Episodes

  • The Supreme Court Reads The Polls

    The Supreme Court Reads The Polls
    Feb 20 2025
    Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond welcome Jonathan Rauch to talk about the political role of the Supreme Court. Also, Anastasiia Lapatina and her estimable baby are in DC for the launch of her new podcast on US-Ukrainian relations. Register for the launch event here: https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-ukraine-fate

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    57 mins
  • Can Canada Resist Invasion?

    Can Canada Resist Invasion?
    Feb 19 2025
    Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Murray Brewster, a Canadian political reporter, to discuss Canada's prospects of resisting US annexation.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Do We Need A European Army?

    Do We Need A European Army?
    Feb 18 2025
    Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Joel Linnainmäki, Minna Ålander, and Jonathan Rauch to discuss European defense now that the US has joined the authoritarian bloc.

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    1 hr
  • The European Perspective

    The European Perspective
    Feb 17 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Ålander, a European defense expert, and Fabian Hoffmann, a Norwegian expert on nuclear policy, to discuss European responses to Trump's foreign policy.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Russian Influence and US Withdrawal

    Russian Influence and US Withdrawal
    Feb 14 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Ålander, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Dog Shirt TV newcomer Karen-Anna Eggen, a Norwegian expert on Russian influence operations, to talk about how Russia is exerting influence in Europe and the effects of Trumpist isolationism.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Talk Radio: A Political History

    Talk Radio: A Political History
    Feb 13 2025

    Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Brian Rosenwald, an American political historian, to tell us about the history of talk radio and the Republican Party.


    Find Brian's book here: https://www.brianrosenwald.com/book


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    56 mins
  • The US and Belarus Swap Insurrectionists

    The US and Belarus Swap Insurrectionists
    Feb 12 2025
    Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Katie Shmatsina, a Belarussian democracy activist, to talk about the situation in Belarus and the asylum process in the US.

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    1 hr
  • Girl Security: DEI is Great, Actually

    Girl Security: DEI is Great, Actually
    Feb 11 2025
    Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Lauren Buitta, founder of the nonprofit Girl Security, to talk about women in national security in the Trump era.

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    1 hr and 2 mins