Ep. 114 - Ehsan Arjmand: Restoring Freedom in Iran

Leo Silva is a retired DEA Special Agent, Group Supervisory Agent in Monterrey, Mexico, and author of the book Reign of Terror. We discuss his history leading a joint Mexican-American team tasked with hunting Mexico’s infamous Los Zetas Cartel, the evolution of the cartels into global empires, and the steps Trump is taking to end the terror of Latin American narco networks.Buy Leo’s Book, Reign of Terror:https://a.co/d/02zYQCpMFollow Leo on X:https://x.com/LXSilva1Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

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Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the underlying conflict behind Trump’s bombing campaign in Iran, the larger war between the America First and New World Order groups, and the Carney Liberals’ inability to send a clear message on who Canada’s allies are.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Soren Aldaco is a detransitioner and consultant on issues relating to gender identity who is currently suing the former healthcare providers that groomed her into transitioning from female to male at the age of 15 years old. We discuss her journey through transgenderism, the ways she was groomed by doctors and in online chat rooms, and the psychological conditions that lay the groundwork for predatory ideologies.Learn more from Soren:https://sorenaldaco.comFollow Soren on X:https://x.com/SorenAldacoFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

James Lindsay is a mathematician, author and founder of New Discourses: a media platform dedicated to dissecting radical sociopolitical ideologies. We discuss the woke left’s roots in Maoist communism, how Marxism captured the west, and the outgrowth of radical leftism into what is now defined as the “woke right.”Follow New Discourses:https://newdiscourses.comFollow James on X:https://x.com/ConceptualJamesFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Yao Zhang is a China-born anti-CCP commentator whose popular YouTube videos have made her the subject of attacks from the CCP. We discuss her experience growing up in communist China, the tactics the CCP have used to brainwash Chinese citizens, and the threat China poses to western democracies.Watch Yao on YouTube:https://youtube.com/@UCSL7fa2GLhniFzw1_4EwQLw Follow Yao on X:https://x.com/yaozhang02Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the reported military coup against Xi Jinping in China, how it destabilizes Mark Carney and the Liberal’s trade partnership with China, and who Jeffrey Epstein really was.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Kris Eriksen is a political commentator, host of Nightcall discussions and co-host of the Philosopher, Stoic and the Teddy Bear podcast. We discuss the slow unraveling of Canada’s uniparty political establishment, Mark Carney’s continued antagonism of the Trump administration, and what the Liberal partnership with China means for Canada’s future as a sovereign nation.Watch Philosopher, Stoic and the Teddy Bear and follow Kris on X:https://x.com/KEriksenV2Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ehsan Arjmand is an Iranian-born engineer, outspoken advocate for a free Iran, and host of the Chanteh podcast. We discuss his experience growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran, misconceptions about Iran and the uprising against the Khamenei regime, and the fight to overthrow their Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship.Watch the Chanteh Podcast:https://youtube.com/@UCvCbxRVG7kyB0uwSOK0eLnQ Follow Ehsan on X:https://x.com/ehs_arjFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the reasoning behind Trump’s extraction of Maduro from Venezuela, the American interests in Iran and Greenland, and how the instability in Venezuela, Iran and Greenland all connect to China.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe