Pod Save the World

Understanding Putin

Ben does a deep dive on President Vladimir Putin’s history and how he has arrived on the brink of war with Ukraine with help from Putin expert and special Reuters correspondent Catherine Belton, and Russian journalist and activist Zhanna Nemtsova.  Where to Donate:<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E166058&amp;id=36">Baby to Baby</a>, an LA non profit that provides children living in poverty with diapers, clothing, and basic living necessities.<a href="https://starlegacy.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/starlegacy/donation.jsp?campaign=5&amp;">Star Legacy Foundation</a>, a non profit organization dedicated to reducing pregnancy loss and neonatal death.<a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=NJWWV8S5GKRPG&amp;source=url">Baby Quest Grants</a>, a non profit providing fertility grants to those who can’t afford costly procedures like IVF and egg freezing. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/ZLPSi9aGIrU">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

“Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama’s National Security Council. On “Pod Save the World,” he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there. New episodes every Wednesday.