East meets West with Olga and Tara

Olga and Tara sit down with journalist and political analyst Caleb Maupin – to peel back the layers of the “official” narrative surrounding the Second World War, and its modern-day consequences. Why is the history of the 20th...

In this episode of East Meets West, we sit down with veteran intelligence analyst Larry Johnson – to pull back the curtain on the strategic maneuvers currently shaping US foreign and domestic policy. Why does the ‘Project Freedom’...

Olga and Tara welcome former US Army officer and geopolitical analyst Stanislav Krapivnik to discuss new dimensions of the unrelenting conflict in the Persian Gulf. As the US faces an AI-driven energy crisis and a lack of domestic enrichment...

Olga and Tara are joined by Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, who was on the ground in Islamabad during the high-stakes 21-hour negotiations between the US and Iran. We analyze the breakdown of diplomacy between US Vice President J.D. Vance and the...

Olga and Tara welcome Irish satirist and activist Tadhg Hickey for a raw assessment of the current geopolitical landscape. In this episode, we examine what Donald Trump as president actually signals for the international rules-based order. We also...

Olga and Tara are joined by veteran geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to dissect the seismic shifts occurring in the Strait of Hormuz. We dive deep into the implementation of Iran’s new ‘tollbooth’ system and what it means for the...

Olga and Tara welcome former British Parliamentarian and veteran broadcaster George Galloway to break down the explosive shifts in Middle East geopolitics — and much more. We examine the “culture of impunity” and the unique status...

Olga and Tara welcome reporter Steve Sweeney for an eyewitness account of the escalating conflict in Lebanon and the personal cost of reporting from the front lines. We break down the harrowing details of the Israeli strike on Sweeney’s press...

Olga and Tara sit down with former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney to dismantle the “chimera” of America’s two-party system and financial interests driving global conflicts. We explore how identical funding sources ensure that US...