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Thomas Karat
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SaltCubeAnalytics offers a critical examination of today's most urgent geopolitical issues, featuring insights from academics, diplomats, and intelligence professionals who challenge the mainstream narrative. Hosted by a behaviour analyst, this podcast delves into complex topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Ukraine, and the pervasive influence of institutionalised propaganda in Western media. Our speakers aren't afraid to question the status quo, providing a deep, nuanced analysis that cuts through the noise. Join us for thought-provoking conversations that reveal the realities behind the headlines and expose the power structures shaping global events.

  1. Tehran in Revolt: Inside Iran’s 2026 Uprising and Crackdown. With Oxford Scholar Yassamine Mather

    4H AGO

    Tehran in Revolt: Inside Iran’s 2026 Uprising and Crackdown. With Oxford Scholar Yassamine Mather

    🇮🇷 Iran is spiraling out of control again — and the West is already circling. In this interview, I’m joined by Yassamine Mather — an Oxford scholar and razor-sharp political analyst — to break down the new wave of unrest across Iran, what’s driving it, and why Trump may be preparing the ground for “absolute change” in 2026.  We don’t just talk about protests. We talk about power, propaganda, and the uncomfortable possibility that some actors are trying to engineer the outcome — using everything from sanctions and currency warfare to fake reels amplified by mainstream media. 🎯 In this conversation: Why Trump may see Iran as the next domino The hidden war: sanctions, economic collapse & corruption How the exchange-rate system enriched elites and crushed ordinary Iranians Internet shutdowns, Starlink leaks, and the fog of information war Why “fake news” can become real political reality The Mossad/Pahlavi question — and why protesters reject both Shah and Rahbar The bigger frame: Iran isn’t the target — China is ⚠️ Key question: Is this uprising organic, hijacked, or already being shaped into a controlled “transition”? 📌 More from me Substack: https://karat.substack.com Medium: https://medium.com/@thomas.s.karat 👉 If you want weekly updates that follow the questions to wherever they’re not supposed to go, you’ll find them there. Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 2m
  2. How Western Media Sells War, with Patrick Henningsen

    1D AGO

    How Western Media Sells War, with Patrick Henningsen

    “How Western Media Sells War” is a deep-dive conversation with journalist and broadcaster Patrick Henningsen, founder of 21st Century Wire, on how conflict is packaged, branded, and sold to the public through news and entertainment. We look at: *   How language, imagery, and repetition turn military campaigns into “humanitarian interventions” or “defensive actions”. *   The role of think tanks, PR firms, and political elites in feeding ready‑made narratives into Western newsrooms. *   Why dissenting voices are marginalised, smeared, or algorithmically buried when war agendas are on the table. If this interview opens up more questions, don’t stop here. For global geopolitics and narrative warfare, you can find my long-form pieces on Substack; for a Europe-first, Eurocentric take on power, autonomy, and identity, my essays are on Medium. My Substack: https://karat.substack.com My Medium: https://medium.com/@thomas.s.karat Further Links: Patrick Baab: https://youtu.be/AJZMb8KxGn4 Suzie Dawson: https://youtu.be/Cza4LHImyQM Daniele Ganser: https://youtu.be/DoTUFeKZB5A Erik Andersson: https://youtu.be/91WoRwDsnc0 Article on Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/europe-is-americas-sacrifice/ Your iPhone is spying on you: https://karat.substack.com/p/your-iphones-new-ai-is-spying-on Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:10 Who is Patrick 03:10 Silencing critical voices 13:00 The consensus for war with Russia 26:45 Total transformation of the energy marked 37:35 How Anglo-American interests collide with Europe 48:10 Trump National Security Strategy 01:13:40 NATO Bombs on West Europe Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 31m
  3. How Elites Rewrite History to Control the Present; with Guido Preparata

    JAN 8

    How Elites Rewrite History to Control the Present; with Guido Preparata

    🔥 History is never just about the past — it’s a battlefield for the present. In this interview, we explore how elites rewrite historical narratives to manufacture legitimacy, shape public memory, and consolidate political power. From the self-mythology of Ramesses II to the propaganda logic captured by George Orwell’s warning — “Who controls the past controls the future” — we examine how history becomes a strategic instrument rather than a neutral record. We also look at the work of Guido Preparata, whose investigations into the First and Second World Wars challenge the “official story” and expose how finance, strategy, and elite interests were woven into narratives later presented as moral inevitability. What happens when memory itself is engineered? What truths disappear when history becomes a tool of governance? If you’re interested in propaganda, historical mythmaking, power, and the politics of collective memory, this conversation will push you to question how much of the past we truly know — and how much of it has been curated for us. 👉 Watch the interview — and ask yourself: Who is writing history, and why? Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 25m
  4. “Never Again” — Unless Israel does it? Son Of Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out, With Mark Etkind

    12/26/2025

    “Never Again” — Unless Israel does it? Son Of Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out, With Mark Etkind

    “Never Again” is repeated every year. Rarely is it tested. In this interview, I speak with Mark Etkind, the son of a Holocaust survivor who endured the Łódź Ghetto and multiple concentration camps, including Buchenwald. Mark is also a leading voice among Holocaust survivors’ descendants who have spoken out against the destruction of Gaza — a position that has made him deeply controversial within parts of the Jewish community and the political mainstream. Mark challenges the idea that Holocaust remembrance can be safely sealed off from the present. He argues that memory without consequence becomes ritual, and ritual without moral risk becomes cover. When institutions commemorate the Holocaust while remaining silent on Gaza, he sees not neutrality, but evasion. We talk about why drawing historical parallels provokes such intense backlash, where the line between remembrance and politicisation is really drawn, and why “Never Again” loses meaning when it applies only to the past — or only to some victims, and not others. This is not a comfortable conversation. It is not meant to be. But if Holocaust memory is to mean more than ceremony, then voices like Mark Etkind’s demand to be heard. 📌 Full context, background analysis, and related writing available on my Substack.📌  https://substack.com/@thomaskarat Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 05:50 Who is Mark 16:50 Integrating Survivors 34:30 Changing a World View 46:20 The Greater Israel 01:12:55 Jeremy Corbyn Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 40m
  5. Iran, Gaza, and the West: Yassamine Mather on the Politics Nobody Dares to Discuss

    12/18/2025

    Iran, Gaza, and the West: Yassamine Mather on the Politics Nobody Dares to Discuss

    🔥 Oxford Academic and Iranian Scholar Yassamine Mather takes us deep into the political, historical, and personal terrain behind today’s Iran. And she does it with a clarity and honesty that’s almost disarming. T:his was one of the most surprising and revealing conversations I’ve recorded this year. At one point she casually mentions volunteering for a covert mission in Iran—setting up an underground, anti-government radio station for the fedayeen in the mountains between Tehran and Kurdistan. She tells it as if it were nothing. It’s not nothing. It’s the kind of story that stops you in your tracks. 🎓 Based at the University of Oxford, Yassamine brings decades of political analysis, activism, and academic work into the room: • the inner logic of the Iranian state• the failures and fractures of the opposition • the West’s selective outrage• the left’s internal contradictions • why revolutions rarely deliver what people expect • and how exile shapes a political mind And beyond the politics, this conversation shows you the person: sharp, thoughtful, funny, and carrying more history than she lets on. We even walked through Oxford afterwards—her university access opening doors to places you almost never get to see. It adds something intimate to the whole encounter. 🔔 If you want more interviews like this, make sure to subscribe and hit the bell—though, given the shadow-banning on this channel, I can’t promise YouTube will notify you. Still, it helps. 📝 Also: I just released my analysis of Trump’s National Security Strategy (Nov 2025) on Substack.It’s… something you have to read to believe. A genuine eye-opener.→ https://karat.substack.com Further Links: US Ambassador Chas Freeman: https://youtu.be/SiMUmasmulE Aarnon Milchan, Hollywood billionaire and Super Spy: https://youtu.be/fjy55BS6Y5k Noam Chomsky: https://youtu.be/vNCcbrqM4ks Inside Trump’s 2025 Blueprint for War with China: https://karat.substack.com/p/inside-trumps-2025-blueprint-for?r=1fs9b Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:20 Who is Yassamine Mather 10:00 Shah Reza Pahlavi 15:50 The consequences of taking out Mosaddegh 28:15 The Iraq Iran war 36:10 Jimmy Carters Hostage crisis 39:30 Regime change 41:55 Taking out Iran Proxies 49:45 Killing the negotiators 54:15 Is Irans nuclear project dead 01:09:45 What comes after the mullahs 01:18:45 Can BRICS protect Iran 01:32:55 Can Iran hurt Israel 01:39:20 A radio station in the mountains Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 50m
  6. Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025: A Blueprint for Global Control?

    12/11/2025

    Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025: A Blueprint for Global Control?

    What happens when a superpower writes a national security strategy that sounds less like policy and more like a blueprint for running the world? In this video, I break down the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy — the tone, the psychology, the imperial reflexes hidden in plain sight — and why Europe, Asia, and the entire international system should be paying close attention. 🇺🇸 We look at how the document: Talks at the world rather than to it Uses the word “want” 47 times,  Revives the Monroe Doctrine as the “Trump Corollary” Frames Europe as pliable, frightened, and financially useful Pulls the entire planet into a U.S.–China confrontation Treats sovereignty as optional for others and automatic for itself 🇪🇺 And we examine why Europe should be alarmed:From Germany’s economic dilemma to NATO’s escalating demands, the document positions Europe not as a partner but as a resource — strategically, financially, and psychologically. 🌍 The global risk?If this becomes normal, every major power will start writing strategies like this. And that’s how international law collapses into a free-for-all of competing empires. If you want the deeper dive — the linguistic fingerprints, the psychological seams, the reactions from European governments and far-right parties — you’ll find the full written analysis on my Substack. It’s worth your time. 🔗 Read the full investigation:https://karat.substack.com 🔔 Subscribe for more critical geopolitical analysis, investigative interviews, and breakdowns the mainstream won’t touch. Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    17 min
  7. Jewish Anti-Zionist Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out: Agnes Kory on Gaza Genocide and Holocaust

    12/10/2025

    Jewish Anti-Zionist Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out: Agnes Kory on Gaza Genocide and Holocaust

    A Jewish anti-Zionist Holocaust survivor speaks out — and she does so with a clarity and moral weight that few living voices can match.In this rare, unscripted interview, Dr. Agnes Kory reflects on her childhood during the Holocaust and draws unsettling, deeply personal parallels to what she describes as the genocide unfolding in Gaza today. This conversation is not academic. It’s lived experience confronting present violence. Agnes talks about the moment she began questioning the narratives she grew up with, how she ultimately changed her mind about Israel late in life, and the heavy price she paid for doing so — friendships lost, students turning away, entire communities closing their doors. Yet she speaks without bitterness. Only honesty. 🔥 In this interview:•  🕯️ How a Holocaust survivor interprets the Gaza genocide•  🔥 The historical parallels she sees — and why they disturb her•  💬 Why she openly opposes Zionism today•  💔 The personal cost of changing her mind after a lifetime of belief•  ❤️‍🩹 Her ongoing health struggles after surviving cancer and living with a pacemaker. 🎻 The role of art, memory, and conscience in moments of extreme political violence. This is a conversation for viewers who can sit with complexity, follow difficult thoughts, and stay with someone who moves between eras without warning. Agnes doesn’t simplify. She refuses to. And that refusal is what makes this interview so important. 👇 For deeper analysis, expanded reflections, and related investigations:📬 Join me on Substack — https://karat.substack.com - that’s where the layers I can’t cover here are opened up properly. Further Links: Rima Tarazi, Music in Hell: https://youtu.be/yjYw7nA67iI Prof. Omer Bartov: https://youtu.be/SeAY3PthXoE Rich Forer, former AIPAC: https://youtu.be/9hQ7x9QBwOs Prof. Avi Shlaim: https://youtu.be/F2-Fl-9ocMQ Prof. Benny Morris: https://youtu.be/IYq7sy9h074 Prof. Haim Bresheeth: https://youtu.be/g-I8X-9gy4A Tantura Survivor: https://youtu.be/odTzMZmHhPY Nurit-Peled Elhanan: https://youtu.be/Wrqp6rMEV9s Rami Elhanan: https://youtu.be/0L7Ue1bLn3o Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 04:40 Who is Agnes 20:55 The road to Genocide 40:25 How to escape hate 51:35 October 7th 01:00:00 Understanding Holocaust 01:13:30 Brainwashing and Propaganda 01:28:20 The Media 01:33:00 The cause of Evil 01:42:20 Jeremy Corbyn 01:49:40 The last battle Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    2h 3m
  8. How To Spot Zionist Propaganda, with Dr. Susan Jakob

    12/04/2025

    How To Spot Zionist Propaganda, with Dr. Susan Jakob

    If you think propaganda is something you would notice, this interview will change your mind. Today we dismantle the quiet machinery of political language—how governments, media, and corporations weaponise words to steer perception, manufacture consent, and make entire populations believe they arrived at someone else’s conclusions all on their own. We uncover why the most effective propaganda is the kind that hides inside “common sense,” how framing shapes what societies accept as reality, and why linguistic manipulation has replaced brute force as the preferred tool of modern power. Together with my guest  @DrSusanJakob   we go deep into the architecture of persuasion, the psychology of deception, and the rhetorical tricks embedded in speeches, headlines, and national narratives.  If you want to understand not just what you’re being told but why it’s being told that way, this conversation takes you right into the operating room of political influence. 👉 Susans Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrSusanJakob  🧠 Join me on Substack: https://karat.substack.com 👉 Further links:  Piers Robinson: https://youtu.be/7Skk7KCevxQ Analysing Headlines: https://youtu.be/f5th9B4vFnA Charlie Kirk: https://youtu.be/a7tF8RRdowk Omer Bartov: https://youtu.be/SeAY3PthXoE Noam Chomsky: https://youtu.be/vNCcbrqM4ks Benny Morris: https://youtu.be/IYq7sy9h074 Two Wars One Lie: https://karat.substack.com/p/two-wars-one-lie Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:45 Who is Dr. Susan Jakob 06:40 Propaganda 12:20 Life in Canada 18:30 Murdered and missing indigenous women 20:25 The hidden power of words 32:50 Deradicalisation 41:20 Israele Arabs 50:50 The two state solution 01:05:20 The UN stabilisation force 01:07:25 The right to self defense 01:19:05 The right to exist 01:27:50 The Israel Palestine conflict Send us a text Don't forget to follow or subscribe to our Podcasts on your favorite platform so you never miss an update. If you loved it, leave us a review and let us know what you think! You can follow us on YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many more.

    1h 36m
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SaltCubeAnalytics offers a critical examination of today's most urgent geopolitical issues, featuring insights from academics, diplomats, and intelligence professionals who challenge the mainstream narrative. Hosted by a behaviour analyst, this podcast delves into complex topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Ukraine, and the pervasive influence of institutionalised propaganda in Western media. Our speakers aren't afraid to question the status quo, providing a deep, nuanced analysis that cuts through the noise. Join us for thought-provoking conversations that reveal the realities behind the headlines and expose the power structures shaping global events.

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  • Creator
    Thomas Karat
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 SaltCubeAnalytics
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