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The Forum is Proud American Studios’ current‑events briefing, hosted by retired Navy Seal Team 6 officer Trey Lindsey and retired Homeland Security Special Agent Michael Koscielniak, where internal experts and trusted guests dissect the week’s most volatile headlines through the lens of Western civilization and the American way of life. A disciplined analysis that challenges propaganda, exposes radical ideologies and foreign manipulation, and arms the Proud American Studios Community with facts to change the narrative.

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The Forum Ep. 5: Cuba and the Western Hemisphere with U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez 02.06.2026 19:33

Rep. Carlos Gimenez explains how Iranian-backed proxy networks (including Hezbollah and Hamas) operated in Venezuela under Maduro, why CARICOM leaders stay silent on Cuba’s oppression, and how narco-terror trafficking helped kill hundreds of thousands of Americans. He argues for stronger OFAC sanctions, calls Cuba the “head of the snake,” and warns China and Russia are building influence and intel...

The Forum Ep 6: Christians Massacred in Nigeria with Kyle Abts and Franc Utoo of Equipping the Persecuted 02.06.2026 1:21:05

Christians in Nigeria are being hunted and slaughtered, and the world is looking away. Host Trey Lindsey speaks with Franc Utoo (Nigerian lawyer, Equipping the Persecuted) and Kyle Abts (Director of Advocacy, Equipping the Persecuted) about terror tracking, mass killings in Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, and the lie of the “farmer-herder conflict” narrative. They outline alleged infiltration of governmen...

The Forum Ep. 4: The Iranian Crisis with Oded Ailam, Former Mossad Counterterrorism Chief 02.06.2026 1:05:43

Former Mossad counterterror chief Oded Ailam joins host Trey Lindsey and our panel of U.S. intelligence and Special Forces veterans to map the Iranian regime’s global terror network—from Hezbollah and the Houthis to covert cells in Europe, South America, and the U.S. They break down Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the 12‑day war, Hezbollah’s weakened state, and how Western intel is preparing for possibl...

The Forum Ep. 3: America and The Iranian Regime 02.06.2026 1:04:50

Episode 3 of The Forum dives into “America vs. The Iranian Regime,” as Trey Lindsey and his panel expose Tehran’s terror sponsorship, nuclear ambitions, proxy networks, and brutal crackdown on its own people—while sharing battlefield and intelligence‑community stories that show why this regime has pushed the world to a historic inflection point.

The Forum Ep. 2: Energy: The New Cold War with Daniel Turner of Power the Future 02.06.2026 52:02

In this hard-hitting episode of The Forum, Trey Lindsey and cohost Mike Koscielniak sit down with Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, to unpack why energy has become the new Cold War and how it shapes every aspect of American life. From devastated coal towns and the war on pipelines to Iran’s terror funding, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s EV and rare earth strategy, Turner trace...

The Forum Ep. 1: What’s Going on in Minnesota? 02.06.2026 1:05:29

What is going on in Minnesota? In this Proud American Studios Forum, former SEAL Team 6 operator and law enforcement professional Trey Lindsey sits down with a panel of experts to break down the ICE operations, protests, officer‑involved shootings, and Somali fraud scandal shaking Minneapolis. You’ll hear from retired Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Michael Koscielniak, law enforcem...