Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

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Antiwar interviews without institutional politeness.

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Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews strips the format down to guest conversations about foreign policy, war, intelligence, media narratives, and money. The tone is skeptical, antiwar, and impatient with official explanations.

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About Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews is the interview-only side of a libertarian foreign-policy program built around war, power, and the people who justify both. Scott Horton is the named host, and the recent episodes show him working from a strong antiwar premise. The format is conversational, but the subject matter is heavy. Iran is a recurring concern, especially claims about nuclear capability, military planning, and the consequences of escalation. Ukraine also sits near the center, with questions about negotiations, security guarantees, and the political difficulty of ending a costly war. The show does not treat official narratives as neutral starting points. It challenges them early and often. Guests are introduced through their work, whether that is Scientific American, Sonar 21, Antiwar.com, the Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Substack writing, Austrian economics, or NGO work through the Vulnerable People's Project. The pace can feel like a working notebook opened in real time. Horton jokes about his notes, his age, and his guests, then pivots into specific claims about CENTCOM, banking, Venezuela, Gaza, Palestine, Somalia, or the CIA. The tone is loose. The posture is not. These interviews are structured around suspicion of intervention, suspicion of empire, and suspicion of media deference to power. Economic conversations connect central banking to the war state. Military conversations return to Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, and operational warning signs. Political conversations follow money and the winners around intervention. The result is not a balanced panel show. It is a sustained editorial lane with guests selected for arguments that challenge establishment foreign-policy assumptions. Listeners get long answers, pointed setups, and an almost prosecutorial attention to motives. The show works best for people who already care about war policy and want deeper antiwar analysis than a headline recap can provide. Its edge is part of the product, but so is its specificity.

Made for: For listeners who follow foreign policy closely and want skeptical, anti-intervention analysis from guests with military, journalistic, economic, or activist backgrounds. It fits people who prefer argument and detail over tidy consensus.

What sets it apart: The feed focuses on individual interviews, giving each episode room for sustained argument. Its signature is a blunt libertarian antiwar frame applied across Iran, Ukraine, Gaza, Venezuela, banking, intelligence, and media narratives.

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This podcast is for individual interviews on the Scott Horton Show. See the Q & A show feed to hear Scott answer listener questions and for the full show archives. Scott Horton is the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, and is the host of the Scott Horton Show podcast. He has conducted over 5,500 interviews with authors, journalists, activists, and whistleblowers on the most important foreign policy issues since 2003.

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Scott Horton's interviews are where your official story gets asked to show its wiring.

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  • a guest pressed on who funded, armed, or benefited before you settle on a villain
  • the connective tissue between Washington's institutions and conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela
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8/15/25 Larry Johnson on the Trump-Putin Summit

A blunt look at Ukraine, frozen conflict, and the risk of an unresolved end state.

The episode stays centered on Ukraine war questions, especially what any settlement might leave behind, how Russian speaking regions are treated, and why frozen conflicts so often refuse to stay frozen.

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  1. 1

    1/22/26 Daniel Davis on Ukraine, Davos and the future of America’s Policy Towards Europe

    ·37m
  2. 2

    12/5/25 Dave DeCamp on the Boat Strikes, Somalia and Trump’s Al Qaeda Friend

    ·44m
  3. 3

    2/20/26 Charles Goyette on the Lies that Built the American Empire

    ·35m
  4. 4

    9/12/25 Jason Jones on the Reality of Bringing Aid to the People of Gaza

    ·1h 5m
  5. 5

    2/6/26 Matt Williams on What the Epstein Files Reveal about the Global Elites

    ·49m
  6. 6

    1/16/26 Daniel McAdams on Greenland, Venezuela and Iran

    ·39m
  7. 7

    12/26/25 Trita Parsi: Netanyahu is Back Demanding Trump Attack Iran Again

    ·41m
  8. 8

    8/28/25 Mark Lynch on Why He’s Running to Unseat Lindsey Graham

    ·30m
  9. 9

    1/9/26 Chris Brunet on the People Getting Rich Off of Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela

    ·45m
  10. 10

    3/19/26 Larry Johnson on the Ongoing and Coming Failures in the US and Israel’s War with Iran

    ·59m
  11. 11

    12/29/25 Larry Johnson on the Forces Pushing for More War in Ukraine

    ·55m
  12. 12

    12/11/25 Bob Murphy on How Central Banking Fuels the War State

    ·1h 26m
  13. 13

    3/26/26 Dan Vergano: Iran was Nowhere Close to a Nuclear Bomb

    ·26m
  14. 14

    2/27/26 Larry Johnson Predicts Trump’s War on Iran and Exposes the Lies It’s Built On

    ·49m
  15. 15

    3/19/26 Patrick Pillow on Washington’s Preferred Method of Regime Change

    ·35m
  16. 16

    1/7/26 Ramzy Baroud: The Genocide in Gaza Has Not Ended

    ·37m
  17. 17

    9/12/25 Wally Rashid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the Congressman the Israel lobby put in prison

    ·51m
  18. 18

    1/2/26 Jason Jones on Israel’s War on Christians

    ·1h 5m
  19. 19

    11/20/25 Matthew Hoh on Trump’s Rumored Ukraine Deal and the Legacy of Dick Cheney

    ·1h 19m
  20. 20

    1/9/26 Andy Worthington on Twenty Four Years of Guantanamo

    ·57m
  21. 21

    9/17/25 Dr. Anas Ahmed on the Horror He Witnessed as a Doctor in Gaza

    ·1h 9m
  22. 22

    10/31/25 Larry Johnson on DC’s Delusional Goals in Ukraine and Venezuela

    ·1h 9m
  23. 23

    8/15/25 Larry Johnson on the Trump-Putin Summit

    Scott Horton interviews former CIA officer Larry Johnson about the Trump-Putin summit, analyzing its potential outcomes and the broader Russia-Ukraine war.

    ·1h 9m·5 clips
  24. 24

    12/23/25 Phil Tourney on the Barbarity and Relevance of the USS Liberty Attack

    USS Liberty survivor Phil Tourney describes the June 8, 1967 Israeli attack on his unarmed U.S.

    ·55m·4 clips
  25. 25

    1/15/26 Max Blumenthal on the CIA and Mossad’s Latest Move Against the Iranian Regime

    Gray Zone editor Max Blumenthal tells Scott Horton that Israeli intelligence, not organic dissent, drove much of Iran's recent unrest, citing a Mossad Farsi-language tweet from December 29th urging Iranians to 'go to the streets' days before Mike Pompeo used nearly identical language.

    ·49m·4 clips
  26. 26

    10/31/25 Bill Buppert on the Follies of American Militarism

    Former U.S.

    ·36m·3 clips
  27. 27

    9/5/25 William Van Wagenen on the Origins of the Arab Spring and Syrian Civil War

    Investigative journalist William Van Wagenen returns to discuss his book 'Creative Chaos,' arguing the 2011 Syrian uprising was engineered by the same CIA-Israel-neoconservative network that pushed the 2003 Iraq War.

    ·1h 38m·5 clips
  28. 28

    10/31/25 Mike Benz on How the Censorship Complex Works

    Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, maps the censorship-industrial complex as a four-part system of government agencies, corporations, NGOs, and media that lets governments suppress speech without directly violating the First Amendment.

    ·1h 28m·5 clips
  29. 29

    2/6/26 Kyle Anzalone on America’s Plan for Iran and the Savagery of Israel

    Libertarian Institute news editor Kyle Anzalone details stalled U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman and reports that Israel has pushed for renewed military strikes on Iran, citing new Patriot and THAAD deployments across six countries.

    ·38m·3 clips
  30. 30

    3/26/26 Jason Jones on Helping the Innocent Victims of Israel’s Violence

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project, about the organization's food aid and prosthetic-limb programs for children in Gaza and the West Bank.

    ·38m·3 clips
  31. 31

    12/5/25 Sangar Paykhar on the State of Afghanistan Today

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Afghanistan-born podcaster and teacher Sagar Paykhar about the state of the country under Taliban rule, four years after the U.S.

    ·1h 3m·4 clips
  32. 32

    12/5/25 Brandt Burleson on How He Helped Israel Propagandize American Christians

    Hidden gem

    Brant Burleson, former strategic outreach director for the Israeli consulate in Houston, describes eight years spent running what he now calls a religious PSYOP targeting American evangelical and Catholic churches.

    ·45m·3 clips
  33. 33

    3/3/26 Daniel Davis on Trump’s Dangerous New War with Iran

    Scott Horton interviews retired Army officer Daniel Davis about the opening days of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, days after Israeli strikes reportedly killed Iran's Ayatollah and the ruling clerical council meeting in Qom.

    ·25m·2 clips
  34. 34

    12/5/25 William Van Wagenen on Life in Post-Assad Syria

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews William Van Wagenen of the Libertarian Institute about his Cradle article on Alawite women being kidnapped, raped, and sold to commanders within Syria's new HTS-led security forces since Ahmed al-Sharaa, still widely known as Jolani, took power in December 2024.

    ·46m·4 clips
  35. 35

    10/17/25 Daniel Davis on Ukraine, Gaza, the Taliban and Venezuela

    Scott Horton talks with retired Army Lt.

    ·47m·3 clips
  36. 36

    3/12/26 Shaiel Ben-Ephraim: A Look Inside Israel During the War with Iran

    Scott Horton interviews Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, an Israeli-born former IDF and government official who now co-hosts 'The Grand Reckoning', about internal Israeli reaction to the war with Iran and its expanding fronts in Lebanon and the West Bank.

    ·57m·4 clips
  37. 37

    12/5/25 Mark Thornton on the Boom Bust Cycle and the Federal Reserve

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Mark Thornton, senior fellow at the Mises Institute, about the Austrian theory of the business cycle and how Federal Reserve-driven inflation benefits the wealthy at the expense of the working class.

    ·56m·4 clips
  38. 38

    2/27/26 Andy Schoonover on Fixing the Healthcare System Without Waiting for Politicians

    CrowdHealth co-founder Andy Schoonover joins Scott Horton, a new advertiser on the show, to explain how his company replaces traditional health insurance with direct member-to-member bill-sharing.

    ·27m·2 clips
  39. 39

    3/5/26 Matthew Hoh on the Lie That Iran Killed Hundreds of Americans in Iraq

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Marine Corps veteran and State Department whistleblower Matthew Hoh about his antiwar.com article debunking the claim that Iran killed hundreds or thousands of Americans in Iraq.

    ·54m·4 clips
  40. 40

    12/5/25 Brad Pearce on the Venezuela Escalation and What’s Happening in Sudan

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Libertarian Institute writer Brad Pierce about U.S.

    ·34m·2 clips
  41. 41

    1/30/26 Gordon Hahn on the Impediments to Peace in Ukraine

    Ukraine scholar Gordon Hahn, author of Ukraine Over the Edge, tells Scott Horton that Ukraine's electricity grid has collapsed so severely that some cities faced total blackouts, pushing Kyiv to propose a temporary energy-strike truce with Russia through February 1st.

    ·46m·4 clips
  42. 42

    11/18/25 Barry Eisler on the CIA, Venezuela and Using Novels to Wake People Up

    Scott Horton interviews former CIA officer turned novelist Barry Eisler about how he moved from a conventional pro-American worldview to sharp criticism of U.S.

    ·1h 3m·5 clips
  43. 43

    3/5/26 Robert Pape on the Limits of Air Power

    University of Chicago professor Robert Pape returns to the Scott Horton Show to argue that tactical bombing success routinely lures U.S.

    ·34m·2 clips
  44. 44

    9/26/25 Matthew Hoh on the Institutionalized War State and the Disgraceful David Petraeus

    Scott Horton interviews Matthew Hoh, the State Department official who resigned in August 2009 over the Afghan War escalation, alongside references to fellow whistleblower Daniel Davis, on the 'Scott Horton Show'.

    ·1h 1m·4 clips
  45. 45

    3/19/26 Joe Kent on How the Israelis Drove Trump Towards an Unnecessary War with Iran

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews Joe Kent, the former NCTC counterterrorism chief who resigned from the Trump administration, about his claim that Israel's agenda and timeline, not an imminent Iranian threat, drove the U.S.

    ·52m·4 clips
  46. 46

    10/3/25 Ted Snider on the Conditions Necessary for the War in Ukraine to End

    Hidden gem

    Scott Horton interviews antiwar.com and Libertarian Institute writer Ted Snider about the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, arguing a negotiated settlement requires Ukraine's exclusion from NATO and Russian control of Donbas.

    ·36m·3 clips
  47. 47

    10/31/25 José Niño on How US-Venezuela Relations Spiraled into Military Confrontation

    José Niño, deputy editor at Headline USA and a Libertarian Institute contributor, joins Scott Horton to discuss his article '30 Years of Failure', covering the buildup toward possible US military action against Venezuela.

    ·40m·3 clips
  48. 48

    1/9/26 Tom Eddlem on the Capture of Nicolás Maduro

    Libertarian Institute writer Tom Eddlem walks through the economic history of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro's Venezuela, arguing socialism combined with a decade of high oil prices created an illusion of prosperity that collapsed after 2014.

    ·51m·3 clips
  49. 49

    8/22/25 William Van Wagenen on the CIA’s Covert War to Remake the Middle East

    Scott Horton interviews William Van Wagenen about his book 'Creative Chaos,' which investigates the CIA's covert war to topple the Syrian government.

    ·1h 17m·5 clips
  50. 50

    8/15/25 Matt Wolfson on the People Funding the Attacks on Thomas Massie

    Scott Horton interviews investigative journalist Matt Wolfson about his new article on who is funding attacks on Thomas Massey and the networks involved, with discussions on political alignments and military corporatism.

    ·1h 6m·5 clips