Episodes

  • Annexation: A How-To Guide

    Annexation: A How-To Guide
    Jan 10 2025
    Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless discuss how Trump would actually go about annexing Greenland and Canada.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The End of Justin Trudeau

    The End of Justin Trudeau
    Jan 8 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Dale Smith, a Canadian journalist, to tell us about Trudeau's resignation and what comes next. Also, Elon Musk called Holly Berkley Fletcher "bizarre" and we're very proud of her.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • What I Saw at the Bourbon Street Attack

    What I Saw at the Bourbon Street Attack
    Jan 7 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Gia Kokotakis, a terrorism scholar studying car ramming attacks, who happened to be present at the Bourbon Street attack last week. She tells us about the history and development of car ramming attacks, and discusses what she saw on the ground that night. Read her article on the attack here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-new-orleans-i-witnessed-a-terror-attack

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • John Ratcliffe: It Could Be Worse

    John Ratcliffe: It Could Be Worse
    Jan 6 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris to tell us about John Ratcliffe, Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence. As Trump nominees go, he's not that bad, but that doesn't mean he doesn't suck. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in.

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    1 hr
  • The Generative AI Bubble

    The Generative AI Bubble
    Jan 4 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Gary Marcus to discuss AI: what's real, what's bullshit, and what happens next. Eve Gaumond and Matteo Carraba join in. Find Gary's new book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/

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    1 hr
  • Concerning the Hallmark Christmas Movie

    Concerning the Hallmark Christmas Movie
    Jan 2 2025
    Wherein Anna Bower and Katherine Pompilio teach Ben the true meaning of Hallmark Christmas movies. Also, Taylor Swift.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Enemy Underwater

    The Enemy Underwater
    Dec 31 2024
    Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Alander, a Finnish expert on Northern European security issues, to discuss Russia's habit of sabotaging undersea cables. Alicia Wanless drops by to help out.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • How to Wreck the Federal Government

    How to Wreck the Federal Government
    Dec 30 2024
    Wherein Ben welcomes Jody Freeman to discuss Trump's plans for structural deregulation of federal agencies. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in.

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    1 hr and 1 min