Unhinged Obsession

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Jul 30, 202650:06News & Politics

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the expanding Iran war and what it means for Trump that news of U.S. missile shortages is leaking from the inside, the blend of conspiracy theory and Rand...

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