SaltCubeAnalytics
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.
Episodes
137 episodes
ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: U.S. vs IRAN — WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE? With Larry Johnson
🌍 Global tensions are rising — but what’s actually happening behind the headlines?This video breaks down the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States and Iran — from military buildup to economic shockwaves — and what it means for Y...
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Trumps Media Wars
🚨 Pete Hegseth stood at a Pentagon podium during an active war and suggested better headlines to journalists. The next day, the FCC threatened broadcast licenses. By Sunday Trump called the networks "Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic."Most...
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The Most Classified Woman in America Speaks out: Secret CIA operation in Iran | with Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds is the most classified person in the history of the United States. Former FBI linguist and whistleblower, she was gagged three times — by the Justice Department, the State Department, and the FBI — for what she uncovered about 9/1...
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THE SPY IN NATO'S INNERMOST SANCTUM | Rainer Rupp
16 years with the highest intelligence clearance inside NATO — Top Secret. Every document of substance passed across his desk. He was later convicted of high treason and spent 7 years in prison. Western intelligence called him the most dangerou...
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Iran Propaganda, Cognitive Warfare, and Media Manipulation | Pieter Rambags
In this wide-ranging conversation from The Hague, we sit down with a Dutch peace activist, data analyst, and founder involved in the New Peace Movement to discuss one of the most pressing questions of our time:How are modern wars justif...
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IRAN: THE WAR AMERICA DIDN'T PLAN TO WIN
🎯 Everyone's watching the missiles. Nobody's watching the water.Washington launched Operation Epic Fury expecting a 4-5 day campaign. Three days in: 6 American soldiers dead, Dubai airport hit, Qatar's flights grounded, and Iran still h...
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THE CONFESSION: Rubio Admits the US Went to War for Israel
🎙️ The US Secretary of State just said the quiet part out loud — on camera, in a Capitol Hill hallway, four days into a war that's already killed six American soldiers.America didn't go to war because Iran threatened the United States. ...
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Why Your Leaders Are Sleepwalking Toward Disaster | Arthur Kachikian
⚠️ Are we watching the global order collapse in real time?In this interview, political scientist Arthur Kachikian delivers a stark warning:liberal democracy, deterrence, arms control, and international law are breaking down — and histor...
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IRAN: THE WAR AMERICA DIDN'T PLAN TO WIN
🎯 Everyone's watching the missiles. Nobody's watching the water.Washington launched Operation Epic Fury expecting a 4-5 day campaign. Three days in: 6 American soldiers dead, Dubai airport hit, Qatar's flights grounded, and Iran still h...
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The War With Iran Has Begun | with Oxford Scholar Yassamine Mather
🚨 This war didn’t begin because talks failed — it began because they were about to work.In this urgent interview, I speak with Yassamine Mather (Oxford scholar, long-time critic of both the Islamic Republic and Western interventionism) ...
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“If My Father Had Gone to Palestine...”_ Carolyn Gelenter on Zionism and Refusing to Lose Humanity
What happens when history is used as a shield instead of a warning?🌍 And what gets erased when the world’s attention shifts elsewhere?As war dominates headlines in Ukraine and tensions escalate with Iran, something else quietly slip...
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They Can Sanction YOU Without Trial: Europe's Normalisation of Civil Death with Dr. Alexandra Hofer
🧠 What happens when state power no longer needs courts?In this wide-ranging conversation, I speak with Dr. Alexandra Hofer, Assistant Professor of Public International Law, about the quiet transformation of power in Europe — and why san...
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Egypt, Gaza, and the Limits of Peace: A Former Diplomat on What the Headlines Miss
Arab diplomats almost never get to explain the Middle East in their own words.This interview breaks that pattern.In this conversation, I speak with Mohammed Elsoukkary, former Egyptian diplomat and deputy ambassador, about how Egypt act...
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The World After the Rules Stopped Working — Dan Perry on Trump, Gaza, and Power
What happens when a veteran from the Associated Press and a behavior analyst sit down—not to agree, but to think out loud?In this wide-ranging conversation, Dan Perry, former AP chief for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbea...
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Iran discussed with an Associate Professor , a Behaviour Analyst and a Spy
What does it look like when a war is being pre-sold—not with one big lie, but with hundreds of small linguistic nudges?In this live conversation, we walk you through a headline-level pattern based on ~230+ articles across multiple count...
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We’re Entering a New Dark Age: Censorship at Home, Lawlessness Abroad, US Ambassador Chas Freeman
We’re entering a new dark age — and the signs are everywhere.Not just in foreign policy, where international law is treated like a PR costume… but at home, where speech is increasingly policed, dissent is stigmatized, and criticism is quietly r...
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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 ...
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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 l...
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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-m...
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“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 le...
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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 surpris...
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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 psychol...
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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 u...
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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, manuf...
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"Heads of State" Action Movie Packed With NATO Propaganda You Never Noticed!
What if the "funniest" movie you watched this month was also the most effective piece of propaganda you’ve seen in years?In this video, I break down Heads of State — yes, the John Cena / Idris Elba buddy-comedy — and show you why it’s n...
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