Balloons Over London: The Latest Dispatch from the Milkshake Wars
Much as the barrage balloons that used to float above London during the blitz were ominous reminders of dire impending threats, so too does the large inflatable Baby Trump that floats over London when...
4 Juni 201951min
Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos on the Past, Present and Future of Intelligence
Nada Bakos was a CIA targeter during the height of the War on Terror. She has just completed a compelling new book on her experiences on the ground in the Middle East, at the Agency and coping with th...
30 Maj 201945min
The Good News is Not Every Part of the Frog Has Been Boiled Quite Yet
From the potential for abuse associated with indictments like those handed down in the case of Julian Assange to the potential for abuse in not handing down such indictments, from the president's cont...
24 Maj 201952min
Happy Day! It's Our Summer Reading Episode!
Deep Staters love to...drink box wine. But sometimes, when they are sober, they also love to read. Sometimes they read when they're drunk, too. But what do they read? And does it help? On this, our an...
23 Maj 201945min
Who Deserves a Banana Milkshake in the Face?
Nigel Farage, who got one, certainly does? But who else does? Who might deserve a pumpkin pie? And, while we're at it, do you think that will stop the spread of right wing nuts like Farage? The news s...
21 Maj 201954min
The Threat Is Not War With Iran, It's Right Here at Home
Trump talks tough. But like most bullies, he shies away from any real fight. The problem is talking tough increases tensions and that raises the risk of accidental war (made more possible by the fact ...
17 Maj 201958min
The Zebra Problem and Russiagate as the Original Sin of the Trump Administration
As one of our guests on this week's episode, Max Bergmann of the Center for American Progress pointed out, the Trump Administration presents the so-called "Zebra Problem." Zebra's stripes might not ap...
14 Maj 201948min
The President of the United States is a One Man Crime Wave
The Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee have declared we are in a Constitutional Crisis. The White House has adopted a policy of "total stonewalling" denying any documen...
10 Maj 201957min
