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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 West Is on a Suicide Mission
Gad Saad knows the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Here’s what we can do about it.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 13M
The Battle over Hormuz, the UAE, and Why Hamas and Hezbollah Endure
Also: Settler violence in the West Bank, Trump’s ‘Project Freedom,’ UAE leaving OPEC, and Francesca Albanese on Vogue
Rafaela Siewert
57M
Her Son Was Kidnapped and Killed by Hamas. This Is Her Story.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son was abducted by Hamas, held for 328 days, and then killed. She is thankful she had the chance to fight for him.
Rafaela Siewert
47M
A Conversation with Crypto Billionaire CZ—the Richest Former Inmate in U.S. History
CZ on the DOJ case against Binance, his time in jail, his pardon, illegal activity in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, and where the industry goes next.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 6M
Niall Ferguson: Why Iran Thinks It’s Winning
‘President Trump may have made a mistake by not deploying ground forces. Because without them, it’s simply not going to be possible to shut down the…
Rafaela Siewert
36M
Trump Says We’re ‘Winning’ in Iran. It’s More Complicated.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Iran’s nuclear program survives. And while the regime has been weakened, it remains intact. So what has President Trump…
Rafaela Siewert
52M
He Founded Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Now He Wants to Destroy It.
Mohsen Sazegara was on the historic flight with Khomeini, helped establish the Revolutionary Guard, served in the Iranian government—and was later…
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 42M
Meet Iran’s 21-Year-Old American Propagandist
Calla Walsh was a teenage girl when she was invited to go to Cuba—now she’s a voice on Iran state TV.
Rafaela Siewert
55M
Konstantin Kisin: The Iran War, Europe’s Decline, and the Future of the West
What caused Europe’s decline, and what can reverse it?
Rafaela Siewert
47M
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
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