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Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Mike Feinberg, recently fired from a senior FBI position for being friends with someone Trump doesn't like, to discuss his experiences. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris to discuss the Trump CIA's so-called tradecraft review, which concludes that there was no Russian interference in the 2016 election and that James Comey is a crook. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Alicia Wanless, and John Hawkinson cover home renovation, AI, tariffs, law enforcement, and the cactus's bruised ego. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Carol Tsang emerges from the Greek Chorus to tell Ben about the history of repression and resistance in Tokugawa Japan. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben discusses safari adventures with Holly Berkley Fletcher, the state of the Supreme Court with Jonathan Rauch, Swedish and Canadian politics with Alicia Wanless, and the military situation in Ukraine with anyone willing to listen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Anna Bower for a discussion of Independence Day under Trump, as well as DOGE, humor, and the New York Times. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss wildlife in Kenya, Minna Ålander joins in to talk about the seasons in Finland and defense policy in France, and Anastasiia Lapatina drops by with Ukrainian memes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Tyler McBrien, Lawfare's managing editor, to discuss Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral primary and what, if anything, it means about the country at large. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Ben Wizner of the ACLU, with whom he used to argue about civil liberties litigation, to discuss civil liberties litigation in the Trump era. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Mike Pesca takes over the show to ask Ben about the effectiveness of the Iran strikes and the war powers debate, and Holly Berkley Fletcher about Kenyan politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the recent NATO summit and the future of NATO in the Trump era. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben has created a deepfake video of judicial nominee Emil Bove putting on vampire make-up, and he and Eve Gaumond discuss the ethical concerns created by a world in which that is possible. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss intelligence officers as they exist in real life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben answers Holly Berkley Fletcher's questions on the Supreme Court, deportation, federal grand juries, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Marty Lederman to discuss Trump's legal and constitutional violations in bombing Iran. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss what we know about the Israeli strikes on Iran. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben is on a train and can't maintain a wifi connection, and Holly Berkley Fletcher tries desperately to cover for him. Swahili, hotels, and naming conventions are discussed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss the role of vaccines in personal and community health and the role of the intelligence community in policy making. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond welcome James Hanks to discuss how he convinced Chat GPT to plan military operations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses different strategies at play in protesting Trump and Ben answers Anastasiia Lapatina's questions about the US legal system. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher celebrate Trump's messy breakup with Elon, and welcome Marichka Hlyten to talk about the latest developments in Ukraine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben discusses lobbying strategy, Holly Berkley Fletcher shares news from across Africa, and the Collegium workshops protest slogans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses fake news about Sudan, Anastasiia Lapatina welcomes Katsiaryna Shmatsina to talk about national identity and repression in Belarus, and Ben asks why no one is selling old Swedish men on Instagram. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher and Anastasiia Lapatina welcome Jonathan V. Last to talk about optimism and pessimism, building a media empire, and the craft of journalistic writing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless welcome Erin Saltman to discuss the role of gaming and AI in youth radicalization and de-radicalization. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe