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Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews
This podcast is for individual interviews on the Scott Horton Show. See the Q & A show feed to hear Scott answer listener questions and for the full show archives. Scott Horton is the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, and is the host of the Scott Horton Show podcast. He has conducted over 5,500 interviews with authors, journalists, activists, and whistleblowers on the most important foreign policy issues since 2003.
Episodes
- Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews
10/23/26 Bill Buppert on Iran, Ukraine and Modern Militarism
Scott interviews Bill Buppert about Iran, the defense industry, the geopolitical delusions of the West, how evolving weapons technology will shape the next few…
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10/16/26 Larry Johnson on Iran, Lebanon and Yemen
Scott brings Larry Johnson back on the show to talk about all the Middle East news they couldn’t get to last week. They discuss the Iran war and the status of…
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10/16/26 Robert Wright on the Threats Posed by AI
Scott interviews Robert Wright, author of the book The God Test, about how AI will impact our future. They discuss the threats AI poses to our safety and our…
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10/16/26 Joseph Solis-Mullen on the Concerning Collapse of Ethiopia
Scott interviews Libertarian Institute Fellow Joseph Solis-Mullen about what’s happening in Ethiopia. Solis-Mullen gives us the historical context of the…
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10/9/26 Larry Johnson: Sanctioning Russia Won’t Work
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the status of Washington’s campaign to weaken the current Russian regime. Discussed on the show: “Dispatch from Moscow…
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10/5/26 Ian Proud on Getting Detained by the UK Government
Scott interviews Ian Proud about how he recently traveled to Russia to hear a speech from Putin, only to be detained by his own government upon his return…
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10/2/26 Gordon Hahn on the Rise of Azov and Other Obstacles to Peace in Ukraine
Gordon Hahn returns to the show to talk about the notable rise of Azov’s Andriy Biletsky. He and Scott also discuss the obstacles to peace that are keeping…
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10/1/26 Ted Snider on Why the War in Ukraine Isn’t Ending
Scott interviews Ted Snider about Ukraine. After years of Western journalists acting like Ukraine had just started turning the tide toward victory, the…
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9/25/26 Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick on the State of Israel’s Lobby in 2026
Scott interviews the Quincy Institute’s Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick about their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. Discussed on…
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9/25/26 Rich Baris on the Most Under-Appreciated Trends in American Politics
Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares some unique…
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9/19/26 Ben Aris: A Deep Dive on the State of the War in Ukraine
Scott interviews Ben Aris about the war in Ukraine. Aris uses his deep expertise of Russian society and the ongoing war to give us a window into the evolving…
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9/18/26 Charles Goyette on the Economic Mess the Government Has Gotten Us In
Charles Goyette returns to the show to talk about the terrible, unsustainable and outright destructive economic situation the US government has gotten us in…
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9/18/26 Brian McGlinchey on the Deadliness of Washington’s Sanction Regime
Scott interviews Brian McGlinchey about an article he wrote recently telling the story of Ameneh Abbasi, a 23 year old Iranian woman who died while waiting for…
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9/18/26 Kyle Anzalone on the Houthi Escalation
Scott interviews Kyle Anzalone about the latest news in foreign policy. They discuss the escalation between the Houthis and Saudis, the differences between…
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9/14/26 Elfidel Ibrahim on How the Iran War is Impacting Iraq
Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfidel Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a strange, awkward and…
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9/10/26 The Return of Eric Margolis
Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu’s advance knowledge of the October…
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9/10/26 John Dudlicek on the Dire State of America’s Infrastructure
Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial components of the…
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9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future
Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep into the relevant…
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9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing
Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing. Discussed on the…
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9/1/26 Nolan Denaro on JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and the Failures of MAGA War Hawks
Scott interviews writer and podcast host Nolan Denaro about several columns he’s written recently for Antiwar.com. They dig into the shortcomings, failures and…
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8/19/26 Arta Moeini: Trump’s Iran War Is More Dangerous than People Realize
Scott interviews Arta Moeini of The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy about several articles he’s written recently digging into the true risk of Trump’s decision…
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8/19/26 Tim Shorrock on Trump’s Policy Towards North and South Korea
Scott brings Tim Shorrock back on the show to dig into the latest developments between Trump and the leaders of both South Korea and North Korea. They discuss…
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8/18/26 Ron Paul on the Iran War, the National Debt and Flock Cameras
Ron Paul joins the show to talk about Iran, the economy, Flock cameras and the prospects for liberty in the years ahead. Discussed on the show: The Ron Paul…
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8/17/26 Dave DeCamp on Palestine, Iran, Somalia and the Risk of an American Nuclear Strike
Dave DeCamp returns to the show to run through the latest foreign policy news. He and Scott discuss Israel’s ongoing, ceasefire-violating strikes in Gaza, the…
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8/14/26 Joe Kent on the Risk That US and Israeli Aggression Will Lead to Stateside Terrorism
Joe Kent joins the show again to discuss the risk of a major terrorist attack against Americans. He and Scott go through all the major Islamist groups around…
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8/13/26 Robert Pape on How His Escalation Trap Model Stands Up to Recent History
Scott brings Robert Pape back on the show. They discuss the difficult situation Trump is in as he tries to find a face-saving way out of his war with Iran. But…
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8/11/26 Lindsey Snell on the Troubling New Regime in Syria
Journalist Lindsey Snell returns to the show to talk about Syria. She first recounts her experience getting kidnapped by the Jihadists who now control the…
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8/7/26 Glenn Greenwald on How American Politics is Changing
Glenn Greenwald joins the show to discuss the recent victories of several anti-establishment left-wing candidates in Democratic primaries and the shifts in…
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8/5/26 Robert Murphy on Inflation and the Federal Reserve
Scott interviews economist Robert Murphy about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy today. Discussed…
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7/31/26 Jeff Deist on Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and the Triumphs and Shortcomings of Austro-Libertarians
Scott interviews Jeff Deist about the significance of Ron Paul, who Deist used to work for, as well as Murray Rothbard. They then discuss the challenges and…
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7/24/26 Matt Williams on the Wars in Ukraine and Iran
Matt Williams returns to the show to discuss where things stand in Ukraine and with Trump’s war with Iran. Discussed on the show: Williams’ YouTube Channel…
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7/24/26 Patrick Pillow on the State of USAID and the Rest of Washington’s Regime Change Apparatus
Scott interviews Patrick Pillow about several articles he’s written about recent and ongoing color revolutions emanating from the various agencies and NGOs…
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7/24/26 Ian Proud on Why the Attempt to Sanction Russia Into Submission Failed
Scott interviews former British diplomat Ian Proud about how the Cold War with Russia was reignited and why the West’s chosen strategy is destined to fail…
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7/24/26 Joseph Solis-Mullen: How America’s War on Terror Ruined Africa
Joseph Solis-Mullen comes on the show to discuss several articles he’s written recently that delve into the mess US intervention has created in several African…
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7/24/26 Ted Galen Carpenter on the Remarkable Stupidity of the Iran War
Scott interviews author and writer Ted Galen Carpenter about the Iran war, Israel’s tensions with Turkey, the Saudi Nuclear deal, North Korea and more…
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7/24/26 Larry Johnson on Why He’s Worried About Escalation in Iran
Scott brings Larry Johnson back on the show to discuss where things stand between the US and Iran. Johnson explains why he’s convinced things are ultimately…
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7/22/26 Nick Cleveland-Stout on Israel’s Increasingly Desperate Effort to Win Back the American People
Scott interviews Nick Cleveland-Stout from Responsible Statecraft about his reporting on the Israel lobby’s multifaceted attempt to influence the American…
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7/17/26 John Mearsheimer on Iran, Ukraine and the Future of American Power
Scott interviews John Mearsheimer. They take a step back and take a big picture look at both the conflict with Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine. They then…
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7/3/26 Michael Boldin on How the American Revolution Has Been Betrayed
Scott interviews Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center about his new book about how the efforts and accomplishments of the American revolutionaries have…
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7/3/26 Kyle Anzalone on Where Things Actually Stand in the Middle East
Scott brings Kyle Anzalone on the show to run through where things stand with the fighting in Lebanon, the talks between the US and Iran, the flare-up between…
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6/26/26 Brandon Weichert on the Likely Legacy of Trump’s War with Iran
Scott interviews geopolitical analyst and author Brandon Weichert about the Iran war. They begin by reviewing the various reasons they’re pessimistic about…
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6/26/26 Bud Cummins on the ATF’s Killing of Bryan Malinowski
Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary pre-dawn raid in…
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6/19/26 William Van Wagenen on What It’s Like on the Ground in Lebanon
Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about what he’s been seeing in southern Lebanon as the fighting between Hezbollah and the IDF drags on. They also discuss…
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6/19/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Effort to End the Iran War
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the ongoing, frequently broken yet somehow still holding ceasefire between the US and Iran, the Trump administration’s…
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6/19/26 Kit Klarenberg on the Unraveling of West’s Global Hegemony
Scott interviews Kit Klarenberg about some reporting he’s done on the looming political shakeup in Bosnia. That leads to a broader discussion about how the…
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6/15/26 Trita Parsi on the Israeli Panic over Trump’s Peace Deal
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the deal Trump has apparently made with the Iranians to end the war. They discuss the panic we’re seeing about it from the…
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6/12/26 Jason Jones on Life for Christians in the West Bank and Gaza
Scott brings Jason Jones of the Vulnerable Peoples Project back on the show for an update on life for Christians living under the thumb of the IDF and Zionist…
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6/12/26 Ben Freeman on the Plan to Quietly Integrate the US and Israeli Militaries
Scott interviews Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute about Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA, which, if passed, would essentially integrate the entire US military…
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6/12/26 Joe Kent on Why He’s Not Optimistic About Trump’s Iran Deal
Joe Kent returns to the show to discuss the latest developments with the Iran war. Kent explains why he is pessimistic that a lasting deal can be achieved in…
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6/11/26 Eric Fowler on the Latest Form of Illegal Government Surveillance
Scott interviews libertarian activist Eric Fowler about the so-called Flock cameras being put up in cities to illegally surveil Americans. Fowler explains what…
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6/5/26 Ken Silva on the Trump Assassination Plots
Ken Silva joins Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton on Provoked to discuss his new book on the Trump assassination plots, and more. Ken Silva has been a reporter…
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6/5/26 Trita Parsi on Where Things Stand Between Trump and the Iranians
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the state of negotiations between the US and Iranian governments, as the ceasefire is frequently broken and the Strait…
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5/19/26 Dave DeCamp on China, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza
Scott brings Dave DeCamp back on the show to run through some of the biggest foreign policy news. They start with Trump’s trip to meet with Xi in China which…
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4/30/26 Daniel Davis on What’s Been Happening in Ukraine
Scott brings Daniel Davis back on the show. As the world’s been focused on what’s happening between the US and Iran, important developments have taken place in…
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4/30/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Tenuous Ceasefire with Iran
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about where things stand with Trump’s war on Iran. The two dig into the cards each side holds as this ceasefire limps along…
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4/17/26 Michele McPhee on the Unanswered Questions about the Boston Marathon Bombing and Why They Still Matter
Scott interviews author and journalist Michele McPhee about the extensive research she’s done on the Boston Marathon Bombing that happened exactly thirteen…
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4/16/26 Trita Parsi on the Likeliest Outcome of the Iran Ceasefire
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the ceasefire and negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians. Parsi believes, while this was a strategic…
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4/9/26 Matt Wolfson on Underappreciated Danger of the United Arab Emirates
Scott interviews Matt Wolfson about an article he recently wrote about the United Arab Emirates. Wolfson argues that the US and Israel have helped build up the…
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4/8/26 Robert Pape: Trump’s Ceasefire Does Not Close the Escalation Trap
Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday night. Pape explains why this…
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3/26/26 Jason Jones on Helping the Innocent Victims of Israel’s Violence
Jason Jones of the Vulnerable People Project returns to the show to give Scott an update on how his organization is working to rescue and rehabilitate the…