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DSR Daily Live with Special Guest Wajahat Ali

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2026/10/11

On the DSR Daily Live for Friday, we’re joined by special guest Wajahat Ali to break down the midterm debates, the protests in France, the blatant racism of the current administration, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:10

Will the Iran War Ever End?

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2026/10/09

We are living through one of the most irrational chapters of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The recent uptick in the conflict between the United States and Iran is only abetted by the fast-approaching midterm elections next month. How did we get here in the first place? And what is the potential for future conflict between the US, Israel, Iran and its proxies? Middle East expert Kim Ghattas joins David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, and Ed Luce to discuss the current geopolitical state of the region,

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22:15

The Daily Blast: Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Aides...

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2026/10/09

Donald Trump rages regularly at Fox News. But Axiosnow reportsthat there’s more behind this than meets the eye: White House and GOP operatives have privately pressured Fox for months to change how it’s covering Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The problem? By giving El-Sayed airtime and covering him in a somewhat factual way, it’s made it harder for Trump and the GOP to smear him as a crazy radical jihadist. Translation:Don’t let voters learn the truth about this guy; it’ll make it harder

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43:06

Words Matter: The Gathering Storm

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2026/10/08

Republican crooks across the administration are now trying to distance themselves from Donald Trump ahead of November’s elections. Yet these Republicans like Mike Rogers and Thom Tillis are corrupt to the core themselves, leading to the question: how far will these politicians go to save their reputations despite their own histories of corruption? Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf ponder the gathering storm ahead and whether or not the stains left by this administration may ever truly wash

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14:16

DSR Daily October 8: Protesters Sour Trump’s Sad...

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2026/10/08

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump’s pathetic Texas rally, Trump’s $273 million worth of securities transactions, the EPA’s plans to relax methane regulations, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:12

The Daily Blast: Trump Polls Take Brutal Turn as...

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2026/10/08

In today’s episode, nonpartisan political forecaster Kyle Kondik makes some critical points about Donald Trump’s approval rating. First, it may be so low that he’s even underwater in House districts that he carried by double digits. Second, unlike in 2018, his approval is underwater in red states with big Senate races. Indeed, thelatest polling averageshave him sinking below 35 percent, a key threshold. AndTimespollingfinds him upside down in five Senate-race states he carried by double digits

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18:19

DSR Daily October 7: Republicans are Getting Nervous...

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2026/10/07

On the DSR Daily for October 7th, we cover Republican nervousness ahead of the midterms, Trump officials ramping up scrutiny of voter registration groups, the Justice Department moving to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:13

The Daily Blast: Trump Spirals into Crazed Fury as...

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2026/10/07

Donald Trumpunleashed a long, crazed tiradethis week about Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. He attacked her with the vicious slur “tranny” not once but twice. He smeared her with numerous lies about her positions, insisting she is for “Defunding the Police” and “Transgender for Everyone.” The source of Trump’s rage is obvious: He fears the race is unexpectedly competitive. Indeed, two GOP-aligned pollsters—TrafalgarandInside Advantage—recently found the race to

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20:14

DSR Daily October 6: Trump’s Unhinged Comments on...

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2026/10/06

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss Trump’s insane comments at a Nebraska rally, Trump conceding that his super PAC will now start paying for controversial ads, Disney taking the FCC to court, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:49

The Daily Blast: Trump Rages at Shrinking Rally...

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2026/10/06

Donald Trump has been holding rallies in red states, and in apairofarticles,The New York Timesreported that his crowd sizes have been diminishing. This triggeredan epic tirade from Trump: He raged that his rallies are “PACKED” and claimed they are “HOTTER” than ever. He even accused the media of dishonestly ignoring their “thunderous applause” from “thousands and thousands of people.” This comes as Republicans themselvesadmitthat the rallies actually reveal the weakness of the Trump-GOP position,

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24:53

DSR Daily October 5: Trump Sends Another Aircraft...

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2026/10/05

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down another aircraft carrier being sent to the Middle East, a critical Supreme Court case on state climate change lawsuits, Trump’s brand new “Super Intelligence Force”, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:15

The Daily Blast: Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as...

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2026/10/05

Anew Fox pollshowing James Talarico ahead in the Texas Senate race unnerved Fox figures. One MAGA guest on Foxexclaimed: “Texans have to wake up!” The poll also hastruly terrible newsfor Trump: His approval is upside down in this reliably red state, he’s cratering with Latinos, and he’s losing the working class, which is his base. He’s even underwater with non-MAGARepublicans, a key demographic that Talarico has worked to win. This comes as Republicansare leaking wordthat they’re shifting spending

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70:50

DSR Daily October 2: Live with Norm Ornstein

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2026/10/04

On the DSR Daily Live for October 2nd, Norm Ornstein joins us to discuss Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs, the fallout of Jack Smith’s Senate hearing, a bipartisan effort to block the demolition of the Kennedy Center, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:44

NTK: Time to Resume the Fetal Position

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2026/10/03

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s bad out there. Pete Hegseth’s efforts to conform the military to his shallow definition of masculinity are troubling enough, Trump seems to have his sights set on a more deadly nuclear arsenal at his disposal. Jon Wolfsthal and Joe Cirincione join David Rothkopf to dive into the shocking shortcomings of our defense leadership under the Trump regime and why you might not be worried enough.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:19

Siliconsciousness: With AI, are We Walking the Dog or...

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2026/10/02

As AI systems become more autonomous and are delegated more and more power across industries, we have to ask ourselves: are we walking the dog, or is the dog walking us? Is voluntary self-regulation really enough, or is it high time for legislators to get serious about reigning things in before the problem becomes too big to solve? CEO of CAS Strategies Camille Stewart Gloster joins us to discuss her new book The Insider You Built and explore why sensible regulation is sorely needed and

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24:07

The Daily Blast: Trump’s Weird Tirade on Midterms...

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2026/10/02

This week, GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxtonprivately admittedthat Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas was a serious problem for the state’s Republican candidates. Asked about this, Trumpunleashed a long, tortured monologue, and it was revealing. He kept returning to the number of viewersthat he gotat the convention, and kept repeatingthat he wonTexas multiple times. He can only see this in terms ofhow he faredthere, with no regard for GOP candidates. We think that Trump’s inability to clearly

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56:49

Words Matter: A Conversation with Timothy Snyder:...

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2026/10/01

There are reasons for optimism as we head into the 2026 midterms. Polling is showing that people are fed up with Trump and his policies, courts are holding firm against the president, and some Republicans are beginning to distance themselves to a greater degree than we have previously seen. Yet winning in November will not mend the cracks in our democracy alone, and real challenges in our political system remain. Author and Historian Timothy Snyder joins David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein to reflect

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23:02

DSR Daily October 1: White House Targets CNN Yet Again

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2026/10/01

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the White House removing CNN from the press pool, new details from the terrifying FlyDubai flight, skyrocketing bond levels, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:08

The Daily Blast: Trump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll...

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2026/10/01

Donald Trump has been running propaganda ads starring, well,himselfas a way to help the GOP in the midterms. The adsare government-funded, and one official evensuggestedthat the payment scheme is partly designed to get media attention to the ads, amplifying them further. It’s appallingly corrupt and potentially illegal. But, amusingly, they’re backfiring: Anew Quinnipiac poll showsthat Trump is more toxic for the GOP than we thought. It finds his approval at an abysmal 34 percent, and at 31 percent

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39:44

Could the Last Two Years of Trump Be the Most Dangerous?

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2026/09/30

Time is running out for Donald Trump and he, and the rest of the world, knows it. This is concerning - how much more damage will he wreak knowing the end is near? Will nations like China and Russia see these coming years as a window of opportunity, a way to take advantage of Trump’s imbecility on the global stage to further their own geopolitical agendas? Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations joins David Rothkopf and Rosa Brooks to take a look at foreign relations as we approach the end of

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