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Episodes

Total: 447

Iran and a hard place
2019/6/26

Tommy and Ben talk through Trump's bizarre on again, off again war with Iran. They explain how the t

Trump’s torched credibility on Iran
2019/6/19

First, Tommy and Ben talk about the rapidly escalating tensions with Iran, some good news for the pr

Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech
2019/6/12

First, Tommy and Ben discuss Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech and Trump’s ongoing and bi

A Kingdom United against Trump
2019/6/5

Tommy and Ben Rhodes are joined by former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Af

Low IQ President visits Japan
2019/5/29

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the European parliament election results, Trump’s trip to Japan and the

Fox News loves war crimes
2019/5/22

This week Tommy and Ben check their anxiety levels when it comes to potential war with Iran, try to

Please don’t bomb Iran
2019/5/15

Tommy and Ben talk about the escalating trade war with China, the drumbeat for real war with Iran, h

Threats from Iran and the time Ben met the Queen
2019/5/8

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the US sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East in response to th

Venezuela, Libya and the Russian navy's beluga whale
2019/5/1

First, Tommy and Ben talk about violent clashes in Venezuela, Trump pouring gas on Libya's civil war

ISIS in Sri Lanka, cruelty to Cuba, Ukrainian elections
2019/4/24

First, Tommy and Ben discuss the horrific Easter Sunday terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, North Korea's

Assange arrested, Bernie's foreign policy, Bowe Bergdahl and Afghanistan
2019/4/17

Tommy and Ben discuss the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Bernie's foreign policy, poten

Israeli elections, Iran under fire and the IRA's history
2019/4/10

Iran expert Kelly Magsamen joins Tommy and Ben to discuss Trump's decision to designate the IRGC a t

Democracy resurgent in Europe(?) and Israeli elections
2019/4/3

First, Tommy and Ben discuss Trump's decision to cut off aid to central America, whether recent elec

Brexit, fighting in Gaza, ISIS defeated(?) and eliminating nukes
2019/3/27

First, Tommy, Ben Rhodes and former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken discuss Brexit, tensions

White supremacists radicalized online
2019/3/20

First, Tommy and Ben talk about the New Zealand terrorist attack and the rise of right-wing extremis

Brexit and is Dick Cheney good now? (no)
2019/3/13

First, Tommy and Ben talk about the ongoing Brexit disaster, Dick Cheney's surprisingly accurate cri

Antisemitism, the NSA, Khashoggi, then Fmr Dep Secretary of State Bill Burns
2019/3/6

First, Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk about the NSA shutting down its controversial metadata program, mor

BONUS POD: North Korea summit
2019/3/1

Tommy and Ben explain why Trump's second North Korea summit was a total disaster. Then they discuss

Trump's North Korea summit v.2, Venezuela, international LGBT rights
2019/2/27

First, Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk about India bombing Pakistan, Trump's second meeting with North Kor

How former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon views the world
2019/2/20

First, Ben Rhodes calls in from Europe to talk about the Munich Security Summit, Steve Bannon runnin