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]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:34:53 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. News:News Commentary 1440 episodic Kristen Iverson Kristen Iverson No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22054198/PodImage2.jpg The Times https://iversonkristen.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 06: Our little war with Canada Episode 06: Our little war with Canada https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-06-our-little-war-with-canada/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-06-our-little-war-with-canada/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:34:53 -0300 iversonkristen.podbean.com/3d57f928-0ea3-31b9-aa3f-72e908620e5b At this point, we are in a tit for tat trade war with our closest ally and neighbor Canada. 

Is it worth it or are we just getting into more drama?

 

Sources from this episode include: 

  • MS Now 
  • AP News
  • CBC News
  • Reuters
  • NBC News
  • The Huffington Post
]]> At this point, we are in a tit for tat trade war with our closest ally and neighbor Canada. 

Is it worth it or are we just getting into more drama?

 

Sources from this episode include: 

  • MS Now 
  • AP News
  • CBC News
  • Reuters
  • NBC News
  • The Huffington Post
]]> Kristen Iverson false No 958 1 6 full Episode 05: What is going on? Episode 05: What is going on? https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-05-what-is-going-on/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-05-what-is-going-on/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:14:27 -0300 iversonkristen.podbean.com/5516179c-588a-3144-9c00-4404aacbce77 Midterms are coming up, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and Trump is punishing South Korea. 

What is going on?

 

Sources Included in this episode: 

Punchbowl News

CNN

CBS Morning News

Axios

The Associated Press

The Hill

Fox News

NPR

]]> Midterms are coming up, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and Trump is punishing South Korea. 

What is going on?

 

Sources Included in this episode: 

Punchbowl News

CNN

CBS Morning News

Axios

The Associated Press

The Hill

Fox News

NPR

]]> Kristen Iverson false No 734 5 full Episode 04: What's The Big Deal? Oil, Defense, and the Economy Episode 04: What's The Big Deal? Oil, Defense, and the Economy https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-4-whats-the-big-deal-oil-defense-and-the-economy/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-4-whats-the-big-deal-oil-defense-and-the-economy/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:50:39 -0300 iversonkristen.podbean.com/3ef0ad70-7be1-3e64-afe9-1d10d19cc193 This episode explores the three major deals that went down this week. 

Negotiations for opening the Strait of Hormuz.

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

 

Sources Include: 

The BBC

CNN

Fox News

Al Arabiya English

The Guardian 

The Israel Times 

Reuters

MS Now

]]> This episode explores the three major deals that went down this week. 

Negotiations for opening the Strait of Hormuz.

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026



 

Sources Include: 

The BBC

CNN

Fox News

Al Arabiya English

The Guardian 

The Israel Times 

Reuters

MS Now

]]> Kristen Iverson false No 856 1 4 full Episode 03: Can El-Sayed Turn Michigan Blue, Navy Destroyers, and is China winning the AI Energy Race? Episode 03: Can El-Sayed Turn Michigan Blue, Navy Destroyers, and is China winning the AI Energy Race? https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-03-can-el-sayed-turn-michigan-blue-navy-destroyers-and-is-china-winning-the-ai-energy-race/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/episode-03-can-el-sayed-turn-michigan-blue-navy-destroyers-and-is-china-winning-the-ai-energy-race/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:08:19 -0300 iversonkristen.podbean.com/1fe4e6e7-870b-396c-b6da-7ab16589f3ad It's another busy week in headlines. Senior commanders are warning the Pentagon they need more resources, Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, and China has figured out a way to keep AI Data Centers running on Clean Energy. 

 

Sources for this Episode include: 

Bloomberg

Reuters

Fox News

CNN

The Tehran Times

The Brookings Institution

ABC News

]]> It's another busy week in headlines. Senior commanders are warning the Pentagon they need more resources, Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, and China has figured out a way to keep AI Data Centers running on Clean Energy. 

 

Sources for this Episode include: 

Bloomberg

Reuters

Fox News

CNN

The Tehran Times

The Brookings Institution

ABC News

]]> Kristen Iverson false No 869 3 full Episode 02: Fauci's Not Talking Episode 02: Fauci's Not Talking https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/ep-02-faucis-not-talking/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/ep-02-faucis-not-talking/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:59:27 -0300 iversonkristen.podbean.com/8b0d3ce4-f3c3-3b2e-901f-cbda3df3a4ec In this episode we talk about some of the top headlines from the week ending Aug 1st 2026. Fauci was questioned by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on the Covid 19 Pandemic and evoked his right to the 5th amendment for hours. Oil prices have risen to $99/barrell as a result of the latest strikes in the US-Iranian War. Along with rising gas prices and inflation, things are getting harder and harder for US farmers. 

 

Headlines discussed in this podcast include stories from: CSPAN, BBC NEWS, ALJEZEERA, AND CNBC

]]> In this episode we talk about some of the top headlines from the week ending Aug 1st 2026. Fauci was questioned by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on the Covid 19 Pandemic and evoked his right to the 5th amendment for hours. Oil prices have risen to $99/barrell as a result of the latest strikes in the US-Iranian War. Along with rising gas prices and inflation, things are getting harder and harder for US farmers. 

 

Headlines discussed in this podcast include stories from: CSPAN, BBC NEWS, ALJEZEERA, AND CNBC

]]> iversonkristen false No 978 2 full Episode 01: Something Is Seriously Wrong With This Nancy Guthrie Case Episode 01: Something Is Seriously Wrong With This Nancy Guthrie Case https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/thisisthetimes101/ https://iversonkristen.podbean.com/e/thisisthetimes101/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:01:10 -0400 iversonkristen.podbean.com/c0894d8f-8767-3744-b59a-ab303bb335e3 The days are adding up and still no definitive answers on suspects and or the possible location of Ms. Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC's Today Show's Savannah Guthrie. With all the modern technology that forensic scientist and investigators have available to them, it is unbelievable that none of these tools have led to a kidnapper. Two weeks in and everyone is just as clueless as the first day. This case is turning into a real whodunnit.

]]> The days are adding up and still no definitive answers on suspects and or the possible location of Ms. Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC's Today Show's Savannah Guthrie. With all the modern technology that forensic scientist and investigators have available to them, it is unbelievable that none of these tools have led to a kidnapper. Two weeks in and everyone is just as clueless as the first day. This case is turning into a real whodunnit.

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