Best Andrew Marshall Chelsey G Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 21 - Deploying Troops to LA and Dropping Bombs on Tehran 1:49:07

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It's been over a month since we last joined you, and a lot has happened! We begin our discussion with the protests in Los Angeles that resulted in the deployment of the National Guard and US Marines, a dangerous new precedent for democracy as the government clamps down on immigrants. As the standoff between protesters and police appeared to reach n…

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Episode 20 - The Gaza Concentration Camp Plan 1:35:36

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This episode examines what the UN has called "the cruelest phase" of the Israeli war and genocide in Gaza. The IDF and Israeli government are enacting a plan to conquer the entirety of Gaza, coral Palestinians into three smaller areas, and hold territory. In a new turn, Israel and the US have proposed a new joint project to "deliver aid" to those i…

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Episode 19 - Israel's Ruthless War on Gaza 2:09:13

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In this episode, Andrew Gavin Marshall and Chelsey G return to the subject of Israel's war on Gaza, from the negotiation of the ceasefire in January, violations of the agreement, to Israel's violent and destructive return to war in March. Moving from Trump's Gaza plan to the role of Egypt and Jordan, this episode takes a look at both the geopolitic…

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Episode 18 - Canada, America, and the Threat of Fascism 1:35:52

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In this episode of In This Mad World, recorded on April 30, Andrew and Chelsey do a recap and analysis of the recent Canadian elections that brought former central banker Mark Carney to power and delivered a resounding loss for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Additionally, they take a look at the construction of authoritarianism in America un…

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Episode 17 - When Trump Broke Europe, Part 1 1:05:19

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In this episode, recorded on March 9, Andrew and Chelsey take on week 1 of when Trump broke Europe. Starting with some background on Germany and its far-right party the AfD, we take our listeners on a whirlwind tour of Europe's hellish first week of madness with the Trump administration, from the Ukraine minerals deal, the Defense Secretary's comme…

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Episode 16 - The Imperial Presidency - Trump's Potential Plans for Mexico, Panama, Greenland, and Canada 1:30:21

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In this episode, recorded on February 12, Chelsey G and Andrew Gavin Marshall follow their previous episode on 'The Authoritarian Presidency' by expanding into the subject of Trump's 'Imperial Presidency' with its sights set on Mexico, Panama, Greenland, and Canada. We take a look at Trump's potential military options in Mexico, his threats to reta…

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Episode 15 - The Authoritarian Presidency 1:04:58

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In this episode, recorded on February 12, Andrew and Chelsey address the project being undertaken by the Trump White House to turn the United States into an authoritarian presidency, or dictatorship, one which also has expansionist aims. We look at America's history of territorial expansion and imperialism, and the era which Trump defines as "great…

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Episode 14 - The Mad King's Mad Gaza Plan 1:04:43

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In this episode, recorded on the 5th of February, 2025, Andrew and Chelsey break down the unhinged press conference held by President Trump unveiling his ‘Gaza Plan’ while receiving his first visit from a foreign leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu. The plan’s headlining-grabbing details were for the United States to “take” and…

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Episode 13 - Is Trumpism a Brand of Fascism? 1:31:31

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In this episode, the first of 2025, Andrew and Chelsey take a look at the first few days of the Trump administration, and ask and explore the question as to whether or not Trumpism reflects a kind of modern-day version of fascism. They examine this question by going through some of the historical precedents of fascism, analyzing defining features a…

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Episode 12 - South Korea's Political Crisis (with a Side of Canada) 49:37

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In this episode, recorded on December 18, Chelsey G and Andrew Marshall take a look at the past couple weeks of crisis in South Korea, prompted by the president's shock declaration of martial law and the subsequent dramatic fallout, leaving Asia's fourth largest economy in a state of political chaos. We inadvertently also take an analogy detour in …

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Episode 11 - A Week of Global Chaos 1:22:47

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This episode was recorded on December 4, four days before the Syrian rebels took over Damascus and President Assad fled the country. In this episode, Chelsey G and Andrew not only discuss the previous week’s events in Syria, but they also take a step back and look at numerous events around the world that inspire a sense of chaos, including the 6-ho…

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Episode 10 - Criminal Proceedings 47:17

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In this episode, recorded November 21, Chelsey G and Andrew Marshall update listeners on two major news items related to yet another UN vote for a ceasefire which was vetoed by the United States, and the happy news of ICC arrest warrants being issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.…

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Episode 9 - The Trump Dump 58:58

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In this episode, recorded on November 13, Andrew Marshall and Chelsey G provide a post-election wrap-up, with a look at some of the new Trump appointments to cabinet positions, and taking a look back at Trump’s first term to get some clues about his priorities and preferences in different regions of the world, looking at the consequences for Europe…

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Episode 8 - American Empire in the Middle East - Part 1 1:21:22

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In this episode, the first of a series, Chelsey G and Andrew Marshall take a look at the actual historical record, starting from the end of World War II and going up until the late 1950s. We examine some key documents from within various US administrations, outlining their interests and objectives in the region, ranging from oil resources, transit …

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Episode 7 - The General's Plan 1:17:33

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In this episode, recorded on October 24, Chelsey and Andrew discuss the so-called General’s Plan for northern Gaza, the Israeli plan to ethnically cleanse the northern part of the Strip, the plans of extremist settlers to move in and settle the area, the expanded war in Lebanon, UN Resolution 1701, the role of Syria, and wider regional geopolitics.…

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Episode 6 - America and Israel - Who is in Charge? 1:48:01

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In this episode, Andrew and Chelsey ask the question: what is the nature of the relationship between Israel and America? Is Israel a US puppet, or is America Israel’s puppet? Or… neither? Both? This episode takes a look at the nature of patron-client imperial relationships, with past and present examples, and bringing it back to the present war in …

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Episode 5 - Israel's Quest for a Wider War 1:37:44

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In this episode, recorded a day after the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1, Chelsey and Andrew discuss the escalating war and crisis in the Middle East, including the expanded war in Lebanon, the potential Israeli response to Iran, the views of Arab regimes, America’s interests in Israel as an outpost of empire, Iran’s deterr…

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Episode 4 - The Widening War on Lebanon 1:38:16

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In this episode, recorded on September 28, three days before the Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon and the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel, Chelsey and Andrew discuss the background to Israeli wars in Lebanon, from the 1982 war and subsequent 18-year occupation, the rise of Hezbollah, and the 2006 Lebanon War and the Dahiya Doctrine tha…

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Episode 3 - The Occupation and the Settlers 1:17:01

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In this episode, Chelsey G and Andrew Marshall take on the subject of the Israeli occupation and the settlers behind it, Israeli apartheid in the West Bank and beyond, as well as Israeli negotiation tactics, past and present.By Andrew Marshall, Chelsey G

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In This Mad World - Ep. 2 58:09

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In part 2 of the first episode from early August 2024, Chelsey G and Andrew Marshall continue with their discussion of Israel, looking at public polling data, the prevalence of the right-wing, Israel’s educational system, Holocaust studies, the Sde Teiman prison camp unrest, and Chelsey asks some big questions about the best and worst-case scenario…

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In This Mad World – Episode 1 46:47

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In this episode, recorded back in early August 2024, Andrew Marshall and Chelsey G introduce listeners to our new show, and get started right away taking on some big topics like Israel-Palestine, international law and lawless states, the role of China in the Middle East crisis, democracy, and accountability between people and the state in the regio…