Botswana with Ambassador Michelle Gavin

Ambassador Cynthia Akuetteh joins Judd and Nicole to explore what a reimagined U.S. policy toward São Tomé and Príncipe might look like. Ambassador Akuetteh argues that the Central African island state should be at the center of Biden’s climate strategy toward the region, as well ...  Show more

Ken Opalo (Georgetown University) joins Judd and Nicole to discuss what the Biden administration strategy should be toward Kenya, recommending “trade, trade, and more trade.” He suggests that the Biden administration think beyond the bilateral U.S.-Kenya Free Trade Agreement (FTA ...  Show more

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman welcomes Jason Rezaian back to the podcast. Jason is a former hostage and alongside Jon, he is the co-executive director of the CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention. They speak about the growing phenomenon of hostile government ...  Show more

Tim, Phil, & Ian are joined by Stacy Washington to discuss the US saying a nuclear strike might be the only option against Iran, lawyers demanding the release of No Kings Protest shooting victim, and the accused Democrat assassin claiming Tim Walz instructed him to target Seantor ...  Show more

On this episode, Jason revisits massive spending on the part of the Biden Administration and emphasizes the government's growing deficit. Then he brings on the stupid with one Ohio man who decided to show his support for former President Trump in a particularly inappropriate way. ...  Show more

In this episode, Lisa welcomes back former Navy SEAL and FBI agent Jonathan T. Gilliam to reflect on the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, PA, exposing glaring security failures and a lack of accountability from federal agencies. They highlight political bi ...