The Foreign Report

This week on TFR, we go back in time to WWII and the Peleus Affair to explain why Hegseth is a war criminal. Once that was cleared up, we rolled our eyes at Netanyahu for his pre-emptive pardon request, threw our hands up at Trump for overtly meddling in the Honduran election and lament the continued school closings in Northern Nigeria. Then we look toward 2028 and the inevitable showdown between Cruz and JD. Who will be declared the least likeable?! We can’t wait to find out…Media:https://youtu.be/R0AN_1icmrw?si=1sOTsbghHFK9A260&t=40https://theiceman.substack.com/p/the-peleus-war-crimes-trial-and-sealhttps://x.com/mikenellis/status/1995964443532943761?s=46&t=loeg0xMcKLY6FjW7MavWWghttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/world/middleeast/netanyahu-pardon-request-israel.htmlhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/1/what-does-netanyahu-want-to-be-pardoned-for-and-is-it-possiblehttps://zeteo.com/p/trump-hernandez-pardon-honduras-election-drugs?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/honduras-election-why-has-trump-threatened-to-cut-off-aidhttps://www.dropsitenews.com/p/honduras-election-trump-asfura-hernandez-casto-moncada-librehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/juan-orlando-hernandez-freed-after-trumps-full-and-complete-pardonhttps://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/nigeria/schools-shut-down-across-northern-nigeria-wake-mass-abductionshttps://insiderpaper.com/adolf-hitler-uunona-wins-namibia-local-elections/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/erika-kirk-turning-points-support-jd-vance-2028/story?utm_social_handle_id=16815644&utm_social_post_id=597958242&id=127847720&cid=social_twitter_abcnhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/early-2028-fight-white-house-ted-cruz-rcna244987https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11/who-were-ohios-8-presidents-vice-president-jd-vance-could-name-just-2.htmlhttps://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12/why-cant-we-remember-presidents-jd-vances-gaffe-highlights-the-science-of-forgetting.html Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on TFR, Seena and Travis clean out the fridge to talk Jeffrey Epstein’s odd relationship with Ehud Barak and the recent revelations of his geopolitical back-channeling. They delve into the growing global arms race and what it may mean for the world and then tackle the real tough questions: how to handle your family over this holiday season.Show Notes:https://www.dropsitenews.com/s/epstein-and-israelhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DRJEa15jMJi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DRN2-L5AYpQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DRQYtlujnzZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/11/20/what-are-the-consequences-of-an-escalating-global-arms-race Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What a week. Seena & Travis are back to talk lobbyists at COP30 and who exactly is getting screwed by climate change. They marvel at Trump’s embrace of the Saudi Crown Prince and what that may augur for the region, check in on raging corruption in the Philippines, and side-eye Trump’s baseless accusations against Nigeria. Oh, and, of course, they had to cover JD’s security detail running over a police officer. 😑Show Notes:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y4eNCjq_Jywhttps://www.instagram.com/thewhitehouseffect/reel/DQaGByvEg3x/https://www.transparency.org/en/press/lack-of-transparency-over-lobbying-at-un-climate-talks-undermines-public-trust-new-analysishttps://thegoodlobby.eu/record-high-number-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-at-cop30/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/manila-philippines-corruption-protest-flood-funds?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-505b32527e58d4bd49d5bc917efb4936?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Nov_18_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-hosts-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman-five-key-takeaways?utm_campaign=Weekly_1911/2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendinbluehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/trump-f35-jets-saudi-arabia.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20251118&instance_id=166653&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=210819&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/18/nigeria-intensifies-search-for-25-abducted-schoolgirlshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/africa/trump-nigeria-military-christians.htmlhttps://www.wvlt.tv/2025/11/17/maryville-officer-critically-injured-crash-during-jd-vance-motorcade-making-small-improvements-police-chief-says/https://www.wkrn.com/video/bystander-recounts-crash-involving-jd-vances-motor... Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With Seena out this week, Ed Larson from the Last Podcast on the Left and the Brighter Side podcasts joins Travis to talk cowardly Dems, Epstein emails, and JD Vance memes. Ed also tells stories about his time in Iraq on a USO tour. What do the Chairman of the Joints Chief, an accidental midnight mass, and popping pills have in common? Listen and find out!Follow the Guest:https://www.instagram.com/eddietunes/?hl=enShow Notes:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ny___T1NZp0https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/1986072964530381305?s=20https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP_xgjAjksM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

**NOTE The causality from the Al Fashir has been updated from when we recorded. As of Friday the numbers from just the last 10 days could in the tens of thousands. There's also word that the RSF has agreed to a ceasefire...JFC**  This week as Seena and Travis celebrate much-needed wins for the Dems, send off Dick Cheney, our political Darth Vader, with a too-many-to-be-brief list of his top “accomplishments,” and wrestle with the ick factor of agreeing with Nick Fuentes about JD Vance. They also dig into the current status of the tragedy that is the civil war in Sudan. Hard to make that bearable but they do their best to break it down and provide some context for the ongoing genocide.Show Notes:https://youtu.be/l-Qi8srR7co?si=zyVTUV4snCkA313R&t=36https://youtu.be/xPtkpH1EUag?si=Z-k23heY8zSKD3h_&t=45https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvcayNd4ltohttps://www.npr.org/2009/01/16/99433354/cheney-worked-to-expand-authority-secrecyhttps://youtu.be/-hdtuu2QeC8?si=josXgiRPO8dCI5IH&t=33https://youtu.be/-hdtuu2QeC8?si=ouILsLDaMdfggtWf&t=84https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/world/africa/sudan-el-fasher-burhan-rsf.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/africa/sudan-el-fasher-atrocities-executions-video.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/icc-sudan-darfur-elfasher-rsf-c0c4f64d31c7d8d518cfa47d3fb14566https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2025/10/30/jd-vance-at-ole-miss-turning-point-usa-abortion-israel-gaza-war-and-ai/86964142007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb4dPM29QJ0&t=143shttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hindus-should-have-no-problem-if-usha-indian-origin-maga-activist-on-jd-vance-christianity-controversy/articleshow/125040199.cmshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQhMMr-Edfm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1984076670710710447https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hj-nn1lDgwohttps://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/comments/1o5p73u/everything_about_jd_vance_is_fake_even_nick/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDfhxMwoyWo&t=133shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wazxx7GqOd0 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis talk Trump’s tariff “strategy” and how the US appears to be losing out to China in most places. They weigh in on Canada’s Reagan commercial and Trump’s unsurprising overreaction, Israel’s blatant disregard for the ceasefire, elections in Argentina, and a devastating hurricane in the Atlantic. They also wonder why JD has nothing better to do with his time than make a fool of himself on Twitter.Show Materials:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQRuRIxMBIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEsXMpb8s2Mhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjxje2pje1ohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/29/why-did-israel-launch-air-strikes-on-gaza-then-resume-truce?utm_campaign=Weekly_2910/2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendinbluehttps://youtu.be/j4aM-6yGR2o?si=BVQxhkkxgdSCeC7g&t=121https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/world/americas/argentina-milei-election.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-landslide-rain-flood-d7d120b8443b1630d12c77e0a3fe25b0https://www.instagram.com/p/DQWWDCKjUUN/https://x.com/JDVance/status/1982065405423214724https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1981785770659586431  Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week the hilarious comedian, podcaster, and former NYC mayoral candidate Corinne Fisher joins the show to talk through updates in the Caribbean–did we just bomb another boat?! They also dig into Trump's expected u-turn on Russia, but since we recorded he even made another u-turn! We also cover the absurd prospect of Jared Kushner & JD Vance stabilizing the Hamas-Israeli ceasefire, and the new Iron Lady of Japan. They question if JD will be the chosen one or if a new hereditary monarchy is in the works. There is no lesser of two evils anymore…. Follow the guest:https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal/?hl=en Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/americas/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-boats.htmlhttps://insightcrime.org/investigations/rise-criminal-hybrid-state-venezuela/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ny___T1NZp0https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5581255/sanae-takaichi-japan-prime-ministerhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/jd-vance-racist-messages-young-republicans-chat-leak Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week the incredible writer, comedian, and general provocateur Jena Friedman joins Seena and Travis to explain why being a public figure in our current online culture is scary as f***. The crew reacts to various Riyadh Comedy festival takes and tries to figure out when and why we became so reactive and polarized. Seena and Travis also break down the current state of the peace process in Gaza and locate the potential fault lines underlying the ceasefire.Follow the guest: https://www.instagram.com/jenafriedman/# Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis take it back to the beginning to help us understand the exact moment when everything went to hell in Palestine. They cover the secret deals and broken promises that led us to where we are today, as well as explain what we’re all getting wrong when we call the region the Middle East. That colonialism is a real cock-up is no surprise, but the inanity of the language is wild. They also talk about Trump’s plans for regime change in Venezuela, Italy standing up for Gaza, and, of course, they monitor JD’s steady decline into despotism.Sources/Extras:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cn3UP6dp8d0https://youtu.be/YM8i4LsW0hw?si=2KZMMJjB63yqq2s2https://www.the-map-as-history.com/History-of-Middle-East-20th-century/the-sykes-picot-agreementhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8rdd5dzvrohttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-strikes-fishing-fcd24c441f58162b811a24b247334fc5?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_7%20Oct_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/eXqLgDF3Lakhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKKlZJqDU0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdMz2wSY4I Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Jonathan Panikoff, the Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, joins the show to talk through Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in Gaza. What are the potential pitfalls? Will Hamas agree? What does Bibi really want?! Seena and Travis also cover Trump’s $20 billion dollar bailout of Argentina and its effect on American farmers, as well as the recent deportations of Iranian asylum seekers back to Iran, where the regime promises they’ll be welcomed with open arms. Oh, yeah, and JD’s out there campaigning to be the new Joseph McCarthy. All good stuff.Follow the Guest: https://x.com/jpanikoff?lang=enSources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/30/trump-netanyahu-gaza-war-ceasefire/https://youtu.be/D4eZragtLRM?si=VLoBFZxk03pE99fR&t=52https://x.com/ChopraUSA/status/1972681043095204221https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNTxCW06GiEhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/middleeast/us-iran-deportation-flight.htmlhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/29/repub/republican-push-for-tips-on-charlie-kirk-posts-drives-firings-of-public-workers/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5526087-vance-more-indictments-comey/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPEipcXjdT2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MTZybjRwcXIycmZkaQ== Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marcus Parks is back on the pod, folks! This week he joins Seena and Travis to rally against the crackdown on free speech and discuss Trump’s embarrassing UNGA appearance. They check in on some recent polling suggesting all is not hunky dory in MAGA world and ask a newly pressing question– are we all antifa now?! The gang also looks into why people in JD Vance’s hometown have been stocking up on toilet bowl cleaner!Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/marcusparks/?hl=enSources:https://youtu.be/l6KYixCBTJc?si=FN5XNv7hAaFf5HZC&t=1369https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17OIBpolKMhttps://youtu.be/-17OIBpolKM?feature=shared&t=85https://youtu.be/TV6f1Oe3bJQ?feature=sharedhttps://apnorc.org/projects/pessimism-about-the-direction-of-the-country-is-growing-among-republicans/https://youtube.com/shorts/TABrjoldbQ4?feature=sharedhttps://x.com/JimSwiftDC/status/1968271074472399232https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7HBmpUBx3U Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Charlie Kirk assassination is global politics now, so that means we’re covering it on the show. From the connections between Kirk and Netanyahu to the conspiracy stew that’s arisen from his death, we did our best to make the terrible bearable. Saena and Travis unpack how foreign powers buy influence, how disinformation is shaping the battlefield of your mind, and why JD Vance filling in as Kirk’s podcast host might be the worst open mic set in history. Plus: Germany’s far-right gains, a Swedish pole vaulting hero, and a heavy dose of sarcasm along the way.​​Sources:https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/state-israel-continues-dis-information-campaign-against-unrwahttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html#:~:text=The%20campaign%20also%20created%20three%20fake%20news%20sites%20with%20names,the%20posts%20remain%20on%20X.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/20/israel-to-fund-tour-for-maga-and-pro-trump-influencers-report#:~:text=The%20tour%20will%20be%20carried,Source:%20Al%20Jazeerahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/israel-fund-us-university-protest-gaza-antisemitism#:~:text=Haaretz%20and%20the%20New%20York,political%20debate%20over%20Israel's%20war.https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/israel-targeted-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign-00161906https://theweek.com/politics/israel-influence-campaign-us-gazahttps://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23695896#:~:text=Students%20in%20Israel%20are%20to,with%20our%20reports%20via%20Twitter%20.https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/nx-s1-4994027/israel-us-online-influence-campaign-gaza#:~:text=A%20file%20photo%20of%20Minister,casualties%20and%20suffering%20in%20Gaza.youtube.com/watch?v=03KASmLbDM4&t=131https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-secretly-targeted-american-lawmakers-with-gaza-war-influence-campaign/0000018f-e7c8-d11f-a5cf-e7cb62af0000 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

***Please go to our YouTube channel for a special segment on Charlie Kirk***On this week’s show, Seena and Travis dig into our self-proclaimed president of peace embracing war of all kinds - renaming departments, killing foreign citizens on the open seas, and rubber-stamping every Israeli bomb. They check in on the violence in Nepal, the insanity of Israel’s decision to attack Qatar, and NATO taking a stand against Russian drones. And, of course, they revel in the Rand Paul / JD Vance social media spat.Extra Reading:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEQ33Xadk34https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ly4jbv3lgw2mhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/09/world/nepal-protests?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250909&instance_id=162188&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205555&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23#nepal-protests-pm-resignshttps://zeteo.com/p/rogue-state-israel-attacks-qatar-what-next?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=2325511&post_id=173208365&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=e5imz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-attack-doha-consequences-mediator-1.7628885https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-attack.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205613&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09/jd-vances-response-to-killing-suspected-drug-traffickers-has-even-republicans-questioning-his-judgment.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DOWLwkIk-gs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MXJ5bGc4NmdqbXJphttps://www.bbc.com/news/live/c87y8w1qr47t#:~:text=14:03%209%20September,-Kwasi%20Gyamfi%20Asiedu&text=Earlier%2C%20Senate%20Minority%20Leader%20Chuck,Israeli%20government%2C%22%20he%20says.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/israel-trump-gaza-qatar-bombing.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segme... Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Writer, comedian and all-around smart dude John Fugelsang joins the show this week to talk about MAGA mangling the teachings of Jesus, why the Dems are in trouble, and his new book: Separation of Church & Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds.Follow the guest: https://x.com/JohnFugelsangPre-Order John's Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig, otherwise known as the Good Liars, join Seena and Travis to share their experiences interviewing Trump supporters over the last decade. Why do they like Putin more than due process? Is there anything the Dems could do to sway them? What makes JD so f-ing scary? We talk through all those burning questions and more.Follow the guests: @thegoodliars Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis dig into Trump’s red carpet roll out for Putin and his subsequent shift away from a “mere ceasefire agreement,” leaving Russia free to launch their largest offensive of the war in the following days. They talk through what it means for Hamas to accept conditions for a ceasefire as Israel is poised to attack Gaza City and look into state-sponsored militias in eastern Congo killing civilians. Finally they explain why they’re bummed that JD likes to bake.Articles/Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nRyhoXt-khttps://x.com/reallyamerican1/status/1957533838919221385?s=46&t=loeg0xMcKLY6FjW7MavWWghttps://x.com/LincolnSquareHQ/status/1957629801407160781https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-war-news-hostages-protest-08-18-2025-f875326f9845f09a3b01bf676254222f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-gazans-south-sudan.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250819&instance_id=160829&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=204188&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-city.htmlhttps://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/05/turk-deplores-gaza-escalation-pleads-global-action-stop-more-killingshttps://apnews.com/article/congo-adf-rebels-attack-monusco-2a628a8c4ed02617d8a541185aba732f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tezqu0fmlCghttps://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/parenting-in-the-spotlight-jd-vance-on-raising-kids-as-vice-president.html Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The week Seena and Travis take a look at the Geneva Conventions– why they exist, who they’re supposed to protect, and what happens if they’re ignored (or not signed in the first place), in order to provide some context for Israel’s targeted killing of journalists. They question why Trump, our self-proclaimed anti-war president, is sending the military to DC and possibly Latin American. And in JD Vance Corner they provide a little levity alongside some artificially elevated water levels.Articles/Sourceshttps://www.icj-cij.org/node/203447?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/21/palestine-icc-warrants-revive-hope-long-delayed-justice?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.un.org/unispal/document/report-of-the-independent-international-commission-of-inquiry-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-including-east-jerusalem-and-israel-a-hrc-59-26/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://press.un.org/en/2025/ga12690.doc.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-journalist-jazeera-c7d73f1d3cfa3d24fb4ce5a294c08d32?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Aug%2011%2C%202025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMcB0uyWXJI&list=RDNSYMcB0uyWXJI&start_radio=1https://apnews.com/article/washington-district-takeover-trump-crime-d0ebfa76584753635327d792f6c0b8fc?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=MorningWire_Sun_Aug10_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/dc-police-national-guard.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html?campaign_id=57&emc=edit_ne_20250808&instance_id=160209&nl=the-evening®i_id=61617578&segment_id=203554&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week Seena and Travis take a look at Gaza and the stated Israeli strategy of occupation and “voluntary migration.” Seena remembers the Eggshell Plaintiff from his law school days and explains why a recent NYT correction about starving Palestinian children was misguided at best. We also look into the “Japan First” movement and the nationalist Sanseito party’s gains in recent Japanese elections. And while the world crumbles, we ask why the f*** is JD looking for UFOs?!Articles/Sourceshttps://x.com/UAPJames/status/1951343754276655248https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_wV1RIeIT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=aGU4eXV2dGZpOW1mhttps://youtu.be/Y4whl4oiDjQ?feature=shared&t=100https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC2OMqzOAVy/https://gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/https://youtu.be/tlyyXUAyQr0?si=RP4_L69KdRPx51Di&t=389https://youtu.be/r7QWply967Q?si=CYqgXu1kY3dQJUTU&t=66https://youtu.be/3vvqRBBkghE?si=17RfK96A3e_cckuT&t=6https://www.facebook.com/reel/4086058841676158https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y9-ACGCC3_Uhttps://youtu.be/SS6Qs-wVQ-Y?feature=shared&t=30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cntf1U5toY8 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seena’s back! He &  Travis are joined in the studio by Marcus Parks to talk all the Epstein ugliness. How did this case instigate such intense right-wing theorizing? Will the MAGA-world love for Trump stretch all the way to pedophilia? They also take a look at the long history of US/Ukrainian relations - why is Ukraine so important?  Did we keep our promises? How does Putin work his magic on all presidents and why might Trump’s recent heartbreak might be the one that breaks the spell. And, of course, we have JD Vance corner to celebrate a pretty good Trump on Vance troll. All JD haters welcome here!Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/marcusparks/?hl=enArticles/Sourceshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2025/07/25/how-jeffrey-epstein-got-so-rich/https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%203-m&q=%2Fm%2F0fz196&hl=enhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/27/repub/tumult-over-epstein-files-dogs-trump-in-both-dc-and-florida/https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-earlier-tariff-deadline-force-vladimir-putin-ukraine-ceasefire-russia-us/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-budapest-memorandum-at-20/https://www.cfr.org/timeline/ukraine-crisishttps://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/03/us-security-assistance-to-ukraine-pub-86535https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/world/europe/us-ukraine-aid.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DMqh-bApIT-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=bzh2dXZocXczc3Vqhttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-history-explainer-2022-02-24/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-ukraine-matters-to-putin/https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/01/ukraine-nato-membership-obstacles/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/trump-ukraine-aid-freeze-00123456https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/16/trump-zelensky-white-house-ukraine-aid/https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/politics/trump-ukraine-intelligence-cut/index.htmlhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2025-04-01/trump-and-ukraine-next-frontline-collapsehttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-could-end-ukraine-war-24-hours-if-reelected-2023-03-04/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, comedian and “liberal redneck” Trae Crowder joins the show to talk Trump, his appeal to Southern voters, and why certain chickens may be coming home to roost. Seena and Travis also ask him all about his most recent book, Round Here and Over Yonder, which covers his travels in the UK. Plus, JD Vance corner is back!Follow The Show:  https://linktr.ee/theforeignreportFollow the guest:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traecrowderTwitter/X: https://x.com/traecrowderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialtraecrowder/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.