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Jim Webb Podcast—where real conversations meet sharp commentary. We dive into the latest trending topics, viral clips, and cultural debates, breaking them down with insight, honesty, and a touch of entertainment. Our goal is to cut through the noise, spark thought, and keep you engaged every step of the way. Hit that subscribe button and join the conversation today!

  1. 19h ago

    Special Guest : "Village Crazy Lady" - MELISSA WITTE - Christian Zionism Explained

    A belief system can be private. A belief system with a national political strategy becomes power. Today we sit down with Melissa Witte to trace Christian Zionism from its theological roots to the modern networks that move money, shape messaging, and win access at the highest levels of government. We start with the foundation: dispensationalism, the Schofield Reference Bible, and the premillennial end times framework that ties modern Israel to prophecy. Then we follow the cultural acceleration after 1967, when Israel’s victory and the capture of Jerusalem become proof-text fuel for a movement that later explodes through pop culture megahits like The Late Great Planet Earth and Left Behind, plus the televangelist era that builds donor lists and political muscle. From there, the focus turns to the mechanics of influence inside the United States. We unpack how political preaching scales despite the Johnson Amendment, why private IRS letter rulings matter, and how projects like Rod Parsley’s Ohio Restoration Project and David Lane’s Texas Renewal Project create a repeatable playbook. We also connect the dots from CUFI’s church outreach to the Seven Mountain Mandate and the New Apostolic Reformation, and how Trump-era faith councils and January 6 show what happens when politics is framed as spiritual warfare. Finally, we dig into newer, harder-to-track efforts like the Conference of Christian Presidents for Israel (CCPI), including figures like Mario Bramnik and Luke Moon, and why “church” classification can make finances opaque. The takeaway is simple and unsettling: these groups often work on foreign policy lanes most Americans ignore, from Central and South America initiatives to a push away from a two-state solution toward West Bank annexation. Subscribe, share this conversation with a friend, and leave a review with the question you want us to chase next. Chapter Markers0:00 Why Christian Zionism Matters3:30 Meet Melissa And The Backstory8:40 Dispensationalism And End Times Frameworks15:40 1967 And The Pop Culture Surge23:40 The Johnson Amendment Workaround31:40 Ohio To Texas And IRS Greenlights38:50 CUFI’s Growth And Church Outreach44:40 Seven Mountain Mandate And The NAR52:40 Trump Era Influence And January 657:40 Charlie Kirk Blowback And CCPI1:01:40 West Bank Annexation Push And Wrap Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  2. 1d ago

    Scott Ritter: Trump vs. The World — What Happens Next?

    Scott Ritter joins us to analyze why global hostilities appear to be escalating and what that means for the current geopolitical landscape. We break down the shifting dynamics of international conflict, looking specifically at the evolving relationship between Ukraine and Trump. As we observe these changes, we also examine the recent unrest and instability currently defining France politics. This conversation is for those looking to cut through the headlines and understand the structural forces pushing nations toward renewed confrontation. By connecting these disparate events, we aim to clarify the broader trend of global hostilities that many are beginning to notice. We look at whether this is a temporary friction or a sign of a larger, more permanent realignment in international power. Subscribe for weekly geopolitical breakdowns, and share your take on the current state of foreign affairs in the comments. Chapter Markers0:00 A Phone Call And A Warning3:10 Iraq Parallels And War Of Choice10:40 Constitution Treaties And Illegal War17:00 Assassination Norms And Blowback24:40 The Latest Pinprick And Response29:20 Predicted Mashhad Strike Flight Path37:00 Bab El Mandeb And Saudi Fallout44:00 Why The Marine Corps Cannot Sustain It48:30 Drone Warfare And Innovation Failure52:40 Europe Free Speech And Jacques Baud56:00 Next Guests And Closing Thoughts Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  3. 2d ago

    Special Guest : GLENN GREENWALD

    A lot of people talk about “free speech” like it’s an abstract slogan, right up until the day a reporter gets detained at an airport, a source goes silent, or donating to the “wrong” organization suddenly feels like a legal risk. Glenn Greenwald joins us for a direct conversation about what dissent looks like now, and why independent journalism keeps getting treated as a security problem instead of a democratic necessity. We dig into the post-Snowden world and the surveillance state reality that never went away: the chilling effect of constant monitoring, the way FISA power expands in practice, and how fear gets manufactured to make the privacy tradeoff feel inevitable. Glenn explains why censorship doesn’t always need formal bans when platforms, “disinformation” branding, and legal pressure can do the job more quietly, especially after the political shocks of 2016. Then we zoom out to the incentive system behind foreign policy: war profiteering, the military industrial complex, and how elites advocate conflicts they’ll never fight. We talk through the Iran war’s shaky logic, Trump’s tie to Netanyahu and Israel’s domestic politics, the Houthis and Saudi leverage, plus how Russia, Ukraine, and gas prices shape Washington’s “realism.” We close with Venezuela and how Latin America reads US intervention through an oil and power lens, not a humanitarian one. If you care about whistleblowers, the Fourth Amendment, censorship, and the true cost of war policy, this one is for you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the clearest sign to you that dissent is being criminalized? Chapter Markers0:04 Welcome And Guest Introduction2:12 Dissent And Independent Media Today7:47 Surveillance Fear And Self-Censorship10:00 FISA And The Privacy Tradeoff17:58 War Profits And Elite Incentives24:20 Military Service Class And Culture30:18 Iran War Planning And Silenced Dissent32:12 Netanyahu Endorsement And Iran Risks36:58 Russia Ukraine And Gas Prices42:10 Venezuela Oil And US Influence44:58 Wrap Up And Next Interviews Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  4. 6d ago

    Robert Barnes on the Coming Midterm Blue Wave

    Something is off in American politics right now, and you can hear it in the way power talks when it thinks nobody can stop it. We’re joined by Robert Barnes to unpack the growing sense of White House dysfunction, why Trump’s campaign trail comments look like “unforced errors,” and how a loss of social filter can turn daily headlines into real strategic damage. We also get into the darker implication Barnes raises: the pattern looks less like ordinary stress and more like a meaningful behavioral shift that changes how decisions get made. From there, we pull the camera back to the people around him and the incentives that keep bad ideas alive. The livestream execution rollout and sudden reversal becomes a case study in internal control: who can still restrain the president, who gets pushed out, and why J.D. Vance may be the only effective brake left. We connect that to a broader theme listeners care about: when loyalty replaces competence, communications collapses, contingency planning disappears, and chaos starts driving policy. Then we hit the issue voters keep trying to force onto the agenda: war. Iran, Ukraine, energy prices, bond market nerves, and affordability all crash into the same political wall. Barnes argues the anti-war vote is growing across the US and Europe, and that both parties keep misreading what the public is rejecting. We close with the downstream consequences of a likely midterm blowout: investigations, impeachment pressures, corruption exposure, Epstein-file questions, and the risk that “controlled” accountability turns into a Church Committee style unraveling. If you want sharper political analysis that connects foreign policy, domestic economics, and raw incentives, listen through to the end, then subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. What do you think breaks first: the war narrative, the corruption story, or the party system itself? Chapter Markers0:00 Return After The Hurricane1:55 The Case For A Neurological Shift10:45 Magical Thinking And No Plan B12:55 The Livestream Execution Blowback20:45 War Messaging Collides With Reality30:30 Forecasting A Midterm Bloodbath33:55 Vance As The Only Restraint36:40 Corruption, Scandals, And Impeachment Math43:50 Deep State Exposure And Epstein Files47:10 Yemen Tripwires And Saudi Fragility50:25 Netanyahu’s Incentives To Escalate53:25 Where To Find More Interviews Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  5. Oct 7

    DAVE DeCAMP: Gaza, Hormuz, Yemen and other Global Hotspot Updates in 60 Minutes or Less

    A ceasefire that never becomes peace is more than a diplomatic failure. It’s a system that can keep people trapped in rubble, tents, and fear while officials insist progress is being made. I’m joined by journalist Dave DeCamp of Antiwar News to break down what’s happening in Gaza now: ongoing Israeli airstrikes and daily casualties, the sidelined stories like Gaza’s Christian community, and the bigger question of why rebuilding is still effectively blocked. We dig into the politics behind “reconstruction,” including the role of US-backed frameworks like the so-called Board of Peace and why monitoring mechanisms don’t seem to produce consequences for violations. We also confront the uglier side of what’s being said out loud by prominent Israeli political figures, and what it means when rhetoric about ethnic cleansing lines up with policies that keep Gaza unlivable. Then we turn to reporting on targeting practices like “Daddy’s Home,” and why that kind of intentional family harm represents a terrifying shift in modern air war norms. From there, we widen the lens to Yemen and the return of direct US involvement through refueling Saudi jets, plus the strategic stakes around the Bab el Mandeb Strait, Red Sea shipping, and the ever-present risk of a wider Iran conflict. We close by connecting foreign policy blowback to the US midterm elections, because wars don’t stay “over there” when they hit prices, credibility, and public trust at home. Subscribe, share this with a friend who follows world news, and leave a review with the question you still can’t shake after listening. Chapter Markers0:00 Storm Prep And Quick Catch-Up1:08 Baseball Banter Before The News2:42 Gaza After The Ceasefire Deal6:00 Reconstruction Delays And The Board Of Peace10:32 Open Calls For Ethnic Cleansing17:29 The “Daddy’s Home” Targeting Horror22:27 Pop Culture Signals A Political Shift26:27 Yemen War Restarts With US Refueling39:50 Marines Rumors Iran And Midterm Timing47:24 Midterms Polling Military Voting Stand-Down54:45 Hurricane Sign-Off And Weekend Plug Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  6. Oct 7

    Ray McGovern : From CIA Analyst to Activist

    You can’t understand modern war without understanding modern intelligence and what happens when it gets bent to politics. I’m joined by former CIA analyst and presidential briefer Ray McGovern for a wide-ranging talk about how “weaponized intelligence” is built, sold, and enforced, and why the public often ends up debating a storyline instead of the underlying facts. Ray takes us back to the moments that shaped his worldview: briefing top leaders, recognizing Gorbachev as a real turning point, and watching how close misperception can bring the world to nuclear disaster. We talk about the Petrov incident, Able Archer, and the enduring lesson that you need a human in the loop when machines, bureaucracy, and ego start driving decisions at the highest stakes. From there we get into the post-9/11 era and beyond: Iraq’s deception and the career incentives that encourage “dressed up intelligence,” the worsening environment for whistleblowers, and why surveillance changes what dissent even looks like. We also dig into Iran’s nuclear narrative and the idea of an “exit ramp” that de-escalates based on long-standing intelligence assessments, plus Ray’s blunt take on who really constrains presidential choices. We close with the Russia Ukraine war, public misperceptions about Russia’s strategy, and what a negotiated end might require for a durable European security architecture. If you want a clearer lens on CIA analysis, foreign policy failures, and the real-world costs of propaganda, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who argues about geopolitics, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Chapter Markers0:00 Cold Open And Guest Setup1:09 From CIA Briefings To Dissent3:40 Gorbachev And Telling Power The Truth5:20 Nuclear Near Misses Need Humans6:29 Politicized Intelligence And Israel Pressure9:01 Whistleblowers Then And Now15:21 The Iran Nuclear Claim And Exit Ramp18:25 Bad Gatekeepers And The Advisor Problem23:03 Ukraine NATO Warnings And Political Risk28:06 The Arc Of Resistance And Netanyahu Leverage32:55 Where The Russia Ukraine War Is Headed37:00 Russia’s Measured Strategy And Endgame40:11 Final Thoughts And Sign Off Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  7. Oct 5

    LARRY JOHNSON : Putin takes the gloves off

    Russia is taking the gloves off in Ukraine, and the targets tell you more than the speeches do. We talk through what it means when a conflict expands from grinding down forces at the front to hitting the systems that keep a country running: bridges over the Dnipro, rail engines and warehouses, power distribution, and the pressure campaign that can empty a city before an assault. My guest, Larry Johnson, lays out why this shift signals acceleration, not stagnation, and why “retaliation” narratives miss the larger operational design. From there, we zoom out to the flashpoints that could turn a regional war into a wider one. Kaliningrad is the kind of place pundits love to posture about, but it’s also the kind of place where deterrence and nuclear signaling are baked into the geography. We unpack the rhetoric coming out of NATO countries, Russia’s explicit warnings, and why misreading red lines in an exclave can create a crisis faster than anyone can walk it back. We also tackle the uncomfortable ethical core that sits under modern warfare: proportionality, civilian risk, and the slippery slope into collective punishment. Then we pivot to the Middle East, Yemen’s shifting battlefield, and the real-world fuel behind geopolitics: a diesel shortage, export restrictions, Europe’s energy dependency, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and how all of it collides with US midterm politics and troop movement rumors. If you want grounded, big-picture analysis on the Russia Ukraine war, Kaliningrad, energy security, and election-year foreign policy incentives, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Chapter Markers0:00 Cold Open And Florida Weather2:15 Russia Escalates Strikes On Ukraine7:40 Targeting Bridges Power And Logistics14:35 What The Endgame Could Look Like20:25 Kaliningrad Threats And Nuclear Warnings23:35 Collective Punishment And War Morality36:01 Yemen’s Battlefield And Diesel Shortage48:31 Midterms Force Decisions In The Gulf54:10 Final Thoughts And Tomorrow’s Guest Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  8. Oct 2

    BILL BUPPERT : Chasing Ghosts

    Aircraft carriers, hypersonics, drone swarms, missile defense, and the messy reality of command all collide in this conversation with Bill Buppert, the Smedley Butler Fellow for Military Affairs at the Libertarian Institute and host of Chasing Ghosts. We start with how a military career can turn early idealism into realism, then follow Bill’s path from Navy intelligence to the Army, Special Forces intel work, and later contractor deployments in Afghanistan. That lived experience shapes a view that war is ruled by friction, failure, and what your organization can still do after the plan breaks. From there, we get specific about what modern warfare is rewarding now: mission command, fast adaptation, and resilient systems that keep working when comms fail. Bill argues the US is stuck investing in exquisite platforms while underinvesting in the unglamorous basics that decide outcomes. We dig into Iran’s mosaic defense, anti-access area denial, and why mountainous terrain plus smart targeting can make conventional forces stumble. A key thread is the sensor-to-effector chain: if an adversary blinds radars, disrupts portable power, and forces you to burn through interceptors, your “best” weapons quickly become irrelevant. We also go after sacred cows: the real cost and combat value of carriers, the risk of mission kills inside missile range, and the incentive system that promotes risk-averse leaders. If you care about US military reform, defense policy, and what Ukraine-era lessons mean for the next war, this one will challenge your assumptions. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who thinks deterrence is automatic, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway: what should the US rebuild first? Chapter Markers0:00 Balance Of Power And A Warning2:50 Meet Bill Bupert And His Work6:05 A Navy Start And An Army Path13:00 Iraq Intelligence Failures And Leaving19:30 Patterns Behind US Military Mistakes24:10 Mission Command And Why It Works33:10 Russia, Logistics, And Learning Under Fire38:55 Iran, A2AD, And America’s Weak Spots45:10 Kill The Power And Blind The Radars50:15 Bad Leadership Pipelines And Broken Incentives56:00 Carriers, Amphibs, And Salvo Competition Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jim Webb Podcast—where real conversations meet sharp commentary. We dive into the latest trending topics, viral clips, and cultural debates, breaking them down with insight, honesty, and a touch of entertainment. Our goal is to cut through the noise, spark thought, and keep you engaged every step of the way. Hit that subscribe button and join the conversation today!

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