The Truth of the Matter

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4.4
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213 reviews
This podcast has
257 episodes
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Date created
2007/02/05
Average duration
29 min.
Release period
6 days

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A weekly analysis of the complex policy issues driving the news.

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World’s Coolest Dictator
2024/02/14
CSIS’s Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss the reelection of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, the Central American leader who calls himself “the world’s coolest dictator.”
U.S. Targets Baghdad
2024/02/09
CSIS’ Norman Roule joins the podcast to discuss the recent U.S. strike in Baghdad and what U.S. policy is seeking to achieve in the Middle East in combating Iranian proxies. 
U.S. Strikes Back
2024/02/06
CSIS’ Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss U.S. strikes on targets in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. In addition, Dr. Jones discusses his recent trip to Israel and meetings with senior officials there.
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LNG Terminal Pause
2024/01/26
CSIS’ Joseph Majkut and Ben Cahill join the podcast to discuss the Biden Administration’s decision to pause the permitting process for new liquified natural gas export facilities in order to analyze their impact on climate change, the economy and national security.
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AI 2023 Year in Review
2024/01/26
In this episode, Andrew sits down with Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies and discuss 2023 AI biggest developments, newest policies, and our responses to it all. This episode is a crossover with the AI Policy Podcast, a podcast by CSIS' Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies.
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The Houthis and U.S. Options
2024/01/18
CSIS’ Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss how the United States should respond to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, plus, Dr. Cohen describes what he saw and experienced during his recent visit to Israel.  
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Wider War in Mideast
2024/01/09
Former national intelligence manager for Iran at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, CIA senior official and current CSIS senior adviser Norman Roule joins the podcast to discuss the war in Gaza against Hamas and how Iran and its proxies are provoking a potentially expanded Mideast war.
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Grateful Dead’s Influence on Modern Media and Culture
2024/01/05
Jonathan Shank, CEO of Terrapin Station Entertainment joins the podcast to discuss live music, immersive entertainment and the impact of the Grateful Dead on social media and the future of rock and roll. 
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Israel’s Hard Choices
2023/12/21
CSIS’ Daniel Byman, who just returned from Israel where he met with senior military officials, joins the podcast to discuss how the war in Gaza is progressing, why the Israeli campaign has been so destructive and what success looks like for Israel and for Hamas.
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Hamas’ Hostages
2023/12/18
CSIS’ Jon Alterman and Washington Post columnist Jason Rezaian, who serve as executive directors of the CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention, join the podcast to discuss the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza, lessons from the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, and how global thought and policymaking regarding hostage situations should evolve.
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Ukraine: Will America Come Through?
2023/12/15
CSIS’ Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss U.S. funding for Ukraine and its implications
WSJ’s Dion Nissenbaum Reporting on Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah
2023/12/14
Dion Nissenbaum is an award-winning reporter covering U.S. policy in the Middle East and regional security for The Wall Street Journal. He joins the podcast to discuss the challenges Israel faces to the south with Hamas and to the north with Hezbollah, the current Israeli psyche, and the political situation in Israel.  
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4.4 out of 5
213 reviews
kaifeng13 2023/10/25
Insightful and fun
Fun, timely and in-depth discussion and analysis. Thank you, Andrew!
COL Blue31 2023/12/12
No Longer What It Was
CSIS used to be an intellectual podcast with scholarly guests and top bar analysis. Now it’s just another talking head show with politically biased no...
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This Ken 2023/11/28
Pretends to be non partisan
Using a CNN reporter to offer a fair view of FOX is like asking the fox to guard the chicken coop.
PapaTT3377 2023/07/05
This is a podcast that is so needful in the time we live!
Jonathan has a great podcast going here! I was first introduced to “The Truth of the Matter Is…” while preparing to interview him on my podcast. His ...
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RJG179 2022/09/02
Excellent
I love this show; it’s one of my favorites, and I’m excited whenever I see a new episode in my library.
jbrown1968 2022/09/10
Winter is Coming
I was struck by the naïve discussion of the European energy crisis. You completely ignored the obvious solution: leveraging Europe’s huge endowment of...
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scared senior 2020/05/22
Fer Fer.....
As a high school English teacher I cringe at poor speech of some guests. “Like, I mean, ugh, yeah, you know, ta ta, and and, tha makes me disappointed...
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U.S. Navy in Korea 2021/12/03
“Non-partisan”???
I can’t remember the last guest who presented an honest presentation of conservative positions. The host is no better. Maybe Bob Shiefer’s absence has...
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DubExpress 2021/09/13
Not any real journalism.
It’s a propaganda machine.
doghousereiley 2020/08/13
Don’t waste your time
I find it inane. I was never able to finish an episode. Unsubscribed.
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