Trump Begs Allies to Clean Up Iran Mess

Pod Save the World

Politics, News

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ben and guest cohost Alyona Minkovski, PSTW's senior producer, try to make sense of the many contradictions and threats coming from President Trump and his administration on Iran, like reports that he wants to make the Strait of Hormuz everyone else’s problem to solve, and claims that regime change has already happened. Then they juxtapose the incoherence with the very real consequences of the war on people's lives, from American troops being deployed to the Middle East, to the normalization of targeting civilian infrastructure. They also defend spring breakers featured in a Fox News segment, call out Pete Hegseth for personally interfering in the military promotions of women and Black soldiers, ask how the increasingly spotty internet connection in Moscow could affect support for Putin, question the US policy towards Cuba, and do a special reading from former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

At the end of the show, Ben speaks with Nika Kovač, Slovenian activist and founding director of My Voice My Choice, about private intelligence agency Blackcube’s interference in Slovenia’s election, the outlook for the government following very close results, and what she’s learned from years of opposing authoritarianism.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Preorder Ben’s book All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches and subscribe to his Substack here. (edited)

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Pots Save the World is brought to you by Zbiotics pre-alcohol.
0:03.4	Let me tell you, if there's a surefire way to wake up feeling fresh after drinks with friends, it is pre-alcohol. Zbiotics, pre-alcohol probiotic drink is the world's first genetically engineered probiotic. It was invented by PhD scientists to tackle rough mornings after drinking. Here's how it works. When you drink, alcohol gets converted into a toxic byproduct in the gut. to build up ofup of this byproduct, not dehydration that's to blame for your rough days after drinking. Pre-alcohol produces an enzyme to break this byproduct down. Just remember to make pre-alcohol your first drink of the night, drink responsibly, and you'll feel your best tomorrow. You guys probably know by now I will not have a drink without taking Z biotics. I had one glass of wine at the house the other night,
0:39.4	and I had a Z biotics first because I figured, you know what?
0:40.2	Why risk it?
0:53.0	I don't like feeling the rough next morning the next day after drinking. But you were pretty happy with yourself. I was happy with myself. I felt great. From the fairways and Augusta to the first pitch of baseball season and the start of festival circuits, April is a sprint of outdoor celebrations.
0:54.4	So excited for the festival circus.
0:56.2	Don't let a rough next day keep you on the sidelines.
0:54.4	Drink pre-alcohol to a sprint of outdoor celebrations. So excited for the festival circuits.
1:13.3	Don't let a rough next day keep you on the sidelines. Drink pre-alcohol to stay ahead of the game and make the most of every sunny Saturday. Go to zbiotics.com slash psttw to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use pstdw at checkout. The zbiotics is backed with 100% money-back guarantee. So if you're unsatisfied for any reason, they'll refund your money, no questions asked.
1:11.0	Remember, head to zbiotics.com
1:15.8	slash PSTW and use the code PSTW at checkout for 15% off.
1:22.5	Christina Figures was the chief negotiator of the Paris Agreement. This is her advice about the current state of the climate movement.
1:30.0	The first thing I would say is not give up.
1:32.9	So where do we go from here?
1:34.8	I'm Zainab Selby.
1:36.1	Join us for the hidden economics of remarkable women,
1:39.2	a show from foreign policy,
1:40.5	where we tell stories about women creating change
1:43.6	and refusing to accept the status quo.
2:04.7	Welcome to Pod Save the World.
2:05.9	I'm Alona Minkowski.
2:06.9	And I'm Ben Roans.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pod Save the World, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Pod Save the World and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.