Podcast Episodes

News Bulletin: MAGA Supporters Are Peace-Through-Strength Supporters

Episode 275

Just as Putin launched the largest drone assault of the war, President Trump overruled an order from the Pentagon that had halted the delivery of munitions to Ukraine. And despite what pundits say, n…

Published on 2 months ago

View from the Cockpit: The Night the U.S. Air Force Defended Israel from Iran

Episode 274

Guest host Bradley Bowman is joined by U.S. Air Force pilots Lt. Col. Brian “Bud” Leitzke and Lt. Col. Kevin “Rowdy” Murphy for an exclusive firsthand account of April 13, 2024, when Iran launched ov…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Bomb Fordow, Announce Ceasefire, Headline NATO: Trump's Five Fast Days

Episode 273

NATO summits are usually dry and wonky affairs. This one was different.

To unpack what was said, what wasn’t, and what actually matters, host Cliff May is joined by his FDD colleagues RADM (Ret.) Mark…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Goes the War?

Episode 272

Israel and Iran are at war. To break down what’s happening and what could come next, host Cliff May is joined by Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery and Behnam Ben Taleblu.

They dissect Israel’s targeted s…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

War Tour d’Horizon

Episode 271

Host Cliff May is joined by his FDD colleagues H.R. McMaster and Brad Bowman to assess the growing cooperation among adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—also know as the 'axis of ag…

Published on 3 months ago

China Since Tiananmen

Episode 270

Thirty-six years ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party crushed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square with tanks and bullets. The death toll? Certainly in the hundreds, probably in the thous…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Iran on the brink — or is the West getting played?

Episode 269

Is Iran on the brink, or is the West getting played again? Filling in for host Cliff May, Behnam Ben Taleblu is joined by Andrea Stricker and Saeed Ghasseminejad to discuss Trump’s renewed demand for…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

No Pain (for Putin), No Gain

Episode 268

President Trump’s May 19 phone call with Vladimir Putin does not appear to be two hours well-spent. According to readouts, the Russian ruler agreed to continue talking about talking.

Around the same t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Hundred Years of Holy War

Episode 267

Following the Oct. 7, 2023 invasion of Israel and the pogrom carried out by terrorists from Hamas and affiliated Islamist organizations, and some Gazan civilians as well, UN Secretary-General Antonio…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Melanie Phllips on Who Built the West and Who Can Save It

Episode 266

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author.

Her weekly column currently appears in The Times of London. She’s a regular panelist on BBC Radio’s The Moral Maze and speaks on publ…

Published on 4 months ago