119: Threats from Iran and the time Ben met the Queen

119: Threats from Iran and the time Ben met the Queen

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the US sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran, fighting between Palestinian militants and Israel, North Korea, Venezuela, our escalating trade war with China and Viktor Orban coming to the White House. Then Ben shocks us with his excitement about the royal baby and shares unforgettable story about the time he met the Queen of England. Then The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins dials in to talk about his piece on National Security Advisor John Bolton.

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247: The world gathers to fight climate change

247: The world gathers to fight climate change

Tommy and Ben talk about the big news out of the climate change summit in Glasgow, the news out of the G20, the latest on the coup in Sudan and civil war in Ethiopia, a GITMO detainee details CIA tort...

3 Nov 20211h 15min

246: Cocaine Hippos

246: Cocaine Hippos

Tommy and Ben discuss the military coup in Sudan, how Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is making waves in China, Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations...

27 Okt 20211h 10min

245: We booked a Nobel Prize winner

245: We booked a Nobel Prize winner

Tommy and Ben discuss the murder of a British member of parliament, Colin Powell’s legacy, missiles, climate change, the fight against Viktor Orban, kidnappings in Haiti, democracy in Sudan, covid in ...

20 Okt 20211h 20min

244: Ted Lasso with a bone saw

244: Ted Lasso with a bone saw

Tommy and Ben talk about why US special forces were on a training mission in Taiwan, the Saudi government buys a soccer team, Biden’s Syria policy, stealing US Navy secrets, a breakthrough in the figh...

13 Okt 20211h 12min

243: Decoding the Pandora Papers

243: Decoding the Pandora Papers

Tommy and Ben discuss a new, massive leak of financial documents that expose how billionaires and powerful politicians hide their money, the global impact of Facebook going offline, the CIA sounds the...

6 Okt 20211h 18min

242: Jared Kushner is “Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit”

242: Jared Kushner is “Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit”

Tommy and Ben talk about the results of the German elections, Senate hearings on Afghanistan, a report about a Trump administration plan to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, votes on Israel and...

29 Sep 20211h 24min

241: France is not amused

241: France is not amused

Tommy and Ben explain why a security agreement between the US, UK and Australia has enraged the French, the latest on elections in Canada and Russia, the assassination of an Iranian scientist, Biden a...

22 Sep 20211h 21min

240: Who hid the nukes from Trump?

240: Who hid the nukes from Trump?

Tommy and Ben talk about the national security news in Bob Woodward’s new book, some rare progress in nuclear talks with Iran, the latest on efforts to get the world vaccinated, why national security ...

15 Sep 20211h 7min

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