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Pete Hegseth Dropped Eisenhower’s Globe!? Oct 26, 2026

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Eric dives into Jackassery of the Week & Annals of Corruption ahead of a full-length episode this Friday!

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Trump & Elon Screw Ukraine (Again!) Oct 20, 2026

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Plus updates on Ukraine, riots in France, and special guest Katrina Manson!

1:06: Jackassery of the Week

3:58: Annals of Corruption

6:51: Ukraine War Updates

22:54: Trump Endorses Bibi

29:04: Untangling the French Riots

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37:43: Katrina Manson on Project Maven

Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare

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The Strategist: Eliot's New Book on War & Politics Oct 12, 2026

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Plus a new recurring segment, a German spy scandal, and much more on this week’s super-sized show:

2:00: Jackassery of the Week

14:52: Annals of Corruption

20:36: A Dark & Immoral Spectacle

25:52: Burn After Reading

29:28: France’s Student Fracas

35:39: War in Ukraine Update

39:37: Middle East Wars Update

45:02: Ethiopia Continues to Spiral

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49:15: Discussing THE STRATEGIST: How to Think About War & Politics

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The Strategist: How to Think About War & Politicshttps://a.co/d/06Omof4b

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Emergency Episode: Trump’s Impeachable Diesel Deal Oct 12, 2026

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Eric and Eliot react to Trump announcing the U.S. purchase of Russian diesel in a special emergency episode

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October Mailbag Episode Oct 09, 2026

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Eric and Eliot return for another round of your questions! What would convince Putin he’s losing his war? Did the U.S. have any alternative to invading Afghanistan? That and more in this month's mailbag!

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Yemen’s Civil War Turns Hot Again Oct 06, 2026

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Plus jackassery of the week, the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, and more!

1:20: Jackassery of the Week

19:35: New Operation Rough Rider Details Emerge

26:23: Saudi Offensive in Yemen

38:12: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

52:58: Ethiopian Conflict Update

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Emergency Episode: Hegseth’s Quantico Manifesto Oct 01, 2026

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Eric and Eliot react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s second-ever “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico today

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The Next Powder Keg Ready to Blow Sep 29, 2026

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Plus updates on the Iran war, Denmark’s dire warning, and more!

1:15: Jackassery of the Week

10:06: The Decline of the U.N.

7:13: Iran War Updates

40:57: Powder Keg: Horn of Africa

47:39: The Russian Threat to Europe

Danish Defense Intelligence Service Assessment of the threat from Russia:https://www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets/fe/dokumenter/2026/trusselsvurderinger/-assessment-of-the-threat-from-russia-.pdf

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Trump Claims “The Spoils” at the U.N. Sep 23, 2026

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Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!

1:53: Jackassery of the Week

12:56: Trump at the U.N.

22:06: Houthi Offensive Update

30:00: More Troubling German Elections

37:49: Trump-Zelensky Meeting

42:25: A Greenland Resolution

45:52: Xi Comes to Town

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The Iran War Explodes into the Red Sea Sep 15, 2026

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Plus updates from the Middle East & Ukraine, and special guest Will Hitchcock!

2:27: Jackassery of the Week

16:30: Houthi Offensive

36:30: Iranian Leadership Divisions

42:38: UK Sanctions on Israel

56:59: Ukraine War Update

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1:03:49: Will Hitchcock joins the show

1:12:48: The Interwar Period

1:16:39: Flirting with Fascism

1:27:45: Roosevelt’s Process

1:40:40: The Specter of WWI

Available today! A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America’s World War IIhttps://a.co/d/04rQQOF6

Eliot’s Hot Take on the Saudi pipeline strikes

Eric’s Hot Take on Saudi Arabia’s next moves

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