Tommy and Ben talk about reports about Russian intelligence and misinformation operations abroad, Biden on Taiwan, El Salvador and US policy towards Central America, the Queen’s funeral, Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Armenia, protests in Iran, how the EU might punish Hungary, the Saudi golf tour hires a lobbyist, and the scandal rocking the international chess world. Then Ben interviews Kyiv Independent defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko about why Russia is losing their grip and Ukraine's pathway to success.
Decoding the Pandora Papers
Jared Kushner is “Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit”
France is not amused
Who hid the nukes from Trump?
20 years after 9/11
What comes next for Afghanistan
The lessons we should learn from Afghanistan
A tragic end to 20 years in Afghanistan
Tucker’s all Orban has left
Tucker Carlson makes a fascist friend
Trump vs Team USA
Spyware for profit
An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba
World’s worst space race
Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers
Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit
Bye bye Bibi!
Joe's Eurovision 2021
Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)
Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)
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