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Sirens: A Bombshell production

Sirens: A Bombshell production

By: Loren DeJonge Schulman Radha Iyengar Plumb Erin Simpson
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 Sirens, a new podcast from the ladies of Bombshell, dissects the institutions of American power. With their trademark wit and charm, join Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, and Erin Simpson as they sound the alarm on technology, governance, and national security issues. (And maybe lure men to their deaths.) Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • NSS, SIV, and UCMJ

    NSS, SIV, and UCMJ
    Dec 13 2025
    Yes - it's a mouthful of acronyms! And yes, it's hard to focus on anything besides the new national security strategy, but Sirens manages to open with our favorite holiday reads, merry and bright and dark and twisty. For dumpster fires, we explore the tragic shooting of two WV National Guardsmen through the lens of the evacuation of several thousand Afghans in 2021 and the complex and often limited support system they met in the US. Also, we reluctantly return to counter drug strikes in the Caribbean and exactly what we should expect of the military when it comes to unlawful orders. Finally; what holiday movie would you pitch to Hallmark?
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • More on the Optimist Economy with Kathryn Edwards

    More on the Optimist Economy with Kathryn Edwards
    Dec 8 2025

    Were you left wanting more economist talk after last week's Sirens? Joint Loren and Radha for the full, uncut interview with the Optimist Economy's Kathryn Edwards helps us navigate where we are (or not) on the highway to recession and what the government should be doing about it.
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    28 mins
  • AI Deals, the (Breaking) Justice System, and the Optimist Economy

    AI Deals, the (Breaking) Justice System, and the Optimist Economy
    Nov 26 2025
    Everyone's negotiating these days, with the Ukraine deal, recent AI deals, and the near final Schedule F (er Schedule Policy/Career) closing up (or not) as the year wraps up and the holiday party circuit in DC kicks off. In dumpster fires, we take a good hard look at the recent MBS visit to DC and just whose strategy this strategic partnership is operating under, as well as tying threads across recent news in the James Comey, Jeffrey Epstein, and Mark Kelly investigations. Optimist Economy's Kathryn Edwards helps us navigate where we are (or not) on the highway to recession and what the government should be doing about it. And to close: what is your favorite absurd holiday treat?
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    1 hr and 13 mins
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