
Oman
Place
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while its coastline faces the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. The nation is an absolute monarchy known for its rich maritime history, diverse desert and coastal landscapes, and strategic location at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
15 episodes featuring Oman

Pod Save America
Trump’s press restrictions test media solidarity and democratic norms
The episode connects viewpoint-based press access restrictions to legal precedent, institutional resistance, and broader risks from executive overreach.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 21m

Up First from NPR
Rate hikes, oil shocks and Canada’s European pivot
The episode connects central-bank independence, energy disruption and shifting alliances as economic and geopolitical pressures converge.
Sep 17, 2026 · 15 min

Up First from NPR
AI safety warnings collide with Trump’s race against China
The episode connects AI governance, threats to vital shipping routes, and Republican electoral risks to a broader test of American power and credibility.
Sep 14, 2026 · 16 min

Hidden Brain
Conversational style can disguise itself as character
The episode shows how misread cues and well-intended deception can turn ordinary differences into conflict, mistrust, and lost autonomy.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 48m

Up First from NPR
BRICS challenges dollar dominance as crash probes expose aviation risks
The episode connects shifting global power, contractor accountability in air cargo, and a political effort to reverse the decline of U.S. production jobs.
Sep 12, 2026 · 17 min

Up First from NPR
Hormuz tensions collide with gas-price politics and Democratic divisions
The episode connects a volatile confrontation over a critical oil route with domestic affordability pressures and a Democratic Party still debating its direction.
Sep 2, 2026 · 15 min

The Bulwark Daily
Pentagon turmoil meets Democrats’ affordability test
The episode connects defense-policy dysfunction and escalating geopolitical risks with a domestic political problem Democrats must solve: convincing voters they can deliver practical economic relief.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 22m

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Foreign policy tests Democrats’ midterm strategy
The episode connects Democratic unity and Senate races to the military, media, and economic consequences of Trump’s foreign-policy agenda.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 1m

Up First from NPR
Trump escalates Iran pressure as court tests mail-voting limits
The episode connects a widening foreign-policy pressure campaign with a domestic voting dispute that could affect states preparing for the midterm elections.
Aug 25, 2026 · 15 min

Up First from NPR
Iran pressure, $40 trillion debt and Venezuela’s oil gamble
The episode connects foreign-policy pressure, rising borrowing costs and politically uncertain energy investment to the economic choices facing the United States and its partners.
Aug 20, 2026 · 16 min

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Primary races expose fractures in both parties’ futures
The episode connects uncertain electoral signals to deeper disputes over Democratic ideology, Republican foreign policy, and the forces driving political extremism.
Aug 20, 2026 · 54 min

Pod Save America
Trump’s alliances, military strain and 2026 Senate fights collide
The episode connects foreign-policy volatility and military readiness concerns to the domestic contests that could determine Democratic power in 2026.
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 29m

The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s threats expose a credibility crisis at home and abroad
The discussion connects erratic threats, nepotistic diplomacy, and weakened alliances to a broader erosion of U.S. credibility and accountability.
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 7m

The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s access economy collides with foreign-policy failure
The episode connects presidential profiteering, institutional protection, war’s human costs, and Democratic strategy into one argument about power without accountability.
Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 16m

The Daily
U.S. peace deal with Iran draws criticism over major geopolitical concessions
The agreement represents a major shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics, trading long-term strategic leverage for temporary economic and military relief.
Jun 19, 2026 · 37 min
