Download Audio. Scott interviews the Quincy Institute’s Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick about their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. Discussed on the show: Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power by Eli Clifton and Ian...

 Download Audio. Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares some unique insights into the dramatic shifts happening on both the left and right—especially with younger...

 Download Audio. Scott interviews Ben Aris about the war in Ukraine. Aris uses his deep expertise of Russian society and the ongoing war to give us a window into the evolving nature of the conflict and the barriers to peace facing both sides. Discussed on the show:...

 Download Audio. Charles Goyette returns to the show to talk about the terrible, unsustainable and outright destructive economic situation the US government has gotten us in and the many ways the Trump administration is making everything even worse. Discussed on the...

 Download Audio. Scott interviews Brian McGlinchey about an article he wrote recently telling the story of Ameneh Abbasi, a 23-year-old Iranian woman who died while waiting for a lifesaving medical procedure that was delayed by the “crippling sanctions” the US...

 Download Audio. Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfadil Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a strange, awkward and concerningly unstable place between Washington and Tehran amid this ongoing war. Ibrahim...

 Download Audio. Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu’s advance knowledge of the October 7 attack, the relevance of the Epstein files to American foreign policy and more. Discussed...

 Download Audio. Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial components of the infrastructure we rely on every day. John Dudlicek is a civil engineer and VP of a construction...