What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead
by Tablet Magazine
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A Bad Year For Incumbents
Oct 13, 2026
27m 57s
China Check-In
Oct 2, 2026
24m 08s
What Really Matters (Live in DC)
Sep 24, 2026
1h 02m 43s
Why Geopolitics Will Make US Colleges More Nationalist
Sep 18, 2026
35m 54s
25 Years After 9/11
Sep 11, 2026
34m 42s
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- 🇰🇪KE · Politics#462.7K to 34K
- 🇸🇪Sweden · Politics#992.3K to 28K
- 🇮🇱IL · Politics#771.8K to 22K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/26 | A Bad Year For Incumbents | This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the success of US sanctions on Iran, America's expanding budget deficit, China's destruction of the EU's economy, and why 2026 is proving to be a bad year for incumbent political leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 27m 57s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | China Check-In | This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the final US withdrawal from Iraq, the bipartisan consensus to allow Congressional insider trading, Russia’s nuclear threats over Kaliningrad, and China’s efforts in AI and the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 24m 08s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  What Really Matters (Live in DC) | This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the three grand narratives shaping world history. The episode was recorded live on September 23 in front of an audience at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 43s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Why Geopolitics Will Make US Colleges More Nationalist | This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Flock camera debate, Canada's prospects for joining the EU, America's weaponization of outer space, and why geopolitical competition with China is going to make American higher ed more patriotic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 54s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | 25 Years After 9/11 | This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the AfD's victory in Eastern Germany, the breakdown of global shipping, trouble on the Chinese internet, and the impact on American society and foreign policy of 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 42s | ||||||
| 9/7/26 | democracywar+4 | Jeremy | — | Iran | democracywar+5 | — | 26m 51s | ||
| 8/26/26 | Zelensky's powerUS universities and China+3 | Jeremy | PentagonUS universities | ZelenskyTurkey+3 | ZelenskyPentagon+6 | — | 32m 48s | ||
| 8/12/26 | mass migrationpolitics+3 | Jeremy | MichiganNew York+1 | Persian Gulf | mass migrationAbdul El-Sayed+5 | — | 31m 14s | ||
| 8/7/26 | ReligionPolitics+3 | — | Aspen Ideas Festival | — | ReligionPolitics+3 | — | 57m 43s | ||
| 7/30/26 | sanctionssmall-business creation+3 | Jeremy | RussiaAmerica+2 | — | sanctionsRussia+4 | — | 35m 58s | ||
| 7/23/26 | Houthi attacksUS-Saudi nuclear deal+3 | Jeremy | IsraelUS-Saudi+1 | Red SeaIran | HouthiRed Sea+5 | — | 32m 15s | ||
| 7/16/26 | data centersDaylight Saving Time+4 | Jeremy | New York | Iran | data centersDaylight Saving Time+3 | — | 33m 56s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Trump's Iran MOUUkraine+3 | Jeremy | TrumpUkraine | — | TrumpIran+3 | — | 33m 08s | ||
| 7/3/26 | socialismChinese economy+3 | Jeremy | China | — | socialismChina+5 | — | 40m 14s | ||
| 6/26/26 | global crisislecture+4 | — | Hamilton School | University of Florida | global crisisWalter Russell Mead+4 | — | 1h 10m 49s | ||
| 6/18/26 | nuclear weaponsAI in healthcare+3 | Jeremy | Hezbollah | FinlandIran | TrumpIran+5 | — | 31m 28s | ||
| 6/10/26 | Cuban politicsMiddle East crisis+3 | Jeremy | — | LebanonArmenia+2 | CubaTrump+5 | — | 38m 13s | ||
| 6/5/26 | US foreign policyTrump era+4 | — | London School of EconomicsUS Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump | America | US foreign policyTrump+5 | — | 1h 33m 34s | ||
| 5/30/26 | peace negotiationsIran+3 | Jeremy | PopeUAE | IranAmerica | Iranpeace agreement+5 | — | 24m 24s | ||
| 5/22/26 | UkraineIran+3 | Jeremy | — | IranStrait of Hormuz+2 | UkraineIran+5 | — | 33m 20s | ||
| 5/12/26 | Islamradicalization+3 | Jeremy | — | AmericaUS+1 | Islamradicalization+3 | — | 31m 24s | ||
| 5/5/26 | PutinAI regulation+4 | Jeremy | — | BengalRussia | PutinTrump+7 | — | 27m 35s | ||
| 5/1/26 | US national debtVoting Rights Act+3 | Jeremy | Supreme CourtOPEC | America | US national debtSupreme Court+5 | — | 30m 02s | ||
| 4/22/26 | Iran ceasefireJapan military technology+4 | Jeremy | Latin American Catholicismcoal+1 | IranJapan | Iran ceasefireJapan military+4 | — | 28m 20s | ||
| 4/17/26 | weapons productionreligiosity+4 | Jeremy | Pentagon | United StatesEurope | Pentagonweapons production+5 | — | 28m 50s | ||
| 4/10/26 | IranLebanon+4 | Jeremy | US | IranLebanon+1 | IranLebanon+5 | — | 33m 46s | ||
| 4/1/26 | IranTrump+5 | Jeremy | NATO | Iran | TrumpNATO+5 | — | 27m 14s | ||
| 3/28/26 | IranUS foreign policy+4 | Jeremy | Trump administration | IranMiddle East+1 | IranTrump administration+4 | — | 32m 06s | ||
| 3/20/26 | politicsinternational relations+4 | Jeremy | NATO | Iran | Joe KentTrump+6 | — | 34m 42s | ||
| 3/13/26 | IranUS-Cuba negotiations+3 | Jeremy | — | IranRussia+1 | IranRussia+4 | — | 39m 07s | ||
| 3/6/26 | IranUS stockpiles+5 | Jeremy | AnthropicCIA | IranUS+1 | IranCIA+5 | — | 40m 09s | ||
| 2/25/26 | drug warsRussia-Ukraine conflict+3 | Jeremy | Supreme Court | MexicoRussia+2 | tariffsdrug wars+5 | — | 33m 35s | ||
| 2/14/26 | Saudi ArabiaIsrael+5 | Jeremy | RussiaTrump+3 | — | Saudi ArabiaIsrael+7 | — | 39m 17s | ||
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Chart history for What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead
Peaked at #46 in KE, currently #46 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| IL | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| Sweden | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| South Korea | — | #116 | #116 | — |
| Norway | — | #155 | #155 | — |
| HK | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| CL | — | #175 | #175 | — |
| KE | — | #195 | #195 | — |
| South Africa | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
9 placements across 8 markets.
Chart Positions
9 placements across 8 markets.