World’s worst space race
July 7, 2021
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Episode 230 · July 7, 2021
World’s worst space race
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World’s worst space race
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<p>Tommy and Ben discuss the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, why billionaires are racing to ride rockets, Xi Jinping’s speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, potential updates to American sanctions policy, the financial crisis in Lebanon, a meeting between Saudi and American government officials and more. Then Ben talks to journalist Rana Ayyub about why the Indian government is targeting her over a tweet and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s larger crackdown on free speech. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit <a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-world/">crooked.com/podsavetheworld</a>. </p><p>For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p></p>
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