60 acast.com Apocalypse Now? https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow en Daily Mail Daily Mail Dispatches from a World on the Brink Look around you, if you can’t see the flames, you can certainly smell the smoke. They say it’s darkest before dawn, but what if dawn or help isn’t coming? January 6th 2021’s attack on the Capitol felt like a fever dream at the time, now a ghoulish forewarning of what was to come. Current American policy,, has sent seismic shockwaves throughout the world.


You only have to glance at the TV to see a grim-faced Trump, holding yet another executive order, or a vice president in a very public, televised spat with a world leader. Tariffs are in place, a US trade war is underway, while the said same vice president is undermining British fighting forces in an administration that’s cosying up to Putin’s war machine while pausing military aid to Ukraine. No wonder it’s so easy to forget the rise of the far right with our European neighbours. Or that Israel’s prime minister has threatened Hamas with “consequences you can’t imagine” if the Palestinian group does not release the remaining hostages held in Gaza.


That sort of language barely registers now, let alone shocks anyone. In Syria, the country’s new leader faces a power struggle as the country’s fragile alliances – born after the fall of Assad – begin to fray and rival factions vie for a seat at the table. In Serbia, the opening day of the spring Parliament saw MPs light flares and discharge teargas, before scuffling with security guards. PMQs is positively sedate in comparison.


But this is serious. How did we get here? To help us answer that question and more is David Patrikarakos, best selling author and the Daily Mail’s Special Correspondent, and a host of guests who have stared into the abyss or been on the frontline of the geopolitical world as it threatens to spin off its axis. Each episode, we’ll go on the ground to try and understand what forces and adversity each territory faces and how that might eventually, almost inexorably, impact us all.


One world used to be a term of hope and defiance, now it simply sounds like the first domino falling… To get in touch, email: apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com

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]]> Look around you, if you can’t see the flames, you can certainly smell the smoke. They say it’s darkest before dawn, but what if dawn or help isn’t coming? January 6th 2021’s attack on the Capitol felt like a fever dream at the time, now a ghoulish forewarning of what was to come. Current American policy,, has sent seismic shockwaves throughout the world.


You only have to glance at the TV to see a grim-faced Trump, holding yet another executive order, or a vice president in a very public, televised spat with a world leader. Tariffs are in place, a US trade war is underway, while the said same vice president is undermining British fighting forces in an administration that’s cosying up to Putin’s war machine while pausing military aid to Ukraine. No wonder it’s so easy to forget the rise of the far right with our European neighbours. Or that Israel’s prime minister has threatened Hamas with “consequences you can’t imagine” if the Palestinian group does not release the remaining hostages held in Gaza.


That sort of language barely registers now, let alone shocks anyone. In Syria, the country’s new leader faces a power struggle as the country’s fragile alliances – born after the fall of Assad – begin to fray and rival factions vie for a seat at the table. In Serbia, the opening day of the spring Parliament saw MPs light flares and discharge teargas, before scuffling with security guards. PMQs is positively sedate in comparison.


But this is serious. How did we get here? To help us answer that question and more is David Patrikarakos, best selling author and the Daily Mail’s Special Correspondent, and a host of guests who have stared into the abyss or been on the frontline of the geopolitical world as it threatens to spin off its axis. Each episode, we’ll go on the ground to try and understand what forces and adversity each territory faces and how that might eventually, almost inexorably, impact us all.


One world used to be a term of hope and defiance, now it simply sounds like the first domino falling… To get in touch, email: apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com

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]]> false Daily Mail info+68558ae30bed216db7530f8a@mg-eu.acast.com 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a apocalypsenow https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR8782884501 serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68558ae30bed216db7530f8a/1759241505084-6b097b9e-779f-48b6-8965-da1bcf483f65.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow Apocalypse Now? https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68558ae30bed216db7530f8a Douglas Murray: Democracy, Death Cults and the IDF Douglas Murray: Democracy, Death Cults and the IDF Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:34:18 GMT 45:29 686686dbc5e2437fab1e55e0 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/douglas-murray-democracy-death-cults-and-the-idf 686686dbc5e2437fab1e55e0 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a douglas-murray-democracy-death-cults-and-the-idf full 2 16 This week, we speak to journalist and best-selling author Douglas Murray on his latest book, On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West, drawing from on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, on a journey through the aftermath of the 7th October massacre.


On this latest episode he talks about the ongoing war on the west, the anti-Israel protests at Glastonbury Festival and how those living in the realm of peace can never imagine or understand what those on the front line in places like Ukraine are facing and why sometimes you don’t have to try and empathise with your enemy but destroy them.

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]]> This week, we speak to journalist and best-selling author Douglas Murray on his latest book, On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West, drawing from on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, on a journey through the aftermath of the 7th October massacre.


On this latest episode he talks about the ongoing war on the west, the anti-Israel protests at Glastonbury Festival and how those living in the realm of peace can never imagine or understand what those on the front line in places like Ukraine are facing and why sometimes you don’t have to try and empathise with your enemy but destroy them.

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> Peace In Our Times: What now for the Israel/Iran Ceasefire? Peace In Our Times: What now for the Israel/Iran Ceasefire? Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:20:53 GMT 37:34 685d57464a2d8b8b516f093c false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/peace-in-our-times-what-now-for-the-israeliran-ceasefire 685d57464a2d8b8b516f093c 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a peace-in-our-times-what-now-for-the-israeliran-ceasefire full 2 15 This week, David comes live from Jerusalem as Iran, Israel and the US settle into what feels like a precarious ceasefire. 


Though not for President Trump, when not dropping the F-bomb on live TV, he’s solved the problem of the Middle East, and is currently waiting for the Nobel Peace Prize to be Fed Exed to the Oval Office. Probably.


But what if the ceasefire doesn’t hold, and, more importantly, what if the strike that delivered 30,000 lb “bunker buster” bombs to Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities, didn’t work either and Iran is still quietly building nuclear weapons?


Where does that leave the Middle East….and indeed the world?


In this latest episode, we’ll speak to Michael Oren, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. and Dr Becky Alexis-Martin, a nuclear warfare expert about what might come next.


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]]> This week, David comes live from Jerusalem as Iran, Israel and the US settle into what feels like a precarious ceasefire. 


Though not for President Trump, when not dropping the F-bomb on live TV, he’s solved the problem of the Middle East, and is currently waiting for the Nobel Peace Prize to be Fed Exed to the Oval Office. Probably.


But what if the ceasefire doesn’t hold, and, more importantly, what if the strike that delivered 30,000 lb “bunker buster” bombs to Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities, didn’t work either and Iran is still quietly building nuclear weapons?


Where does that leave the Middle East….and indeed the world?


In this latest episode, we’ll speak to Michael Oren, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. and Dr Becky Alexis-Martin, a nuclear warfare expert about what might come next.


Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> Israel and Iran: Dispatches from a City under Attack Israel and Iran: Dispatches from a City under Attack Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:35:00 GMT 47:52 5f802fd0-4d22-11f0-9f0d-bb8fc8393815 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558aff4dd392b0fb036db4 68558aff4dd392b0fb036db4 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 14 This week, David comes live from Tel Aviv where he was woken up on his first morning by an air raid siren, accompanied by a recorded Hebrew voice telling him to get to a shelter. 

 

This in a week where a former Swedish prime minister said, it “looks like Trump is going to war”, posting flight tracking images that showed large US tanker aircraft being moved from the US to Europe.

 

For his part, Trump said on Truth Social that he had not reached out to Iran for peace talks in any “way, shape, or form”.

 

So, for now, rockets crash into both countries, targeting each other’s oil and gas facilities, increasing the threat of not only more warfare, but environmental disaster.

In this latest episode, we’ll speak to Meir Javedanfar, Iranian-Israeli Middle East analyst and co-author of The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran and John Spencer, former Major in the US Army and Chair of Urban Warfare Studies.

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> This week, David comes live from Tel Aviv where he was woken up on his first morning by an air raid siren, accompanied by a recorded Hebrew voice telling him to get to a shelter. 

 

This in a week where a former Swedish prime minister said, it “looks like Trump is going to war”, posting flight tracking images that showed large US tanker aircraft being moved from the US to Europe.

 

For his part, Trump said on Truth Social that he had not reached out to Iran for peace talks in any “way, shape, or form”.

 

So, for now, rockets crash into both countries, targeting each other’s oil and gas facilities, increasing the threat of not only more warfare, but environmental disaster.

In this latest episode, we’ll speak to Meir Javedanfar, Iranian-Israeli Middle East analyst and co-author of The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran and John Spencer, former Major in the US Army and Chair of Urban Warfare Studies.

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

Presenter:  David Patrikarakos

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Alex Graham

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

 

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]]> The Battle Of Los Angeles: Trump Sends in the Troops The Battle Of Los Angeles: Trump Sends in the Troops Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT 52:40 7d06c96e-483c-11f0-a84b-cfe7f598d4db false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af0c1af62f027632dbc 68558af0c1af62f027632dbc 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 13 142 days, that’s all it’s taken. 142 days of Trump to help destabilise a country’s infrastructure, undo tenets of the constitution, buckle the economy and fall out spectacularly with a tech-bro big dog and then have a bitch fight about it all on social media.


Director Alex Garland’s Civil War movie seemed like a cinematic fever dream when it was released in the spring of 2024, it now looks more like a portent of doom, or a guide map to the future of the land of the not so free.


Troops in downtown LA, a turf war between the President and California’s Governor while Trump rubs his band with glee at the prospect of his 79th birthday gift to himself; a military parade through the streets of Washington concluding with parachutists from the army’s Golden Knights presenting Trump with a folded flag. 


On our latest episode, we’ll speak to Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist, and Jamie Kirchick, NYT op-ed writer and author to try and untangle this latest plot twist on the reality TV show that is the USA.



Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> 142 days, that’s all it’s taken. 142 days of Trump to help destabilise a country’s infrastructure, undo tenets of the constitution, buckle the economy and fall out spectacularly with a tech-bro big dog and then have a bitch fight about it all on social media.


Director Alex Garland’s Civil War movie seemed like a cinematic fever dream when it was released in the spring of 2024, it now looks more like a portent of doom, or a guide map to the future of the land of the not so free.


Troops in downtown LA, a turf war between the President and California’s Governor while Trump rubs his band with glee at the prospect of his 79th birthday gift to himself; a military parade through the streets of Washington concluding with parachutists from the army’s Golden Knights presenting Trump with a folded flag. 


On our latest episode, we’ll speak to Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist, and Jamie Kirchick, NYT op-ed writer and author to try and untangle this latest plot twist on the reality TV show that is the USA.



Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> Death From Above: How Drones are Changing the Face of Warfare Death From Above: How Drones are Changing the Face of Warfare Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:12:00 GMT 46:39 84c8ada4-421d-11f0-9f09-2ffe2edf96dd false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b01412e0f0fbfdd96a3 68558b01412e0f0fbfdd96a3 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 12 ‘Death from above’ isn’t just something painted on the side of Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore's helicopter in Apocalypse Now anymore. Now you can buy it off the shelf…

 

Over the weekend, Operation Spider Web used over 100 first-person view drones to hit four air bases in Russia.

 

And they’re cheap, you can buy them online (there will surely come a day when Amazon drones will deliver drones), arm them, and then drop them from the sky like a horde of locusts, all very Biblical, all very end of days.

 

Consider this: hoard technology, especially weapons technology, and you centralize power. Disperse it and watch that power dissipate alongside it. 

 

So, what now for this new world of warfare where a $100 drone can sometimes make a $70m fighter jet look obsolete?

On the latest episode, we talk to former Ukraine Minister of Defence, Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Tim Ripley, journalist, and Editor at Defence Eye to ask if the way we fight war is really changing and how those things might play out for Ukraine. 

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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Editor: Alex Graham

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]]> ‘Death from above’ isn’t just something painted on the side of Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore's helicopter in Apocalypse Now anymore. Now you can buy it off the shelf…

 

Over the weekend, Operation Spider Web used over 100 first-person view drones to hit four air bases in Russia.

 

And they’re cheap, you can buy them online (there will surely come a day when Amazon drones will deliver drones), arm them, and then drop them from the sky like a horde of locusts, all very Biblical, all very end of days.

 

Consider this: hoard technology, especially weapons technology, and you centralize power. Disperse it and watch that power dissipate alongside it. 

 

So, what now for this new world of warfare where a $100 drone can sometimes make a $70m fighter jet look obsolete?

On the latest episode, we talk to former Ukraine Minister of Defence, Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Tim Ripley, journalist, and Editor at Defence Eye to ask if the way we fight war is really changing and how those things might play out for Ukraine. 

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

Presenter:  David Patrikarakos

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Alex Graham

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

 

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]]> Gaza: Why Neither Netanyahu nor Hamas Want the War to End Gaza: Why Neither Netanyahu nor Hamas Want the War to End Thu, 29 May 2025 15:44:00 GMT 38:41 eb93cc38-3ca2-11f0-82ad-43cfb2e29e8b false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afd0bed216db7531c91 68558afd0bed216db7531c91 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 11 Over 800 hundred lawyers have called on the UK government to use "all available means" to stop the fighting in Gaza, including reviewing trade ties with Israel and imposing travel bans on Israeli ministers.

 

This, as Amnesty International issues astatement condemning Hamas for its brutal crackdown on peaceful protests in Gaza. 

 

And yet, the bloody war machine rolls on, with those on the ground in Gaza caught between a rock and a hard place, if the rock is a bombed-out hospital destroyed by Israeli missiles and the hard place is being punished by Hamas for only wanting to eat the aid you were sent.

 

On the latest episode, we talk to Alon Pinkas, former Israeli Ambassador and Consul General in NewYork, Chief of Staff to four Foreign Ministers, columnist for The Independent and Hamza Howidy, Palestinian Peace and Human Rights Advocate, two dissenting voices from either side of the conflict.

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> Over 800 hundred lawyers have called on the UK government to use "all available means" to stop the fighting in Gaza, including reviewing trade ties with Israel and imposing travel bans on Israeli ministers.

 

This, as Amnesty International issues astatement condemning Hamas for its brutal crackdown on peaceful protests in Gaza. 

 

And yet, the bloody war machine rolls on, with those on the ground in Gaza caught between a rock and a hard place, if the rock is a bombed-out hospital destroyed by Israeli missiles and the hard place is being punished by Hamas for only wanting to eat the aid you were sent.

 

On the latest episode, we talk to Alon Pinkas, former Israeli Ambassador and Consul General in NewYork, Chief of Staff to four Foreign Ministers, columnist for The Independent and Hamza Howidy, Palestinian Peace and Human Rights Advocate, two dissenting voices from either side of the conflict.

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> Breaking Brexit and Starmer’s ‘win-win’ deal Breaking Brexit and Starmer’s ‘win-win’ deal Thu, 22 May 2025 15:43:00 GMT 36:03 9a1a8a64-371f-11f0-bab3-57c329caf4dd false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afb8d560ebfbb04491f 68558afb8d560ebfbb04491f 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 10 Can it really be almost ten years since former PM David Cameron called the referendum to stay in or leave the EU? The summer of 2016 saw a country fall in behind Sunderland and vote to exit the European Union. David Cameron exited too, ushering in an era of new premiership under Theresa May, but Brexit cast too long a shadow for even May to escape and so she too fell on the sword Cameron had so kindly left behind. 

 

Which, ultimately, somehow, has led us here with Sir Keir Starmer heralding a “new era” in relations with Europe, plus the promise of cheaper food and reduced bills. And something about those pesky passport gates.

 

Kemi Badenoch has been calling it a sell-out, while Nigel Farage has deemed this the end of the fishing industry in the UK. But is it? Can it be? Let’s do what we do best and find out with the help of our guests Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law at University of Cambridge, and Senior Fellow at The UK in a Changing Europe and Alex Phillips, Broadcaster and former Brexit Party MEP for Southeast England.

 

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]]> Can it really be almost ten years since former PM David Cameron called the referendum to stay in or leave the EU? The summer of 2016 saw a country fall in behind Sunderland and vote to exit the European Union. David Cameron exited too, ushering in an era of new premiership under Theresa May, but Brexit cast too long a shadow for even May to escape and so she too fell on the sword Cameron had so kindly left behind. 

 

Which, ultimately, somehow, has led us here with Sir Keir Starmer heralding a “new era” in relations with Europe, plus the promise of cheaper food and reduced bills. And something about those pesky passport gates.

 

Kemi Badenoch has been calling it a sell-out, while Nigel Farage has deemed this the end of the fishing industry in the UK. But is it? Can it be? Let’s do what we do best and find out with the help of our guests Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law at University of Cambridge, and Senior Fellow at The UK in a Changing Europe and Alex Phillips, Broadcaster and former Brexit Party MEP for Southeast England.

 

Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 

 

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]]> The Mouse that Roared: how Qatar is helping shape the Middle East The Mouse that Roared: how Qatar is helping shape the Middle East Thu, 15 May 2025 15:48:00 GMT 34:09 327f233c-3199-11f0-8fea-1f80625aaa78 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558aee0bed216db75315a0 68558aee0bed216db75315a0 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 9 Ask most people to point out Qatar on a map and they’d be hard pushed to find a place that has escalated in international news in a matter of weeks. And say what you like about Donald Trump, but who else gets gifted a $400million jet as a replacement for Air Force One because, and we quote, ‘Boeing were very late with the plane’.

 

For those that might have missed it, President Trump is currently on a whistle stop tour of the Middle East, brokering arms and tech deals worth millions of dollars and lifting sanctions on Syria after a meeting in Damascus with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda commander. There’s even talk of Syria getting their own Trump tower, so they too can look like a rundown boardwalk in Atlantic City.

 

But this is serious. Business and political protocols overturned; human rights records trodden on. Israel and China looking askance as the US buddies up to the Middle East. In this latest episode we speak to Majed Al-Ansari—Spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry and Adviser to the Prime Minister to find out what role Qatar is playing as it sits on this axis of power, conflict and wealth and promises to become a point of navigation between East and West?

 

 

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]]> Ask most people to point out Qatar on a map and they’d be hard pushed to find a place that has escalated in international news in a matter of weeks. And say what you like about Donald Trump, but who else gets gifted a $400million jet as a replacement for Air Force One because, and we quote, ‘Boeing were very late with the plane’.

 

For those that might have missed it, President Trump is currently on a whistle stop tour of the Middle East, brokering arms and tech deals worth millions of dollars and lifting sanctions on Syria after a meeting in Damascus with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda commander. There’s even talk of Syria getting their own Trump tower, so they too can look like a rundown boardwalk in Atlantic City.

 

But this is serious. Business and political protocols overturned; human rights records trodden on. Israel and China looking askance as the US buddies up to the Middle East. In this latest episode we speak to Majed Al-Ansari—Spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry and Adviser to the Prime Minister to find out what role Qatar is playing as it sits on this axis of power, conflict and wealth and promises to become a point of navigation between East and West?

 

 

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]]> India and Pakistan: Eve of Destruction? India and Pakistan: Eve of Destruction? Thu, 08 May 2025 15:20:00 GMT 35:39 e200b134-2c14-11f0-bb76-af6e4ebe770c false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af7412e0f0fbfdd920e 68558af7412e0f0fbfdd920e 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 8 Pakistan “won’t take long to settle the score” following India’s attack, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Pakistani defence minister, has said. But could this latest attack be the thing that could tip the world into another war?

 

In this latest episode we speak to voices on both sides of the divide - Sarjan Shah, a Security Analyst based in India, and award-winning Pakistani journalist Zia Ur Rehman – to explain how we got here, the decades long antagonism between both nations and the best and worst case scenarios for two powers who between them have some 350 nuclear weapons. Who’ll blink first as we ask, Apocalypse Now?

 

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]]> Pakistan “won’t take long to settle the score” following India’s attack, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Pakistani defence minister, has said. But could this latest attack be the thing that could tip the world into another war?

 

In this latest episode we speak to voices on both sides of the divide - Sarjan Shah, a Security Analyst based in India, and award-winning Pakistani journalist Zia Ur Rehman – to explain how we got here, the decades long antagonism between both nations and the best and worst case scenarios for two powers who between them have some 350 nuclear weapons. Who’ll blink first as we ask, Apocalypse Now?

 

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]]> Steve Bannon: Trump Will Run for a Third Term and Win Steve Bannon: Trump Will Run for a Third Term and Win Thu, 01 May 2025 15:47:00 GMT 35:14 d079044a-2690-11f0-8bb1-93b75e700425 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558aef0bed216db75315fd 68558aef0bed216db75315fd 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 7 Former White House Chief Strategist and host of the War Room, Steve Bannon has a lot to say. Not least about President Trump running for an unprecedented third term, but how to control the political narrative and discourse in America, what he really thinks of Elon Musk (it’s not what you’d call an endorsement), his loathing of the Chinese government and why his former boss needs to find way towards peace between Ukraine and Russia if we’re ever to avert WWIII.


Plus, why he and those around him truly believes that the 2020 US election was stolen and why it was the driving factor that propelled President Trump back to the White House on November 5 and, if he and Bannon have their way, will keep Donald Trump there for years to come…


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]]> Former White House Chief Strategist and host of the War Room, Steve Bannon has a lot to say. Not least about President Trump running for an unprecedented third term, but how to control the political narrative and discourse in America, what he really thinks of Elon Musk (it’s not what you’d call an endorsement), his loathing of the Chinese government and why his former boss needs to find way towards peace between Ukraine and Russia if we’re ever to avert WWIII.


Plus, why he and those around him truly believes that the 2020 US election was stolen and why it was the driving factor that propelled President Trump back to the White House on November 5 and, if he and Bannon have their way, will keep Donald Trump there for years to come…


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]]> The Explosive State of Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile The Explosive State of Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:08:00 GMT 35:47 84113408-2125-11f0-ad02-4785d80e492b false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b014dd392b0fb036e76 68558b014dd392b0fb036e76 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 6 Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks with the United States on its nuclear programme.


This, as Iranian officials separately accused Israel of seeking to “undermine and disrupt the diplomatic process”. 


And let’s not forget President Donald Trump’s take on things; threatening to attack Iran unless it reaches a new deal swiftly that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.


It’s been a long time since we imagined a mushroom cloud hovering over some far horizon, but given these latest clashes between agitated nuclear powers could we be staring down the barrel of WWIII?


In this episode, we’ll gauge the latest threat level with Ali Ansari, Professor in Modern History with reference to Iran at the University of St Andrews, and then crossing the Atlantic to speak to Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who served on Iran's nuclear diplomacy team - he’s currently a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University to garner their thoughts.


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]]> Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks with the United States on its nuclear programme.


This, as Iranian officials separately accused Israel of seeking to “undermine and disrupt the diplomatic process”. 


And let’s not forget President Donald Trump’s take on things; threatening to attack Iran unless it reaches a new deal swiftly that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.


It’s been a long time since we imagined a mushroom cloud hovering over some far horizon, but given these latest clashes between agitated nuclear powers could we be staring down the barrel of WWIII?


In this episode, we’ll gauge the latest threat level with Ali Ansari, Professor in Modern History with reference to Iran at the University of St Andrews, and then crossing the Atlantic to speak to Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who served on Iran's nuclear diplomacy team - he’s currently a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University to garner their thoughts.


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]]> The Russian Rape Machine The Russian Rape Machine Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:40:00 GMT 41:41 24b477f4-1bb2-11f0-834e-67fbaac5520b false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afb8d560ebfbb044955 68558afb8d560ebfbb044955 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 5 This week’s episode comes with a warning: there are graphic and disturbing depictions of rape and sexual violence in today’s programme.



Make no mistake, the so-called Russian Rape Machine turns sexual assault and violence

into weapons of war. It’s as integral a part of their assault on Ukraine as

boots on the ground, drones, and artillery. Conflict-related sexual

violence is their stock in trade.

 

On this latest episode, we go on the ground to Ukraine to talk Alisa Kovalenko, a

founding member of SEMA Ukraine about the testimonies she's received from

victims of rape and sexual assault at the hands of the invading Russian

forces. 

 

Plus, we speak to Noble Peace Prize recipient Oleksandra Matviichuk - one of

Ukraine's leading human rights lawyers and activists. She’s spent years

highlighting Russia's use of rape, torture, and crimes against humanity as part

of their arsenal when it comes to waging war.


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]]> This week’s episode comes with a warning: there are graphic and disturbing depictions of rape and sexual violence in today’s programme.



Make no mistake, the so-called Russian Rape Machine turns sexual assault and violence

into weapons of war. It’s as integral a part of their assault on Ukraine as

boots on the ground, drones, and artillery. Conflict-related sexual

violence is their stock in trade.

 

On this latest episode, we go on the ground to Ukraine to talk Alisa Kovalenko, a

founding member of SEMA Ukraine about the testimonies she's received from

victims of rape and sexual assault at the hands of the invading Russian

forces. 

 

Plus, we speak to Noble Peace Prize recipient Oleksandra Matviichuk - one of

Ukraine's leading human rights lawyers and activists. She’s spent years

highlighting Russia's use of rape, torture, and crimes against humanity as part

of their arsenal when it comes to waging war.


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]]> China and Trump Trade Blows Over Tariffs China and Trump Trade Blows Over Tariffs Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:48:00 GMT 45:16 b28cac24-1629-11f0-b5a3-7b574b9a130e false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afc4dd392b0fb036bec 68558afc4dd392b0fb036bec 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 4 What does tie China and America together, but pulls them both apart? Two superpowers irretrievably opposed, culturally, psychologically, politically, but both led by headstrong leaders with despotic tendencies. They get along – begrudgingly – but is this moment in history as much about the struggle for world dominance as it is about the financial implications for both countries?


And let’s not forget the question of pride: not only are both sides refusing to back down, but Trump is delighting in nations now coming to him - or so he says - pleading for tariff deals. While a spokesman for the Chinese has made it clear that they’re in this fiscal fistfight until the end. 


What to do? Who can possibly win? If anyone…


In this week’s episode, we look both east and west as we get the American perspective from Edward Alden, economics guru and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the view from China from Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute at The School of Oriental and African Studies.


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]]> What does tie China and America together, but pulls them both apart? Two superpowers irretrievably opposed, culturally, psychologically, politically, but both led by headstrong leaders with despotic tendencies. They get along – begrudgingly – but is this moment in history as much about the struggle for world dominance as it is about the financial implications for both countries?


And let’s not forget the question of pride: not only are both sides refusing to back down, but Trump is delighting in nations now coming to him - or so he says - pleading for tariff deals. While a spokesman for the Chinese has made it clear that they’re in this fiscal fistfight until the end. 


What to do? Who can possibly win? If anyone…


In this week’s episode, we look both east and west as we get the American perspective from Edward Alden, economics guru and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the view from China from Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute at The School of Oriental and African Studies.


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]]> Is This The End for Le Pen? Is This The End for Le Pen? Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:33:00 GMT 33:38 131dc4c2-10a0-11f0-a287-334a60b2ac16 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b01412e0f0fbfdd96c2 68558b01412e0f0fbfdd96c2 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 3 “Head high, clean hands” was once a slogan of the far-right, anti-immigration National Rally party to distance itself from what it called greedy traditional politicians’ crooked ways.


But this week, a political earthquake has sent shockwaves that are almost certain to end Marine Le Pen’s ambitions for the 2027 presidential election and throws her far-right party into chaos just as it was setting its sights on taking power in France.


The conviction of Le Pen and 24 other party members for embezzlement of European parliament funds is a huge blow to a far-right party that has long tried to present itself

as the squeaky-clean alternative to old-school politicians with their hands in the till.


In this week’s episode, we’re on the ground in Washington DC with Bernard-Henri Lévy, noted public intellectual and political commentator and in Paris with Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, a French journalist, writer and columnist to ask if this really is the end for Marine Le Pen.



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]]> “Head high, clean hands” was once a slogan of the far-right, anti-immigration National Rally party to distance itself from what it called greedy traditional politicians’ crooked ways.


But this week, a political earthquake has sent shockwaves that are almost certain to end Marine Le Pen’s ambitions for the 2027 presidential election and throws her far-right party into chaos just as it was setting its sights on taking power in France.


The conviction of Le Pen and 24 other party members for embezzlement of European parliament funds is a huge blow to a far-right party that has long tried to present itself

as the squeaky-clean alternative to old-school politicians with their hands in the till.


In this week’s episode, we’re on the ground in Washington DC with Bernard-Henri Lévy, noted public intellectual and political commentator and in Paris with Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, a French journalist, writer and columnist to ask if this really is the end for Marine Le Pen.



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]]> Spilling Secrets on Signal and Death of the Democrats Spilling Secrets on Signal and Death of the Democrats Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:15:00 GMT 34:34 da7b8088-0b30-11f0-8b09-a3d005267feb false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af8412e0f0fbfdd928e 68558af8412e0f0fbfdd928e 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 2 A week is a long time in politics, but for the Trump administration it only seems to take about 48 hours to set the world on its ear.


In this week’s episode, we’re on the ground in Washington DC to talk to a former US Diplomat who served under President Obama and a defence expert about spilling military plans on Signal and ask the question; can Ukraine survive without America’s help? 


Those guests in full: Brett Bruen, President, Global Situation Room Agency, and Ex-Global Engagement Director at the White House & former US diplomat, and Patrick Tucker is the Science and Technology Editor for Defense One. He’s also on Signal…



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]]> A week is a long time in politics, but for the Trump administration it only seems to take about 48 hours to set the world on its ear.


In this week’s episode, we’re on the ground in Washington DC to talk to a former US Diplomat who served under President Obama and a defence expert about spilling military plans on Signal and ask the question; can Ukraine survive without America’s help? 


Those guests in full: Brett Bruen, President, Global Situation Room Agency, and Ex-Global Engagement Director at the White House & former US diplomat, and Patrick Tucker is the Science and Technology Editor for Defense One. He’s also on Signal…



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]]> The Battle for the Heart and Soul Of Ukraine The Battle for the Heart and Soul Of Ukraine Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:05:00 GMT 36:46 4cdc64da-059b-11f0-bd02-97282654f9a2 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af5412e0f0fbfdd9120 68558af5412e0f0fbfdd9120 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 2 1 It could be a conversation that will change the world as we know it. This week, President Trump and President Putin had a phone call to discuss “dividing up certain assets”, including land and power plants in Ukraine.


So, where are we as drone attacks continue to rain down across Ukraine and Russia and the White House promises peace at any cost? 


Dmytro Kuleba is the former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine. A man who was describing Putin as a ‘war criminal’ as far back as 2022, and at the heart of Ukrainian power for a number of years, what does he make of this latest twist in the power struggle for his homeland?


And we speak to a soldier who has spent months in mortal combat with Russian and North Korean forces, telling us what life is really like on the bloody frontline.



Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 


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]]> It could be a conversation that will change the world as we know it. This week, President Trump and President Putin had a phone call to discuss “dividing up certain assets”, including land and power plants in Ukraine.


So, where are we as drone attacks continue to rain down across Ukraine and Russia and the White House promises peace at any cost? 


Dmytro Kuleba is the former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine. A man who was describing Putin as a ‘war criminal’ as far back as 2022, and at the heart of Ukrainian power for a number of years, what does he make of this latest twist in the power struggle for his homeland?


And we speak to a soldier who has spent months in mortal combat with Russian and North Korean forces, telling us what life is really like on the bloody frontline.



Follow us on Twitter, Tiktok and Instagram @apocalypsenowpod, and you can get in touch via email at apocalpysenowpod@dailymail.com 


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]]> <![CDATA[14. Inside Syria: Assad Regime Had 'Human Abattoirs']]> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:49:00 GMT 40:39 6306df46-b89e-11ef-91d6-ef97bacb908c false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afc8d560ebfbb04496e 68558afc8d560ebfbb04496e 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 14 British-Lebanese journalist and film maker Oz Katerji speaks to David Patrikarakos from Damascus to explain the latest developments there. 


Oz shares what the atmosphere is like just days after the fall of the Assad regime, how appalling the scale of the regime's torture is, what will happen with the ISIS prison camps dotted across Syria and just how serious a strategic defeat this is for Russia and Iran.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Buddy Peace

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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]]> British-Lebanese journalist and film maker Oz Katerji speaks to David Patrikarakos from Damascus to explain the latest developments there. 


Oz shares what the atmosphere is like just days after the fall of the Assad regime, how appalling the scale of the regime's torture is, what will happen with the ISIS prison camps dotted across Syria and just how serious a strategic defeat this is for Russia and Iran.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Buddy Peace

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> <![CDATA[13: Putin Facing 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' with Syria Offensive]]> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMT 41:10 3e3ad498-b31b-11ef-ad49-ff97881c0320 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afc412e0f0fbfdd9403 68558afc412e0f0fbfdd9403 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 43 The Syrian rebels' advance in Aleppo and Hama has been nothing short of astonishing. But what does it mean for the conflicts and tensions around the world, and especially for Russia?


In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight David talks to chemical weapons expert and long time visitor to Syria Hamish de Bretton Gordon to understand just what Putin's collapsing 'Southern Flank' in the country means for the war in Ukraine and his personal position.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Izzy Bougeard 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> The Syrian rebels' advance in Aleppo and Hama has been nothing short of astonishing. But what does it mean for the conflicts and tensions around the world, and especially for Russia?


In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight David talks to chemical weapons expert and long time visitor to Syria Hamish de Bretton Gordon to understand just what Putin's collapsing 'Southern Flank' in the country means for the war in Ukraine and his personal position.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Izzy Bougeard 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> <![CDATA[12: Will Putin's Nuclear Threats Spark WW3?]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:25:00 GMT 41:02 ddc0c2f0-ada5-11ef-88ab-67569a54cbe0 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af8c1af62f027633161 68558af8c1af62f027633161 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 12 In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos talks to US investigative journalist Michael Weiss to discuss the huge escalation in the war in Ukraine over the last week. The pair unpack what Russia's launch of a hypersonic missile for the first time ever really means, if Putin may just be saving face and why the new Trump administration's appointment of the likes of Elon Musk is so dangerous for the conflict.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Izzy Bougeard 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos talks to US investigative journalist Michael Weiss to discuss the huge escalation in the war in Ukraine over the last week. The pair unpack what Russia's launch of a hypersonic missile for the first time ever really means, if Putin may just be saving face and why the new Trump administration's appointment of the likes of Elon Musk is so dangerous for the conflict.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Izzy Bougeard 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> 11: Iraq: Is ISIS on the rise again? 11: Iraq: Is ISIS on the rise again? Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:38:00 GMT 31:07 7f3c00b0-a81d-11ef-b466-4bb8b93e2f20 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558aefc1af62f027632d6d 68558aefc1af62f027632d6d 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 11 In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos sits down with Iraqi political expert Lawk Ghafuri in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq to discuss the dangerous situation in the country.


Ghafuri explains just how significant Iran's influence in the country is, what the incoming Trump administration may mean and why the planned US withdrawal of all remaining troops is a major geo-political flashpoint for 2025.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos sits down with Iraqi political expert Lawk Ghafuri in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq to discuss the dangerous situation in the country.


Ghafuri explains just how significant Iran's influence in the country is, what the incoming Trump administration may mean and why the planned US withdrawal of all remaining troops is a major geo-political flashpoint for 2025.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> 10: Dispatch from Tblisi: the frontline of Russian interference? 10: Dispatch from Tblisi: the frontline of Russian interference? Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMT 37:21 023c96a8-a2a3-11ef-a8dd-7318961c37d7 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b024dd392b0fb036f07 68558b024dd392b0fb036f07 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 10 In this episode David is in Tbilisi, Georgia to speak with former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia about the country's recent heavily disputed election result. David and Gakharia discuss everything from intense Russian interference in the country, why Georgia is a key battleground State between Western and Russian influence and what the election of Donald Trump may mean for both sides.

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]]> In this episode David is in Tbilisi, Georgia to speak with former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia about the country's recent heavily disputed election result. David and Gakharia discuss everything from intense Russian interference in the country, why Georgia is a key battleground State between Western and Russian influence and what the election of Donald Trump may mean for both sides.

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]]> <![CDATA[9: Historian Simon Schama: Trump 'gets off on tariff porn']]> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMT 36:27 77d4c006-9d22-11ef-b013-a3bf4560c563 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afa8d560ebfbb0448a1 68558afa8d560ebfbb0448a1 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 9 After perhaps the most extraordinary election result in US history, David Patrikarakos speaks to famed historian Sir Simon Schama to unpack what on earth happens next. 

 

The pair also discuss how a second Trump term will push America toward authoritarianism and why Ukraine may be the biggest casualty of the result.

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]]> After perhaps the most extraordinary election result in US history, David Patrikarakos speaks to famed historian Sir Simon Schama to unpack what on earth happens next. 

 

The pair also discuss how a second Trump term will push America toward authoritarianism and why Ukraine may be the biggest casualty of the result.

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]]> <![CDATA[8: Trump expert Michael Wolff: ‘He's on the edge of freaking out!’]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:22:00 GMT 34:17 6bdb7318-97bd-11ef-900a-838e824208e0 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af9412e0f0fbfdd9314 68558af9412e0f0fbfdd9314 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 8 On the eve of the US Presidential election the foremost chronicler of Trump’s first term, Michael Wolff, speaks with David Patrikarakos to share what is really going on in Trump’s camp; what is really driving the former President and why his son-in-law may become one of the most influential figures in global geo-politics.


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]]> On the eve of the US Presidential election the foremost chronicler of Trump’s first term, Michael Wolff, speaks with David Patrikarakos to share what is really going on in Trump’s camp; what is really driving the former President and why his son-in-law may become one of the most influential figures in global geo-politics.


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]]> 7: How billionaires Putin and Xi are funding war 7: How billionaires Putin and Xi are funding war Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:00 GMT 37:43 6a1284c8-9217-11ef-8f84-6fa895987ac3 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afa4dd392b0fb036b06 68558afa4dd392b0fb036b06 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 7 Despite years of intense sanctions, regimes like Russia and Iran are not only surviving but thriving at keeping the money rolling in. 

 

What makes it worse is that we can’t blame it all on Tehran or Moscow. The uncomfortable truth is that much of this network of corrupt finance was created by us in the West… London being a primary culprit. 

 

In this episode David Patrikarakos speaks to Pulitzer Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum about how these countries are using shadow financial networks to earn and launder hundreds of billions every year, how it's having an increasingly dangerous effect on global geo-politics and why the West is partly to blame.

 

Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> Despite years of intense sanctions, regimes like Russia and Iran are not only surviving but thriving at keeping the money rolling in. 

 

What makes it worse is that we can’t blame it all on Tehran or Moscow. The uncomfortable truth is that much of this network of corrupt finance was created by us in the West… London being a primary culprit. 

 

In this episode David Patrikarakos speaks to Pulitzer Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum about how these countries are using shadow financial networks to earn and launder hundreds of billions every year, how it's having an increasingly dangerous effect on global geo-politics and why the West is partly to blame.

 

Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos 

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]]> 6: Inside Iran: Does it really want to take on the West? 6: Inside Iran: Does it really want to take on the West? Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:02:00 GMT 39:39 4425ea46-8ca1-11ef-9851-3fe8b66201dc false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b024dd392b0fb036ea7 68558b024dd392b0fb036ea7 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 6 David Patrikarakos speaks to Iran expert Holly Dagres to unpick one of the most complex countries on earth – Iran. The two discuss whether the Islamic Republic really wants to wipe out the West; just how stable it is; and, why its huge Gen Z population may prove to be the most significant factor in long term geopolitics of the Middle East.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos


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]]> David Patrikarakos speaks to Iran expert Holly Dagres to unpick one of the most complex countries on earth – Iran. The two discuss whether the Islamic Republic really wants to wipe out the West; just how stable it is; and, why its huge Gen Z population may prove to be the most significant factor in long term geopolitics of the Middle East.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos


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]]> 5: Dispatch from Tel Aviv 5: Dispatch from Tel Aviv Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:12:00 GMT 41:51 6358cd2c-8722-11ef-8c7a-ef4b23a06b8d false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afc4dd392b0fb036bdb 68558afc4dd392b0fb036bdb 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 5 One year on from the October 7th attacks on Israel, David Patrikarakos is in Tel Aviv to hear how that day sparked one of the most dangerous and uncertain periods in the recent history of the Middle East.


First, David talks to IDF spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Reserve Peter Lerner to get the latest on the Israel’s military operations in both Gaza and Lebanon, before sitting down with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to hear why he thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the conflict and the safe return of the hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos


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]]> One year on from the October 7th attacks on Israel, David Patrikarakos is in Tel Aviv to hear how that day sparked one of the most dangerous and uncertain periods in the recent history of the Middle East.


First, David talks to IDF spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Reserve Peter Lerner to get the latest on the Israel’s military operations in both Gaza and Lebanon, before sitting down with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to hear why he thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the conflict and the safe return of the hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Alex Graham

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos


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]]> 4: Niall Ferguson on an escalating global conflagration 4: Niall Ferguson on an escalating global conflagration Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:18:00 GMT 35:26 2f4fa156-81a3-11ef-b4fc-5b9ab7179549 false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b00412e0f0fbfdd9645 68558b00412e0f0fbfdd9645 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 4 David Patrikarakos is joined by Niall Ferguson to discuss the latest events in the Middle East; why the US is irrelevant in the calculations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu; and, how Israel is likely to retaliate against Iran.


They also discuss the ‘Axis of Ill Will’ comprising China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; why Ferguson believes that we are in the early stages of a second Cold War and the probability of this escalating into World War III; and whether the US will discover the true meaning of deterrence.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> David Patrikarakos is joined by Niall Ferguson to discuss the latest events in the Middle East; why the US is irrelevant in the calculations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu; and, how Israel is likely to retaliate against Iran.


They also discuss the ‘Axis of Ill Will’ comprising China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; why Ferguson believes that we are in the early stages of a second Cold War and the probability of this escalating into World War III; and whether the US will discover the true meaning of deterrence.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> 3: Dispatch from Beirut 3: Dispatch from Beirut Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:25:00 GMT 34:49 d9d8846e-7c1a-11ef-b518-2fa0b394aa1b false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558b008d560ebfbb044b41 68558b008d560ebfbb044b41 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 3 Beirut local Ronnie Chatah talks to 90 Seconds to Midnight about the latest developments on the ground in Lebanon and how likely an all-out war is between Israel and Hezbollah. 


Ronnie also explains whether Israel's motives are different against Hezbollah compared to Hamas and the shadowy role and aims of Iran in this escalating conflict that is threatening to engulf the Middle East. 


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> Beirut local Ronnie Chatah talks to 90 Seconds to Midnight about the latest developments on the ground in Lebanon and how likely an all-out war is between Israel and Hezbollah. 


Ronnie also explains whether Israel's motives are different against Hezbollah compared to Hamas and the shadowy role and aims of Iran in this escalating conflict that is threatening to engulf the Middle East. 


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> 2: Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Exploding Pagers, Hezbollah and Putin 2: Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Exploding Pagers, Hezbollah and Putin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:16:00 GMT 35:26 f362e44e-7696-11ef-bc43-9356ee8b6c6c false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af90bed216db7531b01 68558af90bed216db7531b01 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 2 Foreign Secretary David Lammy talks Special Correspondent David Patrikarakos about the pager attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and escalating tensions across the wider region; the latest from Ukraine; and how we know that Putin is rattled...


We also hear from defence expert Andrew Fox about the ramifications of the attacks against Hezbollah and the potential for a wider regional war in the Middle East.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> Foreign Secretary David Lammy talks Special Correspondent David Patrikarakos about the pager attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and escalating tensions across the wider region; the latest from Ukraine; and how we know that Putin is rattled...


We also hear from defence expert Andrew Fox about the ramifications of the attacks against Hezbollah and the potential for a wider regional war in the Middle East.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> 1: The War in Ukraine - A Watershed Moment? 1: The War in Ukraine - A Watershed Moment? Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:00 GMT 40:29 628e2b48-7062-11ef-b014-a7b7f149566d false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558afc0bed216db7531c37 68558afc0bed216db7531c37 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a full 1 1 In this, the first episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, the Daily Mail’s Special Correspondent David Patrikarakos is in Kyiv to meet legendary Ukrainian war reporter Illia Ponomarenko. In a wide ranging discussion, the two catch up on the recent Ukrainian counter-offensive into Russian territory; what any potential peace between Russia and Ukraine might look like; and, the breaking news of further American support for Ukraine from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> In this, the first episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, the Daily Mail’s Special Correspondent David Patrikarakos is in Kyiv to meet legendary Ukrainian war reporter Illia Ponomarenko. In a wide ranging discussion, the two catch up on the recent Ukrainian counter-offensive into Russian territory; what any potential peace between Russia and Ukraine might look like; and, the breaking news of further American support for Ukraine from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.


Producer: Max Bower 

Editor: Chelsey Ranore 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Host: David Patrikarakos

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]]> Introducing... 90 Seconds to Midnight Introducing... 90 Seconds to Midnight Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:34:00 GMT 1:25 f9bea864-6494-11ef-b721-2758a71a312b false https://shows.acast.com/apocalypsenow/episodes/68558af74dd392b0fb0369df 68558af74dd392b0fb0369df 68558ae30bed216db7530f8a trailer

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