Voice To America podcast
345 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsVoice to America takes world issues important to America and asks experts, citizens and journalists around the globe for their opinions.
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GLOBAL REACTION TO BIDEN DEBATE
July 01, 2024 01:48 - 1 hour - 102 MBHear from VTA's voices in Iran, Australia, France and Israel. What happens when the US president is obviously impaired?
BIDEN'S BOMBS
June 24, 2024 02:53 - 1 hour - 100 MBBiden and Europe allow their bombs to be fired into Russia from Ukraine, significantly shifting the scope of the Euro war. Riki Ellison from The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance joins Tony with analysis of this shift. Margot is Israel tells Tony why Bibi is openly fighting with Biden. Adam the Millennial explains "Cheap Fakes."
JOE FREEZE
June 17, 2024 01:38 - 1 hour - 102 MBBiden freezes and wanders twice in 72 hours on 2 different continents. Why are Obama and the Italian PM "saving" Biden? VTA special report. Margot from Israel tells Tony how 8 Israeli soldiers died in a single attack by Hamas. Kamran from Iran previews the Iranian elections.
HOSTAGES HOME
June 10, 2024 02:25 - 1 hour - 105 MBIDF rescues 4 hostages. Biden says US provided intel. Israel says 3 hostages held by "journalist" who worked for US-based organization, and also al- Jazeera. Margot from Israel offers analysis. Why was Zelenskey invited to D-Day anniversary, but not Netanyahu? VTA special report.
GLOBAL REACTION TO TRUMP CONVICTION
June 03, 2024 01:20 - 1 hour - 103 MBHear what the world thinks about Trump's guilty verdicts. Margot in Israel tells Tony why Biden's cease-fire plan is a long-shot. Jorge from Mexico tells Tony how a new Mexican president will impact the border crisis.
BOXING IN ISRAEL
May 27, 2024 00:06 - 1 hour - 102 MBICC rules against Israel; Spain, Norway and Ireland move against Israel. Margot in Jerusalem offers analysis. Mark from the UK tells Tony why Rishi Sunak calls elections on The 4th of July.
RAISI MISSING
May 20, 2024 01:26 - 1 hour - 107 MBIran's president is unaccounted for after helicopter crash. Iran's FM also missing. How does this impact Gaza war? What caused the crash? VTA's Iran analyst Kamran joins Tony. Margot in Israel tells Tony how the IDF is once again fighting all over Gaza, after the reemergence of Hamas. Roland and Oguz in Europe tell Tony how the assassination attempt on Slovakia's PM is playing out across the continent.
RAFA BEGINS
May 13, 2024 01:05 - 1 hour - 105 MBBattle Rafa is underway, after Hamas kills 4 IDF soldiers in rocket attack originating from Rafa. Biden blurts out a red-line warning to Israel and says he is cutting off American weapons. Hear analysis of all the developments from Margot in Jerusalem.
SILLY KIDS OR DANGEROUS RADICALS?
May 06, 2024 02:22 - 1 hour - 102 MBAre the intensifying university protests "authentic"? Is it just college kids "blowing off steam"? Or is it organized brainwashing? Tawfik Hamid joins Tony from Egypt to discuss how he was radicalized as a university student. Margot in Israel tells Tony about Hamas's rocket attack that kills 3 IDF soldiers.
CAMPUS CHAOS
April 29, 2024 01:56 - 1 hour - 100 MBHear how the American college protests are viewed in Israel. Margot in Jerusalem joins Tony. Discover how Tik Tok is the perfect weapon.
ISRAEL'S TURN
April 22, 2024 03:07 - 1 hour - 104 MBIsrael retaliates against Iran. Will escalation continue? Will the U.S. military continue to fight Iran? Kamran from Iran joins Tony with analysis. Hear how Euros view the Trump Trial.
DIRECT ATTACK
April 15, 2024 02:08 - 1 hour - 104 MBIran attacks Israel. Red line is removed, Gaza War expands. Biden against Israel retaliating. Margot from Israel, Hooshang from Iran offer analysis. How successful were American-made missile defense systems? The head of Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance joins Tony.
THE END OF THE GAZA WAR?
April 08, 2024 01:01 - 1 hour - 106 MBIsrael pulls out the majority of its troops from Gaza. Battle Rafa not happening anytime soon, if at all. Aid gates open in Israel. Is the war over? Is Biden calling the shots? Margot in Israel offers analysis. Kamran from Iran offers analysis on the Syria strike that killed Iran's top military commanders. How will Iran respond?
GOOD COP, BAD COP
April 01, 2024 01:22 - 1 hour - 104 MBBiden sends most powerful weapons yet to Israel after Bibi cancels meetings in DC. Why does the public rhetoric from Biden not match his actions? Margot in Israel joins Tony with analysis. Poland's PM says NATO should prepare for war in Ukraine. Hear analysis from the UK.
ISIS MASSACRE
March 24, 2024 23:45 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBTerror strikes Moscow, and Putin retaliates against Ukraine instead of ISIS, which claims responsibility. Tawfik Hamid joins Tony to discuss how ISIS could pull off an attack of this scale. Margot in Israel reacts to Biden escalating his public feud with Netanyahu.
"NOT A BANANA REPUBLIC"
March 18, 2024 00:51 - 1 hour - 105 MBChuck Schumer joins Biden and calls for Israel to replace its leader. Margot in Jerusalem offers analysis. First TikTok, now EVs. Discover how Biden believes Chinese-made EVs may save the planet but are designed to also spy on Americans.
'COME TO JESUS'
March 11, 2024 00:46 - 1 hour - 106 MBBiden challenges Netanyahu with "red line" on Rafah, and plans to build Gaza pier. Hear reaction from Israel and Qatar. Hear global reaction to Biden's State-of-the-Union speech.
BENNY VISITS BIDEN
March 04, 2024 00:33 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBIs the Biden-Netanyahu relationship broken? Benny Gantz plans secret meeting in DC to discuss Gaza War. Margot in Israel offers analysis. Hear how Biden's food drop in Gaza was viewed in the Middle East.
VICTORY IN SIGHT
February 26, 2024 01:58 - 1 hour - 102 MBIsrael says its war in Gaza will end after the Battle for Rafah. Margot in Israel offers analysis. Hear how Europe is losing enthusiasm for the Ukraine war.
THE EGYPTIAN PLAN?
February 19, 2024 02:49 - 1 hour - 107 MBIs Egypt preparing a refugee camp for Palestinians? Kareem from Egypt offers analysis of how this could change Middle East politics forever. Is the Biden-Bibi relationship on the rocks? Margot in Israel offers analysis.
PUTIN PLAYS IN PEORIA
February 12, 2024 02:11 - 1 hour - 105 MBPutin does his first American interview since invading Ukraine in 2022. Yuri from Russia offers analysis of the interview. Is The Battle for Rafah the beginning of the end of the Gaza War? Margot in Israel offers analysis. Why is the U.S. still not deterring Iran. Riki Ellison joins Tony with analysis.
TIT-FOR-TAT
February 05, 2024 02:02 - 1 hour - 104 MBBiden's response to Iranian proxy attacks draws indifferent reaction. Kamran from Iran tells Tony how Iran will respond. Margot in Israel tells Tony how Biden's escalation of war in the Middle East will impact the Gaza war.
BIDEN'S RESPONSE
January 29, 2024 00:07 - 1 hour - 107 MBUS troops killed and injured after Iran proxy attack in Jordan. How will Biden respond? VTA special report. Is a hostage deal imminent in Gaza? Hear from Margot in Israel. Is the US exiting Iraq? Yonadam in Baghdad joins Tony with analysis.
BIDEN'S BEEF WITH BIBI
January 22, 2024 03:27 - 1 hour - 104 MBBiden and Bibi clash over post-Gaza war plans. Will Biden's re-election efforts move him away from Israeli support? Margot in Jerusalem joins Tony with analysis. Why did Iran bomb Pakistan? Does Iran want to expand war in the region? Hilaly in Islamabad joins Tony with analysis.
GAZA EXPANDS
January 15, 2024 02:05 - 1 hour - 106 MBUS/UK begin war with Yemen. Hear how this new war front will likely escalate throughout the Middle East when Kareem from Egypt joins Tony. How hard was it for the UK to join Biden in bombing Yemen? Mark from The UK joins Tony with analysis.
ISIS HITS IRAN
January 08, 2024 01:52 - 1 hour - 103 MBHow did Isis execute its biggest attack inside Iran? What impact could this have on Gaza war? Kamran from Iran joins Tony. Hear what the world thinks about America's Doomsday Elections.
HOUTHI HOT WAR
January 01, 2024 00:45 - 1 hour - 105 MBUS Navy kills 10 Houthis, sinks 3 ships in Red Sea. Is the US now at war in the Middle East? Riki Ellison from Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance tells Tony how the U.S. military is stretched too thin to fight multiple wars. Margot in Israel tells Tony why Netanyahu refuses to plan for a post-war Gaza.
POISON IVY
December 11, 2023 02:02 - 1 hour - 104 MBElite academic leaders fail their test on genocide. Hear global reaction to Congressional testimony from presidents of Harvard, Penn, MIT. Margot in Israel updates Tony on the war in south Gaza.
SOUTHERN FRONT
December 04, 2023 01:08 - 1 hour - 105 MBIsraeli troops enter southern Gaza. Biden pressures Bibi to curtail fighting. Why are no nations offering safe harbor to Palestinians? Margot in Jerusalem talks to Tony. US Navy shoots down Houthi drone in Red Sea. Were Houthis targeting the US? VTA special report.
WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST
November 27, 2023 02:38 - 1 hour - 105 MBHamas releases some hostages, and now controls timetable of Gaza war. Can Israel successfully defeat Hamas and negotiate for hostages? Margot from Jerusalem joins Tony. How did Geert Wilders win the Dutch elections? Roland from Europe joins Tony.
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
November 20, 2023 01:35 - 1 hour - 102 MBIs Hamas on the brink of releasing most of the hostages? At what cost? Margot in Israel offers analysis. Argentina elects Javier Milei, shocking the world and drawing comparisons to Trump. Hear global reaction to the Xi-Biden meeting.
NO ROOM AT THE INN
November 13, 2023 02:08 - 1 hour - 102 MBSo many nations claim they are allies of the Palestinians, but none will welcome them as refugees. Why? Kareem from Egypt offers analysis. Margot in Israel tells Tony why so many anti-Israel protests continue around N. America and Europe.
ISRAEL SHIFTS UKRAINE
November 06, 2023 01:23 - 1 hour - 103 MBBiden scrambles to manage Gaza War, as Ukraine is reportedly asked to consider concessions to Russia. Is Biden shifting away from Ukraine to support Israel? Oguz in Turkey joins Tony with analysis. Margot in Israel offers analysis on anti-Israel rallies around the world.
GROUND WAR
October 30, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour - 103 MBIsrael enters Gaza. Is Hezbollah standing by to start another war? Margot from Jerusalem joins Tony with analysis. Hooshang joins Tony with an Iranian perspective of how the US should deal with Iran.
DIPLOMACY BEFORE WAR
October 23, 2023 01:21 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe U.S. negotiates with Hamas to release 2 hostages. What was the ransom? Is Biden ordering Israel to delay its Gaza invasion? Margot in Israel joins Tony with analysis. China sends a naval armada near the Israel-Hamas war. How will the U.S. respond? Riki Ellison from the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance joins Tony.
THE VIRTUE SIGNAL WAR
October 16, 2023 01:59 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe world clashes over propaganda from Israel, Hamas and Palestinians. Discover how the propaganda war will evolve as Israel promises to invade Gaza. Tawfik joins Tony to discuss how to defeat a terror organization. Kareem from Egypt tells Tony why Egypt won't accept Palestinian refugees.
ANOTHER WAR
October 09, 2023 01:22 - 1 hour - 105 MBIsrael declares war on Hamas. Israeli, Iranian and Hamas voices join Tony with analysis. Also hear how Biden plans to juggle the demands for Ukraine war with demands for Israel war.
NATO BREAK
October 02, 2023 00:42 - 1 hour - 106 MBSlovakia votes against support for the Ukrainian war. Roberto Fico campaigned against Biden's plan for unending support of Ukraine. As a NATO member, how will Biden manage Slovakia? Oguz from Istanbul joins Tony with analysis. How did Justin Trudeau honor a Nazi in Canada's parliament? VTA special report.
LIKE LE CARRE
September 25, 2023 02:31 - 1 hour - 103 MBSenator Bob Menendez indicted in spy-novel web involving Egyptian spies, gold bars and Hilal-meat business fronts. Kareem from Cairo offers analysis. Dem-friendly corporate media ABC/Wash Post produce a poll that shows Trump beating Biden by 10 points. Discover how Biden must snuff this poll.
RANSOM GAME
September 18, 2023 01:56 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe US and Iran are set to swap 5 prisoners each. Biden is also reportedly throwing in $6b in sanctioned money. Does this encourage hostage-for-money schemes? Iranian analyst Kamran joins Tony.
GENERAL MUSK
September 11, 2023 02:30 - 1 hour - 105 MBElon Musk admits he turned off his Starlink service that scuttled a Ukrainian attack against Russia. Ukraine says Musk has blood on his hands. Hear global reaction to Musk's decision. Biden keeps saying he's close to a Saudii-Israel peace deal. Margot in Tel Aviv offers an Israeli view.
THE NATO NARRATIVE
September 03, 2023 20:14 - 1 hour - 103 MBAre Euro NATO members tiring of Biden's spend-and-send (weapons) strategy in Ukraine? Oguz from Turkey joins Tony with analysis of the mood in Europe. Gabon joins the list of coup nations in Africa. How is Russia orchestrating this string of coups, and how could it impact Ukraine? Mayowa from Africa joins Tony.
BRICS HOUSE
August 27, 2023 23:02 - 1 hour - 104 MBIran, Saudi Arabia will join an expanding BRICS group. Is this a serious threat to US Dollar dominance? Spanish economist Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra joins Tony with analysis. Putin the Powerful says Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead. Did Putin kill him? Hear global analysis.
THE SIRENS OF UVALDE
August 21, 2023 02:16 - 1 hour - 103 MBFirefighters failed in Maui. Police failed in Uvalde, TX. Discover how our last institutions are failing with deadly consequences. Biden gives Zelenskey F-16s. Hear reaction from NATO members in Germany and UK. Is the US Dollar under threat? Hear from BRICS ambassador in S. Africa.
HOW DOES U.S. ESCAPE ITS CRISIS?
August 14, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour - 107 MBInstitutions continue to fail, division deepens and risk increases. Is there a political solution to America's crisis? In this special edition of VTA, historian Neil Howe joins Tony to discuss how violence may be necessary before functionality is restored. Kamran from Iran analyzes Biden's prisoner swap deal.
PROVOCATIVE PATROL
August 07, 2023 01:39 - 1 hour - 100 MBChina/Russia sail significant naval armada near Alaska. War games. US exposed? Gordon Chang joins Tony with analysis. Will the US back a counter-coup in Niger? Can it afford to lose its drone base? VTA special report.
SAUDI POWER
July 31, 2023 01:04 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe Saudi government organizes a Ukraine peace summit. Kareem from Cairo joins Tony with analysis of how the Saudi royal family seeks more global influence, and how Biden is unintentionally helping them. Margot in Israel joins Tony with reaction to the judicial reforms voted in.
MIDNIGHT IN ISRAEL
July 24, 2023 01:42 - 1 hour - 102 MBKnesset set to decide judicial reforms after 6 months of massive protests. Biden publicly criticizes again. Herb in Jerusalem joins Tony with analysis. The Morality Police return to enforce head scarves in Iran. Kamran tells Tony why this is happening.
CIVIL WAR?
July 17, 2023 00:07 - 1 hour - 102 MBIsrael at inflection point over controversial judicial overhaul. Biden to meet with Israeli prez this week. After openly criticizing US Supreme Court does Biden have credibility to steer Israel? Margot from Tel Aviv joins Tony with analysis.
CLUSTER F#*@
July 10, 2023 02:34 - 1 hour - 100 MBBiden to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine. NATO split, Russia promises escalation. Riki Ellison from The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance joins Tony with analysis. Roland in Brussels joins Tony to discuss how immigration in Europe is causing extreme political reactions.