20 February 2017
Episode 1345
30 minutes
After Donald Trump's confusing reference to "what's happening in Sweden", Michael Goldfarb joins Mary Dejevsky and Tom Edwards to discuss some of the real issues affecting the nation. Plus: how Trump's America has hit television writers – and what if Russia was threatening the border of Alaska?
20 February 2017
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