497: 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
496: 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
495: 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
494: 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
493: 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
Introducing: Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Socia...
23 Okt 20251h 9min
492: 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
