Public Research Podcast with Daniel Schwartz

Joseph Bullington, rural America editor at In These Times, joins Public Research to discuss his article “How To Privatize a Mountain,” about the fight over public access in Montana’s Crazy Mountains.“There’s sort of a new land rush going on in the West,” Bullington says. But this time, it is less about mining, cattle, or oil drilling. “It’s all about real estate and luxury housing resorts.”The con...

Tucker: The Antisemite Who Could Be President? - Jason Zengerle - Ep. 69 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz As people speculate that Tucker Carlson is plotting a 2028 run for the presidency the author of the most comprehensive biography of Tucker, Jason Zengerle joins Public Research to discuss Tucker Carlson’s transformation from bow tie-wearing George Will conservative to the antisemite prom...

The Law is Clear: Gaza Was Not a Genocide - Elliot Malin - Ep. 68 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzWe discuss the abuse of the term “genocide” and why Gaza does not meet that definition under the clear text of international law. Along the way, the conversation tackles the fate of the U.S.–Israel alliance, disturbing trends among Gen Z Americans, and the future of the Democratic Party — with s...

Does Trump Have the Patience to Win In Iran? - Amb. David Satterfield - Ep. 67 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Diplomat and former Ambassador to Turkey and Lebanon, David Satterfield joins Public Research to discuss the war with Iran, the double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Operation Freedom, and why he believes the U.S. and Israel are caught in an “escalation trap.” Satterfield, a for...

Liron Shapira - Who Won the Gaza War and Will We Survive AI? - Ep. 66 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Israeli-American tech founder and Doom Debates host Liron Shapira joins Public Research for a wide-ranging conversation about Israel after Oct. 7, the Gaza war, attempts to libel Israel, Gen Z and the dangers of AI’s rise. We discuss: • Why Israel may need to reduce its dependence on Americ...

Tucker, Chomsky and Why American Extremists Dislike America - Andrew Koss - Ep. 65 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzAndrew Koss returns to Public Research to discuss the Iran war, Israel’s strategic position, Gaza, Hamas, American media, antisemitism, Tucker Carlson, and the strange convergence of anti-Americanism on the far right and far left. Koss and Daniel discuss whether the U.S. and Isr...

Daniel Pipes - Ep. 64 - Is Israel Victory Possible Without Independence? - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzWhat does Israeli victory actually look like? Daniel Pipes argues it will not come from slogans, drift, or half-measures. In this episode of Public Research, we discuss Palestinian rejectionism, Israel’s failures in Gaza, the Iran war, Netanyahu’s future, and whether Israel should build i...

Elad Nehorai - The Last 3 Years & The Rise of the Pro Tucker Left? - Ep. 63 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzIn this episode of Public Research, Daniel Schwartz is joined by Elad Nehorai, one of the sharpest and most important voices writing about antisemitism, extremism, and political distortion in America today. The two look back on what has changed over the last three years since their...

Trump Tests the Legal Order - Roger Parloff - Ep. 62 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzLawfare senior editor and veteran legal journalist Roger Parloff joins the show to discuss the mounting legal controversies of the second Trump administration. He details the unprecedented actions of the Department of Justice under Pam Bondi, what Tulsi Gabbard is up to in Fulton County, whether Merrick Garl...

The Magic of Soccer - Gab Marcotti - Ep. 61 - Public Research Podcast ESPN's Gab Marcotti joins the show to discuss the magic of soccer. He details his global youth spanning the globe, how an Italian ended up with such great english, why it's fine to say "soccer", the greatness of the Messi/Ronaldo era, Mbappe, World Cup boycotts, Kevin De Bruyne and the state of Europe in 2026. #Marcotti #World C...

Are Trump's ICE Raids Just One Big Tragic "Show"? - Mark Krikorian - Ep. 60 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzAfter the tragic killing of Minnesota mother Rene Good by an ICE agent, we step back to examine Donald Trump's actual immigration record—one far more complicated and internally conflicted than either supporters or detractors like to admit. Mark Krikorian, longtime head of the Center fo...

A Rebbe’s Life of Constant Reinvention - Rabbi Pini Dunner -Public Research with Daniel Schwartz — Episode 59 In this episode of Public Research, Rabbi Pini Dunner joins Daniel Schwartz to discuss Paradise Cove: They Escaped the Cuckoo’s Nest, a remarkable historical investigation into one of the most improbable Jewish lives of the 20th century. The conversation centers on the extraordinary story...

"A Very Dangerous Situation" - Amir Tibon - Ep. 58 - Public Research Podcast with Daniel SchwartzAmir Tibon, Haaretz journalist and author of "The Gates of Gaza" which recounts how his family survived Oct. 7 joins the show to discuss the Gaza war in retrospect, the unleashing of the global anti Israel movement, holocaust inversion, the future of the Gaza peace deal and the US-I...

Gilded Rage & The Making of J.D. Vance - Jacob Silverman - Ep. 57 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzAuthor of "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silcon Valley" Jacob Silverman joins the show to discuss Peter Thiel, the making of J.D. Vance, the Paypal Mafia, Musk's twitter, Tucker Carlson, Bluesky, Kamala's failure, the future of the Democratic Party, etc....

Few Know The Media Better Than This Man - Peter Kafka - Ep. 56 - Public Research Podcast with Daniel Schwartz Peter Kafka, media correspondent at Business Insider and host of the Channels podcast from Vox, joins me to discuss the bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over Warner Brothers and so much more. On this episode we tackled everything from: -David Ellison -Jared Kushner and arab oil mo...

Noam Dworman Wants To Talk to the Other Side - Ep. 55 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Comedy Cellar owner and host of "The Comedy Cellar: Live From the Cellar" podcast, Noam Dworman joins me to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism on the left and right after 2 years of war in Gaza. We explore anti zionists like Peter Beinart and their one state dreams, how some on the left li...

Debunking Tucker's Antisemitic 9/11 Conspiracy Theories - David Wurmser - Ep. 54 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzDavid Wurmser, senior advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney and author of "A Clean Break", saw the post-9/11 Pentagon up close and personal. He joins us to debunk the various antisemitic lies of Tucker Carlson's 9/11 conspiracy series. This video is a important d...

Don't Get Stuck in Gaza - Eyal Ofer - Ep. 53 - Public Research Podcast with Daniel Schwartz2 years after Oct. 7, we get a update on the war in Gaza with Israel channel 12 columnist Eyal Ofer. Ofer warns that IDF should not get stuck in Gaza pursuing "reforms" of Gazan education, etc. Eyal is a unique and deep thinker about the economy of Gaza. Here is a interview with Eyal:https://ne...

Omer Bartov: Why Gaza's a Genocide & Egypt Shouldn't let Gazans Escape It - Ep. 52 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzWorld famous Israeli genocide scholar and Brown University historian Omer Bartov, a child of two Israeli veterans of the war of 1948 joins the show for a fiery discussion about why he believes the Gaza war is actually a "genocide" and no longer any type of...

Is This Israel's Most Controversial Politician? - Ep. 50. - Moshe Feiglin - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Benjamin Netanyahu looks like a Berkeley leftist next to him. Moshe Feiglin — founder of the Zehut (“Identity”) party, veteran activist and former Knesset member — has been jailed for protesting the Oslo accords, accused of extremism, and now says October 7th proved him right. In th...

Soviet Collapse and Israel's Fight - Vladimir Kontorovich - Ep. 50 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Today on Public Research, Professor of Economics at Haverford College, Vladimir Kontorovich joins us. Dr. Kontorovich is a leading scholar of the Soviet Union's economy and the author of "The Destruction of the Soviet Economic System" and "Reluctant Cold Warriors"....

The Story Behind NYC’s ’90s Crime Drop – Peter Moskos – Ep. 49 – Public Research with Daniel Schwartz John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor Peter Moskos joins us to discuss his latest book, Back from the Brink , which tells the inside story of how Bill Bratton, Jack Maple, and Mayor Rudy Giuliani helped drive the dramatic drop in New York City crime during the 1990s. We dive deep into the...

China: Iran's Secret Weapon? - Brian Hart - Ep. 48 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzToday on Public Research: after being dominated from the air by Israel and the US during the 12 day war of June 2025, a wounded Iran is seeking China’s J-10 fighter jets and advanced air defense systems-a transfer of technology and weaponry that could be a game changer in the Israel Iran conflict. Today th...

Israel's Dependency & A Debate on The State - Yaron Brook - Ep. 47 - Public Research with Daniel Schwartz Yaron Brook, chairmen of the Ayn Rand Institute, joins me to discuss the perils of Israel's reliance on US aide, rising antisemitism, the Gaza war, Trump, JD Vance, and we conclude with a candid debate on the welfare state, AI and China. #Gaza #Oct7 #Antisemitism #Trump #Vance #Net...

The King of Jewish Broadcasting - Zev Brenner - Ep. 46 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzThe king of Jewish broadcasting, legendary talk radio host and rabbi Zev Brenner, host of the longest running Jewish talk radio show in history joins me to discuss the lessons of seminal career. I turn the tables on the well known NYC based interviewer and get Zev's views on Oct 7, Netanyahu's perf...