Aug 22

Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future

Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space stations the size of major cities within a few generations. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is preparing for a future where rogue AI coul ... Show More

33m 35s

Aug 21

How Christian Zionism became a key force in U.S. politics

Christian Zionism — the belief that the modern state of Israel fulfills biblical prophecy — has existed as a theological concept for well over a century. But in the past couple decades its political power and influence in the United States has surged, with many of Donald Trump's ... Show More

38m 59s

Aug 20

Are Canadian summers as we knew them over?

This summer is on track to being the second-worst wildfire season in Canadian history. It started earlier than usual with emergencies declared in the spring in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and is hitting locales that aren't typically fire-prone like Vancouver Island and Atlantic Can ... Show More

30m 59s

Oct 2019

New details on how U.S. killed ISIS leader – and the next targets

President Trump announced Sunday morning that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive Islamic State commander, died during a U.S. military operation in Syria.

10m 14s

Oct 2019

The Life and Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

After a five-year international manhunt, the leader of the Islamic State, who at one point controlled a caliphate the size of Britain, was killed in a raid by elite United States forces in Syria over the weekend.Today, we explore the life and death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — and t ... Show More

27m 53s

Feb 2022

What's Next For ISIS After The Death Of Their Leader

Last Thursday morning, before dawn, U.S. special troops arrived at a house in Syria to capture the ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi alive. Two hours later, he was dead after detonating an explosive that also killed the lives of at least 13 others. The U.S. opted for ... Show More

9m 40s

Feb 2022

ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Raid, Biden Says

President Biden said that ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. special forces conducted a pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday. The president said the all Americans returned safely from the operation and every effort was made to limit civilian ... Show More

14m 15s

Feb 2022

Is ISIS Back on the Rise?

A recent ISIS attack on a prison in northeastern Syria became the biggest confrontation between the terrorist group and the United States and its allied forces since 2019. The attack raises a question: Could the Islamic State group be on the cusp of a resurgence? We explore what ... Show More

24m 7s

Oct 2019

Interview with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on the U.S. raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; Interview with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on the Baghdadi raid and the impeachment inquir

First, Jake sits down with the Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, to discuss the details of the daring U.S. Special Forces raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Then, Jake talks with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy about Baghdadi and Ukraine, as he recounts his meeting wi ... Show More

44m 52s

Oct 2019

Full House To Vote On Impeachment Inquiry Thursday; Key Informant Helped Confirm Baghdadi's Location; "He Died A Coward"

Full House To Vote On Impeachment Inquiry Thursday; WH: "Secret, Shady, Closed Door Depositions Are Completely And Irreversibly Illegitimate"; White House Reaction To Thursday's Impeachment Vote; An Inside Look At The Raid That Killed ISI Leader Al-Baghdadi; New Details On U.S. R ... Show More

42m 45s

Aug 2021

Andrew Quilty and Ilhan Omar on Afghanistan

A suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul on Thursday struck crowds that had gathered in hope of escaping the country. ISIS-K, an Afghanistan-based offshoot of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Journalist Andrew Quilty joins Ryan Grim to talk abo ... Show More

31m 57s

The rise and fall of ISIS leader al-Bagh...