The Boardwalk

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Conflicts of Interest and Afghan Tourism Jul 24, 2025

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This week, we discuss the numerous conflicts of interest that have arisen in the first six months of Donald Trump's second term as president, and we attempt to determine what to make of the controversial new advertisement encouraging Westerners to visit Afghanistan.

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Congressional Intel, The Big Beautiful Bill, and Epstein Jul 10, 2025

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The boys are back to discuss whether Congress should be given intelligence briefs, whether or not the big, beautiful bill is beautiful or not, and are happy to report Epstein didn't do anything wrong.

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Iran, Afghan Refugees, and a Big, Beautiful Parade Jun 23, 2025

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We're back to discuss recent happenings in Iran and draw on years of US experience in the Middle East to caution against war. We also discuss the evil of deporting Afghan refugees who risked their lives to help us back to a country that will kill or hurt them. Finally, we make fun of the military parade.

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Syrian Regime Change and Blinken's Withdrawal Testimony Dec 17, 2024

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We're back. Nothing gets us excited like another regime change, and we predict everything will turn out just fine for Syria now that al-Assad is gone. Join us in our retrospective of all the fun regime changes we've lived through.
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Goodbye For Now Jun 11, 2024

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Join us as we reflect back on the podcast and what may lie in store for the future. This episode will end The Boardwalk in its current format and for the foreseeable future. We are working on some projects that we hope will be higher quality, but far less frequent. For now, goodbye.
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Professor Nazif Shahrani and the National Trust Movement of Afghanistan May 21, 2024

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Indiana University Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Nazif Shahrani sat down with Zach to discuss the National Trust Movement of Afghanistan. Professor Shahrani and others worked to create a document outlining the issues Afghans face today and their proposals to resolve those issues.
You can read the National Movement of Afghanistan's proposal here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11y55TAIhPa5qkZLGWY05sqkKUQOir0T3/view?usp=drive_link
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Author Phil Halton on Writing and Afghanistan Mar 26, 2024

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Phil Halton is the author of several novels set in Afghanistan including This Shall Be a House of Peace and Red Warning. He joins us to talk about his time in the Canadian army and his inspiration for writing about Afghanistan. You can buy his books and learn more about him at his website: https://philhalton.com/
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The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Lucas Webber and Riccardo Valle Talk Terrorism in Afghanistan Feb 20, 2024

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Lucas Webber and Riccardo Valle of Militant Wire and The Khorasan Diary join the Boardwalk to discuss Afghanistan and other current events in the now-discontinued War on Terror.
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Former Linguist Ian Fritz, Author of "What the Taliban Told Me" Jan 23, 2024

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Ian Fritz, author of "What the Taliban Told Me," joins The Boardwalk to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan as a Dari/Pashto linguist.

Ian's Website - To Purchase the Book
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