The Foreign Report

The Houthis Strike Back, North Korea Suckers Trump, and JD Makes His Bid

This week Seena and Travis tackle the recent Houthi attacks on a major oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. They talk through what exactly happened, explain why you need to know

9/11 is 25, Netanyahu Knew, JD’s Prepping for End Times?!

It’s been 25 years since 9/11, so this week Seena and Travis examine how the decisions made then reverberate today. They also cover the tragedy in Nepal and a new report

It’s the Climate Stupid, Plus Your Nice Comments

To celebrate our 100th episode Seena and Travis dive into what is actually going to kill us all. Plus, Seena (finally) reads the comments! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Fl

Is the Supreme Court Openly Hostile to Democracy? Prof. Corey Brettschneider Thinks So.

This week, law and political science professor Corey Brettschneider joins the show to talk through some of the pivotal decisions from this year's Supreme Court docket. Wi

Hesam Torr on Trump's Plan to "Out-Suffer" the Iranians

Iranian comedian and physician Hesam Torr joins Seena and Travis this week to discuss the latest updates on the war with Iran. They cover the on-again, off-again ceasefir

Holy War Problems + JD Plays the Hits

The FP Zaddy is back! This week he and Travis discuss the role of the IRGC in this seemingly never-ending war and how, surprise surprise, the Trump administration has got

Trae Crowder: War Whiplash and the End of TPS

Trae Crowder joins Travis this week to again ask WTF Trump is doing in Iran. What is the status of the negotiations? Why the constant whipsaw? They also talk about why ta

Ed Larson Goes Ham on Geopolitics!

This week, Ed Larson joins the show to help Travis cover Trump, Iran, JD-- the whole geopolitical scene from last week. Plenty of news, laughs, and f-bombs. Everyone's fa

Negin Farsad On Iranian Humor, Binface, and JD

This week we welcome Negin Farsad to discuss the latest escalation in the US/Iran war, how Iranians are coping, and our best guesses for what’s to come. We also talk Brit

Lindsey Graham Is Dead And So Is The Ceasefire

This week, Seena and Travis recap the last 10 days of the US’s ongoing war with Iran– we can’t even in jest say conflict anymore. They cover the escalation and ponder the

NATO is in Ankara, Trump's on the Phone with Putin, and JD Wants to be Nixon

Ukraine has destroyed Russia's last major oil refinery, is bleeding Moscow dry at 30,000 soldiers a month, and has drone capability reaching Siberia — and it might not ma

JD Vance Corner: Supersized!

This week, we celebrate 250 years of American exceptionalism with a deep dive into the exceptional dipshit that is JD Vance, looking back at some of our favorite JD Vance

Iran Wins Again, Israel Ramps Up the Pressure, and Trump Takes on the G7

This week Seena and Travis dig into the MOU, a seemingly last ditch escape hatch for the US coupled with a windfall for Iran. They discuss the particulars of what exactly

TFR at the World Cup!!

This week Seena and Travis brave LA traffic to see the Iranian World Cup team take on New Zealand. They talk through who they should cheer for and why that question is so

Venezuela to China: How One Regime Change Could Tank Your Retirement Account

This week Seena and Travis check-in on the Trump administration’s most recent foray into regional hegemony– the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro. They dig into the reasoning

War in Iran: We Told You This Would Happen + Trump Flip Flops & Vietnam Gets Tough

This week we couldn’t help ourselves, we had to do it. This war is such a shitshow a collective “we told you so” just needed to be said. From the reaction of the proxies

Trump’s Failed ‘Back to the Future’ Ahmadinejad Plan

This week Seena and Travis talk through Trump and Netanyahu’s insane plot to return Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s loathsome former president, to power. The plot (thank all

Trump’s “Fact” Sheet on the Xi Summit, JD v. Marco, and Labour on the Brink

This week, Travis and Seena eviscerate Trump’s claims about his “highly successful’ trip to China, going line-by-line through the White House’s “fact sheet” to get to the

Trae Crowder Talks Iran, the Dems, and the Role of the Comedian Under Trump

Trae Crowder joins Seena and Travis in the studio for a lively discussion. They parse through the ever-changing objectives of the war, debate who scares them more: Hegset

Mehrsa Baradaran on Lewis Powell and the Rise of the Oligarch + Cubans Are Souring on Trump?

Wanna know where Project 2025 actually came from? Well, this week Seena and Travis welcome Mehrsa Baradaran to talk Lewis Powell– who he was, why he matters, and how he (