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Ray McGovern: Putin Under Pressure to Retaliate Against NATO

Glenn Diesen interviews Ray McGovern, a 27-year CIA veteran who chaired national intelligence estimates and prepared the president's daily brief, on…
Glenn Diesen · 22 Jun 2026

Science of Attraction, Compatibility & Romance | Dr. Paul Eastwick

Andrew Huberman interviews Dr Paul Eastwick, whose research challenges many widely held assumptions about attraction, mate selection, and…
Andrew Huberman · 22 Jun 2026

Einar Tangen: Can China Resist the Temptation of Empire?

Glenn Diesen interviews Einar Tangen, senior fellow at the Taihe Institute in Beijing and the Center for International Governance Innovation, about…
Glenn Diesen · 21 Jun 2026

Yanis Varoufakis: U.S. Surrenders to Iran & Gulf States Must Adjust

Glenn Diesen interviews Yanis Varoufakis — economist, former Greek Finance Minister, and founder of DiEM25 — about the US-Iran memorandum of…
Glenn Diesen · 20 Jun 2026

Alastair Crooke: A New Middle East Is Born & NATO Attacks Moscow

Alastair Crooke, a veteran British diplomat and founder of the Conflicts Forum Substack, joins Glenn Diesen to cover two major developments: the…
Glenn Diesen · 19 Jun 2026

Stanislav Krapivnik: Russia's Offensive Gains Speed & Anger Boils Over in Moscow

Glenn Diesen speaks with Stanislav Krapivnik about the accelerating Russian offensive across multiple fronts in Ukraine, the targeting of civilian…
Glenn Diesen · 18 Jun 2026

Pepe Escobar: Iranian Victory & Rise of Greater Eurasia

Glenn Diesen interviews Pepe Escobar about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) being negotiated between the United States and Iran, drawing on…
Glenn Diesen · 18 Jun 2026

Improve Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist and professor at Stanford School of Medicine, walks through the biology of flexibility — from spinal cord motor and…
Andrew Huberman · 18 Jun 2026

Richard Wolff: U.S. Defeat in Iran & End of the U.S Empire

Economist and professor Richard Wolff analyzes the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, which Wolff reads as a tactical retreat by a declining empire…
Glenn Diesen · 17 Jun 2026

George Beebe: NATO Expansionism, War & Narrative Traps

Glenn Diesen interviews George Beebe about NATO enlargement, the intellectual and institutional forces that shaped Western policy toward Russia after…
Glenn Diesen · 16 Jun 2026

Jeffrey Sachs: US-Iran Deal Reached - Peace or Tactical Pause?

Glenn Diesen interviews Professor Jeffrey Sachs on June 15th, the day a US-Iran ceasefire agreement was announced. Sachs describes the deal as…
Glenn Diesen · 15 Jun 2026

Seyed M. Marandi: Israel's Attack on Beirut Will Delay or Derail the US-Iran Deal

Glenn Diesen speaks with Seyed Marandi about the fragile state of US-Iran negotiations following Israel's attack on Beirut, which Marandi argues was…
Glenn Diesen · 14 Jun 2026

Trita Parsi: Iran War Ends Today? Threats of Deporting Trita Parsi

Glenn Diesen interviews Trita Parsi about the state of US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, recorded on June 13th, with the Pakistani Prime Minister…
Glenn Diesen · 13 Jun 2026

John Mearsheimer & Sergey Karaganov: Nuclear Strike on Europe to Restore Deterrence

Glenn Diesen hosts a discussion between Professor John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Professor Sergey Karaganov, Honorary Chairman of…
Glenn Diesen · 13 Jun 2026

Larry Johnson: End of War? U.S. & Iran Close to a Deal?

Glenn Diesen hosts Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst, to discuss the emerging US-Iran negotiations and whether a genuine peace deal is within…
Glenn Diesen · 12 Jun 2026

Essentials: Sleep Toolkit for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing

Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist and professor at Stanford School of Medicine, presents a comprehensive toolkit for optimizing sleep by structuring…
Andrew Huberman · 11 Jun 2026

Henry Tillman: Russia's Arctic Corridor Transforms Global Geopolitics

Henry Tillman, who brings three decades of Arctic experience and was a co-author of the foundational 2018 "Polar Silk Road" paper, joins Glenn Diesen…
Glenn Diesen · 11 Jun 2026

Patrick Henningsen: How a U.S. Defeat Makes Iran a World Power

Patrick Henningsen argues that the United States has no genuine intention of reaching a negotiated settlement with Iran, Russia, or in Gaza, and that…
Glenn Diesen · 10 Jun 2026

Warwick Powell: U.S. Wars on Iran & Russia Leave China Stronger

Warwick Powell, adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology and senior fellow at the Taihe Institute, examines the strategic…
Glenn Diesen · 10 Jun 2026

Douglas Macgregor: New World - Israel Dying, NATO Dead & U.S. Defeated by Iran

Glenn Diesen speaks with Colonel Douglas Macgregor about what Macgregor describes as a fundamental collapse of American global primacy across…
Glenn Diesen · 9 Jun 2026

Dimitri Lascaris: Inside the US-Israeli War Against Iran & Lebanon

Glenn Diesen interviews Dimitri Lascaris, a lawyer-turned-journalist who has reported from the ground in both Iran and Lebanon. Lascaris describes…
Glenn Diesen · 9 Jun 2026

Lawrence Wilkerson: Israel Bet Everything on War With Iran-and Lost

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson argues that Israel has already lost its long-running strategic bet on confronting Iran, regardless of any further military…
Glenn Diesen · 8 Jun 2026

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran-Israel Strikes, Trump Humiliated & Yemen Restricts Red Sea Access

Glenn Diesen speaks with Seyed Marandi from Tehran on a day of active missile exchanges between Iran and Israel, with Marandi reporting that Iranian…
Glenn Diesen · 8 Jun 2026

Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge

Andrew Huberman interviews Dr Marie Pierre St Onge, whose laboratory is one of the few in the world studying the bidirectional relationship between…
Andrew Huberman · 8 Jun 2026

Chas Freeman: The Greater Israel Project Is Collapsing

Glenn Diesen interviews Chas Freeman, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense and former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, on the trajectory of the…
Glenn Diesen · 6 Jun 2026

Seyed M. Marandi: Hormuz Toll, Strike On Kuwait, Israel Decline & Iranian Nuclear Bomb?

Professor Seyed Marandi — a professor at Tehran University and former adviser to Iran's nuclear negotiation team — joins Glenn Diesen to assess the…
Glenn Diesen · 5 Jun 2026

Essentials: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Dr. Nolan Williams

Dr. Nolan Williams, a dual-trained neurologist and psychiatrist at Stanford, joins Andrew Huberman to examine the neuroscience of depression and a…
Andrew Huberman · 4 Jun 2026

Sean Foo: Chip War Escalates, China Sells U.S. Treasuries & the AI Bubble Begins to Crack

Sean Foo, a market analyst specialising in China and global markets, joins Glenn Diesen to break down the accelerating US-China economic decoupling.…
Glenn Diesen · 4 Jun 2026

Marta Havryshko: Zelensky Pays Tribute to Nazi Leaders

Glenn Diesen interviews Marta Havryshko, a Ukrainian historian and scholar of Holocaust studies and Ukrainian nationalism currently based in the…
Glenn Diesen · 3 Jun 2026

Stanislav Krapivnik: Kiev Attacked, Frontlines Fall & Belarus Enters War?

Glenn Diesen interviews Stanislav Krapivnik on the state of the Ukraine war as of June 2026, covering Russian strikes on Kyiv, front-line…
Glenn Diesen · 2 Jun 2026

Larry Johnson: Iran Abandons Talks & Threatens to Retaliate Against Israel

Former CIA analyst and State Department counterterrorism official Larry Johnson joins the program to assess the sudden collapse of US-Iran…
Glenn Diesen · 1 Jun 2026

Jiang Xueqin: U.S. Trapped In Iran, Europe's War Against Russia & a Grand Bargain With China

Jiang Xueqin, host of the YouTube channel Predictive History, joins Glenn Diesen to discuss the cascading consequences of the US-Iran war, arguing…
Glenn Diesen · 1 Jun 2026

Peptides: The Science, Uses & Safety | Dr. Abud Bakri

Dr. Abud Bakri, a board-certified internal medicine physician, joins Andrew Huberman for a masterclass on peptides, covering everything from…
Andrew Huberman · 1 Jun 2026

Jeffrey Sachs: Germany Is Leading Europe Toward World War III

Jeffrey Sachs, professor and economist, joins Glenn Diesen to discuss his second open letter to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, arguing that Europe…
Glenn Diesen · 31 May 2026

Alastair Crooke: Iran War Resets the Geopolitics of the World

Glenn Diesen speaks with Alastair Crooke, former British diplomat and founder of Conflicts Forum, about how the Iran war is reshaping geopolitics far…
Glenn Diesen · 30 May 2026

Alex Krainer: Russia Attacks Romania? Ukrainian False Flag or Russian Warning Shot?

Glenn Diesen interviews Alex Krainer, a market analyst, author, and former hedge fund manager, to discuss a reported Russian drone strike on an…
Glenn Diesen · 30 May 2026

Michael Hudson: Energy Wars Strategy as the U.S. Economy Is No Longer Competitive

Glenn Diesen interviews economist Michael Hudson about the economic and geopolitical consequences of the US-Iran conflict and America's broader…
Glenn Diesen · 29 May 2026

The Science & Process of Healing from Grief | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman presents the neuroscience and psychology of grief, drawing on brain imaging research, animal studies, and clinical psychology to…
Andrew Huberman · 28 May 2026

Richard Wolff:The New Atlantic Hierarchy - Europe From Ally to Vassal

Richard Wolff, economist and professor, joins Glenn Diesen to discuss the structural transformation of the post-1945 world order. He argues that the…
Glenn Diesen · 27 May 2026

Ray McGovern: Russia Escalates With New Strategy?

Glenn Diesen interviews Ray McGovern, a CIA analyst of 27 years who chaired National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the President's Daily Brief.…
Glenn Diesen · 27 May 2026

Pepe Escobar: The Russia-China Strategic Partnership Deepens

Pepe Escobar, journalist and author speaking from Shanghai, joins Glenn Diesen to analyze the joint declaration signed at the recent Putin-Xi summit…
Glenn Diesen · 26 May 2026

Lawrence Wilkerson: Failing to Adjust to a Multipolar World

Glenn Diesen speaks with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about the United States' inability to adapt to a shifting global order. Wilkerson argues that the…
Glenn Diesen · 26 May 2026

Chas Freeman: Crisis in Israel & Iranian Nuclear Weapons

Former US Assistant Secretary of Defense and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman joins Glenn Diesen to assess the state of the Middle East…
Glenn Diesen · 25 May 2026

Build Muscle, Great Posture & Resilience to Injury | Jeff Cavaliere

Andrew Huberman hosts Jeff Cavaliere — physical therapist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and creator of Athlean-X — for a…
Andrew Huberman · 25 May 2026

Einar Tangen: China's Strategy for Managing U.S. Decline

Glenn Diesen hosts Einar Tangen for a wide-ranging discussion on China's strategic response to what both describe as the decline of US hegemony.…
Glenn Diesen · 24 May 2026

Brian Berletic: The New Great Game - War Against Iran, Russia & China

Glenn Diesen and Brian Berletic discuss what Berletic describes as a unified US grand strategy aimed at maintaining global primacy by weakening or…
Glenn Diesen · 24 May 2026

Jeffrey Sachs: The Baltic States Are Now the “Most Dangerous Place” in the World

Professor Jeffrey Sachs joins Glenn Diesen to discuss what Sachs describes as the most dangerous security situation on the planet — the Baltic front,…
Glenn Diesen · 23 May 2026

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Closes Its Airspace as Negotiations Fail and the U.S. Prepares to Strike

Seyed Marandi, professor at Tehran University and former adviser to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, argues that Iran holds the stronger hand at the…
Glenn Diesen · 23 May 2026

Larry Johnson: Defeat in the Iran War Will End the U.S. Empire

Glenn Diesen speaks with Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst and State Department counterterrorism official, about the ongoing ceasefire between the…
Glenn Diesen · 22 May 2026

Douglas Macgregor: NATO Attacked Russia; U.S. Being Pushed Out of the Middle East

Colonel Douglas Macgregor, former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, joins Glenn Diesen to argue that the United States is strategically trapped…
Glenn Diesen · 21 May 2026
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