What in the World?: The Generals Take the Hill, Germany Looks Left, and Pompeo's Assange Plot (10/01/21)
In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan talk about the Afghanistan hearing on Capitol Hill and Senator Blumenthal's deep interest in "finstas". They also discuss the outcome of Germany's parliamentary...
1 Okt 202126min
The Opening of the American Mind: Professor Robert Pape on Political Violence and Radicalization
A'ndre and Ryan speak with University of Chicago Professor Robert Pape on political violence and radicalization, in the first episode of a new special series, The Opening of the American Mind, where T...
27 Sep 20211h 5min
What in the World?: Fun at the UN, the Quad Takes DC, and Too Many Elections to Cover (09/24/21)
In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan breakdown the major UN General Assembly speeches, assess the British PM's meeting with Biden, and foreshadow the Quad meeting in Washington, DC. They also discu...
24 Sep 202128min
Sri Lanka: Debt, Development, and Democracy? State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya on Economic Diplomacy, U.S.-China, and the UNHRC
In the fourth installment of our miniseries "Sri Lanka: Debt, Development, and Democracy?", we interview incumbent State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya to get the Government's tak...
22 Sep 20211h 10min
"Clarity in the Shadows": Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos on Afghanistan, Havana Syndrome, and "Clarity in Crisis"
In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan speak with retired CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos on the Afghanistan withdrawal, his personal experience with the mysterious Havana Syndrome, and his new book...
20 Sep 20211h 5min
What in the World?: Nicki v. Boris, Scandal at the World Bank, and Australia Goes Nuclear (09/17/21)
In this week’s episode of What in the World, A’ndre and Ryan dissect the biggest global news story of the week: Nicki Minaj and the controversy around her cousin’s friend, a story that’s elicited rea...
17 Sep 202129min
9/11, Twenty Years On: A'ndre, Ryan, and Javed Reflect
In this week's episode of The Burn Bag Podcast, A'ndre, Ryan, and Javed Ali (former NSC Senior Director of Counterterrorism) reflect on the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th Attacks. Javed r...
13 Sep 202147min
What in the World?: The Taliban's Interim Government, a Coup in Guinea, and Merkel's Likely Successor (09/10/21)
In this week's episode, A'ndre recounts a strange dream he had that involved former President Richard M. Nixon. A’ndre and Ryan then go through the latest news from across the world, starting with an ...
10 Sep 202128min
