Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless give an update on the current situation in Gaza, where more countries are now pressuring the Israeli government on famine and human rights issues.

UPDATED: this episode had some sound quality issues and is reloaded here. Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Joan Esposito, award-winning Chicago media personality and host of "Live, Local and Progressive" on WCPT-AM820 radio. We discuss ways in which the impact of the media in our current political climate.

Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Joan Esposito, award-winning Chicago media personality and host of "Live, Local and Progressive" on WCPT-AM820 radio. We discuss ways in which the impact of the media in our current political climate.

Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by local mayor Rory Hoskins of Forest Park, IL to discuss immigration enforcement and ICE issues as they apply to local areas.

Brian and Joel discuss Israel's military strike against Iran, Iran's response, and the likely regional and global repurcussions.

View from a front line combat medic in the war in Ukraine

Dr. Katie Suleta, an expert on global public health, joins Brian and Joel to discuss the global impact of the US withdrawal from international obligations, the dissolving of USAID, withdrawal from the WHO and other attacks on science and health.

Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Alex Jacquez, the Chief of Policy and Advocacy for the Groundwork Collective to go into depth about the many potential issues arising from new tariffs and the potential tariff wars.

Drs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined today by Ukrainian student and youth activist Khrystyna Dmytryshyn to talk about the war in Ukraine, what life is like for average citizens, and what chaos in US politics does to the people of that war-torn country.

Profs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Alexandra Chinchilla, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Texas A&M University to discuss the problematic nature and future of US alliances in the new administration.

Profs Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless get together in this episode to talk about the extreme discord in the US since the election of President Trump.

Profs Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Dr, Joshua Landis, Co-Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma to talk about what's happening in Syria after the civil war that drove out the Assad regime.

Profs Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless talk about the current crisis in Goma, DRC with M-23 forces and Rwandan military taking over the city, which could lead to a wider war in the region.

Profs Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Professor Ji Yeon Hong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Politics at the University of Michigan, to discuss the recent political turmoil around the declaration of martial law and subsequent impeachment of the president of South Korea.

Profs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by Karwan Gaznay, former member of the Kurdish Parliament in Northern Iraq, to talk about the Kurdish situation in Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran.

Profs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless review various conflicts and issues around the world in a recap to the year 2024.

Profs. Joel Ostrow and Brian Endless are joined by two US military veterans, Justin Van Gundy and Edward Levy, to talk about the experiences of our soldiers in various war zones and their perspectives on war.

Brian and Joel discuss the global consequences of the election of Donald Trump.

Brian and Joel are joined by Simon Billenness, Executive Director, International Campaign for the Rohingya, for a discussion of the political chaos in Myanmar and the plight of the Rohingya.

Afiya Zia, a Pakistan-based scholar and activist, joins Brian and Joel to discuss internal politics in Pakistan, and how the Taliban has destabilized much of that politics over the years.