Champagne Socialists, The China Iran Axis, And MLB Opening Day | The Big Ben Show

Champagne Socialists, The China Iran Axis, And MLB Opening Day | The Big Ben Show

From The Big Ben Show by Fox News Podcasts

March 25, 2026 · 1h 11m

About this episode

Ben Domenech discusses the implications of the Iran conflict on U.S. missile stockpiles and features interviews with experts on China and baseball.

The U.S. is depleting its missile stockpiles in the Iran conflict. Is Taiwan now at risk? Ben Domenech breaks down the strategic shift in the Indo-Pacific and the "Champagne Socialists" defending Cuba’s regime. In this edition of The Big Ben Show, Ben welcomes Michael Sobolik (Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute) to discuss how the Iran war is affecting China’s global strategy and the critical depletion of U.S. Tomahawk and JASSM missiles. Next, legendary baseball historian and statistician Bill James joins the show to analyze the new MLB ABS challenge system, sports media, and the future of America’s pastime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ben Domenech

Guests: Michael Sobolik, Bill James

Topics covered

  • Iran conflict
  • China strategy
  • Taiwan risk
  • Cuba regime
  • MLB ABS challenge system
  • sports media
  • baseball history

Keywords

  • missile stockpiles
  • China Iran axis
  • Taiwan
  • Cuba
  • MLB
  • Bill James
  • sports media
  • Tomahawk missiles
  • JASSM missiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hudson Institute

Places: Cuba, Taiwan, Iran, Indo-Pacific

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