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MintCast by MintPress News
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Welcome to MintCast, the official podcast for MintPress News hosted by award winning journalist, editor and producer Mnar Adley. MintCast is an independent interview series featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and activists the establishment would rather silence and experts who can help us go behind the headlines to break through the fog of war. This podcast is 100% listener supported, so join us on our Patreon or member support page.
Episodes
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Iran's Former FM: We Will Not Let Trump Go Unpunished [EXCLUSIVE]
Iran's former Foreign Minister and current parliament member Manouchehr Mottaki sits down with Mnar Adley on the MintCast podcast to expose the full scale of the US-Israeli war on Iran — from the deception behind "negotiations" to the bombing of an elementary school that killed 168 children, the...
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Abby Martin: Cuba, AI & the Tech Bro Takeover of the US War Machine
Abby Martin joins MintPress News founder Mnar Adley for a sweeping conversation about the dystopian merger of AI, the U.S. war machine, and the Israeli military. From her groundbreaking new film "Cuba After Castro" — featuring the first sit-down interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel by...
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Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE Complicity
Mnar Adley interviews Dr. Mohammad Marandi on the US-Iran conflict, assassination threats, and the UAE's secret role. From Trump’s threats to "annihilate Iranian civilization" to sudden calls for negotiations, the geopolitical landscape is shifting rapidly. But behind closed doors and in hawkish...
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Iranian Women Resist US-Israeli Genocide, Hospitals Targeted & Petrodollar Collapse w/ Dr Sadeqi
MintPress News founder Mnar Adley, this essential interview with University of Tehran professor Dr. Setareh Sadeghi reveals the devastating reality of US-Israeli aggression against Iran that corporate media refuses to report. With over 307 medical facilities destroyed in one month, schools…
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How US-Funded NGOs and Media Turned Iran’s Protests Into a Regime Change Campaign
Western media portrayed Iran’s protests as a democratic uprising crushed by state violence. But behind the headlines lies a familiar regime change playbook. In this MintCast episode, Mnar Adley is joined from Tehran by Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran, to examine how...
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Venezuelan Journalist Diego Sequera Destroys Trump’s Monroe Doctrine
The United States has crossed a historic line. After Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was kidnapped and flown to New York to face collapsing drug charges, Washington’s regime-change strategy has entered a dangerous new phase. MintPress director Mnar Adley is joined by Caracas-based journalist...
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When International Law Breaks: Venezuela and U.S. Power
What would happen if Russia or China abducted the sitting president of the United States? Emergency U.N. sessions. Sanctions. Threats of war. In this episode of Behind The Headlines, Mnar Adley examines why the forcible seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being treated by Western...
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Africa at a Crossroads: Sudan’s War, UAE Gold Networks, and the Anti-Imperialist Movement
Journalist Ahmed Kaballo joins Mnar Adley to break down Sudan’s civil war, UAE’s gold operations, U.S. narratives on Nigeria, and the rise of anti-imperialist forces across Africa. From RSF atrocities and foreign interference to Burkina Faso’s revolutionary model, this episode exposes the...
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Saudi Arabia Just Said NO to Israel and the US | Sharmine Narwani
Saudi Arabia is pushing back against US and Israeli pressure, challenging Washington’s efforts to reshape the Middle East. From Gaza to Lebanon to the Red Sea, regional resistance is rising. Joining host Mnar Adley is Sharmine Narwani, journalist and political analyst and editor of The Cradle....
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Russia vs. USA: The New Nuclear Arms Race | Rachel Blevins & Mnar Adley
The United States is racing toward nuclear annihilation while its empire crumbles from within. In this explosive interview, independent journalist Rachel Blevins exposes how Washington's imperial ambitions have backfired catastrophically: as the New START treaty expires in 2026, Trump threatens…
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Sudan Isn’t Collapsing — It’s Being Taken Apart by the U.S., Israel, and the UAE
Sudan’s collapse isn’t a natural disaster — it’s a deliberate act of imperial design. For decades, Washington has waged economic warfare and proxy conflicts to dismantle Sudan’s sovereignty. Now, with Israel and the UAE leading the charge, Sudan is being stripped of its gold, oil, and…
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Hypersonic Missiles, Imperial Wars, and Resistance: The New US-Russia Clash in Latin America
bPushback from Latin American leaders is throwing a wrench into Donald Trump’s imperial ambitions. The Summit of the Americas — a U.S.-backed conference of regional leaders — has been abruptly cancelled (officially “postponed” until 2026) after threats of a mass boycott led by Mexico and…
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Real Estate & Gas: Trump’s Gaza Deal & Empire’s Cover-Up w/ Aaron Maté & Mnar Adley
Award-winning journalist Aaron Maté joins Mnar Adley to expose the hidden interests behind Trump’s Gaza “peace” deal — a plan rooted not in diplomacy but in real estate and natural gas profits. As Israel’s ceasefire takes hold, Western media celebrate the return of Israeli captives while ignoring...
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Inside Washington’s $230M plan to dismantle Hezbollah
In this urgent episode of the Mint Press News podcast, host Mnar Adley speaks with Lebanese war correspondent Ghadi Francis about Israel’s relentless war on Lebanon and Washington’s renewed campaign to force Hezbollah to disarm. Ghadi, whose Instagram account with over 400,000 followers was...
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Israel Assassinates Yemen’s Prime Minister While Media Fixates on Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk’s assassination dominated global headlines. Meanwhile, Israel killed Yemen’s prime minister and bombed journalists — stories Western media buried. Independent Yemeni journalist Abdellatif Al Washali joins MintPress to discuss the Red Sea blockade that has devastated Israel’s economy,...
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Trump’s Cartel Hoax: How Washington Uses Venezuela to Sell War
Truth Under Siege: MintPress News Needs You This is an urgent call to action. One of our main funding lines has been cut and MintPress News could be forced to shut down without your support. Support the fundraiser The Trump administration is beating the drums of war in Latin America. Washington…
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African Stream Founder on U.S. Censorship and Burkina Faso’s Revolutionary Leader
When African Stream became one of the fastest-growing revolutionary media outlets on the planet, Washington took notice — and Silicon Valley pulled the plug. In this MintCast episode, hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod speak with Ahmed Kaballo, founder of African Stream, about the U.S.-led…
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How Google Became Israel’s Most Powerful Propaganda Partner | Alan MacLeod Interview
Israel’s Hasbara machine just got a 2,000% budget boost. In this MintPress exclusive, Alan MacLeod breaks down how the Israeli Foreign Ministry is funneling $150 million into Google and YouTube ads aimed squarely at European audiences—while Unit 8200 veterans quietly staff Silicon Valley giants.…
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Motaz Azaiza: Surviving Gaza and Bearing Witness to Genocide
Motaz Azaiza became a global icon for his fearless photojournalism during Israel’s assault on Gaza. In this exclusive MintCast interview, host Mnar Adley speaks with Azaiza about surviving the onslaught, becoming a voice for his people, and why documenting war crimes has never been more urgent....
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Inside Tehran: “This Is the Most United Iran Has Been Since Saddam’s War”
Israel thought it could strike Iran and walk away unscathed. It was wrong. In this explosive episode of MintCast, Tehran-based professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Mnar Adley from the heart of a city under Israeli bombardment to deliver a stark message: Israel is not in control—and the tide is...
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“Israel Is the Rabid Dog of American Imperialism”: Gaza Surgeon Dr. Mohammed Tahir Speaks Out
On this week’s edition of The MintCast, host Mnar Adley speaks with British-Iraqi trauma surgeon Dr. Mohammed Tahir about his harrowing months working in Gaza’s hospitals, the trauma he witnessed, and the global awakening to Israel’s atrocities. Dr. Tahir describes operating on a “sea of mangled...
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“They Shot Boys in the Penis”: ICU Nurse Testifies to Genocide in Gaza
In part two of our exclusive interview, American ICU nurse Willy Massay reveals a disturbing pattern of Israeli attacks on Gaza’s medical system and children. He says Israeli soldiers deliberately shot boys in the penis to prevent them from having families. Massay recounts treating patients with…
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"My Taxes Just Killed You": American ICU Nurse Reveals Gaza Hospital Horror
In this powerful and deeply emotional episode, MintPress News Director Mnar Adley sits down with American ICU nurse Willy Massay, who has just returned from Gaza after volunteering on the front lines of Israel’s war on the civilian population. Having worked in some of Gaza’s most devastated…
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Smear Campaign? Jerusalem Post Attacks MintPress for Investigating Israel's Media Influence
While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have...
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The Resistance Is Not Dead, With Ghadi Francis
2025 is promising to be a crucial year in the history of West Asia. Just weeks have passed since the ouster of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his replacement with pro-Western leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Syria was a key member of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” – a coalition of actors opposing...
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“Soundtrack to the Struggle 3” Drops Amid Censorship Attempts: Lowkey Talks to MintCast
It is the album the Israel lobby tried – and failed – to kill. “Soundtrack to the Struggle 3” by MintPress News’ Lowkey is released today. It is the rapper’s first album in five years and is already receiving critical acclaim. Today on “The MintCast,” Mnar Adley sits down with Lowkey to discuss…
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Ben Norton on the US Economic Crisis and Global Dollar Rejection
The United States is socially, politically and economically in crisis. As an increasingly large number of people are priced out of the economy, fewer and fewer buy into the sham of electoral politics. On the world stage, too, the U.S. is suffering. Countries everywhere are beginning to drop the...
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Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse is Imminent Amid Escalation in Lebanon
It sometimes feels like the world is on the brink of war. Israel has just escalated the conflict in the Middle East with a massive attack on Lebanon, implanting bombs in hundreds of pagers and other electronic devices, killing many and injuring thousands. Around the world, the action has been...
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Israel's Short-sighted Political Assassinations with Sharmine Narwani
No matter how bad the attack on Palestine gets, Israel seems to find a way to make it worse. With a series of high-profile assassinations that threaten to spark a regional war, Israel has raised the stakes once again. On July 30, it targeted Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut. One day later…
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Whitney Webb: Trump, JD Vance bankrolled by CIA and Mossad backed Peter Thiel
It is election season once again, and that means that the world’s eyes are drawn to our corrupt two-party duopoly. With a rapidly aging Biden decaying in front of us, Donald Trump is now a heavy favorite to become Commander-in-Chief of the US empire once more. Trump has chosen JD Vance as his...
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: The US Can’t Beat Russia Or China In A War
It is clear to at least half the world, some four billion people, that the United States is not the power that it once was… Our reputation is in tatters in the world.” That is what retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson told MintCast host Mnar Adley today. “When you talk about history and…
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America’s Decline in the Middle East and the Axis of Resistance, With Tim Anderson
Since 9/11, the United States has launched a series of attacks on sovereign nations, from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya, Syria and beyond. These wars have left the region beleaguered and broken. But recently, as American power wanes, a new set of forces has emerged. An axis led by Iran, Syria and...
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The Dust Has Settled: The Aftermath Of Iran's Retaliatory Strikes On Israel
In the wake of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, MintCast brings you an exclusive interview with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Join MintPress as we delve into the unfolding events and gain insights into Iran's...
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Presidential Candidate Jill Stein On Gaza Genocide, Two Party System and US Militarism
Gaza is the “key issue of our era,” Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein told the MintCast today. “Every international law in the books is being broken,” she said, “This is not something that began on October 7. This is the continuation of ethnic cleansing and displacement that began in…
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Will the US Intervene in Haiti? With Jake Johnston
Haiti is in crisis. As armed groups come together and storm the island nation’s institutions, leading to mass prison breaks, U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ariel Henry – who was abroad at the time, desperately trying to negotiate some kind of foreign intervention – has resigned. Henry’s departure has...
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US Soldier Reveals Why Aaron Bushnell Self-Immolated, with Mike Prysner
One week after Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in an extreme act of Protest for Palestine – the world has been awe-struck by his galvanizing act of courage, with his last words being Free Palestine. Across the world, including in Yemen and Gaza, Bushnell is being memorialized as a martyr for...
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Why Israel fears the Hadid Family, with Alana Hadid
Even as Israel turns Gaza into dust, few Western celebrities have dared to raise their voices against the genocide – and many have even supported it. One notable exception to this are the Hadids. The family of Palestinian-American fashion designers, influencers and models have been using their...
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Unraveling Bill Gates’ Global Web of Influence, with Tim Schwab
For all of his power and prestige, Bill Gates is rarely scrutinized in our media. The Seattle native has been careful to cultivate an image of a well-meaning nerd who uses his wealth for good. Our guest today on the “MintCast” is an exception to that rule, being one of the few investigative...
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Yemen's Houthis Speak to MintPress About US Attacks, Their Blockade of Israel
The United States and the United Kingdom recently carried out their eighth round of strikes against targets in Yemen that they claim are being used by Yemen’s Ansar Allah – known in the West as the Houthis – to threaten maritime navigation in the Red Sea. Since Israel began its deadly incursion...
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South Korea and Japan Emerge as Key Battlegrounds in the US Strategy Against China, Featuring Tim Shorrock
As China continues rising and the U.S. attempts to dominate the world, Northeast Asia becomes an increasingly crucial battleground. The United States is trying to encircle China with a network of hundreds of military bases while building a trilateral military alliance with South Korea and Japan....
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Immortal Technique on Gaza, the Hip-Hop Industry and More
In the wake of the October 7 assault, more than 700 celebrities signed an open letter pledging support to the government of Israel. On the other hand, the hip-hop community has displayed solidarity with Gaza, with over 600 artists joining the Musicians for Palestine movement. Joining MintCast…
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Why China's Rapid Rise is Terrifying the United States, with John Ross
There is no doubt about it: China is rising. Whether it sparks hope and interest or fear and worry, it is impossible to ignore the country’s rapid economic and social transformation. Just a few decades ago, the words “made in China” were a synonym for bad quality junk. But today, China leads the...
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How America Hides the Human Toll of its Forever Wars, with Norman Solomon
America is addicted to war. But its citizens rarely see the brutal realities of the U.S. military-industrial complex up close. That is because our pliant media hides the carnage from the public, refusing to report on the victims of the war machine, and uses euphemisms like “surgical strikes” and...
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Latin America Rising, with Ollie Vargas
South of the border, an entire region is rising, electing radical governments and moving towards integration and genuine independence. Today, “MintPress News” speaks to Ollie Vargas about Latin America and just what is going on in the region President Joe Biden called the U.S.’ “front yard.”…
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From Wallet to War Machine: The Startling Truth About Your Tax Dollars Revealed, with Lindsay Koshgarian
Have you ever wondered just how much of your hard-earned tax dollars go to funding our bloated war machine? On today’s episode of “The MintCast,” Lindsay Koshgarian lays out the staggering expense that American taxpayers fork out each year to keep the U.S. empire going. “The average person is...
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Shaking Up the Two-Party System: Cornel West's 2024 Presidential Bid, with Jill Stein
Americans want change. A December poll found that only 38% of the country is satisfied with the way the political system is working, with nearly two-thirds expressing their discontent. Despite this, it appears that very little change is on the horizon; the 2024 election is looking increasingly...
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Who Really Blew Up Nord Stream II, with Bryce Greene
Somebody blew up the Nord Stream II pipeline – that much is certain. Yet, since September last year, when the incident occurred, no one has come forward to take responsibility, and the attack has become the subject of intense international debate. Our guest on “MintCast” is Bryce Greene, a…
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Biden's Desperation and the Human Cost of Cluster Munitions in Ukraine, with Medea Benjamin
As the war in Ukraine continues to take lives, many people worldwide question its legitimacy and demand an end to the violence. Yet even as calls to cease the conflict grow, the Biden administration has announced that it will up the ante by sending cluster munitions to Ukraine – a weapon banned…
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From TikTok to Taking on the CIA: The Resurgence of Cutting Political Comedy with James Rehwald
MintPress speaks to James Rehwald. Thanks to his innovative comedy and razor-sharp wit, James has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms, his viral, darkly satirical videos having been seen by tens of millions of people worldwide. James constantly takes aim at…
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The Problem with Environmentalism, and Why a Recession is Definitely Coming, with Second Thought's JT Chapman
It ain’t easy being a YouTuber—at least, not a political one. The platform is a giant, Byzantine organization filled with secret rules and algorithms that content creators constantly fall afoul of. This is especially true for radical voices, who are incessantly shadowbanned and suppressed by the...
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Welcome to MintCast, the official podcast for MintPress News hosted by award winning journalist, editor and producer Mnar Adley. MintCast is an independent interview series featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and activists the establishment would rather silence and experts who can help us go behind the headlines to break through the fog of war. This podcast is 100% listener supported, so join us on our Patreon or member support page.
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