S5 E3 - Alright Dom, What's Next?
Here in the US, we’re just catching on to the idea of creating a foreign policy that lifts up our middle class, but China’s been at it for decades. On...
Things That Go Boom
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Stories about the ins, outs, and whathaveyous of what keeps us safe. Hosted by Laicie Heeley. Things That Go Boom takes an unconventional look at critical global and national security issues — so grab a beer and buckle up. It gets bumpy.
S5 E2 - Out From Under the Leaking Roof and Into the Rain
One of Biden's biggest foreign policy moves so far has been sticking with Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal plan. The move comes after 20 years of war, w...
S5 E1 - Cheers to the American Middle Class
Quick, give me the first answer to this question that comes to your head: What TV character is the archetype of the American middle class? Archie Bunk...
S5 Trailer
The Biden administration says it’s focused on creating a “foreign policy for the middle class,” But what does that really mean? Keeping on keeping on ...
S4 Bonus - A Very Hokey 100 Days
April 29 marked President Biden’s 100th day in office. So we thought it was about time to pop back in with a special bonus episode — before we’re back...
S4 E9 - Baby Nukes: When a Little Boom Is All You Need
Over the course of our nuclear history, smaller (potentially more usable) nuclear weapons have come in all shapes and sizes — from so-called backpack ...
S4 E8 - Aliens Among Us
Conspiracy theories are as old as time. And, they’re not all bad. Sometimes they bring us together for a subpar party in the desert. Take, for example...
S4 E7 - Why One Congresswoman Wore Tennis Shoes on Jan. 6
When a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the legislature on Jan. 6, it caught the Capitol Police completely off-guard. But there was one woman in the Hous...
S4 E6 - Saving the World With 50-Year-Old IT
In December 2020, the company FireEye noticed that it had been the victim of a cyber intrusion. And it wasn’t the only one. About 18,000 companies and...
S4 E5 - Duluth, Not as Cold as You Think!
Darlene Turner is an Inupiaq Eskimo living on a battle line. Not the military kind, the climate change kind. With less sea ice to buffer storms, the o...