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The Matt Jones Show

Episode 9 - Iran and the United States with Gregg Carlstrom

The Matt Jones Show

iHeartPodcasts

Sports, Society & Culture, News

2.4888 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom joins Matt to discuss the on-going conflict between Iran and the United States, how it will impact the average American and much more.

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This is interrupted by Matt Jones on News Radio 840, WHAAS. Now here's Matt Jones.

0:39.9

Okay, everybody. It is episode eight of the Matt Jones show, which now has a new name.

0:46.5

We've decided to make this show called Interrupted by Matt Jones. It was suggested a lot because apparently

0:56.4

people say I interrupt much. When I do an interview here later on, you can listen and decide

1:00.9

if I interrupt. I think I probably do. But I like the name of it. You guys have been great

1:06.1

supporters of it so far. If you're hearing this for the first time, go and subscribe. We have had everybody on

1:12.2

from sports people to political people, and we will have a lot more. It's been a lot of fun.

1:19.0

Today, you know, the news in the last week has been all over the place. And I think it's easy

1:24.8

sometimes for people to not really know what's going on, especially when it comes to these overseas things.

1:32.2

I think unfortunately, we've gotten to the point that all political news is seen through the construct of do you like Donald Trump or not.

1:42.8

That's really unhelpful because you can like Donald Trump or not. That's really unhelpful because you can like Donald Trump and disagree with things he does,

1:50.3

or you can dislike him and think some of the things he does can still be positive.

1:54.2

And I think that gets forgotten a lot.

1:56.4

But in order to have your own opinions, you actually have to know what's going on.

2:00.2

And I don't know

2:01.8

about a lot of people listening, but I probably know less about the Middle East than just about

2:09.5

anything in life. When I was growing up, you learn about American history. You might even learn

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