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Duane's World
Hosted by Duane Patterson · EN
Center-right political news, social commentary, and opinion from Duane ‘Generalissimo’ Patterson, producer of The Hugh Hewitt Show. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday morning.
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The Bill Comes Due
Mar 401:01:00Tap to summarizeFive days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran has no navy, no air force, and a revolving door of dead defense ministers. Sen. Jim Talent walks through the American interests at stake, the global ripple effects on Russia and China, and why this won't become another forever war. Plus, Marco Rubio takes on the press corps and threatens to unleash Chang.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Operation Epic Fury (04:58) - Talent on U.S. national security interests (09:33) - Squeezing Russia and China simultaneously (14:07) - Israel's intelligence coup in Tehran (20:36) - Iran's navy and sub destroyed (25:27) - Iran's failing strategy and Iron Beam (30:50) - Part II (31:30) - Rubio briefs Congress on the strikes (46:00) - Media obsession with the Israel angle (53:00) - War Powers Act and presidential authority
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Hillary Clinton, Tehran, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Feb 2701:01:16Tap to summarizeIran talks fail after three rounds as Tehran rules out dismantling nuclear facilities. Sen. John Kennedy explains why this isn't a new war — it's finishing one that's been going 47 years. Plus, Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition, Democratic SOTU behavior, and the Top 10 Dumb Things with James Lileks.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - SOTU recap (03:17) - Iran talks collapse, update (07:52) - Sen. Kennedy on Iran floor speech (18:28) - Kennedy takeaways, analysis (20:47) - Hillary Clinton deposition clips (23:26) - Kristen Stewart boycott logic (24:30) - Part II (26:15) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week (feat. Lileks)
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Who's Left Standing in the 2028 Democratic Field?
Feb 2501:00:44Tap to summarizeWith carrier groups on station and the Gang of Eight freshly briefed, the Iran clock is ticking. We preview the SOTU, dissect the Democratic meltdown, and explain why Leader John Thune can't do what everyone keeps demanding.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (02:33) - Democrat SOTU boycott (04:39) - Iran and the SOTU address (20:01) - Iran military buildup (23:37) - Talent breaks down Iran strategy (31:01) - Gang of Eight briefed on Iran (38:17) - Part II (39:59) - Olympic hockey White House visit (48:02) - AOC, Newsom, Kamala implosions (55:21) - SAVE Act and filibuster reality check
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The Boomerang Files, The Olympics, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Feb 2001:02:50Tap to summarizeThe Left spent months certain Epstein would end Trump. Instead it's The View scrambling, Prince Andrew arrested, and Bill Clinton keeping quiet. U.S. women's hockey wins gold in stunning fashion, plus a breakdown of why Trump's voter ID push — and Newsom's response to it — tells you everything about 2028. And of course we have James Lileks with us for The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week. Watch this episode here.
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The Mullahs, Mamdani, and the Munich Meltdown
Feb 1801:04:45Tap to summarizeJim Talent on why a U.S. strike on Iran is closer than most want to admit — and who Trump is actually talking to when he issues ultimatums. Plus the Munich embarrassment, Democratic pension raids in New York and Washington state, and the Colbert equal-time stunt that CBS itself called a lie.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Iran military buildup overview (06:20) - Jim Talent on U.S. strategic goals and the coming strike (10:36) - Trump's messaging to Iran's military leadership, not the mullahs (17:00) - The Munich Security Conference and the Democratic 2028 field (27:00) - JD Vance responds to Munich critics (31:00) - Ted Cruz vs. Gavin Newsom and the "historically illiterate" exchange (40:19) - Part 2 (43:00) - Mamdani's pension raid and property tax hikes in New York (49:00) - Washington state raids police and firefighter pensions (54:00) - Stephen Colbert, the Talarico stunt, and the FCC equal time rule exposed
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B-52s, Batman, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Jan 3001:03:59Tap to summarizeWhile eight WaPo reporters beg Jeff Bezos not to fire them, here's what they're not covering: the US has assembled an armada, Iran's regime has killed 95,000 protesters, and go time may be this weekend. Plus: Batman at city council and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week with James Lileks.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Iran buildup: assets in place, targets ready (14:45) - WaPo's eight White House reporters beg Bezos (19:49) - Batman at Santa Clara city council (22:44) - Iran's 95,000 dead & why Sunday is go time (26:14) - Part II (28:18) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
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The Strike Window
Jan 2801:02:50Tap to summarizeThe biggest story in the world is building toward a climax. Jim Talent walks through the Iran situation: IRGC officials relocating underground, Israeli reserves on standby, regime finances collapsing. Plus: Trump quietly won on Greenland, Cuba's on life support, and Democrats used to be part of the 80% on immigration.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Trump's Greenland deal & why critics went silent (11:58) - Cuba's energy crisis & Mexico cuts off oil (13:36) - Mark Rutte's truth bomb to NATO & Israel as model ally (17:10) - Minnesota, Tom Homan & Trump's retail politics reset (29:31) - 2030 census forecast & electoral map shift (34:50) - Part II (35:34) - Iran deep dive: chess pieces moving, regime relocating (49:40) - Prediction: when does Trump strike Iran? (53:41) - Clinton & Obama deportation clips Democrats want buried
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Trump's Arctic of the Deal and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Jan 2300:59:21Tap to summarizeThe Greenland deal is coming together and it's everything Trump needed: sovereign bases, rare earth minerals, and a frozen-out China. JD Vance delivers in Minneapolis, Trump stays coy on Iran, and Gavin Newsom accidentally fact-checks Scott Jennings. Plus: James Lileks and the 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - VP Vance in Toledo & Minneapolis (06:24) - Greenland deal breakdown & Trump's Arctic win (12:58) - Trump on Iran: military option still on the table (16:30) - Gavin Newsom's Davos meltdown & Scott Jennings vindication (22:17) - Part II (The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week)
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Trump 2.0 at One Year
Jan 2101:00:06Tap to summarizeThe Iranian regime is cracking—importing foreign fighters because their own IRGC won't pull the trigger on protesters. Two carrier groups are en route. Jim Talent unpacks what's building in the Gulf, celebrates Speaker Johnson's extraordinary UK address, and contrasts it with the constitutional illiteracy coming from Democratic governors and AGs.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Trump Year One anniversary & White House presser (03:09) - Talent on Trump's National Security Strategy (09:01) - Iran: regime vulnerability, IRGC defections & Iraqi militia (12:45) - Will Trump strike Iran? Carriers, interceptors & red lines (20:45) - Netanyahu & Israel as Middle East hegemon (26:10) - Greenland: rare earth minerals & the Golden Dome (33:43) - Art of the Deal tactics & Trump's bravado (39:25) - Part II (40:00) - Johnson's Westminster speech: Reagan-style diplomacy (52:24) - JD Vance's Minneapolis speech—can he deliver? (57:34) - Mickey Sherrill, Keith Ellison & church raids
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Iran, ICE, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Jan 1601:01:38Tap to summarize91,000 tons of American strength heads to Iran as the "fake play" theory gains traction. In Minneapolis, Mayor Frey wants police fighting federal agents. In Beijing, Canada's PM makes nice with the ChiComs. And on TMZ, a reality star gets a civics lesson. Plus, Lileks is back in the house for another round of The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:50) - Iran buildup and the "fake play" theory (08:38) - Michael Waltz at the UN (13:45) - Jacob Fry vs. ICE (17:07) - PM Carney in Beijing / Farrah Abraham (23:23) - Part II (26:10) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
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