11/14/24 Matt Taibbi: A Retrospective on the 2024 Election

Download Episode. Scott and Matt Taibbi look back at the 2024 election. They discuss the reason Trump was able to quickly return to form, Biden getting tossed out, the many weaknesses of Kamala Harris and, of course, how awful the media was.  Discussed on the show: The Pentagon Wars (IMDb) “How America's Accurate Election Polls Were Covered Up” (Racket News) Hate Inc. by Matt Taibbi Matt Taibbi is a journalist, author and political commentator. Subscribe to his Substack publication: Racket...

11/14/24 Connor Freeman on Trump’s Cabinet Appointments

Download Episode. Scott brought Connor Freeman back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss Trump’s Cabinet appointments. The two go over the few pros and many cons of Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Pete Hegseth and more. Discussed on the show: “The End of American Exceptionalism” (Foreign Affairs) “Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence” (Antiwar.com) Investigating war crimes in Gaza Connor Freeman is the Assistant Editor of the Libertarian Institute,...

11/7/24 Dave DeCamp on Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Northern Gaza

Download Episode. Scott brought Dave DeCamp on Antiwar Radio to talk about Gaza. Decamp updates Scott on the latest moves by Israel that suggest a plan to permanently move people out of their homes in parts of Gaza. They also talk about DeCamp’s interview with a doctor who had been embedded in Gaza, some concerning developments as Trump makes appointments for his second term, China’s new F-35 style fighter and more. Discussed on the show: “Report Details Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in...

10/31/24 Connor Freeman on the Georgia Election and Biden’s Blind Loyalty to Israel

Download Episode. Connor Freeman joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about the election in Georgia and the Biden Administration’s ongoing support for all the terrible things Israel is doing in the Middle East. Discussed on the show: “State Department Threatens Georgia With ‘Consequences,’ Amid Rigged Election Claims” (Libertarian Institute) “Georgia: Election was just as much about the economy” (Responsible Statecraft) “Biden Administration Overwhelmed With Reports of Israel Using Weapons To...

10/24/24 Kyle Anzalone on Biden’s Horrific Middle East Record

Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the Biden Administration’s Middle East policy. They touch on Biden’s relationship with Netanyahu and examine the abandonment of the Iran Nuclear Deal. They also look at the latest from Gaza and discuss the horrifying details that doctors returning from the front lines have published about what Israel is doing to the children of Gaza. Discussed on the show: War Hardcover by Bob Woodward “Joe Biden Allowed His...

10/17/24 Max Blumenthal on the Exaggerated, Embellished and Outright Fake Atrocities Justifying Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Download Episode. Scott interviewed Max Blumenthal on Antiwar Radio this week about his new documentary Atrocity Inc. Everything Israel is currently doing in Gaza is being justified by a series of atrocities that it claims Hamas committed on October 7th. But Blumenthal and his colleagues at the Gray Zone have uncovered the fact that many of the most horrific and dramatic stories are either outright fabrications or were actually atrocities committed by the IDF that were later blamed on Hamas....

10/10/24 Dave DeCamp on the Latest Atrocities in Gaza and the Year-old Lies Used to Excuse Them

Download Episode. Scott had Dave DeCamp back on Antiwar Radio to discuss the developments in Gaza. They begin with frequent guest Ramzy Baroud’s sister who was just killed by the IDF in Gaza. They also talk about the scores of journalists Israel has killed so far, the IDF’s latest strategy in northern Gaza, the Grayzone’s new documentary exposing some Israeli lies about the October 7 attacks and more. Discussed on the show: “Journalist Ramzy Baroud Mourns His Sister Killed Today by Israeli...

10/3/24 Kyle Anzalone on the Iranian Missile Strike, the Invasion of Lebanon and the Ongoing Slaughter in Gaza

Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone was back on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about what’s happening in the Middle East. He gives an overview of the Iranian ballistic missile strike on Israel, the IDF’s invasion of Lebanon, the recklessness we’re seeing from Netanyahu and the pathetic submissiveness we’re seeing from the Biden Administration. They end with a quick summary of the slaughter in Gaza, which hasn’t stopped as the world’s attention shifts to Lebanon. Discussed on the show: “US...

10/2/24 Kevin Gosztola on Julian Assange’s First Speech as a Free Man

Download Episode. Scott interviews journalist Kevin Gosztola about Julian Assange’s testimony to the Council of European Parliamentarians — his first public speaking appearance since he was released from prison three months ago. Scott and Gosztola talk about what he said, how he appears to be doing and what this all means for the future of Wikileaks. Discussed on the show: Video of Assange’s testimony The transcript “WikiLeaks cables: Saudis proposed Arab force to invade Lebanon” (The...

10/2/24 Daniel Davis on the Iranian Missile Strike on Israel

Download Episode. Scott brings Daniel Davis back on the show to talk about the large waves of ballistic missiles that Iran shot at Israel earlier in the week in response to various Israeli strikes on Iran and its allies. Scott and Davis compare the strike to the one back in April, speculate on the Iranian objective and examine the larger context that this strike falls in.  Discussed on the show: Daniel Davis Deep Dive on YouTube “US officials quietly backed Israel’s military push against...

9/26/24 Connor Freeman on Trump’s Baseless Iranian Kill Teams Accusation and the Lebanon Bombings

Download Episode. Connor Freeman was on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about two big stories in the news. The first was the press conference Trump’s campaign called where they claimed the intelligence community had told them that Iran has teams trying to assassinate the former president. Scott and Freeman then discuss the pager attack in Lebanon and the subsequent bombings carried out by the IDF on Lebanese neighborhoods. They end with a quick discussion of the latest coming out of the West...

9/26/24 Michael Tracey on the Frustrating Thing about Trump

Download Episode. Journalist Michael Tracey joins Scott to talk about Trump’s 2024 campaign. Tracey argues that the anti-establishment credentials of Trump are often overblown, and that when one takes an unemotional look at what a second Trump term is likely to deliver, it’s not anything to get excited about. He and Scott also discuss the campaign of Kamala Harris. Michael Tracey is a New York-based journalist. You can find his writing on Substack and follow him on Twitter @mtracey This...

9/19/24 Dave DeCamp on the Pager Attack in Lebanon and the Ongoing Slaughter of the Palestinians

Download Episode. Dave DeCamp was on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the situation in the Middle East. They start with the ongoing slaughter in Gaza before moving on to the pager attack in Lebanon, the growing violence in the West Bank, the US withdrawal from Niger and more. Discussed on the show: “Israel's conduct in the war will consume us all” (Responsible Statecraft) “Nearly 1,000 Palestinian health workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza named” (Middle East Eye) “US Says Four ISIS...

9/18/24 Max Blumenthal on the Second Trump Assassination Attempt

Download Episode. Scott brings Max Blumenthal back on the show to discuss everything he’s learned about the second would-be Trump assassin, Ryan Routh. Blumenthal lays out Routh’s extensive criminal background and explains all the strange details about his activities in Ukraine. Discussed on the show: “Alleged would-be Trump assassin recruited for Ukraine’s International Legion” (The Grayzone) The Management of Savagery by Max Blumenthal Pulse: The Untold Story by Trevor Aaronson Kamala...

9/12/24 Darryl Cooper on WWII, the Holocaust and Winston Churchill

Download Episode. Scott interviews history podcaster Darryl Cooper about his infamous interview with Tucker Carlson. Scott and Cooper dive deeper into the claims and arguments that he mentioned on Tucker’s show that generated a massive, and mostly bad faith, negative reaction. They reflect on why Darryl’s comments made people so angry, recommend a lot of books on WWII, present the proper way to learn from historical atrocities and more. Discussed on the show: Cooper’s interview with Tucker...