The Nation’s Jeet Heer stops by to talk about Trump’s Vietnam problem in the Middle East.
NBC News’ Joanna Stern joins us to discuss her new book, I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do Everything.

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The Nation&rsquo;s Jeet Heer stops by to talk about Trump&rsquo;s Vietnam problem in the Middle East. NBC News&rsquo; Joanna Stern joins us to discuss her new book, I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do Everything.
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Join noted author &amp; pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday &amp; Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

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Jeet Heer & Joanna Stern

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The Nation's Jeet Heer and the Molly Jong-Fast argue that Donald Trump’s signature political pattern is to manufacture crises—then pivot to declaring victory when he partially retreats—before warning that Iran may be the kind of conflict he can’t easily escape, given Tehran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and the wider regional fallout. They discuss how Trump’s renewed push to fold Iran into the “Abraham Accords” functions as political cover for hawks and donors, while criticizing the accords as an elite-driven, arms-sale-friendly framework that sidelines Palestinians and effectively builds an anti-Iran bloc, helping set the stage for today’s instability. The discussion also turns to the growing split in both parties between an entrenched foreign-policy establishment and a war-weary public, and how accusations of antisemitism are being deployed inconsistently—raising concerns that failures to confront the real drivers of antisemitism and unpopular Middle East wars could empower genuinely extremist figures in the years ahead. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

The Nation's Jeet Heer and the Molly Jong-Fast argue that Donald Trump&rsquo;s signature political pattern is to manufacture crises&mdash;then pivot to declaring victory when he partially retreats&mdash;before warning that Iran may be the kind of conflict he can&rsquo;t easily escape, given Tehran&rsquo;s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and the wider regional fallout. They discuss how Trump&rsquo;s renewed push to fold Iran into the &ldquo;Abraham Accords&rdquo; functions as political cover for hawks and donors, while criticizing the accords as an elite-driven, arms-sale-friendly framework that sidelines Palestinians and effectively builds an anti-Iran bloc, helping set the stage for today&rsquo;s instability. The discussion also turns to the growing split in both parties between an entrenched foreign-policy establishment and a war-weary public, and how accusations of antisemitism are being deployed inconsistently&mdash;raising concerns that failures to confront the real drivers of antisemitism and unpopular Middle East wars could empower genuinely extremist figures in the years ahead. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

The Tucker Carlson Scenario No One Wants w/ Jeet Heer

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the latest chaos surrounding the Trump administration.
Pod Save the World’s Ben Rhodes joins us to talk about his new book, All We Say: The Battle for American Identity.

The Lincoln Project&rsquo;s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the latest chaos surrounding the Trump administration. Pod Save the World&rsquo;s Ben Rhodes joins us to talk about his new book, All We Say: The Battle for American Identity.

Rick Wilson & Ben Rhodes

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The New Republic’s Meredith Shiner stops by to talk about our ungovernable Congress not governing.
MSNOW’s Andrew Weissmann joins us to discuss his new book, Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America.
Plus, as a bonus, Theo Baker joins us to talk about his new book, How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University.

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The New Republic&rsquo;s Meredith Shiner stops by to talk about our ungovernable Congress not governing. MSNOW&rsquo;s Andrew Weissmann joins us to discuss his new book, Liar&rsquo;s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump&rsquo;s Deceit and Save America. Plus, as a bonus, Theo Baker joins us to talk about his new book, How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University.
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Meredith Shiner, Andrew Weissmann & Theo Baker

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