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October 12 The Strategist: Eliot's New Book on War & Politics
Plus a new recurring segment, a German spy scandal, and much more on this week’s super-sized show:
2:00: Jackassery of the Week
14:52: Annals of Corruption
20:36: A Dark & Immoral Spectacle
25:52: Burn After Reading
29:28: France’s Student Fracas
35:39: War in Ukraine Update
39:37: Middle East Wars Update
45:02: Ethiopia Continues to Spiral
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49:15: Discussing THE STRATEGIST: How to Think About War & Politics
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The Strategist: How to Think About War & Politicshttps://a.co/d/06Omof4b

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1 hr 36 min
October 12 Emergency Episode: Trump’s Impeachable Diesel Deal
Eric and Eliot react to Trump announcing the U.S. purchase of Russian diesel in a special emergency episode

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30 min
October 09 October Mailbag Episode
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Eric and Eliot return for another round of your questions! What would convince Putin he’s losing his war? Did the U.S. have any alternative to invading Afghanistan? That and more in this month's mailbag!
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10 min
October 06 Yemen’s Civil War Turns Hot Again
Plus jackassery of the week, the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, and more!
1:20: Jackassery of the Week
19:35: New Operation Rough Rider Details Emerge
26:23: Saudi Offensive in Yemen
38:12: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
52:58: Ethiopian Conflict Update

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1 hr
October 01 Emergency Episode: Hegseth’s Quantico Manifesto
Eric and Eliot react to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s second-ever “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico today

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34 min
September 29 The Next Powder Keg Ready to Blow
Plus updates on the Iran war, Denmark’s dire warning, and more!
1:15: Jackassery of the Week
10:06: The Decline of the U.N.
7:13: Iran War Updates
40:57: Powder Keg: Horn of Africa
47:39: The Russian Threat to Europe
Danish Defense Intelligence Service Assessment of the threat from Russia:https://www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets/fe/dokumenter/2026/trusselsvurderinger/-assessment-of-the-threat-from-russia-.pdf
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58 min
September 23 Trump Claims “The Spoils” at the U.N.
Plus the Houthis dig in, German elections disappoint again, and more!
1:53: Jackassery of the Week
12:56: Trump at the U.N.
22:06: Houthi Offensive Update
30:00: More Troubling German Elections
37:49: Trump-Zelensky Meeting
42:25: A Greenland Resolution
45:52: Xi Comes to Town
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59 min
September 15 The Iran War Explodes into the Red Sea
Plus updates from the Middle East & Ukraine, and special guest Will Hitchcock!
2:27: Jackassery of the Week
16:30: Houthi Offensive
36:30: Iranian Leadership Divisions
42:38: UK Sanctions on Israel
56:59: Ukraine War Update
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1:03:49: Will Hitchcock joins the show
1:12:48: The Interwar Period
1:16:39: Flirting with Fascism
1:27:45: Roosevelt’s Process
1:40:40: The Specter of WWI
Available today! A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America’s World War II https://a.co/d/04rQQOF6
Eliot’s Hot Take on the Saudi pipeline strikes
Eric’s Hot Take on Saudi Arabia’s next moves
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1 hr 49 min
September 08 Kushner & Witkoff's Sad Attempt at Diplomacy
Plus trips to Moscow, elections in Germany, and more.
1:10 Jackassery of the Week
19:48 Remembering 9/11
45:11 To Russia With Love
54:18 AfD Election Implications
1:01:15 AI Alarm Bells
1:04:25 Iran War Update
Former Senior Officials Ask Secretary Wright to Release Saudi Nuclear Deal Documents
Eric’s Hot Take on our dangerously incompetent Secretary of Defense

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1 hr 9 min
September 04 September Mailbag Episode
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Is Canada the new Finland? Just how aggressive has China been with their neighbors? What’s behind Eric’s tapestry? All that and more on Shield of the Republic’s first ever mailbag episode!
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10 min