Iran Ceasefire, Hasan Piker

Lost Debate

The Branch

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.6 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Ravi Gupta breaks down what he sees as a major U.S. loss in Iran, arguing that Trump’s threats and ceasefire ultimately left Iran with more power and America with less. He also shares clips of Hasan Piker’s commentary, arguing that Democratic candidates and media outlets should stop treating him as a credible political voice. The episode also covers early reactions to Mayor Mamdani’s first 100 days, Anthropic’s warning about a powerful new AI model, and fresh questions about Sam Altman. It’s a sharp, wide-ranging take on politics, media, and the power struggles shaping the moment. Vote for Where the School’s Went Best Health, Science, or Education Podcast - vote here _____________ Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 201-305-0084⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ravi at @RaviMGupta Notes from this episode are also available on Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Read more from Ravi on Substack: https://realravigupta.substack.com Follow The Branch at @thebranchmedia Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xR9pch9DrQDiZfGB5oF0F Listen to Where the Schools Went: https://thebranchmedia.org/show/where-the-schools-went/

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Lust Debate, a show for Politically Ecclectics. I'm Ravi Gupta, and today I am going to
0:06.2	empty my notebook, obviously starting with the big news of the week in Iran. But before I do that,
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1:31.3	You know, I'm recording this at 12.28 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 8th.
1:36.5	The big news was that last night, Trump and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
1:46.2	This was after two weeks of Trump found to bomb Iran's power plants. He set messages like, I'm going to bomb the country back to the
1:51.9	Stone Ages if they don't reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning on 12 hours before
1:57.3	the ultimatum was to expire. Trump posted a warning on social media saying
2:03.1	a whole civilization will die tonight. And I'm sure most of you listen to this saw that post
2:08.7	because everybody was passing it around. And now Trump has agreed to this ceasefire.
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