Episodes

  • How Everyone Got Iran Wrong

    How Everyone Got Iran Wrong
    Mar 28 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the other strait Iran is threatening to close, the Trump administration's interest in Ukrainian territorial concessions, rumors of increasing US troop deployments to the Middle East, and how the doves and the hawks both got Iran wrong.
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    32 mins
  • Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran

    Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran
    Mar 20 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Joe Kent's resignation, Trump's frustration with NATO's refusal to help in the Gulf, JD Vance's show of support for Viktor Orban, and the state of the war in Iran.
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    35 mins
  • How Iran Ends

    How Iran Ends
    Mar 13 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Iran campaign's economic shocks, the upsides for Russia, US-Cuba negotiations, and the three ways the Iran war could end.
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  • The Winners and Losers in Iran (So Far)

    The Winners and Losers in Iran (So Far)
    Mar 6 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Anthropic's standoff with the Pentagon, whether munitions being used in Iran are really drawing down US stockpiles in other theaters, the CIA's attempt to arm a Kurdish rebellion, the cards the Ayatollahs still have left to play, and Trump's war with the Tuckerverse.
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    40 mins
  • Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs

    Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs
    Feb 25 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the drug wars in Mexico, the tides turning against Russia in Ukraine, Trump's plans to strike Iran, and the Supreme Court's ruling against his tariff regime.
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    34 mins
  • Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel

    Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel
    Feb 14 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Russia's oil problem, Trump's war on the climate, China's arctic ambitions, and the new Saudi-led bloc against Israel.
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    39 mins
  • Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right

    Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right
    Jan 26 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Xi Jinping's purge of the People's Liberation Army, the ongoing showdown between ICE and Minneapolis, the death toll in Iran, and how the tech-MAGA alliance could outlast Trump.
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    41 mins
  • Live From Davos 2026

    Live From Davos 2026
    Jan 23 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss why the mood at Davos this year went from denial to fear, why the United States has never been both so unpopular and so dominant there, and what Trump and Zelensky's speeches revealed about the state of the Western alliance.
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    32 mins