The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Tommy and Ben discuss the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. Then Ben is ...
The new British Prime Minister
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ben and Tommy talk about the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, Israel’s bizarre rul...
Who is winning the war in Ukraine?
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about reports that Ukraine launched a new offensive against Russian troop and ask...
Let Sanna Marin dance!
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy cover the latest on the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago, the dumb controversy over Sanna Marin ...
Adam Schiff on Trump's classified cache
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy cover the latest on the classified information seized at Mar-a-Lago, the one year anni...
The FBI raids Mar-a-Lago
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the national security implications of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Israel bombs t...
Zawahiri is dead, Pelosi's in Taiwan
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the drone strike against Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Speaker Pelosi’s t...
Introducing: Another Russia
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015 Putin’s number one public enemy, Boris Nemtsov, was shot and killed in front of the Kremli...
China picks a fight with Pelosi
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ben and Tommy explain why the Chinese government is freaking out about Speaker Pelosi vis...
A fist bump to remember
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover President Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, explain why 9/11 families a...
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, protest in Sri...
Boris Johnson Brexits
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy record a bonus episode on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation with sp...
Why Brexit still sucks
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy answer your questions about the Labour Party’s leadership, Brexit and the UK’s ref...
Jesus take the wheel (before Trump does)
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about abortion rights globally, President Biden’s trip to Europe for G7 and NAT...
Inside Navalny’s operation
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben lays out the significance of the elections and governmental shakeups in Israel, Colombia, and Fr...
Worldo Mailbag!
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special mailbag episode, Tommy and Ben answer listener questions on topics including framing...
Justin Trudeau is in studio!
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben interview Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the state of democracy, gun con...
Ukraine and the global food crisis with Samantha Power
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest news from Ukraine, including the EU’s plan to ban most imports of R...
Biden (sort of?) pledges to defend Taiwan
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about President Biden’s trip to Asia, whether the US would defend Taiwan in a w...
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy talk about the latest news from Ukraine, including the latest from Mariupol, Finland a...
Raining on Putin's Victory Day parade
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest news from Ukraine, including more money and weapons from the US, the ...
Bill Gates on preventing the next pandemic
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the latest in Ukraine, including Ukrainian attacks on targets in Russia, Bi...
Au revoir Le Pen (for now)
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy cover the latest from Ukraine, including the Secretary of Defense and State’s visit ...
The digital war in Ukraine
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy cover the latest from Ukraine, including how the fighting has moved east, the sinking ...
A chemical weapons attack in Ukraine?
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Tommy talks with Oleksiy Sorokin from the Kyiv Independent about the latest ne...
War crimes in Ukraine
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the horrifying images of war crimes against civilians in Ukraine, the growing ...
A Peace Deal in Ukraine?
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the latest in Ukraine including reports of progress towards a peace deal, P...
Biden goes to NATO
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest in Ukraine, including Biden’s visit to Brussels for a NATO summit a...
Putin and Zelensky deliver messages to the world
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben record a second episode this week on Ukraine to discuss President Zelensky’s speech ...
How to be a Russian Oligarch
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the debate about whether the US and NATO should help supply MiG fighter jets t...
The rising cost of Putin’s war
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about Biden’s decision to ban Russian oil and gas imports, Congress’s propose...
Russia attacks civilians & a nuclear plant
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Tommy and Ben talk about the escalating attacks by Russian forces on Ukrainia...
Russia escalates the war in Ukraine
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben walk through the latest news from Ukraine, including how Russia has conducted the mili...
Special Report: On the Ground in Ukraine and Russia
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the worst case scenario unfolds in Ukraine, Ben runs through the latest on Russia’s invasion, h...
Putin invades Ukraine
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben assesses the escalating situation in Ukraine, from Putin’s recognition of separatist regions a...
Emergency Pod: Brink of War in Ukraine
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an emergency pod, Ben gives an update on the rapidly unfolding situation in Ukraine, the unfoldin...
Putin’s Choice: War or Peace
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben reviews the latest developments in Ukraine, including President Putin’s shifting tone and Pres...
Russia and China’s new world order
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest host Alex Wagner discuss the latest diplomacy on Ukraine, Russia and China’s pact ag...
Understanding Putin
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben does a deep dive on President Vladimir Putin’s history and how he has arrived on the brink of ...
WTF is happening with Ukraine?
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest news about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, a coup in Burkina...
Pod Save America's Going On Tour!
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pod Save America is vaxxed, boosted, and headed back on the road! Get tickets & learn more: crooked...
Secretary of State Tony Blinken
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Tommy and Ben interview Secretary of State Tony Blinken about the threat of Ru...
Putin invades (but not where you thought)
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy talk about protests and power struggles in Kazakhstan, Boris Johnson’s garden party ...
Trump endorses a dictator
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and what it...
China 101
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben are joined by Asia policy expert Danny Russel for a special episode that is entirely f...
The Trump-Bibi Netanyahu bromance is dead
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss why a holiday party is causing big problems for British PM Boris Johnson, why ...
Biden’s Olympic Boycott
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, Biden's call with Putin and r...
Rihanna replaces the Queen
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the Omicron variant, a history making Prime Minister in Sweden, the Nordstream 2...
What happened to Peng Shuai?
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the allegations by and disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, cal...
The case for invading Australia
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Tommy talk about reports of a potential war crime by the US military in Syria, tensions on t...
Rhodes goes to Glasgow
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ben calls in from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow where he’s traveling with Preside...
The world gathers to fight climate change
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the big news out of the climate change summit in Glasgow, the news out of t...
Cocaine Hippos
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the military coup in Sudan, how Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is making wa...
We booked a Nobel Prize winner
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the murder of a British member of parliament, Colin Powell’s legacy, missile...
Ted Lasso with a bone saw
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about why US special forces were on a training mission in Taiwan, the Saudi gover...
Decoding the Pandora Papers
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss a new, massive leak of financial documents that expose how billionaires and po...
Jared Kushner is “Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit”
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the results of the German elections, Senate hearings on Afghanistan, a repo...
France is not amused
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben explain why a security agreement between the US, UK and Australia has enraged the Fren...
Who hid the nukes from Trump?
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the national security news in Bob Woodward’s new book, some rare progress...
20 years after 9/11
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest from Afghanistan, right-wing protests in Brazil, a coup in Guinea, bi...
What comes next for Afghanistan
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the United States ending its war in Afghanistan as both countries navigate ...
The lessons we should learn from Afghanistan
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben cover the latest news from Afghanistan, including an update on the evacuation efforts,...
A tragic end to 20 years in Afghanistan
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is all about Afghanistan. Tommy and Ben cover President Biden’s decision to with...
Tucker’s all Orban has left
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, Mike Pompeo and the mi...
Tucker Carlson makes a fascist friend
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest news from Afghanistan, Tucker Carlson’s adventures with fascists ...
Trump vs Team USA
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the criminal charges against Trump’s inaugural committee chair Tom Barrack, ...
Spyware for profit
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss unrest and inequality in South Africa, the spyware for profit industry in Isra...
An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the ongoing protests in...
World’s worst space race
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, why billionaires are ra...
Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss updates on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the discovery of hundreds of bo...
Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the results of the presidential election in Iran, regional elections in France...
Bye bye Bibi!
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Biden’s first foreign trip and meeting with Vladimir Putin, the en...
Joe's Eurovision 2021
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss how Bibi Netanyahu has gone full Trump in an attempt to break up the oppositio...
Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and guest co-host journalist Afua Hirsch do a deep dive into the biggest stories in British poli...
Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss how the Belarusian president forced a plan to land so he could arrest a journa...
Time to call for a ceasefire in Gaza
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben do a deep dive into the latest news on the fighting between Israel and Hamas and what ...
Clashes in Israel and Gaza
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza, cyberattacks on American infras...
Talks with Iran and covid in India
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss all the latest news out of Iran and the Iran deal negotiations, reports about ...
Fighting climate change, coronavirus, and capitalism
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Biden’s ambitious new climate goals, the coronavirus outbreak in I...
Putin's Power Plays
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the president of Chad’s mysterious death, Vladimir Putin's imprisonment of A...
Biden ends one war, will Israel and Iran start another?
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the cyberattack on an Iranian nuclear facility, Biden's plans to withdraw all ...
Should America boycott the 2022 Olympics?
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly two dozen people are arrested in Jordan as confusion swirls about whether a coup was being pl...
Israel Deadlocked, Suez Unblocked
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben walk through the inconclusive results of the latest Israeli election, how Covid and ba...
Biden versus Putin
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about what they are watching for in the Israeli elections, why Republicans are st...
Vaccine diplomacy and Kushner bashing
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the intelligence community's new report on foreign interference in the 2020 el...
Oprah upends the British Empire
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the latest massive state-sponsored hack on American businesses and government ...
President Biden, Saudi Arabia and human rights
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the newly released report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and how Presiden...
Bobi Wine’s fight against a military dictatorship
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the line between legitimate criticism of Israel and antisemitism, and how peop...
Biden confronts the war in Afghanistan
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk through Biden’s options in Afghanistan, updates on the coup in Myanmar, censors...
Why Rihanna cares about the farmers' protests in India (and you should too)
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the farmers’ protests in India, updates on the situation in Myanmar, Biden’...
The coup in Myanmar, explained
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss the military takeover in Myanmar and how President Biden should respond, Alexe...
Putin's plush palace
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss President Biden’s first call with Vladimir Putin as President and the US-Rus...
The world Biden inherits
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the final Pod Save the World of the Trump presidency, Ben and Tommy talk about Joe Biden’s day-...
Samantha Power’s point
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss last week’s violent coup attempt and the call for new domestic terrorism law...
New year, new strain
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben discuss Joe Biden’s latest foreign policy staffing decisions, the huge (likely) Russ...
Barack Obama, Worldo-in-Chief
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk with former President and current Worldo Barack Obama about some of the biggest f...
Biden's controversial pick to run the Pentagon
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk through Joe Biden’s decision to nominate General Lloyd Austin for Secretary of ...
Assassinations in Iran & Biden’s foreign policy team
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist, what Biden’s national ...
A very Worldo mailbag
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural Pod Save the World Thanksgiving mailbag episode, Tommy and Ben take your foreign po...
One last war for the road?
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Ben talk about reports that Trump asked his national security team for options to strike I...