Podcast

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

Author: Tablet Magazine
Feed episode count: 139
Official site: https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/
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Summary

Walter Russell Mead, a historian, pundit, and popular author, is encyclopedic about politics, culture, and history. On What Really Matters, Mead and Tablet deputy editor Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what news matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. Check out Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column at https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia.

Episodes

Jul 30, 2026 · not_requested

The Slop of War

Duration seconds: 2113
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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Trump's Nuclear Switcheroo

Duration seconds: 1890
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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Iran, Data Centers, Daylight Saving, and Lindsey Graham

Duration seconds: 1991
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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Are Americans a People?

Duration seconds: 1898
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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Socialists, Chinese AI, Air Conditioning, and Putin

Duration seconds: 2369
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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Global Crisis

Duration seconds: 4204
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Trump's Very Own Iran Deal

Duration seconds: 1813
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Cuban Quagmire

Duration seconds: 2248
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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

Duration seconds: 5524
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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

Why Peace With Iran Is Elusive

Duration seconds: 1419
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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

A Visit to Ukraine

Duration seconds: 1955
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Rise of Islam and the Radicalization of America

Duration seconds: 1839
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

25 Years of Putin

Duration seconds: 1610
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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

God Save the King

Duration seconds: 1757
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

Trump v. Pope

Duration seconds: 1655
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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

What Orbán Meant

Duration seconds: 1685
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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

How Not to Follow Events in Iran

Duration seconds: 1981
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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?

Duration seconds: 1634
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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

How Everyone Got Iran Wrong

Duration seconds: 1926
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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran

Duration seconds: 2082
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Mar 13, 2026 · not_requested

How Iran Ends

Duration seconds: 2347
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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Winners and Losers in Iran (So Far)

Duration seconds: 2409
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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs

Duration seconds: 2015
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Feb 14, 2026 · not_requested

Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel

Duration seconds: 2357
Source: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/TAB2073732888.mp3?updated=1771022498

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Jan 26, 2026 · not_requested

Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right

Duration seconds: 2442
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