Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

In this episode of Provoked, Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper probe the complexities of the precarious ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. They analyze President Trump's contradictory military rhetoric and internal dissent within his administration. Cautioning against escalating tensions and miscalculations, the hosts emphasize the humanitarian impacts of ongoing conflict. They discuss the limitations of U.S. influence in the region and advocate for a reevaluation of foreign policy strategies, calling for compassionate approaches to international relations and prompting listeners to reflect on the moral dimensions of warfare. Chapters (AO): 0:36 Welcome 1:16 Recent Developments 1:22 Ceasefire and Controversies 3:15 Schrodinger's Ceasefire 3:27 Military Strategies and Leaks 6:04 Trump's Decision-Making 13:17 Netanyahu's Stance 16:04 Potential Consequences 17:37 The Role of the Media 20:02 Diplomacy and Deception 22:23 Iran's Strategic Position 25:19 The Impact of War 28:23 Historical Context 30:22 Understanding Military Power 37:04 Perils of Overconfidence 42:12 The Future of US-Iran Relations 46:36 Polls and Public Sentiment 51:24 Troop Movements and Implications 1:14:32 Uncharted Territory 1:15:56 Concluding Thoughts (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Provoked, Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper examine the moral challenges of US military actions in the Middle East and dissect President Trump's April 1 speech, noting his contradictory assertions about military necessity and victory, as well as the potential repercussions of continued military action. They deliver a compelling critique of modern warfare, inciting listeners to grapple with the moral complexities and heavy burdens of responsibility that accompany decisions of war. They encourage a broader dialogue about the necessity of re-evaluating America's role on the world stage and the urgent need for a more compassionate and nuanced foreign policy. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl gives an update on the Martyr Made podcast and introduces Episode 2 of "Enemy: The Germans' War," which reexamines World War II through the lens of the German experience, aiming to foster empathy for the normal citizens labeled as the enemy, lumped in with their leaders, and highlight often-ignored human narratives. Scott and Darryl address the complexities of discussing this charged topic and its relevance today, especially in light of ongoing geopolitical tensions and military interventions. Considering the implications of U.S. military actions in Iran, Scott and Darryl stress the moral responsibility of warfare and the psychological toll it takes on soldiers and society. They encourage listeners to engage with these challenging themes and advocate for a more humane approach to decisions about war. Chapters: 0:35 Welcome 2:39 Martyr Made podcast update: Episode 2 of "Enemy: The Germans' War" 11:30 Understanding History and Human Nature 13:28 Modern Conflicts and Dehumanization 18:41 The Diplomatic History of War 21:52 Promoting the Martyr Maid Podcast 24:03 Coffee and Current Events 24:46 The War in Iran 33:10 Consequences of Military Actions 39:13 The Cost of War 47:09 Political Dilemmas and Morality 53:29 The Reckoning of Actions 59:15 Reflections on Violence and Identity 1:10:11 Closing Thoughts (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton interview Arta Moeini, Managing Director of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, discussing the implications of recent Israeli strikes on Iranian gas facilities and the potential for Iranian retaliation. They critique America's flawed strategies that overestimate the ease of regime change in Iran and explore Tehran's shift to a more aggressive stance. The conversation addresses the muddled objectives of U.S. foreign policy, concerns about escalating conflicts, and domestic political ramifications, including Joe Kent's resignation. Emphasizing the need for a realist approach to align foreign policy with American interests, they conclude with a cautious outlook on the situation's complexities and the importance of ongoing dialogue. Chapters 0:38 Introduction and Context 1:56 Escalating Conflict in the Middle East 4:50 The U.S.-Israel Relationship Dynamics 8:02 The Role of Military Strategy 9:27 Iran's Response and Strategy 13:58 Proportionality and Deterrence 15:01 The Nature of Modern Warfare 19:11 The Perception of Iranian Power 24:24 Economic Implications of Sanctions 25:53 Asymmetrical Warfare and Technology 28:53 The American Political Landscape 33:49 Internal Conflicts and Administration Dynamics 40:17 Joe Kent's Resignation and Its Implications 48:06 The Israeli Strategy and Regional Dynamics 56:20 Potential Military Escalation 1:08:43 Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Considerations 1:13:22 The Future of Global Power Dynamics 1:14:15 Conclusion and Closing Remarks (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper and guest-host Buck Johnson of the Counterflow podcast discuss the ongoing war between Israel and most of the Middle East, but especially Iran and Lebanon, with Israel still receiving the full partnership and backing of the United States government. Darryl and Buck give their analysis of the latest updates and outlook on what is to come. Chapters: 0:35 Welcome / Introducing Buck Johnson 2:23 Current Events Overview 2:37 Military Movements and Strategies 4:04 Trump's Communications and Messaging 9:17 Disjointed Information and Public Perception 12:00 Social Media's Impact on News 14:29 Changing Nature of Propaganda 18:29 Navigating Political Pressure 19:46 Netanyahu's Influence and Perspective 24:02 The Push for Escalation 28:16 Military Readiness for Ground War 32:51 Iran's Long-Term Strategy 35:32 Drone Capabilities and Threats 37:32 Analyzing Pro-Trump Narratives 41:04 Disappointment in Political Dynamics 46:01 Tulsi's Silence and Political Responsibility 48:31 The Role of Influential Voices 55:49 Acknowledging Thomas Massey's Integrity 58:02 Tucker Carlson's Influence on the Right 1:06:07 Netanyahu's Power Moves and Dynamics 1:07:56 Discussion of Orthodox Christianity 1:11:36 Closing Thoughts and Resources Buck's links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Counterflow/videos X: https://x.com/buckrebel Website: https://www.counterflowpodcast.com (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Kyle Anzalone discuss the ongoing US-Israeli attack on Iran, where things stand now, and what is likely to happen next. With Ayatollah Khamenei dead, widespread bombing and destruction, Iranian retaliation, and talk of escalation of US engagement, is the US now in this for the long haul? Chapters: 0:35 Welcome 1:08 Waking Up to War 2:00 The War's Realities: It's Not Going Well 6:28 Weapons and Tactics 13:54 The State of Defense 23:28 The Complexity of War 30:24 War Without a Plan 38:17 Honor in Warfare 42:25 Consequences of Modern Combat 53:54 The Fragility of Military Resources 1:02:37 Regional Dynamics and Escalation 1:12:20 The Future of Relations with Iran (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton discuss the military moves being made by the US and NATO forces, foreshadowing an imminent regime change operation in Iran. They also discuss escalating tensions in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the ongoing war in Ukraine, including alarming frontline accounts and the leadership's shift toward seeking peace. Chapters: 0:00 Hello and Welcome 1:36 Global Conflicts and War Rhetoric 3:14 Trump's War Games: Iran and Israel 6:34 The Pressure on President Trump 8:58 Negotiations and Diplomatic Maneuvers 11:24 Iran's Nuclear Concessions 13:37 Congressional Dynamics and War Decisions 15:24 The Political Landscape of War 17:08 The Stakes of Military Action 18:38 The Role of Public Opinion 19:41 The Nature of Current Conflicts 22:20 The Propaganda Machine 24:36 Israel's Strategic Dilemmas 27:22 The Clock is Ticking 30:22 China's Growing Influence 31:37 New Alliances in the East 36:26 Escalation and Military Responses 40:47 Mediation Efforts and Diplomatic Tensions 42:48 The Consequences of War 44:48 The Importance of Public Pressure 46:45 The Role of Media in Conflict 50:28 Pakistan and Afghanistan Tensions 54:06 Ukraine's Struggles and Human Cost 57:20 The Reality of Warfare 1:00:41 Leadership and Warfare Strategies 1:02:26 The Future of Conflict and Resolution 1:04:46 Concluding Thoughts on Global Issues (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton speak with Trita Parsi, co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the complex geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, focusing on Iran's role in U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration. Parsi discusses the potential for conflict, Trump's unpredictable decision-making, and Israel's influence on U.S. actions. They explore the implications of military pressures on Iran and the internal challenges the regime faces. Parsi calls for a nuanced public discourse to better understand these intricate relationships and their consequences. 0:38 Another War for Israel? 1:24 Bacevich and His Insights 4:23 Trump and Potential War with Iran 9:33 Iran's Calculated Risks 12:48 The Complexities of Iranian Strategy 18:10 Iranian Protest Movements and Internal Dynamics 25:09 The Future of Iran's Leadership 28:52 The Role of External Powers 34:20 The Consequences of War 39:02 The Dynamics of U.S.-Iran Relations 46:26 The Paranoia of an Endangered Nation 51:03 The Reality of Military Conflict 56:34 The Justifications for War 1:03:36 The Influence of the Israel Lobby 1:14:27 The Changing Landscape of American Support for Israel 1:21:14 The Psychological Impact of Persecution 1:29:21 Conclusion and Reflections (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton delve deeper into the Epstein files and their ramifications. They begin by discussing Nixon's impeachment, highlighting his conflicts with military and intelligence. They draw parallels to today’s politics, particularly surrounding Trump, and discuss the recent Epstein file disclosures, revealing elite corruption and calling for accountability. This episode emphasizes the need for vigilance against ongoing political corruption. 0:39 Impeachment Provocations and Nixon's Legacy 1:33 Nixon's Grand Jury Testimony Uncovered 5:20 The Deep State's Role in Nixon's Downfall 10:10 Nixon's Character and the Military's Reputation 17:25 Shifting Focus: Epstein's Dark Secrets 19:30 New Revelations and Historical Context 27:26 The Implications of Epstein's Network 39:20 The Need for Credibility in Investigations 44:02 Disturbing Allegations: A Mother's Pain 48:27 Eric Prince and the Shadowy Connections 50:08 The Terrifying Escape 51:50 Shifting Focus to the Ayatollah 53:35 The Iranian Standoff 55:56 Nuclear Weapons and National Sovereignty 1:01:09 Israeli Concerns and Regional Power 1:05:26 The Israeli Political Landscape 1:08:42 Super Chats and Special Offers 1:10:40 Tax Planning and Financial Advice 1:13:54 Pizza Gate and Absurd Claims 1:18:01 The Nuclear Weapon Debate 1:21:15 U.S.-Russia Relations and Agreements 1:37:42 Wrapping Up the Discussion (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton break down the contents of the latest Epstein files releases with special guest Saagar Enjeti from Breaking Points, examining the moral decay within government and other power structures and advocating for accountability, urging listeners to confront these truths and continue pushing for transparency and justice. Chapters: 1:10 Release 2:17 Public Outrage and Accountability 4:08 The Power Nexus Revealed 6:20 Epstein's Role in Global Affairs 7:58 The Lottery and Influence 9:28 A Different Moral Code 12:05 The Dynamics of Elite Power 15:54 The Implications of Silence 17:25 Epstein's Intelligence Connections 18:25 The Spider's Web 21:40 Money Laundering and Power 24:54 A Culture of Impunity 28:59 The Nature of Elite Criminality 33:13 Ghislaine Maxwell's Knowledge 36:36 The Cover-up Mechanism 38:11 The Complexity of Intelligence 41:15 The Shift in Perception 42:41 Circumstances of Epstein's Death 45:55 The Dark Side of Power 48:25 The Price of Silence 49:59 The Illusion of Accountability 53:50 Russian Connections and Influence 57:07 The Supremacy Complex 59:59 Public Perception vs. Reality 1:03:52 The Exploitative Reality 1:07:26 The Hidden Hand of Power 1:09:50 The Fall of Empires 1:13:29 Closing Thoughts and Reflections (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Horton & Darryl Cooper analyze rising US-Iran tensions amid increased naval activity in the Persian Gulf. They discuss military preparedness, the implications of conflict, and the influence of domestic opinion on foreign policy, urging a diplomatic approach to avoid escalation & ensure thoughtful decision-making. Chapters: 0:35 Latest on Military Movements 5:28 Tomahawk Missile Capabilities 11:26 The Role of F-18s 18:33 Potential Consequences of Conflict 23:54 Iran's Defense Systems 29:21 The Political Landscape in Iran 35:59 Understanding Iranian Protests 44:29 Changing the Subject 46:42 Epstein Files Discussion 53:47 Minneapolis Police Issues 1:03:01 Long-Term Immigration Reform 1:06:51 The Future of Immigration Policy **** The discussion kicks off with scrutiny of the significant naval assets being sent into the region, with Horton sharing insights into the operational capabilities of the destroyers stationed there. He & Cooper unpack the complexity of military preparedness and the unpredictability of conflict, highlighting that although it may appear that the U.S. military is poised for action against Iran, the actual firepower at its disposal may not be as formidable as perceived. The two hosts express concern over the implications of a military strike, questioning what the US aims to achieve and whether the Trump administration is considering the consequences of provoking a nation armed with sophisticated weaponry. Horton & Cooper weave historical context into their analysis, reflecting on past military engagements and the lessons that may be applicable today. They underscore the risks of assuming that a full-scale war would be a quick and decisive victory for the US, instead cautioning that Iran’s military capabilities, particularly its advanced air defense systems like the S-300 and S-400, could significantly complicate any military action. The discussion touches on the potential for widespread regional instability should conflict erupt, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of war and potential repercussions for both allies and adversaries. Transitioning to political dynamics, the hosts emphasize the precarious link between U.S. foreign policy and domestic public opinion. Horton highlights the historical pattern of military action influencing electoral outcomes and how the current situation requires careful navigation to avoid backlash from the American populace, who largely oppose another entanglement in the Middle East. They critique the messaging surrounding the U.S.-Iran relations, suggesting that the narrative is often driven by political gain rather than a genuine pursuit of peace or stability. Horton & Cooper next discuss deeper philosophical implications, exploring how the ideological stance of US leaders affects international relations. They probe the complexities of rational decision-making in a crisis, emphasizing that decisions driven by political pressures often overshadow strategic considerations. They express concern that the path towards escalation seems predetermined, raising alarm about the dangers of miscalculation and potential for unintended consequences. In closing, the hosts call for reflection on the motivations behind U.S. actions abroad & reiterate that the shared interest should ultimately be de-escalation and diplomacy. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Provoked show site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl & Scott discuss. Plus: Joseph Solis-Mullen on Trump's economic record after a year of his second term. **** Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper dissect the rhetoric around Donald Trump and his Davos speech. Joined by economist Joe Solis Mullen, they analyze the troubling state of the American economy, focusing on soaring national debt and the struggles of younger generations facing an "economic holocaust." Darryl offers insights into the deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, linking these geopolitical tensions to U.S. foreign policy. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott & Darryl discuss the shooting of a citizen in her car by ICE agents in Minneapolis on January 7, Trump's unilateral military strike on Venezuela on January 3, including the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump saying, "We're going to run the country" of Venezuela indefinitely going forward, and escalating protests across Iran: will they lead to revolution? **** Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton examine the simultaneous conflicts unfolding domestically and internationally. They tackle pressing issues surrounding law enforcement, immigration policies, and military actions, emphasizing how political allegiance shapes narratives and moral perspectives. The conversation begins with a stark analysis of the recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis, showcasing the polarized reactions from both the left and right. Darryl shares his dismay at how human lives are often devalued in the name of political narratives, stressing the exacerbation of societal unrest stemming from such incidents. He critiques the militarization of policing in America, likening police actions to soldiers in combat rather than community protectors. Transitioning to international affairs, Scott and Darryl shed light on U.S. interventionist policies in Venezuela, scrutinizing the broader implications for all the normal people affected by such geopolitical maneuvers of their governments. They draw parallels between domestic and foreign conflicts, highlighting the troubling trend of dehumanization as a means of justifying violence from both sides of the political spectrum. As the episode unfolds, they confront the desensitization to violence within contemporary discourse, urging listeners to recognize the essential humanity behind the statistics and political debates. The dialogue culminates in a poignant reminder of the impact of violence on individuals, advocating for genuine compassion and reflection amidst a increasingly fractured political landscape. This thought-provoking episode serves as both a critique and a call to action for unity and empathy in the face of ongoing societal divisions. 0:00 Intro 1:00 The Wars Abroad and The War at Home 18:14 The Minneapolis Shooting Incident 25:56 The Militarization of Law Enforcement 40:40 The Impact of Dehumanization 51:57 The Venezuela Situation 1:06:29 The Threat of War with Iran (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper dissect the intricate geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran as the specter of American military intervention looms large. Their conversation opens with a focus on recent protests in Iran, examining how mainstream media's enthusiastic endorsement of revolution contrasts sharply with the realities of the region’s deep economic strife and dissatisfaction. As they explore the potential for U.S. involvement, they draw critical parallels to devastating interventions in Libya and Syria, prompting a discussion on the cycle of violence and instability that often follows foreign meddling in sovereign nations. They highlight how U.S. foreign policy has evolved into a militarized approach that neglects the nuances of local dynamics and the complex relationship between the Iranian government and its citizens. The duo critiques the narratives perpetuated by Western media, underscoring the dangers of framing interventions as altruistic endeavors rather than acknowledging the potential for chaos and division that such actions may create. Horton and Cooper emphasize the necessity of historical awareness and accountability, warning against the repetition of past mistakes by subsequent generations. Concluding the episode, they advocate for a discerning approach to understanding liberation movements versus colonialism disguised as humanitarian aid, urging listeners to remain critically engaged with the narratives that shape public perception. Their insightful dialogue underlines the importance of fostering genuine human rights advocacy without unwarranted interference in other nations’ affairs, resonating powerfully amidst contemporary global uncertainties. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Introduction to the Iranian Revolution 2:13 Protests and Potential Outcomes 3:35 The Cost of Intervention 6:23 America's Historical Patterns 10:21 Consequences of Regime Change 16:49 The Dilemma of War Predictions 19:37 Infiltration and Information Warfare 21:35 The Role of External Forces 26:02 The American Response to Intervention 30:56 Domestic Perspectives on Foreign Affairs 36:45 Propaganda and Public Perception 40:16 The Narrative of Fear 47:09 The Complexity of Immigration Issues 52:07 The Politics of Public Relations 56:50 Cover-Ups and Conspiracy Theories 1:03:35 Speculations on Motives 1:12:16 Conclusion and Upcoming Content (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton delve into the poignant themes of the Christmas Truce of World War I, juxtaposing lighthearted holiday greetings with a profound exploration of humanity amidst warfare. Darryl recounts the extraordinary event in December 1914 when German and British soldiers emerged from their trenches to celebrate Christmas together, sharing stories of caroling and spontaneous soccer games that defied the brutal backdrop of conflict. As the discussion unfolds, they reflect on the deeper implications of this moment, illustrating how it highlights the futility of war and the manipulation by leaders that transformed comrades into enemies. Scott and Darryl engage in a historical analysis of how this act of collective dissent resonated throughout the remainder of the war, subsequently influencing global geopolitics, including the rise of fascism. They urge listeners to recognize the essential role of unity and dissent against militarism, drawing parallels to contemporary struggles for peace and justice. Closing with festive wishes, they underscore the importance of shared humanity and vigilance against the machinations of war, making this episode both thought-provoking and hopeful. 0:00 Intro 1:44 The Christmas Truce Explained 7:29 Stories of Humanity in War 10:38 The Reality Behind the Truce 12:57 Reflections on the War's Impact 17:03 Historical Context of the Truce 19:16 The Rise of Nationalism and Conflict 29:46 Aftermath and Ethnic Cleansing 37:24 The Suicide of Western Civilization 38:41 Economic Factors in the Wars 41:18 The Role of Ideologies 43:45 Lessons from History 46:41 Current Events and Reflections 1:01:52 Closing Thoughts on the Year (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton dissect Ben Shapiro's most recent attack on Tucker Carlson and Ben's weaselly political maneuvering. They discuss the escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela, fueled by Trump’s statements, stressing the importance of fact over speculation and the need for public dissent against foreign interventions like this one. They also touch on media manipulation and the Trump administration's detachment from public sentiment. Reflecting on the Christmas Truce of World War I, they champion unity among diverse groups who oppose militarism despite differences on other issues. Widespread public dissent remains a powerful tool against the regime, which thrives on public ignorance, apathy, and docility... so join us in taking the White Pill this Christmas, realizing that we the dissidents are gaining ground, and keep on fighting the good fight with us. Chapters: 0:00 Opening Remarks & Addressing Rumors 3:19 Clarifying Misunderstandings 5:21 Hearsay and Speculation 6:58 Military Insights 8:30 Changing Media Dynamics 12:20 The Power of Public Opinion 15:33 The War in Ukraine 17:12 Exploring Historical Contexts 20:45 Ben Shapiro's "Critique" 26:50 The USS Liberty Incident 37:00 Eyewitness Accounts 44:26 The Aftermath of Secrecy 48:38 Ben Shapiro's Role in Politics 54:49 Christmas Truce Discussion (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton reflect on the nefarious motives behind the US-backed coups in Venezuela and Iran as they dismantle the neocon agenda while providing highlights from the wild history of American imperialism. They address how far Hezbollah's network of support has grown and why. They also survey the foreign policy blunders that resulted in the very avoidable war in Ukraine, the Biden administration's heavy involvement in it, many missed opportunities for peace deals, and the insane nuclear brinkmanship of many US, NATO, and EU officials. This episode also features some righteous anger directed at the IRS, updates on the Martyr Made podcast, and discussion of the Libertarian Institute's new release, Empire of Lies, by Charles Goyette. 00:00 Introduction and Catch-Up 02:33 New Book Release: Empire of Lies, by Charles Goyette 10:00 Venezuela and US Foreign Policy 18:20 Hezbollah's Global Criminal Network... including Latin America? 33:22 NATO and Ukraine Conflict 42:41 Negotiations and Missed Opportunities 45:07 The Reality of Military Strategies 52:17 The IRS: A Personal Vendetta 55:56 Martyr Made Updates 01:15:23 Neoconservatives and Foreign Policy 01:18:01 Final Thoughts and Announcements (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott & Darryl discuss how close we are to the imminent collapse of the real estate market bubble, how a recent report revealed the complete failure and total waste of U.S. nation-building efforts in Afghanistan, the Trump administration bombing suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers, and more. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott and Keith Knight respond to Wednesday's tragic shooting of national guardsmen in Washington DC. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Artificial General Intelligence just around the corner? Is it going to attempt to exterminate the human race? ...or is the threat of AI super-intelligence really just a farce? Scott and Darryl get into it. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠⁠https://provoked.show⁠⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠⁠@martyrmade⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠⁠@scotthortonshow⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://antiwar.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl and Scott unravel the tangled web of power, intelligence, and criminality that defines the world we live in. They provoke thought with the chilling assertion: "All humans break," leading to a profound exploration of power dynamics through the lens of Jeffrey Epstein's intricate connections with foreign intelligence, particularly his ties to Israeli operatives. As they dissect investigative insights from journalist Ryan Grimm, Cooper and Horton challenge ingrained narratives about Epstein, revealing how his actions were deeply entwined with geopolitical interests, echoing the legacy of his mentor Robert Maxwell. The discussion navigates the thin line between assertion and rumor, especially concerning the sexual abuses linked to Epstein, and sheds light on the broader political agendas at play. A pivot to the Syrian conflict introduces figures like Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, suggesting their emergence as unlikely leaders serves larger Western geopolitical purposes, igniting uncomfortable questions about allegiances and the true costs of foreign policies. Meanwhile, Horton critiques the media's role in shaping and challenging narratives, emphasizing the press's moral duty to scrutinize dominant discourses amidst pressing global issues. Amidst the analysis, a poignant moment arises as Cooper reflects on the personal stories of ordinary lives impacted by political strife, particularly highlighting the plight of a young Palestinian girl. This shift underscores the often-overlooked human cost of global conflicts and the disconnect between policymakers and their consequences. Through this episode, Cooper and Horton urge listeners to engage critically with political narratives while remaining attuned to the human stories that provide context to the chaos. They conclude with a clarion call for justice and the protection of free speech, reminding us that beneath the complexities of global issues lie the very personal stories that drive our collective quest for truth. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The outrage machine took a clipped quote and turned it into a trial of character. So instead of ducking the fire, we walked straight in and asked tougher questions: What choices did Churchill really make in 1939 and 1940—and what did they cost Europe? Where were the off-ramps? How did British strategy, propaganda, and bombing doctrine fuel escalation? And why does that history still matter when you scroll your phone today and see Gaza in ruins? Cooper draws a line from the myths of World War II to the way narratives are managed now—from algorithms that boost “safe” dissenters, to the lobby networks that punish anyone who strays too far. Public opinion has shifted, but the elite consensus hasn’t moved an inch. That tension is visible to everyone—left, right, and center. Once people see unfiltered footage instead of curated messaging, they start asking the questions the gatekeepers don’t want on the table: Who shapes the narrative? Who gets silenced? And why don’t our leaders reflect the moral instincts of the public? We also face the fracture on the right head-on. A younger, online generation speaks a different political language than the legacy establishment, and their anger often gets mistaken for ideology. Our approach is simple: reach big, alienated audiences without endorsing their worst takes; defend open debate instead of letting smear campaigns define its limits; distinguish between Zionism, lobbying, and Jewish identity; and keep the focus where it belongs—on policy and power. Engagement isn’t endorsement. It’s strategy. Persuasion that expands the conversation beats purity that shrinks it. If you’re done with cartoon history and choreographed outrage, this conversation connects the dots: Churchill’s gambles, manufactured consent, Gaza’s moral reckoning, algorithmic manipulation, and the urgent need to build institutions that teach complexity instead of slogans. Subscribe, share it with a friend who still sees history in black and white, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your feedback drives what we dig into next. Don’t blink — because what’s happening inside MAGA right now could reshape the entire movement. Watch before it disappears. This one’s explosive. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. https://podsworth.com) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: https://provoked.show Darryl's links: X: @martyrmade https://subscribe.martyrmade.com Scott's links: X: @scotthortonshow https://scotthortonacademy.com https://libertarianinstitute.org https://antiwar.com https://scotthorton.org https://scotthorton.org/books https://www.scotthortonshow.com 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

War talk is easy — until you hear from someone who actually lived it. In this episode, we step away from headlines and theories to listen to the people who’ve seen combat up close. Trenches, artillery, fear — these aren’t abstractions. They’re human stories. E.B. Sledge once called artillery “an invention of hell,” and when you hear why, you understand what’s really at stake when leaders talk about war. From there, we dig into today’s culture battles — platforming vs. canceling, open debate vs. gatekeeping. The Heritage Foundation backed Tucker Carlson when others wanted him silenced, and it raises a bigger question: does deplatforming ever actually work? We argue that bringing controversial voices into real conversation builds more trust than trying to erase them. We also talk about Nick Fuentes — his rise to fame, the controversy surrounding him, and how his evolution from an 18-year-old provocateur to a symbol of online extremism says a lot about the internet era itself. His story shows how the mix of outrage, youth, and social media algorithms can turn fringe figures into icons for millions — and why ignoring them doesn’t make the problem go away. We then shift to the wars abroad — especially in Israel and Gaza — and how they’re reopening old divides here at home. The Right is still wrestling with the legacy of Iraq and the failure of regime change. Now, when images of Gaza flood the internet faster than official narratives, labeling critics as bigots doesn’t end the argument — it just deepens the anger. Finally, we turn inward. How did identity politics and social media turn neighbors into rivals? How did equality give way to endless outrage? We talk about how culture shifts, why universal values still matter, and how free speech and fairness can pull us back from the edge. At the heart of this conversation is one idea: listen to the people who’ve lived it. Respect real experience. Trust your audience. Because when we stop talking and start censoring, we don’t fix anything — we just make the world louder and meaner. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start with the trenches, not the slogans. We open with Daryl’s new MartyrMade series that tells World War II from the German perspective, beginning in World War I to show how ordinary men were swept by trauma, propaganda, and deprivation into choices that later hardened into catastrophe. The aim is clarity, not absolution—humanize even the “enemy,” and you gain the tools to see your own era more honestly. From that lens, we shift to power now. Guest Ronald Dodson explains why a government shutdown can reveal a rare opportunity to cut through the administrative state. OMB’s role in classifying “non‑essential” positions and triggering reduction‑in‑force plans isn’t bean counting; it’s a constitutional lever. We explore Article II authority, what it should mean for presidential control of the executive branch, and how to draw a hard line against Bush‑era claims of boundless commander‑in‑chief power. Elections only matter if executives can direct and dismiss, and if Congress stops outsourcing lawmaking to regulators. Foreign policy exposes the costs of an unaccountable machine. The Cold War built a global apparatus that never stood down: covert wars that try to conscript the Pentagon, a CIA culture that glorifies operating beyond rules, and procurement fantasies like the F‑35 that attempt to be everything and end up fragile. We weigh a bold corrective—moving CIA operations into DIA under military accountability—and trace how empires force universal solutions while rivals need only local answers. That asymmetry drains treasure and invites strategic overreach. Can we return to an old republic? No—but we can recover representative control. That means narrowing delegations, demanding real budgets instead of endless CRs, restoring presidential direction over agencies, and designing reforms that face forward rather than worship nostalgia. Along the way, expect sharp debate, concrete mechanics, and a throughline: stories that humanize the past can help us govern the present. If this episode challenged your assumptions or gave you a new frame to think with, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you caught the live show you know we had some significant audio trouble. We remixed the portions of the live show to enhance the audio as best we could. This version is significantly better than that version on the live tab of the YouTube channel. (Additionally, this version was cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. This version is crystal clear, clean, and level. ⁠⁠https://podsworth.com⁠⁠) What happens when you tug at the thread of a nation’s favorite story? We open with Daryl Cooper’s new MartyrMade series reframing World War II from the German perspective and explore why questioning the “Good War” myth shakes the foundations of America’s modern identity. If FDR, Truman, and Eisenhower are the real architects of the current state, then our sacred narrative doesn’t just sit in museums—it drives policy, budgets, and the way the press polices debate. Glenn Greenwald jumps in to break down the John Bolton indictment with the kind of specificity most headlines skip. We talk alleged Gmail and AOL spillage of crown-jewel secrets, how Iran reportedly exploited those lapses, and why the Espionage Act keeps crushing conscience-driven whistleblowers while sparing the powerful. From Petraeus’s slap on the wrist to Panetta’s Hollywood handoffs, we map a two-tier secrets system and ask whether this case finally dents elite impunity. We also trace Bolton’s role in wrecking the North Korea deal that nudged Pyongyang toward the bomb—proof that bluster can be more dangerous than it looks. Then we look south. Carrier groups, F-35Bs, Poseidons, Reapers, and Night Stalkers in the Caribbean don’t spell “routine.” The stated drug-war rationale rings thin when northern Mexico would be the obvious target. Oil interests, China’s footprint, and a familiar search for pretext suggest a risk of sliding into a conflict that won’t resemble Panama—more like a grinding regional mess with real costs and no clear gains. It’s the same pattern: narrative first, justification second, escalation third. Across it all, we connect the dots between myth, law, and power. Reframing history tests the permissions our leaders claim. Prosecuting Bolton tests whether insiders finally face the rules they wrote for everyone else. Posturing near Venezuela tests whether we’ve learned anything from the last twenty years. Join us, challenge the story, and if this conversation hits a nerve, subscribe, share the show, and leave a review so more people can find it. 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A “ceasefire” that still features explosions doesn’t deserve the name. Scott Horton, and guest host Kyle Anzalone dig into what’s actually happening in Gaza right now—why strikes continue, how Israeli forces are repositioning instead of leaving, and what the Lebanon “truce” teaches us about violations becoming a daily routine. From there, we trace the political chess behind the deal: Trump’s pressure on Netanyahu, Kushner’s handshake-first style, and the side understandings that let Israel snap back to war at the first alleged breach. Phase A promises hostages and more aid; Phase B whispers about withdrawal and reconstruction. The text is vague. The incentives are not. We map the tripwires that could unravel everything: a landscape seeded with unexploded ordnance, fragmented command across shattered neighborhoods, and continued occupation that heightens the chance of a single incident becoming pretext. Aid numbers sound big until you compare them to need—warehouses emptied, infrastructure erased, and malnutrition spreading. When institutions like schools, mosques, and hospitals are targeted, communities lose their anchors. The human cost isn’t just today’s body count; it’s the trauma curve of an entire generation: orphans, amputees who require surgeries as they grow, and children whose brains and futures are shaped by hunger and fear. We widen the lens to Iran, where deterrence dynamics after the 12-day exchange leave room for miscalculation. Claims about destroyed nuclear sites are overstated; the real question is whether Tehran rebuilds, leverages restraint, or gets painted into a corner. Then we pivot to Venezuela, where sanctions strangled the economy and fueled migration—and where Washington now flirts with escalation under a drug-war banner. Installing a friendly figurehead is not a strategy; it’s an ignition source. Even those who dislike Maduro will resist a foreign imposition, and any strike invites regional blowback, oil shocks, and a crisis that doesn’t stay within borders. Under it all runs a simple throughline: wars are driven by incentives. Politicians, lobbies, contractors, and media ecosystems gain from “flexible” ceasefires, permanent emergencies, and righteous strikes that never quite end. If we want real de-escalation, we have to insist on terms that can’t be gamed: open access for aid, verifiable withdrawals, clear red lines against collective punishment, and real accountability when they’re crossed. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who follows foreign policy, and leave a review with your biggest question—what would it take to make a ceasefire mean cease fire? (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start with the question everyone dodges: why did October 7 happen—and why did the story that followed look so different from the facts on the ground? We sit down with Max Blumenthal to trace the long arc from siege and failed truces to an operation designed to seize leverage through captives, disrupt the Abraham Accords, and force a political reset. From Sinwar’s rise and an overland breach that stunned the Gaza Division to the chaos around the Nova festival, we map the day’s hard realities—and the decisions that magnified them. Then we go after the narratives. Atrocity Inc isn’t a contrarian hot take; it’s a methodical look at claims that raced around the world: “beheaded babies,” mass rape, and other shock headlines that shaped a public mandate for a maximal war. We weigh what’s proven and what collapsed under scrutiny, how the Hannibal Directive became “mass Hannibal,” and why Apache pilots firing with thin intel likely torched scores of vehicles carrying civilians. This isn’t exculpation of crimes by militants; it’s a demand that evidence—not atrocity inflation—set the limits of force. Finally, we pull back the lens. Israeli politics and media culture—judicial fights, messianic factions, and a siege mentality trained from adolescence—collide with a public that wants hostages home even as leaders move the goalposts. We talk incentives, not slogans: how negotiation looks when the only leverage is human, why foreknowledge claims miss structural failures, and what it would take to stop a war that metastasized on the back of myth. If you care about truth in wartime, hostages returning alive, and policy made on verifiable facts, this conversation will give you a sharper map. Listen, share with someone who follows the headlines, and tell us: which claim did you once believe—and what changed your mind? Subscribe for more grounded, evidence-driven episodes, and leave a review to help others find the show. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start with a simple claim: rules only matter if everyone believes they bind everyone. From there, we pull a thread through media smears, unequal justice, and the hard truth that modern politics already runs on “exceptions” to the rules. We’re not romanticizing power or hunting for a strongman; we’re asking why the ordinary law—applied evenly—feels so rare, and what it would take to make it normal again. With Auron MacIntyre joining us, we put Carl Schmitt in his place: not as a mentor to emulate, but as a mapmaker of uncomfortable terrain. His line about the “sovereign” deciding when rules don’t apply rings familiar after years of emergency orders, selective prosecutions, and agencies governing by letter instead of law. We trace how the administrative state grew behind judicial deference, how anarcho-tyranny rewards street violence while penalizing technicalities, and why calling this out gets mislabeled as extremism. The punchline isn’t “break the system”; it’s the opposite—use the laws we have, evenly and transparently, to reestablish the baseline that protects all sides. We also press a cultural point that legalisms dodge: a constitution is a living practice, not just language. Rome stayed a republic when Romans honored republican limits; paper alone couldn’t save it when belief died. Translate that to today and a path emerges: shorten emergencies, narrow agency deference, prosecute violence consistently, and end back-channel censorship. If platforms truly host criminal coordination, use existing statutes narrowly; if government leans on companies to silence lawful speech, treat it as state action and stop it. And amid heated foreign policy rhetoric, we draw a boundary—no outside government should set our domestic speech norms or enforcement priorities. Call it a restoration agenda: fewer exceptions, more accountability, and a civic culture that takes equal protection seriously. If that resonates, subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review with your take on the single reform that would rebuild trust fastest. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The comfortable illusion of American hyperpower is shattering before our eyes. Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper take us on a journey through the collapsing facade of post-Cold War unipolarity, revealing how traditional geopolitical forces are reasserting themselves across the globe. What happens when countries once again must interact as genuine equals rather than subordinates to American power? The evidence is mounting – from South Asia to the Middle East – that we’re witnessing the end of what Scott and Daryl call “a long vacation from history” where consequences for American failures seemed perpetually delayed. The conversation weaves through recent developments that signal this profound shift: Trump’s puzzling claims about reclaiming Bagram Airbase, Russia and China’s expanding influence, and Netanyahu’s disturbing declarations at the UN. With scholarly precision, they dissect how China’s strategy fundamentally differs from America’s – preferring economic engagement over military domination – and why American foreign policy elites seem incapable of recognizing this reality. Perhaps most chilling is their examination of nuclear strategy in this new multipolar world. Cold War deterrence models break down dangerously when three major powers enter the equation, as revealed in declassified war games where planners concluded that attacking Russia meant attacking China too – simply to prevent them from “inheriting the world.” The discussion on Gaza and Israel’s strategy provides a sobering case study in how insurgencies cannot be defeated through pure military might – a lesson America failed to learn in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Netanyahu’s claim that allowing Palestinians to flee proves the conflict isn’t genocidal receives a devastating historical critique. Throughout, Scott and Daryl maintain their trademark blend of deep historical knowledge, critical analysis, and moral clarity. This episode isn’t just about understanding today’s headlines – it’s about grasping the fundamental transformation of the international order and what it means for humanity’s future. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When tragedy strikes, principles are tested. The assassination of Charlie Kirk has exposed fault lines in how Americans approach free speech, revealing a disturbing willingness to abandon constitutional protections during moments of crisis. Scott and Daryl navigate this treacherous terrain with nuance, examining how the FCC's targeting of Jimmy Kimmel represents the dangerous "ratchet effect" that consistently expands government power following each national emergency. They argue that maintaining consistent principles isn't just morally correct but strategically essential—abandoning free speech protections today guarantees they'll be weaponized against you tomorrow. The conversation draws compelling parallels to 1968, when assassinations and political disappointments caused many Americans to lose faith in established channels of protest. When people believe the system has failed them completely, they turn to increasingly radical alternatives, creating unpredictable and often destructive consequences. "People are on the edge in terms of their faith in the system right now," Daryl warns. "It is hanging by the last, thinnest thread in the tapestry." A particularly fascinating segment explores how America's inconsistent foreign policy has destroyed our international credibility, comparing our national behavior to that of a "psychopath burning bridges everywhere they go." From broken promises with Russia to underhanded dealings with Iran, these betrayals create lasting damage that outlives any administration. Throughout the episode, Scott and Daryl make a compelling case for decentralization as a practical solution that could appeal across the political spectrum. By returning more decision-making power to local communities, we might reduce the temperature of national politics and create space for actual governance rather than perpetual culture war.Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation that goes beyond the headlines to examine the deeper currents threatening American society. Subscribe now and join us in exploring how we might preserve our republic in increasingly challenging times. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and Awards 6:11 Daryl's Upcoming Enemy Episode 15:48 Charlie Kirk Assassination and Free Speech 29:17 Government Deterrence vs. Market Pressure 42:52 Ukraine War and American Credibility 51:27 Conspiracy Theories and Critical Thinking 1:10:52 Political Polarization and Social Breakdown 1:24:22 Decentralization as a Solution (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper deliver a profoundly important conversation about the state of American political discourse and what happens when words are replaced by violence. This episode captures a raw, unfiltered moment as two thoughtful commentators process a national tragedy in real-time. "You either use institutions as a way of peacefully hashing these questions out or there's violence underneath it," Cooper observes, crystallizing the fundamental choice facing American society. Kirk, regardless of one's opinion of his politics, embodied a commitment to civil dialogue that makes his violent end particularly troubling. He was, as Cooper notes, someone who "deserved it a hell of a lot less than many of us." The conversation explores how political violence has become normalized, with both hosts examining the dangerous territory America enters when citizens no longer believe in resolving differences through debate. They challenge listeners on both sides of the political spectrum to resist calls for escalation or authoritarian crackdowns that would only exacerbate divisions. What emerges is a powerful reminder that beneath our political differences, Americans remain deeply interconnected. "The left half of America ain't really going anywhere," Horton emphasizes, making peaceful coexistence not just desirable but necessary. The hosts also tackle other pressing issues—including mental health crises (with 26% of young Americans having considered suicide), economic instability, and what true freedom of speech requires in practice. This episode serves as both a warning about where America might be headed if we continue dehumanizing political opponents and a call to recommit to the principles of civil dialogue that Kirk himself championed. It's an essential listen for anyone concerned about the future of American democracy and our capacity to live together despite our differences. Chapters: 0:00 Reacting to Charlie Kirk's Assassination 10:37 The Civil Veneer of Politics 22:33 Democracy's Violence Problem 36:24 The Root Causes of Social Breakdown 55:01 The Truth About Cultural Degradation 1:09:24 Civil War Fears and Political Reality 1:24:45 Protecting Free Speech Culture (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world is changing fast—but U.S. foreign policy is stuck in the past. In this in-depth conversation, Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper break down three global flashpoints where Washington’s outdated strategies are fueling instability instead of peace. 👉 Ukraine War: How ultranationalist forces, like Azov Battalion founder Andrei Beletsky, are rising in wartime—and why peace talks with Russia in 2022 were derailed by Western interference, prolonging the Ukraine–Russia conflict. 👉 Israel & Gaza Crisis: Why Netanyahu’s push for West Bank annexation and permanent war risks turning Israel into a militarized garrison state—deepening the Israel–Palestine conflict with no path to lasting peace. 👉 The New Multipolar World: A rising alliance between Russia, China, India, and North Korea signals the decline of American hegemony. Washington’s refusal to adapt to a multipolar order could prove disastrous for U.S. foreign policy and global stability. If you want to cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving today’s conflicts, this discussion is essential viewing. 📌 Topics Covered: Ukraine war, Azov Battalion, Andrei Beletsky, U.S. foreign policy, Israel Gaza war, Netanyahu, Russia China alliance, multipolar world, American empire, geopolitics explained. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

War leaves scars far beyond the battlefield. In this episode of Provoked, Scott and Darryl dive into the human side of conflict—how the pain we feel in our own lives mirrors the heartbreak endured daily in places like Gaza, Yemen, Iraq, and Somalia—only compounded by violence and destruction. As Darryl puts it, “They’re feeling the same thing you would feel.” (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl is traveling this week. So Scott invited a good friend of both to join the show! ENJOY! Producer Chris Leonard did a lot censoring to keep YT happy! :) The war in Ukraine grinds on with no end in sight as peace negotiations repeatedly fail due to poison pills disguised as compromise. Scott Horton and GUEST host - Comic Dave Smith dissect the recent talks in Alaska, where "security guarantees" for Ukraine functioned as NATO membership by another name—a non-starter for Russia and likely designed to be rejected. Russia continues making steady territorial gains, now controlling approximately three-quarters of Donetsk and two-thirds of both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. This slow-motion advance strengthens Putin's negotiating position while depleting Ukrainian resources. The fundamental misunderstanding of the conflict's origins—demonstrated even by Donald Trump's belief that "Obama gave Ukraine to Putin" rather than recognizing NATO expansion as the core issue—makes meaningful resolution nearly impossible. Perhaps most concerning is the rising influence of Ukraine's far-right nationalist elements, particularly the Azov Battalion. What began as a volunteer militia in 2014 has evolved into an official military unit with explicit neo-Nazi connections. Recent reporting reveals Azov leader Andrei Beletsky is positioning himself for political power in post-war Ukraine, envisioning a militarized state modeled after Israel. Western defense contractors reportedly prefer working with Azov units because they operate outside normal Ukrainian military command structures without demanding kickbacks. The conversation shifts to examining how Israel's campaign in Gaza has fundamentally altered media dynamics in the United States. Prominent right-wing commentators like Megyn Kelly and Charlie Kirk find themselves caught between establishment pressure to maintain unwavering support for Israel and audiences increasingly troubled by civilian casualties. This represents a significant crack in what was once the most controlled topic in American political discourse, potentially reshaping foreign policy debates for years to come. Chapters: ⁠0:00⁠ Welcome to Provoked ⁠2:11⁠ Ukraine Peace Talks in Alaska ⁠13:43⁠ Russia's Territorial Gains ⁠24:40⁠ Understanding Ukrainian Nazism ⁠43:17⁠ The Human Cost of War ⁠55:07⁠ Israel's Gaza Campaign and Media Shifts ⁠1:07:31⁠ Shifting Tides in Political Commentary (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens to a country that fights war after war, year after year? The price goes far beyond the money spent and the lives lost overseas. In this candid and unflinching conversation, Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper dig into the less visible ways America’s global military machine eats away at our economy, our politics, and even our national character. Scott begins with the financial side of the story. He explains how the government’s control over interest rates creates fake boom-and-bust cycles that hammer working Americans while keeping the war machine running. “They tax what they can, then they borrow more, and then they print the rest,” he says. This, he argues, quietly shifts wealth upward while ordinary people bear the pain through inflation and instability. Federal Reserve policy and military spending feed into each other, creating a loop where war looks “affordable” on paper, but its real costs are hidden. Daryl takes the discussion into darker territory: the spiritual and psychological toll of perpetual war. Drawing on his time in the military, he describes how two decades of nonstop conflict have dulled our ability to feel outrage at atrocities. From Abu Ghraib to Gaza, repeated exposure to violence has numbed the nation’s conscience. “You’re a different kind of person once you’re inured to that kind of thing,” Daryl says. “And it’s not an improvement.” That numbness, he warns, reaches well beyond the battlefield—affecting civilians, too. They also walk through striking examples from history and current events. Declassified documents on Russiagate reveal how manufactured narratives can shape public opinion for years. Scott revisits the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, pointing out that top American generals—Eisenhower, MacArthur, Nimitz, and even Curtis LeMay—believed the bomb was unnecessary and immoral. For many, learning that challenges a lifetime of accepted history, sparking deeper questions about what else we’ve been told. This is more than a discussion about foreign policy. It’s a reckoning with what decades of war have done to us as a nation. The most dangerous cost may not be measured in dollars or body counts—it might be losing the ability to recognize ourselves in the mirror. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The intelligence community's role in shaping American foreign policy and domestic politics takes center stage in this eye-opening conversation. Scott and Darryl begin by honoring Ron Paul's 90th birthday, reflecting on his unwavering commitment to non-interventionism and his prescient warnings about blowback from American military adventures abroad. As they discuss his consistent opposition to war—from Lebanon in the 1980s to his accurate COVID-19 predictions—they paint a portrait of a principled statesman whose views have been vindicated time and again. The conversation shifts to Syria, exploring how Western intelligence agencies orchestrated chaos by supporting jihadist groups against Assad's regime. Drawing parallels to William Van Wagenen's new book "Creative Chaos," they examine how the CIA's strategy wasn't simply regime change but the deliberate fragmentation of Syria into warring factions—creating permanent instability that serves regional interests while devastating civilian populations. The hosts don't hold back in describing the human cost of these policies, from displaced families to the rise of ISIS. Most provocatively, Scott and Darryl connect these foreign policy machinations to domestic politics through Russiagate. They meticulously deconstruct how intelligence agencies allegedly fabricated evidence against Trump campaign officials like Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, while destroying the lives of ordinary campaign volunteers through endless interrogations and legal expenses. What emerges is a troubling picture of unelected officials operating beyond democratic oversight to determine which leaders are acceptable both abroad and at home. Whether you're concerned about America's role in the Middle East or the integrity of our democratic institutions, this discussion raises profound questions about accountability in our intelligence services. When agencies that operate in shadows decide they know better than voters, what becomes of representative government? Listen now to explore what happens when the watchers themselves go unchecked. Chapters: 0:32 Episode Introduction 9:07 Ron Paul's 90th Birthday Celebration 17:05 Syria's Civil War and Western Intervention 37:26 The Oded Yanon Plan and Regional Chaos 53:34 Russiagate Origins and CIA Involvement 1:05:39 The Framing of Trump Campaign Officials (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza takes center stage as Daryl Cooper and Scott Horton examine damning testimony from a retired US special forces officer about Israeli tactics at food distribution centers. Colonel Coney Aguilera, a veteran of twelve deployments including Iraq and Afghanistan, recently revealed witnessing IDF soldiers deliberately firing on civilians - including children - who were simply seeking food. His firsthand account confirms what media reports and humanitarian organizations have documented for months, adding another layer of credibility to claims that civilians are being deliberately targeted. Beyond the immediate crisis, the conversation weaves through the tangled history of the region, challenging common misconceptions about Palestinian identity and nationhood. Cooper brilliantly dismantles the narrative that Palestinians lack legitimate claim to their homeland, explaining how property rights and generational ties to specific places represent the most fundamental basis for belonging. "These were ordinary people with their lives, families, and livelihoods in this place," Cooper explains, cutting through ideological abstractions to focus on the human reality. Perhaps most revealing is their exploration of Netanyahu's documented support for Hamas - a cynical strategy confirmed by multiple sources including Israeli police interrogations where Netanyahu admitted "controlling the height of the flame." This historical context upends the simplistic framing of the conflict, revealing how Israeli leadership deliberately strengthened Hamas to prevent Palestinian unity and block statehood possibilities. As Horton points out, most Gazans today were either minors or not even born during the 2005 elections, making collective punishment not just morally indefensible but factually nonsensical. The conversation represents a growing shift in American discourse, particularly among conservatives who have traditionally supported Israel unconditionally. With figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens publicly challenging Israeli actions, and polls showing 50% of Republicans now disapproving of Israel, we're witnessing a sea change in public opinion that transcends traditional political divides. Ready to delve deeper into these critical issues? Subscribe to Daryl's Martyr Made podcast for his upcoming series on German soldiers' experiences in WWII, and explore Scott's extensive interview archives at scotthortonshow.com, where you'll find thousands of conversations with experts on foreign policy, war, and peace. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 9:51 The Deep History of Slavery 19:07 Understanding Palestine: Historical Context 34:42 Gaza Humanitarian Crisis: Colonel Aguilera's Testimony 48:55 Resistance Under Occupation: Hamas and Israel 1:06:42 Netanyahu's Role in Supporting Hamas 1:13:58 Closing Thoughts and Show Information (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive into some of the ugliest truths behind a few major global conflicts—most of all, what's happening right now in Gaza. Let’s get this straight right off the bat—it’s not a war. That word gives the impression of two sides in some kind of fair fight. What we’re seeing in Gaza is nothing like that. It’s a one-sided assault. Humanitarian organizations are reporting that Palestinians are literally starving to death—starving—while aid is being blocked. Israel tries to deflect blame by saying Hamas intercepts the aid, but when you dig into it, those claims are massively overblown. At the same time, they’re bombing the actual distribution sites. And then there’s this thing called the “Mosquito Protocol” that came out in Israeli media. It’s horrifying—soldiers using Palestinian civilians, including children and elderly people, as human shields to clear buildings that might be booby-trapped. And they still accuse Hamas of using civilians as shields? It’s a textbook case of projection. It gets darker. Israeli leaders aren’t even pretending anymore. Netanyahu’s telling his people to treat Palestinians like Amalek—that’s a biblical tribe that was ordered to be wiped out entirely. That’s not just some ancient metaphor. That’s a call for genocide. We also dig into the way modern propaganda works. It’s not about censoring everything—it's about overwhelming people. Flood the zone with so much noise, so many stories, that even the most horrific realities—like children dying from hunger—just blend into the background. It becomes another headline people scroll past. That’s the real danger. In the past, regimes at least tried to hide their crimes. Now, they’re bold about it, because they know people are desensitized, distracted, and unsure what’s real. It’s all by design. We also get into the Oklahoma City bombing and the Epstein case—two stories where the official version just doesn’t add up. These are entry points for people to start questioning the system itself. Back in the Cold War, you had a few network anchors telling everyone what to believe. Now it's chaos—millions of voices, total fragmentation—and still, somehow, the truth is just as buried. It’s all managed differently now, through noise instead of silence. We close things out with updates on Ukraine, where Russian forces keep advancing while protests break out in Kyiv, and Syria, where it’s still a tangled mess of shifting alliances and endless war. Across all these conflicts, there’s one thing in common—zero accountability for the people with the most power. It’s a heavy episode, but if you want to understand the world as it really works—not the sanitized version—we’re laying it all out. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jeffrey Epstein story refuses to fade away, despite powerful efforts to suppress it. As Daryl Cooper prepares for his appearance on Tucker Carlson's show, he and Scott Horton discuss breaking news about a major newspaper reportedly set to release an exposé on Trump's relationship with Epstein - potentially explaining the former president's recent characterization of the entire investigation as "another Russiagate hoax." We explore how the Epstein case has transcended its specific horrors to become a litmus test for elite accountability in America. When a convicted sex trafficker with connections to presidents, prime ministers, and other people of power can operate with impunity for decades, it raises profound questions about our institutions. As Cooper notes, "If we can't draw a line in the sand here, then people question whether we can draw it anywhere." The conversation takes a fascinating turn as we examine how modern information ecosystems contribute to our fractured understanding of reality. Algorithmic content curation creates self-reinforcing bubbles that resemble cult dynamics, where consensus within groups diverges dramatically from objective truth. With AI-generated content becoming increasingly convincing, these information silos will only grow more impenetrable - making shared understanding of cases like Epstein's even more difficult to achieve. Our wide-ranging discussion ultimately connects the dots between information manipulation, geopolitical conflicts, and accountability for the powerful. From Trump's evolving position on Ukraine to the devastating situation in Gaza (where a Holocaust studies professor has recently accused Israel of genocide), we confront how those in positions of authority often escape the consequences of their actions while ordinary people suffer. Listen/Watch now for a thought-provoking exploration of power, justice, and the fragile nature of truth in our increasingly complex world. How do we maintain our grip on reality when everything from cell phone location data to historical analysis points to uncomfortable truths about those who lead us? Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Epstein News Developing 9:51 Daryl Cooper's Upcoming Tucker Interview 23:45 Media Accusations and Historical Context 42:35 Echo Chambers and Information Reliability 52:45 Trump's Ukraine Flip-Flop 59:54 Gaza Crisis and Accusations of Genocide (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Justice Department's startling claim that Jeffrey Epstein had no clients beyond himself and Ghislaine Maxwell raises disturbing questions about power, accountability, and institutional corruption. Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper meticulously unpack the web of connections surrounding Epstein's operation, revealing a pattern that suggests something far more sinister than a lone predator's crimes. From Alex Acosta's bombshell admission that he was told Epstein "belonged to intelligence," to the bizarre coincidence that he was hired by Donald Barr (former OSS operative and father of William Barr) at the Dalton School, the evidence points toward organized protection at the highest levels. The hosts explore how Epstein's improbable career trajectory – from college dropout to trusted financial advisor for billionaires – makes sense only when viewed through the lens of intelligence operations and money laundering. The conversation takes a particularly dark turn when examining Epstein's connections to Robert Maxwell (known intelligence asset and father of Ghislaine), and the inexplicable decision by billionaire Les Wexner to grant Epstein complete power of attorney over his business empire. These relationships, coupled with the systematic suppression of reporting on Epstein's crimes – including intimidation tactics against journalists – suggest a coordinated effort to protect not just Epstein, but an entire network of powerful interests. What emerges is a compelling case that Epstein operated with institutional backing, possibly as part of larger intelligence operations involving blackmail and influence. The hosts argue that understanding this case is crucial not just for justice for victims, but as a window into how power actually works in our society – a truth that remains relevant long after the headlines fade. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a society built on "never again" becomes the very force it once condemned? In this unflinching examination of America's role in global violence, Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper peel back the comfortable narratives we tell ourselves about being the world's moral leaders. The conversation begins with Scott sharing his recent Tucker Carlson interview before diving deep into the horrifying realities of Israel's Gaza campaign. Using firsthand accounts, including Israeli military testimonies from Haaretz, they reveal the systematic dehumanization and targeted starvation of Palestinians. When Israeli forces lure hungry civilians with promises of food, only to unleash machine gun fire and artillery—all with American weapons—what does this say about our national character? Both hosts bring uncommon intellectual honesty to topics most commentators avoid. Daryl challenges listeners to perform a simple thought experiment: "If foreign forces occupied America, wouldn't we resist?" By examining our reflexive responses to resistance movements, they expose the double standards embedded in American political discourse. The discussion connects our earliest educational experiences—like watching Schindler's List in middle school—to our inability to recognize similar atrocities happening today. The conversation extends to America's "longest war" in Somalia, where we've conducted 44 bombing raids in 2023 alone with virtually no public awareness. This normalization of perpetual warfare reveals how far we've strayed from constitutional principles and basic human decency. What emerges is a powerful argument that true patriotism requires moral consistency. For those seeking to understand why America's standing has diminished globally, this episode provides uncomfortable but essential answers. Rather than hiding behind partisan talking points, Scott and Daryl invite listeners into a space where genuine reflection becomes possible. Why do we celebrate freedom fighters in historical contexts but condemn them in contemporary ones? Can America reclaim its moral authority without confronting its complicity in global suffering? Listen now and join the growing conversation about what our nation truly represents in today's world. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The premiere episode of "Provoked" features Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper exploring the psychology of conflict and how ordinary people become participants in cycles of violence. Cooper, host of Martyr Made and former Department of Defense engineer, draws from his extensive experience working in Israel and deep historical research to unpack the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Cooper shares the remarkable journey behind his acclaimed "Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem" series, where he read hundreds of books and thousands of documents to understand a conflict most Americans only superficially comprehend. His commitment to humanizing both sides has resonated powerfully with listeners—including an IDF soldier who changed how he interacted with Palestinians after listening. What makes this conversation exceptional is Cooper's perspective on human psychology in conflict zones. Drawing from his observations during numerous visits to Israel between 2009-2019, he describes witnessing the growing siege mentality among Israelis and the transformation of their response protocols under Netanyahu's leadership. The discussion examines how prolonged conflict warps moral frameworks, allowing even humanitarian-minded people to advocate for increasingly extreme measures against perceived enemies. The conversation extends to the recent Iran-Israel conflict, with Cooper providing unique insights into what appears to have been a regime change operation that lacked a viable backup plan. His analysis suggests both sides learned valuable lessons about each other's capabilities which might actually reduce future conflict escalation—a rare sliver of hope in an otherwise concerning regional dynamic. Join Scott and Darryl each week as they tackle complex global conflicts with nuance, historical context, and psychological insight you won't find in mainstream coverage. Subscribe now and discover why understanding the humanity behind conflicts might be our best hope for ultimately resolving them. (Cleaned up w/ the Podsworth app and re-released November 20, 2025. ⁠https://podsworth.com⁠) 👉 Subscribe for more honest, unfiltered conversations that push past the noise. 🔹 No safe spaces. 🔹 No corporate filters. 🔹 Just raw, informed, and fearless conversation. Provoked show website: ⁠https://provoked.show⁠ Darryl's links: X: ⁠@martyrmade⁠ ⁠https://subscribe.martyrmade.com⁠ Scott's links: X: ⁠@scotthortonshow⁠ ⁠https://scotthortonacademy.com⁠ ⁠https://libertarianinstitute.org⁠ ⁠https://antiwar.com⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org⁠ ⁠https://scotthorton.org/books⁠ ⁠https://www.scotthortonshow.com⁠ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4904399580430336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices