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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 1H 8M

Doing the World a Favor in Iran (w/ Eli Lake)

from Uncertain Things · host Adaam James Levin-Areddy, Uncertain Things, Vanessa Quirk, and Eli Lake

Eli Lake — staff writer at The Free Press, contributing editor at Commentary Magazine, and host of the Breaking History podcast — returns to the podcast to discuss the state of neoconservatism; the war with Iran (and why all the pundits are wrong about); and the enduring mystery (but not-so-enduring importance) of Tucker Carlson. On the agenda: - Neocons, Redux-The war in Iran -The “geopolitics” of Europe -The conversation about the conversation-Tucker Carlson, the modern day Father Coughlin?Mentioned in this episode: * How Israel is helping Iran’s opposition (The Free Press)* Eli Lake and Andrew Sullivan debate the Iran War (Breaking History)More Eli on Uncertain Things* The Decapitation of Hezbollah* How the World Learned to Love the Butchery of Jews* The Art of Being Offended Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe

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