Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Curt Mills and Andrew Day of The American Conservative join Robert Wright to discuss the state of the Iran war—how negotiations have been unfolding (and unraveling), what the war is doing to the MAGA coalition, and how the war could reshape the Middle East.

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0:00 Teaser
0:48 How is MAGA feeling about Trump 2.0?
3:51 Bob’s -good- ol’ days at The New Republic
6:43 The biggest threat to the Trump coalition
18:51 Why the MoU unraveled
32:00 Is Iran's regime really divided?
37:01 Part two: This pod’s auspicious return from tech hell
38:14 Trump’s covert catering-truck op
46:10 Have Iran’s demands really gotten more extreme?
53:46 Saudi Arabia vs the Houthis
58:40 Is a post-American Middle East emerging?
1:07:30 A low-key end to the episode

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Curt Mills (The American Conservative), Andrew Day (The American Conservative). Recorded August 10 and 11, 2026.

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