{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Simple Joys of Maidenhood","description":"This week the band is back together with Loren, Radha, and Erin once again all in the same time zone. They dive into Mike Pompeo's China speech, global COVID trends, and the world-famous Missile Technology Control Regime. Also, Congress approved the NDAA, and they have lots of thoughts on DHS &quot;troops&quot; engaging&amp;nbsp;protesters in Portland. Stick around for pop-culture dissection of the Guinevere Deception! &amp;nbsp; Links  \u201cCommunist China and the Free World\u2019s Future,\u201d US Department of State, July 23, 2020 Thomas Wright, \u201cPompeo\u2019s Surreal Speech on China,\u201d Atlantic, July 25, 2020 Richard Haass, \u201cWhat Mike Pompeo Doesn\u2019t Understand about China, Richard Nixon and U.S. Foreign Policy,\u201d Washington Post, July 25, 2020 \u201cThe Missile Technology Control Regime at a Glance,\u201d Arms Control Association, July 2017 Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna, \u201cTrump Admin Officially Makes It Easier to Export Military Drones,\u201d Defense One, July 25, 2020 Amanda Macias, \u201cTrump Allows Defense Contractors to Sell More Armed Droned to Foreign Militaries,\u201d CNBC, July 24, 2020 Rachel S. Cohen, \u201cHouse, Senate Approve Defense Authorization Bills,\u201d Air Force Magazine, July 23, 2020 Connor O\u2019Brien, \u201cSenate Clears Bill Removing Confederate Names from Military Bases, Setting Up Clash with Trump,\u201d Politico, July 23, 2020 Jacob Nagel and Mark Dubowitz, \u201cWith a Potential Iran-China Deal, Time for Israel to Reassess its Policy,\u201d Newsweek, July 26, 2020 Philip H. Gordon, \u201cHas Trump Driven China and Iran Together?\u201d War on the Rocks, July 21, 2020 Pablo Gutierrez and Sean Clarke, \u201cCoronavirus World Map: Which Countries Have the Most Covid-19 Cases and Deaths?\u201d Guardian, July 28, 2020 Pablo Gutierrez and Ashley Kirk, \u201cRevealed: Data Shows 10 Countries Risking Coronavirus Second Wave as Lockdown Relaxed,\u201d Guardian, June 25, 2020 \u201cGlobal Coronavirus Cases Surge, Stinging Even Places That Seemed to Have Control,\u201d New York Times, July 23, 2020  ","author_name":"Sirens: A Bombshell production","author_url":"http:\/\/bombshell.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15384986\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/15384986"}