East meets West with Olga and Tara

Olga Bataman and Tara Reade welcome political commentator and international observer Christopher Helali. Drawing on his recent travels across Donbass and Iran, Chris shares firsthand observations from the ground – breaking down and...

Olga and Tara are joined live from Beirut by journalist and educator Marwa Osman as Lebanon faces an escalating Israeli ground invasion, mass displacement, and the imminent threat of an all-out regional war. Marwa shares her firsthand account of...

Olga and Tara welcome former UN Weapons Inspector and military analyst Scott Ritter to break down the horrifying reality behind the Starobelsk college dormitory strike. Was it AI-assisted? And what does it mean when human logic and legal review are...

Olga and Tara welcome film producer and host of the Extra Dimensional show Reuben Langdon to untangle the secret webs of black budgets, hidden technology, and the actual forces that may be driving the current wave of UFO congressional hearings in...

Olga and Tara welcome Viktor Bout, whose career inspired the Hollywood film ‘Lord of War’. After serving over a decade in a US prison and returning to Russia in a high-profile prisoner exchange, Viktor has entered the political arena. He...

Olga and Tara sit down with journalist and political analyst Caleb Maupin – to peel back the layers of the “official” narrative surrounding the Second World War, and its modern-day consequences. Why is the history of the 20th...

In this episode of East Meets West, we sit down with veteran intelligence analyst Larry Johnson – to pull back the curtain on the strategic maneuvers currently shaping US foreign and domestic policy. Why does the ‘Project Freedom’...

Olga and Tara welcome former US Army officer and geopolitical analyst Stanislav Krapivnik to discuss new dimensions of the unrelenting conflict in the Persian Gulf. As the US faces an AI-driven energy crisis and a lack of domestic enrichment...

Olga and Tara are joined by Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, who was on the ground in Islamabad during the high-stakes 21-hour negotiations between the US and Iran. We analyze the breakdown of diplomacy between US Vice President J.D. Vance and the...