About this episode

The episode discusses the recent U.S.-Iran conflict and the influence of political megadonors in the upcoming midterm elections, along with insights into the U.S. Open tennis matches featuring the Williams sisters.

People in this episode

Guests: Babak Dehghanpisheh, Teddy Schleifer

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran conflict
• political megadonors
• midterm elections
• tennis
• U.S. Open
• billionaire influence

Keywords

• U.S. military
• Iran
• midterms
• political donations
• tennis
• Williams sisters
• Kuhestak
• billionaires
• elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC News, New York Times, The Athletic, Simplecast, AdsWizz

Places: Iran, U.S., Kuhestak

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