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Rafaela Siewert
Rafaela Siewert is the executive producer of Honestly. Before The Free Press, she was a producer at Vox Media-New York magazine, the Council on Foreign Relations, and for a variety of independent video journalists.
rafaela@thefp.com
The Booming Business of Penis Enlargement
‘You probably know people in your life who are doing it—who aren’t being open about it.’
Rafaela Siewert
41M
A Message for Iranian Regime Apologists
How the far right and far left found common cause on Iran.
Rafaela Siewert
32M
The First Week of the Iran War, Explained
At the one-week mark of the war with Iran, here’s a recap of what’s happened so far.
Rafaela Siewert
5M
Khamenei Is Dead. What Comes Next for Iran?
Is Iran headed for revolution? Civil war? An IRGC crackdown?
Rafaela Siewert
21M
How Iran Became China’s Weapon
Some argue Israel dragged the U.S. into war. But this conflict is bigger than Israel and Iran—it’s about China.
Rafaela Siewert
18M
WATCH: The U.S. and Israel Strike Iran
Niall Ferguson, Douglas Murray, Michael Oren, Haviv Rettig Gur, and more bring live reactions to the U.S.-Israel joint strikes on Iran.
Rafaela Siewert
2HR 26M
Will Robots Replace Women in the Bedroom?
Hardcore porn, OnlyFans, AI girlfriends, sex dolls—and all the reasons we’re not having sex
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 13M
They Questioned Trans Medicine for Kids. The World Is Just Catching Up.
Jamie Reed, Jesse Singal, and Emily Yoffe on exposing the harms of child gender transition.
Rafaela Siewert
49M
How Big Food Destroyed Our Health—and How to Fix It, with Dr. Mark Hyman
Obesity, Ozempic, peptides, MAHA, RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid. How to live healthier—and getting money out of food. Mark Hyman answers our questions.
Rafaela Siewert
58M
Why Trump Says We Need Greenland. Live from Davos with Niall Ferguson
With the world order hanging in the balance, Rafaela Siewert gets the latest from the World Economic Forum.
Rafaela Siewert
32M
Iran’s Starlink Smugglers
Satellite internet terminals are getting images of repression out to the world.
Rafaela Siewert and Tanya Lukyanova
8M
Will the Iranian Regime Fall?
Iran’s security forces have killed at least 2,000 protesters in a brutal crackdown. Can the protesters prevail—and will it take U.S. military…
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 11M
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