Trump Reignites the Forever Wars

Trump Reignites the Forever Wars

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How Bad Is Trump’s Iran Deal?

Tommy and Ben are back with a week of bad deals, high-stakes elections, and World Cup joy.The US and Iran have agreed to a deal to end the war, but the Trump administration has refused to release the text to anyone — so the guys parse through what we think we know. The short vers ...  Show more

Jared & Ivanka Conquer Albanian Island

Tommy and Ben are back to discuss a week that includes collapsed ceasefire(s), the World Cup, and Jared and Ivanka pretending to be conquistadors.The so-called ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon and the US and Iran continue to unravel, while Trump insists he has Iran and Israe ...  Show more

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