
Sirens: A Bombshell production
by Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, Erin Simpson
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Gwyneth Paltrow, AI Week, Defense Innovation
Jun 12, 2026
Unknown duration
New Jersey, Just War, Crisis Engineering
May 31, 2026
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FISA, Ukraine, and Reconciliation
May 15, 2026
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Fired Navy Secretary, Fired NSB, and UAVs
May 2, 2026
59m 39s
Avignon, AI Risk, Federal Workforce Futures
Apr 15, 2026
1h 06m 09s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/12/26 | ![]() Gwyneth Paltrow, AI Week, Defense Innovation | Gywneth Paltrow, typo right? Nope. Nope not at all. Check out our it's a drill segment where we again name drop Pope Leon, plus Schedule P/C, the Reflecting Pool refurbishment from hell, the proposed update to federal grantmaking, and the queen of Goop interviewing the founder of Anduril. Plus, we read all the recent federal AI policies so you don't have to, and welcome DCODE CEO Meagan Metzger to chat defense innovation and what makes it (not) work. | — | ||||||
| 5/31/26 | ![]() New Jersey, Just War, Crisis Engineering | Marina Nitze joins us to discuss their new book, Crisis Engineering, and how real change can come to government even in the worst moments. For Its a Drill, apparently the attack on science continues with the threat to defund the National Academy of Sciences, and the shocking response by ICE when Senator Andy Kim visited at detention facility. In Dumpster Fires we ask whether congressional war powers are well and truly dead, with some help from the Pope. Plus our angsty (and cringey) teenage vacation stories as we get ready to head into summer. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | ![]() FISA, Ukraine, and Reconciliation | Molly Reynolds joins us to talk through all the mysteries and magic of reconciliation, and if the appropriations works will ever be the same. We don't even get to the China trip because we have FISA 702 renewal, hantavirus, Germany troops rotations and new leadership in Hungary (plus zebras). There's interesting things afoot in Russia-Ukraine despite or because of endless Trump shenanigans. And as always Devil Wears Prada. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/26 | ![]() Fired Navy Secretary, Fired NSB, and UAVs✨ | drone deploymentcharacter of warfare+3 | Lauren Kahn | NavyNational Science Board+1 | — | drone deploymentNavy Secretary+4 | — | 59m 39s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Avignon, AI Risk, Federal Workforce Futures✨ | federal hiringAI risk+5 | Margaret Mullins | Vanderbilt Policy AcceleratorPentagon+2 | IranPope | federal workforceAI model+5 | — | 1h 06m 09s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() Brent, Science Funding, State and the Soldier.✨ | civil-military relationsmilitary promotions+3 | Dr. Kori Schake | federal science grantmakingThe State and the Soldier:A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States+1 | — | civil-military relationsmilitary promotions+5 | — | 54m 46s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() SAVE Act, VOA, and the Deficit✨ | national debttariffs+4 | Martha Gimbel | Yale Budget LabVoice of America+1 | — | SAVE Actnational debt+5 | — | 1h 01m 00s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() Endangerment, DOD AI, Iran✨ | Iran conflictDOD AI+4 | Dana Stroul | DODAnthropic+1 | Iran | IranDOD+5 | — | 1h 16m 01s | |
| 2/19/26 | ![]() Primes, Schedule P/C, and AI Sentiment✨ | Japanese politicsDHS shutdown+5 | Dr. Rebecca Lissner | DHSMunich Security Conference+3 | Japan | Japanese PMDHS+6 | — | 1h 01m 33s | |
| 2/6/26 | ![]() The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS✨ | Federal ReserveHigher Education Accreditation+3 | Carrie Cordero | CNAS | — | Fed ratestariffs+4 | — | 1h 05m 57s | |
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| 1/22/26 | ![]() FEMA, NATO, GAO✨ | US foreign relationsNATO+3 | Dr. Mara Karlin | FEMANATO+1 | Iran | FEMANATO+6 | — | 59m 19s | |
| 1/9/26 | ![]() Iran, Minnesota, Venezuela, and 2026✨ | Hatch Act proceduresprotests in Iran+5 | — | — | IranMinnesota+1 | Hatch ActIran protests+6 | — | 1h 06m 44s | |
| 12/13/25 | ![]() NSS, SIV, and UCMJ✨ | national security strategyholiday reads+3 | — | WV National GuardsmenHallmark | US | national securityholiday movies+3 | — | 1h 01m 57s | |
| 12/8/25 | ![]() More on the Optimist Economy with Kathryn Edwards | 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. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | ![]() AI Deals, the (Breaking) Justice System, and the Optimist Economy | 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? | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | ![]() More on nuclear testing with Heather Williams | Are you equal parts terrified and fascinated by recent mentions of restarting nuclear testing? The ladies of bombshell are here to help! Join us for the full-length interview with PONI Director Heather Williams as we discuss nuclear testing and nuclear weapons, how it relates to the international world order. | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | ![]() Trade Taxes, Acquisition Reform, and Nuclear Testing | Sirens starts with favorite bake-off challenges and runs the cocktail circuit with the latest Supreme Court validation that tariffs are taxes, what the latest elections mean (or don't, apparently), and the trend of general officer removals. We dig into the sexiest dumpster fires: acquisition reform and where the death of direct file fits in the flow of tax reform in US history. PONI Director Heather Williams joined for a delightfully disturbing warning signs on nuclear testing and getting nuclear weapons into public consciousness. And finally, importantly: when is too early to put up Christmas decorations? | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | ![]() The Pentagon and the Press: interview with Valerie Insinna | Breaking Defense reporter and longtime Pentagon press corps member Valerie Insinna details the work of the media in DOD, what the department owes Americans in terms of transparency, and the implications of Hegseth's new press guidelines. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | ![]() Shutdown, Southcom, and Pentagon Press | Now that the Louvre jewel thieves have been caught, Sirens asks, what museum would you plan a heist for? On the cocktail circuit, we're chatting Tomahawks, no, sanctions yes on Russia-Ukraine, the new Japanese PM, and Trump's Asia trip. In Dumpster Fires, there's thousands unleashed across the US as the shutdown continues; plus, there is some strange strange stuff going on in Southcom. In warning signs, Breaking Defense reporter Valerie Insinna joins us for a discussion of what makes the Pentagon press corps unique amid Hegseth's recent actions against the media. Finally, what inflatable protest creature are you? | — | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | ![]() More on the unitary executive with Laura Dickinson | If you're wondering what happens when as the foundations of separtion of power shift in real time, then this mini-episode is for you! Join the ladies of Bombshell for the fasinating, full length interview with Laura Dickinson of GWU Law School. We get an expert view on recent Supreme Court rulings, what executive power really means, and where we go from here. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | ![]() Hostage Deal, Cyber gangs, and Unitary Executive | Admit it; do you set google alerts for yourself, your partner's doppleganger, or pedandtic civ-mil terms? Sirens debates and drills through shutdown RIFs, the emerging hostage deal, and tariffs + hemlines predictions. In Dumpster Fires, we ask, IS there a new phase in Russian combat operations or are we just paying attention (with more or less the same question on recent increase in cyber attacks). In Warning Signs, GWU Law Professor Laura Dickinson joins for a fascinating discussion on separation of powers. Then help us remember our favorite Diane Keaton moments as we reminsce on a truly amazing career. | — | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | ![]() Climate Change on the Battlefield | On this mini-episode, we talk with Erin Sikorsky about her new book "Climate Change on the Battlefield." Listen in as we discuss how climate change affects military operations and military readiness, which countries are doing things right, and how the US could address systemic risks differently. | — | ||||||
| 10/2/25 | ![]() UNGA, Advise & Consent, Democratic Data | Sirens (should Sirens just be a book pod?) starts with the best question: if you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? On the cocktail party circuit, we had to discuss the Great Gathering of Gobsmacked GOFOs, plus how the US gave up AI norms at UNGA and changes to social security. Amid Dumpster Fires aplenty, we dig into chaotic reforms to H1B visa and the consequences to the economy and national security, as well as the nuclear change to senate nominations process. In Warning Signs, we welcome former US Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross for a wonderful discussion on the federal data system and democratic accountability. And Gong Show? We had no choice: Robert Redford. It's the fall that's gonna kill you. | — | ||||||
| 9/26/25 | ![]() Sirens at Climate Week Live! | Americans want a government that is agile, responsive, and able to deliver basic services while also solving complex challenges like climate change. Yet the climate community tends to over-focus on questions of climate policy design rather than questions of climate policy implementation — resulting in ambitious efforts like the Inflation Reduction Act that held great promise on paper but ran into roadblocks in the real world. In this live taping, host Loren DeJonge Schulman is joined by special guests Carol Browner, former U.S. EPA Administrator, Jordan Diamond, Executive Director of the Environmental Law Institute, and Nancy Metayer Bowen, Vice Mayor of Coral Springs, FL, to discuss why government capacity is the overlooked engine of climate progress — and explore how civic leaders, lawyers, and public innovators are tackling procedural bottlenecks, modernizing outdated systems, and strengthening the connective tissue between federal, state, and local actors to unlock faster and more durable climate outcomes. | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | ![]() AI Skills, Appropriations, Armed Conflict Law | On the Sirens cocktail circuit this week is (no surprise) renaming the Department of Defense, the deporting US industrial strategy (Korean workers), and two-steps-back, one-step forward White House announcements on AI skills while cutting education funds. Among the week's dumpster fires: does the US even have an appropriations process anymore? and, how to talk about what we're seeing in political violence? Finally, events in in Venezuela and Qatar raise questions on if the law of war is just law of personalist performances. Also: Katabasis! | — | ||||||
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