The Simardone Show

In this episode , I sit down with Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui for a wide-ranging conversation about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Palestine advocacy, decolonization, and the future of anti-racist movements. We begin by discussing what DEI originally meant, how it evolved, and why many critics argue it has been co-opted by governments, corporations, and institutions. Dr. Ghaffar-Siddiqu...

In this episode of The Simardone Show, Aidan sits down with Matt Lech, co-host of Left Reckoning and producer of The Majority Report, for an in-depth conversation about Israel, Iran, American foreign policy, and the future of politics in the United States. We discuss the emergence of anti-Israel voices on the American right and  whether figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens represent a mea...

According to Western media, a deal between Iran and the United States is imminent. Meanwhile, not far away from America’s shores, Cuba continues to be strangled by Washington’s deadly blockade. How are we to resist this blatant imperialism? In this episode, Aidan Simardone and James Ray discuss the Israel-US relationship, settler colonialism and Cuban resistance to empire. They unpack whether elec...

In this conversation, Aidan Simardone and Dimitri Lascaris sit down to unpack the dominant narratives surrounding Iran, Israel, and the wider regional conflict—and explore what the future of the Iran war could look like. Dimitri recently traveled to Iran and describes a very different reality from the one often portrayed in Western media: not chaos or collapse, but a socially cohesive society unde...

What does Iran’s long-term grand strategy actually look like and where is it headed next? Aidan Simardone sits down with journalist and geopolitical analyst Sharmine Narwani to break down Iran’s regional strategy, its relationship with the United States, and the rapidly shifting balance of power in the Middle East. We explore some of the most pressing and controversial questions in global politics...

In this episode, Aidan Simardone sits down with oil market analyst Rory Johnston to break down the global energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. With nearly 20% of the world’s oil supply disrupted, gas prices are soaring, global supply chains are under pressure, and fears of a prolonged economic shock are growing. Rory explains why oil prices haven’t yet reached the catast...

Welcome to The Simardone Show, a podcast that takes a critical analysis of geopolitics, culture, society, and global affairs Our world is full of distractions, sensationalism and propaganda that hides what is really going on. The Simardone Show pulls back the curtain, asks hard hitting questions and get the details to help you make sense of the world