@sirenspod.bsky.social
Sirens, a new podcast from the ladies of Bombshell, dissects the institutions of American power. With their trademark wit and charm, they sound the alarm on technology, governance, and national security issues. (And maybe lure men to their deaths.)
NEW episode with the spectacular @valerieinsinna.bsky.social to explore Pentagon Press Corps dynamics; plus, shutdown impacts, waking up to a totally new world in SOUTHCOM, and, what protest costume calls to you? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
30.10.2025 12:38 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1(entirely speculatively, no actual illegal machinations in the making)
28.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Sirens episode preview: if you by chance were planning a heist of a museum---what museum would you choose?
28.10.2025 12:21 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Wondering what to make of recent Supreme Court decisions? Or maybe concerned Separation of Powers isn't what it used to be? Listen to our new @sirenspod.bsky.social mini with Laura Dickinson where @emsetc.bsky.social and I go deep deep on what it means for natsec
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Throwback: Does protest turnout matter for achieving results, and other big questions on the efficacy political protest in our July 9 @sirenspod.bsky.social episode Revolving Doors, RIP USAID and Resistance. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
18.10.2025 21:59 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
NEW awesome episode! TLDR: Is there a new phase of Russian combat ops? What about cyber attacks? Special guest Laura Dickinson helps us define just whether powers are separated at all. And you too set google alerts of your partners' doppleganger and niche civ-mil?
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I found @martylederman.bsky.social's post on @justsecurity.org particularly compelling, not just on questions of law but also "The Military’s Longstanding Commitment to the Fundamental Principle of Distinction Prohibiting the Targeting of Civilians." - LDS www.justsecurity.org/120296/many-...
14.10.2025 23:50 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Throwback: earlier episode "AI Skills, Appropriations, and Armed Conflict Law" goes into depth on why these strikes are decidedly unlike prior administration's signature strikes (though the very question highlights how poorly those were communicated). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
14.10.2025 23:48 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
What happens when Administration's stop being polite and start acknowledging they don't believe appropriations are real? Throwback to Sirens episode "AI Skills, Appropriations and Armed Conflict Law" for more on Schroedingers Appropriations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
13.10.2025 14:01 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0As a longtime Bombshell and now @sirenspod.bsky.social fangirl, I was so delighted to join @emsetc.bsky.social and Radha Iyengar Plumb for this mini episode!
08.10.2025 14:32 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
New mini with the brilliant @erinsikorsky.bsky.social to dig into her new book Climate Change on the Battlefield. What is the threat militaries are facing from climate change? How is it shaping the landscape they operate in? And what are they doing about it? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
08.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1On @sirenspod.bsky.social “it’s a drill” section this week, I highlighted the final paper to digital checks transition at SSA. For much more, check out this great thread and any of Kathleen’s work bsky.app/profile/kath...
03.10.2025 00:54 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
New episode! Special guest Denice Ross joins to talk about the federal data ecosystem and why it matters for democratic accountability. Plus: H1B changes, new senate rules on nominations, and yes, the great gaggle of gobsmacked GOFOs. Plus: Robert Redford! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
02.10.2025 12:17 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
New episode!
UNGA, Advise & Consent, Democratic Data - should the senate review nominations in batches? why is the Admin extorting H1B visa applicants? and can you have an accountable government without government data?
Also, our favorite Redford movies.
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Loren correctly guessed 1 of mine, but not the main entry!
01.10.2025 12:00 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0If you could only read one book form the rest of your life, what two would you have a hard time choosing between?
Prep for @sirenspod.bsky.social out tomorrow, distraction from the late unpleasantness. 📚
As Trump once more threatens to send National Guard troops to an American city uninvited and unneeded, check out the last chapter of "JROC, Gerrymandering, and Guardsmen" for a master class on domestic military deployments with @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
28.09.2025 13:23 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I wanted to stand up and cheer at Nancy's answer about the feds getting out of the way and letting people get the work done!
27.09.2025 23:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sirens @ NY Climate Week! @lorenraeds.bsky.social interviewed @eliorg.bsky.social's Jordan Diamond, former EPA Admin Carol Browner, and Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen on the path to climate progress through govt reform. thx @climategroup.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
27.09.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1I listen to most audio at 3-4x; it's just about input. When I want to enjoy something, I listen at 1x speed. When I really like something—e.g., the recent Scaling Laws podcast with @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social in my feed or @ifbookspod.bsky.social or @sirenspod.bsky.social—I listen twice.
20.09.2025 12:25 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Big new episode of @sirenspod.bsky.social today. Yes, we discussed the Department of War, we had to. Also: do we even have an appropriations process anymore? Do we have a use of force decision making process anymore? And how should we talk about political violence? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
17.09.2025 16:27 — 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1Not following us on instagram? Loren gets to be more sarcastic AND have ironic music choices there AND badly make memes.
PS: the 10% happier interview with @olgakhazan.bsky.social is INCREDIBLE.
episodes from explain it to me, call her daddy, and consider this
episodes from optimist economy, shift key, and 10% happier
episodes from book riot, planet money, and empire
When @sirenspod.bsky.social isn't hard at work making podcasts, what is it listening to? SO much. Some of our fave recent episodes featured on Insta, from @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social (electricity markets!) @jonquilynhill.bsky.social (wellness costs!) and @empirepoduk.bsky.social (lost colony!)
15.09.2025 12:40 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
We're live with Episode 7! JROC, Gerrymandering, and Guardsmen. With thanks to our amazing guest @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social!
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/5Xo8...
These are really outstanding. I always learn something or see a new angle on something. Lash yourself to the mast if applicable and have a listen.
04.09.2025 05:30 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0If you are concerned about the mobilization of the National Guard to support law enforcement, you should listen to this podcast to learn about the titles and authorities in question from the brilliant @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social , these are issues that get at the core of federalism
06.09.2025 00:57 — 👍 7 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
brand new @sirenspod.bsky.social for the school hear: JROC, Gerrymandering, and Guardsmen, with very special guest @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social to help us imagine the possible confrontation between state governors and the president over national guard deployments podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
03.09.2025 20:52 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
We're live with Episode 7! JROC, Gerrymandering, and Guardsmen. With thanks to our amazing guest @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social!
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/5Xo8...
does @lorenraeds.bsky.social love alliteration and word play maybe a little too much? noone knows now.
03.09.2025 20:54 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We also spend time on:
- are new tariffs legal? what's up with the chief design officer? does the JROC need a funeral?
- the redistricting arms race and how it fits into the story of American democracy
- how it feels to own 10% of Intel (is this capitalism?)
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