Culturally Clueless | History Doesn't Lie. People Do. | Episode 122

Nes covers several stories this episode that connect history, hypocrisy, and the ongoing cost of power left unchecked.

She digs into the West Bank, examining the relentless settler violence and retracing how the situation was actually reported on by Western media outlets in the years following the Nakba. That archive footage, she argues, directly contradicts many of the claims made today by those who deny the systematic nature of the violence against Palestinians. Britain's historic role in carving up the region also comes under scrutiny — the lines drawn then are still bleeding now.

Ukraine's decision to strike Iranian ships also comes up, a move Nes views as a serious miscalculation and a dangerous expansion into territory that was not Ukraine's to enter.

The episode also takes on Elon Musk's sit-down with The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes — who pressed him directly on whether he is anti-Muslim, to which Musk responded with a lengthy deflection about cultural integration, framing his concerns as being about beliefs "antithetical to western beliefs" rather than religion itself. [ThePrint](https://theprint.in/feature/elon-musk-says-he-is-not-a-racist-says-partner-is-half-indian/2995486/) When asked if he is racist, Musk reached for what Nes identifies as the classic deflection: "My partner is half-Indian and I have four children with her." [Crooks and Liars](https://crooksandliars.com/2026/07/elon-musk-cant-handle-being-called-out) She calls it exactly what it is — a non-answer dressed up as a defence, and a reminder that having a diverse personal life has never been evidence of anything.

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