King Trump Welcomes King Charles
From Pod Save the World by Pod Save the World
April 29, 2026 · 1h 35m · Episode 517
About this episode
The episode discusses the US-Iran ceasefire, global economic concerns, military readiness, and features an interview about anti-authoritarian strategies.
The US-Iran ceasefire is holding, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the global economy is teetering on the edge of disaster, and America's precision weapons stockpile is badly depleted after repeated conflicts with Iran, with experts warning that it could have grave consequences for US readiness in the event of a conflict with China. Meanwhile, King Charles becomes the first British king to address Congress as the UK tries to use a royal charm offensive to paper over major differences on Iran, Mali's military government teeters on collapse after coordinated terrorist attacks rock the country and drive out Russian mercenaries, and the CIA's covert operations in Mexico blow up into a sovereignty crisis for President Sheinbaum. Also covered: more US foreign policy corruption (fun!) after Eric Trump lands a $24 million Pentagon contract and a member of US special forces is arrested for betting on military operations in Venezuela. Then Ben talks with Federica Vinci and Nick Antipov of Democracy Hub about their Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit that provides strategies to defeat autocrats worldwide. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this…
People in this episode
Host: Ben
Guests: Federica Vinci, Nick Antipov
Topics covered
- US foreign policy
- Iran conflict
- global economy
- military operations
- anti-authoritarian strategies
- terrorism in Mali
- royal diplomacy
Keywords
- US-Iran ceasefire
- global economy
- CIA operations
- military readiness
- anti-authoritarian toolkit
- terrorism
- royal charm offensive
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democracy Hub, CIA
Places: US, Iran, UK, Mali, Mexico, New England, China
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