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Jul- 2023 -21 July
Words Matter: The Republicans’ Race to the Bottom with Mary Trump
The Republican party is not sending their best. With the 2024 election cycle ramping up, Norm and guest Mary Trump…
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20 July
Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
Miles Taylor joins to discuss his just-released book, “Blowback: A Warming to Save Democracy from the Next Trump.” Taylor, who…
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19 July
The Kremlin Explores New Depths of Evil Shitheadery
With Biden’s decision to provide the Ukrainian military with cluster munitions and the Russian government reneging on the grain deal,…
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19 July
Well Isn’t That Special: America’s Ever More Awkward Relationship with Israel
The US-Israel relationship is in a very difficult place and things may be getting worse. To discuss where we are…
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14 July
Words Matter: The Economy Under Biden is Great; Why Don’t We Act Like It?
With the economy continuing to rally despite the odds, why are conversations about Biden’s economic performance so negative? Norm and…
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12 July
Making Sense of the NATO Summit and What Comes Next
As the NATO summit in Vilnius comes to a close, the United States, France, UK, and Turkey have all taken…
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10 July
Should the United States Have a Domestic Intelligence Agency?
With January 6th and the increasing threat of domestic terrorism, the merits of a domestic intelligence agency akin the the…
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7 July
Words Matter: How the Biden Administration Can Fix the Agencies Trump Broke
With recent developments around the indictment of Donald Trump, Norm and Kavita discuss how the executive branch and Congress can…
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6 July
How Democrats Can Not Only Win in 2024, But Win Big
The 2024 election approaches, and the stakes could not be higher. On this episode we take a deep dive into…
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5 July
What Does a Win in Ukraine Look Like & Will the NATO Summit Get Us Closer to that Win?
With the NATO summit in Vilnius only a week away, the continued invasion of Ukraine looms large. Yet NATO’s role…
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3 July
How to be a Master CIA Recruiter
On this week’s episode of the DSR, co-host Marc Polymeropoulos is joined by guest James Lawler, a former CIA operations…
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1 July
A Momentous Week for SCOTUS: Is It a Warning of Worse Things to Come?
It was only Tuesday when the Supreme Court upheld a decision by North Carolina’s top court that struck down a…
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Jun- 2023 -30 June
Words Matter: Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action
Norm and Kavita are back to discuss today’s headline story; the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Affirmative Action. Norm and…
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28 June
Putin, Prigozhin, Russia & Wagner Have All Been Weakened…and are More Resilient Than Many Might Think or Hope
As more becomes clear about the Prigozhin insurrection and as Vladimir Putin and Russia respond, new questions are emerging about…
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27 June
How to Capitalize on Putin’s Weakness In the Wake of the Prigozhin Mini-Coup
The dust is still settling from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s march on Moscow that gripped the world and rocked the Kremlin. Many questions…
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23 June
Words Matter: Supreme Court Rules On Biden’s Immigration Guidelines, Justice Alito and More
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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22 June
How Will Our 45th President Do in Prison?: A Conversation with Mary Trump
Few people have offered the kind of insight into Donald Trump than has his niece, psychologist Mary Trump. On this special…
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21 June
Analyzing Secretary Blinken’s China Trip and Modi’s Upcoming State Visit
This week, Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown Law Center guest hosts for David Rothkopf. She is joined by Ed Luce…
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19 June
Do We Still Need Big Brother to Help Us Fight Terrorism?
During the so-called Global War on Terror, the US developed legal mechanisms to help support efforts to fight “the bad…
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16 June
Is There Hope for the American Justice System?
There have been glimmers of sanity from a Supreme Court that seemed hopelessly radicalized. The former president of the United States…
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