Jenn, Alex, and guest host Jen Kirby — who will be filling in for Zack while he’s on paternity...
France, Islam, and free speech
Jenn and Alex discuss the recent terror attacks in France that have occurred amid a national and...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex put the upcoming American elections in global context. They explain why long...
Nigeria’s bad cop ring, Thailand’s playboy king
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about two huge ongoing protest movements: demonstrations against police...
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Zack, Jenn, and Alex explain the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh —...
India vs. Amnesty International
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about Amnesty International’s decision to suspend operations in India —...
Is Trump bringing peace to the Middle East?
Zack, Jenn, and Alex break down the “peace deals” between Israel and two Gulf states, the United...
The new politics of energy (ft. Daniel Yergin)
Zack, Jenn, and Alex are joined by a special guest — eminent energy politics expert Daniel Yergin...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss a striking new whistleblower complaint about US intelligence under...
Europe’s second coronavirus wave
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about the second Covid-19 wave hitting Spain — and to a lesser extent,...
How Donald Trump sees the world
Zack, Jenn, and Alex move from Biden’s foreign policy to Trump’s — examining the record the...
Zack, Jenn, and Alex take the Democratic National Convention as an opportunity to talk about Joe...
Alex and returning guest Jen Kirby talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that...
The last safeguard against nuclear war is about to fall
To mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about an...
Jenn and Alex discuss the Trump administration’s controversial decision, formally announced this...
The moral urgency of the Uighur crisis
Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about the Chinese government's systematic detention of tens of...
Israel was going to annex the West Bank. It didn't.
Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the stalled Israeli plan to unilaterally annex parts of the West...
Zack and Jenn talk about China's new national security law in Hong Kong, a ploy by Beijing to...
Is Trump letting Putin get away with murder?
Zack and Jenn break down the growing scandal surrounding intelligence reports that Russia paid...
North Korea blows up the peace process — literally
Zack and Alex cope with Jenn’s absence by talking about one of their favorite topics: North...
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