SHOW SCHEDULE 3-10-2026
1953 MOSSADEQH TRIAL TEHRAN

### 1. Elizabeth Peek: Global Oil Resilience and AI Elizabeth Peak analyzes the global oil market's resilience, highlighting high US production and predicting short-term price volatility. She also explains how AI is rapidly improving corporate productivity, which she believes will drive stock market gains.,, (1)

### 2. Elizabeth Peek: California’s Economic Exodus Elizabeth Peak critiques Governor Gavin Newsom’s management of California, citing high taxes and burdensome climate regulations. She notes a "steady exodus" of businesses and people to states like Texas and Florida due to extreme unaffordability. (2)

### 3. Judy Dempsey: European Divisions and Energy Costs Judy Dempsey examines how the Iran conflict has divided European leaders. She highlights the immediate domestic impact of rising energy costs, noting that global oil prices act as a direct tax on families and inflation.,, (3)

### 4. Judy Dempsey: German Political Shifts Judy Dempsey discusses the surprising resilience of the Green Party in a German economic powerhouse. While the Greens won pragmatically, she warns about the alarming rise of the far-right AfD party in upcoming Eastern elections. (4)

### 5. Joseph Sternberg: Keir Starmer’s Indecision Joseph Sternberg describes Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a "reluctant warrior" struggling with military readiness. He critiques Starmer’s legalistic indecision and the lack of a credible economic growth plan to fund promised increases in defense.,, (5)

### 6. Joseph Sternberg: Rise of the British Greens Joseph Sternberg explores the British Green Party's emergence as a socialist alternative to Labor. He explains how aggressive renewable energy targets have left the UK vulnerable to high prices and less resilient during international conflicts.,, (6)

### 7. Mariam Waba: Egypt’s Economic and Refugee Crisis Mariam Waba reports on Egypt’s massive domestic fuel hikes amid regional turmoil. She analyzes President Sisi’s challenge in managing multiple crises, including Muslim Brotherhood threats, military dominance of the economy, and nine million Sudanese refugees.,,, (7)

### 8. Max Meizlish: Hezbollah’s Illicit Financial Networks Max Meizlish exposes Al-Qard al-Hassan, Hezbollah’s unregulated bank, as a hub for money laundering and gold smuggling. He urges the US Treasury to better resource investigators to track illicit funds used for funding terrorist activities.,,, (8)

### 9. Joseph Sternberg: Starmer’s Leadership Challenges Joseph Sternberg reiterates that Keir Starmer remains in a "state of total confusion" regarding Britain's role in the Iran conflict. He notes that Starmer’s inability to unite his party undermines the country’s strategic military standing.,, (9)

### 10. Joseph Sternberg: Fragmentation of British Politics Joseph Sternberg analyzes the realignment of British politics, highlighting the Green Party's success with a socialist platform. He explains that while bi-elections show fragmentation, the UK’s electoral system makes it difficult for small parties.,, (10)

### 11. Daniel Mahoney: The Legacy of Norman Podhoretz Professor Daniel Mahoney honors Norman Podhoretz as a "man of letters" who defended high culture. He details Podhoretz’s journey to neoconservatism and his fearless opposition to the cultural radicalism and nihilism of the 1960s., (11)

### 12. Daniel Mahoney: Warnings of Rising Anti-Semitism Daniel Mahoney reflects on Podhoretz’s warnings regarding rising anti-Semitism and "western self-hatred." He critiques the resurgence of anti-Semitic rhetoric in modern podcast culture and pleads for the defense of the Western inheritance and Israel., (12)

### 13. Bud Weinstein: AI Data Centers and Electricity Bud Weinstein addresses the "half-truth" that AI data centers are causing electricity price hikes. He argues that grid congestion, lack of transmission investment, and regulatory issues—not AI—are the primary culprits for rising consumer bills., (13)

### 14. Bud Weinstein: The Necessity of Coal and Petroleum Bud Weinstein stresses an "all of the above" energy strategy, noting that petroleum and coal remain vital for grid reliability during winter emergencies. He critiques the premature closing of coal plants as a driver of higher costs.,, (14)

### 15. Bruce Bechtol: Iran-North Korea Missile Partnership Professor Bruce Bechtol details the strategic partnership between Iran and North Korea. He warns that North Korea has proliferated ICBM technology to Iran, providing them with systems capable of reaching the entire continental United States.,, (15)

### 16. Bruce Bechtol: The Iranian Missile Arsenal Bruce Bechtol analyzes Iran’s arsenal of North Korean-engineered missiles, including modified Scuds and Nodongs. He explains the challenge of locating mobile underground launchers and notes that North Korean technicians likely remain on the ground in Tehran.,,, (16)

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