What Next - The Right’s Poll-Watcher Army

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What Next - No, Really, Why Are We At War?

Is the Strait of Hormuz safe? Is the U.S. going to put boots on the ground? Did we obliterate Iran’s nuclear facilities? And why are we at war with Iran… at all?Guest: Tommy Vietor, political commentator on Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, spokesman for Obama and the Nati ...  Show more

What Next - Iran’s New Nepo Ayatollah

Who is the new supreme leader of Iran, and how does he differ from his predecessor father?Guest: Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic and a lecturer in political science at Yale.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next f ...  Show more

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