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Total: 447

Ilhan Omar’s tweets spark a debate about anti-semitism
2019/2/13

First, Tommy talks with author Peter Beinart about the controversy around Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's

544 days in an Iranian prison
2019/2/6

Tommy and Ben talk with the Washington Post's Jason Rezaian about his book Prisoner, which details t

Who is President of Venezuela?
2019/1/30

Tommy talks with Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post bureau chief for South America and the Caribbea

Brexit breakdown
2019/1/23

First, Tommy and Ben talk with David Lammy, a member of parliament from the UK, about the slow-rolli

Owned by Russia but itching to bomb Iran
2019/1/16

First, Tommy and Ben discuss two stories about the Trump administration agitating to attack Iran. Th

New year, same problems
2019/1/9

First, Tommy talks with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about Trump's Syria flip flops and how he's dem

Foreign policy in 2019
2018/12/26

Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk about Trump pulling US troops out of Syria, the MLB and Cuba, and then tal

The French President and General Flynn had a bad, bad week
2018/12/19

Tommy and Ben Rhodes discuss General Flynn's trial and what the hell he was doing for the Turkish go

U.S. policy towards Israel
2018/12/12

Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro about his time in Israel

The 2020 Democrats and foreign policy
2018/12/5

First, Tommy and Ben talk through George H.W. Bush's foreign policy record, the good the bad and the

War between Russia and Ukraine, Wikileaks, Brexit and more
2018/11/28

First, Tommy talks with former US Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul about fighting between Russia and

Update on Jamal Khashoggi and monitoring right-wing extremism
2018/11/21

First, Tommy talks with Karen Attiah, the Washington Post Global Opinions Editor who used to edit Ja

Global news roundup and North Korea
2018/11/14

First, Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes about some major foreign policy news out of Israel, Trump's visit

We won the House! What does it that mean for the world?
2018/11/9

Tommy talks with foreign policy expert Jake Sullivan about what Democratic control of the House mean

Saudi murders and the war in Yemen
2018/10/31

Tommy talks with The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan about the international community's response to murder

Democrats Not Dictators
2018/10/24

Tommy's in Philadelphia for HBO! So Ben Rhodes reviews the latest on Trump’s refusal to hold Saudi A

The Great British Breakdown Show
2018/10/17

Tommy is in Austin with Beto O'Rourke for Pod Save America on HBO! So this week, Crooked contributor

National security candidates
2018/10/10

First, Tommy ticks through some major news about UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Saudi Arabia and Brazil.

Kim Jong-Un found love in a hopeless place
2018/10/3

Tommy talks with the Washington Post's David Ignatius about Trump's visit to the UN general assembly

Is the Mueller investigation doomed?
2018/9/26

Tommy talks with The Atlantic's Natasha Bertrand about how the potential departure of Deputy AG Rod