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)
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
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
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
Trump Rug Pulls Ukraine
Tommy and Ben discuss reports that Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a disaster, and that his summit in Hungary with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be canceled. The...
22 Okt 20251h 40min
Breaking Down Trump's Gaza Deal
Tommy & Ben break down the deal between Israel and Hamas–how we got here, who deserves credit (and who doesn’t), why the hell it took so long, and then dig into the many questions still to be resolved...
15 Okt 20251h 29min
Trump Barrels Towards War with Venezuela
Tommy & Ben sound the alarm about how Trump is laying the foundation for war with Venezuela—breaking down the administration’s justifications, what escalation could look like, and why attacking Venezu...
8 Okt 20251h 36min
