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The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for June 5: Biden Announces Asylum Restrictions
On the DSR Daily for June 5, we cover President Biden’s new asylum restrictions, the House efforts to sanction ICC officials, an election debate in Britain…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Striking New Polls on Trump Verdict Wreck One of MAGA’s Dumbest Scams
MAGA loyalists have been relentlessly pushing a silly talking point: The American people are in full scale revolt against the criminal conviction of Donald…
The DSR NetworkWorld on the Brink: A Conversation with Dmitri Alperovitch
The competitive relationship between the US and China manages to be both novel, and strikingly familiar. With shades of the Cold War, the potential for…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: Trump is Guilty… So What Happens Now?
Trump is guilty 34 times over. That’s a big deal. So, what happens now? Norm and Kavita break down the political ramifications of the ruling, how MAGA-world is…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for June 4: Modi Poised to Win Third Term
On the DSR Daily for June 4, we cover the BJP’s election performance in India, the Biden administration’s expected new asylum restrictions, Dr. Fauci’s public…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: GOP Fury At Trump Verdict Just Got Scarier. This Dem Sees An Opening.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts, Republican anger at the verdict is getting darker, with GOP leaders talking about holding…
The DSR NetworkSiliconsciousness - A Delicate Balance: Promoting AI Growth While Containing Myriad Risks: The White House Perspective
Artificial intelligence has limitless potential and presents a multitude of risks. So how do we manage the positives without the negatives. White House Special…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for June 3: Mexico Elects First Female President
On the DSR daily for June 3, we discuss Mexico electing it’s first woman president, Georgia signing a contentious bill into law, a Chinese spacecraft landing…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: “You’re Lying”: Why George Conway Erupted at a Pro-Trump GOPer on CNN
The other day on CNN, prominent Never Trump lawyer George Conway did something you rarely see in Washington. He dressed down a GOP commentator for lying his…
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Trump is a Convicted Felon Special Edition
Following on the heels of a Manhattan jury convicting twice-impeached disgraced former president Donald Trump on 34 felony counts, we sit down with the…
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WAGD Radio: Debating US Support for Ukraine and Nuclear Stability
This week, Heather and Jon talk to James Acton, the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily Brief for May 31, 2024: Trump Convicted on 34 Counts
The conversation covers the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump, the implications of the conviction on the upcoming election, the decision to…
The DSR NetworkSiliconsciousness: A Conversation with an Architect of the Biden's Administration's AI Strategy
On this special edition of Siliconsciousness, we have an in-depth conversation with Arati Prabhakar, the Director of the White House Office of Science and…
The DSR NetworkAAI: The Sisterhood: Unveiling the Secret History of Women at the CIA
Award-winning journalist and author, Liza Mundy, discusses her latest book 'The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA' and delves into the…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: The Alito Flag Scandal Just Got Worse. What’s the Next Move for Dems?
Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito refused to recuse himself from hearing Jan. 6-related cases amid controversy over an upside-down U.S…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily Brief for May 30, 2024: Deliberations Continue in Trump Trial, The Latest in Gaza and Morey
The conversation covers a range of topics including the Trump trial, Supreme Court Justice Alito's refusal to recuse himself, the US-built pier in Gaza…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Inside Trump-MAGA’s Secretive Plot to Come After Your Birth Control
Donald Trump recently said he’s “looking at” imposing restrictions on contraception if he is elected president, and even promised a concrete policy. Then he…
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What Should the Biden Administration Do Differently with Israel and Gaza?
The war in Gaza is horrifying. It is also a war being conducted without a strategy and without a clear end goal in mind by an ally that opposes most core…
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The Road to Freedom: A Conversation with Joseph E. Stiglitz
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz has just produced an important new book, "The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society" that explores…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily Brief for May 29, 2024 - US Says Israel Did Not Cross a Red-Line, Jurors Deliberate in Trump Trial
On this edition of the DSR Daily Brief, we cover the Israeli airstrike in Rafah, South Africa's upcoming election, North Korea's balloon incident, the criminal…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Yet Again, Shady Judge Cannon Does Trump’s Bidding—But It May Backfire
On Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily denied special counsel Jack Smith’s latest request for a gag order on Donald Trump’s lie that the FBI was set to…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily Brief: May 28, 2024 - Israel in Rafah, Trump Closing Arguments
On this episode of the DSR Daily Brief, we cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Ukraine, Donald Trump's legal issues, and a natural…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: How Fox News Fabricated a Toxic Lie for Trump—and Why It’s So Alarming
Donald Trump and his media propagandists have been preposterously suggesting the FBI under President Biden was set to use “lethal force” against Trump when it…
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FTS: Supreme Court Rules On Biden’s Immigration Guidelines, Justice Alito and More
Original Air Date: June 23, 2023 Norm and Kavita are back this week to discuss the 8-1 ruling in favor of the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement…
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FTA: How to Capitalize on Putin's Weakness In the Wake of the Prigozhin Mini-Coup
Original Air Date: June 26, 2023 The dust is still settling from Yevgeny Prigozhin's march on Moscow that gripped the world and rocked the Kremlin. Many…
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WAGD Radio: Snuggling Satellites are Scarier than they Sound
Two satellites snuggling doesn’t sound so bad, right? The new space race with China, Russia, and the US has led to some interesting new tech with scarier…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 24: China Stages Mock Strikes, US Announces New Ukraine Aid
On the Friday edition of the DSR daily, we discuss China staging mock missile strikes on Taiwan, the US announcing new military aid for Ukraine, the dispute…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s Ugly Eruption: Putin Will Only Free Jailed Reporter “For Me”
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted that Vladimir Putin will release Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia, after the…
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FTA: The Case Against Trump is Getting More Serious...So the GOP is Turning on the DoJ & the FBI
Original Air Date: June 1, 2023 Every day it seems new revelations suggest Donald Trump is in greater legal jeopardy. And, with each new revelation, comes a…
The DSR NetworkSLoC: Nazi Hunters: A Love Story with Journalist Jess McHugh
Jess McHugh joins Marissa to share the compelling true life story of two people who fell in love--one Jewish and one German-- and made it their life’s work to…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 23: Haley Will Vote for Trump, Israel Reprimand’s Ambassadors
On the Thursday edition of the DSR daily, we cover Nikki Haley’s statement that she will vote for Trump, Israel’s intention to reprimand Irish, Norwegian, and…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s Unhinged Ranting At Biden’s FBI Reveals His “Wannabe Fascism”
Trump and MAGA Republicans are floating the crackpot idea that President Biden’s FBI was ready to target Trump with lethal force when it searched Mar-a-Lago…
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FTA: What if We Told You Things Were Actually Going Better Than Expected in the US?
Original Air Date: May 31, 2023 America did not choose to blow up the world economy. The lunatic caucus in Congress did not prevail. An experienced president…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 22: Formal Recognition of Palestine, Potential US Sanctions on ICC
On the Wednesday edition of the DSR daily we cover Ireland, Norway, and Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state, the US signaling towards ICC sanctions…
The DSR NetworkWM: An All-You-Can-Listen Political Buffet
To say it’s been a busy week in American politics would be an understatement. Thankfully, Kavita and Norm are here to discuss the unfolding dynamics of the…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 21: Haiti’s Gang’s Grow Stronger, Prosecutor’s rest in Trump Trial
On the Tuesday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the updated situation in Haiti, the conclusion of the prosecutors’ case against Donald Trump, the German…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Why Trump Is “Very Close” to a Conviction, Per This Former Prosecutor
On Monday, the prosecution rested its case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan. This comes after Trump’s defense team concluded their efforts to…
The DSR NetworkAAI: Reflections on a Legendary 24-Year Career at CIA
Emerging from the shadows after a 24 year career at CIA, former senior case officer Ed Bogan joins Marc to share his insights on serving everywhere from South…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 20: President Raisi Dies in Helicopter Crash, ICC Prosecutor Requests Warrant for Netanyahu
On the Monday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the death of Iranian President Raisi in a helicopter crash, the ICC prosecutor requesting warrants for Hamas…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: MAGA Rage at Trump’s Trial Has Grown “Dangerous,” Like a “Cult”
The GOP’s embrace of Donald Trump’s authoritarianism is growing more blatant. Republicans have joined him in attacking his criminal trials as illegitimate…
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FTS: Is the Ukraine Counter-Offensive Imminent?
Original Air Date: May 30, 2023 Michael’s guest this week is Jennifer Cafarella, the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for the Study of War…
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FTA: A Stage 4 Cancer on Our Democracy
Original Air Date: April 13, 2023 It is bad enough the Supreme Court has been transformed from the central pillar of our justice system into a mood ring…
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WAGD Radio: What’s Keeping Us Up at Night?
We’re getting worried about the things that go boom in the night. Between talk about removing one of the legs of the US nuclear triad and Russia’s ever-present…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 17: First Aid Trucks Arrive by Pier in Gaza, Trump’s FBI Overhaul Revealed
On the Friday edition of the DSR daily, we discuss the first food trucks arriving via the US pier in Gaza, a new report on Trump’s plans for the FBI in a…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Yikes: RFK Jr.’s Rich Running Mate Just Added $8 Million to His Effort
This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, dropped a bomb: She announced a donation of another $8 million to his campaign. That’s…
The DSR NetworkDoes that Tik Tok You Hear Mean Time Is Running Out for Democrats?
Should we be panicking about the election yet? While there’s been chatter about recent negative polls for Biden and fears over the campaign’s strategy, there…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 16: US Completes Gaza Strip Pier, Putin Arrives in Beijing
On the Thursday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the completion of the aid pier in Gaza, Putin arriving in Beijing for a meeting with Xi, an assassination…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Unhinged MAGA Media Figures Are Already Prepping for Trump’s Next Coup
Earlier this month, Donald Trump refused to commit to accepting the outcome of the 2024 election, shamelessly declaring he’d only do so “if everything’s…
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A Session with the World's Worst Therapist
There is certainly no shortage of news to make us stressed, anxious, and depressed. Thankfully Rosa Brooks joins David Rothkopf for an episode that is sure to…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 15: Takeaways from Tuesday Primaries, $1 Billion in Arms Deals for Israel Moves Forward
On the Wednesday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries, the advancement of $1 billion in arms for Israel, new tariffs…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Michael Cohen’s Testimony Exposes the Ugly Lunacy of the Trump “Cult”
On Tuesday, when Michael Cohen testified against Donald Trump, the former president’s lawyers reminded jurors that Cohen was once slavishly devoted to Trump…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: Trump’s Cronies are Out in Full Force
As Donald Trump deals with a gag order in his hush money trial, his various cronies have come out of the woodwork to do his dirty work. JD Vance, Tommy…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 14: Cohen Says He Paid Trump Hush Money, US and Taiwan Hold Drills in the Pacific
On the Tuesday edition of the DSR daily, we cover Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s hush money trial, the US and Taiwan holding drills in the Pacific, the 76th…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Alarmed By Trump’s Scary New Polling Lead? Listen To Biden’s Data Guy.
This week, The New York Times released new polls that sent shock waves through the Democratic establishment, finding Donald Trump leading in all six key swing…
The DSR NetworkAAI: The State of the Middle East after October 7th
It’s been 7 months since the devastating Hamas attack in Israel. Doug London joins Marc to assess the region after 10/7, including the ferocious Israeli…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 13: Shoigu Out as Defense Minister, Cohen Set to Take the Stand
On the Monday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the ouster of Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s Defense Minister, Michael Cohen’s impending testimony, a recent poll…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Biden Is Quietly Winning the War On Crime—After Trump Epically Lost It
Donald Trump constantly claims that crime is out of control. In reality, it’s substantially down under Biden, after soaring during the pandemic that Trump…
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FTS: The IRA Under the Microscope
Original Air Date: September 2, 2022 On this week's episode, we do a deep dive on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In the bonus segment, Norm talks about…
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FTA: How the Dems Can Get to 55 (Percent) in '24
Original Air Date: April 28, 2023 The Democrats should not be trying to eke out a narrow win in 2024. Given recent results in statewide elections, the…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: Can Trump Handle the Truth?
Each day of Trump’s election interference trial manages to be more salacious than the last. From the testimony of Stormy Daniels to Trump’s inability to stop…