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Max Blumenthal: Gaza "Pacification" and Iran Escalation

Max Blumenthal joins Judge Napolitano to analyze the Trump-Netanyahu Gaza pacification plan as it is announced, explore Iran’s readiness for escalation, and illuminate the political subterfuge shaping US-Israel policy. The conversation critically examines orchestrated media influence, the intra-conservative battle over Israel in which Netanyahu's minions are astroturfing influencers and purchasing entire media conglomerates to stop the PR bleeding.

Sep 29, 202526 min

Max Blumenthal on The Matt Gaetz Show

Matt Gaetz, former GOP congressman and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk, interviews Max Blumenthal about Kirk’s fallout with pro-Israel bigwigs in the weeks before his killing, and Israel’s malign influence on US politics.

Sep 26, 202516 min

US hosts Syria's former Al Qaeda leader amid sectarian violence

The new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades. But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to the US by a leading veteran of Al Qaeda and ISIS. Just last year, al-Sharra/al-Jolani – the founding leader of Al Qaeda in Syria and a former deputy leader of ISIS -- was on the US terrorism list with a $10 million reward...

Sep 24, 202557 min

🔴 Turning points - The Grayzone live

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate cover Max’s recent reports on Charlie Kirk’s falling out with Israel and the backlash from Netanyahu and his US proxies. They also discuss Max’s meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Trump’s latest turnabout on Ukraine, and the hidden history of the US war on Venezuela.

Sep 24, 20251 hr 13 min

Charlie Kirk: the official story in question

Max Blumenthal discusses his reporting on the pressure campaign by Netanyahu's forces in the US as Charlie Kirk's views on Israel shifted in his final months, and the fallout from the publication of these details as Zionists mount a frantic full court press to protect Kirk's pro-Israel legacy while seeking to establish a monopoly over US broadcast and social media.

Sep 20, 20251 hr 4 min

Max Blumenthal: Kirk’s Killing and the Politics of Repression

Blumenthal analyzes the weaponization of Kirk’s murder to stifle dissent and criminalize anti-Israel actions, exposing the pressure exerted by Zionist lobbies and U.S. elites. He highlights the erosion of civil liberties, corporate media capitulation, and a shift toward McCarthy-style repression—all shaped by foundation money and a strategy of tension designed to fracture and surveil American society.

Sep 16, 202546 min

Max Blumenthal: Manufacturing Messaging—Influencers, Israel, and the Information Game

In the interview on Redacted, Max Blumenthal details how Israeli-linked organizations orchestrate influencer junkets to generate positive coverage, particularly as military actions escalate. He explains how these PR efforts replace organic support with paid advocacy, linking them to broader campaigns of narrative control and suppression of Palestine activism in the U.S.

Sep 12, 202524 min

🔴 Drugboat diplomacy - The Grayzone live

With the US military assembling a naval strike force off the coast of Venezuela, and the Trump administration leveling dubious charges of "narco-terror" at Caracus, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews journalist Diego Sequera of Venezuela's Mision Verdad. We also will speak Oscar Leon of The Grayzone about Ecuador, the real base of narco-trafficking in the region, a country ruled by Trump loyalist and Miami-born billionaire Daniel Noboa, whose family stands accused of directing the drug tra...

Sep 07, 20252 hr 6 min

Max Blumenthal: Blueprint for Brutality

Max Blumenthal’s exposes the leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan as a strategy for ethnic cleansing, using redevelopment to displace Palestinians and segregate Gaza into controlled zones. He details Israeli military tactics, U.S. and AIPAC’s political influence, and biometric surveillance enforcing containment. Blumenthal warns this blueprint enforces dispossession under Western backing, signaling a new Nakba unfolding in real time.

Sep 05, 20251 hr 6 min

Max Blumenthal: Eyewitness to the IDF's massacre of journalists

Max Blumenthal covers Israel's plans to re-occupy Gaza City and drive its population south, the diabolical role of Tony Blair in the plot, and his interview with a Gaza physician who bore witness to one of the most heinous attacks on journalists in recent history. Max also discusses the legacy of Abu Obeida, the spokesman of the armed wing of Hamas who Israel claims to have assassinated.

Sep 04, 202525 min

Gaza doctor recounts Israeli attack on hospital, journalists

Dr. Ahmed Alfarra, the director of pediatric and maternal medicine at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, provides The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal with an eyewitness account of one of the most horrific moments of Israel's assault on his city, when it brazenly massacred journalists working for Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera and bombed the rescue team as well. Alfarra also details the injuries he's witnessed in children targeted by Israeli snipers, the many who turn up as casualties as his hospital af...

Sep 02, 202545 min

At Icarus Fest 2025: Dissenting Voices on Empire, Gaza, and Resistance

The Grayzone and friends held a day of discussion about the Ukraine proxy war, Greater Israel and its genocide in Gaza, and US empire in the Trump era at Icarus Fest 2025 in Rutherford, NJ. Panel 2 (the featured video above) brought together Max Blumenthal, Katie Halper, and Jeremy Loffredo to discuss the disastrous impact of Israel on the region and inside the United States with host Sabby Sabbs. Next, Judge Andrew Napolitano hosted Max Blumenthal, Aaron Maté, Christian Parenti and Anya Parampi...

Aug 25, 20253 hr 27 min

Max Blumenthal: Genocide in Slow Motion

Max Blumenthal joins the Unfettered Speech podcast to pull back the curtain on the realities of Israeli society and the crisis unfolding in Gaza. Drawing from years of firsthand reporting—most notably in his book "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel"—Blumenthal exposes the entrenched systems of propaganda and power that obscure both Israeli state violence and the manufactured consent for endless conflict. Blumenthal details how his experiences living in Israel, interacting with dissente...

Aug 25, 202559 min

After 12 day war, Iran readies for renewed conflict

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviewed Nahid Poureisa about the impact of Iran's 12 day war with Israel and the US on the country's society, and how it strengthened national cohesion in defiance of regime change plans. Poureisa and Blumenthal also discussed imperial moves on Iran's border with Azerbaijan, the country's relationship with Pakistan, and the future of nuclear negotiations with Washington. Nahid Poureisa is a Tehran-based academic and analyst of West Asian affairs....

Aug 24, 20251 hr 2 min

Max Blumenthal: Israel’s Biometric Concentration Camps & Gaza Starvation Scheme

Max Blumenthal exposes the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation—a Trump-linked, Israeli-backed operation weaponizing aid to enforce mass starvation and biometric surveillance in Gaza. Drawing on whistleblower Anthony Aguilar’s frontline testimony of Israeli war crimes, Blumenthal details how aid sites turn into kill zones and the brutal reality of Gaza’s digital prison. He reveals deep Israeli penetration of US law enforcement and the cover-up of major scandals. With Netanyahu doubling down on ethnic cl...

Aug 20, 202532 min

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Aug 20, 202552 sec

🔴 The Grayzone live w/Glenn Diesen & Anthony Aguilar

Glenn Diesen joins Max Blumenthal to discuss the historic Putin-Trump summit in Alaska, then we discuss the crimes of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation with Anthony Aguilar, the US military veteran who blew the whistle on the blood-stained US-Israeli aid endeavor.

Aug 19, 20252 hr 32 min

French monitor: Ukraine, NATO provoked Russia in Donbas war

Benoit Paré is a former French defense ministry analyst who worked as an international monitor in eastern Ukraine from 2015 to 2022. In his first interview with a US outlet, Paré speaks to The Grayzone's Aaron Maté about the hidden reality of the Ukraine war in the Donbas region, where the US-backed Kyiv government fought Russia-backed rebels following the 2014 Maidan coup. Russia now demands that Ukraine accept its capture of the Donbas as a condition for ending the war. When it comes to which ...

Aug 19, 20251 hr 35 min

Israel's War on Journalists

Max Blumenthal discusses the Israeli assassination of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, what it says about looming plans for a re-occupation of Gaza, and the shocking history behind the labeling of journalists as enemy combatants.

Aug 15, 202525 min

🔴 It's come to this - The Grayzone live

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Israel's looming attempt to occupy Gaza, its calamitous humanitarian and political implications, and Washington's role. They will also cover the Trump administration's controlled demolition of American institutions on behalf of Israel, the continuing collapse of US and European support for the Zionist project, and more.

Aug 10, 20252 hr 2 min

Max Blumenthal on Gaza, U.S. Politics, Media Hypocrisy, and Shifting Public Opinion

Max Blumenthal joins Sabrina Salvati to unpack recent political shifts and media hypocrisy surrounding Gaza. He critiques top Democrats like Obama and Clinton for their newfound concern about the humanitarian crisis—calling it reputation-washing after years of silence. Blumenthal breaks down how bipartisan support for Israel is eroding, particularly among U.S. youth, exposing deep fractures in both parties. He highlights the brutal mistreatment of activist Chris Smalls by Israeli forces and the ...

Jul 31, 20251 hr

🔴 Hunger Games - The Grayzone live

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate will discuss new revelations about the Russiagate hoax, the latest in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, the escalation of Israel's policy of starving the population in Gaza and its repercussions in the US, and more.

Jul 28, 20252 hr 19 min

Max Blumenthal: Trump, Epstein, and the Unraveling of America’s Pro-Israel Consensus

In this explosive interview with Professor Glenn Diesen, Max Blumenthal exposes how the Epstein scandal is fracturing Trump’s MAGA movement and revealing deep ties between Trump’s inner circle and Israel’s political elite. Blumenthal dissects Trump’s sudden retreat from the Epstein case—despite years of "drain the swamp" rhetoric—and connects it to figures like Les Wexner, Epstein’s financier and a key Zionist power broker. He argues that Trump’s base, once unshakably loyal, now sees him as part...

Jul 24, 202535 min

🔴 All the Epstein's men - The Grayzone live

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the deepening fallout from Trump's suppression of the Epstein Files he'd promised released, and the furor in Tel Aviv as some of Trump's closest allies point the finger at Israel. They will also cover Trump's move toward arming Ukraine to strike deep in Russia, the sectarian war inside Syria, and new international backlash to Israel's impunity.

Jul 18, 20252 hr 26 min

🔴 Judge Napolitano live at Ron Paul’s annual peace conference

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil join Judge Napolitano, Jeffrey Sachs and Douglas Macgregor for a first ever live show at the Ron Paul Institute’s Peace and Prosperity conference. There, they run the gamut on US foreign policy depravity, from Iran to Palestine to Venezuela, and assess the historic summit between Trump and Putin in Russia.

Jul 17, 202534 min

Is Trump’s ‘America First’ Base Eroding Over the Epstein Files?

Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil join Trip the Beltway Fantastic Podcast to analyze the political fallout caused by the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Meanwhile, foreign policy reversals on Ukraine, Russia, and Iran have further alienated Trump’s MAGA base, with many perceiving a betrayal of his "America First" promises.

Jul 16, 202540 min

Trump’s Base Fractures Over Epstein Files and Foreign Policy Shifts

Judge Andrew Napolitano and journalist Max Blumenthal dissect growing dissent within Trump’s "America First" base amid the administration’s refusal to release Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Blumenthal, reporting from a GOP meeting, reveals lawmakers dodging the issue while Israeli interference in U.S. politics escalates over Epstein’s alleged Mossad ties. Meanwhile, Trump’s foreign policy reversals—arming Ukraine, attacking Iran, and deferring to Netanyahu—alienate core...

Jul 16, 202523 min

Evo Morales to The Grayzone: "We are fighting the second coup d'etat"

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Oscar Leon, former Bolivian President Evo Morales details a trove of leaked chats and documents which show how an electoral council member took money in exchange for disqualifying him from running for president again. As his country's first indigenous president and the leader of powerful social movements, Evo remains popular among his base. He addresses the attacks he has weathered from the current Bolivian president, Luis Arce, who relied on him to ...

Jul 15, 202529 min
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