Ben Hubbard
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Ben Hubbard is a journalist and author who has spent more than a dozen years reporting from the Middle East for The New York Times. He has covered countries including Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, and is the author of *MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman*.
3 episodes featuring Ben Hubbard
The Daily
Blocked oil routes push fuel prices higher worldwide
The episode connects a regional conflict and vulnerable shipping infrastructure to household fuel costs, political pressure, and worsening suffering in Yemen.
Sep 17, 2026 · 27 min
The Daily
Oil disruptions turn a regional war into a global price shock
The episode traces how attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil routes and constrained U.S. involvement are reaching fuel prices, protests, and humanitarian suffering.
Sep 17, 2026 · 28 min
The Shawn Ryan Show
SEAL operator turns combat trauma into a mission of recovery
Alex West connects elite military service, combat loss, suicidal crisis, and sobriety to his later work helping veterans and first responders heal.
Aug 20, 2026 · 4h 35m