Afghanistan is fully broken, with the Taliban's return to power after 20 years. It's a tough week for Haiti too, as natural disasters pile on top of political ones. On the bright side, the U.S. is expanding food stamps, Nancy Pelosi is making it clearer than ever that she has zero time for amateurs, and Erol got to play with some spy gear.

What Mike's drinking: Lagunitas Super Cluster

Links referenced in this episode:

Erol Yayboke's op-ed, "The Next Big Refugee Crisis Just Started" 

Ezra Klein's interview with Spencer Ackerman about his book, Reign of Terror

The International Spy Museum's exhibit on female spies, including Virginia Hall and Josephine Baker