Things That Go Boom

How Nancy Sinatra’s #1 hit, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," became a military anthem. Then, a bunch of students at t... Read more

We don’t always talk about the things that scare us most. First, Ally Harpootlian's grandmother Betty kept a secret life... Read more

Prepping a fallout shelter might sound like an exercise from an era of soda fountains and hula hoops. But for Ron Hubbar... Read more

Time magazine called Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster a “pre-eminent warrior-thinker.” President Trump called him a pain. So when ... Read more

Jake Sullivan is no James Bond. He's a nice kid from Minnesota. But Sullivan's top secret diplomacy may have staved off ... Read more

Before they were enemies, the US and Iran used to have a thing. In fact, we started their nuclear program. Like any fail... Read more

Money in politics is a little bit like an iceberg — there’s the stuff you can see, like lobbying firms, and then there’s... Read more

If you want to know how sanctions are playing out in Iran — look no further than the classified ads. You’ll find folks s... Read more

If the US can’t build better airports or trains than China, or even take care of itself in times of major crisis like th... Read more

The US spends more than $700 billion on defense every year, more than healthcare, education, and all the rest of our dis... Read more

Could the rise of China spell the end of the US as the dominant world power? Are we on an irreversible path toward milit... Read more

Last night it looked like we were headed for war. Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at two military bases in Iraq in... Read more

When we left off with our second season, there were... a few things happening with Iran… And Amb. William Burns has a un... Read more

The first clue something was wrong came in the form of an alert on Yegi Rezaian’s phone. Where I grew up,” she says, “th... Read more

In this episode, Laicie explores white nationalism, the Haitian revolution, and the impacts of nuclear weapons productio... Read more