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Ruthless Podcast

What Comes Next In Iran? w/ Sen. Kennedy

Ruthless Podcast

Ruthless Podcast

News, Politics

4.7 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Trump green-lights the strike on Iran—and Washington instantly splits into two camps: strength vs. “what did you just start?” So what’s the real play here… and do you trust Trump’s plan, or are we walking into the world’s messiest endgame? The fellas—Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook—jump in fast, cutting through the spin and asking the questions everyone’s thinking but nobody on cable will touch. In this episode… Trump’s Iran strike and the nuclear clock Why China and Russia stay weirdly quiet DHS shutdown chaos vs. “big boy stuff” reality A palate-cleanser that somehow gets even more unhinged Special Guests: Senator John Kennedy + Brian Hook 🇺🇸 Kennedy on why Trump owns the moment—and why Capitol Hill can’t stop making it political 🧠 Hook on the 1979 origin story, proxies, missiles, and why “negotiations” so often turn into a time-buying trap 🎯 What “success” looks like when you’re trying to stop a nuclear breakout—not win a news cycle 🌍 The regional chessboard: allies, Abraham Accords math, and what comes after the ayatollah Question of the Day: Do you trust Trump’s plan for Iran—or do you think this spirals? Drop your take and tell us what people in your group chat are saying. Hit subscribe right now so you don’t miss the next drop, follow the show on your socials for clips, and comment like you mean it—because we’re reading them and bringing the best ones into the next episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

We will never have a better opportunity to stop a rogue terrorist country from getting a nuclear weapon than now, and Trump took it.

0:10.8

I found it interesting the way the administration has carefully maneuvered around China and Russia.

0:17.9

We haven't heard a peep.

0:19.3

You are one of the only people in Washington, D.C.,

0:24.0

who can just cut through the bullshit, give us a story, humorous anecdote that just sort of

0:29.3

summarizes what it is that you're up to on a day-to-day basis, more importantly what the other

0:34.0

people are up to. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do because weakness invites the wolves.

0:41.3

I have been a physician for 35 years, and sadly have had a front seat to witness the decay and

0:50.3

decline of the health insurance industry. There has been systematic denial and delay of care.

0:57.3

There's been abuse with the Medicare Advantage plans, deceiving and extorting taxpayer dollars.

1:03.7

You guys own PBMs. You own pharmacies. You own health agencies, physician groups.

1:10.2

Good God, you own a bank.

1:12.6

I have had patients cry in my room.

1:15.6

I have had physicians cry to me, throw up their hands in disgust and quit

1:20.6

because of actions of our health insurance industry.

1:24.6

You are killing people who are trying to get health care. You have put profits above

1:30.8

patients and you have put profits above those who care for patients. Learn more at Americans for

1:37.1

Open Government.com. Well, you saved up your money and bought a new car. You drove it off the

1:42.3

lot and parked it at your house, and you probably

1:44.7

think you own it. Not so fast, my friend, because the manufacturers claim they own every piece

1:49.9

of data your car generates. They track where you work, where you live, and who your friends are,

1:55.2

and they sell your data to the brokers you've never met. Thankfully, privacy advocates are

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