Best Podcast Episodes About Tony Blair
Everything podcasters are saying about Tony Blair — curated from top podcasts
Updated: Apr 01, 2026 – 12 episodes
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Top Podcast Clips About Tony Blair
“What's that? The funnest of facts. I feel like, no, you cannot bring up Duan Blair without talking about his lack of ACLs. Yeah. I think I remember somebody justifying him being picked, being like, you know, if you get three good years out of him at that cost and then you can't walk anymore, isn't it still worth it? Because he was so good in college. Do you ever see that? There's like an Instagram page where like it's I think it's called like dudes rock. Oh, yeah. They're starting guys. It's great. And I stumbled upon the …”
“What's that? The funnest of facts. I feel like, no, you cannot bring up Duan Blair without talking about his lack of ACLs. Yeah. I think I remember somebody justifying him being picked, being like, you know, if you get three good years out of him at that cost and then you can't walk anymore, isn't it still worth it? Because he was so good in college. Do you ever see that? There's like an Instagram page where like it's I think it's called like dudes rock. Oh, yeah. They're starting guys. It's great. And I stumbled upon the Kevin Pitsnoggle one the other day. Man, what is one of the first ones? Yeah. Pitsnoggle one's the OG one of this. Like this dude rock thing picked up so fast. It went so fast that I was like, is something going on here? You're suspicious of it. You're like, hmm. Yeah, I think the content's really good, but it's just anything that pops kind of like …”
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Duan Blair's lack of ACLs raises the question: was it worth drafting him for just three good years? Despite his physical limitations, his college performance was so impressive that some believed the gamble was justified. This highlights the unpredictable nature of talent evaluation in the NBA.
“… any time around Mark Fletcher, talk to anybody else around that program. Mark Fletcher is like still having him like not even to mention how Malachi Tony kind of impressed everybody with the way he picked it up but Mark Fletcher has been there from the beginning of the build he is right there from the backyard he is the heartbeat like that that is the guy who Mario Cristobal can count on to be Mario Cristobal's voice when it comes to the culture and building that thing out remember the story that Mario told about how Mark Fletcher had to put some of the early enrollees in their place during …”
“… Like last year's team kind of felt like team on a mission in the second half of the year. Can I jump in real quick and address that? Yeah, I think there's an answer. It's two words and it's Mark Fletcher. I mean, from like, I mean, just to spend any time around Mark Fletcher, talk to anybody else around that program. Mark Fletcher is like still having him like not even to mention how Malachi Tony kind of impressed everybody with the way he picked it up but Mark Fletcher has been there from the beginning of the build he is right there from the backyard he is the heartbeat like that that is the guy who Mario Cristobal can count on to be Mario Cristobal's voice when it comes to the culture and building that thing out remember the story that Mario told about how Mark Fletcher had to put some of the early enrollees in their place during those playoff practices. Like the early enrollees show up, they get to practice with the team while Miami's going on the run. And yeah, I mean, they're, they're high recruits. They might've thought it was one way. And Mark Fletcher had to tell him it was another. I think that that's one place, at least where my mind goes, where I'm not too worried …”
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Mark Fletcher is the heartbeat of Miami's football culture, playing a crucial role in shaping the team's identity. His leadership during intense training sessions has set the tone for new recruits, ensuring a strong continuation of the program's values. With his presence, fans can feel reassured about maintaining the team's culture despite key player losses.
“… got to think, if this goes badly, this is legacy-defining for all involved. For all involved. Whatever you've done up to that point, it's like Blair and Bush. Tony Blair, people forget, in our country, Tony Blair was immensely popular. And then Iraq happened. and the only if you mention tony blair now the only thing anyone remembers is iraq so for context tony blair was one of the people tony blair is a hero in kosovo because he effectively stopped the what's the large part of the reason the war in kosovo ended was tony blair i think there was something i saw a story that kids when people …”
“… this is what's going to happen. Right. You don't know. Because nobody knows. Yeah. And this is like a hundred times more complicated than that. Right. Yeah. Yeah, at least. At least, yeah. Probably several thousand times more. So it's a gamble. And you've got to think, if this goes badly, this is legacy-defining for all involved. For all involved. Whatever you've done up to that point, it's like Blair and Bush. Tony Blair, people forget, in our country, Tony Blair was immensely popular. And then Iraq happened. and the only if you mention tony blair now the only thing anyone remembers is iraq so for context tony blair was one of the people tony blair is a hero in kosovo because he effectively stopped the what's the large part of the reason the war in kosovo ended was tony blair i think there was something i saw a story that kids when people were naming their kids tony blair right they regret it now he was one of the central people in the Northern Ireland peace deal bringing peace to Northern Ireland for people of our age who grew up in the UK that was massive we never thought we see peace in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland was a glorified civil war and it had been for however long …”
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This segment humorously explores Tony Blair's dramatic fall from grace, where a once-heroic figure became synonymous with the Iraq War. The hosts cleverly compare political gambles to a UFC fight, highlighting the unpredictable nature of legacy-defining decisions with comedic flair.
“… and a variety of other things. And I thought, well, let me get I'd like to get the perspective of someone that I met years ago who was active in the Tony Blair administration over in the United Kingdom. And I thought he was behind the scenes there. He has a great perspective on the inner workings of how we ended up going to war in Iraq and lots of the other. And I'm sure opinions about NATO and Donald Trump and all kinds of other things. So I'm just going to get to it. I'm excited to talk to him again. It's been a long time, but please welcome an old friend, Alistair Campbell. we are joined thank …”
“… he's just impulsive and he didn't do it the right way. But I seem to remember there were other wars that we've gotten into that we did get into the right way, but were equally as foolhardy and useless. Speaking, of course, of Iraq and perhaps Libya and a variety of other things. And I thought, well, let me get I'd like to get the perspective of someone that I met years ago who was active in the Tony Blair administration over in the United Kingdom. And I thought he was behind the scenes there. He has a great perspective on the inner workings of how we ended up going to war in Iraq and lots of the other. And I'm sure opinions about NATO and Donald Trump and all kinds of other things. So I'm just going to get to it. I'm excited to talk to him again. It's been a long time, but please welcome an old friend, Alistair Campbell. we are joined thank goodness uh from someone who can give us the view from across the atlantic our special relationship it's alistair campbell co-host of the rest is politics podcast but obviously alistair campbell uh writer podcaster uh campaigner strategist uh worked with tony blair worked with every labor politician uh known to man uh and a co-host with our good friend …”
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In a humorous exchange, Alastair Campbell reflects on the absurdity of the 'special relationship' between the US and UK, jokingly denying he wrote Churchill's famous speech. The banter about past wars and political blunders adds a comedic flair, especially when he quips about the 'exciting series' of Middle Eastern conflicts.
“… to re-identify these de-identified data sets so Ben Goldacre who's done the most important work on this in the United Kingdom always points out that Tony Blair had two heart surgeries while he was in office we know what dates he had those heart surgeries we know how early was when he had them so if you have a data set of a de-identified data set of all of the NHS data you can find Tony Blair you just find the person who is this age who had these two heart procedures on these days and that's Tony Blair and you can follow him through history right up to this moment nice and differential privacy injects …”
“… medical researchers and you say go find like correlates go find out like what what two factors correlate like right people who get pneumonia are more likely to have had a fall or something right and and the problem with that is that it's very easy to re-identify these de-identified data sets so Ben Goldacre who's done the most important work on this in the United Kingdom always points out that Tony Blair had two heart surgeries while he was in office we know what dates he had those heart surgeries we know how early was when he had them so if you have a data set of a de-identified data set of all of the NHS data you can find Tony Blair you just find the person who is this age who had these two heart procedures on these days and that's Tony Blair and you can follow him through history right up to this moment nice and differential privacy injects noise into these data sets and you there's a kind of very elegant set of mathematics that I do not understand that can allow you to quantify how hard it will be to re-identify someone based on how much false information you've injected into the data set the more false information you inject the less useful that information is but the more so it's …”
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Amazon's advertising model ensures that the worst products often top search results, leading to a market where bad drives out good. This phenomenon, akin to Gresham's law, highlights a troubling shift in consumer choices where quality is sacrificed for ad spend. As AI continues to influence marketing, the implications for product quality and consumer trust are significant.
“… housing unaffordability is one. Another explanation which I think is also powerful is what's called elite overproduction, which is if you have as Tony Blair did this idea that 50% of the public should go to university, well, they do and it turns out there's not enough jobs for them, particularly in the age of AI, where they are the jobs that are being eliminated very rapidly. You then get a lot of people whose entitlement is up here and whose prospects are down here, that produces a tremendous amount of social disease as well. I think this is a really important connected point on the subject of …”
“… it's a much more contained phenomenon, I think Mamdani and if you look at sort of the American socialist, they all tend to cluster around New York and one or two other big cities, it's not like the entirety of America is going socialist, but I think housing unaffordability is one. Another explanation which I think is also powerful is what's called elite overproduction, which is if you have as Tony Blair did this idea that 50% of the public should go to university, well, they do and it turns out there's not enough jobs for them, particularly in the age of AI, where they are the jobs that are being eliminated very rapidly. You then get a lot of people whose entitlement is up here and whose prospects are down here, that produces a tremendous amount of social disease as well. I think this is a really important connected point on the subject of socialism and the rise of socialism that we will see is this point of AI and when I listen to very, very smart people who are considered to be the godfathers of AI or CEOs who are building these technology companies, there seems to be a consensus that socialism will only increase because the job losses associated with AI are gonna be pretty quick and …”
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The rise of socialism is tightly linked to economic instability and the geopolitical landscape, impacting individuals more than they realize. As young people face housing unaffordability and job losses due to AI, their discontent fuels a craving for drastic solutions. This reflects a broader trend where the future seems increasingly out of reach for many, prompting a shift in political ideologies.
“… to unravel. Well, listen, we'll talk about this more tomorrow. We are going to revisit our little spatette about Keir Starmer handling of this and Tony Blair interesting intervention I also think we should maybe dig a bit deeper into this whole thing about, you know, the way these other countries are forming different sorts of alliances now. But look, I sort of feel that this is in a really bad place and I think it's likely to get worse before it gets better. I think it's not impossible that this is going to be the spark of a global recession. and that would be pretty grim all round. And this is the …”
“careful power, blown up the idea that having American bases makes you safer and made them instead seems more dangerous. He's done so much in two weeks, which will take many, many years to unravel. Well, listen, we'll talk about this more tomorrow. We are going to revisit our little spatette about Keir Starmer handling of this and Tony Blair interesting intervention I also think we should maybe dig a bit deeper into this whole thing about, you know, the way these other countries are forming different sorts of alliances now. But look, I sort of feel that this is in a really bad place and I think it's likely to get worse before it gets better. I think it's not impossible that this is going to be the spark of a global recession. and that would be pretty grim all round. And this is the other thing that I talked about, this kind of narcissistic leadership. If you literally only care about America first, and you only care about what you think and what you're trying to do, what you're trying to achieve, without the consequences of the rest of the world, then don't be surprised if the rest of the world starts to think, you know, we …”
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Iran faces a dire choice: continue living under an unpopular regime or risk the chaos of aligning with foreign powers like Israel and the U.S. This precarious situation could lead to a global recession, affecting not just Iran but the entire Gulf region. The Iranian people, yearning for peace, find themselves trapped between a rock and a hard place, with their future hanging in the balance.
“… and you guys supported it And the feedback I gotten on Code Red is amazing But also and he number 13 At number eight, War Room Books and Sky Horse, Tony Lyons and the War Room team. Number eight is Kill to Order by Jan Ukelec. Just amazing. And that goes with Jack Posobus. I think Jack Posobo's Unhumans were number 10. So we've had two outright top 10s, which is pretty amazing for an imprint that's only two years old. Both by people of Polish heritage, I might add. Dr. Bradley Thayer, I think you're a mick. I think you're a lot of things. You're probably a mutt, but you're like me. You've got a …”
“… crazy at CPAC, but we had two books on the top 15, Wynton Hall's Code Red which the woman posse bought I think two thirds of Wynton Hall fabulous book great man first time he really put a book out one of the best ghost writers that wrote his own book and you guys supported it And the feedback I gotten on Code Red is amazing But also and he number 13 At number eight, War Room Books and Sky Horse, Tony Lyons and the War Room team. Number eight is Kill to Order by Jan Ukelec. Just amazing. And that goes with Jack Posobus. I think Jack Posobo's Unhumans were number 10. So we've had two outright top 10s, which is pretty amazing for an imprint that's only two years old. Both by people of Polish heritage, I might add. Dr. Bradley Thayer, I think you're a mick. I think you're a lot of things. You're probably a mutt, but you're like me. You've got a lot of mick in you. We are announcing, and we're not going to give you the title, but we're making a commitment to the magnum opus that Dr. Thayer has been working on for a couple of years. An incredible book that everybody's going to want. We're going to get to it, probably publish it later in the summer after the 250th anniversary or maybe early …”
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Lindsey Graham was a key player in blocking President Trump's agenda during his first term, collaborating with senior Democrats to undermine efforts like building the wall. His casual remarks on military operations and defense agreements reveal a troubling disregard for American priorities, raising questions about his loyalty and effectiveness. This segment dives into why Graham's actions may have contributed to the stagnation of Trump's administration.
“Then she started creating her own shows with Paul Witt and Tony Thomas. So it was with Thomas Harris and they created Soap and Benson and a few other shows. And Whit Thomas was still going in the 90s. Yeah. Or was she involved still? There were Whit Thomas shows that my mom wasn't involved in. So they produced other stuff She was only involved in stuff she wrote And then she retired before they did So there was I think what Thomas continued Oh got it got it And what was it like So what were you were you …”
“Then she started creating her own shows with Paul Witt and Tony Thomas. So it was with Thomas Harris and they created Soap and Benson and a few other shows. And Whit Thomas was still going in the 90s. Yeah. Or was she involved still? There were Whit Thomas shows that my mom wasn't involved in. So they produced other stuff She was only involved in stuff she wrote And then she retired before they did So there was I think what Thomas continued Oh got it got it And what was it like So what were you were you kind of was she working a lot Once that all started, how old were you? Again, I was like, you know, three or something when she really had to start to work. or even two and a half. But I was only, I mean, so I had lots of babysitters. I mean, that was like a, that was the thing. I mean, the story I love, which I don't remember, I just remember in the …”
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In this hilarious segment, Sam Harris shares a childhood story where his mother, a successful sitcom creator, posed a life-altering question: should she work harder for a pool, or spend more time with him? Sam's quick-witted response of 'Get the pool, Mom!' leads to a comedic reflection on their lifestyle changes and his adventurous upbringing, making it both relatable and funny.
“… aristocrats. They were just people who had contributed money to political campaigns or done well in business, and they were brought in there. Then Tony Blair, who pretty much destroyed whatever was left of old Britain, in the 90s, he decided he was going to get rid of the House of Lords. And so he began implementing this plan, took 25 years to take place, but it's finally come to fruition now, which is that virtually all of the hereditary peers in the House of Lords were lost. A lot of Americans are going to say, who cares? We haven't had anything to do with those people since 1776. And a lot of …”
“… this form had existed for 700 years and then in the 50s in modernity after the second world war they started instituting these reforms where they have something called life peers. So it's people who were put into the House of Lords who were not really aristocrats. They were just people who had contributed money to political campaigns or done well in business, and they were brought in there. Then Tony Blair, who pretty much destroyed whatever was left of old Britain, in the 90s, he decided he was going to get rid of the House of Lords. And so he began implementing this plan, took 25 years to take place, but it's finally come to fruition now, which is that virtually all of the hereditary peers in the House of Lords were lost. A lot of Americans are going to say, who cares? We haven't had anything to do with those people since 1776. And a lot of Americans are going to say, I don't want some dusty old aristocrat who's just some rich kid. What's funny about the aristocrats is a lot of them aren't that rich anymore because they have these beautiful estates, but they're not actually making any money and they have to keep them up and the government's trying to take away their holdings and …”
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The British government has effectively dismantled the House of Lords, a key component of its legislative system, which has existed for 700 years. This radical change raises questions about the value of aristocracy versus meritocracy, especially as the UK moves away from hereditary peers towards a system favoring those who can prove merit. The debate highlights the tension between innovation and tradition in governance.
“… you know we used to be a great ally and has basically been insulting starma saying he's not been strong enough right and that is why in my view tony should have been a lot more sensitive whatever he said and however he said it to the notion that there would be people in that room this was a jewish news fundraiser this is a very very pro-israel audience israel is much more in favor of what's happening in Iran than the UK or Europe or indeed the United States. And why is Tony speaking at a fundraiser for Jewish news? Probably because he supports some of the causes that they support. And I've …”
“… it. And the suggestion is that he's worried that Starmer hasn't done enough to support the US. And that's Trump's line too, which makes it even more complicated because trump also has been going around saying that you know starma's not exactly churchill you know we used to be a great ally and has basically been insulting starma saying he's not been strong enough right and that is why in my view tony should have been a lot more sensitive whatever he said and however he said it to the notion that there would be people in that room this was a jewish news fundraiser this is a very very pro-israel audience israel is much more in favor of what's happening in Iran than the UK or Europe or indeed the United States. And why is Tony speaking at a fundraiser for Jewish news? Probably because he supports some of the causes that they support. And I've said to you before, one of the reasons I actually don't mind him being involved in the Board of Peace, because I think he is one of the few people who genuinely has access to all of the sides in this debate and does at least care about the future of Gaza in a way that I not convinced that Kushner and Wyckoff and Trump remotely do But I just felt …”
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Tony Blair's recent comments suggest he would support Trump's hardline stance on Iran over Keir Starmer's approach, raising eyebrows among political analysts. Speaking at a pro-Israel fundraiser, Blair's remarks highlight a divide in UK political dynamics, as he critiques Starmer's perceived weakness in supporting US policies. This situation underscores the complexities of international relations and domestic politics in Britain today.
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If the U.S. can stabilize its relationship with Iran, it could significantly undermine China's oil strategy, which relies heavily on cheap oil from Iran and Venezuela. Senator Lindsey Graham argues that by getting Iran right, the U.S. can increase its leverage over China, enhancing global geopolitical stability. This dynamic reveals the interconnectedness of Middle Eastern politics and global energy markets.
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