What the Declassified Files Reveal

Sean is joined by Sage Steele for a wide-ranging discussion about transgender athletes competing in women’s sports and the controversy surrounding WNBA player Sophie Cunningham’s public stance on the issue. Steele reflects on her own experience at ESPN, the consequences she faced ...  Show more

Sean examines the growing influence of Democratic Socialists within the Democratic Party, focusing on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his refusal to distance himself from controversial streamer Hasan Piker. Sean breaks down the Democratic Socialists of America platfo ...  Show more

In early February, 2023, the US shot down a Chinese balloon. The US says the balloon was gathering intelligence while the Chinese claimed it was a weather balloon. We look at the history of spy balloons and how they've evolved over time, as well as the dilemma these balloons put ...  Show more

China and the US were supposed to hold diplomatic talks over the weekend. Instead they sparred over a Chinese balloon that entered American airspace before it was shot down. Where do relations between Washington and Beijing go from here?This wasn't the first time a Chinese survei ...  Show more

Dark Brandon obliterates Beijing’s big balloon ahead of his State of the Union address. And outgoing Chief of Staff Ron Klain stops by to talk about Biden’s speech, US-China relations, and his tenure in the White House. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. ...  Show more

If we’re being honest, the whole thing is kind of funny. A Chinese spy balloon floated across the U.S. Nobody died, unless we count the balloon itself. In a saner age, this story would be over. But balloongate offers a useful hook to evaluate the relationship between the U.S. and ...  Show more