World Corrupt: Coming October 8th

World Corrupt: Coming October 8th

Soccer is a game which has often been called “the world’s most important least important thing.” However this November’s World Cup, the most-watched sporting competition on the planet, forces fans to grapple with the complexities of a tournament which has been twisted into a public relations exercise for Qatar, a country smaller than the state of Connecticut, with a shocking human rights record, that has built the tournament’s infrastructure with migrant labor practices that have been likened to modern slavery. This dilemma is at the core of World Corrupt, a six-episode collaboration from Men in Blazers Media Network and Crooked Media. Starting October 8, Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett and Pod Save the World’s Tommy Vietor will join forces to explore what it means to be a fan and a responsible citizen of the world while navigating a sports landscape that is increasingly being co-opted for geo-political and corporate gain.

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Please don’t bomb Iran

Please don’t bomb Iran

Tommy and Ben talk about the escalating trade war with China, the drumbeat for real war with Iran, how the Pentagon is hiding how badly things are going in Afghanistan, and (an)other  fascist visits t...

15 Maj 20191h 3min

Threats from Iran and the time Ben met the Queen

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 esca...

8 Maj 20191h 3min

Venezuela, Libya and the Russian navy's beluga whale

Venezuela, Libya and the Russian navy's beluga whale

First, Tommy and Ben talk about violent clashes in Venezuela, Trump pouring gas on Libya's civil war, designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, the Russian navy's beluga whale, g...

1 Maj 201941min

ISIS in Sri Lanka, cruelty to Cuba, Ukrainian elections

ISIS in Sri Lanka, cruelty to Cuba, Ukrainian elections

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the horrific Easter Sunday terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, North Korea's weapons test, China's ascendance, Trump's UK state visit, elections in Ukraine, the foreign policy ...

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Assange arrested, Bernie's foreign policy, Bowe Bergdahl and Afghanistan

Assange arrested, Bernie's foreign policy, Bowe Bergdahl and Afghanistan

Tommy and Ben discuss the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Bernie's foreign policy, potential war with Iran and the arrest of Chinese scholars. Then J Street's Yael Patir explains the state...

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Israeli elections, Iran under fire and the IRA's history

Israeli elections, Iran under fire and the IRA's history

Iran expert Kelly Magsamen joins Tommy and Ben to discuss Trump's decision to designate the IRGC a terrorist organization. Then, Tommy and Ben discuss the Israeli elections, spies at Mar-a-Lago, Egypt...

10 Apr 201955min

Democracy resurgent in Europe(?) and Israeli elections

Democracy resurgent in Europe(?) and Israeli elections

First, Tommy and Ben discuss Trump's decision to cut off aid to central America, whether recent elections in Turkey and Slovakia mean that Democracy is resurgent in Europe, and the Algerian President'...

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Brexit, fighting in Gaza, ISIS defeated(?) and eliminating nukes

Brexit, fighting in Gaza, ISIS defeated(?) and eliminating nukes

First, Tommy, Ben Rhodes and former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken discuss Brexit, tensions flaring in Gaza, Israeli PM Netanyahu's visit to DC, ISIS loses its territory, Russians in Venezuela...

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