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Transported

Transported was conceived as an alternative look at travel and its place in modern life, and some of the more interesting things under the surface that I learned from the places I visited. As I spend a great deal of time in Israel, the last 18 months have led to a heavy focus on Middle Eastern affairs, hopefully also with a contrarian bent, which I apply to UK and US politics and other subjects too. In other words it"s really a self-indulgent diary of my thoughts, which I hope will be

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09/04/26 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part VIII

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2026/04/09

Trump’s threat may have been bluster - either way, the Iranians took the option to negotiate, at least for now. We try and discern the signal from the noise, in the final part of this story arc. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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07/04/26 - From Hydra to Hormuz

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2026/04/07

On the eve of the second Pesach yom tov, with Trump’s looming threats, and a world largely incapable of countenancing the use of force for any reason, let alone deploying it, we consider the words of Leonard Cohen’s last song as a message to us all. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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13:55

30/03/26 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part VII

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2026/03/31

As the second month of the Iran war begins, we hear of negotiations, but also of threats to energy infrastructure. The Houthis are rattling their sabers, but Israel’s nascent alliance with Somaliland could shift the calculus on any attempt to disrupt global trade in the choke point that is the Bab al-Mandab. Join us as we unpack the latest and look towards an uncertain future. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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23/03/2026 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part VI

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2026/03/23

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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19/03/2026 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part V

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2026/03/19

Could we be starting to see internal dissent and machinations that suggest many in the IRGC who are not so into the “I” and the “R” have had enough sleepless nights and are ready to make a deal? How is Trump handling the increasing dissent, often deranged, from people in and around his own administration, like Tucker Carlson and Joe Kent? Are there any lessons to apply from Russia-Ukraine to the blockade of the Straits of Hormuz (or Straights if you’re Trump - definitely not if you’re Mojtaba, if

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13:56

12/03/2026 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part IV

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2026/03/13

With each day that passes, and each unexpected statement from Trump, such as the war being “very complete,” we are left to wonder whether the US will or will not continue this campaign until we reach a regime change in Iran. The impacts of such a decision would have serious security ramifications in the Gulf states in addition to the US and Israel. The Israelis are nowhere near stopping, having directly targeted IRGC and Basij checkpoints using drones in the past twenty four hours. Join us to

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9:49

08/03/2026 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran part III

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2026/03/09

Despite the alarmism of many, this war is not the next Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Venezuela. There is a clear aim of regime change, and a variety of people who might be tapped to lead Iran, even in a transitional capacity. If it’s Pahlavi, he will need others on his team to unify the various ethnic and religious identities present within the country, to coalesce behind a new unified kingdom or republic. This comes on the heels of Pezeshkian making an apology statement to the Gulf states, only to fire

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03/03/26 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran Part 2

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2026/03/04

Forty seven years ago, western leaders gathered in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe to decide on a unified response to the Islamic revolution. This time around there’s no conference happening, rather a forceful campaign by the US and Israel, with some increasing involvement by Gulf states who are being targeted in Iran’s retaliation. Khamenei has been eliminated, as well as potentially the Assembly of Experts but the nature of the regime change is largely unclear. Today we discuss what the possible outcomes

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28/02/2026 - From Guadeloupe to Tehran

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2026/02/28

Joined by my executive producer Ariel on my brief visit to the French Caribbean, we chat about the news which broke overnight. Is this another Venezuela? Or 2003 Iraq? The answer is neither, for various reasons, which we unpack in this special seaside conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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31:25

From Filton to Muscat via Little Saint James

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2026/02/08

In the same week that a jury at Woolwich Crown Court failed to convict the first members of the Filton 24, and the US holds nuclear talks with Iran, Pam Bondi’s DOJ released an enormous batch of files relating to the sordid dealings of the disgraced financier. Tying together these divergent threads is emotion, and the way these feelings shape public perception. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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31:57

From Tehran to Davos

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2026/01/21

Iran’s protests continue amidst a communications blackout, and estimated fatalities in the tens of thousands. Rojava has fallen. A Board of Peace is recruiting global figures to create a post-war governance of Gaza. Greenland is preparing for an invasion, while Nicolás Maduro sits in a Brooklyn Jail. It has been a wild start to 2026. How do we tie together these divergent threads? What does one have to do with the other? Join us to unpack the first chapter of what is shaping up to be a historic

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28:18

From Caracas to Tehran

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2026/01/11

Wide-scale demonstrations have swept cities across Iran, growing more violent with each passing day. This, less than a week after Maduro was apprehended from his bed and brought to face charges in the US. The Trump administration is negotiating some sort of working relationship from the interim Venezuelan government, around oil extraction, seeking control of Greenland, and threatening repercussions if Iran oversteps some hidden mark with the protestors, all setting the scene for a new, openly

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28:08

From Phoenix to Pinner

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2025/12/25

From a conservative mega-conference in Arizona to a Jewish peer’s exchange with the online right, the fracture line is widening fast. The right’s uncomfortable alliance with Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as the leftist-islamist alliance. What happens when Jews stop fitting neatly into the political camps they helped build? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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24:23

From Guadeloupe to Portland Place

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2025/12/10

A drunk driver hits a food truck in Guadeloupe. Within hours, it mutates online into an Islamist attack on a Christmas market and gets laundered through Indian clickbait sites, before landing on Elon and Tommy Robinson’s X accounts. Meanwhile, the BBC racks up hundreds of “corrections” on Israel and quietly carries on. In this episode we ask: who is actually more accountable, and who is more ideological? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to

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32:34

From London to Buenos Aires

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2025/10/29

Sunday’s midterm elections in Argentina were a referendum on Milei’s past two years in office. His unconventional approach appears to be working. What does this mean for future of Argentina’s economy, as well as relations with the US, Israel and even the UK? Join us as we take a deep dive into the results and the big picture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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29:19

From Luton Town to Aston Villa

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2025/10/19

Tommy is a highly divisive figure - as mentioned in the podcast, I strongly suggest watching a long-form interview with him to get the measure of him, rather than relying on second- and third-hand statements about him. I recommend Triggernometry, Andrew Gold or Jonathan Sacerdoti. For good measure, here is an interview with Amichai Chikli, the Minister for Diaspora Affairs.Also here is the essay I wrote in the aftermath of the Manchester attack and the subsequent spat between the Board of Deputies

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From Jakarta to Jerusalem

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2025/10/15

Two years after the most painful Simchat Torah in recent memory, we are once again at the end of the High Holidays, and have welcomed home 20 living hostages. The Sharm-Al-Sheikh peace deal, led by the White House, has involved some surprising players. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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28:02

From Manchester to Jerusalem

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2025/10/02

If there’s one thing for British Jews and non-Jews to take away from this episode, it’s this call to action. Home is where you make it, and for 370 years we have made our home in Britain. Next week is Succot (Tabernacles) - we call on British people of all faiths and none to visit their Jewish friends in their succah, and to spend time together reflecting on its symbolism as a fragile and temporary home for the Jews as they wander in their own proverbial desert. If you don’t know Jews and there is

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From New York to Ramallah - Rosh Hashanah Special

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2025/09/23

As always, thank you for listening. On behalf of Transported, we wish you a sweet new year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit transported.substack.com/subscribe

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11/09/25 - From Provo, Utah to unknown

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2025/09/11

The horrific murder of a public figure like Charlie Kirk had a grim inevitability about it. The tone of civil discourse has become anything but; Kirk's entire brand leaned heavily into retaining civility even when discussing the most contentious topics. This was not just the murder of a man, but the attempted murder of that approach to dialogue. At the same time, our society has become one where most people are bystanders, in every sense of the word and aspect of life. Some are unwilling and

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