{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/61cc03c525450b0014acb9c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The \"Miracle on Massachusetts Avenue\" Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott celebrated the impending New Year by answering some questions and sharing some object lessons submitted by Rational Security listeners. They discussed:</p><ul><li>If you could only have one paid news subscription, which would it be?</li><li>How do you think the U.S. will respond if Israeli policies towards Palestinians continue to deteriorate?</li><li>Why does former President Trump's direction to his former associates not to cooperate with the January&nbsp;6 committee not constitute witness tampering?</li><li>Why are Tweets not subject to prepublication review?</li><li>What are the United States' greatest vulnerabilities?</li><li>What are the odds of a major nuclear incident in the next 70 years?</li><li>What is the January 6 committee investigating other than the actions of former President Trump and his associates?</li><li>Do you think the courts or Congress will rein in the executive branch's control over classified information?</li><li>How will Finland's purchase of U.S.&nbsp;F-35s change the regional security calculus?</li><li>What do you do to sound good on podcasts?</li><li>And most importantly: which holiday movie is most relevant to the current state of international relations?</li></ul><p>As for object lessons, listeners: recommended the \"<a href=\"https://fatleonardpodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fat Leonard</a>\" and \"<a href=\"https://orientalistexpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orientalist Express</a>\" podcasts; endorsed the book \"<a href=\"https://meredithangwin.com/books/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shorting the Grid</a>\" by Meredith Angwin; noted the existence of the iPhone game \"<a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-assange/id1499982277\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Free Assange</a>\" by none other than RT (i.e., Russia Today); corrected Scott's mistake regarding what's happening with the long lost musical sequence from \"The Muppet Christmas Carol\"; recommended adding bourbon to Quinta's easy pie dough recipe; seconded Alan's earlier endorsement of the spaetzle maker; and shouted out Purdue University for the civic education program they recently implemented for all incoming students.&nbsp;</p><p>Rational Security 2.0 will be back in 2022, but until then be sure to visit our show page at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lawfareblog.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.lawfareblog.com</a>&nbsp;and to follow us on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/RatlSecurity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@RatlSecurity</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>And Rational Security listeners can now get a committed ad-free feed by becoming a <em>Lawfare</em> material supporter at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lawfare</a>!</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}