Meet the Space Force

Worldly

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Alex Ward joins The Weeds' Jane Coaston and Matt Yglesias to explain Trump's more-tedious-than-it-sounds plan for military domination of the final frontier. Recommended reading: “Trump really, really wants troops in space” by Alex Ward “Trump wants a ‘Space Force.’ We have many questions.” by Alex Ward “Trump’s call for a Space Force, explained” by Alex Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey worldly listeners, so this week the Vox Media Podcast Network is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11
0:15.2	with a bunch of moon-related episodes. That's right, we are taking you to the moon.
0:21.4	Prime Time has an episode about the Moon on TV, Future Perfect has an episode about
0:25.9	Moon rocks and Arctic ice, and we, this week, did a crossover episode with The Weeds,
0:30.9	which is about Trump's Space Force proposal.
0:33.9	You'll hear Alex Ward talking with Jane Kosten and Mad Iglesias, and, well, let us know what you
0:39.4	think about the episode.
0:42.4	I've been amused for, I think the funniest subplot of the Trump era has been that there's going to be a space
0:50.1	force and there's space force hats and one of the things about this is that like Trump just
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