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Trump’s Top Spy Has One Job: Revenge

Trump says he’s bored with peace talks, American right-wingers flock to Moscow, and the new Director of National Intelligence’s claim to fame is owning an HVAC company. Another fun week!Tommy and Ben discuss why Trump installing Bill Pulte as the new acting Director of National I ... Show More

1h 33m

May 27

Pope Warns of AI Apocalypse

Tommy and Ben dig into a week of an “almost” deal, a sweeping AI warning, and a terrifying Ebola outbreak.First up, the Iran deal that was supposedly days away somehow produced new US airstrikes instead, and the guys break down why the path to a permanent ceasefire remains litter ... Show More

1h 21m

May 20

Is Trump Planning to Invade Cuba?

Tommy and Ben dig into a week dominated by ominous signs of regime change, nuclear standoffs, and a “historic” summit that left almost everyone disappointed.First they cover the signs pointing to American intervention in Cuba, including reports of Cuban drones, a possible indictm ... Show More

1h 35m

Jan 2024

Iran-backed militants and fears of a widening war in the Middle East; China’s reaction to Taiwan’s national elections; how to escape from North Korea; Ukraine’s stunning digital transformation amidst war

This week on the show, Fareed speaks with London School of Economics professor of international relations Fawaz Gerges on fears of a widening war in the Middle East after U.S. & Britain strike the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen and as the strife heats up between Israel and Hezbolla ... Show More

42m 21s

Apr 2022

A French presidential election rematch

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will advance to the final round of voting after yesterday’s first round of the French presidential election, and Stefania Palma explains the big themes that have emerged from the 1MDB scandal. Plus, the FT’s Asia ... Show More

9m 50s

Sep 2022

Brazil's high-stakes election

The UK's tax cutting plan is a political liability, the EU announced another round of Russian sanctions, and Brazil is days away from a monumental presidential election.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a46e5 ... Show More

9m 39s

Nov 2023

Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024

It’s Election Day, with big implications for abortion, democracy, and much more in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. It's also one year out from the 2024 presidential election, and a new set of battleground polls in the New York Times shows Donald Trump ahead of Joe Bide ... Show More

1h 21m

Oct 2022

US midterms countdown: abortion on the ballot

Emerging economies have seized price discounts to buy cheaper Russian oil, and the FT News Briefing election series will take listeners around the US to hear what’s on voters’ and candidates’ minds as they head into elections this November that will determine which party contr ... Show More

10m 21s

Jun 2024

Iran After Raisi: Presidential Election

Negar Mortazavi speaks to NPR radio about the six candidates cleared to run in Iran’s upcoming presidential election. The snap election comes less than a month after former President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. The winner of the June 28 election will have to contend ... Show More

13m 30s

Jun 2024

US immigration: Could Biden's border policy decide the election?

President Biden has announced executive action to reduce the number of people crossing unlawfully into the US. American voters often cite immigration as among the most important issues on their mind ahead of the election in November. Many have been waiting to see how the presiden ... Show More

26m 44s

Mar 2024

Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock)

Donald Trump prepares to pay a $175 million bond, Truth Social goes public and a date is set for the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Mike Johnson faces a motion to vacate his speakership while his House majority seems to be disappearing. Bibi Netanyahu beefs w ... Show More

1h 8m

Jan 2024

Christiane Amanpour on Biden's Iran Dilemma

The world waits to see how the United States will retaliate to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan, after an Iran-backed militia group claimed responsibility for the attack.Christiane Amanpour, the Iranian-British Chief International Anchor for CNN, is our ... Show More

47m 22s

Oct 2022

The UK tax cut and pound U-turn

The UK government reversed course on a tax cut, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro defied expectations in the first round of election voting, and Credit Suisse is trying to reassure investors that rumours about its financial health are overblown. Plus, the FT’s James Kynge tell ... Show More

10m 49s

Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s st...