Part two of our conversation. This time, ask yourself a key question. Why is he saying these things?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Whelan called us in December of last year with an urgent message for the president. He called again on April 11th with another. He has been detained in Russia for five years and is again appealing to President Biden to accelerate efforts to bring him

Washington Post national security correspondent Joby Warrick reports Iran now has enough fissile material to make three bomb with in daysLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, worked for the World Central Kitchen. She was one of seven WCK staff killed in an Israeli drone strike on April 1st in Gaza. She is remembered fondly by her friend Brian Weaver, founder of Hoops Sagrado.Learn more about your ad

Eeva Eek Pajuste, Policy Advisor, Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says the view of democracy in Russia is "totally different" from the Western view. She explains how the early days after the collapse of the Soviet Union shaped that view. It's also

Daniel Fried, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, lays out bluntly the consequences of Putin getting another term as President of Russia and what he's doing to get the U.S. Congress to support Ukraine. Also, Ukrainian journalist Nataliia Bozhyk speaks out a

Why are Kremlin opponents dying?

Nataliia talks about the hardship, the unlikely friendship that helped her get out of Ukraine, her work in Ireland and her message to the U.S. government.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke Harding, correspondent for the Guardian and author of several books about Russian corruption and assassinations, has himself been detained by the Kremlin. He talks about Alexei Navalny's death, what likely happened and Russia's "forever game" of Amer

Former US President Donald Trump, who's running for another term said recently he wouldn't help NATO countries that were attacked by Russia if they were not contributing 2% of their GDP to their own defense programs. Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to N