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On this episode of Deep State Radio, host David Rothkopf discusses the latest polling with Simon Rosenberg. With the election less than a year out, David and Simon discuss everything from the economy to foreign policy, why the math for the Republicans remains daunting and what you can do now to ensure Biden is re-elected. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second half of the Global Stocktake panel chaired by David Sandalow is here. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, Patrick Chandler, and David Simpson join to discuss the biggest successes and failures since the Paris Climate agreement, what the priorities for combatting climate change should be, and more. This material is distribut...

On this episode of the DSR Daily Brief, we discuss the passing of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the latest in Gaza, Elon Musk's rant toward advertisers and electric roads in Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas nears its end, we’re left to wonder what a more permanent peace looks like. Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, and Ed Luce join David Rothkopf to examine the possibility of peace and to break down the Biden Administration’s role in the conflict and whether the public perception of the war as a US/Israel joint venture is fair. Learn more about your ad choices....

The latest panel from the Road to COP 28 is here, featuring an incredible panel of guests chaired by David Sandalow. Laurence Tubiana, Sue Biniaz, Paul Ekins, Jody Freeman, Ian Parry, Richard Newell, Mandy Rambharos, and more join for a discussion on the global stocktake and its implications. Additionally, Allison Agsten sits down with the UAE Chief Climate Negotiator for COP27 and COP28, Hana AlH...

On today’s episode of the DSR Daily, we cover the impending expulsion vote for George Santos, Turkey’s intention to ratify Swedish accession to NATO, the deepening support for Hamas, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the DSR Daily, we cover the latest on Israel and Gaza, a wave of far-right riots in France, a potential blow to the LGBT community in Russia, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israeli officials have predicted two more months of fighting. With such a lengthy campaign ahead, is the IDF pursuing the best strategy? Former deputy director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center Darrell Blocker joins Marc Polymeropoulos and David Rothkopf to assess Israel’s approach so far and what could be on the horizon for the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

On today’s DSR Daily, we discuss the shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont, the debate over elections in Ukraine, an attack in Sierra Leone’s capital, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: November 2, 2023 The latest episode in the Road to COP 28 series brings the second half of our latest panel, chaired by Allison Agsten. Allison is once again joined by Stephan Crawford, Stanley Chan (Chen Qiufan), Anne de Carbuccia, Michael Gerrard, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Benjamin Von Wong, and Gernot Wagner. Join as the panel shares ways everyone can be an activist and why it's...

Original Air Date: October 26, 2023 The newest entry in the Road to COP 28 series brings an all-new panel of experts, chaired by Allison Agsten, Director of USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Curator at the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Allison is joined by Stephan Crawford, Stanley Chan (Chen Qiufan), Anne de Carbuccia, Michael Gerrard, Ana...

Original Airdate: November 19, 2018 It's Thanksgiving weekend in the USA. It's a warm, friendly, family holiday provided that a.) your family does not discuss politics, b.) your unhinged uncle does not drink too much and c.) the indoor deep-fryer does not burn the whole house down. Maybe you'll go to a class reunion. Those are always...terrible. Or, alternatively, maybe you'll do what you did on p...

Original Air Date: November 19, 2018 Who needs relatives? Join your Deep State family for a cheerful holiday discussion of the Turkeys of the Year, the losers, jerks, criminals, and large orange embarrassments that made the past year as unappetizing as an under-cooked Butterball. Our own Rosa Brooks, former undercover CIA operative and improv comedian Emily Brandwin and Maggie Feldman-Piltch of Na...

On today’s episode of the DSR Daily, we cover the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Sam Altman returning as the CEO of OpenAI, the latest revelations about Mike Johnson, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The freer the market, the freer the people” is one of corporate America’s favorite lines. Yet according to Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway’s book, “The Big Myth,” the truth is far more complicated. Naomi joins David Rothkopf to explain how the free market narrative has permeated American politics and set us on a disastrous path towards climate change and more. Don’t miss it. Learn more about your a...

The newest episode in the Road to COP 28 series brings the second of two parts of our latest panel, chaired by Allison Agsten. Allison is joined by an incredible panel of guests, including Kevin J. Patel, Matt Simon, Dr. Michael Mann, Rosanna Xia, Anna Jane Joyner, Kate Folb, Emelie O’Brien, Leila Conners, Amy Todd Middleton, Joshua Goldstein, and Olivia Ahnemann. Join our panelists as they share...

On today’s DSR Daily, we discuss an approaching deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, Ukraine celebrating the 10th anniversary of Euromaidan, the Wisconsin case on legislative maps, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes leaders like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin tick? Dr. Ken Dekleva joins Marc Polymeropoulos and David Rothkopf to share his answer. Dr. Dekleva shares his experience helping profile world leaders for the US government, to include how different US presidents utilized these leadership profiles in high stakes summits and negotiations. Dr. Dekleva also discusses the critical role played by R...

On today’s episode of the DSR daily, we cover the victory of Javier Milei in Argentina, Defense Secretary Austin’s visit to Ukraine, Palestinian demonstrations in the US, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: January 21, 2023 Marissa’s guest on the podcast is investigative journalist Marisa Kabas, who has recently dedicated herself to learning everything there is to know (and wonder at) about George Anthony DeVolder Santos Schwarzenegger, or whatever name he is going by today. Not surprisingly, the conversation turns to a discussion of shamelessness: the good kind and the bad kind, a...

Original Air Date: October 21, 2021 As the Biden Administration shifts the focus of U.S. foreign policy to emerging issues and how America can lead in the century ahead, certain megapowers loom as complex threats. One is China. Another is Big Tech and how, if at all, its destabilizing and dangerous tendencies can be managed. Ed Luce of the Financial Times and Kori Schake of the American Enterprise...

Between AI, nuclear weapons, and conflicts around the world, there’s more than enough to be worried about. Fortunately, we have people like Assistant Secretary Mallory Stewart keeping their eyes on the biggest threats to the US. Assistant Secretary Stewart joins Jon Wolfsthal and David to discuss what the administration has been doing to address nuclear weapons and more. Learn more about your ad c...

Norm and Kavita are breaking the rules this week to talk about congressional fight club. With threats of violence by multiple GOP members, its clear that tensions are high as Republicans struggle to govern. With the government shutdown pushed to next year, join us as we break down the political field heading into 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the DSR Daily, we cover the House Ethics Committee’s report on George Santos, the UN”s warning about starvation in Gaza, the lifting of a gag order on Donald Trump, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The economy's recovery under President Biden has been nothing short of a miracle. So what is the secret to his administration's success? Rana Foroohar joins David Rothkopf to break down why Bidenomics has been such a triumph and why rejection of the economic orthodoxy was long overdue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices