
Ep. 170 — An update from the Department of What Could Go Wrong
Bill and Behnam catch up on the latest round of American ambivalence in the face of vessels harassed, allies shot at, and drones dropping from the sky in addition to other headlines related to the Isl...
17 Mai 202449min

Ep. 169 — The Houthi Origin Story
Bill is joined by Long War Journal regular and long-time friend of the show Edmund Fitton-Brown to talk about the Houthis. If you're here, you've heard of them — but how much do you actually know abou...
16 Mai 20241h 18min

Ep. 168 — The U.S.-Israel impasse
Bill and Joe discuss the current low lows of U.S.-Israel relations as Israel prepares to proceed with finishing its stated goal of defeating Hamas without the blessing of its closest ally.
14 Mai 202446min

Ep. 167 — Rafah red lines
Israel’s operation in Rafah officially underway and met with the threat of pausing military aid from the Biden administration. Bill and Behnam discuss the potential consequences and ripple effects.
10 Mai 202446min

Ep, 166 — Bill and Tom's Excellent Debunking
On November 8, 2023, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted a closed-door interview with Zalmay Khalilzad, the Former Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and master archite...
10 Mai 20241h

Ep. 165 — Israel's boiling point (BONUS: Joe goes to a "protest")
Bill and Joe catch up on top Israel headlines, including this weekend’s attack by Hamas that killed four IDF soldiers and in which the Iron Dome was curiously not activated to intercept the rocket fir...
6 Mai 202444min

Ep. 164 — Hezbollah Hold 'Em
Bill is joined again by his FDD colleague and show regular David Daoud to unpack issues raised in David’s latest piece for The Wall Street Journal, “Hezbollah Stumbles Into a War of Attrition.” They a...
2 Mai 20241h 5min

Ep. 162 — Something went boom in Isfahan
Is anything more on-brand than seismic geopolitical events co-occurring with Bill’s family vacation? No.Bill is back and leaning on co-host Joe Truzman to help him piece together the events of last we...
23 Apr 202435min



















