John Ratcliffe
Person
American politician and former intelligence official who has served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He previously represented Texas in the U.S. House and served as Director of National Intelligence.
17 episodes featuring John Ratcliffe
The Tucker Carlson Show
Refinery strikes expose America’s energy and war-making vulnerabilities
The episode links attacks on energy infrastructure to fuel-price pressure, shifting geopolitical power, and the risk that nuclear escalation becomes easier to contemplate.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 45m
The Journal.
Zelenskyy weighs Ukraine’s next moves in the war
The interview lays out Ukraine’s military and energy priorities while revealing the personal and diplomatic pressures shaping its wartime strategy.
Sep 23, 2026 · 26 min
The Tucker Carlson Show
Blumenthal links detention, Iran and media pressure
The conversation tests how claims about foreign influence, wartime escalation and domestic repression are reshaping American politics and journalism.
Sep 21, 2026 · 2h 15m
The President's Daily Brief
Iran routes oil revenue through China as Russia probes NATO defenses
The episode connects sanctions evasion, covert military activity, and attacks on energy infrastructure in a wider contest involving Russia, Iran, China, and NATO.
Sep 11, 2026 · 25 min
All the Wrong Moves: How America Made Trump
Trump’s Ukraine envoys put Western credibility under strain
The episode connects questionable diplomacy, Ukraine’s worsening crisis, and unchecked AI risks to broader failures of judgment and governance.
Sep 7, 2026 · 43 min
Up First from NPR
Diplomacy stalls as Trump advances arch and wildfires spread
The episode connects an uncertain Ukraine peace effort, a contested monument project, and a wildfire season reshaping communities across the West.
Sep 5, 2026 · 17 min
The Bulwark Daily
Republican senators confront the consequences of enabling Trump
The discussion tests whether Republican criticism can matter after lawmakers have helped install and sustain an administration they now question.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 14m
The Bulwark Daily
Pentagon turmoil meets Democrats’ affordability test
The episode connects defense-policy dysfunction and escalating geopolitical risks with a domestic political problem Democrats must solve: convincing voters they can deliver practical economic relief.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 22m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Foreign policy tests Democrats’ midterm strategy
The episode connects Democratic unity and Senate races to the military, media, and economic consequences of Trump’s foreign-policy agenda.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 1m
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Political power collides with AI, corporate money and surveillance
The episode connects viral synthetic media and political spectacle to harder questions about corporate influence, foreign policy and government tracking.
Aug 29, 2026 · 23 min
The Tucker Carlson Show
Carlson and Kent warn nuclear escalation is outrunning oversight
The discussion links shifting war aims, weakened institutional checks, and expanding conflicts to the risk of decisions with global consequences.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 11m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump turns Canada conflict into a test of political power
The episode connects symbolic nationalism, immigration policy, foreign-policy risk, and conflicts of interest to a broader argument about political accountability.
Aug 28, 2026 · 38 min
The Bulwark Daily
Rhodes warns global conflicts are converging
The discussion connects Russia’s escalation, Ukraine’s defenses, China’s influence, and U.S. political divisions to a widening crisis with consequences beyond any single war.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 13m
The President's Daily Brief
Putin escalation fears raise nuclear threshold concerns
The episode connects reported Kremlin escalation concerns with a deadly attack on a Russian military officer, showing how the war’s risks extend beyond the front lines.
Aug 27, 2026 · 15 min
All the Wrong Moves: How America Made Trump
CIA Moscow trip tests Trump’s alliances and NATO
The episode weighs whether a conspicuous intelligence mission signals shifting priorities toward Russia and Iran while Europe faces pressure from Washington.
Aug 27, 2026 · 39 min
Global News Podcast
Meta faces child-safety reckoning as AI chip demand surges
The episode connects corporate accountability, technological power, humanitarian crises and political pressure across several continents.
Aug 27, 2026 · 36 min
The Bulwark Daily
Democrats debate the path to victory in Republican-leaning states
The discussion tests whether Democrats can broaden their appeal without alienating the progressive voters and candidates essential to the party’s coalition.
Aug 26, 2026 · 59 min