Headlines and History

Headlines and History

A podcast dedicated to discussing all things foreign affairs and military conflict and the histories thereof. Join me as I present today’s headlines and give you the “so what” that comes from decades of military intelligence and law enforcement investigative experience. We will even have interviews with military leaders, historians, and educators along the way. If you want more than the evening news, but less than a college course, you’ve come to the right podcast. Be sure to visit our website at https://headlinesandhistory.com, email at jonmolik@headlinesandhistory, and find us on YouTube at @headlinesandhistory. Enjoy!

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May 27, 2025 33 mins

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 5: Israel Part 2. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 4: Israel Part 1. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 3: Akkadia and Babylon. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week on the Study Guide Series: Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 2: Sumer. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we start a new Study Guide Series. The topic? Operation Spartan Shield. Chapter 1: The Middle East. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Sources:

1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27577.What_Went_Wrong_The_Clash_Between_Islam_Modernity_in_the_Middle_E...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we talk Israel-Palestine again in response to questions that came after our mini-series. Here is Part 2: Biblical Rights and Children in Combat. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we talk Israel-Palestine again in response to questions that came after our mini-series. Here is Part 1: Right of Return and Expansion. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 2: After the Fall and What's Next? Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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**I do not speak for the United States Army, the National Guard, or the government in any way. All opinions are my own.**

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we tackle the Syrian Civil War with Part 1: Background of Assad's Fall. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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**I do not speak for the United States Army, the National Guard, or the government in any way. All opinions are my own.**

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: morality and ethics on Oct 7. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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**I do not speak for the United States Army, the National Guard, or the government in any way. All o...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: genocide and the right to exist. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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**I do not speak for the United States Army, the National Guard, or the government in any way. Al...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we begin a multipart series on the heady arguments over Israel and Palestine. This week: origins and religion. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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January 1, 2025 40 mins

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we return after a brief hiatus and discuss a bit of my recent trip to Israel. We start with a show update and then hit some trip highlights. Enjoy!

Be sure to visit https://headlinesandhistory.com for more!

Email: jonmolik@headlinesandhistory.com 

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we have a special guest returning to the show: LTC Stephen Totter. For those that have been with us since the start, you will remember LTC Totter joining us to discuss his time in Iraq, his views on the international order, and even some advice in the real estate world. This week we have him back to talk about the United States' role in policing the world...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we have a special guest returning to the show: LTC Stephen Totter. For those that have been with us since the start, you will remember LTC Totter joining us to discuss his time in Iraq, his views on the international order, and even some advice in the real estate world. This week we have him back to talk about the United States' role in policing the world...

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November 20, 2024 54 mins

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I cover in full a topic that I've talked around in the past: the new axis of evil...or is it? For many, Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea are a group of adversaries that are seen as working together as a counterbalance to the West. Is that really the case? Is China and Russia's participation in BRICS just for economic gain or is their membership more s...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week LTC Lisa Bennet joins us--again--for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that includes Russia, NATO, Ukraine, Putin, Zelensky, and Trump. Lisa is an Army intelligence veteran with nearly 30 years' experience that includes numerous deployments overseas. She spent approximately three years with United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) an...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week Ryan McBeth joins us for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that include Iraq, military weapons, American history, Ukraine, drone warfare, and his employer, AeroMedLab. Ryan is an expert in C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), military weapons (from today and yesterday), cyber tar...

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Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week I ask you to join me for a quasi-rant. Over the past few weeks we've seen multiple attacks by Israel and Iran against each other, and as you might imagine, online prognosticators and analysts abound. What I've noticed is a lack of understanding about, or acceptance of, the diplomatic angles of these military engagements. As Carl von Clausewitz said many y...

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October 23, 2024 68 mins

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week we take a step back and answer a basic question: What is the Intelligence Community? This podcast covers foreign affairs and military conflict, but my experience in the intelligence field often leads to my discussing intelligence-related matters. Therefore, it makes sense that I explain what that is so all listeners can be on the same page. So, I'll discu...

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