Going Underground

Iran: Famine and financial crisis unavoidable from Strait of Hormuz closure (Prof. Steve Keen)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Steve Keen, distinguished research fellow at the Institute for Strategy Resilience and Security at UCL. He discusses the severe risk of a global famine as a result of the Strait of Hormuz being...
Jun 15, 2026 06:08
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.

Iran: Famine and financial crisis unavoidable from Strait of Hormuz closure (Prof. Steve Keen)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Steve Keen, distinguished research fellow at the Institute for Strategy Resilience and Security at UCL. He discusses the severe risk of a global famine as a result of the Strait of Hormuz being...
Jun 15, 2026 06:08
Prof. Theodore Postol explains why Israel could use nuclear weapons in the war on Iran
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Theodore Postol, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and National Security Policy at MIT and former Chief of Naval Operations Adviser at the Pentagon. He discusses the state of Donald...
Jun 13, 2026 09:27
Chen Weihua: The US is the destroyer of the global order; it underestimated China’s power
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Chen Weihua, former China Daily EU bureau chief and Washington correspondent. He discusses how America’s hegemony and soft power stands after the war on Iran, Gaza genocide, and kidnapping of...
Jun 8, 2026 06:14
Iran’s knockout blow: Professor Steve Hanke on looming economic disaster as Strait of Hormuz stays closed
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University. He discusses why Russia continues to be a winner economically as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed after the US-Israeli war...
Jun 6, 2026 07:35
Prof. Avi Shlaim: Trump-Netanyahu war on Iran is the most unjustified and foolish war in the 21st century
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Israeli-British historian Prof. Avi Shlaim. He discusses why he calls Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Iran the most unjustified, senseless, and foolish war in the 21st...
May 18, 2026 06:05
‘Trump-Xi summit: ‘China is winning the competition against the USA’ — Prof. Zhang Weiwei
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Zhang Weiwei, Director of Fudan University’s China Institute and former Translator for Chinese Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping. He discusses China’s current attitude to the Trump...
May 16, 2026 06:13
US & Israel humiliated by Iran, Greater Israel plan must be confronted – Prof. Paul Craig Roberts
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy. He discusses why he believes Iran has prevailed in its war with the US and Israel but made a mistake in...
May 11, 2026 06:47
Trump powerless to end Ukraine proxy war, Europe is Russia’s principal adverdary — Dr. Dmitri Trenin
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Dmitri Trenin, Member of Russia’s Foreign and Defence Policy Council and former Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. He discusses the significance of Victory Day amid the...
May 9, 2026 09:21
‘Israeli vassal’ Trump fighting a war of lies against Iran for Greater Israel Project – David Pyne
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to David Pyne, the deputy executive director of the US Taskforce on National and Homeland Security. He discusses Donald Trump’s war on Iran being a war based of lies for the Greater Israel...
May 4, 2026 06:06