Podcast Episodes

Could Rahm Emanuel Be Our Next President?

Rahm Emanuel is giving every indication that he’s running for president in 2028—including by coming on Honestly yesterday.

Emanuel, now 65 years old, has spent decades making a name for himself as on…

Published on 2 months ago

Giga-Yachts, Flo Rida, and Bunkers. . . What Could Go Wrong?

Depending on who you ask, some would call the ultrarich “shameless”; others might say “aspirational.” For example: Mukesh Ambani, the Indian centibillionaire, has a room of snow in the Indian tropics…

Published on 2 months ago

Why Young People Love Socialism

Just two weeks ago, New Yorkers voted en masse for a self-proclaimed socialist—someone who once called for “seizing the means of production.”

This is, of course, Zohran Mamdani, who dominated in the …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Is Anyone a Genius?

Love him or hate him, many consider Elon Musk to be a modern-day genius. He co-founded PayPal, which transformed how people purchase things. He became the CEO of Tesla, which revolutionized electric …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Words That Made America

America is turning 250. And we’re throwing a yearlong celebration of the greatest country on Earth. The greatest? Yes. The greatest.

We realize that’s not a popular thing to say these days. Americans…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Iran’s Nuclear Program Damaged or Destroyed?

When we last recorded Saturday night, the U.S. had just announced its strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The U.S. had entered the war. The restrainers had seemingly lost.

In the following hours, Pr…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The U.S. Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Program

On Saturday night at 7:50 pm ET, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had entered the war against Iran when he posted: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sit…

Published on 3 months ago

Niall Ferguson and Dexter Filkins: Who Will Win the Israel-Iran War?

It’s the fourth day in the war between Iran and Israel.

Many questions hang in the air. Chief among them: Will Israel be able to fulfill its main goal in the war—to end Iran’s nuclear program? Will i…

Published on 3 months ago

Iran Strikes Israel, Oil Fields Ablaze, and Will the U.S. Enter the War?

As we taped this episode of Honestly, it was 3 a.m. in Israel. Sirens wailed across the country as Iranian missiles rained down on Israeli towns.

At the same time, Israel was striking military and nu…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Naftali Bennett and Michael Oren: Israel and Iran at War

In the early hours of Friday morning, Israel pulled off a historic strike on Iran. As I record these lines, Iran is reporting a “massive explosion” in Isfahan, in a province that is home to several n…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago