About this episode
Between the shady unverified intelligence dossier , Trump's strange press conference , and the Rex Tillerson hearings, this has been a head-spinning 24 hours. We called up Slate 's War Stories correspondent Fred Kaplan to make sense of it all. Kaplan is most recently the author of Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War . In the Spiel, an analysis of President Obama's farewell and the meaning of activism. Today's sponsor: Policy Genius. Shop and compare all the top-rated life insurance companies in one place. Go to PolicyGenius.com today to save over 70 percent off other prices for life insurance. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices