The DSR Network

The Democrats just keep winning. But why aren’t more people talking about it? Tara McGowan and Simon Rosenberg join us to remind everyone that while Biden’s Democratic Party is on a hot streak, it’s going to take some work to keep the momentum going into 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventy-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief.Stories Cited in this episode:Second Republican debate: The biggest moments from debate stagePartial US government shutdown just four days away as congressional standoff continuesNorth Korea changes constitution to boost nuclear arsenal growthFrance isolated on post-Brexit electric vehicle tariffsIraq’s Nineveh buries its dead as families seek answers after wedding fireUS soldier who fled to North Korea in July lands at Texas military base'Shrek's Swamp' listed for a weekend stay on Airbnb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first episode in our series leading up to the COP28 summit in November will be distributed in two parts. This episode, called the Road to COP28, features the second half of a roundtable conversation hosted by Rachel Kyte, Dean Emerita of the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Senator Ben Cardin from Maryland also joins the conversation to share his insight on the COP event and efforts to address climate issues in the US Senate. Our panel of experts includes Professor at the University College London Mark Maslin, Interim Chair of the IUCN Climate Crisis Commission Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Gavin Schmidt, Chief of Government Relations at the Woodwell Climate Research Center David McGlinchey, and Co-Founding Dean Emerita of the Columbia Climate School Ruth DeFries. Their conversation sets the stage for what needs to be done at the upcoming COP 28 conference, and foreshadows what real policy changes, if any, may come as a result. Join us for this extremely critical discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General Mark Milley has galvanized discourse on not only the Trump presidency, but the military’s role in political discourse. Kori Schake and David Sanger join David to consider whether General Milley went too far in his public criticism of the President, and the dangers of a more political military.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventy-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief.Stories Cited in this episode:Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Nagorno-KarabakhHow did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully, stubborn embers may be key to probeMore than 100 people killed after fire breaks out at Iraq weddingAfter Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer unionWhat is the Khalistan movement? How is it linked to India-Canada tensions?Donald Trump liable for business fraud, says judge in New York civil caseCanadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Richardson’s new book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, explores how a small group of wealthy people have made war on American ideals. Heather joins David to reflect on the challenges to democracy throughout American history to the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.Stories Cited in this episode:At least 20 killed in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast as thousands fleeFBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in CanadaTensions rise between Germany and Poland as Scholz mulls border checksBiden, Trump to woo union workers in Michigan as auto strikes grow7 candidates have qualified for the 2nd Republican presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cutRussia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights councilAustralian man fined for taking pet snake surfing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As technology rapidly evolves, America’s intelligence community needs to get smarter. David and Marc are joined by the former deputy director of the CIA Michael Morell to break down the challenges of our intelligence services and what must be done to meet the security challenges of both today and tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred sixty-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.Stories Cited in this episode:Exclusive: Taliban weighs using U.S. mass surveillance plan, met with China's HuaweiPunjab’s Sikhs fear fallout from Canada-India row at home and abroadFrance to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: MacronNagorno-Karabakh exodus grows as Armenia warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’How the UAW strike is rewriting Biden’s strike strategyFinland Raced to Join NATO. What Happens Next Is Complicated.Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: July 23, 2022On this week's episode, we talk about how the Republican Party is embracing ideologies that used to be fringe, how the media is missing the mark, and what the future of the GOP could look like. We ground all of our analysis in the words of Matt Birk, David Brooks, and Joe O'Dea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices