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Bombshell

This is Bombshell, a bi-weekly podcast coming to you from Washington insiders to dissect today’s foreign policy crises and tomorrow’s security challenges. We’ll talk military strategy, White House may... Read more

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Makes We Wonder Why I Even Bring the Thunder

Makes We Wonder Why I Even Bring the Thunder

Bombshell returns in 2019 with a new set of Bombshell questions and a guest, Dana Stroul, to give our best shot at expla... Read more

15 Jan 2019

42mins

Ranked #2

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Ain't It Hard Keeping It So Hardcore

Ain't It Hard Keeping It So Hardcore

This week Dr. Tanvi Madan joins the ladies to explain the brewing crisis between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. Then Rad... Read more

26 Feb 2019

54mins

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With Your Shield or On It

With Your Shield or On It

This week Loren, Erin, and Radha are joined by the peerless Mira Rapp-Hooper. Taking a break from stalking her perfect o... Read more

19 Nov 2019

49mins

Ranked #4

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Live at the National WWI Museum!

Live at the National WWI Museum!

Loren and Erin travel to Kansas City for a special live recording at the National World War I Museum. Joined by John Ism... Read more

1 Jan 2019

1hr

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Only Mostly Dead

Only Mostly Dead

This week on Bombshell, Radha, Erin, and Loren play natsec madlibs with Amanda Sloat, discussing every possible complexi... Read more

18 Apr 2018

51mins

Ranked #6

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A Song of Slights and Ire

A Song of Slights and Ire

This week the ladies dive into the recent Iran drama with Ariane Tabatabai. Next, they revisit some recent election resu... Read more

21 May 2019

47mins

Ranked #7

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How to Lose a Clearance in 10 Days

How to Lose a Clearance in 10 Days

Susan Hennessey of Lawfare and Rational Security fame joins Radha and Erin to wade through recertifying the Iran deal, s... Read more

25 Jul 2017

41mins

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Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

Bombshell welcomes back Amanda Sloat to dish on all the drama across the pond - Brexit, the selection of the new Tory le... Read more

4 Jun 2019

50mins

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An Emergency Bomblette

An Emergency Bomblette

This ONE TIME we huddled for an emergency podcast. Because the Secretary of Defense resigned in protest. That doesn’t ha... Read more

21 Dec 2018

26mins

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To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Melissa Dalton from CSIS joins Loren, Radha, and Erin to offer a thorough, if morose, update on the U.S. military withdr... Read more

22 Oct 2019

54mins

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This is the Song That Never Ends

This is the Song That Never Ends

This week Erin and Radha hold down the fort and return to some of Bombshell's greatest hits topics, starting with North ... Read more

7 May 2019

43mins

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Thank You Mr. Narwhal

Thank You Mr. Narwhal

This week Radha, Erin, and Loren reunite to drink eggnog (or not!) and talk about events in London, from interrupting vi... Read more

3 Dec 2019

38mins

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Real or Fake?

Real or Fake?

The ladies of Bombshell take on proteins and Afghanistan policy all in one segment with special guest Frances Brown. Acr... Read more

9 Apr 2019

52mins

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All He Had to Do Was Turn Left

All He Had to Do Was Turn Left

This week on Bombshell, Rebecca Lissner of Penn's Perry World House guest hosts with Radha and Loren to discuss the hand... Read more

2 May 2018

55mins

Ranked #15

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Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day

Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day

Erin, Radha, and Loren mull over 2019, muse about 2020, and debate Rise of the Skywalker. We will be with you again.

31 Dec 2019

40mins

Ranked #16

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Live at Duke University!

Live at Duke University!

Erin, Radha, and Loren made the trip to Duke University to join the Carlucci National Security Symposium at the Sanford ... Read more

12 Mar 2019

44mins

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Bombshell Live! From NatSec Girl Squad

Bombshell Live! From NatSec Girl Squad

This week Radha and Erin lead a special live episode from the NatSec Girl Squad Conference. They are joined by Dana Stro... Read more

17 Dec 2019

57mins

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Burn Before Pleading

Burn Before Pleading

This week on Bombshell, Quinta Jurecic of Lawfare (and Washington Post!) fame joins us to break down the Mueller investi... Read more

15 Nov 2017

46mins

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In Space, No One Can Hear you Scream

In Space, No One Can Hear you Scream

Special guest Amy Shafer joins us for the full show and highlights her fabulous research on the civil-military divide in... Read more

12 Jul 2017

48mins

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Tigers on a Gold Leash

Tigers on a Gold Leash

This week Bombshell welcomes Suzanne Maloney of Brookings to chat all things Iran. And because we love our listeners so ... Read more

14 Jan 2020

56mins

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