Wonderful, Weird, Incredibly Dangerous Naples
Pete explains "the Neapolitan solution" in this love letter to his first European posting. Plus, he connects this to gangland diplomacy today.
7 Mar 201931min
Baby's Got the Bends
You might survive your coca eradication crop duster plane going down, but then the mosquitoes will get you, which is still better than ripping the crops out of the Colombian earth. But, says Virgini...
27 Feb 201925min
Only the Paranoid Survive
Virginia Bennett's security detail made sure no one hurled bricks at her, while the Greek populace contemplated boiling the family bunny for dinner. Bennett helps us understand what the U.S. did to h...
20 Feb 201931min
Jeff DeLaurentis Knows a Lot About Cuba
It's hard for an American to make friends in Cuba, circa 1990. But Jeff DeLaurentis finds a way, and learns that Communists can be complicated. And what are all of those old cars doing in Havana, a...
14 Feb 201922min
Chavez Gives Pete Four Pinocchios
The Chavez/Maduro kleptocracy in Venezuela masquerades as a people's revolution. Almost two decades later, millions flee en masse. Pete was there when it all began and explains why Venezuela is sudd...
7 Feb 201935min
Anwar Awlaki and Abrar
Anwar Awlaki destroys, Abrar starves. Yemen today, with Gerald Feierstein.
2 Feb 201929min
Hysteria or Reality? China in Panama
What do Teddy Roosevelt, China, and the band Afrodisiaco all have in common? Panama! Learn why concerns that Pete once thought were partisan paranoia might be a serious, unrecognized source of conce...
24 Jan 201942min
Counterterrorism - The Diplomat's Perspective
Gerald Feierstein, counterterrorism expert for the State Department, helps us understand how violent extremist groups attract young men, and what different nations do to bring them back to the fold, a...
17 Jan 201928min
