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Rational Security, Episode #43: The “Incubus of Plague” Edition
Two weeks after a Russian airliner fell from the sky in Egypt, will we ever know how the plane crashed? GOP presidential candidates are all over the map with their foreign policy plans. Plus, a modest...
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Rational Security, Episode #44: The “Anybody Got Any Bright Ideas?” Edition
What do the ISIS attacks in Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, and now France tell us about the group’s evolution and whether it’s changing strategy? The Paris attacks are breathing new life into the crypto wars....
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Rational Security, Episode #45: The “Gobble Gobble Toil and Trouble” Edition
Turkey shoots down a Russian jet after it allegedly violated Turkish airspace. Brussels goes on lockdown, raising the question of how long it’s rational to shut down a major city to preempt a terrorist...
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Rational Security, Episode #46: The “Slippery Slope” Edition
President Obama is sending 200 more special operations forces to Iraq to combat ISIS. China seems to be hacking the U.S. less. And a Taliban ally is holding an American man hostage. Ben needs your help...
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Rational Security, Episode #47: The “Irrational Security” Edition
Barack Obama tries to reassure the nation that ISIS is not winning. Donald Trump has a different plan to keep America safe. And John Kerry is so over the Middle East peace process. Ben finds comfort in...
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Rational Security, Episode #48: The “Carpet Bombs and Chicken Hawks” Edition
GOP presidential candidates debate foreign policy and dare each other to carpet bomb the hell out of the Islamic State. And are the Saudis finally ready to get serious and take on ISIS? Special guest...
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Exploring Deep Wilderness, Episode #14: In Defense of Cold
As winter comes in, Jon defends the much-maligned cold. It’s important to human health, important to ecology. There is no bad weather, he insists, only insufficient clothing....
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Rational Security, Episode #49: The “Goodbye to All That” Edition
This week on the podcast, the gang wraps up the year that was 2015. What were the most important stories of the year? And what’s the big story we’ll all be talking about in 2016?...
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Rational Security, Episode #50: The “We’re Golden” Edition
Kim Jong-un says North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb. The Russians may have caused a blackout in Ukraine with a cyber attack. And President Obama plans to do a lot of foreign travel in his final year in...
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Rational Security, Episode #51: “The State of the Union is Pretty Chill” Edition
Obama delivers his final State of the Union address. And Iran delivers ten sailors back into U.S. custody after briefly detaining them. Tamara hits the road again. Shane has found a song that will...
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Rational Security, Episode #52: The “Red Rover” Edition
Four Americans are freed in a prisoner swap with Iran. Twitter is facing a lawsuit over jihadist messages posted on the site. And Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is cracking down on…everybody! Shane’s...
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Rational Security, Episode #53: “The Snow-ver It” Edition
The Arab Spring five years later. What have we learned about the future of peace and stability in the region? Who is the mysterious fourth American hostage freed by Iran? And the next wave of...
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Exploring Deep Wilderness, Episode #15: “Special Moments”
Jon describes seeing blue whales mating from a kayak in Chile. A wolf welcomes you to the polar regions. A hawk or a deer in your back yard. Sometimes exploring deep wilderness comes down to individual...
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Rational Security, Episode #54: The “Deck Chairs on the Titanic” Edition
The administration is revamping its efforts to staunch ISIS recruitment. The NSA makes the line between cyber attacks and defense even blurrier. And Ben has a plan to solve the going dark problem....
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Rational Security, Episode #55: The “Things Could Possibly Get Much Worse”...
Could things get worse in Syria? Oh yes! The U.S. brings charges against an ISIS member in the death of an American hostage. And Republicans are divided over who supports waterboarding more. Shane has...
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Rational Security, Special Episode: The “Triple Entente Beer Summit” Edition
This week on the podcast, it’s our second live show! We teamed up with our friends from the Lawfare and the Steptoe Cyberlaw podcasts for the Triple Entente Beer Summit. The gang discussed the big feud...
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Rational Security, Episode #56: The “How Do You Like Them Apples?” Edition
FBI Director Jim Comey bites into Apple. The Obama administration unveils its plan for closing Guantanamo. The Homeland Security Department will start scouring social media for warning signs of violent...
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Rational Security, Episode #57: The “It’s a Feature Not a Bug” Edition
A New York magistrate judge says the government can’t force Apple to help the FBI extract information from an iPhone. Forty percent of analysts at the U.S. military’s Central Command say the...
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Exploring Deep Wilderness, Episode #16: “Mind, Body, Tundra”
Jon learns he is a lousy traveler in the spirit world but a great one in this world. He discusses the native Siberian attitude toward the relationship between mind, body, nature, and the spirituality....
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Rational Security, Episode #58: The “117 Experts Can’t Be Wrong” Edition
Republican national security experts declare Donald Trump unfit to be president. Who would actually advise a President Trump? And President Obama pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of his...
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