304: World Corrupt Episode 1: A Toxic Love Affair between Politics and Sports

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507: AOC on the World Stage, Trump Starves Cuba

Ben and guest co-host Ayman Mohyeldin break down the news out of the Munich Security Conference, including Marco Rubio’s condescending speech, why all eyes were on Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the grim outlook for Ukraine, and Ben’s sense of the mood on the ground the ...  Show more

506: Will Epstein Files Take Down the British Government?

Tommy and Ben discuss the growing calls for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign over Labour’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and the comparative lack of political accountability here in the US. They also talk about new details surrounding the whistleblower complaint that was ...  Show more

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