1: McCain
“I got him!” Pete scores an interview with the Senator from Arizona.
2: Hollywood
“If something goes wrong, people just burst into song.” A conversation about Jews, Hollywood, and Pete’s mother-in-law.
3: Racists
“Are people inherently racist?”
4: Passover
Steve admits he doesn’t like Passover. Pete admits he’s never seen Shawshank Redemption.
5: Pickles
Pete and Steve chat about refugees and pickles.
6: Rockets
“None of these truths are exactly true.”
7: Poetry
“I’m not really sure what the scope of your podcast is.” Pete and Steve call the Library of Congress.
8: Fake
“Enough with the chicken!”
9: News
“The thing is: there are a lot of bad journalists.” An interview with a Washington Post columnist.
10: Marriage
“Ping pong after dinner.” Pete and Steve talk marriage.
11: Soup
Pete and Steve discuss nationalism, minestrone and more.
12: Pigs
“It was a huge shock to the community.” A conversation about globalism and pigs.
13: Barbara
“Perfect love and trust casts out fear.” Pete and Steve call a random American.
14: Graffiti
“Is it that bad?” Steve shares his marriage proposal idea with Pete.
15: Walls
War, death and rock-n-roll.
16: Civilization
Pete and Steve on Saudi Arabia and civilization.
17: Soldiers
“This conversation is making me uneasy.” Pete and Steve talk about ISIS recruits and other soldiers.
18: Discipline
Pete disciplines his son.
19: Syria
Pete and Steve call a journalist to talk about America’s role in Syria.
20: Mississippi
Pete’s son phones American libraries to ask: “What is the most important issue in the world today?”
21: Podcast
Pete has a name for the podcast.
Season 1 Speakers
Pete and Steve
Contributors
Senior Advisor, Halifax International Security Forum
Member, Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group
Guests
Senator for Arizona, United States Senate
President and CEO, HIAS
Iraqi refugee, Owner of Hummus and Tabbouleh Restaurant in Utica, New York
Director of Innovation, International Center for Journalists
Columnist, The Washington Post, Political Analyst, CNN
Deputy Director and Head of Research, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Editor, The Smithfield Times
Associate Professor of Assyriology, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University
Cultural Heritage Preservation Officer, Office of the Acting Provost/Undersecretary for Museums and Research, Smithsonian Institution
Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy