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9/18/26 Kyle Anzalone on the Houthi Escalation
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Scott interviews Kyle Anzalone about the latest news in foreign policy. They discuss the escalation between the Houthis and Saudis, the differences between this round of fighting in Yemen and the last, how the Iran war is impacting domestic politics in the US and more.
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“More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly” (The Washington Post) “Destruction of Saudi Pipelines Bring Us From Crisis to Catastrophe” (The Libertarian Institute) “Defense Minister Says Pakistan Will ‘Fulfill Our Duty’ to Saudi Arabia Ami...9/14/26 Elfadil Ibrahim on How the Iran War is Impacting Iraq
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Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfadil Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a strange, awkward and concerningly unstable place between Washington and Tehran amid this ongoing war. Ibrahim breaks it all down and also provides some clarity on the recent escalation between the Houthis and Saudis.
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“As Baghdad tries to please Trump, Iran tells Iraqi militias not to disarm” (Responsible Statecraft)Elfadil Ibrahim is a writer and analyst covering the politics of the Middle East and Af...
Ordinary Men Chp 9-10 w/John Weeks
We continue reading and commentary of Ordinary Men.
The Kyle Anzalone Show: America’s Middle East Crisis Has Become a Catastrophe
One comment from Donald Trump cuts through the usual talking points: Ukraine should stop hitting Russian diesel refineries. We dig into why that matters, what it says about U.S. intelligence support for Ukrainian strikes, and how energy infrastructure attacks ripple into global diesel supply and American prices. If you’ve wondered why fuel feels expensive in ways that don’t match the headlines, this conversation ties the pump to policy in plain terms.
From there, we zoom out to the U.S. posture toward Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Washington’s real p...
9/10/26 The Return of Eric Margolis
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Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu’s advance knowledge of the October 7 attack, the relevance of the Epstein files to American foreign policy and more.
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American Raj by Eric Margolis War at the Top of the World by Eric Margolis “Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs” (Haaretz) “What I Know About Jeffrey Epstein” (Seymour Hersh)Eric Margolis is a foreign aff...
9/10/26 John Dudlicek on the Dire State of America’s Infrastructure
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Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial components of the infrastructure we rely on every day.
John Dudlicek is a civil engineer and VP of a construction firm based in Northwest Indiana.
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DARRYL COOPER: Bin Laden Is Dead. His War on America Isn’t.
World War II is the one war we’re still not allowed to talk about like history, and that’s exactly why we should. I’m joined by Darryl Cooper to dig into what happens when a past conflict becomes a civic religion, complete with taboos, approved villains, and moral shortcuts that shape how Americans see today’s wars. When you try to tell the German perspective with real nuance, people often assume you’re “carrying water” for the worst actors. We explain why that reaction is so common, what it reveals about politics now, and how asking better questions can...
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Scott Horton: Did the US OVERREACT to 9/11
Bush says America didn’t overreact after 9/11. We don’t let that pass. Kyle Anzalone sits down with Scott Horton to walk through what Washington knew before the attacks, what it chose to ignore, and how a moment that demanded focused justice became an open-ended Global War on Terror. If you’ve ever wondered whether there was a serious middle ground between “do nothing” and “invade half the world,” this talk lays it out in plain terms.
We dig into the intelligence warnings that piled up, the political incentives to widen the fight, and al-Qaeda’s strategy of ba...
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DAVE SMITH: Trump’s Failures Are Bringing the Woke Left BACK
Dave Smith joins Kyle Anzalone for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump’s failures, the changing American political landscape, and what Dave sees as the rise of “Woke 2.0.”
After years of backlash against progressive politics, is the pendulum beginning to swing back? Dave and Kyle discuss whether the Trump administration’s record is breathing new life into a movement many on the right believed had already been defeated.
They also break down the growing frustration with Trump, the political realignment happening on both the left and right, foreign policy, war, MAGA, and where libertarians fit into...
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Matt Hoh: JD Vance and Ben Shapiro Attempt to Sell Israel’s War to the American People
The loudest voices keep insisting the U.S. is “winning” against Iran, but winning should be measurable and explainable, not just repeated until it feels true. We sit down with Matt Hoh to test the claims against what’s happening in the Persian Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz remains a pressure point and U.S. forces are still absorbing attacks and burning through tempo. If the public story is victory, why does the conflict look like it’s settling into a long grind with no clear off-ramp?
We also go straight at the most frighten...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: America’s Iran War Is Unraveling — Is Ukraine the Next Domino?
Netanyahu doesn’t just hint at confrontation with Iran, he says the quiet part out loud: the aim is to bring the regime down. We play the clip, then pull apart what that means in practice, especially when U.S. leaders keep selling the war as a narrower fight about nuclear weapons and missiles. If Israel’s stated […]
9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future
Download Audio. Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep into the relevant history and explains how the various factions, on all sides, try to distort the historical narrative to better serve their interests. Discussed on the show: Elizabeth Lane TV […]
9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing
Download Audio. Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing. Discussed on the show: The OKCBOMB Files An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (IMDb) Tucker’s interview with Margaret Roberts The OKC Bombing Archive Scooter Downey is a filmmaker who, […]
Ep 087 “Hybrid Warfare in the New Age: Japan Expands the Conflict Aperture (Part Two)”
Hybrid warfare Is a can of worms, a fascinating conjoining of kinetic and non-kinetic means of achieving victory or stale between warring nations. This second episode examines an historical example of what I think is the closest modern hybrid warfare modality in the Japanese Empire in the 1930s leading to WWII; the.Imperial Japanese Army’s Tokumu […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Harrison Berger: AOC 2028 | U.S. BOMBS Iranian Wedding | 2028 Dems CAN’T Escape the Israel Question
AOC gets asked a simple question with enormous consequences: should Benjamin Netanyahu be arrested if he lands in the United States while an ICC warrant hangs over him? We unpack why her cautious answer lands like a warning flare for the 2028 election, especially with younger Democratic voters who want clear accountability, a real break […]
Laboring on Labor Day w/Kyle Matovcik
Kyle and I talk.
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Larry Johnson: How Long Can the Military Fight Trump’s War Against Iran
“Total control” is easy to say on a podium, but war has a way of grading claims in real time. We sit down with Larry Johnson to sort through the latest reports of US strikes linked to the Strait of Hormuz, why mine warfare is still shaping the battlefield, and how a single chokepoint can […]
Ordinary Men Chp 6-7 w/John Weeks
John and I continue reading and commentary on Ordinary Men.
9/1/26 Nolan Denaro on JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and the Failures of MAGA War Hawks
Download Audio. Scott interviews writer and podcast host Nolan Denaro about several columns he’s written recently for Antiwar.com. They dig into the shortcomings, failures and overall depravity of the war hawks in the current MAGA movement. Discussed on the show: “JD Vance’s Iran War Dilemma” (Antiwar.com) “How Trump Took the U.S. to War With […]
Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
Timeline, Buck’s article, my thoughts.
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Connor Echols: Why IS Israel Funding Ted Cruz’s Podcast? Is It Legal?
A foreign government buying ads on a US senator’s podcast sounds like satire until you follow the money. We dig into reporting from Connor Echols at Responsible Statecraft on how Israeli government “I Am Israel” ads ran on “Verdict with Ted Cruz” and how that ad revenue, via iHeartMedia, flowed to a pro-Ted Cruz Super […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest ANDREW DAY: Trump’s New Iran Strategy and Warning to Putin
“Economic D-Day” might sound like a clean alternative to missiles, but economic war has its own escalation ladder. Today with guest Andrew Day, we break down the Trump administration’s reported shift on Iran from overt military action to “Operation Economic Isolation,” and why secondary sanctions, trade pressure, and financial choke points can ricochet into global […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show: China Blows Up Trump’s Economic War on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz is where slogans go to die. Today we take a hard look at the claim that the United States “controls” the strait because mines were cleared and surveillance is perfect, then we test that claim against something more revealing: the reported message relayed through Pakistan offering to lift sanctions if Iran […]
Ordinary Men Chp 4-5 w/John Weeks
John ad I continue reading and commentary on Ordinary Men
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest LARRY JOHNSON: ECONOMIC D-DAY IS HERE! Does Trump Finally Have a Winning Strategy?
“Economic D-Day against Iran” makes for great TV, but it only matters if the US can actually enforce it. Kyle sits down with Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst and the writer behind Sonar21, to pressure-test the Trump administration’s new sanctions push, “Operation Economic Outcast,” and the claims that it will isolate Tehran, choke off […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Lt. COL. KAREN KWIATKOWSKI: The Socialist Takeover of America and Trump’s New Economic War
“Economic war” sounds like a tidy solution until you look at what it actually does and what it rarely accomplishes. We sit down with Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski to pressure-test the latest U.S. messaging on Iran, from claims that sanctions will prevent a nuclear program forever to louder promises that Tehran’s government can be collapsed […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Declares Total Economic War Against Iran! Will It Work?
A US senator gets a basic Taiwan and South China Sea question and freezes, defaulting to “I support the military.” That clip sets the tone for a hard look at how casually America treats foreign policy competence while Congress keeps voting on war funding, alliances, and the next escalation. We talk through why Taiwan policy, […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest JIM WEBB: Military Betrayal? The Unspoken Truth Our Troops Face.
The fastest way to lose a war is to start one without an end state, and that’s the thread we pull from start to finish with Jim Webb. We get specific about what “no strategy” looks like in the real world: no clear objective, no believable measure of success, and no honest accounting for what […]
DHP Ep. 253 Reissue: Academia is a Racket
The centerpiece of this episode is DHP Episode 253: Academia is a Racket, which CJ produced back in late-February 2023, only about 6 months after he walked away from academia, after spending 22 years of his life in it (6 as a student & 16 as a teacher.) In this episode, CJ mostly avoided the […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Larry Johnson on TRUMP’S IRAN WAR: “I’LL NEVER APOLOGIZE!”
Gas prices don’t rise in a vacuum. They rise when chokepoints tighten, reserves drain, and officials pretend the pain will stay contained. We sit down with Larry Johnson of Sonar21 to pressure-test the story you’re being sold about the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and why “it’s only $4 a gallon” can quickly […]
8/19/26 Arta Moeini: Trump’s Iran War Is More Dangerous than People Realize
Download Audio. Scott interviews Arta Moeini of The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy about several articles he’s written recently digging into the true risk of Trump’s decision to kill Iran’s supreme leader and launch this regional war in the Middle East. Discussed on the show: “The dangerous martyrdom of Khamenei” (Unherd) Kill Chain: The […]
8/19/26 Tim Shorrock on Trump’s Policy Towards North and South Korea
Download Audio. Scott brings Tim Shorrock back on the show to dig into the latest developments between Trump and the leaders of both South Korea and North Korea. They discuss the specifics and the broader historical context behind these latest moves. Discussed on the show: Empire Blues with Tim Shorrock Tim Shorrock is the […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show: DESTROYING The Washington Post’s War Propaganda
A US aircraft carrier packed with 5,000 sailors is not supposed to become a story about empty shelves, broken plumbing, and desperate messages to families. We start there because the USS Abraham Lincoln reports don’t just raise moral alarms, they raise a strategic one: if extended deployments are pushing crews to the edge, what does […]
DHP Ep. 291: “Farted Upon & Showered with Excrement” (A Sneak Preview of “Wooden Walls on the Water”)
This episode is a segment from the big Patreon Supporters-Only Bonus DHP episode CJ is currently working on, “Wooden Walls on the Water,” which will be a multi-hour deep-dive into virtually everything we know about Greek navies (especially the Athenian navy, about which we know the most) in the 5th century BC, including – but […]
Ep 086 “Hybrid Warfare in the New Age: Stretching the Envelope (Part One)”
Hybrid warfare Is a can of worms, a fascinating conjoining of kinetic and non-kinetic means of achieving victory or stale between warring nations. This first episode tries to lay the ground work of what it is and in the next two episodes we will examine an historical and a contemporary example of hybrid warfare in […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest CHARLES GOYETTE: Was Donald Trump Mousetrapped By Netanyahu?
A president who craves praise is easy to steer, and Charles Goyette argues that’s exactly the danger facing US foreign policy right now. I’m joined by the New York Times best-selling author and Libertarian Institute writer to unpack his “mousetrapped” thesis: how Benjamin Netanyahu can use flattery, timing, and intelligence claims to nudge Donald Trump […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest NOLAN DENARO: Trump Must Make a Bad Deal to End the War, Will His Ego Get in the Way?
Trump says the war is going great and the “bully of the Middle East” is no longer in charge. We’re not buying slogans, so we pull the thread on what “going great” is supposed to mean when U.S. munitions stockpiles are thinning, regional bases are taking hits, and the Strait of Hormuz still looks anything […]
8/18/26 Ron Paul on the Iran War, the National Debt and Flock Cameras
Download Audio. Ron Paul joins the show to talk about Iran, the economy, Flock cameras and the prospects for liberty in the years ahead. Discussed on the show: The Ron Paul Institute Former congressman and American hero Ron Paul is the host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report and director of the Ron Paul […]
8/17/26 Dave DeCamp on Palestine, Iran, Somalia and the Risk of an American Nuclear Strike
Download Audio. Dave DeCamp returns to the show to run through the latest foreign policy news. He and Scott discuss Israel’s ongoing, ceasefire-violating strikes in Gaza, the risks of another escalation between the US and Iran, the regional dynamic of the war, the risk of a nuclear strike on Iran and Washington’s never-ending air […]
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Amb. CHAS FREEMAN: Will Trump’s Low Key Negotiation Work?
A threat is not a strategy, and it definitely is not a negotiating position. We sit down with Ambassador Chas Freeman to unpack why talk of “decapitation,” demands for compensation, and shifting US red lines do not move Iran toward a deal, they push everything toward attrition and escalation. Freeman argues credibility is the real […]
