Podcast Episodes

4/16/26 Trita Parsi on the Likeliest Outcome of the Iran Ceasefire



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Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the ceasefire and negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians. Parsi believes…

1 week, 3 days ago

DHP Ep. 74 Reissue: The Western Way of War vs The Eastern Way of War

(*This is a reissue of a Dangerous History Episode first published in Aug. 2015)

In this episode, CJ discusses two different paradigms of what war is…

1 week, 6 days ago

The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] LtCOL Karen Kwiatkowski: Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After Talks Fail—Ceasefire at Risk?

A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sounds like a clean, decisive move until you run it through the real world: geography, international law, ship ins…

2 weeks ago

4/9/26 Matt Wolfson on Underappreciated Danger of the United Arab Emirates



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Scott interviews Matt Wolfson about an article he recently wrote about the United Arab Emirates. Wolfson argues that the US and Is…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Larry Johnson: Are Russia, China and Iran the Big Winners of Trump and Netanyahu’s War ?

The fastest way to understand the Iran war scare isn’t cable news hype, it’s leverage. We sit down with Larry Johnson to map what Tehran is demanding…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ep 081 “Strategic Empathy: Grokking the Pendulum of Indecision”

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”

Richard P. Feynman

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“Reports that say that some…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Rules for Radicals: The Education of an Organizer & Communication w/John Weeks

John and I continue to read and comment on Rules for Radicals

2 weeks, 4 days ago

4/8/26 Robert Pape: Trump’s Ceasefire Does Not Close the Escalation Trap



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Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday n…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] CMD CMSgt Dennis Fritz – Iran Orders Incoming? The Dilemma Facing U.S. Troops

“We’re winning” is easy to post. It’s much harder to define when the missiles keep flying, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a choke point, and the only c…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Lies About Iran Talks : Folding or Just Buying Time for a Ground Invasion? w/ Larry Johnson

Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and …

2 weeks, 6 days ago