The Truth

explain why Donald Trump’s worsening paranoia, erratic behavior, and visible health problems point to a dangerous mix of malignant narcissism and possible frontotemporal dementia. Drawing on clinical practice and the shift toward observable diagnostic criteria, Gartner argues that Trump’s public performances reveal more than enough: the “25th time” fixation, the aspirin theories, the right-side we...

Following his kidnapping, Nicolás Maduro pleads not-guilty. Plus: Trump warns Europe they’ll be next, and the insider who made big bucks betting on Maduro’s kidnap. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

continuing their forensic account of Donald Trump’s long, combustible friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Drawing on years of interviews and firsthand reporting, Wolff argues that Trump and Epstein were not casual acquaintances but intimate allies, bonded by money, sex, models, and a shared outsider resentment of New York’s elite. The episode traces how that alliance curdled into rivalry and fear—thr...

Carlos Ron of the Tricontinental Institute and former Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister joins the show to challenge U.S. claims of “regime change” after Washington’s illegal attack and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, explaining that the government remains in power, the armed forces are intact, and mass mobilizations are demanding Maduro’s return and an end to U.S. aggression. Ron will...

Town Hall episode, filmed live, we ask: Are our cities ready for the future? As urban populations grow, should cities be reinvented entirely? Or reimagined with equity and sustainability at their centre? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Russian oil tanker seized by the US Plus: Trump says he’ll use force to take Greenland, and what does the future look like for Venezuela? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

The world reacts to Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, with the UK government refusing to call it a breach of international law. Plus: Jeremy Corbyn gives the mainstream media a lesson in diplomacy, and a new poll has Labour dropping below the Tories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

the US bombing of Venezuela and the capture and kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro, hosted by Rania Khalek, Eugene Puryear and Zoe Alexandra, joined by special guests Vijay Prashad, José Luis Granados Ceja, Andreína Chávez Alava, and Manolo De Los Santos. Trump’s “large-scale attack” on Caracas overnight Saturday targeted multiple sites in the capital city and followed months of administration...

Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani joined each other on 17th December for a special end-of-year Downstream, wrapping up the year in politics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four other Libyan officials have been killed in an air crash near the Turkish capital, Ankara, Libya’s prime minister has said. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Today, people in 100+ cities took the streets to demand NO WAR ON VENEZUELA, following the Trump administration’s bombing of the country, kidnapping of its president, and its announcement that it would “run” Venezuela and “sell” its oil. Across the U.S., people have made clear that we will not accept another endless war built on lies. Instead, we are building a powerful anti-war movement. This is...

Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac, who leads the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, to discuss topics such as the hardships Israel's actions have caused for Palestinian Christians, the genocide in Gaza and the influence of Christian Zionists in the United States. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/suppor...

Nadeen Ayoub made history as the first Miss Palestine to ever compete at the Miss Universe pageant, but her presence on the global stage quickly subjected her to targeted attacks. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Since Trump’s ceasefire, Israel’s army has killed nearly 400 Palestinians - including Hamas’ deputy military leader - and continues to occupy half of the strip. Israel has also rebutted Syria’s bids for a truce and refused to withdraw military from the occupied south where village raids are causing anger among locals. And in neighbouring Lebanon, the deadline for Hezbollah to disarm by the end of...

Imran walks us through the hidden alliances between Ottoman exiles and Indian Muslim thinkers, the astonishing marriage engineered to fuse two royal houses, the political stakes of Hyderabad’s autonomy under the British, and how the dream of an Indian-centred caliphate was ultimately crushed by partition and rising nationalism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/t...

In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak to Dr Andreas Krieg — a leading Gulf security expert — about how the UAE has pursued an aggressive statecraft strategy since 2011. Andreas unpacks how Abu Dhabi has shaped the region through covert interventions, proxy forces and political engineering. From Egypt to Libya, Yemen to Sudan, we examine how the UAE has empowered secessionist, authoritarian and...

Real Talk to examine Epstein’s lesser-known ties to powerful figures inside Israeli political and intelligence circles. Hussain explains how Epstein formed a relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and how a senior Israeli intelligence officer stayed on his estate for weeks at a time. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/suppor...

If AI is an empire, Karen Hao is saying you can resist it. “We don’t need empires to benefit from AI.” Hao is an investigative journalist and author of Empire of AI, she joined Mohamed Hashem to share what she saw while embedded inside OpenAI. In this conversation, she reveals the inner workings of Silicon Valley, such as how CEOs like Sam Altman shape the story of AI, and what all that means for...

Recorded at the Doha Forum, this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC is in conversation with political scientist Dr. Omar Ashour examines the shifting landscape of the Middle East through three major developments: Syria’s transformation under Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the widening regional divide illustrated by the UAE’s military support for separatist groups versus Qatar’s incre...

In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, political strategist and CEO and founder of the Cordoba Foundation, Anas Altikriti speaks to us about the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and why Trump is looking to now proscribe the organisation in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill examines how Israel has carried out a campaign that meets the legal and moral definitions of genocide in Gaza, while simultaneously insisting that Palestinians must not resist and that neighbouring states must demilitarise. Scahill situates Israel’s assault within a wider history of US militarism, privatised warfare, and the global security industry, showing...

break down the Vanity Fair profile that may have pushed Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles into dangerous territory, and the newly surfaced Epstein diaries that reveal fixation more than revelation. But the episode turns darker with Trump’s grotesque response to the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife—a moment that shocked even his own insiders. Wolff argues this wasn’t calculation or cruelty, but som...

Brazilian activist and one of the organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla Thiago Avila joins us. Avila describes the moments leading up to the interception at sea and his arrest, and details the conditions he and other activists faced while held in Israeli detention. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi was detained by ICE for 18 days. He recounts here on UNAPOLOGETIC how he was arrested after being informed that his valid tourist visa had been suddenly revoked, and how he was eventually allowed to leave after a federal judge was concerned that there had been serious breaches of his freedom of speech. Hamdi describes in detail how he was arrested, wha...

the one thing that drives Donald Trump more than policy, ideology, or even power: television. From The Apprentice to Fox News, Trump has always understood that fame is a currency, and the White House is just the ultimate reality show set. Wolff details how Trump doesn’t read briefings, rarely listens, and instead crafts his world based on ratings, Nielsen scores, and cable news cues. The former pr...