This week Jason is joined by old friend and former Disorder co-host Arthur Snell, former British diplomat, host of Behind the Lines, and author of Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It.
Jason and Arthur start with the seemingly never-ending Iran war. Has Trump’s threatened “economic D-Day” achieved anything? Has it really even ... Show More
Sep 14
Ep 208. General Ben Hodges: 25 years after 9/11 — can the West relearn strategy?
Twenty-five years after 9/11, did America respond to an attack on the Western Order by inadvertently helping to disorder that Order itself?Jason is joined by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, to look back at 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan and the ... Show More
50m 13s
Sep 8
Ep 206. The Ancient Linguistic Order with Laura Spinney
This week, Jason is joined by one of his academic idols, Laura Spinney. Laura is a much-esteemed author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World, and her incredible newer book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global.PROTO tells the story of how mode ... Show More
57m 35s
Apr 2025
389. Trump, Vance, and How the US Invades Greenland
America vs. the Arctic - is this the end for NATO? Should Marine Le Pen still be allowed to run for president? Will Australia adopt Trump-style politics, or can Albanese buck the trend?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
The Rest Is Politics Plu ... Show More
55m 51s
Sep 2025
443. China’s Plot to Topple Trump: How to Bring Down a Superpower
How is China forging a new world order beyond Trump’s isolationist America? Is Trump’s sudden turn against India uniting Xi, Putin, and Modi – for good? As Washington falters and Beijing rises, where does that leave South East Asia? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these ... Show More
51m 9s