Bangladesh, American Gut Project, Armored Animals

Terrorism in Bangladesh Guest: Michael Kugelman, Senior Associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center In the past week, hundreds of civilians have died in attacks on four different Muslim countries. This comes just as the holy month of Ramadan ends. It’s supposed to be a time of celebration and reflection in Islam, but the extreme terror group ISIS has turned into a time of fear and mourning for many. The attacks happened in Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. That last one isn’t much on the radar of Americans and, until recently, has not been a prime target for ISIS. Late last week, gunmen stormed a bakery in Dhaka, which is the capital of Bangladesh, in an upscale neighborhood popular with expats and diplomats. The twenty people killed in the attack were mostly foreigners from Italy, Japan and India. One American is among the dead. ISIS has claimed responsibility. The Real-Life James Bond Guest: Larry Loftis, JD, Author of “Into the Lion’s Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov, World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond” James Bond is dashing, daring and larger than life, right? Well Ian Fleming’s tuxedoed spy, made famous in books and movies that are still smash hits at the box office, that impossible hero was inspired by a real World War 2 double agent who got himself into situations just as dangerous as those we’ve seen Sean Connery or Daniel Craig escape from on the big screen. In his new book “Into the Lion’s Mouth,” author Larry Loftis uncovers the undercover life of the Serbian spy Dusko Popov. A dashing, brilliant playboy millionaire who took Nazi Germany by storm, Dusko was a spy who changed the course of World War 2 and who is now, with this new book, finally getting the attention he was skilled enough to avoid as the top agent for the British Government. American Gut Project Guest: Rob Knight, PhD, Professor at the University of California San Diego, Co-Founder of the American Gut Project We think a lot about heart health and mental hea