
Each week, “Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor and Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes break down the biggest developments in foreign policy, national security and global politics. They try to explain which stories matter and why, and what we can all do to understand and shape the world around us.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 571 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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The war with Iran reaches six months, Trump’s Pentagon cuts a corrupt oil deal with Venezuela, and Russia makes an (unwelcome) surprise appearance at a G20 meeting.
Tommy and Ben mark six months of the war with Iran, including the death toll, damage... more
Trump starts a trade war with Canada, announces “Economic D-Day” against Iran, while Russia deploys AI killer drones in Ukraine.
Tommy and Ben break down the collapse of US-Canada trade negotiations, the politics animating Prime Minister Mark Carney... more
Tommy and Ben walk through a week of leaders making bad decisions. President Trump kneecaps military exercises with South Korea, Vladimir Putin’s paranoia reaches new heights, and British PM Andy Burnham gets pranked.
They start with Trump's decisio... more
Trump evades Iran via catering truck, Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is a disaster, and Jared pays off a gangster and drug trafficker as part of his Albanian island takeover.
This week Tommy and Ben cover shocking new info on how Trump hid from Iran on his... more
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All y’all podcast yanks can’t be beyotch ing about any wars when you shill for automakers. All y’all just sound soooooo stupid. Stupidly stupid. Yeeeeeehaw.
If you make it your job to sit in front of a microphone and analyze Trump and all that, I’m sorry for you, but at least you should know some basic stuff, and the airplane thing leavening everybody as decoy etc was done by Trump in Trump1, as reported by his biographer Michael Wolf.
I think you don’t like the guy, not many do, but I think is part of your job, since he seems to know more about the subject than you, the Bulwark guys, Ms now, etc etc who repeat the same things everyday on that side... more
As a hearing impaired individual, the transcription is incredibly important. It has been unavailable for the past couple of weeks and is negatively impacting my experience. I love the show, but find it hard to follow along, and don’t want to miss a word of Ben’s rants.
A Dan Patrick commercial?!?!?!? Wtf?
Today you have a pod save America instead of pod save the world.
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A globally focused foreign policy show that blends sharp, data-driven takes on geopolitics, national security, and democracy with accessible dialogue and humor. Episodes mix timely policy analysis with long-form interviews from prominent writers, journalists, and policy experts, offering nuanced perspectives on Iran, Ukraine, the Middle East, international institutions, and global power dynamics. The program often critiques imperial overreach, highlights transparency and accountability, and features candid conversations with guests who provide frontline reporting or insider viewpoints. A distinctive edge is the balance between serious policy scrutiny and approachable, often witty, banter, plus regular sponsor reads that support independent ... more
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