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How Iran Lost the War and Won the Deal
Jun 22, 2026
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The Invisible Moves Reshaping Ukraine, the Middle East, and Your Trust in Government
Jun 15, 2026
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World on Edge: Drone Sieges to Intel Shakeups
Jun 9, 2026
28m 45s
Is the US-Iran Ceasefire a Mirage?
May 26, 2026
36m 19s
Global Vacuums: Russia Stumbles & Terror Shifts
May 20, 2026
32m 48s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() How Iran Lost the War and Won the Deal | Smoke hangs over Moscow's refineries while someone casts a fishing line beneath it. That image is the whole story this week: people and powers quietly rebuilding their definition of normal around pressure that should never be normal. From Ukraine's fuel war to a framework that leaves a battered Tehran holding the stronger economic hand, the rules of deterrence are being rewritten in real time, and everyone living under them is being asked to call it routine.What you'll learn:Why Ukraine's strikes on southern supply routes matter more than the refinery smoke everyone filmsHow "fight-and-talk" turns peace negotiations into a tool for pulling a coalition apartWhy Iran can lose a war badly and still walk out of the room with the better handHow a single clause about Lebanon's safety became a tripwire that hands Tehran a clean exitWhat Russia's retreat in Mali and its quiet move into Armenia reveal about how power adapts when the expensive model fails | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() The Invisible Moves Reshaping Ukraine, the Middle East, and Your Trust in Government | The loudest events in global conflict are rarely the most consequential. While media focuses on military strikes and peace announcements, the actual pressure points—supply lines, leaked drafts, and strategic silence—are remaking the geopolitical board. This week we examine the invisible mechanics that determine outcomes in Ukraine, the Middle East, and within American institutions.What you'll learn:Why Ukraine's quiet logistics war matters more than front-line battles, and what Russia's nuclear rhetoric actually signalsHow intentional leaks and public theater are used as negotiating tactics in Middle East diplomacyWhy the World Cup hosting timeline carries real geopolitical weight in preventing regional escalationThe distinction between biosafety research facilities and bioweapons programs, and why it matters for interpreting declassified documentsHow media denialism in 2022 created a credibility void that adversaries are now exploiting through strategic framingThe real story is cohesion breaking down in Europe, trust-order problems no deal can solve, and the weaponization of context and omissions in information warfare. Strategic leverage isn't always obvious. Sometimes it moves in the supply lines, the rejected drafts, and the things left unsaid.New episode every week. Subscribe for deeper coverage of the forces reshaping global order. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() World on Edge: Drone Sieges to Intel Shakeups✨ | drone warfareintelligence+5 | — | U.S. intelligence community | UkraineRussia | drone siegesU.S. intelligence+5 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Is the US-Iran Ceasefire a Mirage?✨ | US-Iran relationsceasefire+5 | — | WashingtonIran+4 | BelarusUkraine+3 | US-Iran ceasefiretransactional diplomacy+5 | — | 36m 19s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Global Vacuums: Russia Stumbles & Terror Shifts✨ | RussiaUkraine+4 | — | — | RussiaUkraine+1 | RussiaUkraine+5 | — | 32m 48s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() PMCs, Combat Decisions & Global Conflict✨ | private military contractingcombat decision-making+4 | Trevor Fortner | BlackwaterCIA | BaghdadTaiwan+1 | militarycombat+5 | — | 59m 29s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Putin's Paranoia & Iran's Oil Gamble✨ | global politicsmilitary strategy+3 | — | MoscowIran | Iraqi desert | PutinIran+5 | — | 31m 53s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Is Moscow's Global Reach Shattering?✨ | global securityMoscow's influence+4 | — | — | MoscowUkraine+2 | Moscowglobal security+5 | — | 27m 00s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() NATO Cracks & The Iran Naval Blockade✨ | NATOIran+4 | — | NATOLeon Media Network | Middle East | NATOIran+4 | — | 25m 08s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() U.S. Plans Cuba Invasion? (Monroe Doctrine)✨ | U.S. militaryCuba invasion+4 | — | — | U.S.Cuba+3 | CubaU.S. invasion+5 | — | 36m 42s | |
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| 4/13/26 | ![]() Why the Pakistan Peace Summit Failed (Global Logistics War Explained)✨ | geopoliticspeace talks+4 | — | MANPADS | PakistanU.S.+4 | Pakistan Peace SummitU.S. Ukraine peace talks+4 | — | 51m 37s | |
| 4/3/26 | ![]() One Breath at 2 A.M. Changed Everything | Former Special Forces on Survival✨ | mental healthsurvival+4 | Tim Thomas | Breathwork in BedLeon Media Network | — | breathworkmental health+5 | — | 1h 03m 02s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() U.S. Strategy in Iran: What It Means for Global Security✨ | U.S. military strategyIran conflict+5 | — | U.S. militaryRussia+1 | IranKharg Island+5 | U.S. militaryIran+6 | — | 34m 08s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Global Fracture: AI Wars & China's Fleet✨ | global stabilityAI wars+4 | — | — | Middle EastU.S. | global fractureAI slop war+4 | Ground NewsVantage | 42m 32s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Operation Epic Fury: Is the Iranian Regime Collapsing?✨ | Iranian Regimeproxy war+3 | — | Iranian RegimeRussia+1 | Middle East | IranKhamenei+6 | — | 30m 57s | |
| 2/27/26 | ![]() Meduza: Finding Meaning in the Cycle of Conflict✨ | warart+4 | Roc MorinKervin | MEDUZA | — | wardocumentary+6 | — | 1h 05m 45s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() China’s FOBS Test, the Ukraine Deadlock, and the Pentagon’s Gulf Buildup✨ | Ukraine conflictglobal governance+4 | — | PentagonBoard of Peace | ChinaUkraine+1 | UkraineChina+5 | — | 37m 49s | |
| 2/19/26 | ![]() The Intelligence of Health: Fitness as National Security✨ | health and fitnessnational security+4 | Alex VanHouten | Faithful Fitness: Forty-Day Devotional on StewardshipCIA+4 | — | fitnessnational security+5 | — | 1h 06m 39s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Transactional Peace: Redrawing Maps from Kyiv to Tehran | The old global safety nets are dissolving. This week, we explore a world caught between a "kinetic veto" in Ukraine, a billion-dollar "pay-to-play" model for global governance, and a massive U.S. military build-up in the Gulf."This Week Explained" breaks down the week's most important geopolitical events, delivering sharp analysis on how these developments shape government policies, influence business decisions, and impact society. Join the experts at Aucoin Analytics, LLC as they cut through the noise and provide clear, actionable insights for the road ahead.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-week-explained--6199515/support. | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() China’s Military Stroke & The New U.S. Defense Strategy | The era of the "global policeman" is over. This week, we explore the rise of the "Board of Peace"—a new $1 billion-per-seat global operating system—and the internal "stroke" paralyzing the Chinese military hierarchy.Episode HighlightsThe Florida "Inner Circle": A look at how high-velocity diplomacy in Mar-a-Lago is bypasssing traditional channels to draft a post-war settlement for Ukraine. The $1 Billion Board of Peace: Why the U.S. is trading 80 years of multilateralism for a "gated community" of global governance that has already alienated G7 allies and Canada. Middle East Tensions: The "Carrot and Stick" approach with Iran as the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrives in the northern Arabian Sea.PLA in Paralyis: Analyzing the removal of veteran "princelings" from the Chinese military and the resulting "promotion anxiety" hollowing out Beijing's command. 2026 National Defense Strategy: Washington officially retires "utopian idealism" in favor of "Deterrence by Denial" and the 5% spending standard for allies. Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture. We’ve partnered with Ground News to help you identify media bias and see the stories others are ignoring. Use the link in our show notes to get 40% off a Vantage Subscription and support the show while sharpening your perspective.Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on Instagram @thisweekexplained! | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | ![]() Machine Predictions: How Downstream Intelligence is Predicting the Future | Can advanced machine learning predict a coup before it happens? This week, we sit down with the architects of Downstream Intelligence to discuss how they bridged the gap between raw intelligence analysis and Math-trained algorithms to bet on—and win—the future of global affairs.Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture. We’ve partnered with Ground News to help you identify media bias and see the stories others are ignoring. Use the link in our show notes to get 40% off a Vantage Subscription and support the show while sharpening your perspective.Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on Instagram @thisweekexplained! | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Fractured Fronts: Why Canada is Hedging Toward China | The architecture of the global order is being dismantled and rebuilt in real-time. From the "weaponization of winter" in Ukraine to a high-stakes governing experiment in Gaza and a shocking trade pivot in North America, we explore a world where traditional security guarantees are being replaced by transactional ultimatums.Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture. We’ve partnered with Ground News to help you identify media bias and see the stories others are ignoring. Use the link in our show notes to get 40% off a Vantage Subscription and support the show while sharpening your perspective.Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on Instagram @thisweekexplained! | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Russia’s Oreshnik Missile, Iran’s Revolution, & the End of NATO | The rules of 1945 are being abandoned in real-time as the global order shifts from a war of attrition to a landscape of high-tech "reflexive control". From hypersonic warnings over European capitals to an Iranian regime that is "strategically naked" for the first time since 1979, we examine a world where the race between diplomacy and humanitarian collapse is entering its most dangerous lap.The Oreshnik Message: We analyze Russia’s second operational use of the 13,000 km/h hypersonic missile and how it serves as a blunt psychological warning to NATO air defense architectures.Weaponizing Winter: A look at the "double-tap" strikes and the massive campaign targeting the Ukrainian energy grid during a fifteen-degree-below-zero cold snap to force a humanitarian crisis.The Disarmament Deadlock: Why the Trump peace plan for Gaza is stalled over Hamas’s refusal to surrender small arms, which they view as essential for internal control.Iran’s "Perfect Storm": With primary proxies degraded and the economy in free-fall, we discuss why the Iranian regime is facing a "metrics of revolution" unlike anything seen since 1979.The Greenland Ultimatum: How the U.S. move toward Greenlandic "national security imperative" is placing NATO on life support and threatening the internal logic of the alliance.Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture. We’ve partnered with Ground News to help you see your own media blind spots. Use the link in our show notes to get 40% off a Vantage Subscription today.Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on social media @thisweekexplained for more in-depth coverage of these stories. | — | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() Maduro Captured: The Donroe Doctrine & a Global Pivot | In under forty-eight hours, the geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere has been fundamentally reoriented by the clinical precision of Operation Absolute Resolve. This week, we examine the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the reassertion of a U.S. "privileged ground" through the Dunroe Doctrine, and how this seismic shift impacts fragile peace efforts from Paris to Gaza.The Caracas Extraction: A breakdown of the high-stakes raid involving 150 aircraft that captured Maduro while a high-level Chinese delegation was still inside the presidential palace.A Fractured Succession: Why Venezuela has descended into a three-way tug-of-war between civilian loyalists, military hardliners in bulletproof vests, and a marginalized democratic opposition.Ukraine’s Stabilization Framework: Moving beyond ammunition counts to discuss a "permanent security architecture" and a European-led multinational force ahead of the January 6th Paris summit.Iran’s Economic Collapse: With the rial hitting 1.45 million to the dollar, we analyze the "Ghost of the Shah" returning to the streets as the middle class sees its life savings evaporate.Taiwan’s "Iron Walls": Deciphering Beijing’s Justice Mission 2025, where the China Coast Guard is being used to create a "veneer of legitimacy" for a total island blockade.Enjoyed this deep dive into the redrawing of the global map? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your network!To see the media blind spots we discussed today, get 40% off a Ground News Vantage Subscription through our link in the show notes or visit our Instagram bio @thisweekexplained. | — | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | ![]() The 2026 Forecast: Redrawing the World Map at Mar-a-Lago | From the quiet halls of Mar-a-Lago to the trench lines of Ukraine and the shores of Nigeria, the old world maps are being rewritten in real-time. This week, we examine the volatile space where high-level dealmaking meets the uncompromising application of military force and look ahead to a 2026 that promises to be a global "year of decisions."Episode HighlightsThe Mar-a-Lago Peace Framework: A deep dive into Zelensky’s twenty-point plan, the sixty-day "red line" ceasefire, and the controversial "corporate merger" approach to the Donbas. Netanyahu’s Final Hostage Plea: Why the Israeli Prime Minister is bringing the mother of the last hostage to Florida and the friction over the ambitious "Project Sunrise" in Gaza. Naval Strikes in Nigeria: Why the U.S. is launching Tomahawk missiles from the sea to target the Lakurawa faction as American influence slips in the Sahel. 2026 Geopolitical Forecast: A preview of the "land-for-security" swap in Ukraine, the threat of a full-scale regional war in the Middle East, and why China might move on Taiwan earlier than expected. | — | ||||||
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