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Headlines and History
by Jon Molik
A podcast dedicated to discussing all things foreign affairs and military conflict and the histories thereof. Join me as I present today’s headlines and give you the “so what” that comes from decades of military intelligence and law enforcement investigative experience. We will even have interviews with military leaders, historians, and educators along the way. If you want more than the evening news, but less than a college course, you’ve come to the right podcast. Be sure to visit our website at https://headlinesandhistory.com, email at jonmolik@headlinesandhistory, and find us on YouTube at @headlinesandhistory. Enjoy!
Episodes
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Ep 52: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 5: Israel Part 2
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 5: Israel Part 2. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------
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Ep 51: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 4: Israel Part 1
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 4: Israel Part 1. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------
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Ep 50: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 3: Akkadia and Babylon
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 3: Akkadia and Babylon. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------
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Ep 49: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 2: Sumer
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 2: Sumer. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------
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Ep 48: Study Guide Series. Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 1: The Middle East
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we start a new Study Guide Series. The topic? Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 1: The Middle East. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected]...
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Ep 47: Israel-Palestine Response Part 2. Biblical Rights and Children in Combat.
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we talk Israel-Palestine again in response to questions that came after our mini-series. Here is Part 2: Biblical Rights and Children in Combat. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email:...
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Ep 46: Israel-Palestine Response Part 1. Right of Return and Expansion
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we talk Israel-Palestine again in response to questions that came after our mini-series. Here is Part 1: Right of Return and Expansion. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email:...
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Ep 45: Syria's Civil War. Part 2: After the Fall and What's Next?
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 2: After the Fall and What's Next? Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------ **I do...
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Ep 44: Syria's Civil War. Part 1: Background of Assad's Fall
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 1: Background of Assad's Fall. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected] ------------------------------ **I do not...
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Ep 43: Israel-Palestine Part 3. Morality and Ethics on Oct 7
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: morality and ethics on Oct 7. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email:...
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Ep 42: Israel-Palestine Part 2. Genocide and Right To Exist
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: genocide and the right to exist. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email:...
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Ep 41: Israel-Palestine Part 1. Origins and Religion
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: origins and religion. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email: [email protected]...
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Ep 40: A Brief Hiatus and Israel
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we return after a brief hiatus and discuss a bit of my recent trip to Israel. We start with a show update and then hit some trip highlights. Enjoy! Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Email:...
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Ep 39: U.S. World Police? (Part 3 with LTC Stephen Totter)
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we have a special guest returning to the show: LTC Stephen Totter. For those that have been with us since the start, you will remember LTC Totter joining us to discuss his time in Iraq, his views on the international...
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Ep 38: U.S. World Police? (Part 2 with LTC Stephen Totter)
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we have a special guest returning to the show: LTC Stephen Totter. For those that have been with us since the start, you will remember LTC Totter joining us to discuss his time in Iraq, his views on the international...
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Ep 37: The New Axis of Evil? (Part 1)
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I cover in full a topic that I've talked around in the past: the new axis of evil...or is it? For many, Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea are a group of adversaries that are seen as working together as a…
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Ep 36: A Conversation with LTC Lisa Bennet. Ukraine, NATO, Putin, and Trump.
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week LTC Lisa Bennet joins us--again--for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that includes Russia, NATO, Ukraine, Putin, Zelensky, and Trump. Lisa is an Army intelligence veteran with nearly 30 years' experience...
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Ep 35: A Conversation with Ryan McBeth. Iraq, Ukraine, Drone Warfare, and AeroMedLab.
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week Ryan McBeth joins us for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that include Iraq, military weapons, American history, Ukraine, drone warfare, and his employer, AeroMedLab. Ryan is an expert in C4ISR (Command,...
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Ep 34: Strategy, Diplomacy, Iran, Israel, and Clausewitz.
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I ask you to join me for a quasi-rant. Over the past few weeks we've seen multiple attacks by Israel and Iran against each other, and as you might imagine, online prognosticators and analysts abound. What I've noticed…
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Ep 33: What Is the Intelligence Community?
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we take a step back and answer a basic question: What is the Intelligence Community? This podcast covers foreign affairs and military conflict, but my experience in the intelligence field often leads to my discussing...
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Ep 32: The Battle of Saratoga with Dark History Podcast
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we have finally arrived at the collaboration event of the Battle of Saratoga. Join me, Jon Molik of Headlines and History, and Rob Bradley from Dark History, as we banter on about many aspects of the battle. We discuss tactics, operations, leaders,...
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Ep 31: What Was Hezbollah?
Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we discuss the most popular topic in the foreign affairs space: Hezbollah. The Islamic Republic of Iran's original proxy, once a major force in the region, has been dealt numerous blows by Israel over the past few weeks...
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Ep 30: Venezuela Today with CSIS Fellow Alex Winkler
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we have a pointed conversation with Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Fellow Alex Winkler. Alex, a native Venezuelan, is an expert on her home country's politics and staunch supporter of democracy. We address a range of topics…
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H&H Extra!: Hassan Nasrallah is Dead. Now What?
Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike own September 27, 2024. Join me to discuss what this means for the region, how Iran will respond, who will replace him, and if Israel has completed its mission on this H&H Extra! episode of Headlines and History. Want to support the show? Visit...
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Ep 29: Bolívar, Chávez, and Maduro. A Concise History of Venezuela.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we explore the history of Venezuela through three of its more influential leaders: Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro. This we are doing in preparation for next week's show when I sit down with Alexandra Winkler, a Center for Strategic…
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Ep 28: Israel's Pager Operation
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we discuss what might be the greatest intelligence operation in history: Israel's decision to detonate thousands of pagers worn by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. While Israel has not claimed responsibility, so we don't know for sure, it seems most...
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Ep 27: Linda Sun. China's Source in New York.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we discuss Linda Sun and her time in New York State government working for two governors and the Chinese Communist Party. She was indicted this week by the Eastern District of New York for working to influence New York politics in a way that…
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Ep 26: INTEL Summit 2024. AI, China, Elections, and Space.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we review my time at the 2024 Intelligence and National Security Summit hosted in the Washington D.C. area in late August. The summit is designed to bring together intelligence leaders in government, industry, and academia to network and devise ways...
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Ep 25: Retrospection 1. Haiti, Iran, Israel, Kursk, and the Houthis.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we take our first look back since the show began. We've covered a good deal of topics and it is a good time to see how each has evolved. We revisit such characters as "Barbecue" in Haiti, groups like Yemen's Houthis, and tense situations like Iran…
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Ep 24: What is happening in Kursk?
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we talk about the story on everyone's mind...Kursk. I explain in American military doctrinal terms what the Ukrainians accomplished on August 6th, 2024, and if they were effective. I discuss whether the prognosticators are correct on what this...
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Ep 23: A conversation with Chana Studley. PTSD, Wellbeing, Addiction, Anxiety, and Jerusalem.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History I speak with Chana Studley, an author, counselor, and academy award winner, about her mission to help those suffering with mental health issues. Her latest book--Beyond Diagnosis. A Paradigm Shift from Pathology to Innate Health--shares 45 personal...
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Ep 22: My Iraq Story (Part 6). Epilogue: Funny--and not so funny--stories.
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we finish our series on my time in Iraq by discussing some leftover funny, and not-so-funny, tales. We start with a broken finger from a guy with a back tattoo, find ourselves in the literal crosshairs of a General, and end with a Soldier who…
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Ep 21: My Iraq Story (Part 5). Iraq in 2005
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing the overall environment in 2005 and which events shaped the threat landscape. Tactics were changing, voting was happening, and foreign fighters were slaughtering civilians. The sectarian…
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Ep 20: My Iraq Story (Part 4). Daily Duties and Murder
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing what daily life was like during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. I also cover the most tragic event of our deployment and quite possible, the most tragic of the whole war. We learned all too keenly...
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Ep 19: My Iraq Story (Part 3). Kuwait, Iraq Begins, and the Kinetic Environment
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing my few weeks in Kuwait and what FOB Danger looked like in Iraq. I also discuss the kinetic environment, sleeping and working, and why a pond was next to my hooch. Lastly, I open with a few...
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Ep 18: My Iraq Story (Part 2). Fort Drum and Why Bush Did It
In this latest episode of Headlines and History we continue our series on my time in Iraq by discussing pre-deployment training at Fort Dum, NY, while considering why President George W. Bush sent us in the first place. I'll discuss some interesting stories like living in World War II barracks…
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Ep 17: My Iraq Story (Part 1). How It Started For Me
In this episode of Headlines and History, I discuss the call to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III in 2005. The story beings with my joining the New York Army National Guard, what the political zeitgeist was, and how a National Guard Division Headquarters (42d Infantry Division)…
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Ep 16: The TikTok Threat
This week's episode is all about TikTok. I conducted a YouTube live event on Saturday, June 22nd, and am republishing the talk here. In it I discuss why TikTok is not alone (that potentially all Chinese-owned technology companies are a problem), how the United States is not the only country...
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Ep 15: How Niger's Latest Coup Benefits Russia and China
In this episode we explore Niger's latest military coup, what it means for Africa and relations with Russia, China, and the United States. We discuss why Niger is prone to military coups--seven constitutions in about 60 years--and what, if anything, can be done about it, and if the United States...
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Ep 14: The Iraq War, National Guard in New York City, and Real Estate. A Conversation with LTC Stephen Totter.
In this episode I speak with LTC Stephen Totter, the senior Joint Intelligence Officer for Joint Task Force Empire Shield in New York City, a senior Intelligence Mentor for the New York Army National Guard, a civilian attorney, and real estate investor. LTC Totter shares his experience in Iraq…
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Ep 13: A conversation with LTC Lisa Bennett. Ukraine, NATO, and Russia.
LTC Lisa Bennett is currently the Senior Intelligence Mentor for the New York Army National Guard. She recently spent three years in Germany, as both an Intelligence Planner and Analysis and Control (ACE) Chief, working for U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command. Our conversation focuses on…
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Ep 12: After President Ebrahim Raisi
In this episode of Headlines and History we discuss the helicopter crash that killed Iran's President and Foreign Minister last week, who or what was responsible for the crash, what happens next, and who the next president might be. Check out https://headlinesandhistory.com for more! Visit...
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Ep 11: The Fentanyl Crisis and China
What is the connection between China and America's current fentanyl crisis? Is the Chinese Communist Party involved? Does the Taliban play a role? In this episode we tackle this challenging topic and hope to shed light on what the "crisis" really is. For more be sure to visit...
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Ep 10: A Conversation with LTC Shawn Tabankin. Africa, China, and the Middle East.
LTC Shawn Tabankin is the deputy operations officer (G3) for the New York Army National Guard. During his over 25 years of service, LTC Tabankin has served in numerous combat roles and brings a wealth of experience to a conversation on foreign affairs from multiple perspectives. In this episode…
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Episode 9: Potential Hamas Ceasefire
In this episode we discuss the potential ceasefire deal on the table between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Both sides have acknowledged a deal is pending, however, neither has agreed officially. We discuss what led to the negotiations, what may come of them, who Hamas is as an organization, and why a...
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Episode 8: Blinken in China
In this episode we examine Secretary of State Antony Blinker’s most recent trip to China, learn what was discussed, and identify why this trip is important. We also look into the Chinese Communist Party’s behavior with other nations, particularly the United States, and whether they are “playing…
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Episode 7: Iran’s Latest Escalation
Iran and Israel have been at odds over religion and politics, arguably, for millennia. In this episode we discuss the most recent attack by Iran on Israel in response to an assassination of 7 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leaders in Damascus and attempt to predict where the feud is...
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Episode 6: NATO turns 75.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) turns 75 this April. In this episode we explore NATO's origins, its history, and discuss why NATO is so relevant to today's foreign affairs landscape. Want to support the show? Check out…https://www.patreon.com/HeadlinesandHistoryPodcast Visit YouTube...
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Episode 5: ISIS in Moscow
This episode we discuss the terror attack at the Crocus Music Center in downtown Moscow which left almost 140 dead. We will compare and contrast those likely possible, landing on the obvious, ISIS, and discuss who ISIS is and why they would conduct such a gruesome assault.
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Episode 4: The Houthi Story
This episode we discuss the origins of Yemen's Houthi movement, or Ansar Allah, and how a local civil war morphed into an international concern.
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A podcast dedicated to discussing all things foreign affairs and military conflict and the histories thereof. Join me as I present today’s headlines and give you the “so what” that comes from decades of military intelligence and law enforcement investigative experience. We will even have interviews with military leaders, historians, and educators along the way. If you want more than the evening news, but less than a college course, you’ve come to the right podcast. Be sure to visit our website at https://headlinesandhistory.com, email at jonmolik@headlinesandhistory, and find us on YouTube at @headlinesandhistory. Enjoy!
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