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   Number 1: The Houthis Are Winning & AI Is Making Them More Dangerous | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

   We break down the Houthis’ advances toward the Bab al-Mandab, the growing pressure on Saudi oil exports, and new reporting that Houthi forces used Claude to help develop and test ballistic missiles. We also discuss the Haaretz report alleging Netanyahu was warned before October 7, the proposed Trump development in Tbilisi and its Russia ties, and signs that Ukraine may be regaining the initiative around Lyman.Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettCheck out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️https://fogbow.com/Lobo Institute ⬇️https://www.loboinstitute.org/Twitter ⬇️https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCALinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/Whitefish security summit ⬇️https://whitefishsecuritysummit.comFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations00:00 – Start05:34 – Houthis Advance Toward the Bab al-Mandab07:02 – Why the U.S. Isn’t Backing Saudi Arabia the Same Way09:02 – Hormuz, Oil Exports & Saudi Arabia’s Growing Problems10:15 – How the Anti-Houthi Coalition Fell Apart12:30 – Why the Houthis See an Opening Right Now14:29 – The Houthis Are More Capable Than People Think17:09 – From 30,000 Fighters to 300,000+18:23 – What Control of the Bab al-Mandab Gives the Houthis19:41 – Who Could Actually Reopen the Strait?22:35 – Saudi Arabia’s Oil Bypasses Are Being Squeezed24:16 – Is This a Coordinated Iranian Campaign?27:11 – Why Airstrikes Alone Won’t Solve the Houthi Problem30:25 – Are Gulf States Turning Toward Iran Instead of Washington?31:55 – MBS Asks Trump for U.S. Strikes on the Houthis35:16 – Is Yemen Heading Toward Permanent Partition?36:00 – Houthis Used Claude to Develop Ballistic Missiles38:26 – China’s Role in Arming the Houthis40:09 – AI Inside the Houthi Missile Development Loop42:35 – Can AI Make Weapons Proliferation Impossible to Stop?45:54 – Using AI to Evade Export Controls & Sanctions46:50 – Haaretz Bombshell: Was Netanyahu Warned Before Oct. 7?49:02 – Israeli Intelligence Failures Before the Hamas Attack52:06 – Why This Story Is Exploding Before Israel’s Election54:51 – Trump Tower Tbilisi & Georgia’s Russia Problem56:46 – Is There Any Economic Case for the Project?59:08 – Why Trump’s Georgia Deal Is Politically Explosive1:00:13 – Ukraine Regains the Initiative Around Lyman1:02:05 – Closing Thoughts1:02:35 – Andy’s New Book & Hannibal Directive Chapter1:03:56 – Best War Movies Next?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

   September 14, 2026·1h 5min
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   Number 2: Is Washington Negotiating Russia’s Terms to Ukraine? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

   We break down the latest U.S. diplomacy with Russia and Ukraine, Iran’s missile threat to American warships, and the growing strain on U.S. Patriot and THAAD interceptor stockpiles. We also look at what the wars in Ukraine and Iran are exposing about America’s defense industrial base, autonomous warfare, and whether the Pentagon can adapt fast enough for a potential conflict with China.Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettCheck out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️https://fogbow.com/Lobo Institute ⬇️https://www.loboinstitute.org/Twitter ⬇️https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCALinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/Whitefish security summit ⬇️https://whitefishsecuritysummit.comFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations00:00 – Start00:21 – Witkoff & Kushner Meet Putin in Moscow04:50 – What Did Russia Get in Exchange for Robert Gilman?07:33 – Is Washington Carrying Russia’s Terms to Ukraine?11:11 – What U.S. Allies Are Learning From the Ukraine Negotiations12:21 – What the U.S. Could Do Differently With Russia15:09 – Why Ukraine Keeps Striking Russian Oil Infrastructure18:34 – How the Russia and Iran Wars Are Connected21:19 – The Problem With Seized Russian Oligarch Yachts22:17 – Iran’s “Hypersonic” Missile Threat to U.S. Warships25:38 – Are Iran’s Missiles Actually Hypersonic?28:14 – What Happens If Iran Hits a U.S. Navy Ship?30:39 – The Bigger Problem: Running Out of Interceptors31:45 – AEI Report Warns of Major U.S. Missile Defense Shortfalls36:12 – How Depleted Are America’s PAC-3 Stocks?37:26 – Could the U.S. Sustain a War With China?39:24 – Is the Pentagon Spending Money in the Wrong Places?41:16 – The Gulf, Ukraine & the Global Competition for Patriot Missiles43:24 – Would America’s Nuclear Arsenal Actually Work When Needed?44:47 – Why the U.S. Defense Procurement System Is Failing46:05 – What America Should Be Learning From Ukraine48:02 – The V-22, MRAPs & Legacy Weapons We May Not Need49:39 – Can the U.S. Defense Industry Actually Reform?52:34 – Autonomous Warfare & Taking Humans Out of the Loop54:45 – Will the Pentagon Finally Wake Up?55:46 – Army Modernization & the Driscoll Problem59:19 – Ukraine Is Already Using Autonomous Target EngagementBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

   September 07, 2026·1h
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   Number 3: NYPD Detective on Murder, Mobsters & Old New York | Jason Allison

   Jason Allison looks back on 20 years in the NYPD, from growing up in the Bronx and working anti-crime and narcotics to investigating homicides, armed robbery crews, and federal cases with the ATF. We also discuss the darker side of 1990s New York, the club scene that inspired his new noir novel The Killing Yards, and his transition from detective to fiction writer.Get Jason's book "The Killing Yards" here:https://a.co/d/09pXcZeTor here:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/830859/the-killing-yards-by-jason-allison/Today's Sponsors:GhostBed ⬇️https://www.ghostbed.com/houseFOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️https://bluechew.com/Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL"For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouseTo help support the show and for all bonus content including:-live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video-early access to shows-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guestsSubscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseSupport the show here:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse___________________________________________________ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured__________________________________Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/——————————————————————Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouseSocial Media: ⬇️The Team House Instagram:https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_linkThe Team House Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePodJack’s Instagram:https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_linkJack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21Team House Discord: ⬇️https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"00:00 – Start01:18 – Growing Up in the Bronx06:07 – What 1980s New York City Was Really Like09:02 – Crime, AIDS & Giuliani’s New York14:31 – The 1990s NYC Club Scene22:20 – Why Jason Became an NYPD Officer24:39 – Starting Out as a Bronx Patrol Cop28:21 – Street Racing, Prostitution & Hunts Point31:08 – CompStat, Quotas & Policing by the Numbers36:51 – Joining the NYPD’s Anti-Crime Unit41:55 – Narcotics, OxyContin & Making Detective49:14 – Becoming a Bronx Detective53:34 – Working Homicides & the Victims True Crime Ignores1:03:19 – Cooperators, Federal Cases & Building Bigger Investigations1:08:08 – The Suitcase Torso Murder1:09:08 – How Detective Work Changed With DNA, Cameras & Body Cams1:22:39 – The Murder Case That Ended With a Severed-Head Selfie1:26:19 – Joining ATF & Going After Armed Robbery Crews1:29:28 – Tracking a Watch Store Robber Across the Country1:34:04 – The Murder Case That Stayed With Him1:38:39 – Surveillance From an NYPD Helicopter1:46:17 – Retiring After 20 Years in the NYPD1:55:05 – Trying to Reinvent Himself as a Writer2:01:23 – Crime Fiction, Male Readers & the Writers Who Influenced Him2:02:29 – Discovering His Half-Brother Was Also an NYPD Detective2:08:10 – The Departed, Ambition & What Drives Criminals2:14:29 – Russian Mafia, Israeli Organized Crime & the Diamond District2:17:42 – Writing The Killing Yards & Recreating 1990s New York2:19:22 – What Jason Is Writing Next2:20:24 – Closing ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

   September 05, 2026·2h 26min
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   Number 4: Inside Delta Force: Afghanistan, Syria & the War on ISIS | Brent Tucker (throwback ep)

   Brent Tucker, a 20-year Army Special Operations veteran, takes us through his path from the National Guard and 20th Special Forces Group to Delta Force, including combat in Afghanistan and Syria, getting shot on a mission, and fighting ISIS. He also discusses Delta selection and training, working alongside the SAS, the physical toll of two decades at war, and his life after the military.Grab some FRCC here: https://frccoffee.com/To help support the show and for all bonus content including:-AD FREE AUDIO-AD FREE VIDEO-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guestsSubscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse00:00 – Start02:28 – Growing Up & Joining the Army After 9/1109:48 – Fighting to Get Into 20th Special Forces Group16:28 – Becoming an 18 Echo Green Beret23:22 – Bolivia & Getting Sent to Combat Diver School29:25 – Surviving the Hardest Military School of His Career36:32 – Afghanistan With the Commandos43:57 – Operation Bulldog Bite & Rescuing Pinned-Down U.S. Soldiers1:02:29 – A Desperate Call for Help From an Isolated Combat Outpost1:09:14 – Operation Rockstar & Clearing an Enemy-Held Valley1:19:12 – Trying Out for Delta Force & Failing Selection1:26:58 – Making Delta & Going Through OTC1:35:43 – Delta Force Deployments & Getting Shot1:39:53 – Fighting ISIS in Syria1:46:56 – Extreme Long-Range Sniping Against ISIS1:52:36 – The Battle for Raqqa & Returning to HVT Raids1:58:00 – The Deaths of John Dunbar & SAS Operator Matt Tonroe2:04:04 – Injuries, Memory Problems & Knowing It Was Time to Retire2:08:21 – Delta Force Q&A: Selection, Squadron Culture, DEVGRU & SAS2:17:03 – Life After Delta & Training SWAT Teams2:21:02 – Starting First Responder Coffee Company2:24:33 – The Anti-Hero Podcast2:26:26 – The Rob O’Neill / Bin Laden Controversy2:29:41 – Giving First Responders a Platform2:32:55 – Closing Thoughtsoriginal air date 9/22/23Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

   August 27, 2026·2h 32min
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   Number 5: Inside the Pentagon on 9/11 | Ambassador Matthew Klimow

   Ambassador Matthew Klimow recounts his path from West Point and a 30-year Army career to the highest levels of U.S. national security, including his firsthand experience inside the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. We also discuss the chaos of that day, the early War on Terror, working for Vice President Dick Cheney, and his later diplomatic career as U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan.Today's Sponsors:GhostBed ⬇️https://www.ghostbed.com/houseFOR 10% off! Quince⬇️go to: https://www.quince.com/housefor free shipping and 365 day returns PrizePicks ⬇️Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/TEAMHOUSE and use code TEAMHOUSE and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouseTo help support the show and for all bonus content including:-live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video-early access to shows-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guestsSubscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse___________________________________________________GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featuredJack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouseSocial Media: ⬇️The Team House Instagram:https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_linkThe Team House Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePodJack’s Instagram:https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_linkJack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21Team House Discord: ⬇️https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"00:00 – Start00:57 – Growing Up in Upstate New York & His Father’s WWII Service04:31 – West Point in the Turbulent 1970s05:36 – Serving in Cold War Germany10:00 – The Old Guard, Reagan’s Inauguration & Washington12:20 – The Career Decision That Changed Everything15:06 – Traveling With the Secretary of State & the Balkan Wars16:55 – Madeleine Albright & the NATO-Russia Brigade Disaster23:02 – Working With General Richard Myers on the Joint Staff23:50 – Commanding at Fort Bragg & Returning to Washington30:39 – Inside the Pentagon Before 9/1133:32 – Watching the World Trade Center Burn From His Pentagon Office35:00 – NORAD Calls the Pentagon’s Red Phone36:27 – The White House Emergency Conference Begins38:46 – “The Building Moved”: The Pentagon Is Hit40:23 – General Myers Returns to the Burning Pentagon42:28 – Could U.S. Fighters Shoot Down a Hijacked Airliner?43:42 – The Chaos Between NORAD, the FAA & Secret Service48:47 – Watching the South Tower Collapse From the Command Center50:49 – Rumsfeld Returns & the Pentagon’s Command Crisis52:33 – Cheney Is Rushed Into the White House Bunker54:42 – President Bush: “Find Out Who Did This”55:36 – Running Out of Oxygen Inside the Pentagon58:30 – Rumsfeld Refuses to Evacuate59:38 – “What Haven’t We Thought of Yet?” & Raising DEFCON1:02:02 – Walking the Flight 77 Crash Site1:03:15 – Soldiers Try to Reenter the Burning Pentagon1:04:39 – Continuity of Government & Raven Rock1:07:05 – The Human Toll of the Pentagon Attack1:10:20 – General Shelton Returns to Washington1:13:40 – “We’re Going to War”1:19:38 – Going Home After 9/11 & Returning the Next Morning1:22:38 – Planning the Afghanistan War & Discovering Turkmenistan1:24:43 – Helping the Kabul Evacuation 20 Years Later1:26:44 – Anthrax, the DC Snipers & Fear After 9/111:33:25 – Afghanistan, Iraq & the First Year of the War on Terror1:35:04 – Working for Vice President Dick Cheney1:36:47 – A Credible Terror Plot Against the New York Subway1:38:32 – The Threat of Terrorists Shooting Down Airliners1:40:34 – What 9/11 Exposed About Government Bureaucracy1:42:59 – Retiring From the Army & Joining the State Department1:46:20 – How You Actually Become a U.S. Ambassador1:49:29 – Becoming Ambassador to Turkmenistan1:51:30 – Turkmenistan, Russia & “Positive Neutrality”1:55:17 – Natural Gas, Europe & Reducing Dependence on Russia1:58:15 – How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Central Asia2:00:00 – Diplomacy, Political Prisoners & the Carrot and Stick2:01:22 – Fighting for Women’s Rights in Turkmenistan2:05:59 – Turkmenistan’s Future, China & the Caspian2:07:39 – What It’s Actually Like to Visit Turkmenistan2:10:25 – The Case for American Soft Power2:12:42 – Retirement & Trying to Be More Like His Father2:17:59 – Final ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

   September 12, 2026·2h 26min
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