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Latest Episode

National Security, Unlocked (05.10.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Hamas Agrees to Trump Plan, Shutdown Day 4, Medicaid Cuts 04.10.2025
  • Shutdown Day 3, No Jobs Report, Trump Pressures Universities 03.10.2025
  • Kentucky’s governor on the shutdown and political divisions 02.10.2025
  • White House Shutdown Cuts, Government Services Interrupted, Gaza City Evacuation 02.10.2025
  • Government Shutdown Begins, Impact Of Shutdown, Trump Hegseth Military Meeting 01.10.2025
  • Shutdown Deadline, Gaza Deal Reaction, Top Military Leaders Meeting 30.09.2025
  • Michigan Church Shooting, Government Shutdown Negotiations, Trump Netanyahu Meeting 29.09.2025
  • American Voices on Trump 28.09.2025
  • Comey And Beyond, Costs Of TikTok Deal, Dreamers Amid Deportations 27.09.2025
  • Comey Indictment, Hegseth Summons Military Leaders, Impending Shutdown 26.09.2025
  • ICE Shooting In Texas, UNGA: Ukraine Warning, Government Shutdown Standoff 25.09.2025
  • Government Shutdown Looms, UNGA: Trump Slams Russia, Jimmy Kimmel Returns 24.09.2025
  • Autism and Tylenol, Jimmy Kimmel Returns, Trump At The UN 23.09.2025
  • Charlie Kirk Memorial, Trump Pressures DOJ, Palestinian State Recognition 22.09.2025
  • Casualties of Trump’s War on Higher Ed 21.09.2025
  • The Week In Politics, The Week In Free Speech, The Week In Vaccines 20.09.2025
  • Trump And Free Speech, CDC On Childhood Vaccines, Antifa Terror Designation 19.09.2025
  • CDC Meeting On Vaccines, Fed Rate Cuts, Kimmel Suspended 18.09.2025
  • Kirk Suspect Charged, Trump Visits The King, FBI Director Patel Testifies 17.09.2025
  • Vance and Charlie Kirk, Patel On The Hill, Fed Preview 16.09.2025

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