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- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/23/26 Bill Buppert on Iran, Ukraine and Modern Militarism
Download Audio. Scott interviews Bill Buppert about Iran, the defense industry, the geopolitical delusions of the West, how evolving weapons technology will…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/16/26 Larry Johnson on Iran, Lebanon and Yemen
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/16/26 Robert Wright on the Threats Posed by AI
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/16/26 Joseph Solis-Mullen on the Concerning Collapse of Ethiopia
Download Audio. Scott interviews Libertarian Institute Fellow Joseph Solis-Mullen about what’s happening in Ethiopia. Solis-Mullen gives us the historical…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/9/26 Larry Johnson: Sanctioning Russia Won’t Work
Download Audio. Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the status of Washington’s campaign to weaken the current Russian regime. Discussed on the show…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/5/26 Ian Proud on Getting Detained by the UK Government
a Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/2/26 Gordon Hahn on the Rise of Azov and Other Obstacles to Peace in Ukraine
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
10/1/26 Ted Snider on Why the War in Ukraine Isn’t Ending
Download Audio. Scott interviews Ted Snider about Ukraine. After years of Western journalists acting like Ukraine had just started turning the tide toward…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/25/26 Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick on the State of Israel’s Lobby in 2026
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/25/26 Rich Baris on the Most Under-Appreciated Trends in American Politics
Download Audio. Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
Chatting w/John Weeks
John joined me to have a casual Friday night chat about whatever we felt like talking about.
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/19/26 Ben Aris: A Deep Dive on the State of the War in Ukraine
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/18/26 Charles Goyette on the Economic Mess the Government Has Gotten Us In
Download Audio. Charles Goyette returns to the show to talk about the terrible, unsustainable and outright destructive economic situation the US government…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/18/26 Brian McGlinchey on the Deadliness of Washington’s Sanction Regime
Download Audio. Scott interviews Brian McGlinchey about an article he wrote recently telling the story of Ameneh Abbasi, a 23-year-old Iranian woman who died…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/18/26 Kyle Anzalone on the Houthi Escalation
Download Audio. Scott interviews Kyle Anzalone about the latest news in foreign policy. They discuss the escalation between the Houthis and Saudis, the…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/14/26 Elfadil Ibrahim on How the Iran War is Impacting Iraq
Download Audio. Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfadil Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/10/26 The Return of Eric Margolis
Download Audio. Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu’s advance…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/10/26 John Dudlicek on the Dire State of America’s Infrastructure
Download Audio. Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future
Download Audio. Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing
Download Audio. Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
9/1/26 Nolan Denaro on JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and the Failures of MAGA War Hawks
Download Audio. Scott interviews writer and podcast host Nolan Denaro about several columns he’s written recently for Antiwar.com. They dig into the…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/19/26 Arta Moeini: Trump’s Iran War Is More Dangerous than People Realize
Download Audio. Scott interviews Arta Moeini of The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy about several articles he’s written recently digging into the true risk…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/19/26 Tim Shorrock on Trump’s Policy Towards North and South Korea
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/18/26 Ron Paul on the Iran War, the National Debt and Flock Cameras
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/17/26 Dave DeCamp on Palestine, Iran, Somalia and the Risk of an American Nuclear Strike
Download Audio. Dave DeCamp returns to the show to run through the latest foreign policy news. He and Scott discuss Israel’s ongoing, ceasefire-violating…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/14/26 Joe Kent on the Risk That US and Israeli Aggression Will Lead to Stateside Terrorism
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/13/26 Robert Pape on How His Escalation Trap Model Stands Up to Recent History
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/11/26 Lindsey Snell on the Troubling New Regime in Syria
Download Audio. Journalist Lindsey Snell returns to the show to talk about Syria. She first recounts her experience getting kidnapped by the Jihadists who…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/7/26 Glenn Greenwald on How American Politics is Changing
Download Audio. Glenn Greenwald joins the show to discuss the recent victories of several anti-establishment left-wing candidates in Democratic primaries and…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
8/5/26 Robert Murphy on Inflation and the Federal Reserve
Download Audio. Scott interviews economist Robert Murphy about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/31/26 Jeff Deist on Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and the Triumphs and Shortcomings of Austro-Libertarians
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Matt Williams on the Wars in Ukraine and Iran
Download Audio. 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’…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Patrick Pillow on the State of USAID and the Rest of Washington’s Regime Change Apparatus
Download Audio. Scott interviews Patrick Pillow about several articles he’s written about recent and ongoing color revolutions emanating from the various…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Ian Proud on Why the Attempt to Sanction Russia Into Submission Failed
Download Audio. Scott interviews former British diplomat Ian Proud about how the Cold War with Russia was reignited and why the West’s chosen strategy is…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Joseph Solis-Mullen: How America’s War on Terror Ruined Africa
Download Audio. Joseph Solis-Mullen comes on the show to discuss several articles he’s written recently that delve into the mess US intervention has created…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Ted Galen Carpenter on the Remarkable Stupidity of the Iran War
Download Audio. Scott interviews author and writer Ted Galen Carpenter about the Iran war, Israel’s tensions with Turkey, the Saudi Nuclear deal, North Korea…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/24/26 Larry Johnson on Why He’s Worried About Escalation in Iran
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/22/26 Nick Cleveland-Stout on Israel’s Increasingly Desperate Effort to Win Back the American People
Download Audio. Scott interviews Nick Cleveland-Stout from Responsible Statecraft about his reporting on the Israel lobby’s multifaceted attempt to influence…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/17/26 John Mearsheimer on Iran, Ukraine and the Future of American Power
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/3/26 Michael Boldin on How the American Revolution Has Been Betrayed
Download Audio. Scott interviews Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center about his new book about how the efforts and accomplishments of the American…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
7/3/26 Kyle Anzalone on Where Things Actually Stand in the Middle East
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/26/26 Brandon Weichert on the Likely Legacy of Trump’s War with Iran
Download Audio. Scott interviews geopolitical analyst and author Brandon Weichert about the Iran war. They begin by reviewing the various reasons they’re…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/26/26 Bud Cummins on the ATF’s Killing of Bryan Malinowski
Download Audio. Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/19/26 William Van Wagenen on What It’s Like on the Ground in Lebanon
Download Audio. Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about what he’s been seeing in southern Lebanon as the fighting between Hezbollah and the IDF drags on…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/19/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Effort to End the Iran War
Download Audio. Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the ongoing, frequently broken yet somehow still holding ceasefire between the US and Iran, the Trump…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/19/26 Kit Klarenberg on the Unraveling of West’s Global Hegemony
Download Audio. Scott interviews Kit Klarenberg about some reporting he’s done on the looming political shakeup in Bosnia. That leads to a broader discussion…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/15/26 Trita Parsi on the Israeli Panic over Trump’s Peace Deal
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/12/26 Jason Jones on Life for Christians in the West Bank and Gaza
Download Audio. 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 Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/12/26 Ben Freeman on the Plan to Quietly Integrate the US and Israeli Militaries
Download Audio. Scott interviews Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute about Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA, which, if passed, would essentially integrate the…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/12/26 Joe Kent on Why He’s Not Optimistic About Trump’s Iran Deal
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/11/26 Eric Fowler on the Latest Form of Illegal Government Surveillance
Download Audio. Scott interviews libertarian activist Eric Fowler about the so-called Flock cameras being put up in cities to illegally surveil Americans…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/5/26 Ken Silva on the Trump Assassination Plots
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
6/5/26 Trita Parsi on Where Things Stand Between Trump and the Iranians
Download Audio. Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the state of negotiations between the US and Iranian governments, as the ceasefire is frequently broken…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
5/19/26 Dave DeCamp on China, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
4/30/26 Daniel Davis on What’s Been Happening in Ukraine
Download Audio. 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…
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4/30/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Tenuous Ceasefire with Iran
Download Audio. 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…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
4/17/26 Michele McPhee on the Unanswered Questions about the Boston Marathon Bombing and Why They Still Matter
Download Audio. Scott interviews author and journalist Michele McPhee about the extensive research she’s done on the Boston Marathon Bombing that happened…
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4/16/26 Trita Parsi on the Likeliest Outcome of the Iran Ceasefire
Download Audio. Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the ceasefire and negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians. Parsi believes, while…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
4/9/26 Matt Wolfson on Underappreciated Danger of the United Arab Emirates
Download Audio. Scott interviews Matt Wolfson about an article he recently wrote about the United Arab Emirates. Wolfson argues that the US and Israel have…
- The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute
4/8/26 Robert Pape: Trump’s Ceasefire Does Not Close the Escalation Trap
Download Audio. Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday night. Pape…