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Every analyst on our roster who has appeared on the show, by how often we have cited them here.

Mohammad Marandi
Mohammad Marandi
University of Tehran professor · Iran commentator and analyst
7
episodes
Chas Freeman
Chas Freeman
Retired US ambassador · foreign-policy realist
6
episodes
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Economist · Columbia University, development & foreign policy
6
episodes
Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi
Executive Vice President, Quincy Institute · Iran policy expert
6
episodes
John Mearsheimer
John Mearsheimer
University of Chicago political scientist · realist IR theorist
5
episodes
Stanislav Krapivnik
Stanislav Krapivnik
Russian-American analyst · former US Army officer
5
episodes
Lawrence Wilkerson
Lawrence Wilkerson
Retired Army colonel · former Powell chief of staff
4
episodes
Richard Wolff
Richard Wolff
Marxist economist · professor emeritus, Democracy at Work
4
episodes
Douglas Macgregor
Douglas Macgregor
Retired US Army colonel · restraint hawk on American overreach
3
episodes
Joe Kent
Joe Kent
Ex-NCTC director · Green Beret veteran
3
episodes
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson
Former CIA/State counterterrorism official · Sonar21
3
episodes
Alastair Crooke
Alastair Crooke
Former MI6 · founder of Conflicts Forum, Beirut
2
episodes
Alexander Mercouris
Alexander Mercouris
Former UK barrister · daily solo geopolitics briefing
2
episodes
Anthony Aguilar
Anthony Aguilar
Retired US Army lieutenant colonel · Gaza aid-site whistleblower
2
episodes
Pepe Escobar
Pepe Escobar
Geopolitical journalist · Asia Times, The Cradle, Strategic Culture
2
episodes
The Duran
Mercouris + Christoforou · pro-Russia, vindication-seeking
2
episodes
Alex Krainer
Alex Krainer
Former hedge fund manager · Author and commentator on finance and geopolitics
1
episode
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
Libertarian former judge · host of Judging Freedom
1
episode
Ian Proud
Ian Proud
Former British diplomat · Economic Counsellor in Moscow 2014 to 2019
1
episode
Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson
Economist · debt, finance & monetary systems
1
episode
Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Reagan · economist
1
episode
Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter
Former UN weapons inspector · former USMC intelligence officer
1
episode

Episodes cited

Each one is a dated broadcast behind at least one position or prediction in the Ledger.

November 2026 · 5

  1. Nov 4
    Judge Napolitano: Midterms Fallout & the Great Unraveling of Trump and America First
  2. Nov 3
    Chas Freeman: Political Crisis & Trump's Nuclear Gamble Against Iran
  3. Nov 3
    Pepe Escobar: Brazil Defeated the Mother of All Hybrid Wars
  4. Nov 2
    Trita Parsi: Nuclear Strike on Iran After Trump Humiliation in the Midterms?
  5. Nov 2
    Stephen Kinzer: How America Brought War to Ukraine

October 2026 · 40

  1. Oct 31
    Thomas Fazi: NATO's Hybrid Warfare - Deception & Permanent War
  2. Oct 31
    Einar Tangen: China's New Economic Strategy vs the West's Ideological Trap
  3. Oct 30
    John Kiriakou: CIA Regime Change from Ukraine to Iran
  4. Oct 30
    Alex Krainer: The Economic & Political Unraveling of Europe
  5. Oct 29
    George Beebe: Europe Must Face U.S. Consequences if It Blocks Ukraine Peace Agreement
  6. Oct 29
    Lawrence Wilkerson: America's Retreat From Europe & Middle East
  7. Oct 28
    John Mearsheimer: NATO's Choice as Ukraine Collapses: Negotiate or War with Russia
  8. Oct 27
    Douglas Macgregor: Ukraine War Ending? Europe on the Brink
  9. Oct 26
    Alexander Mercouris: Protests Across Europe & End of the Ukraine Peace Talks?
  10. Oct 26
    Stanislav Krapivnik: Ukraine War Endgame - A Breakdown Is Coming
  11. Oct 25
    Michael von der Schulenburg: Desperation in Europe as Defeat in Ukraine Exposes Lies
  12. Oct 25
    Seyed M. Marandi: US Strike on Iran Imminent — Gulf States Will Not Survive
  13. Oct 24
    Jeffrey Sachs: “I Am a Defender of Ukraine” — NATO Fights to the Last Ukrainian
  14. Oct 24
    Chas Freeman: European Leaders Are Sabotaging Peace Yet Again
  15. Oct 23
    Michael Hudson: Europe Falling Under the U.S. Sphere of Influence
  16. Oct 22
    Trita Parsi: Israel Set a Trap for Total War in the Region
  17. Oct 21
    Richard Wolff: Imperial Decline - Crisis, Denial & War
  18. Oct 20
    Larry Johnson: Russia Will Retaliate Against Poland & the Baltic States After St. Petersburg Attack
  19. Oct 19
    Scott Ritter: Trump vs. Zelensky — End of Ukraine, NATO & EU
  20. Oct 18
    Jennifer Kavanagh: Why the U.S. Should Pull Back From the First Island Chain
  21. Oct 18
    Seyed M. Marandi: Egypt Joins Saudi War - A Wider War Is Coming
  22. Oct 17
    Joe Kent: Why the U.S. Proxy War in Ukraine Must End Now
  23. Oct 17
    John Mearsheimer: Russia’s Existential War & the Rise of a Post-Western World
  24. Oct 16
    Anthony Aguilar: Trump's 3-Day Strike Plan Against Iran Will Trigger Regional War
  25. Oct 16
    Jeffrey Sachs: Europe as a Frontline in a Multipolar World?
  26. Oct 15
    Alex Christoforou: Zelensky-Trump Conflict Transforms the War
  27. Oct 14
    Chas Freeman: Trump–Zelensky Conflict: U.S. Cuts Kiev Intel
  28. Oct 13
    Pepe Escobar: Iran & Yemen Escalate – The House of Saud Will Collapse
  29. Oct 13
    Trita Parsi: Israel's New & Terrifying Security Doctrine
  30. Oct 12
    Alastair Crooke: Insurrection & Regime Change Coming to Saudi Arabia – A New Middle East Emerging
  31. Oct 11
    Seyed M. Marandi: US-Iran War Inevitable: Kuwait and Bahrain May Fall
  32. Oct 10
    Stanislav Krapivnik: Putin Brings Back General Armageddon to End the War
  33. Oct 9
    Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Did Trump Approve an Israeli Nuclear Strike on Iran?
  34. Oct 8
    Douglas Macgregor: Russia destroys Bridges and will take Kiev
  35. Oct 7
    Roger Köppel: The New European: Moralism & Militarism?
  36. Oct 6
    Einar Tangen: The U.S. Economic Model Is Breaking Down
  37. Oct 5
    Seyed M. Marandi: If Saudi Arabia Collapses, the Entire Region Will Transform
  38. Oct 3
    Richard Wolff: End of Free Trade & Return of Empire
  39. Oct 2
    Jeffrey Sachs: Ukraine Peace Proposal vs. NATO Salami Tactics
  40. Oct 1
    John Mearsheimer: US Pullback, Alliance Breakdown and Wars

September 2026 · 37

  1. Sep 30
    Douglas Macgregor: Israel vs Turkey and Qatar: New US War Strategy?
  2. Sep 29
    Larry Johnson: Europe-Russia War is now "Inevitable"
  3. Sep 29
    Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Iran War Spreads - Could Israel Fall?
  4. Sep 28
    Israel, Saudi Arabia and the US: all-in on war? (w/ Mohammad Marandi)
  5. Sep 26
    NATO's narratives collapse while the policies stay the same: a war dragging toward 2027, a winter of strikes on the grid, Trump's fading leverage over Kiev
  6. Sep 25
    George Beebe: NATO lost Ukraine and Europe prepares for war
  7. Sep 25
    Trump's genocidal threat and the rising risk of nuclear war
  8. Sep 24
    Ukraine proxy war enters a dangerous new phase (w/ Glenn Diesen)
  9. Sep 24
    EU-Russia war: Poland as the frontline? (w/ Glenn Diesen)
  10. Sep 23
    Germany & Russia Vote — Europe’s War Fever Intensifies
  11. Sep 23
    Alex Krainer: Bond Market Collapse & the New Chinese Economic Order
  12. Sep 22
    Middle East unraveling: will Europe be pulled into the war?
  13. Sep 21
    Alex Christoforou: Massive Attack on Moscow, EU Prepares for War
  14. Sep 20
    Seyed M. Marandi: a US strike looks imminent
  15. Sep 19
    Joe Kent: Israel, Syria and Saudi lose ground and the US must exit the region
  16. Sep 18
    Richard Wolff: US-Israel divorce as the US economy nears the brink
  17. Sep 18
    John Mearsheimer: Ukraine may cease to exist, the coming ugly victory
  18. Sep 17
    Larry Johnson: Russia warns it expects war with Europe
  19. Sep 17
    Yanis Varoufakis: the EU is finished and China can pull the plug on the US economy
  20. Sep 16
    Jeffrey Sachs: Western Dominance Is Over & BRICS Is Building the Post-Western World
  21. Sep 16
    Douglas Macgregor: Ukraine Endgame Is Here — West Will Fragment
  22. Sep 15
    Lawrence Wilkerson: Saudi Arabia & Israel Could Disappear Soon
  23. Sep 14
    Chas Freeman: US alliances collapse and Israel commits suicide
  24. Sep 13
    M.K. Bhadrakumar: Putin treated like a rockstar in India
  25. Sep 11
    Trita Parsi: Massive Houthi Victory Transforms U.S.-Iran War
  26. Sep 10
    Are US-Russia negotiations dead? (panel w/ Dimitri Polyanskiy)
  27. Sep 10
    Sean Foo: US allies dumping bonds, is the dollar next?
  28. Sep 9
    Douglas Macgregor: the US defeated in Iran, and Israel will not survive
  29. Sep 8
    Putin issues an ultimatum; major escalation is next (w/ Glenn Diesen)
  30. Sep 8
    Putin's mistake: letting the West attack Russia
  31. Sep 7
    Jack Matlock: NATO's Broken Promises - The Road to War in Europe
  32. Sep 6
    Iran baited the US and is bleeding it dry
  33. Sep 6
    Max Otte: Political earthquake in Germany as the AfD scores a historic victory
  34. Sep 4
    Jeffrey Sachs: The World Order Built on Lies Is Now Unravelling
  35. Sep 3
    Chas Freeman: U.S. & Iran Back at War & NATO’s Abuse of Ukraine
  36. Sep 2
    Nicolai Petro: Why the West Fears a Neutral Ukraine
  37. Sep 1
    Joe Kent: Escalation Against Iran & Russia

August 2026 · 8

  1. Aug 31
    George Beebe: Ukraine on the Brink
  2. Aug 30
    Installed dictators and the unravelling of the Western order (w/ Glenn Diesen)
  3. Aug 30
    Iran stronger than ever; the most devastating US defeat since WWII
  4. Aug 29
    Why the world is quietly taking Iran’s side
  5. Aug 28
    John Mearsheimer: Russia & Iran, the West’s escalation trap
  6. Aug 27
    Martin Armstrong: economic collapse has started & the EU will break up
  7. Aug 24
    The War on Russia & Iran Is Breaking the West
  8. around 2026-08
    The decline of the American empire · sanctions as a dike · economic nationalism

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