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Danny is in talks with the Kremlin to unfreeze his accounts, so Derek is joined instead by the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: a new study warns that the Atlantic circulation system could collapse (2:32); Ukraine introduces AI-driven drone swarms, rai ... Show More
Dec 2023
UNLOCKED - The Christmas Truce of World War I w/ Terri Blom Crocker
Merry (early) Christmas! Danny and Derek speak with historian Terri Blom Crocker to discuss the reality of the mythologized Christmas Truce of 1914, when soldiers in World War I made various agreements to cease fighting. Check out Terri's book The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, a ... Show More
58m 5s
Jan 11
Bonus - Prediction Markets and the Financialization of Death w/ Sam Biddle and Jay Caspian Kang (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our bonus content. Danny and Derek are joined by Jay Caspian Kang of Time to Say Goodbye and Sam Biddle of The Intercept to discuss prediction markets, online gambling, and the effort to financialize politics, war, and socia ... Show More
10m 35s
Mar 2025
Can Ukraine Survive Trump?
<p>Tommy and Ben discuss the continued fallout from President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous White House meeting, including Europe’s attempt to come up with an alternative peace plan, Trump casually talking about regime change in Ukraine, and the gi ... Show More
1h 24m
Mar 2025
Trade wars, Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions and Gaza alternative
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China have taken effect, launching new trade conflicts with the top three U.S. trading partners. The White House has paused military aid to Ukraine, deepening the fissure that has opened between the two count ... Show More
12m 36s
Sep 2025
HANDBRAKE TURN | Trump reverses on Ukraine | Russia responds | Gaza crisis deepens
<p>Trump unleashes at the UN, reversing course on Ukraine and sending shockwaves through Washington. </p>
<p>Russia responds, while Europe “goes to hell.” </p>
<p>In Gaza, medics are overwhelmed as Israel steps up attacks on the aid flotilla. Meanwhile, Typhoon Ragasa batters C ... Show More
1h 45m