Best Genevieve Della Fera Podcasts (2025)

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European Defense 1:00:26

3h ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Wherein Ben and Minna Ålander discuss the current state of the European defense establishment, and Minna shares a bunch of great analysis on the subject. You can find links to all the articles Minna mentioned here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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America's Diaper Situation 1:02:05

1d ago1:02:05

1:02:05

Wherein Anastasiia Lapatina (and Ava) have questions about the political situation in Texas, Carol Tsang wants to define totalitarianism, and Holly Berkley Fletcher's book is almost here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fashion and Metaphysics 1:01:57

4d ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher wants Ben to determine his fashion archetype, and John Hawkinson asks us to consider what it really means when a livestream freezes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Stalkers and Judges 1:00:22

5d ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss engagement with internet fans, and John Hawkinson has a question about Trump's judicial nominations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What's Wrong With Texas? with Deece Eckstein 59:17

6d ago59:17

59:17

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Jonathan Rauch welcome Deece Eckstein, a veteran Texas lobbyist and political analyst, to discuss the current state of Texas and its government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Profile of a Profile 1:00:03

7d ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg read and review a new profile of Mike in the Atlantic, discussing pandas and the culture of the FBI along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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James Clapper's Dog's Graduation with Shane Harris 1:00:53

8d ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Shane Harris to discuss Shane's new article about James Clapper's dog's graduation. Also, Ben sings a dirge for Tom Lehrer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lightning Round 1:00:19

9d ago1:00:19

1:00:19

Wherein Ben and a host of Dog Shirt regulars cover a multitude of topics in quick succession, including Ukraine, South Park, global warming, polygraphs, the Arctic, saunas, and a new twist in the Cactus Conspiracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Japanese Cinema 1:01:01

12d ago1:01:01

1:01:01

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Carol Tsang discuss Japanese cinema, with digressions on Epstein, Inspectors General, and the culture of the CIA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Books, Wine, and Immigration 1:01:03

13d ago1:01:03

1:01:03

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless discuss the books for the new book club and which wines to pair with them, and Antti Ruokonen drops by with a question about historical immigration policy in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Book Club Proposal 1:02:28

14d ago1:02:28

1:02:28

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg brainstorm a Dog Shirt TV book club, and Richard Wattenbarger joins us from the Greek Chorus to discuss Stravinsky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Horror Films and Air Raids 42:56

15d ago42:56

42:56

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss horror movies, and Anastasiia Lapatina gives an update on child-rearing in a warzone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Secrets and Spies 1:02:09

18d ago1:02:09

1:02:09

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Matt Fulton and Chris Carr of the Secrets and Spies podcast to talk about the historical and cultural role of intelligence operations, both real and fictional. Check out their podcast here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Totalitarianism and Bananas with Carol Tsang 1:00:26

19d ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg and Alicia Wanless discuss a potential bombshell news story about Trump's BANANA, and Carol Tsang joins in with more thoughts on Japanese history and the origins of totalitarianism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Putin-Taliban Alliance with Emily Hoge 1:03:38

20d ago1:03:38

1:03:38

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Emily Hoge, a scholar of post-Soviet Russian history, to discuss Putin's recognition of the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Real Housewives of the Justice Department 58:23

21d ago58:23

58:23

Wherein Ben celebrates the infighting at the Trump DOJ and discusses the culture of gun ownership with Mike Feinberg and Eve Gaumond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Death and Resurrection 1:01:12

22d ago1:01:12

1:01:12

Wherein the cactus is dead. Long live the cactus. Also, Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss Kenyan politics, DOJ refugees, and celebrities on social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fired from the FBI with Mike Feinberg 1:03:31

25d ago1:03:31

1:03:31

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Mike Feinberg, recently fired from a senior FBI position for being friends with someone Trump doesn't like, to discuss his experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trump's "Tradecraft Review" with Shane Harris 1:02:18

26d ago1:02:18

1:02:18

Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris to discuss the Trump CIA's so-called tradecraft review, which concludes that there was no Russian interference in the 2016 election and that James Comey is a crook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Dog Shirt TV Medley 1:01:04

27d ago1:01:04

1:01:04

Wherein Ben, Alicia Wanless, and John Hawkinson cover home renovation, AI, tariffs, law enforcement, and the cactus's bruised ego. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Tokugawa Shogunate with Carol Tsang 1:01:13

28d ago1:01:13

1:01:13

Wherein Carol Tsang emerges from the Greek Chorus to tell Ben about the history of repression and resistance in Tokugawa Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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World Tour 1:00:27

29d ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Wherein Ben discusses safari adventures with Holly Berkley Fletcher, the state of the Supreme Court with Jonathan Rauch, Swedish and Canadian politics with Alicia Wanless, and the military situation in Ukraine with anyone willing to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Patriotism Today with Anna Bower 1:01:02

1M ago1:01:02

1:01:02

Wherein Ben welcomes Anna Bower for a discussion of Independence Day under Trump, as well as DOGE, humor, and the New York Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kenya, Finland, France, Ukraine 1:00:59

1M ago1:00:59

1:00:59

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss wildlife in Kenya, Minna Ålander joins in to talk about the seasons in Finland and defense policy in France, and Anastasiia Lapatina drops by with Ukrainian memes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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NYC Mayoral Elections with Tyler McBrien 1:01:06

1M ago1:01:06

1:01:06

Wherein Ben welcomes Tyler McBrien, Lawfare's managing editor, to discuss Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral primary and what, if anything, it means about the country at large. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Old Frenemies with Ben Wizner 1:01:36

1M ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Wherein Ben welcomes Ben Wizner of the ACLU, with whom he used to argue about civil liberties litigation, to discuss civil liberties litigation in the Trump era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Mike Pesca Hijacking 1:05:04

1M ago1:05:04

1:05:04

Wherein Mike Pesca takes over the show to ask Ben about the effectiveness of the Iran strikes and the war powers debate, and Holly Berkley Fletcher about Kenyan politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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NATO Summit Breakdown 1:00:39

1M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the recent NATO summit and the future of NATO in the Trump era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Deepfake Vampire Nominee 58:03

1M ago58:03

58:03

Wherein Ben has created a deepfake video of judicial nominee Emil Bove putting on vampire make-up, and he and Eve Gaumond discuss the ethical concerns created by a world in which that is possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Spies in the Wild 1:00:25

1M ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss intelligence officers as they exist in real life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Holly's Questions 1:01:12

1M ago1:01:12

1:01:12

Wherein Ben answers Holly Berkley Fletcher's questions on the Supreme Court, deportation, federal grand juries, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Authorization to Bomb with Marty Lederman 1:01:14

1M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Marty Lederman to discuss Trump's legal and constitutional violations in bombing Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Israeli Strikes 1:00:48

2M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss what we know about the Israeli strikes on Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Technical Difficulties 1:00:18

2M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Wherein Ben is on a train and can't maintain a wifi connection, and Holly Berkley Fletcher tries desperately to cover for him. Swahili, hotels, and naming conventions are discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Vaccines and Intelligence 59:47

2M ago59:47

59:47

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss the role of vaccines in personal and community health and the role of the intelligence community in policy making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chat GPT Plans a Bombing with James Hanks 1:01:06

2M ago1:01:06

1:01:06

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond welcome James Hanks to discuss how he convinced Chat GPT to plan military operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Protest Strategies and Legal Questions 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses different strategies at play in protesting Trump and Ben answers Anastasiia Lapatina's questions about the US legal system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Girlies Are Fighting! with Marichka Hlyten 59:29

2M ago59:29

59:29

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher celebrate Trump's messy breakup with Elon, and welcome Marichka Hlyten to talk about the latest developments in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Africa News and Protest Slogans 1:00:59

2M ago1:00:59

1:00:59

Wherein Ben discusses lobbying strategy, Holly Berkley Fletcher shares news from across Africa, and the Collegium workshops protest slogans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Belarus, Sudan, and Bach with Katsiaryna Shmatsina 1:04:31

2M ago1:04:31

1:04:31

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses fake news about Sudan, Anastasiia Lapatina welcomes Katsiaryna Shmatsina to talk about national identity and repression in Belarus, and Ben asks why no one is selling old Swedish men on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Building the Bulwark with Jonathan V. Last 1:00:40

2M ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher and Anastasiia Lapatina welcome Jonathan V. Last to talk about optimism and pessimism, building a media empire, and the craft of journalistic writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Gaming, AI, and Counterterrorism with Erin Saltman 1:01:46

2M ago1:01:46

1:01:46

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless welcome Erin Saltman to discuss the role of gaming and AI in youth radicalization and de-radicalization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The WITAOD Chronicles with Anna Bower and Tyler McBrien 1:01:24

2M ago1:01:24

1:01:24

Wherein Ben welcomes Anna Bower and Tyler McBrien to discuss Anna's months-long quest to unmask the administrator of DOGE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What Should Democrats Demand? 1:01:12

2M ago1:01:12

1:01:12

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Jonathan Rauch, who has a proposal for potential Democratic legislative strategy in the current budget negotiations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Biden, Lincoln, and Trump 1:01:28

2M ago1:01:28

1:01:28

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Mike Pesca to discuss Biden's health while in office and media discussion around it, and continue to prepare for a Special Military Operation targeting Trump's banner outside the Department of Agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Cleaning the House 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher compare their approaches to household cleanliness and the psychology thereof. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Parenting (in a Warzone) 1:00:37

2M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss parenting wins and losses--and the difficulties posed by a baby who's been awake in a bomb shelter all night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Icebreakers 1:00:45

2M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Wherein Ben, Alicia Wanless, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Genevieve DellaFera answer silly questions Alicia's publisher sent her. Desert islands, Ayn Rand, and the effectiveness of the Tokugawa Shogunate are discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Thoughts on South Africa 1:02:15

3M ago1:02:15

1:02:15

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss democracy in South Africa and the complete lack of genocide against Afrikaners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trump v. Lincoln: Live Storyboarding 1:01:10

3M ago1:01:10

1:01:10

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the audience plan a Special Military Operation targeting Trump's latest ego boost: an enormous banner of his face hanging opposite Lincoln's outside USDA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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