Leighton Smith Podcast #323 - April 8th 2026 - George Friedman

About this episode

George Friedman returns to discuss the ongoing Iran war and its implications.

George Friedman, from Geopolitical Futures guested on Podcast 318, five weeks ago. As the Iran war has developed into a longer and much more serious event, it was appropriate to muster his knowledge and expertise for an update. Knowing that there were threats for ever greater expansion of the conflict, we endeavoured to cover different results for each possibility. We take a look at energy shortage and policy failure, and critique AI. And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz OR Carolyn@newstalkzb.co.nz Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes: To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Leighton Smith

Guest: George Friedman

Topics covered

• Iran war
• geopolitics
• energy policy
• AI critique
• conflict expansion

Keywords

• Iran war
• geopolitics
• energy shortage
• AI
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Geopolitical Futures, Newstalk ZB

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