Pod Save the World — Podcast Ad Analysis
20 episodes analyzed
10 min ads · 11% of episode is ads
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Each week, “Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor and Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes break down the biggest developments in foreign policy, national security and global politics. They try to explain which stories matter and why, and what we can all do to understand and shape the world around us.
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PodSkip has analyzed 20 episodes of Pod Save the World, averaging 9.7 ads per episode (11% of runtime).
Trump & Carney’s Heated Rivalry
Aug 26, 2026
Trump starts a trade war with Canada, announces “Economic D-Day” against Iran, while Russia deploys AI killer drones in Ukraine.Tommy and Ben break down the collapse of US-Canada trade negotiations…
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Trump’s Unrequited Love for Kim Jong Un
Aug 19, 2026
Tommy and Ben walk through a week of leaders making bad decisions. President Trump kneecaps military exercises with South Korea, Vladimir Putin’s paranoia reaches new heights, and British PM Andy…
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Mission: Impossible - Catering Truck (Starring Donald J. Trump)
Aug 12, 2026
Trump evades Iran via catering truck, Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is a disaster, and Jared pays off a gangster and drug trafficker as part of his Albanian island takeover.This week Tommy and Ben cover…
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Far Right Freaks Freak Over Migrants in Spain
Aug 05, 2026
Over 70,000 migrants try crossing into Spain, the US is running out of precision missiles, and Jared Kushner's brother almost bought FIFA.Tommy and Ben break down the mass crossing of migrants from…
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Lindsey Graham's Bloody Legacy
Jul 29, 2026
Trump welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to the White House on the same day as Lindsey Graham’s funeral, a MAGA nut does a wild U-turn on…
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Pentagon Covers Up Iran War Casualties
Jul 22, 2026
More US casualties in the war with Iran, the State Department's new neo-McCarthy Cuba blacklist, and the UK gets a new Prime Minister while CPAC Great Britain flops.Tommy and Ben discuss reports that…
Trump's Delusional Election Rant
Jul 18, 2026
In this special episode of Pod Save the World, Tommy and Ben speak in front of a live audience at the Aspen Security Forum.First, Trump delivers a rambling speech on election security that offers no…
Forever War (Trump's Version)
Jul 15, 2026
Tommy and Ben are back with a week of war, drama over an international bridge, and an angry Norwegian World Cup fan.First up, the guys say farewell to the ceasefire between Iran and the US, hello to…
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Trump Bullies FIFA, NATO
Jul 08, 2026
Tommy is joined by guest host Mehdi Hasan to walk through a packed week of World Cup controversy, a NATO summit, and Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral in Iran.First, they discuss the international…
Keeping Up With the Korruption in Kazakhstan
Jul 01, 2026
Tommy and Ben talk through a week that includes US and Iranian airstrikes, a peace agreement, a Supreme Court double-header, and the French debate about air conditioning.First up, Israel and Lebanon…
Starmer Brexits
Jun 24, 2026
This week Tommy and Ben catch up on the latest in Iran negotiations, react to Keir Starmer’s resignation, and continue to celebrate World Cup fandom.First they walk through the text of the US-Iran…
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How Bad Is Trump’s Iran Deal?
Jun 17, 2026
Tommy and Ben are back with a week of bad deals, high-stakes elections, and World Cup joy.The US and Iran have agreed to a deal to end the war, but the Trump administration has refused to release the…
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Jared & Ivanka Conquer Albanian Island
Jun 10, 2026
Tommy and Ben are back to discuss a week that includes collapsed ceasefire(s), the World Cup, and Jared and Ivanka pretending to be conquistadors.The so-called ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon…
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Trump’s Top Spy Has One Job: Revenge
Jun 03, 2026
Trump says he’s bored with peace talks, American right-wingers flock to Moscow, and the new Director of National Intelligence’s claim to fame is owning an HVAC company. Another fun week!Tommy and Ben…
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Pope Warns of AI Apocalypse
May 27, 2026
Tommy and Ben dig into a week of an “almost” deal, a sweeping AI warning, and a terrifying Ebola outbreak.First up, the Iran deal that was supposedly days away somehow produced new US airstrikes…
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Is Trump Planning to Invade Cuba?
May 20, 2026
Tommy and Ben dig into a week dominated by ominous signs of regime change, nuclear standoffs, and a “historic” summit that left almost everyone disappointed.First they cover the signs pointing to…
Keir Starmer’s Last Stand?
May 13, 2026
Tommy and Ben survey the wreckage of another week in global politics. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer clings to power after Labour was crushed in local elections. Tommy and Ben debate whether…
Bullsh*t Ceasefires Everywhere
May 06, 2026
Ben and Tommy break down another chaotic week in foreign policy full of bad ideas and worse outcomes. Trump rolls out—and just as quickly unrolls—a new Pentagon plan—dubbed “Project Freedom”—to…
King Trump Welcomes King Charles
Apr 29, 2026
The US-Iran ceasefire is holding, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the global economy is teetering on the edge of disaster, and America's precision weapons stockpile is badly depleted after…
All the President’s (Corrupt) Men
Apr 22, 2026
Tommy and Ben break down another chaotic and consequential week in global affairs. Trump blinks and extends the ceasefire with Iran, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as US-Iran negotiations…
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JD Vance’s Global Humiliation
Apr 15, 2026
Tommy and Ben walk through a week of epic failures for the Trump administration, from peace talks with Iran to Viktor Orbán’s historic loss in Hungary.They break down everything that was wrong with…
Trump Threatens Genocide
Apr 08, 2026
Tommy and Ben try to make sense of a dark and dizzying day in American history, from President Trump's genocidal threat to destroy the 'whole civilization' of Iran, to the announcement of a two-week…
Trump Begs Allies to Clean Up Iran Mess
Apr 01, 2026
Ben and guest cohost Alyona Minkovski, PSTW's senior producer, try to make sense of the many contradictions and threats coming from President Trump and his administration on Iran, like reports that…
Trump Goes from Obliteration to Negotiation on Iran
Mar 25, 2026
In the past few days, Donald Trump went from threatening to obliterate Iran's power plants to announcing a surprise diplomatic reprieve and declaring that the war has been won. This episode breaks…
MAGA’s Iran War Meltdown (and Micropenis)
Mar 18, 2026
A MAGA civil war erupts over Trump’s war with Iran, JD Vance tries to distance himself, and Megyn Kelly accuses her former Fox News colleague of having a micropenis. Seriously!On today’s show, Tommy…
Why Trump Might Send Ground Troops to Iran
Mar 11, 2026
Tommy and Ben unpack the latest twists in Donald Trump’s chaotic regime-change war with Iran, which eleven days in is still plagued by shifting goals, contradictory messaging, and rising regional…
Did Israel Push Trump into War with Iran?
Mar 04, 2026
Tommy and Ben discuss the ways in which the war in Iran seems to be spiraling out of control, from American service member deaths and devastating civilian casualties to Iranian drone strikes on…
Update: Trump Breaks Silence About Iran War
Mar 02, 2026
Trump’s war with Iran is escalating fast and the consequences are spreading across the Middle East. Tommy and Ben break down the latest military operations, Iran’s decision to attack countries and…
Breaking: America and Israel at War with Iran
Feb 28, 2026
Tommy and Ben discuss the breaking news that Israel and America launched hundreds of joint strikes against Iran, throwing the region into chaos. They talk about reports that the Supreme Leader…
Countdown to War With Iran?
Feb 25, 2026
Tommy and Ben discuss seemingly imminent American military strikes on Iran despite the absence of clear goals or military plan, the lack of concern for both the Iranian public and US troops who are…