Rantt Media Podcast

As a 25-year-old at the very beginning of her career, when most would be reckoning with the anxieties of post-graduate life, Dr. Samantha Nutt found herself heading to Baidoa, Somalia - an area journalists have referred to as “the city of death.” Fresh out of medical school, Nutt had managed to end up in the middle of a region ravaged by war tasked with the insurmountable feat of helping aid organizations figure out how to respond to this humanitarian crisis. It would be a situation she would find herself in again and again in the following years, but this particular experience in Somalia -  transcribed in great detail in her book Damned Nations- would radically shift her view on humanitarian aid, international crises, and how war impacts each and every individual.Dr. Nutt, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC, C.M. is a world-renowned humanitarian, author, public speaker, medical doctor, and the founder of War Child USA and War Child Canada - which focus on protecting children from war. She’s been awarded Canada’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada, and was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Her résumé is, at risk of sounding redundant, impressive. She has spent the majority of her career embedded in conflict zones, attempting to restructure the way we understand and deal with war and widespread violence.  There’s no denying that Dr. Nutt (who manages to smoothly transition from self-deprecating jokes about her last name to blistering critiques about the traditional understanding of humanitarian aid) is, indeed, a giant in the field of foreign affairs. As a member of a generation shaped by international war and a post-9/11 world structure, I was eager to sit down with her to discuss how she, who has made a career helping those in conflict zones, can still envision a world without war. 

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down and connect the dots. In this week's episode, Rantt Founders Adam A and Ahmed Baba discuss the fact Donald Trump has been implicated in criminal campaign finance violations by his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen. We also discuss how Trump's other associates appear to be turning on him and cooperating with federal investigators and what could happen next.

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down and connect the dots. THIS WEEK: Rantt Founders Adam A, Zak Ali, and Ahmed Baba discuss the Russia investigation, Rudy Giuliani’s "collusion is not a crime" strategy, and how Trump impeachment proceedings could play out.

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down and analyze the news, so you don't have to. THIS WEEK: Rantt Founders Adam A, Ahmed Baba, and Rantt's Managing Editor Remy Carreiro discuss President Trump’s whirlwind appearance at NATO, the Peter Strzok hearing, the Trump administration missing the deadline to reunite migrant families, and Trump’s Supreme Court pick.

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down each week and analyze the news, so you don't have to.THIS WEEK: Rantt Founders Adam A, Zak Ali, and Ahmed Baba discuss President Trump's truly inhumane policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, what Trump's executive order means for these families, and pundits' calls for "civility" in the face of these human rights abuses.

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down each week and analyze the news, so you don't have to.THIS WEEK: Rantt Founders Adam A, Zak Ali, and Ahmed Baba discuss President Trump kinging himself, obstruction of justice, the overwhelming evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, swamp thing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the North Korea summit, Trump's trade war with America's allies, and what makes us hopeful for the future.

Last month, Rantt Media's Foreign Policy Editor Jossif Ezekilov had a chance to catch up with Nuchhi Currier six-time President of the Woman’s National Democratic Club (WNDC) and a candidate for the House of Delegates in Maryland’s 16th district. We were able to speak on a broad range of issues, including women in politics, immigration, and what solutions she can bring to her would-be constituents. Read an overview of the race and the transcript here: https://rantt.com/bringing-global-experience-to-marylands-16th-state-house-district/

The Trump presidency has brought with it whirlwind news cycles. We break it all down each week and analyze the news so you don't have to.THIS WEEK: Rantt Founders Adam A and Ahmed Baba have a fast-paced discussion about the breaking news from last week and the stories you should keep an eye on moving forward:— President Trump's disinformation campaign to undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller is working with help from the media. We debunk Trump’s false spy conspiracy theory and discuss the public opinion parallels to Watergate. [Starts at 0:22]— Donald Trump Jr.'s apparent perjury, Michael Cohen's pay-to-play schemes, and President Trump's international culture of corruption. [Starts at 15:00]— North Korea. [Starts at 26:50]— The truly inhumane Trump administration policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border and clearing up the conflation with the 1,500 missing children. [Starts at 35:00]

Rantt Founders Adam A, Zak Ali, Ahmed Baba, and Rantt's Managing Editor Remy Carreiro break down the news of the week and discuss what you should keep an eye on moving forward. THIS WEEK: the Santa Fe Shooting, Trump's North Korea blunder, the China ZTE deal, Trump's demand to the DOJ, and the Mueller investigation one year in.

Rantt Founders Zak Ali, Adam A, and Ahmed Baba break down the news of the week and discuss what you should keep an eye on moving forward. THIS WEEK: the Mueller investigation, Trump’s new legal “strategy,” Rudy Giuliani, Michael Cohen, the Iran Deal, Kanye West, and more.Follow us on Twitter: @_zakali, @aalali44, @AhmedBaba_Recorded May 6, 2018