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The Beinart NotebookIs the Antisemitism Awareness Act Antisemitic?I’ll be on book tour for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza for a few more weeks. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestine Lives and Culture, edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia.I hope readers also donate to people i...2025-05-0506 min
Mixed Signals from Semafor MediaCan Kamala Keep It Up? With Tommy VietorBen and Nayeema tape from the Democratic National Convention, breaking down the positive vibes, rise of the credentialed TikTok creator and what Trump is up to on the outside of this bubble. Tommy Vietor joins them to discuss what sway he and his fellow Pod Save America hosts have with Obama, why the DNC is tuning out Gaza protesters, and whether the party’s newfound unity around Kamala Harris can last through November 5. Finally, fresh off a GQ photoshoot, Max joins the podcast to talk style and the viability of a Chick-fil-A streaming service. If you have a t...2024-08-2356 min
World CorruptSaudi Arabia’s Despotic RulerRoger Bennett and Tommy Vietor take a look at the history of Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi relations, and the Kingdom’s path to becoming a geopolitical force. They trace the unlikely rise of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lowly place in the royal hierarchy to de facto leader of the country, and examine his record of enacting major social reforms while brutally cracking down on critics and rivals. Guests Ben Hubbard, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Khalid Al Jabri provide insight through stories about the infamous lock-up at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an...2024-03-2349 min
Pod Save the WorldSaudi Arabia’s Despotic Ruler: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 2Roger Bennett and Tommy Vietor take a look at the history of Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi relations, and the Kingdom’s path to becoming a geopolitical force. They trace the unlikely rise of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lowly place in the royal hierarchy to de facto leader of the country, and examine his record of enacting major social reforms while brutally cracking down on critics and rivals. Guests Ben Hubbard, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Khalid Al Jabri provide insight through stories about the infamous lock-up at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an...2024-03-2349 min
Men In BlazersWorld Corrupt: Episode 2 - Saudi Arabia’s Despotic RulerRoger Bennett and Tommy Vietor take a look at the history of Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi relations, and the Kingdom’s path to becoming a geopolitical force. They trace the unlikely rise of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lowly place in the royal hierarchy to de facto leader of the country, and examine his record of enacting major social reforms while brutally cracking down on critics and rivals. Guests Ben Hubbard, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Khalid Al Jabri provide insight through stories about the infamous lock-up at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an...2024-03-2349 min
Pod Save the WorldSaudi Arabia’s Despotic Ruler: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 2Roger Bennett and Tommy Vietor take a look at the history of Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi relations, and the Kingdom’s path to becoming a geopolitical force. They trace the unlikely rise of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lowly place in the royal hierarchy to de facto leader of the country, and examine his record of enacting major social reforms while brutally cracking down on critics and rivals. Guests Ben Hubbard, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Khalid Al Jabri provide insight through stories about the infamous lock-up at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and th...2024-03-2350 min
FocusSaudi Arabia’s Despotic Ruler: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 2Roger Bennett and Tommy Vietor take a look at the history of Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi relations, and the Kingdom’s path to becoming a geopolitical force. They trace the unlikely rise of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman from a lowly place in the royal hierarchy to de facto leader of the country, and examine his record of enacting major social reforms while brutally cracking down on critics and rivals. Guests Ben Hubbard, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Khalid Al Jabri provide insight through stories about the infamous lock-up at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and th...2024-03-2349 min
Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)Three Days of the Condor (1975)Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama, the author of After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made, and co-host of Pod Save the World with Tommy Vietor, Ben Rhodes! We discuss geopolitics and the challenges of the post-Cold War environment, and then the Robert Redford 1970s paranoia spy thriller classic, Three Days of the Condor.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:06:46)
Ben Rhodes Interview (00:14:41)
Three Days of the Condor Roundtable Discussion (00:29:26)
Your Letters (01:53:45)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune...2022-12-192h 07
Zillennials Podcast6. Favorite PodcastsWelcome back to Zillennials Podcast! This week Lian and Kaylee discuss their podcast listening habits and share their current favorite podcasts. Feel free to join the discussion and share your favorite podcast with us through email or on Instagram!
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Black DiplomatsBlack Diplomats on Pod Save the WorldTerrell appeared on the excellent show Pod Save the World, a podcast by Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes, two long serving members of the Obama administration. Rhodes introduces Terrell by pointing out that he isn’t just talking about changing policy, he’s helping change the whole mindset of American power. These guys get it.Rhodes talks about being in rooms where Obama was the only one who isn’t white, and asks Terrell about the importance of diversity in those rooms. Terrell points out that it isn’t just about skin color, it’s also about listening...2021-02-0327 min
Hating On EverythingHating On "Pod Saves America" | Hating On Everything #3On this week’s episode of “Hating On Everything” hosts: Ben Herwitz, Jazmyn, and Seth Plummer attempt to listen to “Pod Saves America” and learn about it’s hosts Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, and Jon Lovett. No one can stay on track, Seth explains what it means to be handicapped, Jazmyn tells the gang they need to get out more, and Ben would take one or two.
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Where To Find Host:
Ben Herwitz: https://www.instagram.com/ben_herwitz/
Jazmyn W: https://w...2019-07-0400 min
iFanboy - Comic Books2017 All-Media Year End Round-UpIt’s the twelve (eleventh?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Mike Romo discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2017. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics–it’s all here!
Running Time: 03:10:00
Movies:
00:01:31 – Darkest Hour
00:06:17 – Dunkirk
00:13:38 – Blade of the Immortal
00:17:19 – Wonder Woman
00:21:17 – Cars 3
00:25:54 – Blade Runner 2049
00:35:26 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
00:38:18 – T2 Trainspotting
00:42:52 – Get Out
00:48:49 – Lucky
00:50:57 – The Big Sick
00:56:48 – Wheelman
01:01:43 – Lady Bird
01:04:15 – The Founder
01:07:46 – Bad Genius
Television:
01:12:11 – This Is Us
01:13:59 – Halt and Catch Fire
01:20:23 – The Orville
01:25:45 – Big Little Lies
01:29:10 – The Vietnam War
01:32:34 – Five Came Back
01:36:03 – Riverdale
01:37:06 – The Handmaid’s Tale
01:41:28 – Star Trek: Discovery
01:47:21 – The Good Place
01:49:07 – The Deuce...2017-12-173h 10