The Anchormen Show Episode 95 - Mirage of Change? w/ Pearson Sharp & Ali Alizadeh
The Anchormen Show with Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
4.4 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
As dust settles after the deadly protests in Iran, the Anchormen debate Iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh. He argues sanctions crippled Iran’s economy, which fueled unrest. Over 3,000 people were killed… yet the sanctions remain. So what happens next? Do Iranians really want American intervention? Will the U.S. engage in yet another failed Middle East regime change war? Can the uprising be Iran’s Tiananmen Square moment? Or is real change in Iran just a desert mirage?
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| 0:00.0 | Now it's time for the Anchorman podcast with Matt Gates and Pearson Sharp. |
| 0:16.3 | Welcome back to another episode of Anchorman. |
| 0:18.5 | I am joined as always by my outstanding co-host |
| 0:21.2 | Pearson Sharp, and we've got a great discussion planned for everybody. We are going to have a key |
| 0:27.2 | voice that is listened to a lot in Iran and Iranian political analyst here to break down what we've |
| 0:33.8 | seen in these recent protests, what's to come for the big Persian Empire, and whether |
| 0:38.8 | not there is a possibility for friendship or some sort of accord with the United States, or are we |
| 0:43.4 | destined for this conflict and battle and indeed more bloodshed like we've seen in Iran. |
| 0:49.4 | But first, Pearson, you know, what I really looked forward to when we did this little project together |
| 0:54.7 | is that all of the rage baiting that I do of you normally kicking around at the One American News |
| 1:00.3 | studio, I can now do for the world. And I saw this poll from the Wall Street Journal, and I just |
| 1:06.0 | thought Pearson's going to go nuts. Because even though you text me about four times a week that Republicans in |
| 1:12.6 | Congress are useless that no one there fights they don't that there's never consequences |
| 1:17.4 | when they trap president trump in the back they are crushing it in this poll take a look |
| 1:22.5 | democrats only prevailing on on health care as a major uh component of the issue matrix border security |
| 1:29.7 | republicans up 28 immigration economy inflation foreign policy russia ukraine war tariffs |
| 1:36.9 | we're winning on tariffs have the right priorities these are the things that win elections |
| 1:41.0 | piercson why you so down all the time i mean i don't't think the voters in every sense are always the best place to judge how shrewd the perception is in America. |
| 1:51.9 | Pearson Sharp, don't trust the voters. |
| 1:54.1 | Well, let's revisit that this November when we lose the House and see what we think of the voters after that. |
| 2:00.8 | You are a dumer. I am black-p that Dan Bonjino has been warning me about. |
| 2:04.1 | I will not allow it. |
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