360: Winning Hearts & Minds with Stephen A. Smith & Dr. Trita Parsi
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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4.6 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
James and Al look at the Senate run-off in Texas, the blue shift in the Hispanic vote, the effects of redistricting in California, and MAGA’s attempt at voter suppression under the SAVE Act. Then, they welcome Dr. Trita Parsi for a deep dive into U.S.-Iran relations, exploring Iran’s historical significance, how war will change the region, their ability to repel an invasion, and game out the ways the conflict might end. Then, James sits down with Stephen A. Smith to discuss how to win over young men, the power of authenticity, making predictions in sports and politics, and insights from his legendary career.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt. |
| 0:14.7 | This week, our guests are the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute |
| 0:19.9 | for Responsible Statecraft, |
| 0:22.7 | Trita Parsy, and the ESPN host and author of Straight Shooter Stephen A. Smith. |
| 0:30.3 | Now, remember, we love taking your questions, so write to PoliticsWoroughroom at gmail.com |
| 0:36.1 | for next week's show. We'll get to as many as we can, |
| 0:39.4 | and don't forget to tell us where you're from. You can also get text updates about what's next |
| 0:44.6 | for Politicon and Politics Wharroom by signing up at politicon.com. So tell your friends about us, |
| 0:51.7 | and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, |
| 0:55.6 | or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:57.8 | And please check out the links to our sponsors. |
| 1:00.7 | Three-day blinds, delete me, and Miracle Made in our episode, show notes. |
| 1:06.1 | We thank you for supporting these sponsors. |
| 1:08.5 | It really helps make this podcast happen. |
| 1:13.3 | James, for weeks, actually months, we've talked about Trump's problems and diminishing support. |
| 1:19.6 | It's gotten worse. He thought the Iran war would be a political winner. Quick, easy hit, |
| 1:26.3 | he could be patent, and affordability, and Epstein would fade a political winner. Quick, easy hit, he could be patent and affordability, and |
| 1:29.5 | Epstein would fade to the inside pages. Instead of war that he never explained to people, and is |
| 1:36.7 | opposed by most voters, is getting worse and causing him and Republicans even greater problems than they had. |
| 1:45.6 | Huge embarrassment this week with a report that it was American bombs that killed 175 |
| 1:51.7 | school children and Iran. |
| 1:55.3 | You know, I think continued gas prices are devastating. |
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