July 16, 2026

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Former national security adviser and cohost of Pod Save the World Ben Rhodes joins to discuss the conspiracy of an informal agreement between superpowers to stay out of each other’s spheres.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:15) Spheres of influence

(21:55) Marco Rubio running Venezuela?

(29:11) Let’s talk about drones

(38:45) Ben Rhodes’s top conspiracies

(43:59) Tips for the paranoid

(48:58) The death of Lindsey Graham

(51:42) Terrorists and AI

(54:20) Waymo calls police on teens

(55:46) The MSG celebrity “risk” list

(1:00:00) Zara’s dangerous pants

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Ben Rhodes

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional support: Dae Shik Kim

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