Episodes

  • Trump's “Handshake” Doctrine (And Why Khamenei Misreads It)

    Trump's “Handshake” Doctrine (And Why Khamenei Misreads It)
    Feb 18 2026
    What happens when a “peace offer” is actually a trap and the other side is betting you don’t understand their rules? In this episode, a senior fellow at Israel’s Herut Institute breaks down why Iran’s threats (including talk of sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier) may not be posturing at all, and why President Trump’s “handshake first” approach is less diplomacy than a high-stakes test: accept it and dealmaking begins, mock it and pressure follows, threaten it and consequences land. You’ll learn the guest’s framework for Trump’s negotiating style, red herrings to hijack attention and chicken to force opponents to blink, plus a provocative dive into Islamic strategic concepts like Hudaybiyyah and waqf that he argues the West chronically misunderstands. The conversation escalates into what all this means for Israel’s future: alliance vs. dependency, NATO’s “bluff” and why, if push comes to shove, Israel may have to act first and explain later.
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    47 mins
  • Why Netanyahu Met in Washington: U.S.–Israel Strategy Explained

    Why Netanyahu Met in Washington: U.S.–Israel Strategy Explained
    Feb 16 2026
    The media keeps predicting a Trump–Netanyahu showdown and every single time, they’re spectacularly wrong. IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman breaks down why pundits obsess over “daylight” between Washington and Jerusalem and why they fundamentally misunderstand how real alliances work. This episode unpacks the strategic coordination behind U.S.–Israel relations, exposes how pressure-backed diplomacy with Iran actually operates, and reveals why Iran itself fears alignment between President Trump and PM Netanyahu more than any headline narrative. If you want to understand the difference between public optics and private power plays and what may be a “Yalta moment” reshaping the Middle East, this is the episode that connects the dots.
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    10 mins
  • How Israel uses cyber warfare to undermine Iran’s military power

    How Israel uses cyber warfare to undermine Iran’s military power
    Feb 9 2026
    The most decisive battlefield between Israel and Iran isn’t in the skies or on the ground, it’s hidden inside servers, code and silent rooms where keystrokes can cripple entire regimes. In this episode, viewers learn how Israel’s “digital Iron Dome” quietly intercepts threats long before missiles ever launch, from the legendary Stuxnet attack that tricked Iran into sabotaging its own nuclear program to today’s shadow war against Hezbollah and Iranian cyber units. You’ll discover how cyber warfare works not by destruction, but by deception...undermining confidence, disrupting command systems and weaponizing doubt itself. This episode reveals why the future of war isn’t just kinetic or digital, but a powerful fusion of both.
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    12 mins
  • James Lindsay on the Radical Left, Woke Right and the "Israel Question"

    James Lindsay on the Radical Left, Woke Right and the "Israel Question"
    Feb 2 2026
    James Lindsay issues a warning: the war on Jews is now being laundered through the “Israel question,” with the radical left, the woke right and radical Islam syncing up like an unholy alliance. In this episode, you’ll learn how that pipeline works: why “criticizing Israel” is often the socially acceptable gateway back into classic antisemitic thinking, how DEI maps onto Soviet and Maoist playbooks and why slogans like “apartheid/genocide/colonialism” aren’t just rhetoric but psychological weapons designed to shut brains off. And the kicker? Lindsay argues this isn’t a passing trend but a recurring battle over resentment, envy and power…and Israel is the easiest target to weaponize it.
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    59 mins
  • Trump Missed One Dangerous Detail in Davos

    Trump Missed One Dangerous Detail in Davos
    Jan 22 2026
    IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman argues that President Trump’s new “Gaza Board of Peace” plan is a glossy rebrand that ignores street-level reality and risks putting Israel’s enemies in the driver’s seat. You’ll learn the strategic difference between separating Gaza’s civilians from Hamas versus leaving the population (and Hamas’s human shield infrastructure) intact, why a multinational “board” that includes states like Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt creates perverse incentives and what leverage a U.S.-led plan would need to actually break the cycle of terror rather than manage it. The takeaway is a blunt framework for evaluating any Gaza proposal: instincts vs. focus groups, reality vs. committees, and who holds veto power when Israel is the one living one mile from the outcome.
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    19 mins
  • Iran's Revolution or Retreat? What You're Not Hearing Changes the Equation

    Iran's Revolution or Retreat? What You're Not Hearing Changes the Equation
    Jan 15 2026
    Is the Islamic Regime about to tip or are the reports just hype? Three weeks into Iran’s uprising, this episode cuts through the viral “regime collapse is imminent” hype and forces a harder question: what does it actually take to topple a government that is organized, armed and fighting for its life? With Iran effectively dark under an extended internet blackout, the guest walks viewers through the brutal limits of open-source reporting, why comparisons to 1979 don’t cleanly fit today’s Iran and why fractured opposition movements almost always lose to disciplined regimes. You will come away with a clearer framework for reading the next headlines: what outside intervention can and cannot do, why “take out the leader” is not a plan, how sanctions and strategic pressure work over time and which regional and global players (from Beijing to Moscow to Riyadh) stand to gain no matter how the street battles end.
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    41 mins
  • “The Regime Is Cracking”: A Resistance Insider on Iran’s Moment of Reckoning

    “The Regime Is Cracking”: A Resistance Insider on Iran’s Moment of Reckoning
    Jan 8 2026
    The streets of Iran are burning and this time, something feels different. IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman goes inside the uprising with Hejar Berenji, a former Kurdish Peshmerga who joined the resistance at 14, survived prison under the Islamic Republic and now risks everything to speak out. From mass protests and nationwide strikes to deadly regime crackdowns and shocking fractures inside Iran’s ruling elite, Berenji explains why the regime is no longer just under pressure, it’s psychologically and structurally collapsing. But the real question isn’t if the Islamic Republic will fall...it’s what happens next and whether unity, or chaos, will decide Iran’s future.
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    44 mins
  • It's Happening! Iranians Take To Streets, Call For End of Khamenei

    It's Happening! Iranians Take To Streets, Call For End of Khamenei
    Dec 31 2025
    Is Iran’s regime FINALLY on the brink of collapse...again? This time, it’s not students or activists leading the charge, it’s the powerful bazaar merchants, the same force that ignited the 1979 revolution. Middle East analyst Harold Rhode joins IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman to unpack why today’s protests may be different, why Iranians are shouting “Death to Khamenei” in the streets and how secret coordination between President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Mossad may be fanning the flames. From water crises to economic ruin, ancient Persian pride to Islamic repression, the pieces are falling into place and one spark could ignite the explosion. Could we be watching the final chapter of the Islamic Republic unfold in real time?
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    51 mins