Podcast Episodes

March 6, 2026 - "American Week": Trump & Netanyahu plunge the Middle East into war, with no plan for how it ends

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.

This week: Trump's strategy-f…

3 months, 1 week ago

March 6, 2026 - US facing growing accusations of culpability for missile attack on Iranian girls' school that killed 168

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC, at the end of the first week of President Trump's strategy-free war-of-cho…

3 months, 1 week ago

March 5, 2026 - Trump says he "must" be involved in choosing Iran's next leader

Simon's live update for LBC News, on another day of shifting narratives from the Trump administration over the joint US-Israeli war on Iran.  With Jo…

3 months, 1 week ago

March 5, 2026 - Republicans on Capitol Hill back Trump's war with Iran, amid no clarity on how it ends

Simon's live update for Monocle Radio's "The Briefing" with Chris Cermak anchoring.

3 months, 1 week ago

March 4, 2026: Explosions in Erbil as Washington reportedly grooms Kurds as a possible invasion force

Simon's live report for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC, as the US and Israeli war on Iran shows every sign of intensifiying.

3 months, 2 weeks ago

March 4, 2026 - Rubio says he never said what he said, as Trump re-ups regime change as his goal

Simon's live update on the US government's continuing, contradictory efforts to explain why it attacked Iran, and what it wants to achieve. For James…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

March 3, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump flays Starmer, deriding him as "no Winston Churchill"

Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.

3 months, 2 weeks ago

March 3, 2026 - "Wars can be fought 'forever' and very successfully", argues Trump as Iran criticism grows

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning show on the UK's LBC.

3 months, 2 weeks ago

March 2, 2026 - As Middle East conflict widens, Trump U-turns, says regime change is not a U.S. objective

Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Ingrid Hipkiss presenting.

3 months, 2 weeks ago

March 2, 2026 - Trump finally delineates objectives of his war on Iran, but not the endgame

Simon's live report for South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV, as President Trump indicates that his war on Iran could last a month or even longer.  Wit…

3 months, 2 weeks ago