The DSR Network

The DSR Network

This podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring regulars Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School, Kori Schake of AEI, and Ed Luce of the Financial Times, the program will be the lively, smart dinner table conversation on the big issues of the day that you wish you were having...without the calories. Sometimes special guests will join the conversation and always the emphasis will be on providing the unvarnished perspectives others shy away from. Deep State Radio is the insider perspective on American national security and foreign policy that you can't find anywhere else. If you are enjoying this podcast, please consider becoming a member by visiting thedsrnetwork.com.

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November 16, 2025 51 mins
Original air date: November 26, 2024 On today’s podcast, CIA veteran Ed Bogan joins Marc Polymeropoulos to ponder the US intelligence community in a Trump 2.0. How do we separate signal vs noise on the national security cabinet picks, and a potential bloodletting in the US IC?  Will GOP national security-minded Senators drill down on DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard’s controversial past?  Will the Senate insist on FBI background checks? ...
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Original air date: November 14, 2024 Trump’s cabinet picks reach new heights of awfulness. From Matt Gaetz to Elise Stefanik, it’s a veritable who’s who of MAGA sycophants. In a special episode, Rosa Brooks, David Sanger, and EJ Dionne join David Rothkopf to break down these awful choices and what they tell us about the upcoming Trump administration. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstatera...
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President Trump is angrily urging Republicans not to join Democrats in pushing for release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But all of a sudden, with the discharge petition set to force a House vote, things are rapidly going in the wrong direction for Trump. In a surprise, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene now predicts that the number of Republicans who will vote to release the files will be “a lot higher” than anyone expects. If ...
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November 13, 2025 38 mins
As deeply disturbing as our current political situation is, the consequences of dysfunction in Washington on average Americans is what really matters. Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to discuss the devastating impact on real people of everything from DC corruption to MAGA efforts to gut essential healthcare and social services upon which tens of millions of us depend. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: ht...
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On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the upcoming House vote on the release of the Epstein files, the official end of the government shutdown, shocking settler violence in the West Bank, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Suddenly, the Jeffrey Epstein files are back. Democrats released new emails raising fresh questions about the relationship between the sex trafficker and President Trump. It’s gotten so bad that the White House is now privately pressuring Republicans to stop trying to get the Epstein files released, a clear sign Trump is deeply rattled by the emerging info. Indeed, now that it looks like the discharge petition calling for release o...
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November 12, 2025 43 mins
Every day is Epstein-Files Day and the latest release of emails indicting Trump confirms what we’ve already known for years - our president is a vile human being. How did our country elect Donald Trump not just once, but twice? Will these email leaks have any effect within a MAGA movement that has for years called on the release of the Epstein files? David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, and Ed Luce are back to discuss the potential implica...
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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the huge new Epstein revelations, Trump’s intentions to send $2,000 dividends to Americans, the Supreme Court’s ruling on SNAP benefits, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Signs are mounting that the Supreme Court might invalidate President Trump’s tariffs, and he’s clearly on edge about it. Trump just vented wildly about the case on Truth Social, but he made a mess of it: In one rant, he claimed his tariffs have pulled in $2 trillion in revenues. In a second rant only hours later, that number suddenly ballooned to $3 trillion. We think this badly undermines Trump’s case: It shows how reckless and bl...
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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover a judge tossing out a Utah congressional map, the Supreme Court hearing a case on mail-in ballots, Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene trading barbs, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Eight Senate Democrats are now providing the votes to move forward with funding the government, but without getting the Democrats’ principal demand: A continuation of expanded Obamacare subsidies. On Monday, President Trump exploded in a deranged Truth Social rant, attacking air traffic controllers who took time off during the shutdown. He even bizarrely said money will be sent to those who did not. It occurs to us that the absurdi...
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The Senate Democrats messed up big time. The 8 defections overseen by Chuck Schumer were an incredible unforced error that have sent shockwaves through the base and left us asking one simple question: what the hell were they thinking? Simon Rosenberg and Tara McGowan join David Rothkopf to examine the effects this blunder will have, and how Democrats can regain lost momentum as soon as possible.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...
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Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York is a message to the nation: Social Democracy is back. The unabashed self-described Democratic Socialist meteoric rise and subsequent victory is a clear indication that voters are hungry for change, and that change just might be a return to an old American tradition. EJ Dionne joins David Rothkopf to explore what Mamdani’s win means for the Democrats, why it might not be as unprecedented...
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On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the 8 Democratic senators joining Republicans, Trump pardoning 77 allies involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the continuing battle over SNAP benefits, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Under questioning from reporters about last week’s GOP losses, President Trump seethed that worsening inflation on his watch—a driver of the outcome—is nothing but a Democratic “con.” To buttress this, he floated a ludicrous distortion about Walmart’s Thanksgiving dinner package. Then, when a reporter raised facts contradicting him, he snapped in anger, because only the despot says what reality is. Trump then vehemently claimed “ev...
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On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for November 7, we discuss the Supreme Court weighing an appeal on same-sex marriage, a judge ordering the administration to release SNAP benefits, Elon Musk’s unprecedented pay package, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Original air date: November 15, 2024 As the United States is entering a new nuclear age and a new global arms race, what does a second Trump term mean for our national security? What do the plans of Project 2025 mean for the American nuclear weapons force? How will such modernization and weapon buildup affect America’s relationships with both its allies and enemies? Joe Cirincione joins Jon to help navigate the lunacy of this new ...
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Original air date: November 21, 2024 It’s no secret that the economy was one of the top issues for voters this election cycle. So now that we’re passing the reins of the world’s largest economy back to Trump, what should we expect? President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute Felicia Wong joins David Rothkopf to break down the promises and policies of the president-elect and more. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here...
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Despite its newness, artificial intelligence can recognize you like an old friend. With the rise of AI-based facial recognition services, the question arises: How do we balance the use of such a system with privacy? Jeff Boehm, the COO of Wicket, joins David Rothkopf to explore the critical ethical implications of facial recognition software, the need to accuracy and reliability, and how it is being integrated into everyday experie...
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President Trump’s excuses for his party’s losses are getting stranger. He’s now claiming it’s all because Republicans didn’t talk about his accomplishments enough, even though the results dramatically repudiated them. But he knows there’s a problem. Sounding weirdly subdued, he just openly said Republicans should end the filibuster—to pass lots of new laws making voting a whole lot harder. Translation: The GOP’s response to the los...
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