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FDD Morning Brief

by FDD

The FDD Morning Brief provides timely situational updates on contemporary events. Start your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 8:30am (ET) with digestible analysis and the headlines our experts are watching. The FDD Morning Brief can be streamed on YouTube, X, and is available on Spotify and...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: news · commentary

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular

350+ episodes since 2023

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Most discussed topics

iran

middle east politics

middle east conflict

hezbollah

political analysis

sanctions

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FDD6

Hamas3

Hezbollah2

Israel2

Treasury Department2

Volkswagen1

United Arab Emirates1

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries1

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Est. Listeners

250,001+

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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
25,001 - 50,000
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
75,001 - 150,000
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
15,001 - 40,000

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On the show

From 12 eps

Hosts

Jon Schanzer

9 eps

Natalie Ecanow

2 eps

Mariam Wahba

1 ep

Recent guests

13 across last 12 eps

Roy K. Altman

1 ep

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

1 ep

Bernard Haykel

1 ep

Ambassador Alberto Fernandez

1 ep

Gen. H.R. McMaster

1 ep

David Adesnik

1 ep

Miad Maleki

1 ep

Jonathan Conricus

1 ep

Bradley Bowman

1 ep

Khosro Isfahani

1 ep

Yana Gorokhovskaia

1 ep

Richard Goldberg

1 ep

Max Meizlish

1 ep

Recent episodes

The blockade bleeding Iran dry | feat. Max Meizlish, guest hosted by Natalie Ecanow

May 1, 2026

24m 48s

From Epic Fury to Economic Fury | feat. Rich Goldberg

Apr 29, 2026

25m 28s

Israel on trial | feat. Roy K. Altman

Apr 27, 2026

29m 06s

Can Lebanon break free from Hezbollah? | feat. Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Apr 24, 2026

25m 38s

The Gulf's crude awakening | feat. Bernard Haykel

Apr 22, 2026

28m 24s

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Episodes

~3.1 per week

Avg length

27m 13s

22m 14s – 38m 46s

Range

Aug 2023 – Apr 2026

Topics

iran, middle east politics +40

Guests

Max Meizlish +12 · last 12 eps

12 of 12

Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
5/1/26	The blockade bleeding Iran dry \| feat. Max Meizlish, guest hosted by Natalie Ecanow✨	Iranblockade+3	Max Meizlish	FDDVolkswagen	—	Iranblockade+6	—	24m 48s
4/29/26	From Epic Fury to Economic Fury \| feat. Rich Goldberg✨	Middle East politicsOPEC+3	Richard Goldberg	United Arab EmiratesOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries+2	IsraelUkraine	UAEOPEC+6	—	25m 28s
4/27/26	Israel on trial \| feat. Roy K. Altman✨	IsraelHezbollah+4	Roy K. Altman	HamasIslamic Republic of Iran+1	IsraelWest Bank+2	IsraelHamas+8	—	29m 06s
4/24/26	Can Lebanon break free from Hezbollah? \| feat. Hussain Abdul-Hussain✨	LebanonHezbollah+4	Hussain Abdul-Hussain	HezbollahIran+3	LebanonUnited States+1	LebanonHezbollah+6	—	25m 38s
4/22/26	The Gulf's crude awakening \| feat. Bernard Haykel✨	maritime securityIran sanctions+3	Bernard Haykel	UK Maritime Trade OperationsTreasury Department+1	IranStrait of Hormuz+1	maritime vesselsIran sanctions+3	—	28m 24s
4/20/26	Iran's dirty hand in Sudan \| feat. Ambassador Fernandez, guest hosted by Mariam Wahba✨	U.S.-Iran relationsMiddle East politics+3	Ambassador Alberto Fernandez	Middle East Media Research InstituteFDD	SudanPakistan+2	U.S.-Iran talksSudan war+3	—	22m 14s
4/17/26	China's MidEast reckoning \| feat. Gen. H.R. McMaster✨	Middle EastIran+5	Gen. H.R. McMaster	FDDTreasury Department+3	Cairo	Middle EastIran+7	—	28m 56s
4/15/26	The unsettled score in Iran \| feat. David Adesnik✨	IranMiddle East conflict+4	David Adesnik	FDDItaly+1	IranLebanon+5	IranLebanon+7	—	22m 20s
4/13/26	Can Iran bypass the blockade? \| feat. Miad Maleki✨	Iranblockade+3	Miad Maleki	FDD	—	Iranblockade+5	—	30m 20s
4/10/26	FDD Morning Brief SITREP \| The stakes behind the Iran ceasefire✨	Iran ceasefireHezbollah+3	Jonathan ConricusBradley Bowman	HezbollahTrump administration	IranBeirut+3	Iranceasefire+5	—	38m 46s
4/8/26	The art of the ceasefire deal? \| feat. Khosro Isfahani✨	ceasefire dealsMiddle East conflict+3	Khosro Isfahani	IDF	south LebanonIraq+2	ceasefireIDF+6	—	24m 36s
4/6/26	The 20-year war on freedom \| feat. Yana Gorokhovskaia✨	IranMiddle East conflict+4	Yana Gorokhovskaia	Freedom HouseFDD+1	TehranStrait of Hormuz+3	IranF-15+8	—	26m 02s