Who’s Funding the Chaos in the Middle East | It’s Closer to Home Than You Think.

Send us Fan Mail Iran. And you. Midterms are coming.  Sick of the Middle East? Too bad — it’s not sick of you. Every phone, every tank of gas, every box on your porch floats through waters patrolled by men who make school kids chant “Death to America” before breakfast. Bridget Toomey, Iran and terrorism expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pulls back the curtain on who’s bankrolling the chaos: Iran and its proxy network, from the Houthis choking the Red Sea to the squeeze on Saudi Arabia and global oil. The “ragtag militia” you’ve heard about? It’s a well-funded war machine now, and it’s aiming at your wallet.  Is the U.S. blockade actually working? Who’s still buying Iran’s oil? And why is Tehran watching our midterms like a hawk?  Normies don’t need to be experts. We just need to know what’s true, so no one can tell us what to think. CLUB NORMIE IS FOR:  Socially and Politically homeless. Independent-ish.  Old-school in the way that used to be… just school. Looking to understand when did normal get so weird?  Strollers with dogs in them. People telling their deepest fears to Chat-Gpt. Socialism is hip.  Every relationship now comes with an org chart — who is the victim and who is the powerful.  Ah what? This is crazy -- no?  Host Jennifer Weissmann. Normie (n.) — politically homeless, socially confused, and pretty sure the elevator used to involve eye contact. You're not crazy. You're just a normie. New episodes weekly. Subscribe and pull up a chair. Sane company for insane times.