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This podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring re...
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The Daily Blast: Trump Tirades on Greenland Get So Dark that It Unnerves Medical Expert
Over the weekend, President Trump sent a deranged text to Norway’s prime minister linking his failure to win the Nobel Peace prize to the possibility...
Siliconsciousness: The Battle for Your Brain: A (Scary) Conversation with Nita Farahany
Elon’s Neuralink isn’t the only game in town when it comes to neurotechnology. With a rapidly expanding AI industry, more and more companies are findi...
DSR Daily January 20: World Responds to Trump’s Saber-Rattling
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the Justice Department’s probe in to protests in Minnesota, President Sheinbaum’s response to concerns ove...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage at Protests Boils Over as ICE Scandal Takes Worse Turn
Last week, President Trump unleashed an angry tirade over anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, threatening to invoke the “INSURRECTION ACT” against “prof...
DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Threatens Insurrection Act
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 16th, we discuss Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to Minneapolis, the Pe...
The Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec Erupts in Fury at Media over ICE as Polls Spiral Again
After fielding a perfectly legitimate question about ICE abuses on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lost her temper. She smeared...
Words Matter: The Steps We Must Take to Stop Trump's American Gestapo
Donald Trump is now threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal troops to Minneapolis. The public outrage and protests over the killing...
DSR Daily January 15: Venezuela War Powers Resolution Fails
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the failure of a war powers resolution in the Senate, Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to de...
The Daily Blast: Mike Johnson Goes Off Rails in Vile Gaslighting Display on Trump, ICE
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s response to growing ICE violence is really something to behold. In one long, rambling answer, he blamed shooting victim R...
Welcome to Crazyland: The Many Wars of Donald J. Trump
Trump’s calamitous foreign policy decisions are causing significant ripple effects amongst both the United States’ rivals and allies. It’s not just Ch...
DSR Daily January 14: Trump Triples Down on Greenland
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump’s latests demands on Greenland, an impending post-war plan reveal for Gaza, surging demonstrations in M...
The Daily Blast: Trump Tirades about Shooting Get Darker as Polls Turn Brutal on ICE
Donald Trump is going all in on the lunacy that the Minneapolis shooting should prompt a crackdown on the left. He unleashed ugly tirades on this, cla...
DSR Daily January 13: Minnesota and Illinois SUE Administration Over ICE
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss a lawsuit trying to block the surge of ICE officers, they Supreme Court hearing statements regarding anti-tra...
The Daily Blast: Trump Shooting Horror Takes Darker Turn as Damning Info on ICE Emerges
There have been some ugly developments around the horrific killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Donald Trump offered a vile new excus...
DSR Daily January 12: DOJ Subpoenas Jerome Powell
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the DOJ’s subpoena of Jerome Powell, Trump’s threats against GOP senators who voted for war powers resoluti...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage at GOPers Explodes as Their Defiance of Him Visibly Grows
The other day, five Senate Republicans helped pass a measure blocking President Trump’s authority to wage war in Venezuela without Congress. That caus...
DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Minnesota Officials Face-off with Trump Admin
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 9th, we discuss the showdown between Minnesota officials and the Trump administration, the House passing a 3-yea...
Words Matter: We Are Living in a Horror Movie...and the Monsters are in Charge
On Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer brutally murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and other MAG...
Happy New Imperialism, Everybody!
Our President opened up the new year with some brand new imperialism. But is it really new, or just a rehash of the greatest hits of America’s expansi...
The Daily Blast: Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE
As the scandal around ICE’s killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis gets worse, two leading Democrats—Representatives Eric Swalwell and Daniel Goldman—ar...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s ICE Agents Killed a Citizen. Then Damning New Details Emerged.
On Wednesday, an ICE agent killed a woman in her vehicle on the streets of Minneapolis. She was reportedly a U.S. citizen. But then President Trump an...
DSR Daily January 7: Europe Prepares for Potential US Move on Greenland
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover European allies preparing for potential US military action in Greenland, child care funds being frozen in fiv...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Vile Attack on Mark Kelly Backfires as Harsh Retort Goes Viral
Last year, Senator Mark Kelly and five other Democrats posted a video with a stark message: Military service members and officials are not obliged to...
DSR Daily January 6: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Maduro’s not guilty plea in New York, draft agreements for security guarantees for Ukraine, Tim Walz not s...
The Daily Blast: Trump Explodes at Media over Tariff Fiasco as Poll Delivers Harsh News
President Trump just unleashed a wild rant on Truth Social, accusing media figures of deliberately ignoring good news about his worsening tariff disas...
DSR Daily January 5: Maduro Arrives in New York
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the arrival of Nicolas Maduro in New York, Trump’s threats against Greenland, the impending construction of th...
The Daily Blast: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks
After American forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and brought him to the United States, almost no Republicans spoke out in dissent. But...
FTA: American Pain
Original Air Date 3/13/25
We are currently on the verge of a government shutdown. It’s clear that Donald Trump and his cronies are trying...
Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec Seethes as Fresh Polls Show Him Losing Shutdown Badly
Original air date: October 6, 2025
Things are not okay in the White House. Numerous new national polls show President Trump and the GOP ...
FTA: How to Celebrate This Independence Day
Original Air Date: 7/3/25
Before we grab a hotdog and head out to the 4th of July fireworks, we have to reflect on the current state of o...
Best of the Daily Blast: Angry JD Vance Accidentally Reveals How Trump Is Screwing MAGA Voters
Original air date: July 2, 2025
The Senate just passed its version of President Trump’s big budget bill, which will cut $1 trillion fro...
FTA: The Latest from the Decline of US Civilization
Original Air Date: 6/13/25
In case you missed it, things are still not great here in the United States. Thankfully, we have Ed Luce joini...
Best of the Daily Blast: Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
Original air date: July 30, 2025
You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the European Union have reached a big trade deal. This...
FTA: Unconventional Wisdom About the Iran Crisis and the NATO Summit
Original Air Date: 6/25/25
When it comes to foreign policy news this week, our cup runneth over. Between the confusing narratives surroun...
Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Explodes in Rage at Journos as Shock Poll Exposes a Key Weakness
Original air date: September 17, 2025
President Trump seems even more angry at the media than usual. His lawyers just filed a lawsuit a...
FTA: A Richness of Embarrassments
Original Air Date 4/2/25
It’s Liberation Day in America according to the administration, but what exactly are we being liberated from? Th...
Best of the Daily Blast: MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
Original air date: October 14, 2025
President Trump’s allies are suddenly raging over the October 18th “No Kings” protests. MAGA Mike Joh...
FTA: Former Generals React to Trump-Hegseth Quantico Speeches
Original Air Date: 10/1/25
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth held a part-pep rally, part-declaration of war on the U.S. Constitution in Quant...
Best of the Daily Blast: Fox News Accidentally Makes RFK Fiasco at Hearing Even Worse for Trump
Original air date: September 5, 2025
At a Senate hearing on Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. got massac...
FTA: Stop Waiting for Us to Become an Autocracy. We're Already There
Original Air Date: 6/9/25
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to California is not just about immigration and Los Angeles - it is a...