Jared & Ivanka Conquer Albanian Island
Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World
4.8 • 25.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Tommy and Ben are back to discuss a week that includes collapsed ceasefire(s), the World Cup, and Jared and Ivanka pretending to be conquistadors.
The so-called ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon and the US and Iran continue to unravel, while Trump insists he has Iran and Israel under his control and twists reality (and the English language) to fit his narrative. Then, Ivanka Trump claims to have "discovered" a pristine, protected ecological island off the coast of Albania, sparking major protests and a government corruption investigation. The FIFA World Cup kicks off this week across three countries and 16 cities, and the guys dig into the Trump administration's decision to use the biggest sporting event on earth as an opportunity to deny visas to fans, journalists, and even Africa's top referee. Xi Jinping pays his first visit to North Korea in seven years amidst reports about Kim Jong Un's surprising economic turnaround. Former Trump National Security advisor John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information, while a CIA official is caught with 303 gold bars and a 15-year-old Nigerian congressional candidate is exposed for faking his age on the campaign trail. Then Tommy speaks with the BBC's Mexico, Central America, and Cuba Correspondent, Will Grant, about life on the ground in Cuba, what US intervention on the island could look like, and the vibes in Mexico City ahead of the World Cup. Will’s book is Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman.
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| 1:39.8 | Okay. plus try it risk-free for 30 days with their money-back guarantee. Welcome back to Pottape the World. I'm Tommy D.Torri. Ben Roods. Ben, I'm sad to say the Knicks lost yesterday. |
| 1:47.1 | Donald Trump was at the game last night. |
| 1:49.6 | Here is what it sounded like when they showed his beautiful, soon-to-be-sleep face on the Jumbotron at MSG. |
| 1:56.8 | Let's watch. |
| 1:57.2 | We've got to be. And then remember us. Let's watch. |
| 2:12.6 | Ben, how responsible is dining tea for the next loss? And how glad is Zoron that no one is blaming him? |
| 2:15.0 | Because he was also there. |
| 2:15.9 | No one saying, hey, Zoron, you jinx them. |
| 2:17.4 | So first of all, the best thing about that is that they clearly intentionally showed Trump during the national anthem, thinking that New Yorkers might not be during national anthem. Wouldn't give me a break? Of course they will. Do you not understand New Yorkers like the person running that JumboTron? He's 50% or probably 60% responsible. The referees are 40% responsible. Like there's a lot of bitterness in Nick World today about the foul discrepancy that Wemby take down of Shailen Brunson. But yeah, I mean, we had the most incredible karma going. We ripped off like 13 wins in a row. And then Trump has to insert himself and ruin nice things. And that's what happened. Not great. By the way, also with the game last time was our former boss, Rahm Emanuel. I don't know if you saw him sitting on the wood. He was court side with like his brother. It was Larry David. It was Patriots owner Bob Kraft. I talked to Rom for a bit this morning. He was like, what you don't get watching it on TV is like just how violent the game is. These are like the biggest people you've ever seen in your life crashing into each other at full speed. And we would just snap and half because we're little little babies. I got to sit down there once, you know, up close where you can really see it. And like every time Carlinthony Towns sit the ground, I didn't know how he was going to get up again. |
| 3:25.7 | Yeah. These guys are so big and they're just like flying around. It's, it's, yeah, I missed the garden now, man. I went so much when I was a kid and there's no electricity like that anywhere else I've been in life. You got to be a friend like Stiller and Timothy Shalomey and see if you can get one of those seats in between them. |
| 3:42.3 | Ben, did you notice that during TV timeouts, Larry David was reading a book. I think it was called All We Say. It's about this guy named Ben Rhodes. It's newly minted part of the New York Times Best Seller List that I think you can pick up right now. Larry David must have snagged one on the way in from the bestseller list. Yeah, we made number five, Worldose, |
| 3:58.3 | and that's all because of you. So I really appreciate it. And, yeah, it's right up Larry David. It's Allie, I'm sure. I have to say to Tommy, like, it's wonderful to be doing these events at every event. Like, a good chunk of the crowd is just Worldose. Awesome. And you get this like glimpse. I think I told you my favorite one was a guy came up to me and said he's a post postal |
| 4:18.5 | carrier and he listens to us on his route. |
| 4:21.3 | That's awesome is that, you know? |
| 4:22.8 | I love that. |
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