Podcast Episodes

Restless Nation | The Making of Modern Iran (Part 1)

Breaking History dives into the paradox at the heart of modern Iran: How a nation born in revolt, from the tobacco protests of the 1890s to the 1979 Revolution, has time and again empowered autocrats…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

America Has Always Been a Dangerous Idea

As our nation turns 249 this week, we explore the radical and enduring power of the Declaration of Independence. More than just a break from the British Empire, the Declaration was a bold statement o…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

BONUS: David Albright and Eli Lake on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Eli Lake and nuclear weapons expert David Albright discuss the Islamic Republic’s arsenal and whether or not Israel can destroy it on its own.

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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Buckley Stops Here: Trump And The Death of Conservative Civility

William F. Buckley, one of the founding fathers of the American right, would have turned 100 this year. He, more than any other figure, is responsible for creating the American conservative movement …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

BONUS: Haviv Rettig Gur and Eli Lake on Israel's Strike

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Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

BONUS: Conversations with Coleman & Bari Weiss

 We’re sharing the latest episode of Conversations with Coleman, a podcast that joined The Free Press network this week. Coleman Hughes engages deep thinkers and curious minds in sharp, surprising, a…

Published on 5 months ago

Partition’s Ghost: How Pakistan Became a Deep State

Last month, two nuclear powers exchanged blows after terrorists mowed down 26 tourists in Kashmir, yet it didn’t turn into a hot war. We got lucky. But sadly, the next India-Pakistan war seems like o…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Vulgarians at the Gate: How Censors Lost the Culture War

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Since Donald Trump won the presidential election, American institutions are shedding what remains of wokeness nearly everywhere. From Columbia University to Facebook, the o…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

How North Korea Got the Nuke

As Iranian nuclear ambitions force their way back onto America’s agenda, it’s worth looking at the story of North Korea, the original ‘madman’ nation that bullied its way to the nuclear table.

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The Opium War: The Original Trade War

It’s been two weeks since President Donald Trump declared war on the global economic system his predecessors painstakingly built up since 1945. Then he partially reversed course, paused most of the t…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago