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Stay Tuned with Preet

Putin's War, Durham's Report & Trump's Return (with Tom Nichols)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a former professor of national security at the US Naval War College. He joins Preet to discuss Donald Trump’s third presidential campaign, the state of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the real meaning of terms that are often thrown around in our political discourse, including “fascism” and “socialism.” Plus, Special Counsel John Durham finally releases his report on the FBI’s Russia investigation. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Nichols discuss his time working as a young staffer for the late Senator John Heinz and his experience as a five-time Jeopardy! champion. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider.     For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/putins-war-durhams-report-trumps-return-with-tom-nichols/  Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.

0:06.2

I'm Pete Barara.

0:08.4

The amount of casualties they're taking are so high and this war has been such a disaster

0:14.2

that it is an outcome that could destabilize the Russian regime.

0:18.2

And once things get unstable in Moscow, we are in some really scary territory.

0:28.4

It's Tom Nichols.

0:29.8

He's a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes the Atlantic Daily Newsletter.

0:33.6

A political scientist and former professor of national security at the US Naval War

0:37.8

College, Nichols is an expert in foreign policy, Russia, and threats to democracy.

0:43.9

Some of you may also remember Nichols from the Indian Food Summit, which consisted of

0:47.4

Nichols and me eating Indian food together after he tweeted that the cuisine was terrible.

0:52.2

Together we raised money for COVID relief in India.

0:55.5

This week, Nichols joins me to discuss Trump's third presidential campaign, the state of the

0:59.7

war in Ukraine, and whether we actually are in danger of a fascist takeover.

1:05.1

That's coming up.

1:06.4

Stay tuned.

1:15.9

Today's parents are busier than ever.

1:18.5

And managing the madness means getting things done no matter where you are.

1:22.6

But it can be an awful lot to juggle.

1:24.9

Microsoft 365 app can help.

1:27.4

It's like a portable problem slayer.

1:29.8

Lost the grocery list on the way to the store?

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