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0:00 Teaser
1:09 What (or who) is the Iran war for?
13:41 Joe Kent and the MAGA rift over Israel
24:44 Does antisemitism speech policing foment antisemitism?
39:39 What Ron’s Substack has that others don’t
44:40 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Ron Kampeas (https://ronkampeas.substack.com, Jewish Telegraphic Agency). Recorded March 24, 2026.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Did Israel push America into Iraq
10:04 What the Iran war reveals about US-Israel relations
16:26 Is Iranian hostility to Israel and America "rational"?
33:27 A few kind words about David Wurmser
36:39 Two-state solutions that might have been
39:24 Israel’s eyes and ears inside Iran
Overtime video:
