(‘Alternate Shots’, Episode #36. Co-hosted by Richard Haass and John Ellis. Produced by Dale Eisinger. Recorded, 28 August 2026. If you prefer, you can listen to this episode (and all previous episodes) by clicking on these hyperlinks: Apple, Amazon, and Spotify. We’re on a number of other podcast platforms as well. And YouTube!)
This week on Alternate Shots, Richard Haass and I mark six months of the Iran war and ask: what went wrong? Many things is our answer. We're equally downbeat about the Treasury Secretary's "D-Day" and President Trump's rekindled interest in North Korea, although not as downbeat as Stanley Druckenmiller and the South Koreans. The conversation then turns to the devastating research report from The British Medical Journal (BMJ) on professional (American) football players and CTE (brain damage). Bonus: a quick mini-roundup of sports news, including a shared lack of interest in the Fedex Cup.
