#1130 Schoolyard bully with nuclear weapons (Foreign Policy)

Air Date: 09/05/2017

Today we look at just a couple of the major international conflicts Donald Trump is severely under-qualified to navigate

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​Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Andrew Bacevich on the neoconservative-laid groundwork for President Trump - The Dig - Air Date: 08-23-2017

Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Directions - Josh Rouse

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Trump About To Surpass Obama's EIGHT YEAR Civilian Death Toll - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-18-17

Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Suffering of the Innocents - Squire Tuck

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Andrew Bacevich: Trump's Handling of N. Korea, His First National Security Crisis, is Very Troubling - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 08-10-17

Ch. 7: Song 3: ​One - Apocalyptica

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Bruce Cumings with a historical perspective on the most irresponsible thing Trump has said - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 8-28-17

Ch. 9: Song 4: ​Fire and Fury - Ian Rivers

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Middle East expert Juan Cole on why the US is stuck in Afghanistan - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 8-22-17

Ch. 11: Song 5: ​Silent Colonialism - Valentina

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Ch. 12: Act 6: Phyllis Bennis on the questions we don't ask about what we should do in Afghanistan - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-25-17

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Voicemails

Ch. 13: Hard to believe that Charlottesville is the ACLU's fault - Nick from California

Ch. 14: The sexist angle on fighting words and media personalities inciting violence - Katherine from Bloomington, IL

Ch. 15: Thoughts on needed restrictions of 2nd amendment - Craig from Ohio

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 16: Final comments introducing a bonus clip from Politically Re-Active

Bonus Clip: The problem is the 2nd amendment - Politically Reactive - Air Date 8-24-17

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone 

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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