# What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

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Official site: https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/
Author: Tablet Magazine
Episodes: 139

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [The Slop of War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/the-slop-of-war) — 2026-07-30T17:26:00+00:00
- [Trump's Nuclear Switcheroo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/trump-s-nuclear-switcheroo) — 2026-07-23T19:13:00+00:00
- [Iran, Data Centers, Daylight Saving, and Lindsey Graham](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/iran-data-centers-daylight-saving-and-lindsey-graham) — 2026-07-16T16:27:00+00:00
- [Are Americans a People?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/are-americans-a-people) — 2026-07-10T22:27:00+00:00
- [Socialists, Chinese AI, Air Conditioning, and Putin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/socialists-chinese-ai-air-conditioning-and-putin) — 2026-07-03T04:00:00+00:00
- [The Global Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/the-global-crisis) — 2026-06-26T00:49:00+00:00
- [Trump's Very Own Iran Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/trump-s-very-own-iran-deal) — 2026-06-18T20:24:00+00:00
- [The Cuban Quagmire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/the-cuban-quagmire) — 2026-06-10T21:35:00+00:00
- [US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/us-foreign-policy-in-the-age-of-trump) — 2026-06-05T21:03:00+00:00
- [Why Peace With Iran Is Elusive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/why-peace-with-iran-is-elusive) — 2026-05-30T01:00:00+00:00
- [A Visit to Ukraine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/a-visit-to-ukraine) — 2026-05-22T16:56:00+00:00
- [The Rise of Islam and the Radicalization of America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/the-rise-of-islam-and-the-radicalization-of-america) — 2026-05-12T04:00:00+00:00
- [25 Years of Putin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/25-years-of-putin) — 2026-05-05T20:03:00+00:00
- [God Save the King](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/god-save-the-king) — 2026-05-01T22:22:00+00:00
- [Trump v. Pope](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/trump-v-pope) — 2026-04-22T17:40:00+00:00
- [What Orbán Meant](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/what-orb-n-meant) — 2026-04-17T18:33:00+00:00
- [How Not to Follow Events in Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/how-not-to-follow-events-in-iran) — 2026-04-10T23:47:00+00:00
- [Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/will-trump-try-to-get-a-declaration-of-war) — 2026-04-01T03:22:00+00:00
- [How Everyone Got Iran Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/how-everyone-got-iran-wrong) — 2026-03-28T14:07:00+00:00
- [Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/kent-nato-orban-iran) — 2026-03-20T19:06:00+00:00
- [How Iran Ends](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/how-iran-ends) — 2026-03-13T20:20:00+00:00
- [The Winners and Losers in Iran (So Far)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/the-winners-and-losers-in-iran-so-far) — 2026-03-06T01:45:00+00:00
- [Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/tariffs-are-dead-long-live-tariffs) — 2026-02-25T13:48:00+00:00
- [Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/saudi-arabia-s-coalition-against-israel) — 2026-02-14T15:24:00+00:00
- [Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442/xi-ice-iran-and-the-tech-right) — 2026-01-26T23:07:00+00:00

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