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On the Record with Christian Briggs – I examine rising tensions with Iran, arguing the conflict reshapes global power, energy markets, and U.S. strategy. He warns a new housing bill quietly advances centralized digital currency, raising concerns about economic control, personal freedom, and long-term consequences for Americans navigating inflation, policy shifts, and an increasingly uncertain fina...

The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Former oil official Gary Vogler recounts how energy interests shaped the Iraq War and suggests similar forces influence tensions with Iran. His account highlights Israel’s energy vulnerabilities, pipeline politics, and the strategic role of oil, revealing how conflicts in the Middle East revolve around resource security rather than public justific...

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Questions about U.S. negotiations with Iran raise concerns over transparency, national security, and economic consequences. Potential sanctions relief, oil market shifts, and insider trading suspicions highlight risks to public trust. Calls grow for congressional oversight and verifiable terms to ensure stability, accountability, and that American interests remain...

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Geopolitics drives consequences at home as rising tensions threaten energy supply and push gas prices higher. Families feel the strain while political dysfunction deepens economic pressure. Leaders face scrutiny over accountability, alliances, and priorities, as voters weigh costs of instability, demand transparency, and seek policies that protect household financ...

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Iran escalates tensions by targeting Gulf oil infrastructure as US and Israeli forces strike key military assets. Retired Lt. Col. Darin Gaub analyzes the strategy, regional restraint, and potential next moves, including the importance of Kharg Island and the risk of a broader conflict unfolding across the Middle East...

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – The strategic geography is plain. The Strait of Hormuz is not trivia. A tiny island can disrupt oil flows that affect billions of wallets. Escorting ships is a measured step. Seizing territory is a choice that brings casualties and responsibilities. If we act, let it be with clear objectives and with an eye on ending fights fast. The cost of open-ended occupation...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – This structural dependence means that any disruption—whether from conflict, sabotage, or shipping hazards—would immediately constrain global supply, exactly as we have seen in the past two weeks. Natural gas flows reinforce this vulnerability. Qatar, one of the world’s largest LNG exporters, ships nearly all of its liquefied natural gas....

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – Rising tensions between Iran and Israel expose a deeper geopolitical fault line linking nuclear deterrence, global energy flows, and the explosive electricity demands of artificial intelligence. As data centers reshape power consumption and the Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint, great power competition and energy stability collide in dang...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – Christian Briggs and Chris Walker unpack the Iran conflict, surging oil prices, and the global economic shock that follows. As energy markets rattle and inflation fears grow, they examine how geopolitical strategy, supply chain disruptions, and rising fuel costs could reshape the 2026 midterms, global power dynamics, and the future of American politics...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – China itself depends heavily on the uninterrupted flow of Persian Gulf energy. A prolonged disruption would send oil prices soaring and threaten the stability of China’s own economy. This dynamic highlights the delicate strategic balance that defines modern energy geopolitics. Nations simultaneously compete for influence over energy resources while...

Unleashed! The Political News Hour with Bruce Robertson – China’s geopolitical blueprint for global dominance under the Belt and Road agenda has been to gain influence in certain regions while using minerals, natural resources, and oil traded in Yuan instead of dollars to create its own global currency basis. Around 90% of Iranian oil exports have been going to China, because due to...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Wind and solar power gave insignificant contributions, despite having received hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars over the past 20 years. Yet environmental activists want us to believe that we can transition away from fossil fuels, not to nuclear, about which they are unjustifiably terrified, but to the least reliable and most expe...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – While Europe constrains energy, the United States has largely expanded it. During the Trump administration, energy independence became explicit national policy. Deregulation, expanded leasing, pipeline construction, and export infrastructure development produced a surge in output that reshaped global markets...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – State governments shape daily life through regulations, lawsuits, and policy decisions that often escape public attention. From energy mandates and vaccine disputes to immigration trends and job losses, citizens confront consequences close to home. Vigilance at state, local, and federal levels remains essential to preserving accountability and freedom...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – “And who paid the biggest price?” asked Lee Zeldin. “Hard working families, small businesses, millions of Americans who just want a reliable, affordable car to get to work, take their kids to school, or go to church on Sunday. The endangerment finding and the regulations that were based on it didn’t just regulate emissions; it regulated....

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – This is only the opening shot. By knocking out the automobile portion first, the administration launched a strategic, step-by-step rollback of a regulatory machine that ballooned far beyond anything Congress ever intended. This is a long-awaited turning point—proof that the tide is finally shifting toward freedom, innovation, and economi...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – What caused this extreme weather? Why did our power sources fail at the worst possible moment, and what does this tell us about the future as we transition from dispatchable power, such as coal, oil, and natural gas that grid operators can turn on, turn off, or ramp up and down whenever they need it, to nondispatchable sources...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – The traditional “legacy” institutions — legacy media, education, law, and cultural arbiters — have become aligned with a single political coalition. This alignment, critics say, is not incidental but strategic: it perpetuates a narrative ecosystem that reinforces partisan outcomes. They argue that the Democratic Party now wields disproportionate influ...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – From Davos to Washington, the credibility of Net Zero and Great Reset-style globalism is eroding. Even establishment economists and geopolitical thinkers now warn that technocratic overreach, energy scarcity, and moral absolutism are fueling backlash rather than compliance. When societies are stressed people become governable through fear...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – California families face soaring electricity costs as millions struggle to pay energy bills. Jason Isaac explains how policy choices prioritize symbolism over reliability, driving energy poverty. He also examines renewed U.S. involvement in Venezuela’s oil sector and how global energy shifts create consequences, risks, and opportunities...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – Wind power is promoted as clean, reliable, and affordable, yet evidence tells a different story. Intermittency weakens electric grids, environmental damage is widespread, costs continue to rise, and offshore wind projects face mounting failures. This episode examines the technical, ecological, and economic realities behind industrial wind energy and q...

The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – The UNFCCC was fundamentally flawed right from the start. It assumed there was a climate problem, even though IPCC, launched two years earlier, had not yet established that there actually was one. And it gave China and other developing countries, now the greatest source of emissions, an opt-out clause so that...

Geopower, Energy Realpolitik with Todd Royal – The episode reframes the debate around Venezuela and Greenland. The point isn’t “power for power’s sake.” The argument is that the U.S. is acting like a state that believes it must secure its near abroad and its strategic interests before rivals do. That logic is not new. It runs through the Monroe Doctrine lineage and shows up explicitly in the...

The Tenpenny Files – For decades, dissent on climate has been dismissed as dangerous. Geologist Gregory Wrightstone challenges that narrative, examining data behind climate claims, questioning consensus, and confronting censorship. He argues that warming and rising CO₂ support human and ecological prosperity, while fear-driven policies reshape education, economics, and public discourse with lastin...

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Control of Venezuela’s oil, rare earths, and water shapes a high-stakes struggle for the future of the Americas. Foreign powers exploit corruption and instability while technology and artificial intelligence drive soaring demand for energy and minerals. The moment calls for defending liberty, rebuilding institutions, and supporting neighbors who seek freedom again...