8/22/25 William Van Wagenen on the CIA’s Covert War to Remake the Middle East
Scott brings William Van Wagenen on to talk about his new book Create Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government. They talk about why Wagenen was first drawn to the topic before digging into the details we know about covert US policy in Syria, Iraq and the region more broadly.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA's Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government by William Van Wagenen
Why he was drawn to this topic
“Questions Mount Over Failure to Hit Zarqawi's Camp” (Wall Street Journal)
Israel, Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War: Undue Influence, Deceptions, and the Neocon Energy Agenda by Gary Vogler
“The Redirection” (The New Yorker)
William Van Wagenen is the author of Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government. He has a BA in German literature From Brigham Young University and an MA in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. You can read his other writings on Syria for the Libertarian Institute here. Follow him on Twitter @wvanwagenen
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8/15/25 Matt Wolfson on the People Funding the Attacks on Thomas Massie
Matt Wolfson joins Scott to discuss an article he wrote recently that dove into the specific groups funding the campaign to oust Thomas Massie from Congress. Scott and Wolfson talk about and name the handful of individuals who are funding these groups and discuss the broader network that works to keep Israel’s interests at the heart of US foreign policy.
Discussed on the show:
“Who’s Funding the Attacks on Thomas Massie—and What Networks are Backing Them?” (Libertarian Institute)
The Controversialist by Martin Peretz
One Nation Under Blackmail by Whitney Webb
The Lobby — UK
The Lobby — USA
Matt Wolfson is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in The American Conservative, The Epoch Times, Restoration of America News, and many others. Follow him on Twitter (X) @Oppo__Research and find his full body of work at oppo-research.comhttps://oppo-research.com/
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8/15/25 Larry Johnson on the Trump-Putin Summit
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. Although they spoke hours before the actual meeting took place, Scott and Johnson discussed the wider context and likely consequences of this meeting.
Discussed on the show:
“The Putin Trump Summit: A Triumph for Putin, A Disaster for the Neocons” (Sonar21)
Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and a former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. Follow his analysis at Sonar21.
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Scott's Defend the Guard Panel from Ron Paul's 90th Birthday Barbecue
Scott sat down with Dan McKnight, Liam McCollum, and Lee Deming at Ron Paul's birthday barbecue to discuss the effort to pass Defend the Guard.
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8/8/25 Matt Taibbi on the Damning New Details about Russiagate
Matt Taibbi returns to the show to run through some of the new information we’ve learned about the origins of Russiagate.
Discussed on the show:
“No Doubt Left: Russiagate Was a Cover-Up” (Racket News)
Scott’s interview with Jeffrey Carr
Matt Taibbi is a journalist, author and political commentator. Subscribe to his Substack publication: Racket News and follow him on Twitter @mtaibbi.
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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.
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