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NEW EPISODE: Mark S. Zaid talks #SignalGate — where a journalist was added to a third-party group chat with senior #Trump officials discussing what may have been #classified info on strikes against the #Houthis. Spotify: spoti.fi/3YbEQmk Apple: bit.ly/4jiYchN


3 things that struck Mark S. Zaid about #SignalGate: 1. Adding a journalist to the chat was a mistake 2. An absolutely #classified convo on a commercial app 3. Auto-delete settings likely violated federal records laws LISTEN: spoti.fi/3YbEQmk #Trump #Hegseth #Waltz

“#Trump doesn’t want advice, he wants affirmations of whatever he’s got in his head” Fmr. National Security Advisor John Bolton reacts to President Trump’s National Security Council firings last week Spotify: spoti.fi/4lE9oHR Apple: bit.ly/43M0KR2

Fmr. NSA John Bolton on President Trump’s #tariffs: “ECONOMIC MADNESS” Amb. Bolton says that President Trump has “primitive ideas” on economics — and questions why he turned his back on the #USMCA #trade deal. Spotify: spoti.fi/4lE9oHR Apple: bit.ly/43M0KR2

NO #TARIFF STRATEGY: John Bolton “If you look for the reasoning, the strategy, and the implications for what #Trump had done on tariffs — it doesn’t take too long before you realize: there isn’t anything.” Spotify: spoti.fi/4lE9oHR Apple: bit.ly/43M0KR2

NEW EPISODE: Dr. Yousef Munayyer joined us to discuss the ongoing crackdown on pro-#Palestinian campus activism and the attempted deportations of students protesting the War in #Gaza Spotify: bit.ly/4cxyxzv Apple: bit.ly/3RiHa7x Arab Center Washington DC



NEW EPISODE: Paul Staniland joined A’ndre to discuss the #India-#Pakistan confrontation, Operation #Sindoor, the #PahalgamAttack in #Kashmir, the stability of the current #ceasefire, and U.S. involvement in talks. Spotify: spoti.fi/3GZdYQS Apple: apple.co/4iZx46F


NEW: Retired General Stan McChrystal reflects on General #Eisenhower’s leadership on the 81st anniversary of D-Day — recalling how he watched the General’s own reflections on the Normandy landings on CBS News in 1964. Eisenhower Library Spotify: bit.ly/4kR391U

NEW EPISODE: Fmr. NSC Senior Director Javed Ali joins A'ndre Gonawela to break down the U.S. airstrikes on #Iran’s #nuclear sites — exploring the escalation with #Israel, proxy threats, and the fragile #ceasefire. Spotify: bit.ly/3I1JwWN Apple: bit.ly/4kc6VlT






