Pod Save the World
Episodes
ISIS Terror in Australia
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the horrific Bondi Beach terror attack, the rise of antisemitism in Australia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bad...
Trump Forfeits AI Race to China
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben explain how President Trump forfeited our advantage in the artificial intelligence race by allowing Nvidia to sell advanced AI chips to ...
Is Pete Hegseth a War Criminal?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss a blockbuster Washington Post report alleging that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth personally ordered a “double tap” airstrike...
Unpacking Trump’s Ukraine “Peace Deal”
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben unpack Trump’s rapidly changing “peace deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. They explain how the plan has changed sinc...
Trump & Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Corruption
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington, his request for F-35 fighter jets and a NATO-like security guara...
From Al Qaeda to the White House
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Syrian transitional President Ahmed Al-Shaara’s historic and improbable visit to the White House, Trump’s sanctions waiver a...
What Should Progressive Foreign Policy Look Like? (Crooked Con)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Crooked Con, Tommy and Ben look back at the last year since Trump was re-elected and unpack the worst and most surprising moments of Trump 2...
Trump Flirts With Nuclear Annihilation
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy discuss President Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria to stop a (nonexistent) genocide against Christians and the international community...
Trump Dances Across Asia
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s visit to Asia: the weird dancing, his meetings with the new prime minister of Japan and Chinese President Xi...
Introducing: Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in t...
Trump Rug Pulls Ukraine
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss reports that Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a disaster, and that his summit in Hungary with R...
Breaking Down Trump's Gaza Deal
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben break down the deal between Israel and Hamas–how we got here, who deserves credit (and who doesn’t), why the hell it took so long, and...
Trump Barrels Towards War with Venezuela
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben sound the alarm about how Trump is laying the foundation for war with Venezuela—breaking down the administration’s justifications, wha...
Trump's Fascist Military Jamboree
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump's bizarre and alarming gathering of top military officials, including Trump's ...
Has Trump Ended 7 Wars? (No)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben grit their teeth and dive into Trump’s rambling, insulting address at the United Nations and fact-check his ridiculous claim that he sol...
Can the FBI Survive Trump & Kash Patel?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben start with Gaza: the UN Human Rights Council’s finding that Israel has committed genocide, and Israel’s ground operation into Gaza Cit...
Israel Bombs Hamas Leaders in Qatar
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben react to Israel’s shocking strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar. They cover how this closes the door on ceasefire negotiations, how the a...
Trump Is Humiliated by China
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben discuss China’s summit in Tianjin, which brought together leaders from 20 countries, including India, Iran, Russia, and North Korea, and...
Trump's Military and Intelligence Purge
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben dig into the FBI’s raid on John Bolton and how Pete Hegseth’s firing of the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency fits into Trump’...
How Putin Dominated Trump, and Can Ukraine Survive
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy & Ben sift through the week’s flurry of meetings on Ukraine, including Putin and Trump’s Alaska summit and Zelensky’s White House visit. T...
Trump's Strongman Summit Is a Gift to Putin
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest co-host Yalda Hakim, Sky News’ Lead World News Presenter, discuss Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s upcoming Alaska summit, previewi...
Trump Torches Every Ally
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben kick off the show by digging into Trump and Netanyahu’s incompatible visions for the war in Gaza: a comprehensive peace deal vs. more ...
Netanyahu Gaslights While Gaza Starves
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben start by breaking down the devastating scale of the famine in Gaza, how Israeli policy drove Gaza to this point, and how the world is re...
Trump Accuses Obama of Treason
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben respond to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s baseless accusation that the Obama administration masterminded a “treas...
Was Jeffrey Epstein an Israeli Asset?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s Ukraine policy announcement and try to unpack how much of it is style vs. substance. They also talk about the massive ...
Trump’s Shocking Ukraine Reversal
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben take a break from impersonating Marco Rubio to cover Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington to kiss Trump’s ass, the ce...
Trump’s Peace Prize Pipe Dream
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben lament Trump’s travesty of a spending bill and the death of USAID, and how both will cost lives and further tank America’s global re...
Trump Fails To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben grapple with the fallout from Trump and Netanyahu’s war with Iran. They talk about how America’s massive bunker buster bombs didn't ...
Trump Goes to War With Iran
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben react to Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. They break down the many horrifying ways Iran could retaliate in the short an...
Will Trump Drag Us Into War With Iran?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben tackle the big question: will Trump be stupid enough to drag the United States into another war in the Middle East? They dig into the va...
Israel Launches Massive Strike on Iran
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Israel’s ongoing military assault on Iran–breaking down who and what got hit, why the timing was a surprise, and what the Tr...
Trump’s MAGA Militia
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben unpack Trump’s cruel and incoherent travel bans, the administration’s callous stranding of migrants and ICE agents in Djibouti, the ...
Ukraine's Surprise Attack on Russia
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest co-host Ali Velshi kick off the show with a conversation about how Trump’s policies are accelerating US brain drain, Tulsi Gabbard’s...
Tracking Trump's Global Grift
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben are on the Trump corruption beat, including Vietnam’s fast-tracking of a Trump golf project for favorable treatment, the administratio...
A Trauma Surgeon's Story From Gaza
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s policy changes on Syria and his man-crush on its president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, what lifting sanctions on Syria...
Con Man Air: Trump’s Middle East Cash Grab
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss how President Trump’s first official foreign trip is a blatant extraction of money from the Middle East, his announcement that...
Israel’s Plan to Flatten and Occupy Gaza
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s firing of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and the dangers that come along with consolidating responsibi...
Canada Elects the Anti-Trump
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy discuss the Liberal Party’s shocking come-from-behind victory in the Canadian election and why it was a rebuke of Donald Trump, Ukrain...
Chaos at the Pentagon
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest scandal engulfing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and why even his defenders say the Pentagon is in chaos, a report...
World’s Lamest Dictator Goes to Washington
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele’s White House meeting with Trump and their coordinated assault on due process in America...
Trump Tariffs Create Global Chaos
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the disastrous impact of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, how a fringe right-wing conspiracy theorist got Trump to fire t...
Happy "Liberation Day" to All Who Celebrate
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction and what it could mean for France’s political future, reacti...
Call of Duty: Dumbass Group Chat
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the fallout from Trump's national security team accidentally sending top secret war plans to a journalist, Turkey's backsliding ...
Trump Reignites the Forever Wars
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Bibi Netanyahu restarting the war in Gaza as he creates a new domestic political crisis, why Trump's airstrikes against the Hout...
A true story of money, Mafia & the Vatican (Shadow Kingdom Episode 1)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're excited to bring you the first episode of Shadow Kingdom: God's Banker. In the summer of 1982, the Vatican’s top money man was found dea...
Ceasefire in Ukraine?
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss late-breaking news that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a 30-day ceasefire, Canada’s new Prime Minister and the rapidly escala...
Can Ukraine Survive Trump?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the continued fallout from President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous White House meeting, includ...
Trump and Zelensky's Disastrous Meeting
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting at the White House that erupted in a yelling matc...
The US and Europe’s Conscious Uncoupling
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the increasing divide between the US and Europe on the issue of the war in Ukraine just as the world marks the three year annive...
Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly ...
Trump’s Insane Plan To “Own” Gaza
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss how Trump’s insane plan to ethnically cleanse and “own” the Gaza strip is destabilizing governments in Egypt and Jordan, a...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Dorks Gut USAID
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the assault on USAID by Trump and Elon Musk, how Democrats can best make the argument to support it, and why putting it under th...
Trump's New MAGA Deep State
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s freeze on foreign aid and the deadly consequences of stopping programs like clearing unexploded bombing and HIV/AIDS t...
Trump the “Peacemaker”
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s inauguration, the tech oligarchy that was on display, foreign leaders in attendance, some of the most damaging and far...
Biden’s Foreign Policy Farewell
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense, President Biden’s final foreign policy speech, and the many gl...
Elon Musk’s Quest For Global Domination
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, South Korea’s growing political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol b...
Introducing: Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pod Save The Word team is off this week, but we're excited to bring you an episode of Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. In this episode, Stace...
Assad Spins His Surrender From Moscow
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest developments out of Syria, including the rebel leadership’s promises to disband and focus on building the state, in...
What’s Next for Syria?
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest developments in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, including the debate in Washington and European capitals ab...
Breaking: Assad Regime Falls
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the breaking news that Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria after rebel factions took over Damascus in a stunning sweep after 13 years...
South Korean President Declares Martial Law
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Yoon Suk Yeol’s sudden declaration of martial law in South Korea, how Trump and his team will approach the Syrian ci...
Israel and Hezbollah Reach Ceasefire Deal
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the latest additions to Trump’s national security team, and his ...
Trump’s Looming MAGA Military Purge
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss how Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard could reshape and politicize the US military and intelligence communi...
Trump’s National Security Team Takes Shape
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben process Trump’s reelection and the role foreign policy played in the outcome, highlight some awkward reactions from global leaders, an...
Russian Interference Won’t Stop After Election Day
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the normalization of foreign interference in US elections, the Chinese hack of US telecoms that could be putting millions of Ame...
Election 2024: The Stark Choice on Climate Change?
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at the most existential issue of our time, and one that gets little attention on the campaign...
North Korean “Storm Corps” Deploys to Russia
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss why North Korea deployed 10,000 special forces troops to Russia, reports that Elon Musk likes to chat on the phone with Vladimir...
Election 2024: Cooperation, Competition, or War with China?
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at the most important bilateral relationship in the world today: the new era of competition b...
Trump Blames Zelensky for War, Sucks Up to Saudis
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the biggest foreign policy debates on the 2024 campaign trail, like Trump blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the...
Election 2024: Israel, Gaza, and the Future of the Middle East
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at the expanding conflict in the Middle East and how either a Harris or Trump electoral victo...
Trump Officials on an Iranian Hit List
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the Israeli military’s plan to seal off and lay siege to Northern Gaza, the Biden administration’s demand that Israel improv...
Election 2024: Ukraine, Russia, and Whether the War Will End
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at how the war in Ukraine will be impacted by a Harris or Trump victory. Speaking to guests f...
One Year of War in the Middle East
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel and how the war has expanded across the Middle East in the year since, they ...
Election 2024: What are the Stakes for Global Democracy?
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at how this November’s election will impact global democracy. From the rise of autocracy an...
Israel Invades Lebanon, Iran Attacks Israel
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the escalating war between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran after Iran launched 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday in re...
Israel Bombards Hezbollah in Lebanon
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the escalation of violence between Israel and Hezbollah into all-out war, the shuttering of Al Jazeera in the West Bank, the imp...
Israel Sends Exploding Pagers to Hezbollah
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss reports that Israel sent thousands of explosive pagers to members of Hezbollah and whether this signals the beginning of a large...
Republicans Blame Kamala Harris for Afghanistan Collapse
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy is joined by Colin Kahl, Biden’s former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, to discuss multiple conflicts and hot spots around the world in...
Hamas Executes Hostages, Israelis Protest Netanyahu
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the discovery of six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas, protests in Israel demanding Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agree to a ...
Telegram Founder Arrested in France
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, the debate over free speech, social media, and CEO accountability, as well as...
Gaza Protests and the DNC
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the lack of foreign policy discussion in speeches at the DNC in Chicago, protests over Gaza happening outside of the convention,...
Ukraine Invades Russia
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the impact of Ukraine’s shocking military incursion into Russian territory, how the US and Israel are preparing for a possible...
Harris-Walz Ticket, A Russian Prisoner Exchange
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest host Alyona Minkovski discuss how Harris’s pick of Tim Walz as a running mate represents a new generation of US foreign policy, the an...
Venezuela's Stolen Election
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to hold on to power after losing Sunday’s election, the political debate over ...
Breaking Down Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the international reaction to Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, and dive into what Kamala Harris’s fore...
World Reacts to Trump Assassination Attempt
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the global reaction to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the rise of political violence around the world, Trump VP p...
French Election Shock, NATO Descends on D.C.
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the surprising French election results and debate whether Macron’s decision to call early elections was a success or failure, ...
UK Election Preview with David Lammy
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is joined by guest host David Lammy, British MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary. They discuss the upcoming election in the UK on July 4th and how his...
Why Is Putin Going To North Korea?
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the “Peace Summit” held in Switzerland for the war in Ukraine and the glaring problem of Russia’s absence, Putin’s first...
Far Right Surges in European Elections
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the success of far-right parties in the European Parliamentary elections and debate whether French President Emmanuel Macron’s...
World Reacts to Trump’s Guilty Verdict
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Biden’s ceasefire proposal and debate whether going public with the plan will pressure Hamas and Israel to accept it, they als...
Norwegian Prime Minister Explains Decision to Recognize a Palestinian State
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben speaks to Jonas Gahr Store, the Prime Minister of Norway, who explains why he decided to formally recognize a Palestinian state alongside the lead...
Introducing "Killing Justice"
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a judge in India dies of a heart attack, his passing barely makes the news. But when his niece approaches a journalist two years later, she share...
Hamas and Netanyahu Accused of War Crimes
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest host Alyona Minkovski discuss the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against both Hamas and Netanyahu for war crimes, the mass exod...
Biden Punishes China
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is joined by guest hosts Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, Editor of Foreign Affairs magazine and Rana Ayyub, global opinion columnist for the Washington Post....
Israel Begins Rafah Offensive (feat. Ali Velshi)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest host Ali Velshi discuss the latest developments on ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, the beginning of a military offensiv...
Tucker Carlson Interviews "Putin's Brain"
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy discuss reports that a temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas may be imminent, that Saudi Arabia has deci...
Gaza Protests Roil College Campuses
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy discuss the House approving $26 billion in military aid to Israel despite strikes on Rafah and a continuously deteriorating humanitarian...
Breaking: Israel Strikes Back at Iran
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a bonus episode, Tommy and Ben talk about the reports that Israel launched a retaliatory strike deep inside Iran, why Iranian leaders are downplayi...
Iran Attacks Israel
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel and whether Israel will retaliate, Biden’s message of restraint to Prime Minister ...