Episodes

  • Iran Abandoned, and Blue Cities, Too
    Jun 27 2025

    In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc look at where Iran stands with its 'allies', the continuing exodus from blue cities, and how to encourage reverse migration through self-deportation.

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    59 mins
  • Iran, the Pariah Nation
    Jun 26 2025

    In this episode, VDH and Jack look at fallout from the Iran strike, the nature of the Iranian diaspora, the emotional toll the transgender issue has on parents, the removal of dams in California, the legacy of Sam Peckinpah, and more.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Trump Bombs Iran, While Obama Just Bombs
    Jun 24 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Trump neutralizing Iran's nuclear threat, the unpredictability of Trump's foreign policy, MAGA's support for the strike, Obama's pathetic posturing, Gavin Newsom as a mediocre failure, and more.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Iran, China, and a Look at the Final Year of WWII
    Jun 21 2025

    In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, how the Mossad has helped ensure Israel’s success, what the war means for China, the end of World War II in 1945, and more.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Will Trump Hit Iran?
    Jun 20 2025

    In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss Iran’s military capabilities, the political implications of U.S. involvement with Israel’s attack on Iran, Obama’s stated agenda to transform America, the role of universities in cultural decay, positive changes in crime rates and immigration, the impact of self-deportation on the American workforce, and Democrats avoiding the hearings on the mental state of Joe Biden.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • A Military Historian’s Omnibus
    Jun 19 2025

    William Tecumseh Sherman, liberation, and race in the Civil War, reflections on the Iraq War, the significance of horses in ancient military tactics, the overlooked legacy of the Byzantine Empire, and more.

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    49 mins
  • A Q&A with VDH on World War II
    Jun 17 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler answer listener questions on WWII. Topics covered include the failure of the Western Allies declare war on the Nazi-allied USSR in 1939, Patton’s role on the Western Front and his desire to take on the Soviets, reading recommendations for the post-war era, and more.

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    44 mins
  • Violence: Historical, Current, and Potential
    Jun 14 2025

    In this weekend episode Victor Davis and Sami Winc look at the LA riots, Greta Thunberg's antics in Gaza, Iran's nuclear ambitions, political violence in Latin America, and how 1944 played out during World War II.

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    1 hr and 2 mins