True East
Download on the App Store

True East episodes

  • How Israel uses cyber warfare to undermine Iran’s military power

    The most decisive battlefield between Israel and Iran isn’t in the skies or on the ground, it’s hidden inside servers, code and silent rooms where keystrokes can cripple entire regimes. In this episode, viewers learn how Israel’s “digital Iron Dome” quietly intercepts threats long before missiles ever launch, from the legendary Stuxnet attack that tricked Iran into sabotaging its own nuclear program to today’s shadow war against Hezbollah and Iranian cyber units. You’ll discover how cyber warfare works not by destruction, but by deception...undermining confidence, disrupting command systems and weaponizing doubt itself. This episode reveals why the future of war isn’t just kinetic or digital, but a powerful fusion of both.

    13 min
  • James Lindsay on the Radical Left, Woke Right and the "Israel Question"

    James Lindsay issues a warning: the war on Jews is now being laundered through the “Israel question,” with the radical left, the woke right and radical Islam syncing up like an unholy alliance. In this episode, you’ll learn how that pipeline works: why “criticizing Israel” is often the socially acceptable gateway back into classic antisemitic thinking, how DEI maps onto Soviet and Maoist playbooks and why slogans like “apartheid/genocide/colonialism” aren’t just rhetoric but psychological weapons designed to shut brains off. And the kicker? Lindsay argues this isn’t a passing trend but a recurring battle over resentment, envy and power…and Israel is the easiest target to weaponize it.

    59 min
  • Trump Missed One Dangerous Detail in Davos

    IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman argues that President Trump’s new “Gaza Board of Peace” plan is a glossy rebrand that ignores street-level reality and risks putting Israel’s enemies in the driver’s seat. You’ll learn the strategic difference between separating Gaza’s civilians from Hamas versus leaving the population (and Hamas’s human shield infrastructure) intact, why a multinational “board” that includes states like Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt creates perverse incentives and what leverage a U.S.-led plan would need to actually break the cycle of terror rather than manage it. The takeaway is a blunt framework for evaluating any Gaza proposal: instincts vs. focus groups, reality vs. committees, and who holds veto power when Israel is the one living one mile from the outcome.

    19 min
  • Iran's Revolution or Retreat? What You're Not Hearing Changes the Equation

    Is the Islamic Regime about to tip or are the reports just hype?

    Three weeks into Iran’s uprising, this episode cuts through the viral “regime collapse is imminent” hype and forces a harder question: what does it actually take to topple a government that is organized, armed and fighting for its life? With Iran effectively dark under an extended internet blackout, the guest walks viewers through the brutal limits of open-source reporting, why comparisons to 1979 don’t cleanly fit today’s Iran and why fractured opposition movements almost always lose to disciplined regimes. You will come away with a clearer framework for reading the next headlines: what outside intervention can and cannot do, why “take out the leader” is not a plan, how sanctions and strategic pressure work over time and which regional and global players (from Beijing to Moscow to Riyadh) stand to gain no matter how the street battles end.

    42 min
  • “The Regime Is Cracking”: A Resistance Insider on Iran’s Moment of Reckoning

    The streets of Iran are burning and this time, something feels different.

    IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman goes inside the uprising with Hejar Berenji, a former Kurdish Peshmerga who joined the resistance at 14, survived prison under the Islamic Republic and now risks everything to speak out. From mass protests and nationwide strikes to deadly regime crackdowns and shocking fractures inside Iran’s ruling elite, Berenji explains why the regime is no longer just under pressure, it’s psychologically and structurally collapsing. But the real question isn’t if the Islamic Republic will fall...it’s what happens next and whether unity, or chaos, will decide Iran’s future.

    44 min
  • It's Happening! Iranians Take To Streets, Call For End of Khamenei

    Is Iran’s regime FINALLY on the brink of collapse...again? This time, it’s not students or activists leading the charge, it’s the powerful bazaar merchants, the same force that ignited the 1979 revolution.
    Middle East analyst Harold Rhode joins IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman to unpack why today’s protests may be different, why Iranians are shouting “Death to Khamenei” in the streets and how secret coordination between President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Mossad may be fanning the flames. From water crises to economic ruin, ancient Persian pride to Islamic repression, the pieces are falling into place and one spark could ignite the explosion. Could we be watching the final chapter of the Islamic Republic unfold in real time?

    52 min
  • Israel FINALLY Begins Using Its Most Powerful Weapon Arsenal

    It's time to face the truth: Israel is losing the PR war and the answer isn’t more data, but more identity. From TikTok propaganda to biblical truth, from archaeological proof to spiritual inheritance, Doron Spielman (IDF Spokesman (Res.) & War Analyst) explains how Israel abandoned its greatest weapon: its story. This isn’t about apologizing anymore, it’s about reclaiming indigenous identity, flipping the script and speaking with covenant-level clarity. If you’re tired of losing the narrative war, this is the message you’ve been waiting for.

    23 min
  • The UN Just Made a Dangerous Demand - Here's Why Israel Says No!

    Is Israel sleepwalking into a second October 7th, this time from the north?

    Israeli strategist Amiad Cohen lays bare the high-stakes chess match unfolding between Israel, Syria and Lebanon. From drone strikes on Hezbollah commanders to secret U.S. pressure on Netanyahu, from failed Gaza war strategies to radical plans to redraw the map of Syria, this conversation covers every possible move for Israel.
    Why is Europe condemning Israel while desperately buying Israeli weapons? And did Netanyahu sacrifice national security to curry favor with Trump? Get ready for one of the most honest, strategic deep-dives you’ll hear on the current geopolitical situation.

    51 min

About True East

From the publisher's feed

Get ready to go beyond the headlines to learn what makes Israel tick! Join IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman along with experts in the fields of military, economy, AI and government for a deep…

More shows like True East

Mark Levin Podcast by Cumulus Podcast Network

Mark Levin Podcast

22,863 Listeners

A Mandatory Listen by The Times of Israel

A Mandatory Listen

36 Listeners

The Commentary Magazine Podcast by Commentary Magazine

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

5,152 Listeners

The Israel Guys by The Israel Guys

The Israel Guys

307 Listeners

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor by Ark Media

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor

3,214 Listeners

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing by The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

1,070 Listeners

Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin by JNS Podcasts

Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin

123 Listeners

School of War by The Free Press

School of War

495 Listeners

The Caroline Glick Show by JNS Podcasts

The Caroline Glick Show

186 Listeners

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead by Tablet Magazine

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

446 Listeners

Israel Undiplomatic by JNS Podcasts

Israel Undiplomatic

67 Listeners

The Quad by JNS Podcasts

The Quad

18 Listeners

Jerusalem Minute by JNS Podcasts

Jerusalem Minute

15 Listeners

Israel Update by Tablet Studios

Israel Update

92 Listeners

Jonathan Tobin Daily by JNS Podcasts

Jonathan Tobin Daily

30 Listeners

Ask Haviv Anything by Haviv Rettig Gur

Ask Haviv Anything

906 Listeners