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Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the audience plan a Special Military Operation targeting Trump's latest ego boost: an enormous banner of his face hanging opposite Lincoln's outside USDA.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Minna Ålander discuss how Trump's attempts to exercise coercive power are going in various domestic and political arenas.If you want to join us live every weekday at 8am EST, get a years subscription to Dog Shirt Daily for just $25 this week only.

Wherein Ben welcomes Anastasiia Lapatina for a real-time tour of a Norwegian town on the Russian border and a live interview with a local journalist covering Russian aggression in the Arctic. Holly Berkley Fletcher comes on to discuss her most recent shenanigans, Minna Ålander talks NATO policy, and Ben goes over the recent SCOTUS arguments in the birthright citizenship case.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss Ukrainian perspectives on Russian dissidents, international organizations, and national identity.

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome author John Pollack to talk about the place of wordplay in human society.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss the difficulties of addressing wealth disparity. Then they welcome Marichka Hlyten to talk about Russian abuse of Ukrainian children.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher comes on with a list of discussion topics, including refugees, book reviews, South Sudan, and a covert margarita operation.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Jonathan Rauch discuss why Trump wants a Qatari plane and how to protest at a military parade.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the new Pope, what the Papacy represents, and why we should care.