Be Like Shawn

Sirens: A Bombshell production

Bombshell

News, News Commentary, Politics, Military, War, History

4.8 • 691 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Bombshell returns from a long winter's nap for its first 2018 episode and first test run of a brand new set of Bombshell questions! Christy Abizaid joins us to talk Pakistan and the joys of Austin, TX, and we talk protests in Iran and what happens when South Korea hears that hotline bling. Yet another White House shuffle could be in the works, and we eagerly anticipate the arrival of a new defense strategy. Finally, hyperspace ramming and Nazi uncles get the attention you'd expect from us in pop culture. Bonus: expect news about a Bombshell anniversary party soon!

After we recorded, we learned that one of the first friends of the pod, Shawn Brimley, passed away. Shawn will be remembered as a brilliant scholar and great friend and colleague, but he was first and foremost a wonderful husband and dad. You can contribute to an education fund set up for his children.

Episode Reading:

BBC News, “How will the US move to cut aid affect Pakistan?," BBC News
“Anna Mae Hays, Who Broke U.S. Military Barriers, Dies at 97,” NPR
Jared Keller, “Anna Mae Hays, The US Military’s First Female General, Dies At Age 97,” Task & Purpose
Susan B. Glasser, “Is Trump Stuck With an Iran Deal He Loathes?,” Politico
Stephen Tankel, “Art of the Possible: Restructuring the Defense Relationship with Pakistan,” CNAS
Uri Friedman, “The World According to H.R. McMaster,” Atlantic
Suzanne Maloney, “Trump can help Iran’s protesters by rejecting his own Iran policies,” Brookings
Samuel Ramani, “The Long History of the Pakistan-North Korea Nexus,” Diplomat
C. Christine Fair, “Pakistan Has All the Leverage Over Trump,” Foreign Policy
Jonah Shepp, “Pakistan Is a Problematic Ally, But Trump Cutting It Off Won’t Change That,” New York Magazine
Max Fisher and Amanda Taub, “Five Crucial Insights on Iran,” The New York Times

Transcript

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0:00.0	Just after we recorded this latest bombshell, we learned that one of the original friends of the pod, Sean Brimley, had passed away from colon cancer.
0:09.0	Sean was one of our biggest boosters. He encouraged us. He loved the show. He told everyone about us.
0:16.0	But that really doesn't make us terribly unique in Washington.
0:20.0	Sean encouraged and boosted and launched the careers of literally hundreds of people.
0:25.9	We will miss him terribly, but one of the best ways to remember Sean is to bebshell.
0:43.2	This is Erin Simpson.
0:44.7	This is Lauren Nyung Shulman.
0:46.8	This is Rod Iyengar.
0:48.1	Back in California, finally.
0:51.2	Well, yeah, I'm thawing out here.
0:57.6	Speaking of thawing out, Lauren, what are we drinking?
1:05.3	We are drinking a gift from the tremendous Jim Perkins, the brown sugar bourbon of heritage distilling.
1:06.8	And it is delightful.
1:09.6	Yeah, it doesn't even taste like alcohol. No, it tastes like super dangerous.
1:11.9	Kind of cinnamony, apple juicy kind of stuff.
1:15.0	That's just amazing.
1:16.7	That's 60 proof.
1:17.3	You guys are going to save some, right?
1:19.4	When I'm there in two weeks, no?
1:21.0	I wouldn't hold your breath.
1:22.5	Yeah.
1:24.3	It's going pretty fast.
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