Trump Blockades Hormuz as Ceasefire Collapses and Orbán Loses Power

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

Prof G Media / Vox Media

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Big news! We’ve just been nominated for a Webby Award for Best News & Politics Podcast! Now it’s time to bring it home — and we need your help. Cast your vote HERE: ⁠https://wbby.co/57448N What was supposed to be a de-escalation between the United States and Iran is already rapidly collapsing. U.S.–Iran talks in Pakistan ended without a deal, and tensions are now rising sharply after President Trump moved toward a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, a political earthquake is unfolding in Europe. Hungary’s longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orbán has been voted out after 16 years in power, marking a stunning setback for the global right-wing movement and a major realignment in European politics. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is facing mounting scrutiny amid diplomatic setbacks abroad and declining approval at home, as questions grow about the administration’s ability to stabilize multiple crises at once. In California, the governor’s race is also in turmoil after Congressman Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign following a wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations, triggering a criminal investigation and reshaping an already volatile political field. Jessica Tarlov and Scott Galloway break down what all of this means: Is the U.S. edging closer to direct confrontation in the Middle East? Is Orbán’s defeat a one-off shock — or part of a wider global rejection of populist nationalism? And what happens when multiple political systems start breaking down at the same time? Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov Follow Prof G, @profgalloway Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.9	Welcome Raging Moderates. I'm Scott Galloway.
1:03.2	And I'm Jess Gattarlev.
1:04.3	How are you, Jess?
1:06.1	I'm really good. How are you?
1:11.1	I'm good. And my home away from home, I'm at the Beverly Hills Hotel in a beautiful morning,
1:15.3	just having returned from Coachella where I didn't go to Coachella. I just hung out at a beautiful home and then went to the afterparties, which was the perfect way to experience Coachella for me.
1:20.2	What did you do this weekend? Well, we had a big birthday in the house this weekend.
1:25.9	Nice. Yeah. So my younger daughter, Teddy, turned two.
1:29.5	We had a family and a few friends party, but two-year-olds don't really have any friends. They just have, like, you know, people we force on them. But a lot of birthday cake, a lot of Elmo action. So just like your weekend. Very similar. Yeah. Yeah, I think so. That sounds, yeah, that sounds very, that sounds very similar. A lot of, yeah, I get it. No, a lot of, um, you get it. I can't even go there. Even I can't make the connections there. Anyways, I'm glad you had a good time, even though you didn't go see Justin Bieber, which I think was a loss. Yeah, I think one of my nicest attributes is I know absolutely nothing about
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2:11.3	news politics. All right, let's bust into it. What was supposed to be a fragile de-escalation
2:15.6	is quickly unraveling. U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan
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