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Then One Foggy Christmas Eve
Bombshell

Then One Foggy Christmas Eve

Kai Ryssdal, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
One for the Road

One for the Road

November 17, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Anticipation Is Making Me Late

Anticipation Is Making Me Late

November 3, 2020
Katrina Mulligan, Kori Schake, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Final Countdown

Final Countdown

October 20, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson

The Latest

Karma Puh-leeze

October 7, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Karma Puh-leeze

When There are Nine

September 22, 2020
Mira Rapp-Hooper, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Rebecca Friedman Lissner
When There are Nine

I’m a Loser, Baby

September 9, 2020
Camille Stewart, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
I’m a Loser, Baby

It’s Fun to Stay in the JCPOA

August 25, 2020
Nina Jancowicz, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
It’s Fun to Stay in the JCPOA

Tik Tok Ya Don’t Stop

August 11, 2020
Radha Iyengar and Erin Simpson
Tik Tok Ya Don’t Stop

Simple Joys of Maidenhood

July 28, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Simple Joys of Maidenhood

People Try to Put Us Down

July 14, 2020
Ashley Feng, Kara Frederick, Meghan McGee, Hijab Shah, Kaleigh Thomas, and Loren DeJonge Schulman
People Try to Put Us Down

Revenge of Cartography

June 16, 2020
MADELYN CREEDON, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Revenge of Cartography

China, All the Way to New York

June 2, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
China, All the Way to New York

I’m On A Boat

May 19, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
I’m On A Boat

Burning Out Our Fuse Up Here Alone

May 5, 2020
Jung Pak, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Burning Out Our Fuse Up Here Alone

I Do My Hair Toss, Check My Emails

April 21, 2020
Nora Bensahel, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
I Do My Hair Toss, Check My Emails

The One Where We Talk About Our Feelings

April 7, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman and Erin Simpson
The One Where We Talk About Our Feelings

This is Fine

March 24, 2020
Kathleen Hicks, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
This is Fine

Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

March 10, 2020
Sarah Charles, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

Let Us Be Elegant or Die

February 11, 2020
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Let Us Be Elegant or Die

Man, I Feel Like a Woman

January 28, 2020
Hayes Brown, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, Tommy Vietor, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Man, I Feel Like a Woman

Tigers on a Gold Leash

January 14, 2020
Suzanne Maloney, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Tigers on a Gold Leash

Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day

December 31, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Nothing Changes on New Year’s Day

Bombshell Live! From NatSec Girl Squad

December 17, 2019
Kim Kagan, Mara Karlin, Dana Stroul, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell Live! From NatSec Girl Squad

Thank You Mr. Narwhal

December 3, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Thank You Mr. Narwhal

With Your Shield or On It

November 19, 2019
Mira Rapp-Hooper, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
With Your Shield or On It

It’s (Barely) Daylight in America

November 5, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
It’s (Barely) Daylight in America

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

October 22, 2019
Melissa Dalton, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Context is All

October 8, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Context is All

Because We Can Can Can

September 24, 2019
Tamara Cofman Wittes, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Because We Can Can Can

Out of Order

September 10, 2019
Rebecca Zimmerman, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Out of Order

Second Thoughts

August 27, 2019
Tori Whiting, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Second Thoughts

The Bluest Eye

August 13, 2019
Meg Guliford, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
The Bluest Eye

The One with Mara Jade

July 30, 2019
Elsa Kania, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
The One with Mara Jade

Stranger Than Fiction

July 16, 2019
Nada Bakos, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Stranger Than Fiction

Bombshell: The Apprentice

July 2, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: The Apprentice

Bombshell: Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

June 4, 2019
Amanda Sloat, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

Bombshell: A Song of Slights and Ire

May 21, 2019
Ariane Tabatabai, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: A Song of Slights and Ire

Bombshell: This is the Song That Never Ends

May 7, 2019
Radha Iyengar and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: This is the Song That Never Ends

Bombshell: Comedy or Chocolate

April 23, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Comedy or Chocolate

Bombshell: Real or Fake?

April 9, 2019
Frances Brown, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Real or Fake?

Bombshell: Think Instead About Having a Great Life

March 26, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Think Instead About Having a Great Life

Bombshell: Live at Duke University!

March 12, 2019
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Live at Duke University!

Bombshell: Ain’t It Hard Keeping It So Hardcore

February 26, 2019
Tanvi Madan, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Ain’t It Hard Keeping It So Hardcore

Bombshell: Shove It All Into OCO

February 12, 2019
Paula Garcia Tufro, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Shove It All Into OCO

Bombshell: A Few Good Men

January 29, 2019
Jeffrey Lewis, Stanley McChrystal, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Clint Watts, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: A Few Good Men

Bombshell: Makes We Wonder Why I Even Bring the Thunder

January 15, 2019
Dana Stroul, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Makes We Wonder Why I Even Bring the Thunder

Bombshell: Live at the National WWI Museum!

January 1, 2019
John Ismay, Steve Leonard, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Live at the National WWI Museum!

Bombshell: An Emergency Bomblette

December 21, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: An Emergency Bomblette

Bombshell: It Was a Very Good Year

December 18, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: It Was a Very Good Year

BOMBSHELL: And the Money Kept Rolling In

December 4, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: And the Money Kept Rolling In

Bombshell: Come What May

November 20, 2018
Lindsay Cohn, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Come What May

BOMBSHELL: A Post-Election Bomblette

November 8, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: A Post-Election Bomblette

BOMBSHELL: Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

October 23, 2018
Tamara Cofman Wittes, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman

BOMBSHELL: Every Rosé has a Thorn

October 9, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: Every Rosé has a Thorn

Bombshell: In Vino Veritas

September 26, 2018
Radha Iyengar and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: In Vino Veritas

Bombshell: Live at the Army Navy Club!

September 11, 2018
Valerie Insinna, Lara Seligman, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Live at the Army Navy Club!

Bombshell: Next Time Jack Write a Memo

September 4, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Next Time Jack Write a Memo

BOMBSHELL: It’s Aghast

August 7, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: It’s Aghast

BOMBSHELL: And Now For Something Quite Special

July 24, 2018
Alina Polyakova, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: And Now For Something Quite Special

No Muppet, No Muppet. You’re the Muppet.

July 11, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
No Muppet, No Muppet. You’re the Muppet.

Bombshell: Mutually Assured Dysfunction

June 26, 2018
Elaine Bunn, Stephanie Carvin, Stefanie von Hlatky, and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Bombshell: Mutually Assured Dysfunction

Bombshell: Practical, Tactical Brilliance

June 21, 2018
Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Practical, Tactical Brilliance

Bombshell: The Goat Rodeos

June 11, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Alex Bell, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: The Goat Rodeos

Bombshell: The Hangover

May 29, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Emma Ashford, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: The Hangover

Bombshell: The Only Way Out Is through

May 15, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: The Only Way Out Is through

Bombshell: All He Had to Do Was Turn Left

May 2, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Bombshell: All He Had to Do Was Turn Left

Bombshell: Only Mostly Dead

April 18, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Amanda Sloat, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Only Mostly Dead

Bombshell: Long Legs and Brains

April 2, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, Kori Schake, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Long Legs and Brains

Bombshell: Not Bringing Rexy Back

March 20, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Lindsey Ford, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Not Bringing Rexy Back

Bombshell: Been Caught Steelin’

March 6, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Sarah Margon, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Been Caught Steelin’

Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen

February 21, 2018
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Lauren Fish
Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen

Bombshell: Cha Cha Bang Bang

February 6, 2018
Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Cha Cha Bang Bang

Bombshell: It’s Raining Men

January 26, 2018
Francis J. Gavin, Radha Iyengar, Kai Ryssdal, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Benjamin Wittes
Bombshell: It’s Raining Men

Bombshell: Be Like Shawn

January 12, 2018
Christine Abizaid, Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Be Like Shawn

Bombshell: Live from Maxwell AFB!

December 19, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Live from Maxwell AFB!

Bombshell: We Can Only Hope, Sir

December 13, 2017
Susanna Blume, Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: We Can Only Hope, Sir

Bombshell: Candlesticks Always Make a Nice Gift

November 29, 2017
Mieke Eoyang, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Candlesticks Always Make a Nice Gift

Bombshell: Burn Before Pleading

November 15, 2017
Quinta Jurecic, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Burn Before Pleading

Bombshell: The Fallout’s Gonna Kill You

November 1, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Alice Hunt Friend, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: The Fallout’s Gonna Kill You

Bombshell: Me Too and the Gimme Gimmes

October 18, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Me Too and the Gimme Gimmes

Bombshell: We Got This, Rexy

October 4, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: We Got This, Rexy

Bombshell: How I Learned to Start Worrying…

September 19, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: How I Learned to Start Worrying…

Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

September 6, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

Bombshell: Livin’ in a Powder Keg

August 22, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Livin’ in a Powder Keg

Bombshell: Day-Drinking Like a Queen

August 8, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Day-Drinking Like a Queen

Bombshell: How to Lose a Clearance in 10 Days

July 25, 2017
Susan Hennessey, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: How to Lose a Clearance in 10 Days

Bombshell: In Space, No One Can Hear you Scream

July 12, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Amy Schafer, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: In Space, No One Can Hear you Scream

Bombshell LIVE! Fake News Edition

June 30, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell LIVE! Fake News Edition

Gutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

June 21, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Mara Karlin, and Erin Simpson
Gutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Bombshell: Soon, and For the Rest of Your Life

June 7, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Soon, and For the Rest of Your Life

Bombshell: Drink to the Foam

May 24, 2017
Janine Davidson, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Drink to the Foam

Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

May 10, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

Mother of all Bombshells

April 26, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Mira Rapp-Hooper
Mother of all Bombshells

Red, Red Lines

April 12, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Red, Red Lines

Bombshell: There Xi Goes

March 29, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Kelly Magsamen, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: There Xi Goes

Iraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?

March 15, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Iraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?

Bombshell: Rage Against Alcibiades

March 1, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Rage Against Alcibiades

Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

February 15, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Julie Smith
Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

Bombshell: Ain’t No Party Like an America First Party

February 1, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Ain’t No Party Like an America First Party

Introducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode

January 17, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Introducing Bombshell: The Explosive First Episode
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