Pod Save the World

Pod Save the World

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English News Politics Explicit
Episodes 512
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (24,365)
Since Jan 2017
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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“Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama’s National Security Council. On “Pod Save the World,” he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest global developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.

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Recent Episodes

Has the World Finally Decided To Stand up to Trump?

Jan 28, 2026 1h 39m

Tommy and Ben explain why Trump backed off his threat to take Greenland by force and debate whether European leaders have finally found a playbook for how to push back, the backlash to Trump’s…

Greenland Prepares for Trump Invasion

Jan 21, 2026 1h 35m

Tommy and Ben talk about the growing and very real threat of President Trump attempting to take Greenland by force, the spectrum of reactions from world leaders from feckless NATO Secretary General…

Iranian Regime Massacres Protesters, Will Trump Respond?

Jan 14, 2026 1h 48m

Tommy and Ben talk about the historic protests in Iran and reports of the regime’s brutal crackdown with potentially tens of thousands dead, President Trump’s threats of military intervention (and…

Where Will Trump Invade Next?

Jan 07, 2026 1h 39m

Tommy and Ben discuss: the fallout from the Trump administration’s strikes on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, why President Trump chose Maduro’s VP Delcy Rodríguez to run the…

Breaking: Trump Invades Venezuela

Jan 03, 2026 51m Bonus

Tommy and Ben respond to the breaking news that the Trump administration launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special forces raid. They talk about…

ISIS Terror in Australia

Dec 17, 2025 1h 45m

Tommy and Ben discuss the horrific Bondi Beach terror attack, the rise of antisemitism in Australia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bad-faith attempt to connect Australia’s recognition…

Trump Forfeits AI Race to China

Dec 10, 2025 1h 24m

Tommy and Ben explain how President Trump forfeited our advantage in the artificial intelligence race by allowing Nvidia to sell advanced AI chips to China, break down the new White House National…

Is Pete Hegseth a War Criminal?

Dec 03, 2025 1h 49m

Tommy and Ben discuss a blockbuster Washington Post report alleging that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth personally ordered a “double tap” airstrike that was a textbook example of a war crime, the…

Unpacking Trump’s Ukraine “Peace Deal”

Nov 26, 2025 1h 15m

Tommy and Ben unpack Trump’s rapidly changing “peace deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. They explain how the plan has changed since the first draft leaked last week, the confusion over…

Trump & Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Corruption

Nov 19, 2025 1h 38m

Tommy and Ben discuss Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington, his request for F-35 fighter jets and a NATO-like security guarantee, the real estate deals the Trump family might…

From Al Qaeda to the White House

Nov 12, 2025 1h 48m

Tommy and Ben discuss Syrian transitional President Ahmed Al-Shaara’s historic and improbable visit to the White House, Trump’s sanctions waiver and special favors for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor…

What Should Progressive Foreign Policy Look Like? (Crooked Con)

Nov 10, 2025 1h 5m Bonus

Live from Crooked Con, Tommy and Ben look back at the last year since Trump was re-elected and unpack the worst and most surprising moments of Trump 2.0 foreign policy, including the president’s…

Trump Flirts With Nuclear Annihilation

Nov 05, 2025 1h 42m

Ben and Tommy discuss President Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria to stop a (nonexistent) genocide against Christians and the international community’s total failure to stop an actual genocide…

Trump Dances Across Asia

Oct 29, 2025 1h 36m

Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s visit to Asia: the weird dancing, his meetings with the new prime minister of Japan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his annoying victory laps when Trump…

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…

Trump Rug Pulls Ukraine

Oct 22, 2025 1h 40m

Tommy and Ben discuss reports that Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a disaster, and that his summit in Hungary with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be canceled.…

Breaking Down Trump's Gaza Deal

Oct 15, 2025 1h 29m

Tommy & Ben break down the deal between Israel and Hamas–how we got here, who deserves credit (and who doesn’t), why the hell it took so long, and then dig into the many questions still to be…

Trump Barrels Towards War with Venezuela

Oct 08, 2025 1h 36m

Tommy & Ben sound the alarm about how Trump is laying the foundation for war with Venezuela—breaking down the administration’s justifications, what escalation could look like, and why attacking…

Trump's Fascist Military Jamboree

Oct 01, 2025 1h 30m

Tommy & Ben react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump's bizarre and alarming gathering of top military officials, including Trump's fascistic rhetoric about the "enemy within",…

Has Trump Ended 7 Wars? (No)

Sep 24, 2025 1h 34m

Tommy & Ben grit their teeth and dive into Trump’s rambling, insulting address at the United Nations and fact-check his ridiculous claim that he solved seven wars. They cover Trump’s proposed…

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