Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (2,719)
Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Missing America is the story of how the United States, under Trump, has abdicated its role as an example for the world. Host and former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama, Ben Rhodes speaks to inspiring leaders and activists who are fighting to take up the slack in America’s absence, in a world where nationalism, authoritarianism, and disinformation have taken hold like never before. Learning from their examples and advice, we’ll discover what the US must do to confront these challenges. Missing America is a 9 part limited podcast series from Crooked Media.

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S1 Introducing: Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

Oct 23, 2025 1h 9m Bonus

Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth…

S1 Introducing Election 2024: What are the Stakes for Global Democracy?

Oct 12, 2024 50m Bonus

In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Ben looks at how this November’s election will impact global democracy. From the rise of autocracy and the far right, to U.S. efforts to support (or…

S1 Introducing Pod Save the UK: Protest, Eurovision and Showgirls

May 11, 2023 51m

While we were busy being dazzled by glittery crowns and golden coaches…did the authorities sneak in and steal away our rights? New laws have given the police wide ranging powers to arrest protestors…

S1 World Corrupt Episode 1: A Toxic Love Affair between Politics and Sports

Oct 15, 2022 48m

This fall, when the eyes of the world turn towards Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a shadow looms over the tournament, which is one of the most watched events in the world. The sports landscape…

S1 Introducing: Another Russia

Aug 01, 2022 37m

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-russia/id1634279839Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1edslXTCkkMFeN8htn1iAy?si=1G14a5slQ-uURxuxsTmbpACrooked:…

S1 Introducing: Mother Country Radicals

Jun 09, 2022 53m

Zayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when his parents and their young friends in the…

S1 9. Reclaiming America

Oct 06, 2020 47m

What would a Biden Administration do to re-establish American leadership?In a wide-ranging interview, host Ben Rhodes talks to Jake Sullivan, senior policy advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, about…

S1 8. Climate Change

Sep 29, 2020 47m

Can the biggest threat to the entire world bring the entire world together? In our penultimate episode, we examine the enormous obstacles to confronting climate change, and how we must all work…

S1 7. Xenophobia

Sep 22, 2020 45m

How can America welcome refugees, embrace a humane approach to migration, and reclaim our identity as a nation of immigrants? With 80 million people displaced worldwide, this is a crisis even if it’s…

S1 6. Endless War

Sep 15, 2020 41m

How do we end the state of forever war in the Middle East? We look at how a cycle of authoritarianism, conflict, and U.S. support for autocrats undermines human rights and fuels radicalization in the…

S1 5. Sectarianism

Sep 08, 2020 43m

What happens when tribalism crosses into religion? In America, Donald Trump favors his evangelical Christian base, demonizes Muslim-Americans, and stokes fear of “Radical Islam.” That’s fueled a…

S1 4. Disinformation

Sep 01, 2020 37m

How dangerous is disinformation on the Internet and what can we do about it? We learned in 2016 how viral lies and conspiracy theories can impact our elections, but they can also lead to violence…

S1 3. Authoritarianism

Aug 25, 2020 49m

Are we headed for a new world order where the Chinese model of authoritarianism becomes the norm? China has asserted itself at home and abroad, filling a void left by Trump’s America First…

S1 2. Nationalism

Aug 18, 2020 43m

How did a backlash to globalization build into a wave of nationalism that has reshaped politics around the world? In Europe, nationalist leaders have risen by appealing to their supporters’ most…

S1 1. Trumpism

Aug 11, 2020 41m

The life-altering events of this spring illustrate why the world needs leadership to overcome international crises... and what happens when there’s none. COVID-19 exposed the fatal consequences of…

S1 Introducing Missing America (coming 8/11)

Jul 24, 2020 2m Trailer

Missing America is the story of what happens when the United States, under Trump, abdicates our role as an example for the world. Host and former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama…

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Missing America has published 16 episodes since July 2020, covering topics in News, Politics.

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