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The DSR Network

The DSR Network

This podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring regulars Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School, Kori Schake of AEI, and Ed Luce of the Financial Times, the program will be the lively, smart dinner table conversation on the big issues of the day that you

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29:43

The Daily Blast: Trump ICE Raids Take Awful Turn as...

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2025/10/31

President Trump’s militarized raids in Chicago just took another horrific turn when agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade, triggering mayhem. Agents deployed tear gas on locals and tackled several of them, including U.S. citizens. One resident screamed: “You’re scaring our children to death.” In response, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an unnerving warning: Children are getting “terrorized” and “traumatized.” Pritzker also sent a strong message to the country: Your community could

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27:00

Words Matter: Crazier Craziness from Trump Lies Ahead

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2025/10/30

You may think you’ve seen crazy, but when it comes to Trump, you ain’t seen nothing yet. With SNAP benefits set to expire and the effects of the shutdown mounting by the day, Republicans face a difficult political question: is it time to do the right thing? Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf break down this fraught moment, why Republicans just might cave, and the lights at the end of the tunnel for Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:01

DSR Daily October 30: Trumps Resumes Nuclear Weapon...

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2025/10/30

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump announcing a resumption of nuclear weapons tests, a modest US-China tariff deal, calls for greater transparency from ICE, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:23

The Daily Blast: Trump Ballroom Fiasco Takes Bad New...

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2025/10/30

The economic news is getting worse. Major companies are announcing mass layoffs, and it’s dominating the headlines, including in the Rust Belt. Food stamps are about to expire for millions. And new info shows how Obamacare premiums will soar due to lapsing subsidies. That backdrop of bad news makes President Trump’s tearing down of White House structures to build a gilded ballroom even more damaging. Indeed, new polling shows that the ballroom fiasco is now stirring a surprising public backlash. On

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47:20

China Understands How to Deal with Trump, Why Don't...

The DSR Network ·

2025/10/29

On Thursday, President Trump is going to meet with Xi Jinping for the first time since his reelection and following months of rising tension between the two countries. Where do US-China relations stand? Who has the upper hand? Melanie Hart, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub, joins David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, and Ed Luce to discuss their expectations for the meeting and the future of America's foreign policy towards China. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click

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21:17

DSR Daily October 29: Israel Strikes Gaza in Defiance...

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2025/10/29

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza, intensifying oversight of Border Patrol agents in Chicago, Trump’s visit to South Korea, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:44

The Daily Blast: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks...

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2025/10/29

Surprisingly, Marjorie Taylor Greene has emerged as a forceful critic of the GOP stance in the government shutdown fight. Greene just unleashed an angry rant at House Speaker Mike Johnson, pointedly accusing him of having no answer or millions of people who will lose Obamacare subsidies due to the GOP refusal to extend them. “He refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call,” Greene raged. “Apparently I have to go into a [classified facility] to find out the

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39:12

Siliconsciousness: Trump AI Policy May Not Mean What...

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2025/10/28

The Trump administration’s laissez-faire approach to big tech might just be a mirage. The strange marriage of the White House to some of the biggest names in AI has meant a huge influence over the exploding industry. But who is really influencing who? Former Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Alondra Nelson joins David Rothkopf to explore the administration’s unique relationship with big tech and the profound effects that are already underway. This material is distributed by

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16:10

DSR Daily October 28: Hurricane Melissa Closes in on...

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2025/10/28

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the Category 5 hurricane approaching Jamaica, the expanding fight over redistricting, a Texas lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:01

NTK: Inflatable Frogs Are Really Important… and More

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2025/10/28

Inflatable critters becoming a symbol of protest in 2025 was not on our bingo card. But while millions mobilizing to protest for democracy should be celebrated, Republican machinations ahead of 2026 midterms are cause for alarm. Tara McGowan and Simon Rosenberg join David Rothkopf to share their hopes and fears in this political climate and how each of us can do more to protect our democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:34

The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry, Crazed Eruption over...

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2025/10/28

On Air Force One, President Donald Trump unleashed a bizarre, angry, rambling rant about the cognitive test he supposedly aced this weekend. Worse, he compared himself cognitively to two Democrats who both happen to be nonwhite women. This rant backfired on itself: It revealed his worsening mental unfitness, his naked racism, his effort to normalize his belittling of nonwhite members of Congress and his ongoing attacks on democracy, and more. In today’s installment, New Republic contributing

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17:22

DSR Daily October 27: Trump’s ‘Plan’ to Run Again

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2025/10/27

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s statements about potentially running again in 2028, the GOP’s anxiety about ACA subsidies, the US military closing in on Venezuela, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:02

The Daily Blast: Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster...

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2025/10/27

In recent days, President Trump has approved federal disaster aid for the red states of Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri and Alaska while denying it to the blue states of Maryland, Vermont, and Illinois. The White House has not offered meaningful explanations for the discrepancies, which just happen to punish states that didn’t support him in 2024. But we noticed something interesting about this whole saga: In Maryland, the disasters and damage in question severely afflicted the state’s westernmost

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17:46

DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump Cancels Canada Negotiations

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2025/10/26

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 24, we break down Trump’s cancellation of trade negotiations with Canada, arrests in a massive illegal gambling ring, an upcoming meeting between US and Chinese negotiators, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:17

Words Matter: Searching Through the Rubble of the...

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2025/10/24

Donald Trump just tore down the East Wing of the White House. Yup, that’s right - the President of the United States, in the middle of a government shutdown, decides that what America really needs is a new grand ballroom in Washington, DC. Where is the accountability? How is such corrupt politics being normalized? Join David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein as they search through the rubble and try to find answers. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn

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26:59

The Daily Blast: Jamie Raskin’s Harsh New Takedown of...

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2025/10/24

In a shockingly brazen move, President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million stemming from certain federal actions against him. Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a scalding letter to the White House demanding all internal communications on this shakedown. What struck us was the letter’s forceful indictment of Trump’s corruption and criminality: It denounced Trump’s “blatantly illegal and unconstitutional effort to

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31:54

Siliconsciousness: A Conversation with Representative...

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2025/10/23

The US government has taken a ‘light touch’ approach to regulating artificial intelligence under Trump and a Republican controlled Congress. Should our government be doing more? California Representative Ted Lieu joins David Rothkopf to explore the pitfalls of hands-off federal regulation, how AI has become a critical component of national security and the labor market, and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in

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21:00

DSR Daily October 23: White House Escalates Sanctions...

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2025/10/23

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover JD Vance’s harsh comments on Israel, the administration introducing new sanctions on Russia, Trump’s demolition of the East Wing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:17

Glimmers of Hope for Ukraine

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2025/10/23

After more than three years of expanded conflict, there might be some glimmers of hope for Ukraine. President Trump’s frustrations with Putin are growing, but Trump’s flip-flopping on the issue has continued to vex world leaders. So what can we expect from Trump? Has he really had a turn of heart? Ambassador Bill Taylor and Rosa Brooks join David Rothkopf to shed light on the latest news and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:44

The Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec’s Flattery of Him...

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2025/10/23

We’re seeing a confluence of events that suggest President Trump’s corruption has crossed over to an ugly new place. Trump is destroying a White House building to create a ballroom for him and his rich friends. He’s demanding that the Justice Department hand over $230 million in taxpayer funds to compensate him for “damages.” And Democrats from Senator Chris Murphy to Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries are going after all this in a newly aggressive way. Into this mess stepped White House press

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