The Foreign Report

Welcome to The Foreign Report — where global chaos meets sharp analysis and dark humor that keep you from screaming into a pillow (maybe) (doubtful). Every week, producer, comedian, and lawyer Seena Ghaznavi and a rotating crew of experts, journalists, and policy nerds break down the wildest stories in foreign affairs. From competitive authoritarians taking over countries to Ai taking over our minds - Seena will drag you through the gory details of everything you need to know around the world. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

  1. قبل ٦ أيام

    Marcus Parks(!) on Kirk, Kimmel, Trump’s Escalator Meltdown, and Elvis is Alive in Wales!

    Marcus Parks is back on the pod, folks! This week he joins Seena and Travis to rally against the crackdown on free speech and discuss Trump’s embarrassing UNGA appearance. They check in on some recent polling suggesting all is not hunky dory in MAGA world and ask a newly pressing question– are we all antifa now?! The gang also looks into why people in JD Vance’s hometown have been stocking up on toilet bowl cleaner! Follow our Guest: https://www.instagram.com/marcusparks/?hl=en Sources: https://youtu.be/l6KYixCBTJc?si=FN5XNv7hAaFf5HZC&t=1369 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17OIBpolKM https://youtu.be/-17OIBpolKM?feature=shared&t=85 https://youtu.be/TV6f1Oe3bJQ?feature=shared https://apnorc.org/projects/pessimism-about-the-direction-of-the-country-is-growing-among-republicans/ https://youtube.com/shorts/TABrjoldbQ4?feature=shared https://x.com/JimSwiftDC/status/1968271074472399232 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7HBmpUBx3U Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  2. ١٩ سبتمبر

    Charlie Kirk, Conspiracy Stew, JD Vance’s Podcast Debut, and a World Record

    The Charlie Kirk assassination is global politics now, so that means we’re covering it on the show. From the connections between Kirk and Netanyahu to the conspiracy stew that’s arisen from his death, we did our best to make the terrible bearable. Saena and Travis unpack how foreign powers buy influence, how disinformation is shaping the battlefield of your mind, and why JD Vance filling in as Kirk’s podcast host might be the worst open mic set in history. Plus: Germany’s far-right gains, a Swedish pole vaulting hero, and a heavy dose of sarcasm along the way. ​​Sources: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/state-israel-continues-dis-information-campaign-against-unrwa https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html#:~:text=The%20campaign%20also%20created%20three%20fake%20news%20sites%20with%20names,the%20posts%20remain%20on%20X. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/20/israel-to-fund-tour-for-maga-and-pro-trump-influencers-report#:~:text=The%20tour%20will%20be%20carried,Source:%20Al%20Jazeera https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/israel-fund-us-university-protest-gaza-antisemitism#:~:text=Haaretz%20and%20the%20New%20York,political%20debate%20over%20Israel's%20war. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/israel-targeted-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign-00161906 https://theweek.com/politics/israel-influence-campaign-us-gaza https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23695896#:~:text=Students%20in%20Israel%20are%20to,with%20our%20reports%20via%20Twitter%20. https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/nx-s1-4994027/israel-us-online-influence-campaign-gaza#:~:text=A%20file%20photo%20of%20Minister,casualties%20and%20suffering%20in%20Gaza. youtube.com/watch?v=03KASmLbDM4&t=131 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-secretly-targeted-american-lawmakers-with-gaza-war-influence-campaign/0000018f-e7c8-d11f-a5cf-e7cb62af0000 Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  3. ١٢ سبتمبر

    Boat Bombings, Rogue States, and Chaos in Nepal

    ***Please go to our YouTube channel for a special segment on Charlie Kirk*** On this week’s show, Seena and Travis dig into our self-proclaimed president of peace embracing war of all kinds - renaming departments, killing foreign citizens on the open seas, and rubber-stamping every Israeli bomb. They check in on the violence in Nepal, the insanity of Israel’s decision to attack Qatar, and NATO taking a stand against Russian drones. And, of course, they revel in the Rand Paul / JD Vance social media spat. Extra Reading: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEQ33Xadk34 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ly4jbv3lgw2m https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/09/world/nepal-protests?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250909&instance_id=162188&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205555&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23#nepal-protests-pm-resigns https://zeteo.com/p/rogue-state-israel-attacks-qatar-what-next?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=2325511&post_id=173208365&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=e5imz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-attack-doha-consequences-mediator-1.7628885 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-attack.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=205613&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09/jd-vances-response-to-killing-suspected-drug-traffickers-has-even-republicans-questioning-his-judgment.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWLwkIk-gs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MXJ5bGc4NmdqbXJp https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c87y8w1qr47t#:~:text=14:03%209%20September,-Kwasi%20Gyamfi%20Asiedu&text=Earlier%2C%20Senate%20Minority%20Leader%20Chuck,Israeli%20government%2C%22%20he%20says. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/israel-trump-gaza-qatar-bombing.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250910&instance_id=162246&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segme... Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  4. ٢٢ أغسطس

    A Red Carpet for Putin, Netanyahu Plays Coy, and JD Bakes

    This week Seena and Travis dig into Trump’s red carpet roll out for Putin and his subsequent shift away from a “mere ceasefire agreement,” leaving Russia free to launch their largest offensive of the war in the following days. They talk through what it means for Hamas to accept conditions for a ceasefire as Israel is poised to attack Gaza City and look into state-sponsored militias in eastern Congo killing civilians. Finally they explain why they’re bummed that JD likes to bake. Articles/Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nRyhoXt-k https://x.com/reallyamerican1/status/1957533838919221385?s=46&t=loeg0xMcKLY6FjW7MavWWg https://x.com/LincolnSquareHQ/status/1957629801407160781 https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-war-news-hostages-protest-08-18-2025-f875326f9845f09a3b01bf676254222f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-gazans-south-sudan.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250819&instance_id=160829&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=204188&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-city.html https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/05/turk-deplores-gaza-escalation-pleads-global-action-stop-more-killings https://apnews.com/article/congo-adf-rebels-attack-monusco-2a628a8c4ed02617d8a541185aba732f?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_19%20Aug_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tezqu0fmlCg https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/parenting-in-the-spotlight-jd-vance-on-raising-kids-as-vice-president.html Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en

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  5. ١٥ أغسطس

    War Crimes, Military Wack-A-Mole, and JD Goes Kayaking

    The week Seena and Travis take a look at the Geneva Conventions– why they exist, who they’re supposed to protect, and what happens if they’re ignored (or not signed in the first place), in order to provide some context for Israel’s targeted killing of journalists. They question why Trump, our self-proclaimed anti-war president, is sending the military to DC and possibly Latin American. And in JD Vance Corner they provide a little levity alongside some artificially elevated water levels. Articles/Sources https://www.icj-cij.org/node/203447?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/21/palestine-icc-warrants-revive-hope-long-delayed-justice?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.un.org/unispal/document/report-of-the-independent-international-commission-of-inquiry-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-including-east-jerusalem-and-israel-a-hrc-59-26/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://press.un.org/en/2025/ga12690.doc.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-journalist-jazeera-c7d73f1d3cfa3d24fb4ce5a294c08d32?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Aug%2011%2C%202025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMcB0uyWXJI&list=RDNSYMcB0uyWXJI&start_radio=1 https://apnews.com/article/washington-district-takeover-trump-crime-d0ebfa76584753635327d792f6c0b8fc?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=MorningWire_Sun_Aug10_2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/dc-police-national-guard.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html?campaign_id=57&emc=edit_ne_20250808&instance_id=160209&nl=the-evening®i_id=61617578&segment_id=203554&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  6. ٨ أغسطس

    Starvation in Gaza, Elections in Japan, and JD’s Looking for Aliens

    This week Seena and Travis take a look at Gaza and the stated Israeli strategy of occupation and “voluntary migration.” Seena remembers the Eggshell Plaintiff from his law school days and explains why a recent NYT correction about starving Palestinian children was misguided at best. We also look into the “Japan First” movement and the nationalist Sanseito party’s gains in recent Japanese elections. And while the world crumbles, we ask why the f*** is JD looking for UFOs?! Articles/Sources https://x.com/UAPJames/status/1951343754276655248 https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_wV1RIeIT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=aGU4eXV2dGZpOW1m https://youtu.be/Y4whl4oiDjQ?feature=shared&t=100 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC2OMqzOAVy/ https://gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/ https://youtu.be/tlyyXUAyQr0?si=RP4_L69KdRPx51Di&t=389 https://youtu.be/r7QWply967Q?si=CYqgXu1kY3dQJUTU&t=66 https://youtu.be/3vvqRBBkghE?si=17RfK96A3e_cckuT&t=6 https://www.facebook.com/reel/4086058841676158 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y9-ACGCC3_U https://youtu.be/SS6Qs-wVQ-Y?feature=shared&t=30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cntf1U5toY8 Follow The Show:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/   Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Welcome to The Foreign Report — where global chaos meets sharp analysis and dark humor that keep you from screaming into a pillow (maybe) (doubtful). Every week, producer, comedian, and lawyer Seena Ghaznavi and a rotating crew of experts, journalists, and policy nerds break down the wildest stories in foreign affairs. From competitive authoritarians taking over countries to Ai taking over our minds - Seena will drag you through the gory details of everything you need to know around the world. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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