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The Duran Podcast

The Duran·Hosted by Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou·1000 episodes

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Why listen

The Duran Podcast is for listeners who want fast, opinionated analysis of geopolitics, wars, European politics, and shifting global power. Episodes move between co-hosted commentary, guest interviews, Q&A, and long live discussions, so it feels closer to an independent current-affairs channel than a polished newsroom briefing. It will appeal most to people who already follow international politics and want a skeptical, anti-establishment read on Western policy, Russia, Iran, Ukraine, and Europe.

Episodes

13 min
Jun 3, 2026
Cuba Crisis Deepens

Cuba Crisis Deepens

28 min
Jun 2, 2026
Konstantinovka Is Falling, West's Ukraine Narrative Is Crumbling

Konstantinovka Is Falling, West's Ukraine Narrative Is Crumbling

15 min
Jun 1, 2026
Seeking war with Russia

Seeking war with Russia

12 min
May 31, 2026
GERMANY, CDU Plots MERZ Removal, Merkel Lurks in the Shadows

GERMANY, CDU Plots MERZ Removal, Merkel Lurks in the Shadows

30 min
May 30, 2026
US-Iran Deal or NO DEAL. July Energy Tipping Point

US-Iran Deal or NO DEAL. July Energy Tipping Point

53 min
May 27, 2026
Neil Oliver: Technocracy, Trial by Jury and the End of Democracy

Neil Oliver: Technocracy, Trial by Jury and the End of Democracy

27 min
May 25, 2026
Russia Unleashes Oreshnik, More Strikes Planned

Russia Unleashes Oreshnik, More Strikes Planned

21 min
May 24, 2026
China-Russia Alliance Locked In, Will Gloves Come Off?

China-Russia Alliance Locked In, Will Gloves Come Off?

30 min
May 23, 2026
Iran Impasse: Trump Wants Airstrikes as US Stockpiles Depleted

Iran Impasse: Trump Wants Airstrikes as US Stockpiles Depleted

26 min
May 22, 2026
Germany Tipping Point: AfD Surges as CDU Crumbles

Germany Tipping Point: AfD Surges as CDU Crumbles

25 min
May 21, 2026
UK Flips on Oil Sanctions. EU Scrambles to Find Negotiator to Face Putin

UK Flips on Oil Sanctions. EU Scrambles to Find Negotiator to Face Putin

40 min
May 20, 2026
Drones Over Helsinki. Finland Dragged Into Conflict w/ Armando Mema

Drones Over Helsinki. Finland Dragged Into Conflict w/ Armando Mema

37 min
May 19, 2026
Europe's Drone Escalation Gamble Is Spinning Out of Control

Europe's Drone Escalation Gamble Is Spinning Out of Control

28 min
May 18, 2026
Starmer Exit and the By-Election That Could End the Labour Party

Starmer Exit and the By-Election That Could End the Labour Party

12 min
May 16, 2026
Russian economy: SANCTIONS backfire, return to growth, investment surge

Russian economy: SANCTIONS backfire, return to growth, investment surge

1 hr 23 min
May 15, 2026
Post China Summit, will Trump escalate Iran war? (Live)

Post China Summit, will Trump escalate Iran war? (Live)

24 min
May 14, 2026
Xi-Trump Summit, Big Foreign Policy Questions Left Unanswered

Xi-Trump Summit, Big Foreign Policy Questions Left Unanswered

19 min
May 13, 2026
Trump Goes to Beijing. Neocon Push for Iran Ground Invasion

Trump Goes to Beijing. Neocon Push for Iran Ground Invasion

37 min
May 12, 2026
Putin confident in victory, project Ukraine failed and Europe failed

Putin confident in victory, project Ukraine failed and Europe failed

27 min
May 11, 2026
Starmer Judgment Day: Blairite Plot To Take Power

Starmer Judgment Day: Blairite Plot To Take Power

1 hr 5 min
May 10, 2026
Three Wars: Russia, Iran and Mali Are Reshaping the World w/ Stanislav Krapivnik

Three Wars: Russia, Iran and Mali Are Reshaping the World w/ Stanislav Krapivnik

28 min
May 9, 2026
UK Elections: Labour Crushed, Reform Landslide

UK Elections: Labour Crushed, Reform Landslide

40 min
May 8, 2026
Russia Hawks Take Control, Victory Day Stakes Are High. Most Dangerous Moment of the Conflict

Russia Hawks Take Control, Victory Day Stakes Are High. Most Dangerous Moment of the Conflict

42 min
May 7, 2026
Jeffrey Sachs: Iran Miscalculation Could Trigger a Decade-Long Economic Crisis

Jeffrey Sachs: Iran Miscalculation Could Trigger a Decade-Long Economic Crisis

41 min
May 6, 2026
US Superpower Myth Shattered w/ Trita Parsi

US Superpower Myth Shattered w/ Trita Parsi

32 min
May 4, 2026
Europe reveals ONLY strategy to DEFEAT Russia

Europe reveals ONLY strategy to DEFEAT Russia

25 min
May 3, 2026
OPEC Fractures and Stagflation is Here. Global Economy on the Edge w/ Raymond Zucaro

OPEC Fractures and Stagflation is Here. Global Economy on the Edge w/ Raymond Zucaro

37 min
May 2, 2026
EU fantasy to weaken Russia. Energy strikes continue

EU fantasy to weaken Russia. Energy strikes continue

14 min
May 1, 2026
Germany's Self-Destruct Pact: Merz Pushes Europe to the Brink

Germany's Self-Destruct Pact: Merz Pushes Europe to the Brink

1 hr 43 min
Apr 30, 2026
The Show Must Go On (Live)

The Show Must Go On (Live)

17 min
Apr 29, 2026
Zelensky vs. Budanov: Controlling Money Flow While the Front Lines Crumble

Zelensky vs. Budanov: Controlling Money Flow While the Front Lines Crumble

20 min
Apr 28, 2026
AfD Hits 28%: How Close Is Germany to a Political Earthquake?

AfD Hits 28%: How Close Is Germany to a Political Earthquake?

53 min
Apr 27, 2026
How Iran and Ukraine Exposed America's Limits w/ Garland Nixon

How Iran and Ukraine Exposed America's Limits w/ Garland Nixon

14 min
Apr 26, 2026
Starmer Is Finished But Britain's Problems Go Much Deeper Than One Leader

Starmer Is Finished But Britain's Problems Go Much Deeper Than One Leader

32 min
Apr 26, 2026
Q & A: Fractured Iran or fractured Trump?

Q & A: Fractured Iran or fractured Trump?

17 min
Apr 25, 2026
Sea Blockade Trap: How the US Got Locked Into Iran Conflict

Sea Blockade Trap: How the US Got Locked Into Iran Conflict

27 min
Apr 24, 2026
EU's Russia Obsession: Nukes, Military Drills, and a Loan No One Can Explain

EU's Russia Obsession: Nukes, Military Drills, and a Loan No One Can Explain

1 hr 59 min
Apr 23, 2026
Fractured Iran or fractured Trump? w/ Robert Barnes (Live)

Fractured Iran or fractured Trump? w/ Robert Barnes (Live)

18 min
Apr 22, 2026
Donbass to Odessa, Russia's Next Move After the War's Most Important Battle

Donbass to Odessa, Russia's Next Move After the War's Most Important Battle

22 min
Apr 22, 2026
School Boy Foreign Policy: Trump's Iran Gamble Reverts To JCPOA 2.0

School Boy Foreign Policy: Trump's Iran Gamble Reverts To JCPOA 2.0

22 min
Apr 21, 2026
Radev Wins Bulgaria Elections, Can He Challenge EU Control?

Radev Wins Bulgaria Elections, Can He Challenge EU Control?

13 min
Apr 19, 2026
Cuba's Big Bet on Russia and Why It Could Spark a 1962-Style Crisis

Cuba's Big Bet on Russia and Why It Could Spark a 1962-Style Crisis

24 min
Apr 19, 2026
Russia's Intelligence Warning: U.S. Ground Operation in Iran May Be Next

Russia's Intelligence Warning: U.S. Ground Operation in Iran May Be NextThe Duran: Episode 2501

40 min
Apr 17, 2026
Europe's Drone Escalation: A Sign of Weakness, Not Strength

Europe's Drone Escalation: A Sign of Weakness, Not StrengthThe Duran: Episode 2500

35 min
Apr 16, 2026
Debt, Decline and Iran: Why the U.S. Can't Afford Another Forever War? w/ Dennis Kucinich

Debt, Decline and Iran: Why the U.S. Can't Afford Another Forever War? w/ Dennis Kucinich

59 min
Apr 15, 2026
Iran Nuclear Standoff: US Military Blockade or Negotiating Tactic? w/ Jim Webb

Iran Nuclear Standoff: US Military Blockade or Negotiating Tactic? w/ Jim Webb

47 min
Apr 14, 2026
Why the U.S.-Iran War Has No Offramp w/ Jeffrey Sachs

Why the U.S.-Iran War Has No Offramp w/ Jeffrey Sachs

29 min
Apr 13, 2026
Hungary After Orban: What the Election Means for Europe's Last Sovereignist

Hungary After Orban: What the Election Means for Europe's Last Sovereignist

23 min
Apr 13, 2026
Ukraine Running Out of Options as Russia Eyes Sumy and Slavyansk

Ukraine Running Out of Options as Russia Eyes Sumy and Slavyansk

42 min
Apr 12, 2026
The Transatlantic Split: Theater, or the Beginning of the End?

The Transatlantic Split: Theater, or the Beginning of the End?