This Week Explained
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Russia, Iran, RAF Fairford and the Xi Summit Explained
Oct 6, 2026
33m 36s
Geopolitical Conflicts and What Happens When AI Fails the Ultimate Test
Sep 21, 2026
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US strikes in Iran and the CIA trip to Moscow
Sep 2, 2026
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Russia Fuel Shortage, Iran Standoff, NATO Drone Incidents
Aug 23, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/26 | Russia, Iran, RAF Fairford and the Xi Summit Explained | Moscow offers deals while hitting Ukraine's grid. Iran talks run beside a military buildup. RAF Fairford stays unresolved. Xi's visit delivered mostly show. Moscow says it wants the war in Ukraine over quickly while it strikes the power grid ahead of winter. Washington is sending a third carrier strike group toward Iran while a private letter moves through mediators. Every major actor is talking and fighting at the same time, and the question is who is actually trying to end something. | 33m 36s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | Geopolitical Conflicts and What Happens When AI Fails the Ultimate Test | Europe rushes to rearm while Middle East energy chokepoints face simultaneous closure, pushed forward by high-stakes tech vulnerabilities. The global security landscape is fracturing across multiple fronts as traditional deterrence models buckle under the weight of modern asymmetric warfare. In Europe, defense ministers are sounding urgent alarms to get war-ready while decades-long procurement cycles collide with cheap, five-thousand-dollar strike drones reshaping the battlefield in real time. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, coordinated strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure and the closure of critical Red Sea chokepoints have locked vital energy arteries in a simultaneous vice. Washington faces a compressed decision-making window as the administration weighs aggressive responses, compounded by the terrifying reality that a faulty AI chatbot hallucination recently nearly scrambled jets for an accidental war with China. | 33m 08s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | global securitymilitary strategy+3 | — | CIA | MoscowIran+2 | CIAMoscow+6 | — | 38m 19s | ||
| 8/23/26 | fuel shortagesIran standoff+3 | — | NATOU.S.-Iran | UkraineGulf+1 | Russiafuel shortage+5 | — | 34m 19s | ||
| 8/3/26 | global tradeIran conflict+4 | — | U.S.Houthis | IranBlack Sea | world economyIran+5 | — | 32m 44s | ||
| 7/20/26 | U.S. Iran relationsNATO Summit+4 | — | — | IranKyiv+1 | U.S. Iran strikesNATO Summit+4 | — | 43m 12s | ||
| 7/6/26 | geopolitical analysisNATO+5 | — | US intelligenceNATO+1 | PolandMoscow+3 | RussiaPoland+8 | — | 46m 38s | ||
| 6/30/26 | geopoliticsgovernance+3 | — | IranUnited States | CrimeaHormuz+5 | CrimeaHormuz+6 | — | 39m 55s | ||
| 6/22/26 | IranUkraine conflict+4 | — | — | IranMoscow+5 | IranUkraine+7 | — | 34m 27s | ||
| 6/15/26 | geopolitical dynamicslogistics in warfare+3 | — | American institutionsRussia+2 | UkraineMiddle East | geopoliticsUkraine logistics+3 | — | 33m 56s | ||
| 6/9/26 | drone warfareintelligence+5 | — | U.S. intelligence community | UkraineRussia | drone siegesU.S. intelligence+5 | — | 28m 45s | ||
| 5/26/26 | US-Iran relationsceasefire+5 | — | WashingtonIran+4 | BelarusUkraine+3 | US-Iran ceasefiretransactional diplomacy+5 | — | 36m 19s | ||
| 5/20/26 | RussiaUkraine+4 | — | — | RussiaUkraine+1 | RussiaUkraine+5 | — | 32m 48s | ||
| 5/14/26 | private military contractingcombat decision-making+4 | Trevor Fortner | BlackwaterCIA | BaghdadTaiwan+1 | militarycombat+5 | — | 59m 29s | ||
| 5/12/26 | global politicsmilitary strategy+3 | — | MoscowIran | Iraqi desert | PutinIran+5 | — | 31m 53s | ||
| 5/4/26 | global securityMoscow's influence+4 | — | — | MoscowUkraine+2 | Moscowglobal security+5 | — | 27m 00s | ||
| 4/27/26 | NATOIran+4 | — | NATOLeon Media Network | Middle East | NATOIran+4 | — | 25m 08s | ||
| 4/20/26 | U.S. militaryCuba invasion+4 | — | — | U.S.Cuba+3 | CubaU.S. invasion+5 | — | 36m 42s | ||
| 4/13/26 | geopoliticspeace talks+4 | — | MANPADS | PakistanU.S.+4 | Pakistan Peace SummitU.S. Ukraine peace talks+4 | — | 51m 37s | ||
| 4/3/26 | mental healthsurvival+4 | Tim Thomas | Breathwork in BedLeon Media Network | — | breathworkmental health+5 | — | 1h 03m 02s | ||
| 3/23/26 | U.S. military strategyIran conflict+5 | — | U.S. militaryRussia+1 | IranKharg Island+5 | U.S. militaryIran+6 | — | 34m 08s | ||
| 3/16/26 | global stabilityAI wars+4 | — | — | Middle EastU.S. | global fractureAI slop war+4 | Ground NewsVantage | 42m 32s | ||
| 3/9/26 | Iranian Regimeproxy war+3 | — | Iranian RegimeRussia+1 | Middle East | IranKhamenei+6 | — | 30m 57s | ||
| 2/27/26 | warart+4 | Roc MorinKervin | MEDUZA | — | wardocumentary+6 | — | 1h 05m 45s | ||
| 2/23/26 | Ukraine conflictglobal governance+4 | — | PentagonBoard of Peace | ChinaUkraine+1 | UkraineChina+5 | — | 37m 49s | ||
| 2/19/26 | health and fitnessnational security+4 | Alex VanHouten | Faithful Fitness: Forty-Day Devotional on StewardshipCIA+4 | — | fitnessnational security+5 | — | 1h 06m 39s | ||
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