S8 Ep630: 9. Jonatyn Sayeh and Bill Roggiodiscuss the plight of Iranian civilians during the bombardment. Sayeh emphasizes that Iranians prioritize regime change over a ceasefire, despite the regim...
S8 Ep630: 8. Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa evaluate South America’s shifting political landscape. They highlight the upcoming Brazilian election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro as piv...
S8 Ep630: 7. Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa discuss potential democratic transitions in Cuba and Venezuela. They analyze Marco Rubio’s diplomatic role and the impact of the Maduro regime...
S8 Ep630: 6. Malcolm Hoenlein and Thaddeus McCotter examine Jordan’s vulnerability and European security threats. They note that despite public caution, Gulf states are privately urging Israel to e...
S8 Ep630: 5. Malcolm Hoenlein and Thaddeus McCotter explore the war’s impact on Israeli civilian life. They highlight Iranian missile strikes near the Dimona reactor and the targeting of vital infr...
S8 Ep630: 4. David Daoud and Bill Roggio discuss the threat of Hezbollah’s drone swarms and short-range projectiles. Daoud suggests the Lebanon and Iran conflicts are on separate tracks, allowing I...
S8 Ep630: 3. David Daoud and Bill Roggio analyze the IDF’s offensive in Lebanon. Daoud explains that the Israeli military aims to establish a security buffer zone while acknowledging the Lebanese g...
S8 Ep630: 2. Husain Haqqani and Bill Roggio critique the lack of traditional military preparation. They contrast this conflict’s incoherence with previous operations like Kuwait, noting the surpris...
S8 Ep630: 1. Husain Haqqani and Bill Roggio analyze the Middle East "fog of war." They discuss President Trump’s claims of productive talks with Iran, the five-day strike delay, and the resulting g...
S8 Ep629: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. Ernesto Araújo discusses Lula da Silva's deep ties to authoritarian regimes like Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. The segment explores if these controversial associatio...
S8 Ep628: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. John Hardie reports on President Zelenskydeploying Ukrainian drone technicians to the Middle East. The discussion covers potential commercial contracts and Ukrain...
S8 Ep628: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. Ahmad Sharawi details the creeping implementation of Sharia law in Syria under President Alshara. New restrictions targeting alcohol, makeup, and swimwear suggest...
S8 Ep628: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. Edmond Fitton-Brown analyzes Iran’s recent missile strikes reaching as far as Diego Garcia. He explains how this aggression proves Iran is a direct threat to Euro...
S8 Ep624: PREVIEW FOR LATER GUEST DAVID DAOUD explains that the Lebanon and Iran operations are on separate tracks. While the US is involved in Iran, the Lebanon offensive remains a confined Israel...
S8 Ep627: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. Guest Mark Simon discusses the fate of imprisoned Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai. Simon suggests medical parole could lead to Lai's release for urgent medical ca...
S8 Ep626: 3. The debate shifts to the historical Nero, examining his legacy as both a builder and a man tormented by violent mistakes, including the murder of his mother. Germanicus notes that mode...
S8 Ep626: 2. Gaius identifies defeatism in the current "emperor’s" behavior, citing his attacks on the media, allies, and his own team as evidence of losing control. Germanicus suggests the emperor...
S8 Ep626: 1. In Londinium, 92 AD, Gaius and Germanicus discuss a 21st-century Middle East conflict involving 3,200 trapped ships and massive supply chain disruptions. Germanicus critiques the milit...
S8 Ep625: 8. Following the 1973 peace deal, North Vietnam realized the U.S. would not return, particularly after Nixon’s resignation and resulting congressional funding cuts. The ARVN, though wel...
S8 Ep625: 7. "Vietnamization" aimed to prepare the South Vietnamese army (ARVN) to fight alone through material support and Nixon's increased bombing campaigns. However, the 1971 invasion of Laos (...
S8 Ep625: 6. In 1970, Nixon expanded the war into neutral Cambodia to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy NVA supply dumps. While the operation captured significant munitions, the NVA simply retr...
S8 Ep625: 5. Richard Nixon secretly sabotaged the 1968 peace talks via Henry Kissinger and Anna Chennault to ensure his election victory. This political interference delayed peace by four years, re...
S8 Ep625: 4. The 1968 Tet Offensive, led by Le Duan, aimed to knock the U.S. out of the war through a massive, coordinated strike. While the NVA suffered extreme casualties, the offensive was a str...
S8 Ep625: 3. Westmoreland’s three-phase plan focused on building massive infrastructure and then launching "crushing operations" to force North Vietnamese negotiations. However, the "search and des...
S8 Ep625: 2. General Westmoreland implemented a "search and destroy" strategy using superior technology and "vertical envelopment" with helicopters. At the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, the U.S. sought ...
S8 Ep625: 1. Geoffrey Wawro explains that President Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara exploited the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident as a political opportunity. Though the reported North Vietnamese at...
S8 Ep624: 8. Octavian enters Alexandria, securing the Egyptian treasury and ordering the execution of Caesarion to eliminate any rival heirs. Cleopatra commits suicide—likely via a cobra—to avoid...
S8 Ep624: 7. Following the defeat, Antony falls into a deep "melancholy," while Cleopatra focuses on protecting her dynasty, even considering exile in India. Octavian consolidates power by securing...
S8 Ep624: 6. At the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Antony’s blockaded fleet is forced into a breakout attempt to save their treasury. During the engagement, Cleopatra’s squadron, marked by purple sails...
S8 Ep624: 5. Marcus Agrippa serves as the logistical mastermind behind Octavian’s strategy leading to the Battle of Actium. While Antony and Cleopatra wait in western Greece, Agrippa launches a dar...
S8 Ep624: 4. Antony commits a fatal "unforced error" by divorcing Octavia in 33 BC. Octavian exploits this for propaganda, framing Antony as a traitor who abandoned his Roman wife for an Egyptian q...
S8 Ep624: 3. Octavian utilizes his sister, Octavia, as a diplomatic tool and source of intelligence after she marries Antony to seal a peace treaty. While Antony governs the East from Athens, Octav...
S8 Ep624: 2. Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, is introduced as a powerful member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who turned Egypt into a Mediterranean "gold mine". She meets Antony at Tarsus in 41 BC with a...
S8 Ep624: 1. Barry Strauss introduces the power struggle following Julius Caesar's death between Mark Antony and Octavian. Antony, a noble consul and seasoned lieutenant, initially holds a superior...
S8 Ep623: 8. The Tragic End of the Ptolemies and the Roman Conquest After their defeat at the Battle of Actium, the saga of Antony and Cleopatra reached its tragic conclusion in Alexandria. Mark An...
S8 Ep622: 7. Mark Antony and the Divine Spectacle of the East Following Caesar’s assassination, Cleopatra wooed Mark Antony with a theatrical arrival on a gilded boat, presenting herself as the god...
S8 Ep622: 6. Cleopatra and Caesar: A Fatal Alliance and a Lost Legacy An eighteen-year-old Cleopatra VII formed a strategic and romantic alliance with the veteran Roman leader Julius Caesar, seekin...
S8 Ep622: 5. Power Struggles and the Rise of the Formidable Cleopatras As the Ptolemaic dynasty entered its decline, the family turned inward, adopting the Egyptian tradition of sibling marriage to...
S8 Ep622: 4. Mercenaries, War Elephants, and the Seeds of Dynastic Decay The Ptolemies maintained their vast empire through wealth-funded mercenary armies and a unique arms race involving battle el...
S8 Ep622: 3. The Golden Age of Alexandria: Innovation, Wealth, and Wisdom Under Ptolemy II and III, Egypt became fabulously wealthy through advanced agricultural engineering and gold mining in the ...
S8 Ep622: 3. The Golden Age of Alexandria: Innovation, Wealth, and Wisdom Under Ptolemy II and III, Egypt became fabulously wealthy through advanced agricultural engineering and gold mining in the ...
S8 Ep622: 2. Ptolemy I: The Architect of a Hybrid Greco-Egyptian Empire Ptolemy I, a general and scholar educated by Aristotle, emerged as the visionary founder of Egypt’s final dynasty. Recognizin...
S8 Ep622: 1. Alexander the Great’s Divine Ambition and the Birth of Alexandria Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt began with the brutal siege of Gaza, where he mirrored the mythical wrath o...
S8 Ep620: 4. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakis details the strategic "diplomacy" of his 11-year-old Spoodle, Dallas, in managing backyard bird territories,. Dallas has learned to selectively d...
S8 Ep620: 3. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakis analyzes recent developments in cricket, starting with English player Ollie Pope’s public defense of his team’s "internally devastated" reaction to th...
S8 Ep620: 2. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakis discusses how extreme rainfall, specifically seven inches in the Northern Territory, is driving wildlife toward human habitats,. He recounts a rescue ...
S8 Ep620: 1. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakis describes Cyclone Narelle as a "monster" storm currently impacting Darwin with 130 mph winds. He explains the cyclone's rare trajectory, crossing the ...
S8 Ep621: 7. Headline: Smear Tactics and Public Perception Guest Author: James Shapiro The DICE committee's investigation was fueled by testimony from Hazel Huffman, a disgruntled former clerk who...
S8 Ep621: 7. Headline: Smear Tactics and Public Perception Guest Author: James Shapiro The DICE committee's investigation was fueled by testimony from Hazel Huffman, a disgruntled former clerk who...
S8 Ep620: 6. Headline: The Rise of Martin Dies and HUAC Guest Author: James Shapiro Congressman Martin Dies, an ambitious politician from Texas, leveraged the burgeoning medium of radio to attack t...
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