Podcast Episodes

Iran and the Roots of Islamist Terror (w/ Jason Burke)

Eric and Eliot open by analyzing the decapitation campaign against Iran's leadership, the knock-on consequences of the war's energy disruptions, and…

13 hours ago

How Does The Iran War End?

Eric and Eliot continue to wrestle with the ongoing Iran war, examining the media coverage surrounding it, the tactical successes the joint forces h…

1 week ago

Iran's Regional War Strategy is Failing (w/ Norman Roule)

Eric and Eliot welcome Norman Roule, a non-resident senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a thirty-four-year care…

2 weeks ago

Trump's Iran Gamble

NOTE: This episode was recorded on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Eric and Eliot assess where the US and Israel stand in the current war with Iran and identi…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

China Is Ready For War. We Aren't. (w/ Seth Jones)

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the attack on Iran.

Eric and Eliot review the State of the Union and discuss Eliot’s Atlantic article on the d…

3 weeks ago

On The Precipice of Illegal War (w/ Frank Dikötter)

Eric and Eliot debate the merits and deficiencies of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s attempt to present “Trumpism with a human face” at the Munich …

1 month ago

Arms Control is Dead

Eric and Eliot begin with a buffet of administration jackassery before pivoting to a preview of the Munich Security Conference. They discuss Under S…

1 month, 1 week ago

The Crisis Facing Our Military (w/ Kori Schake)

Eric and Eliot welcome back friend of the show Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterpr…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

America's New Defense Strategy is Nonsense

Eric and Eliot discuss Trump’s latest reversals on Greenland before pivoting to the recently released National Defense Strategy. They dissect the ma…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Evil Regimes Cling to Power (w/ Stephen Kotkin)

Eric and Eliot welcome Stephen Kotkin, professor emeritus of history at Princeton University and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Instit…

1 month, 3 weeks ago