul

Tommy talks with former top defense official Derek Chollet about Donald Trump Jr.’s keystone cops collusion with Russia before transitioning to a conversation about the fight against ISIS in Mosul, Sy...

12 Jul 201732min

Ambassador Susan Rice

Ambassador Susan Rice

Tommy talks with former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice about her transition to civilian life, Syria, ISIS, Russia and Trump's approach to Africa.

5 Jul 201740min

Europe, Nukes, and Cybersecurity

Europe, Nukes, and Cybersecurity

Tommy talks with former Deputy Secretary of Energy, defense policy and Europe expert Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall about the future of Europe in the wake of Brexit. Then they discussed nuclear weapon...

21 Jun 201742min

Illegal Wars with Senator Tim Kaine

Illegal Wars with Senator Tim Kaine

Tommy talks with Senator Tim Kaine about how it’s possible that sixteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the congressional authorization that allowed us to respond with military force is the legal basis ...

14 Jun 201734min

NATO, mistakes we made in Libya, and lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan

NATO, mistakes we made in Libya, and lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan

Tommy talks with former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about Trump’s disastrous trip to NATO before transitioning to a broader conversation about when the global community should use military force...

7 Jun 201739min

Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns

Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns

Tommy talks with former Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns about his three decades at the State Department. They discuss US relations with Russia and Jared Kushner’s backchannel, Trump’s trip to Eur...

31 Mai 201740min

Turkey and 28 Hours Pinned Down by ISIS with Arwa Damon

Turkey and 28 Hours Pinned Down by ISIS with Arwa Damon

Tommy talks with CNN International correspondent Arwa Damon about Turkey's descent into a dictatorship and President Erdogan's visit to the White House. Then they discuss the 28 hours Damon spent pinn...

24 Mai 201742min

Love, Africa with Jeffrey Gettleman

Love, Africa with Jeffrey Gettleman

Tommy and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and New York Times East Africa bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman discuss his new book Love, Africa. They talk about the risks that come with working in places ...

16 Mai 201745min

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