All Episodes

056 - Midterms

055 - Is Russia systemically broken?

054 - Ukraine in Moscow, Russian offensive?

053 - AI Crisis: OpenAI and Hugging Face

052 - Distrust U.S. Inc (part 2)

051 - Distrust U.S. Inc (part 1)

050 - Khmer Rouge and little red hats

049 - Cuba (recorded 06/10

047 - Iran Pre-Treaty (06/18)

046 - Crimea river

045 - Seaways, drones, and AI

044 - Bye-bye Orban

043 - Treason? Grand strategy in the Middle East

Iran update 3/02

041 - Iran and US mass mobilization

040 - ICE episode

039 - Foreign Policy. What is it? Do we even have one?

038 - Greenland & trade deficits

037 - Venezuela, Maduro, and you (New Years' predictions revisited)

036 - Six Predictions for 2026

035 - The K-Shaped Economy and You (Thomas's Christmas Special)

034 - Five Conspiracy Theories

033 - American Literacy

032 - Venezuela, why?...Where?

031 - Spaghetti at the Wall

030 - Voter Suppression in Texas

029 - AIPAC Overview

028 - Analyzing Protests

027 - The Portland Frog

026 - Venezuela not-so-covert ops

025 - Apathy, Atomization, and...Chili's

024 - Government shutdown 2025 & SecWar's Big Meeting

023 - Russian aircraft in European airspaces

022 - Information control: archive deletion and bad science

021 - Platforms for 2028

020 - Trump & Putin's meeting {"Moscow Delenda Est"}

019 - Death of the Department of Education

018 - NASA cuts

017 - "Good" News Roundup

016 - Epstein Strikes Back

015 - the O[dious] Big Beautiful Bill, passed

014 - The American Dream [unscripted]

013 - Iran (rec 6/23)

012 - Ukraine, past and present

011 - "Nepo-reps," no-tax-increase pledges, weakness, and the complexity ratchet, Thomas and Joel's top five Congressional grifts pt. 3

010 - Term limits, auto-filibuster, PAYGO, and insider trading, Thomas and Joel's top five Congressional grifts pt. 2

009 - Gerrymandering (& class conflict), Thomas and Joel's top five Congressional grifts pt. 1

008 - H.R.1 (the BBB) and Its Future

007 - Egypt, Israel, and Foreign Aid (ft. tariff update)

006 - A recent IndoPak happening, recorded 05/07

005 - Things gettin' iffy: economic projections for May, recorded 4/28

004 - DOGE, separation of powers, and Gen Z [unscripted]

003 - Business loans and campaign finance reform [unscripted]

002 - Soft power (2/2)

001 - Soft power (1/2)