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Episode 50 - Dog Days Dispatch
A wild academic scandal, a bad Trump decision on Korea, how the 2020s are the new 1970s, and more.
 • Mike Coté
1:17:50
Episode 49 - Fauci Thunderdome!
A heated debate on Anthony Fauci and accountability for the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, a Middle East roundup.
 • Mike Coté
1:27:34
Talking Iran on Point of View Radio
My debut appearance on Point of View Radio with Kerby Anderson.
 • Mike Coté
No Harm, No Foul?
The terms of diplomatic agreements matter, even if they’re never fulfilled.
 • Mike Coté
Episode 48 - The Call is Coming from Inside the House
Exposing the antisemitic socialists on the left, the reactionary postliberals on the right, and the deep cracks in the EU's foundation.
 • Mike Coté
1:29:45
"War Crime" Is the New "Genocide"
Critics of the Iran War are applying the anti-Israel playbook to America’s fight against the mullahcracy.
 • Mike Coté

July 2026

A Third Option for Iran
The U.S. has been stuck in a cycle of conflict and negotiation. Here's how to break out of it.
 • Mike Coté
Get It Strait
Rebutting some common claims about the Strait of Hormuz from Iran War critics.
 • Mike Coté
Episode 47 - Tehran Two-Step
A new(ish) strategy in Iran, a forceful foreign policy in our own backyard, and an antisemitic stunt in NYC.
 • Mike Coté
1:10:15
Foreign Policy Bonanza on BIDS
My latest livestream with Pete Turner and Dr. Amber Brittain-Hale on the Break It Down Show.
 • Mike Coté
Episode 46 - Deja Vu, All Over Again
On the late Lindsey Graham, the resumption of the Iran War, and the continued recklessness of ICE.
 • Mike Coté
1:41:15
Misunderstanding Freedom
The American left fails to comprehend what freedom actually means.
 • Mike Coté
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