134. Looking into the Beirut Gun Battle

Today we speak to Ian from Epoch Philosophy. He talks to us about the potential dangers Peter Thiel's secret society "Dialog" could cause for the future of freedom. No ads and all exclusives: patreon.com/popularfront Discounted 50% off the best internet privacy for all our listen ...  Show more

Today we speak researcher Alexander McKeever. He's been living in Syria, taking note of how Jolani / al-Sharaa's new government is ruling the country. We talk tribal militias, jihad politics, Israeli meddling, Rojava encirclement, and much more. No ads and all exclusives: patreon ...  Show more

Nizar and Ben are joined by Timour Azhari, Al-Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent, to discuss the deadly explosion at the Beirut Port and its aftermath, including Saturday's violent clashes between protesters and security forces. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his o ...  Show more

A chemical blast has made a very bad situation worse for Lebanon. Journalist Habib Battah explains from Beirut. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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Ayman sits down with Elia to discuss his article "Hezbollah: 10 Things You Need To Know" which is available for free on his newsletter, hauntologies.net. We recorded this the day before Israel's mass terror attack on Lebanon on 21st of Sept' 24 which left nearly 500 people killed ...  Show more