The World After the Iran War (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)

The World After the Iran War (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)

Author: Bloggingheads.tv June 18, 2026 Duration: 1:00:00
Was "losing" this war good for America? ... Israel’s post-war situation ... A more stable Middle East? Or less? ... The impact on Iran’s strength ... Has the war empowered Russia and China? ... How modern warfare devalues American military power ... Josh: The Gulf-state power struggle is just beginning ... Are the Palestinians back in the spotlight? ... Where do Israel-US relations go from here? ... Heading to Overtime ...

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Podcast Episodes
Trump’s New War on Iran (Robert Wright & Hooman Majd) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Hooman's Iranian expertise—inherited and otherwise ... Trump’s new (economic) war on Iran ... What MSM missed about the MOU ... How will Iran respond? ... The intra-MAGA fight over Trump’s foreign policy ... Will Iran do…
The AI Safety Vibe Shift (Robert Wright & David Krueger) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Overtime teaser ... David’s AI safety work, past and present ... Has there been a vibe shift in AI? ... Why two AI godfathers went doomer ... The OpenAI breakout as the warning shot heard round the world ... Breaking dow…
Is (Human) Writing Doomed? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Bob channels Dick Cheney ... Is AI killing writing? And thinking? ... How Bob and Paul actually use AI ... The cognitive vs economic value of writing ... AIs aping “Memento” and other frontier freakiness ... Bob: Reckles…
Trump’s Unending War (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Curt Mills) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Teaser ... How is MAGA feeling about Trump 2.0? ... Bob’s "good" ol’ days at The New Republic ... The biggest threat to the Trump coalition ... Why the MoU unraveled ... Is Iran's regime really divided? ... Part two: Thi…
Fasten Your Bot-belts (Robert Wright & Samuel Hammond) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Teaser ... Sam’s ideological leanings ... Sam's AI Manhattan Project–revisited ... What does the “Pacing” letter say about the state of AI? ... Mythos, Astra, and AI’s accelerating acceleration ... The OpenAI “rogue” mod…
The intensifying slow-AI-down vibe (Robert Wright & Holly Elmore) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
Teaser ... The “Pacing the Frontier” letter signed by AI elites ... Why so many China-hawk AI-safety-hawks? ... Was the “Pacing” letter too small an ask? ... The striking AI vibe shift ... Are AI builders “just following…