# 1037 - The China Syndrome feat. Séamus Malekafzali and Dylan Saba (5/18/26)

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Podcast: [Chapo Trap House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chapo-trap-house-789586)
Published: 2026-05-19T02:40:20+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5379

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The Turbulence crew returns to discuss the state of the Iran War, including potential escalations and Trump taking possibly the first real L of his entire political career. We also talk about the horrifying Nicholas Kristof story about rape in Israeli prisons, discuss AOC vs. MTG, and then close things out on a lighter note with a Wall Street Journal op-ed about how China doesn’t have babes.

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