The Foreign Report

This week we welcome Negin Farsad to discuss the latest escalation in the US/Iran war, how Iranians are coping, and our best guesses for what’s to come. We also talk British politics, World Cup, and JD’s 3-hour(!?) convo with Joe Rogan. Follow the Guest: @neginfarsad JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbA-OugEtQx/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D https://countbinface.com/ https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/challenges-andy-burnham-face-uk-prime-minister-134887196 https://www.cfr.org/articles/andy-burnham-what-to-expect-from-the-uks-new-prime-minister https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0zI2nCN58/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0xGxojuLc/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1BoGEoUB0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da04NTsS737/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/us-military-launches-new-airstrikes-to-punish-iran-for-deaths-of-us-troops https://www.airandspaceforces.com/2-americans-killed-one-missing-as-iran-attacks-u-s-base-in-jordan/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/us-military-launches-new-airstrikes-to-punish-iran-for-deaths-of-us-troops https://www.airandspaceforces.com/2-americans-killed-one-missing-as-iran-attacks-u-s-base-in-jordan/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/fire-breaks-out-at-kuwaiti-desalination-plant-after-iranian-attack/ https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/second-power-and-desalination-plant-hit-by-iranian-attack-in-24-hours-kuwait-3224129 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Seena and Travis recap the last 10 days of the US’s ongoing war with Iran– we can’t even in jest say conflict anymore. They cover the escalation and ponder the likelihood of WWIII. They also sift through the legacy of Lindsey Graham, talk through takeaways from the NATO summit in Ankara, and watch JD dunk on himself. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DavWa3BjMnM/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-lindsey-grahams-sudden-death-spurs-false-claims https://youtu.be/pRH9Exge-4k?si=3zqUds35Qdkiav1G&t=226 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRH9Exge-4k https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/eleven-takeaways-from-the-nato-summit-in-ankara/ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/sl/press/press-releases/2026/07/13/russian-cyber-attacks-and-destabilising-activities-council-sanctions-nine-individuals-and-four-entities/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-russia-eu-sabotage-espionage-attacks-sanctions/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/07/ohio-court-case-eliminates-limits-on-coordinated-spending-between-parties-and-candidates/ https://x.com/krassenstein/status/2075615548101017898?s=46 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167905 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4540919/us-forces-finish-latest-round-of-strikes-against-iran/ https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-july-9-2026/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-nyt-air-force-one-qatari-jet-e2c798a95a1e41077d2cae969774df91 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ukraine has destroyed Russia's last major oil refinery, is bleeding Moscow dry at 30,000 soldiers a month, and has drone capability reaching Siberia — and it might not matter, because Trump spent 85 minutes on the phone with Putin instead of coordinating with NATO. This week Seena and Travis break down what's actually happening on the ground in Ukraine versus what's getting decided in backchannels, plus: the Supreme Court's summer of consequential rulings, what Nigel Farage's resignation and Marine Le Pen's ankle monitor tell us about the state of the European right. And, JD Vance compared himself to Nixon — out loud, on tape, apparently without shame. How fun! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-dissolves-gaza-government-presses-progress-stalled-peace-plan-2026-07-06/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/italy-will-no-longer-respond-trumps-provocations-foreign-minister-says-2026-07-07/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBqwBkumTV/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQjptTiHsY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPIoSzSfep/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaT9Od_j0IY/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-07-05/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-russia-call/ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-says-trump-reaffirmed-readiness-to-help-end-ukraine-war-in-phone-call-with-putin/3986393 https://kyivindependent.com/russias-largest-oil-refinery-in-flames-as-ukraine-strikes-omsk-2-500-km-away-from-border/ https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-strikes-russias-largest-omsk-oil-refinery-for-the-first-time-2500-km-from-ukraine-20484 https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-blood-and-treasure-ballooning-costs-putins-war Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we celebrate 250 years of American exceptionalism with a deep dive into the exceptional dipshit that is JD Vance, looking back at some of our favorite JD Vance corner segments. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis dig into the MOU, a seemingly last ditch escape hatch for the US coupled with a windfall for Iran. They discuss the particulars of what exactly Iran stands to gain and how Israel is doing its best to literally blow it up by continuing to flatten parts of Lebanon. They also check in on the latest in UK politics, how Trump made a jackass of himself at the G7, and the status of China’s race to a semi-conductor. Also, JD has a new book to shill so that’s good for a few laughs. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/23/world/iran-us-trump-lebanon https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LC7c3bL7Jvc https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aW6pmny4o98 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/europe/keir-starmer-andy-burnham-prime-minister-britain.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20y1ygn707o https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/europes-biggest-chip-equipment-company-to-us-dont-blame-us-for-china-getting-/articleshow/131889900.cms https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZquZSlkxs1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZuBfGADXlh/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5VFKHk6Kc/ https://open.substack.com/pub/rooster/p/jd-vance-downfall?r=3a66h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email https://www.instagram.com/p/DZldvs7u1Bd/https://www.ft.com/content/d4f89b6b-c213-4550-924b-a9ae45e24c37?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/its-signed-us-iran-mou-officially-finalized-after-both-sides-digitally-sign-agreement/articleshow/131814879.cms https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/21/us-iranian-meet-switzerland-hash-out-peace-plan/ https://www.aninews.in/news/world/us/us-vp-vance-lands-in-switzerland-for-technical-talks-with-iran20260621112816 https://floridapolitics.com/archives/803166-jd-vance-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-switzerland-to-launch-talks-on-tehrans-nuclear-program/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/vance-slams-israeli-freakout-over-iran-deal- Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis brave LA traffic to see the Iranian World Cup team take on New Zealand. They talk through who they should cheer for and why that question is so fraught, explain the history of the Iranian’s team and its relationship with the IRGC, and check in on what is happening in the countries of some former WC champions. After the game, they reflect on their experience (it was a journey, folks) and cast forward to guess how exactly JD is going to f*ck up the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. Spoiler- Turns out he didn’t even have to travel anywhere! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZdMRt9DAm8/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZV0K-xgRuI/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPvZPSkW0p/ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260615-what-we-know-us-iran-memorandum-understanding https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/06/15/as-he-is-headed-to-france-for-g7-trump-once-again-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wines-over-digital-tax_6754508_19.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/anishasircar/2026/06/10/ai-owned-companies-argentina/ https://english.news.cn/20260613/85f52a7b99144c7db302fb130cb05ebd/c.html#:~:text=MEXICO%20CITY%2C%20June%2012%20(Xinhua,Secretary%20Josefina%20Rodriguez%20Zamora%20said. https://www.nss-sports.com/en/lifestyle/45750/fifa-world-cup-2026-costs-security-geopolitics https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2066539716019659098?s=20 https://archive.is/tr2UR Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis check-in on the Trump administration’s most recent foray into regional hegemony– the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro. They dig into the reasoning behind it (faulty at best), the plan to rebuild Venezuela (pie in the sky forecasting), and where it might lead us in terms of our relationship with China (basically like planting mines under an already rocky road). They also discuss the on-again / off-again ceasefire between Israel, the US, and Iran, Congress rebuking Trump with more aid to Ukraine, and Germany losing its seat on the UN Security Council. JD also gave a speech to graduating cadets in Colorado Springs that was the definition of mealy mouthed, so basically no surprises there. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/the-striking-way-jd-vances-message-to-military-graduates-changed-in-just-one-year.html https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/05/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/05/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela/ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/us-plan-venezuela-wont-work-without-rule-law-heres-how-make-progress https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/us-plan-venezuela-wont-work-without-rule-law-heres-how-make-progress/summary Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we couldn’t help ourselves, we had to do it. This war is such a shitshow a collective “we told you so” just needed to be said. From the reaction of the proxies to the swiftness with which Iran took control of the Strait of Hormuz to the continued and ever deepening suffering of the Iranian people, all of this was foreseeable. We looked into Trump’s recent change of heart on troops in Poland and the danger of China procuring our AI tech. Who woulda thought that could be a bad idea? We also checked in on why Vietnam is beefing up its maritime footprint and why JD gave Dems fighting fraud the cold shoulder. Apparently simply being inept wasn’t cutting it anymore. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/05/iran-mass-arbitrary-arrests-and-political-executions-mark-intensifying-repression/ https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/congressional_testimony/ts161206_Dalton_Testimony.pdf https://www.bakerinstitute.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/20260316-Maritime%20Chokepoints.pdf https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31445/1/Stuck%20on%20a%20hostile%20path%20%20US%20policy%20towards%20Iran%20since%20the%20revolution.pdf https://www.newsx.com/world/why-us-suddenly-blocked-nvidia-ai-chips-from-reaching-chinese-firms-worldwide-228667/ https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/g-s1-123596/trump-sending-5-000-troops-to-poland https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-south-china-sea-tensions-vietnam/?embedded-checkout=true https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/27/repub/democratic-state-ags-say-their-staff-excluded-from-vance-anti-fraud-meeting/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/vance-book-faith-journey-usha-central-role-rcna346453 https://www.instagram.com/p/DY3QecajUtr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-q8MGoGG0/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis talk through Trump and Netanyahu’s insane plot to return Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s loathsome former president, to power. The plot (thank all that is good) ultimately failed, but why it happened in the first place and how exactly it failed is a testament to how disconnected from reality the two men who started this war are. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://youtu.be/OD1PnbJwfSw?t=2628 https://newrepublic.com/post/210395/jd-vance-donald-trump-never-said-care-even-little-bit-americans https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkW3YFCum7/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYk1t12mhfw/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/vance-praises-redistricting-touts-efforts-to-bring-manufacturing-back-to-u-s-at-kansas-city-stop/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/20/as-jd-vance-and-donald-trump-try-to-gaslight-ohioans-about-the-economy-working-families-suffer/ https://www.ptinews.com/story/international/us-israel-planned-to-instal-ahmadinejad-as-iran-president-in-regime-change-op-report/3684381 https://www.specialeurasia.com/2026/05/20/us-israeli-ahmadinejad-iran/ https://knpr.org/npr/2026-05-20/new-york-times-report-says-u-s-and-israel-planned-to-install-former-hardline-president-in-iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyt-israeli-developed-plan-sought-to-have-ahmadinejad-run-iran-after-khamenei-killed/ https://www.aninews.in/news/world/us/someone-from-within-report-reveals-alleged-us-israeli-plan-to-install-hardliner-former-iranian-president-after-khamenei-strike20260520075144/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Travis and Seena eviscerate Trump’s claims about his “highly successful’ trip to China, going line-by-line through the White House’s “fact sheet” to get to the bottom of what, if anything, was actually accomplished. They also check in on Ukraine and Russia, pour some out for the UK’s Labour party, and look forward to the upcoming cage match between Marco Rubio and JD Vance. Get ready to rumble, folks! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-deals-with-china-delivering-for-american-workers-farmers-and-industry/ https://youtu.be/Hrbq66XqtCo?si=0o6RG9jsIbfgucR_&t=4920 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/ukraine-war-briefing-us-allows-russian-oil-sanctions-waiver-to-lapse https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/kremlin-furious-after-zelenskyy-allows-may-1778274924.html https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/explainer-uk-eu-relationship-brexit-bid-rejoining https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz62dwe30wdo https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/uganda-defies-world-bank-and-central-bank-warnings-to-enact-controversial-sovereignty/8bpye4z https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/fara-enforcement https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/jd-vance-invokes-the-apprentice-while-discussing-trump-succession-drama.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DYX9wFolZoV/ https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/vance-task-force-targets-states-for-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-crackdowns.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVVk1JHw3j/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trae Crowder joins Seena and Travis in the studio for a lively discussion. They parse through the ever-changing objectives of the war, debate who scares them more: Hegseth or Patel, question the role of the comedian in politics, and offer some advice to the floundering Dems. And, of course, they top it all off with a little JD Vance corner. Follow the Guest: instagram.com/officialtraecrowder/ JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wanna know where Project 2025 actually came from? Well, this week Seena and Travis welcome Mehrsa Baradaran to talk Lewis Powell– who he was, why he matters, and how he (maybe) ruined everything. They also dive into how Cuban Americans are responding to Trump’s latest overtures to Cuba (not well) and whether or not Trump’s Golden Dome can stop the rise of North Korea’s missile program. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/02/trump-cuba-policy-florida-00902686 https://militarnyi.com/en/news/north-korea-nuclear-arsenal-us-capabilities/ https://www.leonardodrs.com/what-we-do/our-solutions/advanced-sensing/golden-dome-missile-defense/ https://x.com/DMichaelTripi/status/2051312960929210752?s=20 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Travis and Seena talk through some of the shadow consequences of the war, the fallout that isn’t covered on the evening news. Have you heard a lot about the Iranian F-5(!) that bombed a US military base in Kuwait? Yeah, us either. They also dig into Russia’s many inroads into the conflict. Are they an unintentional winner of this shitshow? You bet. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-hormuz-april-27-2026-374d81d1aac6d8f19c21e1d1e10ab103 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-caused-extensive-damage-us-military-bases-publicly-known-rcna331853 https://thedefensepost.com/2026/04/27/russia-north-korea-cooperation/ https://www.msuexponent.com/news/national/syrian-court-begins-proceedings-against-assad-and-allies/article_94736f06-6ed0-5273-879d-770bbc98d222.html https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/apr/23/mapped-local-elections-labour-may-unprecedented-losses https://www.thedailybeast.com/erika-kirks-tpusa-event-with-jd-vance-hits-another-block/ https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-state-tpusa-event-postponed-jd-vance-erika-kirk/71144125 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis dig into the “other” war Israel is waging in Lebanon. They question Netanyahu’s tactics and wonder where they will lead: another failed state, a “new” Hezbollah? Whatever the case, over a million Lebanese have already been displaced, thousands have been killed, and the ceasefire clock is ticking. In more ridiculous news, Trump took a swing at the Pope– who proved to be lighter on his feet than anticipated, things are looking even bleaker for Kash Patel at the FBI, and JD gets heckled. Silver linings do exist! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRDALBiJea/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-publishes-map-south-lebanon-territory-under-its-control-2026-04-19/ https://substack.com/@raniakhalek/note/c-239526074?r=3a6bs&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action https://www.instagram.com/p/DXDv4gQGmod/?img_index=1 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/04/14/trump-pope-columbus-catholic-bishop-earl-fernandes/89604297007/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/ https://people.com/erika-kirk-backs-out-of-turning-point-event-with-jd-vance-over-serious-threats-11950140 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVOkZDazo2s Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis welcome human rights lawyer and advocate Gissou Nia to explain why she’s more hopeful than most that the Iranian regime will eventually be overthrown. They discuss why issues of human rights always end up taking a backseat and what the world, and us as individuals, can do to help the Iranian people. They also delight in JD Vance’s latest international face plant. Thank goodness that never gets old. 🙃 Follow the Guest: https://www.instagram.com/gissounia/ JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://en-hrana.org/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-iran-war-disrupts-global-helium-supply-and-artificial-intelligence-chip/ https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTeXqTCj5vo/ https://www.newsweek.com/viktor-orban-hungary-election-jd-vance-rally-11804123 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

**recorded on 4/8 when the ceasefire was still tentative but holding** This week the crew reacts to the “deadline” and the “ceasefire” and explains why both need air quotes. Seena works out some white board magic to show exactly how much Iran has gained since Trump and Bibi began their war– an unquestionable success, yes, but for the wrong side. They also look into wtf JD is doing in Hungary, celebrate Artemis II, and rejoice that Trump and JD have finally solved our childcare crisis. With a solution that simple it’s a wonder it’s taken this long. 😑 JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/netanyahu-says-us-iran-ceasefire-does-not-include-lebanon?utm_campaign=Weekly_0804/2026&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendinblue https://armscontrolcenter.org/the-iran-deal-then-and-now/ https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-iran-nuclear-deal https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/iran-signs-33-oil-gas-mous-after-jcpoa/#:~:text=National%20Iranian%20Oil%20Company%20(NIOC,and%20the%20world%20major%20powers https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/countries_long/Iran/pdf/Iran%20CAB%202024.pdf https://charbonzickpean.com/artemis2mission.html https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/ https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/flying-moon-2026-04-04/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Reuters-Week-Ahead&utm_term=040626&lctg=69bab9b01de8876ee8417520 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/europe/viktor-orban-hungary-election-russia.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260406&instance_id=173670&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=217827&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUoCvIMrgc https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6l3ywpwg2o https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2039444784083771629?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/p/DWwl65XDrUO/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-hungary-viktor-orban-election https://apnews.com/article/jd-vance-hungary-orban-election-campaign-08e0929e9c8b3ae4302ae4e8c0393d5e?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

P-Funk member, historian, and author Danny Bedrosian joins the show this week to contextualize the story of the Armenian Genocide– what led to it, how it was rationalized at the time, and why no one talks about it today. We discuss how it resonates with recent events and debate what people and countries can and should do to help preempt genocide in the future. We also talk about why politicians (like chickenshit JD) are so scared to name it. Follow the Guest: https://x.com/BedrosianPfunk https://www.instagram.com/dannybedrosian/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week is all about objectives: what does Israel want? What does Trump want? Why did Travis shave his beard?! We talk with lawyer and civil rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz about Trump’s last claims of cooperation with the “totally new” regime and why we should all be leery (or maybe terrified) of Reza Pahlavi. We round everything out with an uplifting look at how JD is telling truth to power. Ha! JK, as if. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/why-we-should-be-leery-of-reza-pahlavi-as-a-leader-of-iran-kaveh-shahrooz-in-the-globe-and-mail/ https://x.com/atrupar/status/2034313538399850671?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRPLCso0Sw Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we dig into Kharg Island– what it is and why it’s critical. We also respond to the rumors of boots (or in this case sandals) on the ground there. Does Trump have any idea what he’s doing? Don’t bet on it. We also ask WTF Kenyans are doing fighting for Russia, WTF the US is doing in Ecuador, and WhoTF JD thinks he’s fooling with his evasions. Lots of questions this week with not as many answers….but double the jokes. Not a bad bargain. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV9YbTtgAxh/ https://youtu.be/hLa9NvRVp4E?t=851 https://www.instagram.com/p/DVefpj4k_zQ/ https://youtu.be/e684xvtdVEQ?si=XsZjS4H3csuy0tfs&t=154 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russia-kenya-agree-that-kenyans-will-no-longer-fight-russia-ukraine-minister-2026-03-16/ https://youtu.be/Dl-K61juIm4?si=FR8pZe0h_k55-zA1&t=52 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/jd-vance-just-refused-to-say-what-he-really-told-trump-about-going-to-war-with-iran.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DV2LIXviQf3/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The U.S. is bombing Iran with shifting goals, a new hardline supreme leader, acid rain over Tehran, and a War Powers vote that just failed in Congress, and nobody in charge seems to know what winning actually looks like. Seena and Travis break down the moving target of war objectives, profile Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and trace the growing fractures inside MAGA over a war Trump swore he'd never start. This is the episode that connects the dots between a rudderless military campaign and the domestic political fallout nobody's fully reckoning with yet. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-airstrikes.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/pakistan-afghanistan-release-conflicting-death-tolls-amid-open https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/what-we-know-about-clashes-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/un-warns-of-humanitarian-collapse-in-cuba-as-us-seeks-to-block-oil-supplies https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/trump-says-friendly-takeover-of-cuba-possible https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/trump-cuba-regime-change.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1216288957377562 https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-humiliated-as-donald-trump-freezes-him-out-over-iran-split/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You! We heard the rumblings but now it’s really here. For better or worse– we’re at war with Iran. Join Seena and Travis this week as they go deep into the whys, the hows, and the WTFs. We have plenty of information, lots of feelings, and a surprising amount of good jokes. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-airstrikes.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/pakistan-afghanistan-release-conflicting-death-tolls-amid-open https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/what-we-know-about-clashes-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/un-warns-of-humanitarian-collapse-in-cuba-as-us-seeks-to-block-oil-supplies https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/trump-says-friendly-takeover-of-cuba-possible https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/trump-cuba-regime-change.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1216288957377562 https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-humiliated-as-donald-trump-freezes-him-out-over-iran-split/   Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seena’s back! Join us this week as he and Travis dig into Mexican cartels and wtf success looks like in the “war on drugs.” They talk tariffs and what the recent Supreme Court ruling means for consumers (spoiler alert - probably nada), why Charles Kushner is in the news and making an ass of himself, and offer a few suggestions to simplify the fate of Rodrigo Duterte. And, of course, there’s JD Vance Corner. Yay? JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Episode Notes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njUv9Y41mro https://youtu.be/B4PmR-bPMFk?si=xkxq1m3rX1KTJOj6 https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/tracking-economic-effects-tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/asia/philippines-icc-duterte-supporters.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260223&instance_id=171519&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=215707&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/07/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/asia/icc-philippines-rodrigo-duterte.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-charles-kushner-648b599a32730b0e28a80329a1f45ba6?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Tue%20Feb%2024%2C%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/17/jd-vance-ready-to-run-the-world-00785096 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Ed Larson joins Travis to talk ICE- it’s history, how it’s (de)volved under Trump, and what happens next. They also talk Rubio’s failed attempt to play good cop in Europe, Congress giving Trump a rare hand slap on tariffs, and JD standing by his statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide despite criticism from the right– oh, wait, that didn’t happen.Follow the Guest: https://www.instagram.com/eddietunes/?hl=enMedia:https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlIKKHjbf_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/marco-rubio-us-child-of-europe-trump-munichhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/13/trump-sends-second-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-iran?utm_term=69902b96f78d693c6a2a6c5318de06d6&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_emailhttps://apnews.com/article/congress-tariffs-trump-canada-db591b69fbc3d867a82c7ae22d7e308b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%2002/12&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/repub/border-czar-tom-homan-announces-end-to-operation-metro-surge-claiming-success/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/#https://www.instagram.com/p/DUhsO8CjVj5/https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/06/repub/immigration-detention-passed-70000-in-january/https://apnews.com/article/ice-agents-arrested-misconduct-crimes-abuse-corruption-45b0d2248c0add9523e0bf5a953faaeahttps://abcnews.com/US/prosecutor-moves-dismiss-charges-migrant-shot-minneapolis-citing/story?id=130131578&cid=social_twitter_abcnhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DUmDxigk9Uw/https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/repub/health-care-workers-want-ice-out-of-hospitals-and-blue-states-are-responding/https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWkEzcD_Iw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA= Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marcus Parks is back!! This week he joins Travis to wade deep in the Epstein files, braving all their slimy foulness to deliver some dead-on, signature Parks expletive-strewn rants. They also dissect some video to determine, yes, Trump really did sh*t himself on camera, and find a little satisfaction in the fact that the world still hates JD. All must not be lost then, right?Media:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#https://www.instagram.com/p/DURKZCxCfpp/https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJwUfBkWMi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYFOXdiAf3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbNQu8EcCS/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8pPgFm2PD_Ihttps://www.instagram.com/p/DUUU7TMDHJA/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1202455781607471https://www.instagram.com/p/DUO-pX1CBYv/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VKGUA0yJTlQ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jam packed show today! Seena & Travis break in the new studio by talking through what’s been happening in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire. They investigate the gray areas in the multi-step, many layered “peace plan” that has allowed for over 500 Palestinian deaths since it was initiated. They also take a look at Steve Witkoff's very full dance card– meeting with Russians, then Netanyahu, then Russians and Ukrainians, then Iran. Confidence is not high over here at TFR but we did get to celebrate a Federal Judge’s order that calls Kristi Noem a racist. As far as wins go these days, we’ll take it.Media:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-us-peace-talks.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/europe/ukraine-missiles-attack.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/americas/un-finances-collapse-debts.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-protests-negotiations-nuclear-deal-9758adb33c0d01c70a07ad7de0f5221b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Feb%203%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/us-iran-meeting-trump-threats.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260203&instance_id=170521&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214710&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-administration-blocked-tps-haitianshttps://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdfhttps://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/minneapolis-ice-vance-police-00756531https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT_SC2TEpjB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/JDVance/status/2015537769582301388?s=20 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we welcome Travis back to the studio(!!) and talk through the nightmare that is unfolding in Minneapolis. How dumb do they think we are? What should Dems do? Will abolishing ICE do anything? We also dive into the US’s options for intervention in Iran. What are they exactly? What does it mean for Trump to promise help and then watch as thousands are killed. Considering our pitiful track record, should we intervene at all? And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, we finish things up with an exceptionally infuriating JD Vance corner. Make yourselves comfortable, folks, it’s going to be a rough (but bearable) ride.Media:https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2015115351797780500https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-stephen-miller-massacre-minnesota-shooting?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://x.com/StephenM/status/2015133481261474030https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amhb8PK_an8https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/democrats-shutdown-ice-shooting.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2014429395599983030?s=20https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT2SUCyjWJd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/atrupar/status/2014427244815356380?s=20https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=824131843931883 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revolution in Iran. We dive into Kurdish culture more broadly and Rojava, their transformative practice of borderless governing. We also take some time to ridicule Trump’s “Board of Peace” and tariff threats, along with JD Vance reminding us that sometimes smoking is therapeutic.Notes:https://dolatshahi.com/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair?utm_term=696b41899b91f1accbe955924076ac83&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_emailhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/middleeast/trump-board-of-peace-gaza.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-france-wine-gaza.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010655180/trump-norway-prime-minister-texts-greenland.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1421530059693312 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Seena breaks down the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran– how it started, what happened during the Iranian revolution, and how Reza Pahlavi fits into the current situation. Is reverting to a monarchy the pathway to a secular democracy or a slide backwards? We don’t know, but one thing is clear: anything is better than the current regime. We also look into Trump’s embarrassing attempt to take down Jerome Powell, Pakistan’s kangaroo court, and Australia’s crackdown on hate speech. We also raise our blood pressure watching JD Vance’s attempts to gaslight the public over the murder of Renee Good.Notes/Links:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/jerome-powell-fed-inquiry-trump.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260112&instance_id=169149&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213526&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://youtu.be/VWi_oyqRUfI?si=CRBkADzC9btFES3q&t=24https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260112&instance_id=169149&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213526&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://x.com/brendanpedersen/status/2010836111384269280?s=46&t=Rt3obzYwRA_nH1pyOmaHPQ&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.dropsitenews.com/p/commonwealth-secretariat-lodges-dissenthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-13/neo-nazi-group-national-socialist-network-to-disband/106225638https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01/vp-vance-defends-ice-officer-in-fatal-minneapolis-shooting-announces-new-doj-position.htmlhttps://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/08/repub/defiant-vance-scolds-reporters-over-descriptions-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting/https://x.com/Acyn/status/2009073815066947750?s=20https://x.com/atrupar/status/2009334128433406234?s=20https://x.com/atrupar/status/2009340240314393028?s=20https://x.com/Acyn/status/2009339527622742509?s=20 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s 2026 and FP Zaddy & T-Ceps are back! We thought we might ease into this new year, but, nope, this week we’re diving into the seizure and kidnapping of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro – what’s motivating Trump, why you need to know about REEs, and what may happen next. We also welcome journalist Samira Mohyeddin to talk about WTF is happening in Iran and help us work through why it feels a bit different this time. And of course, we close out with JD Vance corner. Nicki Minaj called JD what?!Media:https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGKAwvD9pc/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTGSKZEkS-a/https://x.com/moneyacademyke/status/2007663281826083074?s=46https://youtu.be/p_m-yxNgb-Y?si=PO9XET-6XgkkdUCx&t=287https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/oklahoma-has-had-a-surge-earthquakes-2009-are-they-due-frackinghttps://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/11372/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/erika-kirk-endorses-jd-vance-president-2028/story?id=128552499https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103284/vance-at-turning-pointhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nicki-minaj-praises-jd-vance-assassin-erika-kirk-sits-rcna250476https://www.gao.gov/blog/critical-materials-are-high-demand.-what-dod-doing-secure-supply-chain-and-stockpile-these-resourceshttps://elements.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-how-rare-earths-power-u-s-defense/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/us-issues-iran-venezuela-sanctions-over-alleged-drone-trade Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy New Year! This week on TFR we talk with progressive political strategist Frank Spring who tries to convince us that we should be somewhat hopeful about Democratic prospects in 2026. Arguing against the recent “Deciding to Win” report, he explains that, at least some, Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time. Meaning, they don’t have to abandon core Democratic positions, but they do need to figure out (and quickly) how to talk to real people about the issues that matter the most.Media:https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019a-262b-d83c-a3fa-673f3f660000https://www.altum-insight.com/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR, we talk with the illustrious lawyer and free speech champion, Dr. Nadine Strossen. We dig deep into the first amendment– what it actually guarantees, why it’s so important, what people tend to misunderstand. And then pivot to the many challenges it faces– online culture, hate speech, self-censorship, AI bots, and an unhinged government. We also somehow get to JD! Who’da thought?!Media:https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/war-on-wordshttps://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE/dp/0197699650https://www.amazon.com/HATE-Should-Resist-Censorship-Inalienable/dp/0190859121https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Pornography-Speech-Womens-Rights/dp/0814781497 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR we talk through the horrors of the Bondi Beach and Brown University shootings and the murder of the great Rob Reiner. We question who in their right mind would have the stomach (ahem, Mr. President) to try and score political points in the face of such tragedy. We then shift our focus to the year ahead, which is bound to be better, right? Will JD become prez? Will Israel attack Iran? Will the war in Ukraine finally come to an end? We can’t promise to be particularly hopeful but we can promise to make it bearable!Media:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/world/australia/what-we-know-bondi-shooting.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/brown-shooting?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251216&instance_id=168033&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=212341&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23#heres-the-latesthttps://www.thecut.com/article/maga-is-spreading-misinformation-brown-university-shooting.htmlhttps://forward.com/opinion/791164/australia-shooting-online-antisemitism-research/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5650172-assassination-charlie-kirk-implications/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR, we talk about the fallout from the Venezuelan double tap and try to answer the age old question– what’s worse the crime or the cover-up and decide they’re both pretty f***ing bad. We also talk through Trump’s 12 billion dollar bailout of farmers necessitated by Trump’s 40 billion dollar bailout of Argentina. Go figure. 🫩We mourn the continued collapse of international humanitarian aid efforts, confirm that Roger Stone is a liar, and hear how Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is impacting Somalis in Travis’s hometown. Spoiler alert, they don’t like it.Media:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Y2KmFFXCzAhttps://2017-2021.state.gov/bureau-of-international-narcotics-and-law-enforcement-affairs-work-by-country/suriname-summary/https://x.com/BillKristol/status/1997690729620193360?s=20https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1998167288424612120?s=20https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/1998128621966274637?s=20https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-farmers-aid-bailout.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251209&instance_id=167686&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=212001&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/trump-announces-12bn-package-to-aid-farmers-hurt-by-his-tariffshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/americas/honduras-hernandez-arrest-warrant.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251209&instance_id=167686&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=212001&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/united-nations-humanitarian-aid-cuts.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251208&instance_id=167641&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=211953&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://youtu.be/9EcJWROGo5s?si=UosMvTjqMXlRkrLY&t=763https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2025-12-05/rock-bottom-how-do-ohio-officials-view-trump-rhetoric-on-somalis Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR, we go back in time to WWII and the Peleus Affair to explain why Hegseth is a war criminal. Once that was cleared up, we rolled our eyes at Netanyahu for his pre-emptive pardon request, threw our hands up at Trump for overtly meddling in the Honduran election and lament the continued school closings in Northern Nigeria. Then we look toward 2028 and the inevitable showdown between Cruz and JD. Who will be declared the least likeable?! We can’t wait to find out…Media:https://youtu.be/R0AN_1icmrw?si=1sOTsbghHFK9A260&t=40https://theiceman.substack.com/p/the-peleus-war-crimes-trial-and-sealhttps://x.com/mikenellis/status/1995964443532943761?s=46&t=loeg0xMcKLY6FjW7MavWWghttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/world/middleeast/netanyahu-pardon-request-israel.htmlhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/1/what-does-netanyahu-want-to-be-pardoned-for-and-is-it-possiblehttps://zeteo.com/p/trump-hernandez-pardon-honduras-election-drugs?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/honduras-election-why-has-trump-threatened-to-cut-off-aidhttps://www.dropsitenews.com/p/honduras-election-trump-asfura-hernandez-casto-moncada-librehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/juan-orlando-hernandez-freed-after-trumps-full-and-complete-pardonhttps://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/nigeria/schools-shut-down-across-northern-nigeria-wake-mass-abductionshttps://insiderpaper.com/adolf-hitler-uunona-wins-namibia-local-elections/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/erika-kirk-turning-points-support-jd-vance-2028/story?utm_social_handle_id=16815644&utm_social_post_id=597958242&id=127847720&cid=social_twitter_abcnhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/early-2028-fight-white-house-ted-cruz-rcna244987https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11/who-were-ohios-8-presidents-vice-president-jd-vance-could-name-just-2.htmlhttps://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12/why-cant-we-remember-presidents-jd-vances-gaffe-highlights-the-science-of-forgetting.html Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR, Seena and Travis clean out the fridge to talk Jeffrey Epstein’s odd relationship with Ehud Barak and the recent revelations of his geopolitical back-channeling. They delve into the growing global arms race and what it may mean for the world and then tackle the real tough questions: how to handle your family over this holiday season.Show Notes:https://www.dropsitenews.com/s/epstein-and-israelhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DRJEa15jMJi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DRN2-L5AYpQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DRQYtlujnzZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/11/20/what-are-the-consequences-of-an-escalating-global-arms-race Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What a week. Seena & Travis are back to talk lobbyists at COP30 and who exactly is getting screwed by climate change. They marvel at Trump’s embrace of the Saudi Crown Prince and what that may augur for the region, check in on raging corruption in the Philippines, and side-eye Trump’s baseless accusations against Nigeria. Oh, and, of course, they had to cover JD’s security detail running over a police officer. 😑Show Notes:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y4eNCjq_Jywhttps://www.instagram.com/thewhitehouseffect/reel/DQaGByvEg3x/https://www.transparency.org/en/press/lack-of-transparency-over-lobbying-at-un-climate-talks-undermines-public-trust-new-analysishttps://thegoodlobby.eu/record-high-number-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-at-cop30/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/manila-philippines-corruption-protest-flood-funds?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-505b32527e58d4bd49d5bc917efb4936?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Nov_18_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-hosts-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman-five-key-takeaways?utm_campaign=Weekly_1911/2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendinbluehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/trump-f35-jets-saudi-arabia.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251118&instance_id=166653&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=210819&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/18/nigeria-intensifies-search-for-25-abducted-schoolgirlshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/africa/trump-nigeria-military-christians.htmlhttps://www.wvlt.tv/2025/11/17/maryville-officer-critically-injured-crash-during-jd-vance-motorcade-making-small-improvements-police-chief-says/https://www.wkrn.com/video/bystander-recounts-crash-involving-jd-vances-motor... Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With Seena out this week, Ed Larson from the Last Podcast on the Left and the Brighter Side podcasts joins Travis to talk cowardly Dems, Epstein emails, and JD Vance memes. Ed also tells stories about his time in Iraq on a USO tour. What do the Chairman of the Joints Chief, an accidental midnight mass, and popping pills have in common? Listen and find out!Follow the Guest:https://www.instagram.com/eddietunes/?hl=enShow Notes:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ny___T1NZp0https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/1986072964530381305?s=20https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP_xgjAjksM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

**NOTE The causality from the Al Fashir has been updated from when we recorded. As of Friday the numbers from just the last 10 days could in the tens of thousands. There's also word that the RSF has agreed to a ceasefire...JFC**  This week as Seena and Travis celebrate much-needed wins for the Dems, send off Dick Cheney, our political Darth Vader, with a too-many-to-be-brief list of his top “accomplishments,” and wrestle with the ick factor of agreeing with Nick Fuentes about JD Vance. They also dig into the current status of the tragedy that is the civil war in Sudan. Hard to make that bearable but they do their best to break it down and provide some context for the ongoing genocide.Show Notes:https://youtu.be/l-Qi8srR7co?si=zyVTUV4snCkA313R&t=36https://youtu.be/xPtkpH1EUag?si=Z-k23heY8zSKD3h_&t=45https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvcayNd4ltohttps://www.npr.org/2009/01/16/99433354/cheney-worked-to-expand-authority-secrecyhttps://youtu.be/-hdtuu2QeC8?si=josXgiRPO8dCI5IH&t=33https://youtu.be/-hdtuu2QeC8?si=ouILsLDaMdfggtWf&t=84https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/world/africa/sudan-el-fasher-burhan-rsf.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/africa/sudan-el-fasher-atrocities-executions-video.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/icc-sudan-darfur-elfasher-rsf-c0c4f64d31c7d8d518cfa47d3fb14566https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2025/10/30/jd-vance-at-ole-miss-turning-point-usa-abortion-israel-gaza-war-and-ai/86964142007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb4dPM29QJ0&t=143shttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hindus-should-have-no-problem-if-usha-indian-origin-maga-activist-on-jd-vance-christianity-controversy/articleshow/125040199.cmshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQhMMr-Edfm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1984076670710710447https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hj-nn1lDgwohttps://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/comments/1o5p73u/everything_about_jd_vance_is_fake_even_nick/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDfhxMwoyWo&t=133shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wazxx7GqOd0 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis talk Trump’s tariff “strategy” and how the US appears to be losing out to China in most places. They weigh in on Canada’s Reagan commercial and Trump’s unsurprising overreaction, Israel’s blatant disregard for the ceasefire, elections in Argentina, and a devastating hurricane in the Atlantic. They also wonder why JD has nothing better to do with his time than make a fool of himself on Twitter.Show Materials:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQRuRIxMBIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEsXMpb8s2Mhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjxje2pje1ohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/29/why-did-israel-launch-air-strikes-on-gaza-then-resume-truce?utm_campaign=Weekly_2910/2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendinbluehttps://youtu.be/j4aM-6yGR2o?si=BVQxhkkxgdSCeC7g&t=121https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/world/americas/argentina-milei-election.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-landslide-rain-flood-d7d120b8443b1630d12c77e0a3fe25b0https://www.instagram.com/p/DQWWDCKjUUN/https://x.com/JDVance/status/1982065405423214724https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1981785770659586431  Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week the hilarious comedian, podcaster, and former NYC mayoral candidate Corinne Fisher joins the show to talk through updates in the Caribbean–did we just bomb another boat?! They also dig into Trump's expected u-turn on Russia, but since we recorded he even made another u-turn! We also cover the absurd prospect of Jared Kushner & JD Vance stabilizing the Hamas-Israeli ceasefire, and the new Iron Lady of Japan. They question if JD will be the chosen one or if a new hereditary monarchy is in the works. There is no lesser of two evils anymore…. Follow the guest:https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal/?hl=en Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/americas/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-boats.htmlhttps://insightcrime.org/investigations/rise-criminal-hybrid-state-venezuela/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ny___T1NZp0https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5581255/sanae-takaichi-japan-prime-ministerhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/jd-vance-racist-messages-young-republicans-chat-leak Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week the incredible writer, comedian, and general provocateur Jena Friedman joins Seena and Travis to explain why being a public figure in our current online culture is scary as f***. The crew reacts to various Riyadh Comedy festival takes and tries to figure out when and why we became so reactive and polarized. Seena and Travis also break down the current state of the peace process in Gaza and locate the potential fault lines underlying the ceasefire.Follow the guest: https://www.instagram.com/jenafriedman/# Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis take it back to the beginning to help us understand the exact moment when everything went to hell in Palestine. They cover the secret deals and broken promises that led us to where we are today, as well as explain what we’re all getting wrong when we call the region the Middle East. That colonialism is a real cock-up is no surprise, but the inanity of the language is wild. They also talk about Trump’s plans for regime change in Venezuela, Italy standing up for Gaza, and, of course, they monitor JD’s steady decline into despotism.Sources/Extras:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cn3UP6dp8d0https://youtu.be/YM8i4LsW0hw?si=2KZMMJjB63yqq2s2https://www.the-map-as-history.com/History-of-Middle-East-20th-century/the-sykes-picot-agreementhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8rdd5dzvrohttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-strikes-fishing-fcd24c441f58162b811a24b247334fc5?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_7%20Oct_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/eXqLgDF3Lakhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKKlZJqDU0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdMz2wSY4I Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Jonathan Panikoff, the Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, joins the show to talk through Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in Gaza. What are the potential pitfalls? Will Hamas agree? What does Bibi really want?! Seena and Travis also cover Trump’s $20 billion dollar bailout of Argentina and its effect on American farmers, as well as the recent deportations of Iranian asylum seekers back to Iran, where the regime promises they’ll be welcomed with open arms. Oh, yeah, and JD’s out there campaigning to be the new Joseph McCarthy. All good stuff.Follow the Guest: https://x.com/jpanikoff?lang=enSources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/30/trump-netanyahu-gaza-war-ceasefire/https://youtu.be/D4eZragtLRM?si=VLoBFZxk03pE99fR&t=52https://x.com/ChopraUSA/status/1972681043095204221https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNTxCW06GiEhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/middleeast/us-iran-deportation-flight.htmlhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/29/repub/republican-push-for-tips-on-charlie-kirk-posts-drives-firings-of-public-workers/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5526087-vance-more-indictments-comey/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPEipcXjdT2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MTZybjRwcXIycmZkaQ== Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marcus Parks is back on the pod, folks! This week he joins Seena and Travis to rally against the crackdown on free speech and discuss Trump’s embarrassing UNGA appearance. They check in on some recent polling suggesting all is not hunky dory in MAGA world and ask a newly pressing question– are we all antifa now?! The gang also looks into why people in JD Vance’s hometown have been stocking up on toilet bowl cleaner!Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/marcusparks/?hl=enSources:https://youtu.be/l6KYixCBTJc?si=FN5XNv7hAaFf5HZC&t=1369https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17OIBpolKMhttps://youtu.be/-17OIBpolKM?feature=shared&t=85https://youtu.be/TV6f1Oe3bJQ?feature=sharedhttps://apnorc.org/projects/pessimism-about-the-direction-of-the-country-is-growing-among-republicans/https://youtube.com/shorts/TABrjoldbQ4?feature=sharedhttps://x.com/JimSwiftDC/status/1968271074472399232https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7HBmpUBx3U Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Charlie Kirk assassination is global politics now, so that means we’re covering it on the show. From the connections between Kirk and Netanyahu to the conspiracy stew that’s arisen from his death, we did our best to make the terrible bearable. Saena and Travis unpack how foreign powers buy influence, how disinformation is shaping the battlefield of your mind, and why JD Vance filling in as Kirk’s podcast host might be the worst open mic set in history. Plus: Germany’s far-right gains, a Swedish pole vaulting hero, and a heavy dose of sarcasm along the way.​​Sources:https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/state-israel-continues-dis-information-campaign-against-unrwahttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html#:~:text=The%20campaign%20also%20created%20three%20fake%20news%20sites%20with%20names,the%20posts%20remain%20on%20X.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/20/israel-to-fund-tour-for-maga-and-pro-trump-influencers-report#:~:text=The%20tour%20will%20be%20carried,Source:%20Al%20Jazeerahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/israel-fund-us-university-protest-gaza-antisemitism#:~:text=Haaretz%20and%20the%20New%20York,political%20debate%20over%20Israel's%20war.https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/israel-targeted-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign-00161906https://theweek.com/politics/israel-influence-campaign-us-gazahttps://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23695896#:~:text=Students%20in%20Israel%20are%20to,with%20our%20reports%20via%20Twitter%20.https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/nx-s1-4994027/israel-us-online-influence-campaign-gaza#:~:text=A%20file%20photo%20of%20Minister,casualties%20and%20suffering%20in%20Gaza.youtube.com/watch?v=03KASmLbDM4&t=131https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-secretly-targeted-american-lawmakers-with-gaza-war-influence-campaign/0000018f-e7c8-d11f-a5cf-e7cb62af0000 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

***Please go to our YouTube channel for a special segment on Charlie Kirk***On this week’s show, Seena and Travis dig into our self-proclaimed president of peace embracing war of all kinds - renaming departments, killing foreign citizens on the open seas, and rubber-stamping every Israeli bomb. They check in on the violence in Nepal, the insanity of Israel’s decision to attack Qatar, and NATO taking a stand against Russian drones. And, of course, they revel in the Rand Paul / JD Vance social media spat.Extra Reading:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEQ33Xadk34https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ly4jbv3lgw2mhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/09/world/nepal-protests?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250909&instance_id=162188&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205555&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23#nepal-protests-pm-resignshttps://zeteo.com/p/rogue-state-israel-attacks-qatar-what-next?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=2325511&post_id=173208365&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=e5imz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-attack-doha-consequences-mediator-1.7628885https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-attack.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205613&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09/jd-vances-response-to-killing-suspected-drug-traffickers-has-even-republicans-questioning-his-judgment.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DOWLwkIk-gs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MXJ5bGc4NmdqbXJphttps://www.bbc.com/news/live/c87y8w1qr47t#:~:text=14:03%209%20September,-Kwasi%20Gyamfi%20Asiedu&text=Earlier%2C%20Senate%20Minority%20Leader%20Chuck,Israeli%20government%2C%22%20he%20says.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/israel-trump-gaza-qatar-bombing.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segme... Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Writer, comedian and all-around smart dude John Fugelsang joins the show this week to talk about MAGA mangling the teachings of Jesus, why the Dems are in trouble, and his new book: Separation of Church & Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds.Follow the guest: https://x.com/JohnFugelsangPre-Order John's Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig, otherwise known as the Good Liars, join Seena and Travis to share their experiences interviewing Trump supporters over the last decade. Why do they like Putin more than due process? Is there anything the Dems could do to sway them? What makes JD so f-ing scary? We talk through all those burning questions and more.Follow the guests: @thegoodliars Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis dig into Trump’s red carpet roll out for Putin and his subsequent shift away from a “mere ceasefire agreement,” leaving Russia free to launch their largest offensive of the war in the following days. They talk through what it means for Hamas to accept conditions for a ceasefire as Israel is poised to attack Gaza City and look into state-sponsored militias in eastern Congo killing civilians. Finally they explain why they’re bummed that JD likes to bake.Articles/Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nRyhoXt-khttps://x.com/reallyamerican1/status/1957533838919221385?s=46&t=loeg0xMcKLY6FjW7MavWWghttps://x.com/LincolnSquareHQ/status/1957629801407160781https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-war-news-hostages-protest-08-18-2025-f875326f9845f09a3b01bf676254222f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-gazans-south-sudan.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250819&instance_id=160829&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=204188&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-city.htmlhttps://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/05/turk-deplores-gaza-escalation-pleads-global-action-stop-more-killingshttps://apnews.com/article/congo-adf-rebels-attack-monusco-2a628a8c4ed02617d8a541185aba732f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tezqu0fmlCghttps://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/parenting-in-the-spotlight-jd-vance-on-raising-kids-as-vice-president.html Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.