On the episode we debated the news out of Minnesota, reviewed how Mamdani did in his first snowstorm, took the early temperature of the new TikTok, analyzed the trends pointing to war in Iran, and reported on a car ramming in Crown Heights.

In this interview we spoke to a senior fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations, Ray Takeyh, about an extraordinary month in Iran. We discussed the possibility of regime change, America's role, the regional implications, how Israel, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are positioning themselves, and what to watch for going forward.

On this episode we analyzed all the drama in the Alps, from Gavin Newsom to Greenland and everything in between. We also caught up on some radical new developments in the Old Dominion, fretted over elections, taught Ms. Rachel a lesson on antisemitism, broke some ice on ICE, and reported on China's long game on birthright citizenship.

In this interview we talked about what might happen with birthright citizenship, broke down the issues with Trump's invocation of the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, and got the scoop on the president's power over the Fed.

In this episode we gamed out the scenarios in Iran, discussed the clash between the UK and X, wondered about the left's silence, debated the Greenland endgame, and took a look at the latest rankings of universities — and gasped at where they are.

In this interview we connected with International Crisis Group's senior editor for the Andes Region, Phil Gunson. Phil is based in Caracas, and he shared his on the ground reporting and analysis of what's been going on in Venezuela over the past week that shook the world.

In this episode we explained how to think about Venezuela, broke down the chaos in Minnesota, took stock of what Americans ought to be eating, reported on a revolt at Breads bakery, and took stock of the conspiracy against fans of a Tel Aviv soccer team.

In this episode we took the temperature of the Iranian street, wondered what a wealth tax would do to Big Tech in California, debated the prospects for peace in Ukraine, explained why Somaliland matters, and offered a eulogy of sorts for Brigitte Bardot.