WSJ’s Joel Schectman joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to explore the dismantling of USAID and what it means for America’s future as a global leader. Plus, Trump's tariffs, a Gaza proposal and remaking the CIA.
Further Listening:
- Inside USAID as Elon Musk and DOGE Ripped It Apart
- Trump’s Tariff Whiplash
Further Reading:
- How Trump Gutted ... Show More
May 2023
PepsiCo’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda
For years, big food and beverage companies like PepsiCo leaned hard into launching new, healthy food products. But recently, PepsiCo has decided to double down on its flagship chips and soda and is looking to make those products healthier. WSJ's Jennifer Maloney explains what it ... Show More
16m 15s
Feb 2025
Trump, Zelensky Meet Face-to-Face
Face to face after weeks of turbulence, Presidents Trump and Zelensky will go one-on-one today in a high-stakes meeting that could very well shape the future of Ukraine. Plus, how the push to include DOGE cuts in the GOP's budget bill is complicating competing plans between House ... Show More
48m 7s
Feb 2025
Trump Doubles Down on Gaza
First, we explore President Trump's proposal for creating a new Riviera in Gaza, including the possibility of using US troops to do it. Plus, concerns for national security are growing after buyout offers are sent to the entire CIA workforce and the FBI provides the names of thou ... Show More
47m 3s
Apr 2025
Trump Tariffs Spark Global PANIC, Countries BEG Trump, CAVE To His Demands w/ Tiffany Cianci
<p>Tim, Phil, & Elaad are joined by Tiffany Cianci to discuss countries panicking & begging Trump for a deal after he signed global tariffs, $2.5 Trillion being wiped out from the US Stock Market, CNN accused of making Trump look more orange, and Antifa attacking TPUSA staff.</p> ... Show More
2h 2m
May 2025
469: Tracking Trump's Global Grift
Tommy and Ben are on the Trump corruption beat, including Vietnam’s fast-tracking of a Trump golf project for favorable treatment, the administration pushing Elon Musk’s Starlink on foreign countries, the president’s grotesque dinner for buyers of his memecoin, and Cory Booker’s ... Show More
1h 40m
Mar 2025
Trump helps BlackRock buy Panama Canal ports, to weaken China & strengthen Wall Street
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is buying the ports on both sides of the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened the Latin American country and forced it to pressure a Hong Kong company to sell its stake. Ben Norton discusses how the US government is trying to w ... Show More
34m 4s