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What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

By: Tablet Magazine
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Walter Russell Mead, a historian, pundit, and popular author, is encyclopedic about politics, culture, and history. On What Really Matters, Mead and Tablet deputy editor Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what news matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. Check out Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column at https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia.2023 Tablet Magazine Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Trump’s Shock and Awe Strategy

    Trump’s Shock and Awe Strategy
    19 Oct 2026
    After more than 140 episodes, Jeremy Stern is stepping down as co-host, and Hudson's Bill Drexel takes his place. This week, Walter and Bill discuss the Houthis' widening missile war on Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon's plan to livestream a military execution, the fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle, and why President Trump's shock-and-awe foreign policy shows no sign of slowing down. A Houthi missile hit Saudi Aramco's headquarters days after a deadly strike on Riyadh's airport, and The Wall Street Journal reports that the group is building an advanced missile with Chinese parts. Back home, the Catholic archbishop for the military condemned the plan to stream Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution, and Guilfoyle resigned as ambassador to Greece after reports that she asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. In the big conversation, Walter expands on his latest Journal column, "Russia, Iran and Trump's Shock-and-Awe Foreign Policy," and the tip of the week asks which president left the biggest physical mark on Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
  • A Bad Year For Incumbents

    A Bad Year For Incumbents
    13 Oct 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the success of US sanctions on Iran, America's expanding budget deficit, China's destruction of the EU's economy, and why 2026 is proving to be a bad year for incumbent political leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • China Check-In

    China Check-In
    2 Oct 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the final US withdrawal from Iraq, the bipartisan consensus to allow Congressional insider trading, Russia’s nuclear threats over Kaliningrad, and China’s efforts in AI and the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 min
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