Introducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode
War on the Rocks
War on the Rocks
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2017
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Bombshell. This new bi-weekly series, brought to you by War on the Rocks, is hosted by three of your favorite Washington insiders who will dissect today's foreign policy crises and tomorrow's security challenges. Our hosts — Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, and Erin Simpson — will talk military strategy, White House mayhem, and the best cocktails known to (wo)man. In this episode, our hosts introduce themselves and each other before launching into a guide to what is going to face the Trump administration as it takes hold of the reins of power. If you're wondering about new appointments, how the new National Security Council could run, and possible crises that could erupt as soon as day one, this is the episode for you. The first two episodes will be on the War on the Rocks feed. Don't forget to sign up for the Bombshell feed on your podcast app of choice (Note: Most apps use the iTunes feed and iTunes is taking their sweet time approving it. Keep trying).
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| 0:00.0 | This is Ryan Evans for more on the rocks. I'm really excited to present the first episode of a new podcast series. It's called bombshell. |
| 0:06.5 | This new bi-weekly series is hosted by three of your favorite Washington insiders who will dissect today's foreign policy challenges and tomorrow's security crises. |
| 0:14.8 | The first two episodes will be on the War on the Rocks feed. |
| 0:17.4 | Don't forget to sign up for the bombshell feed on your podcast app of choice, and feel free to tell |
| 0:21.2 | us what you think at bombshell at war on the rocks.com. |
| 0:24.0 | Happy listening. This is Bomshow, a podcast from War on the Rocks. |
| 0:35.0 | We're here to discuss military strategy, White House mayhem, and the best cocktails known to women. |
| 0:42.9 | I'm Aaron Simpson. |
| 0:44.1 | I'm Radha Iengar. |
| 0:45.2 | And I'm Lauren De Young Shulman. |
| 0:46.9 | We're all here for your entertainment |
| 0:48.8 | and national security needs. |
| 0:50.5 | So this is the first episode of Bombshell, welcome, a spin-off podcast from War on the Rocks. |
| 0:56.8 | And what we thought we'd do today is first to introduce ourselves and then dive into some of the big questions |
| 1:02.1 | around national security and foreign policy |
| 1:04.5 | in Washington, D.C. during the Trump transition. |
| 1:07.4 | So if I could have Radha start, introduce yourself. |
| 1:10.8 | I'm Radha Eingar. |
| 1:11.9 | I am currently a senior economist at Rand. I started life as an academic economist. |
| 1:17.0 | We're sorry about that. I know. Well, we all have our crust to bear. Working at the London School of Economics, I actually met |
| 1:24.8 | Aaron Simpson when I did a round in Afghanistan working at an advisory |
| 1:30.6 | and assistance team there doing measurement and evaluation for General McChryis. |
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