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Bungling the Good Things

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JL;DR SUMMARY The episode delves into the ongoing challenges faced by the Trump administration in dealing with international relations, particularly concerning hostages with Hamas, negotiations with Iran, and diplomatic dynamics. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Supreme CourtTrump AdministrationMiddle EastU.S. Foreign PolicyDiplomacyImmigration PoliciesTariffsIran TalksHamas NegotiationsSteve Witkoff

Places mentioned

Israel
"The reason that I am reporting or talking about this at all is that it seems to be coming both from the Israelis and from the United States."
United States
"The reason that I am reporting or talking about this at all is that it seems to be coming both from the Israelis and from the United States."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"...we can assume internal pressure in Gaza on Hamas, because we've all seen the protests over the past few weeks against Hamas's rule."
Ukraine
"...Witkoff is on Iran this weekend, fresh from Ukraine, fresh from Ukraine, fresh from Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, now on Tehran instead of on the hostages."
Saudi Arabia
"...Witkoff is on Iran this weekend, fresh from Ukraine, fresh from Ukraine, fresh from Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, now on Tehran instead of on the hostages."
Oman
"...he is supposed to go to Oman. I mean, he's going to Oman this weekend."
Tehran, Iran
"...now on Tehran instead of on the hostages."
Mexico
"And Witkoff is not that person. And God knows who he's bringing with him, because for all we know, they fired everybody in the U.S. government who knows anything about nuclear weapons the way the way the Doge firings have been have been working."
Richardson, Texas, United States
"...Hamas also threw in for good measure that the United States, in exchange for a Don Alexander, the the last surviving American hostage, that that we should release two officials of the Holy Land Foundation, the Richardson, Texas, Hamas funding front that was busted in 2007 and its leadership."
Wisconsin, United States
"We got a trip planned for Wisconsin in July."
New York, United States
"Spring has hit New York."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"...hey, my wife is pregnant and we're talking about Tel Aviv."
Louisiana, United States
"Kilmar Abreu Garcia."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Because for all we know they fired everybody in the U.S. government who knows anything about nuclear weapons the way the way the Doge firings have been have been working."
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"Memphis to Minneapolis."
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
"Lexington to Madrid."
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"...our friend Royal corrects, I think, put it succinctly in the Wall Street Journal today where he said, Iran would rather be bombed than give up the bomb."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"...I got some Quince goods, my sweaters, my polo shirts that I just got from Quince."
San Francisco, California, United States
"...he's he's done it with G with tariffs."
Austin, Texas, United States
"It's a great day to be a Texan."
Dallas, Texas, United States
"We're having a good time in Dallas."
Columbus, Ohio, United States
"This guy, the charitable explanation would be that he's spreading himself too thin."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"If you go to Boulder right now."
Seattle, Washington, United States
"...it's raining in Seattle right now."
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Retrieved 2025-04-12 05:31:02 UTC
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