The World Unpacked Podcast
1) Testing the Case for Regime Change in Venezuela
Ambassador James B. Story most recently served as U.S. Ambassador for the Venezuela Affairs Unit, located at the United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. Previously, Ambassador Story served as Charg...Show More
2) Decoding Trump’s Foreign Policy Blueprint
Stephen Wertheim is a historian, strategist, and author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy. He joins Jon Bateman, host of The World Unpacked, to assess what this historic docum...Show More
3) AI’s Biggest Skeptic Sees a Bubble
Author, podcaster, publicist, and one of AI's biggest critics joins The World Unpacked to discuss the AI bubble and his own research into AI finances with Jon Bateman. Before his PR career, Zitron wa...Show More
4) Why Information Refuses to Be Controlled
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She joins host Jon Bateman on The World Unpacked to discuss what 2025 has in co...Show More
5) Trump’s $200 Billion Tariff Showdown at the Supreme Court
Peter Harrell is a top trade expert and lawyer fighting the tariffs on behalf of 207 members of Congress. He joins host Jon Bateman on The World Unpacked to take stock of the ever-changing tariffs, p...Show More
6) "A House of Dynamite” Writer on How Nuclear War Works
Noah Oppenheim, former president of NBC News, joins Jon to discuss the filmmaking process behind "A House of Dynamite," which offers a new look into the realities of nuclear war.
7) Inside MS-13, the Gang That Swallowed a Country
Co-Founder and Co-Director of InSight Crime Steven Dudley joins The World Unpacked this week to dive into MS-13's grip on El Salvador and President Nayib Bukele's fight to dismantle its power.
8) Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Aren’t What You Think
Rachel Bonnifield joins The World Unpacked to discuss the risks, and benefits, of the Trump administration's termination of USAID and attempts to restructure U.S. foreign assistance.
9) Did the Bolsonaro Trial Really Save Brazil's Democracy?
Oliver Stuenkel, a prominent analyst of Brazilian politics, breaks down the trial and conviction of former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, and their implications, with Jon Bateman on The World Unp...Show More
10) Will AI Kill us All? Nate Soares on his Controversial Bestseller
In this debut episode of a revamped The World Unpacked, new host Jon Bateman talks to Nate Soares about his provocative argument that superintelligent AI could destroy all humans in our lifetimes—and ...Show More