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Twice a week, this podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring regulars Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School, Kori Schake of Stanford University and Ed Luce of the Financial Times, the program will be the lively, smart dinner table conversation on the big issues of the day that you wish you were having...without the calories. Sometimes special guests will join the conversation and always the emphasis will be on providing the unvarnished perspectives others shy away from. Deep State Radio is the insider perspective on American national security and foreign policy that you can't find anywhere else. If you are enjoying this podcast, please consider becoming a member by visiting thedsrnetwork.com.
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The Daily Blast: Trump Suddenly Slips in 3 Brutal New Polls—and Musk Looks Even Worse
Three new national polls—from CNN, Gallup, and The Washington Post—show that President Donald Trump’s job approval is decidedly underwater. Importantly, the polls also show majorities rejecting Trump’s authoritarian governance. And Elon Musk, who’s carrying out Trump’s most autocratic designs, fares even worse. Are we
Since last week, the United States is now pro-Russia, anti-NATO, and anti-democracy. Kash Patel runs the FBI, Pete Hegseth is slashing the DoD, and the Trump administration is taking the official position that they don’t have to listen to the courts. Everything we feared is real and it’s only going to get worse. What c
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump calling Zelensky a dictator, lists of banned words circulating in federal health agencies, Hegseth’s major spending cuts at the Pentagon, and more. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Unnerving “Dictator” Rant Forces GOPers into Wild Contortions
President Donald Trump unleashed a long, angry tirade on Wednesday that falsely blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion. Trump pushed many other lies that sounded unsettlingly like Russian propaganda, even calling Zelensky a “dictator.” This forced Republicans into wild, comically evasive contortions. Which rai
Siliconsciousness: MIT Nobel Prize-Winner Daron Acemoglu on AI, Growth, Jobs & Inequality
Is artificial intelligence going to put us all out of work? There have been a range of predictions about the economic impact of AI, ranging from the modest to the fantastical. Nobel Prize-winning MIT professor Daron Acemoglu joins David Rothkopf to get to bottom of what we can really expect out of the AI revolution. T
A knife to the back might be the best way to describe this administration’s foreign policy. The latest statements from the president and meetings between Russian and US officials suggest that the Trump regime is ready to throw Ukraine under the Russian bus. Rosa Brooks, Ed Luce, and Kori Schake join David Rothkopf to e
