Brave The New World
Brave The New World is a weekly show that analyzes current events through a liberty-first lens, connecting today's news to historical patterns so you can recognize manipulation in real-time.Hosted by Matt Carano and CJ Killmer (The Dangerous History Podcast), each episode breaks down 2-3 stories using a consistent framework: What's the narrative? What's the reality? Who benefits? Where have we seen this before? And what can you actually do about it?No partisan hackery. No doom-scrolling. Just follow the money, recognize the pattern, and brave the new world.
Is There a Political Solution Left, or Does the Empire End the Hard Way?
Forty trillion in debt. A $1.5 trillion budget request for a military that can't win a war. Fauci pleading the Fifth over a hundred times while holding a pardon that covers eleven years. CJ Killmer and I started with a simple question and spent an hour finding out how bad the answer is: is there still a political solution to any of this?
CJ's answer, as a historian: in theory yes, in practice under fifty percent. You would need people in power willing to say the unipolar moment ended a decade ago, willing to wind the...
AI Will Free You or Own You. You Decide Which.
AI Will Free You or Own You. You Decide Which.
And the people spending the most money on it can't tell you which.
Kevin O'Leary went on Tucker Carlson to defend his $100 billion AI data center. Asked what regular people get out of it, he said "nobody knows."
Asked why build it, he said beat China. That answer, from that man, reveals more about where AI is headed than any demo or benchmark.
The same technology generating kill lists reviewed for twenty seconds apiece just...
Lindsey Graham Dead at 71, Iran War Back On, and the Charlie Kirk Video That Doesn't Exist
Lindsey Graham is dead at 71, the Iran war is back on, and Conservative Inc. spent the week claiming courtroom evidence that two journalists in the room say doesn't exist.
Matt and CJ walk through all three stories: what the state actually showed at Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing versus what Benny Johnson claimed, the strange timing and aftermath of Graham's sudden death, and how the US broke the memorandum of understanding that was supposed to end the war with Iran.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Charlie Kirk hearing wraps: the "unimpeachable evidence" claim
6:40 What...
The Charlie Kirk Case Doesn't Add Up: What Came Out of the Robinson Hearing
The preliminary hearing in Tyler Robinson's case wrapped this week, with a judge weighing whether there's enough to send the Charlie Kirk assassination to trial. Matt and CJ use the moment to ask a simpler question than most of the coverage does: does the official story actually hold together?
Their starting point is how narratives work. A true account tends to be simple, because reality carries most of the weight. A false one gets complicated fast, because someone has to build and maintain the parts reality won't support on its own.
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Thoughts On The Charlie Kirk Assassination And The Nature of Truthful Narratives
The Charlie Kirk assassination has one official narrative, and it comes from federal law enforcement and Turning Point USA. Matt spent a week digging into it and came away less convinced, not more.
This episode is really about how narratives work. A true story is easy to believe because the pieces fit reality. A false one is a chain of "maybe" links that gets shakier the more you line it up, until the whole thing fails a rational person's sniff test. We've seen it before with Karen Read, with COVID, with the WMDs that sold...
On America's Birthday, Congress Is Committing Treason in Plain Sight
The state took an anti-government, secessionist document and turned its anniversary into a celebration of itself. On America's 250th 4th of July, Matt and historian CJ Killmer start there — then trace that same inversion through the news.
The Iran war that never actually ended: the shaky MOU, the $300 billion rebuild check, and Trump's pivot from threatening to level Iran's infrastructure to offering a slice of its own frozen money if it drops the Strait of Hormuz tolls — tolls worth an estimated tens of billions a year.
Then the one that should be a...
Is Trump's Iran Peace Deal Real This Time?
Is Trump's Iran Peace Deal Real This Time?
Why is Trump Allowed To End The War Now?
Trump says he never wanted regime change in Iran. He said the opposite, repeatedly, on day one of the war. Matt and CJ start with the gaslighting and end up somewhere bigger: if Trump only attacked Iran because he was captured, why can he suddenly defy Netanyahu and the whole Israel-first machine without fear?
Matt floats a theory about who actually holds the leash, CJ tests it against a couple centuries of how elites...
Trump Called Netanyahu "Crazy." Israel Bombed Lebanon Anyway.
Matt Carano and CJ Killmer bring you the latest in news and politics.
This week, Trump's own officials leaked a call to Axios where he called Netanyahu "crazy" and "ungrateful." Hours later, Israel ran its worst bombing campaign in southern Lebanon in weeks. The feud made headlines. The policy didn't move an inch.
Matt and CJ Killmer break down why the blowup was theater, why the Iran war is the most unpopular American war in modern history yet nobody's in the streets, and what the $32 million it took to unseat Thomas...
The Mad Dream of Conquest: From Iran to Oman, an Empire That Can't Stop.
The media keeps insisting an Iran deal is imminent. Read the terms and it's obvious no one in Tehran would sign — not after being surprise-attacked twice mid-negotiation, including the killing of their own leader. Matt and CJ start there and end up somewhere bigger: what a declining empire does when it stops believing in limits.
From Trump threatening to "blow up" Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, to Beirut bombed over the weekend, to boats destroyed off South America with Cuba teed up next — this is a foreign policy with no brakes.
CJ...
Is $32 Million To Take Out Massie An Act Of War?
The Israel lobby just spent $32 million to remove Thomas Massie from Congress. AIPAC bragged about it on X within hours. A sitting Defense Secretary flew to Kentucky to campaign against him — federal law be damned.
And here's the kicker: the three most expensive House primaries in US history were all decided by the same foreign lobby, all against members who criticized Israel.
Matt and CJ work through the central question: at what point does this stop being lobbying and start being an act of war?
Plus: the ge...
The Most Orwellian War in Modern History | CJ Killmer Returns
CJ Killmer of the Dangerous History Podcast is back after a brutal few months, and we walk through where the United States actually stands two and a half months into the war with Iran.
The blockade is theater. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Every justification the administration has given has shifted, and every objective they set is unreachable. Trump is in Beijing this week asking Xi for help on a war he says he doesn't need help with.
CJ takes us back to 1948 and walks the full history of the...
The US-Iran Deal Trump Knows He Has to Take
Iran sent its response to the United States this weekend. Trump posted "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE" on Truth Social.
He knows what the deal is going to look like. So does anyone willing to look at the receipts.
The Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran. The blockade is theater. The polling at home is the worst any wartime president has ever seen. Gas is climbing toward five dollars and the midterms are six months away.
This episode walks through what's actually on the table, what's actually happening at the...
Foreign Lobbyists Have Built a Legal System to Bypass the First Amendment
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has flown to Jerusalem multiple times to sign Florida laws on foreign soil. He's not the only one.
Thirty-eight US states have adopted the IHRA framework — a definition of antisemitism whose own author, Kenneth Stern, has been telling Congress for years is being weaponized to silence political speech about a foreign government.
This episode walks through what's actually been built. The state laws. The federal Title VI enforcement wave. The lobbying network — Joseph Sabag, Eugene Kontorovich, Richard Goldberg, the Brandeis Center, the Combat Antisemitism Movement, ALEC.
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The SPLC Funded the Klan. Then Tripled Its Revenue.
The Southern Poverty Law Center was just indicted by a federal grand jury for fraud, money laundering, and paying the people it told its donors it was fighting.
A Klan-affiliated informant got over a million dollars. The Unite the Right coordinator got $270,000. The money moved through shell companies with names like "Fox Photography" and "Rare Books Warehouse."
And in the fiscal year after Charlottesville — the rally their paid informant helped coordinate — SPLC donations jumped from $50 million to $132 million.
But the SPLC is not the story. The SPLC is the clea...
Iran Opened Hormuz. The US Blockade Was Theater
Iran announced today that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for commercial traffic. Iran announced it. Not the US Navy or Trump.
Iran opened the strait the same way they closed it — by deciding to, tied to the ceasefire in Lebanon.
That's the whole story. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. They always did. Their coastline runs the length of it. They hold seven of eight islands.
The shipping lanes are two miles wide and funnel every tanker within range of shore-based drones, mines, and fast-attack bo...
Someone in the White House Fought for Peace. Israel Killed It in 12 Hours.
Tuesday night, the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. Pakistan brokered it. Both sides confirmed. Markets surged. Oil dropped 13%. Families in Beirut packed their bags to go home.
Twelve hours later, Israel launched 50 jets into Lebanon. 100 targets. 160 munitions. 203 dead. The largest strike of the entire war — after the ceasefire.
Netanyahu said Lebanon wasn't included. Trump backed him over his own mediator. Called 203 dead "a separate skirmish."
In this episode:
— What the ceasefire deal actually was and why Trump accepting Iran's terms was a concession
Trump's Iran Speech Contradicts His Own Intelligence, His Own Words, and Himself
President Trump addressed the nation on the Iran war Wednesday night. The White House promised "an important update."
What he delivered was 19 minutes of talking points that contradict his own intelligence chief, his own counterterrorism director, his own words from the night he started the war, and his own Reuters interview published the same day.
In this episode, I take the speech apart line by line. Every claim checked against the receipts. The nuclear deal he broke and then blamed Iran for. The diplomacy he sabotaged and then said he tried. The regime change he...
Operation Total Extermination: The Wars Nobody's Talking About
While every camera in the country points at Iran, the US is quietly waging war across the Western Hemisphere. And the Pentagon just told Congress it's "just the beginning."
In this episode I walk through:
— Operation Southern Spear: 46 boat strikes, 159 dead, no evidence, no trials. The UN calls them extrajudicial killings. A former ICC prosecutor calls them crimes against humanity.
— Operation Total Extermination: joint US-Ecuador land strikes along the Colombia border, with a 500-pound bomb landing on a Colombian farm
— Cuba: three nationwide blackouts in March, zero oil shipments in thr...
Trump Admits We Shouldn't Be in Iran, So How Does This War End?
Almost 3 weeks in. The objectives have changed six times. No allies are sending ships. The Arab states are furious. Iran says they never asked for a ceasefire. And the president said on camera, that maybe we shouldn't be there at all.
In this episode, I walk through:
— The six shifting justifications for the war
— What Iran is actually saying vs. what Trump claims
— Why no country will send warships to the Strait of Hormuz
— Why the Arab states are getting bombed and who they blame
— Every realistic offramp — and why none of them...
Joe Kent Told the Truth. Tulsi Gabbard Wrote a Press Release
Two people in the Trump administration had access to the same
intelligence on Iran. Both built careers opposing exactly this
kind of war.
Joe Kent resigned and said it plainly: "Iran posed no imminent
threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war
due to pressure from Israel."
Tulsi Gabbard broke three weeks of silence with a statement
that never once said she agreed with the threat assessment.
She's the Director of National Intelligence. That's literally
her job.
In this video, I...
War With Iran. Tariffs. Dollar Wobbling. Davos Calls This the "Polycrisis" Here's What That Means
The US is spending $900 million a day on the Iran war. Tariffs are triggering stagflation. The dollar is losing its grip on global reserves. China is weaponizing rare earths.
Foreign creditors are dumping US Treasuries and buying gold. And the WEF just released their Global Risks 2026 report warning of "geoeconomic confrontation" as the top trigger for a material global crisis.
There's a word for all of this happening at once: the polycrisis.
Here's the problem. The people who named it are the same people who caused it. And their solution is...
Sovereignty: How America Became Israel's Client State
"We knew there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that would precipitate an attack against American forces."
That's Marco Rubio — the Secretary of State — admitting on the record that America went to war because Israel decided to. Not because we were attacked. Because they were going to be.
Senator Angus King asked the question we all have: "Have we now delegated the most solemn decision that can be made in our society — the decision to go to war — to another country?"
The answer is yes. In...
Operation Shield of Judah: Who The War In Iran Is Actually For
US and Israeli bombs are falling on Tehran. American bases are under fire. The war 80% of Americans opposed is here.
America calls it Operation Epic Fury. Israel calls it Operation Shield of Judah. One is marketing. The other is an admission.
In this episode:
The moving goalposts: Five justifications in eight months. Nuclear → protesters → human rights → nuclear again. When the reason keeps changing, there is no reason.The pipeline: How a think tank, media personalities, senators, and a foreign government converted their interests into American foreign policy — without American support.The salesmen: FDD, Shapiro...Epstein The Fixer Is Dead. The System Isn't.
Summary
In this conversation, CJ Killmer and Matt delve into the ongoing revelations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and the broader implications of his connections to powerful figures in politics, Hollywood, and intelligence agencies. They discuss the lack of accountability for those involved, the nature of evil within the ruling class, and the societal impact of these conspiracies. The dialogue reflects on personal experiences with conspiracy theories and the emotional toll of uncovering such dark truths, ultimately questioning the integrity of the system and the people who govern it.
Takeaways
<...The Fixer: Propaganda, Power, and the Epstein Files
SUMMARY
In this episode of the Brave New World podcast, hosts Matt and CJ delve into the complexities of propaganda, trust, and the Epstein files. They explore how narratives shape public perception and the implications of power dynamics in society.
The conversation highlights the role of Epstein as a fixer within elite circles and discusses the broader themes of corruption and morality in politics. The hosts reflect on the importance of awareness and critical thinking in navigating the current landscape of information and misinformation.
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Minneapolis Riots and the Death of Alex Pretti
In this episode, Matt and CJ analyze the recent deadly shooting involving Alex Preti outside Minneapolis, exploring the complex narratives, political hypocrisies, and potential foreign interference tactics like color revolutions. This discussion aims to provide clarity amid conflicting reports and biased portrayals, emphasizing the importance of understanding the broader context.
