World War Now Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co IIn this installment of the “Conrad in Donbass” series, I visited the long-suffering city of Gorlovka to interview the Bishop there, Metropolitan Mitrophan. I discuss the war, the strikes on the Bishop’s cathedral, Church persecution on the Ukrainian side of the front line, the logistics of administering a diocese in a wa...

This is the replay recording of the 24th episode of World War Live, a new weekly live show hosted by Conrad Franz every Tuesday night at 7:45PM CST! As of now we are streaming HERE ON SUBSTACK as well as on the WWN YouTube Channel & X (Twitter) account ! In this episode I discuss the impending US/Israeli strikes on Iran, other strikes potentially on Lebanon/Hezbollah, Trump’s 25% tariff, other WWI...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co In this Q&A episode (be sure to become a paid supporter on Substack to ask a question in next months Q&A thread!) we (Conrad & Dmitriy) answer some incredible questions about the growth of Orthodox Christianity in Texas & America and how people in Russia reacted to hearing of this massive growth, the Christian Roman Empir...

This is the replay recording of the 20th episode of World War Live, a new weekly live show hosted by Conrad Franz every Tuesday night at 7:45PM CST! As of now we are streaming HERE ON SUBSTACK as well as on the WWN YouTube Channel & X (Twitter) account ! In this episode I discuss the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US Delta Force, the future of Venezuela and multipolar powers in the Western Hemispher...

In the first World War Now of 2026 we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss the shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US Delta Force, how something like this was possible, who is really running Venezuela now, what this means for WWIII more broadly, how Venezuela’s powerful “allies” will respond, & MORE! We also discuss Israel apparently receiving green lights from Trump to start another...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co Fr. John Whiteford joins Aether Hour again to discuss the recent Society of St. John of San Francisco “Day of Action” in DC that saw hundreds of American Orthodox clergy (including 3 Bishops from different jurisdictions) & laypeople at the capitol raising awareness & informing lawmakers about the persecution of the Ukrain...

In the final (and massive) World War Now episode of 2025, we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss Netanyahu’s latest demands from Trump as he visits Mar-a-Lago which include help with renewed strikes on Iran to destroy their ballistic missile program as well as the green light for renewed war to the north against Hezbollah in Lebanon. We also get into the latest Gaza news as Israel pledges to never leave Ga...

This is the replay recording of the 20th episode of World War Live, a new weekly live show hosted by Conrad Franz every Tuesday night at 7:45PM CST! As of now we are streaming HERE ON SUBSTACK as well as on the WWN YouTube Channel & X (Twitter) account ! In this episode I discuss the escalations in the Middle East as Israel prepares to strike Iran & Russia, the drone attack on Putin’s house, US st...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co Political analyst (of Venezuelan extraction) Jose Nińo joins Aether Hour to discuss the escalating conflict between the United States & Venezuela, the US strikes on Venezuelan “drug boats”, what potential operations the US may run to dethrone Maduro, Maduro’s likely future & who is most likely to succeed him, why Israel w...

In this weeks WWIII analysis we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia targeting a Hanukkah celebration as well as the Brown University shooting & the targeting of US officials in Syria by ISIS affiliates. We then get into the other updates from Syria, the latest from the impending war between Israel & Lebanon, the status of the “ceasefire” in Gaza, updates from Yemen, Is...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co Eva Bartlett, intrepid war correspondent & conflict journalist (who Conrad had the privilege of meeting several times in Russia), joins Aether Hour to discuss her extensive time spent living in some of the most relevant war zones of the 20th century! She spent several years in Gaza & the West Bank during the first wars th...

This is the replay recording of the 20th episode of World War Live, a new weekly live show hosted by Conrad Franz every Tuesday night at 7:45PM CST! As of now we are streaming HERE ON SUBSTACK as well as on the WWN YouTube Channel & X (Twitter) account ! In this episode I discuss the civil war in Yemen & the war between Thailand & Cambodia, the ZOG Ellison media takeover, other WWIII news & more!...

In this huge week of WWIII analysis we (Conrad & Dmitriy) the extensive negotiations between Vladimir Putin, US envoy Steve Witkoff, & Jared Kushner, Zelensky firing his top advisor Andrey Yermak, Russia’s advances across the frontline, Putin visiting India, Russia in Syria/the Caucuses, & other Ukraine war updates. We also discuss the latest developments in the caucuses as Turkey & Armenia prepar...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co Fr. Peter returns to Aether Hour to discuss the recent meeting in Constantinople where Pope Leo & Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayed together, signed an ecumenist joint declaration, & commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the council of Nicaea. We discuss the reality of ecumenism, the false ecclesiology of Vatican I...

In this week of WWIII analysis we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss the new 28 point peace plan that the United States is proposing and has sent to Russia & Ukraine. We break down all the points and the likelihood that this will actually lead to anything as well as the situation on the ground, Russia’s advances, the deteriorating political situation in Ukraine, & other regional news. We then moved on to...

Conrad returns for a packed week of WWIII analysis discussing the new US Operation “Southern Spear” against Venezuela & how strikes on Maduro’s territory could be coming soon, the latest from Gaza/the West Bank as Israel expands its operations, the rearming of Hezbollah & the likelihood of new clashes to Israel’s north, the Syrian President al-Sharaa’s (al-Jolani) visit to DC & meeting with Donald...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co In our second livestream companion to our Donbass content, we (Conrad & Dmitriy) react to and break down Conrad’s providential interview with Gabriel Doroshin! We get into more details about his extensive Royal lineage, how he could come to be the future Tsar, prophecies that he has already fulfilled, & MUCH MORE! We will...

In this week’s explosive episode of WWIII analysis, Dmitriy is joined by two special guests: GSP from the ‘War Report ‘and Isaac from ‘The Unending Catastrophe’ Substack, to dive into the breaking developments across the world. We begin with the fragile Gaza peace treaty - will it hold, or collapse under pressure as Hamas and Israel trade tense statements? Further in the Middle East, Lebanon is bo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co Gabriel Doroshin is the 8th great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia from 1825-1855, and has been fighting against the Ukrainian military in the Donbass since his 18th birthday in 2015, initially for the Donetsk People’s Republic militia and now with the Russian Armed Forces. Conrad providentially ran into Gab...

In this packed week of WWIII analysis we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss the failing ceasefire in Gaza as Hamas discusses the future of the strip, the escalating rhetoric between Israel & Iran as US talks fail, strikes on Lebanon, major settler violence across the West Bank, the elections in Northern Cyprus, al-Sharaa visiting Moscow, & other news from the Levant. Next we discuss the struggling negotia...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co In a somewhat different episode than normal, journalist Elijah Schaffer joins Conrad & Dmitriy for a discussion on Faith in America, the state of American Christianity, why he is interested in Orthodoxy, why we think Orthodoxy is the answer, our thoughts on protestantism & roman catholicism, & MUCH MORE! 🇺🇸🎥 Follow Elija...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co In our first livestream companion to our Donbass content, we (Conrad & Dmitriy) react to and break down all of the questions and answers in Conrad’s recent interview with the St. Alexander Nevsky volunteer brigade. We will be doing future streams like this starting on YouTube for everyone and then transitioning to Substac...

In this weeks WWIII analysis Conrad & Dmitriy discuss the details of Trump’s new Gaza peace plan that is now being implemented, the hostage situation, the future of Hamas & the Palestinian state, Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, Qatari, Turkish, & Egyptian roles in the future of the region, & more! We also discuss the escalations by Israel/the West against Iran, new tensions in Syria, the escalating w...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit worldwarnow.co In the first of several interviews to be released from my time in Donbass, I meet with several members of the St. Alexander Nevsky volunteer brigade and ask them a wide variety of questions from how they practice Orthodoxy on the front line & receive the Eucharist to the evolving nature of drone warfare & their most inten...

In this massive episode we (Conrad & Dmitriy) discuss Trump'‘s new Gaza peace plan, Israel & Hamas’s response, how successful we think it will be, & how the rest of the Levant/Middle East will respond. We also discuss Hezbollah disarmament in Lebanon, Houthi strikes, Turkey/Syria, Israel’s impending new war with Iran, & other regional news. We also get into Conrad’s huge trip to Donbass, how Ukrai...