122: Low IQ President visits Japan

122: Low IQ President visits Japan

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the European parliament election results, Trump’s trip to Japan and the major US/Japan split on North Korea, the ongoing political disaster in the UK, more arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Turkey’s slide to dictatorship, NSA hacking tools in the wild and Trump micromanaging aircraft carrier designs (seriously). Then Ron Klain joins to discuss his work coordinating the global response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak and why the outbreak happening currently is so frightening.

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459: Trump Reignites the Forever Wars

459: Trump Reignites the Forever Wars

Tommy and Ben discuss Bibi Netanyahu restarting the war in Gaza as he creates a new domestic political crisis, why Trump's airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen are likely to fail, and the gut...

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Today we're excited to bring you the first episode of Shadow Kingdom: God's Banker. In the summer of 1982, the Vatican’s top money man was found dead. Roberto Calvi was at the center of a prolific mon...

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458: Ceasefire in Ukraine?

458: Ceasefire in Ukraine?

Tommy and Ben discuss late-breaking news that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a 30-day ceasefire, Canada’s new Prime Minister and the rapidly escalating trade war with the United States that he’ll inh...

12 Mar 20251h 41min

457: Can Ukraine Survive Trump?

457: Can Ukraine Survive Trump?

Tommy and Ben discuss the continued fallout from President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous White House meeting, including Europe’s attempt to come up with an alternative ...

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Trump and Zelensky's Disastrous Meeting

Trump and Zelensky's Disastrous Meeting

Tommy and Ben discuss Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting at the White House that erupted in a yelling match and resulted in Zelensky being told to leave. They...

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456: The US and Europe’s Conscious Uncoupling

456: The US and Europe’s Conscious Uncoupling

Tommy and Ben discuss the increasing divide between the US and Europe on the issue of the war in Ukraine just as the world marks the three year anniversary, including a mineral reserves deal and Ameri...

26 Feb 20251h 31min

455: Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True

455: Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True

Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine through tal...

19 Feb 20251h 35min

454: Trump’s Insane Plan To “Own” Gaza

454: Trump’s Insane Plan To “Own” Gaza

Tommy and Ben discuss how Trump’s insane plan to ethnically cleanse and “own” the Gaza strip is destabilizing governments in Egypt and Jordan, and why Trump keeps undermining the Gaza ceasefire deal h...

12 Feb 20251h 27min

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