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In the wake of the FIFA World Cup, how can performance marketers better turn streaming TV into a high-impact, programmatic ad format?On this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, Julie Selman, SVP Head of EMEA at Magnite, joins host Joe to outline the future of connected TV (CTV). Together, the pair dissect how live events like the FIFA World Cup have changed the game, the impact of second screening on attribution, and whether or not TV has truly become a performance marketing channel. This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (4:23) What did the World Cup teach us? (13:20) Filling CTV's measurement gaps(19:15) Overrated/Underrated(22:25) PMW's Resell Me a Pen Challenge ~ Further reading ~ How live sport puts advertisers in a position to scoreIPA Bellwhether: ‘A strong golden quarter will hopefully lie ahead'Cannes Lions predictions 2026: ‘Specificity will win – less narrative, more proof' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week, look at the dangerous escalation by the U.S. and its Gulf proxies against Iran, with Yemen pulled back into the maelstrom, and a Trump Administration becoming more hamstrung and compromised by a war they can't win. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by Basil Valentine for commentary on these and other big stories affecting our audience in the western enclaves and beyond. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieD1sel-AXI This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
Culture Friday with John Stonestreet on surrogacy, marriage, and children's television. Plus, The Bear's final season, Peter Gabriel protégé Joseph Arthur's hard-won faith, and the Friday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.From Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/world.And from Ambassadors Impact Network. Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.com
The latest IPA Bellwether report reveals an optimistic advertising industry continually mired by broader geopolitical turmoil. Marketers want to spend, but are being hampered by conditions beyond their control – leaving much of the industry stuck in a state of uncertainty and subsequently, feeling unsure about their future prospects.In this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, PMW's Editor Robin Langford and Senior News Reporter Bethany Lee joined host Joe to analyse the deeper meaning behind the IPA's latest figures. The trio talk consumer sentiment, the opportunities and threats that come with AI, and whether or not marketers should be more buoyant about the months ahead.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (4:28) Analysing the IPA Bellwether's top-line takeaways(8:55) Which channels are an opportunity and which are a waste?(16:45) Are we ignoring consumers?~ Further reading ~ IPA Bellwether: UK adspend enjoys second successive quarter of growth, up 6.9%IPA Bellwether: ‘There's just too much competition'IPA Bellwether: ‘We must move beyond isolated channel performance'IPA Bellwether: Is AI starting to disrupt adspend? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, covering the biggest stories in the U.S. and internationally while Patrick Henningsen reports from abroad. This week, we examine the dramatic escalation following the U.S. attack on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory missile strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan, along with the wider geopolitical consequences as Washington and Tel Aviv push the region closer to a broader conflict. Patrick also joins us with a special prerecorded report offering his latest analysis from the field. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Adam 'Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine for a deeper discussion on the latest developments, including the growing U.S.-Israel military partnership, the political fallout from Washington's expanding confrontation with Iran, and the narratives shaping public opinion as the cycle of escalation continues. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB_2268biYA This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
AI is making product search increasingly seamless for consumers, but it risks blanking out the trackable data that funds the very ecosystem powering AI summaries. In the era of zero click search, how can publishers, comparison sites and even influencers survive?To explain the future of attribution, and offer some much needed hope, Adam Ross, CEO of affiliate network Awin, joins host Joe. Together, the pair outline the challenges the industry is facing and map out the blueprint for a resolution.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (2:24) How is consumer discovery changing?(12:54) Are affiliate networks evolving into data brokers and compliance partners?(20:10) Is marketing to machines different to marketing to people?(23:51) PMW's Resell Me a Pen Challenge~ Further reading ~ UK affiliate marketing spend up 7.3% YoY as brands pivot away from traditional advertisingAffiliate performance shifts as consumers buy less but spend moreBrands are chasing AI visibility. They're ignoring the sources both consumers and AI actually trust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally while Patrick Henningsen reports from the Islamic Republic of Iran. This week, Patrick delivers his final thoughts and reflections on a historic week-long state funeral procession for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and what it all means for the major shift in the geopolitics and power distribution in the Middle East and West Asia. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Adam 'Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine for a deep dive into the latest global developments, including the sudden death of longtime U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, the competing narratives surrounding his legacy, Washington's expanding confrontation with Iran, and what these developments may signal about the changing international order. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNRC5sp9xQ This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
"Real Life Evolution" With close to ten brilliant albums under her belt, including Real Life, To Survive and The Classic, it's hard to think of a more critically-acclaimed artist in recent memory than singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joan As Police Woman. After studying music as a violinist at the College of Fine Arts at Boston University with her lifelong friend Mary Timony of Helium, the Maine-born Joan Wasser Wasser played in punk bands, joined the Dambuilders, formed Black Beetle and played with Those Bastard Souls and Antony and the Johnsons. I'm cutting corners here, but over the course of her winning career, Wasser has become one of the most in-demand musicians on the planet. She's played, recorded and toured with the likes of Iggy Pop, Damon Albarn, Rufus Wainwright, Elton John, Tony Allen, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Lloyd Cole, Joseph Arthur, Scissor Sisters, Tanya Donelly, David Sylvan and John Cale, just to name a few. Joan As Policewoman's new album finds Wasser revisiting her Real Life album on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary. Reimagined with soul, grace and musical precision, Real Life Evolution not only demonstrates the elasticity of the original compositions, it also demonstrates how art can be reimagined and reinterpreted by the artist themselves. Featuring guest like Iggy Pop and Krystle Warren, Real Life Evolution simmers with reggae grooves, jazzy shuffles, and spare, indie rock ache and it's not only the perfect companion to the original, it stands proudly by itself. www.joanaspolicewoman.com (http://www.joanaspolicewoman.com) www.bombshellradio.com (http://www.bombshellradio.com) www.stereoembersmagazine.com (http://www.stereoembersmagazine.com) www.alexgreenbooks.com (http://www.alexgreenbooks.com) Stereo Embers: IG + BLUESKY + THREADS: @emberspodcast Email: editor@stereoembersmagazine.com
This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally while Patrick Henningsen reports from abroad. This week we examine the uneasy aftermath of the US-Israeli war against Iran, as millions mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and questions mount over whether the current ceasefire is merely a temporary pause before a wider regional escalation. We'll also mark America's 250th anniversary by looking beyond the fireworks and political pageantry to explore the deeper contradictions facing the modern republic, and ask what remains of diplomacy in an age increasingly defined by permanent conflict and managed narratives. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Adam 'Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine for a deeper analysis of this week's geopolitical developments, along with commentary on sports, culture, and the ever-shifting global landscape. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLT-_EdkpQ This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we unpack how the Trump Admin just sabotaged its own MOU 'deal' with Iran by bombing Iran and starting a news cycle of conflict—further proof that the US never intended to fulfill their obligations of any high-level agreement. We are explain how the US and Marco Rubio also destroyed the Iran agreement with the completely fake Israel-Lebanon agreement which legalizes Israel's brutal occupation and ongoing genocide in South Lebanon.Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher"McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine for deeper at this week's earth-rattling geopolitical development. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HShn7jIziPo This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
The platforms gave us the tools, but how can actually use them to drive growth? Welcome to episode two of Performance Marketing Unlocked's Cannes Lions podcast miniseries, where we step off the tech yachts and into the brand war rooms.In this episode, leading executives from Tesco, Spotify, AEG Global Partnerships, BeReal and Specsavers offer a blueprint for moving past the top-line AI optimism and into the real-world strategy for building a lasting brand in an automated world.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (6:23) What dominated the discourse at Cannes Lions?(20:34) What will we be talking about more at Cannes Lions 2027?(34:08) Surprises and highlights from Cannes Lions 2026~ Further reading ~ 5 things I learned at Cannes Lions (that have nothing to do with AI*)‘Not everyone is prepared for how fast the ground is moving': Cannes fallout continues‘AI was the connecting thread running through everything': Cannes Lions 2026 reviewCannes Lions Live round up: We're drowning in data – so why are we still so thirsty? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we witness Trump under severe stress, as his marquee "deal" fall apart due to Israeli sabotage, as we also try and decode the dangerous love triangle emerging between the US, Israel and Iran, and if this further breaks the region, or somehow brings de-escalation and better balance to the geopolitics of West Asia. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher"McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine for deeper at this week's earth-rattling geopolitical development. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujgp6aVnbg This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
What happens when you bring the world's leading minds in AI, entertainment, retail, and tech together at Cannes Lions? You get the ultimate roadmap for the future of performance marketing.In episode one of Performance Marketing Unlocked's annual Cannes Lions podcast miniseries, we're cutting through all the 'Cannesdemonium' to bring you direct insights from the industry giants shaping tomorrow. Listen to leaders and executives from OpenAI, Disney Advertising, Amazon, Yahoo, Snap, and Wolt as they pull back the curtain on what's actually moving the needle along the Croisette.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (10:48) What will make Cannes Lions 2026 a success?(20:09) How has Cannes Lions changed?(29:32) What is making the biggest tech platforms at Cannes most excited?~ Further reading ~ Cannes Lions 2026: Google unveils new Gemini-powered YouTube tools and Amazon Retail Ad Service hits the UKCannes Lions Live Day 3: What happens when we can measure everything?What is a problem you wish Cannes would solve?‘Scale plus AI does not equal client value': dentsu CEO Takeshi Sano reveals fresh playbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we unpack the elusive "DEAL" being touted by the Trump mob, a 'deal' that never seems to come to fruition – and we explain why it's certain the fail… again. Also, we talk about Freddie Ponton's latest investigation into the Israeli election meddling firm BlackCore. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher"McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine for deeper at this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsPgvvVM2y8 This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we unpack the fake Lebanon "truce" agreement being pushed by Trump and Netanyahu, which was quickly rejected by Hezbollah. Also, we get into Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's latest gaudy property deal in Albania—as the self-absorbed Epstein Class covet another private island—a public-private partnership land grab that's now triggered a massive backlash in Albania. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher"McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3zlVX0IkmM This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
As the World Cup gets underway, how can performance marketers best leverage the opportunity before them?On this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, Alex Maude, Head of Insight & Research at Ozone, joins host Joe to assess the best ways for brands to win a share of attention during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. Are traditional ad placements the way to go, or is the real attention battle taking place on second screens? Also, where does the premium web come into this? Listen on to uncover the answers to these burning questions and many more. This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (3:30) Bigger tournament, bigger advertising opportunity?(10:46) Ensuring social media is an asset, not a burden(21:35) Making the World Cup count beyond June and July(24:05) PMW's Resell Me a Pen Challenge~ Further reading ~ Everything advertisers need to focus on ahead of the 2026 FIFA World CupThe ads scoring biggest ahead of the World CupHalf of the World Cup audience doesn't watch weekly football. Are you planning for them? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Performance marketing is officially at an impasse. Employers are squeezing budgets and reconsidering headcount, while employees are ready to walk away entirely. How has adland found itself trapped in a state of mutual unrest?On this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, PMW's Editor Robin Langford joins host Joe to break down the core findings of PMW's 2026 Workforce Report. The pair explore the stand-off between junior talent and AI, how the economy is killing salary growth, and why a market that was supposed to stabilise is feeling more volatile – and less diverse – than ever.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (4:30) How under threat is your role from AI?(10:35) The rise of fractional jobs (19:12) Have we seen the death of the generalist?~ Further reading ~ The State of Hiring: Is a restless workforce at risk of losing out to AI?The State of Diversity: Why is so much of adland's diverse talent abandoning the industry?The State of Pay: Stable salaries are masking the real change at the heart of adland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SUNDAY WIRE returns with guest host, Bryan "Hesher" McClain filling in for Patrick Henningsen, joined by Adam "Ruckus" Clark for deeper analysis and an in-depth look at one of the most consequential yet underreported developments currently moving through Washington. Patrick joins via a video link for a walking discussion about the current events as well. At the center of this week's program is language contained within the proposed 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would significantly expand defense cooperation and integration between the United States and Israel. Critics argue that the initiative moves beyond traditional military cooperation and toward a new framework of synchronized defense planning, technology development, intelligence sharing, AI systems, cyber capabilities, industrial coordination, and battlefield integration. Supporters claim the proposal is necessary to address emerging global threats and maintain strategic advantage. The panel explores the constitutional, political, and geopolitical implications of these developments while asking a broader question: At what point does an alliance stop being an alliance and become something else entirely? All this and more on this week's show. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo5cPmU_Q3M This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
Performance marketers are desperately trying to master ever-changing algorithms in the pursuit of securing attention in an attention-poor economy – but where are they going wrong?On this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, Orlando Wood, Chief Creative Officer of System1, joins host Joe to discuss how shifting from 'salesmanship' to 'showmanship' can build a brand that performs in the both the short and long-term.This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (3:26) How do the left and right brain impact advertising?(8:05) Are we focusing too much on salesmanship and not enough on showmanship?(23:34) Who is getting the 'brandformance' balance right?(28:47) Overrated or underrated(31:24) PMW's Resell Me a Pen Challenge~ Further reading ~ Top 6 adtech tools this week: System1, Airship, GlobalData, Ampd, Talon.One and DAIVIDTop 10 Easter ads: How are brands navigating the junk food ban?Top 10 Winter Olympics ads: Michelob, Peacock and Corona take the podium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The marketers seeing real results with AI aren't worrying about implementing the right tech – they're rethinking how decisions get made, who makes them and what role human instinct should play.This Performance Marketing World podcast episode, produced in partnership with Upp.ai, unpacks why so many AI-led media strategies stall before they scale – and what it actually takes to close the gap with the brands pulling ahead. We'll share practical advice on where performance is really being lost, and how to realign teams, governance and ways of working to get the most out of AI.The industry is having plenty of AI conversations, generative AI, agency AI washing, in-housing, measurement, productivity savings. All real, all familiar to the people listening. But the conversation that actually determines whether AI-led media performs is the one nobody is having. This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SUNDAY WIRE returns with guest host, Bryan "Hesher" McClain filling in for Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we examine the accelerating collapse of public trust across governments, media institutions, as American's are becoming more aware that Israel is in control of their government. We also feature an important interview segment between Patrick Henningsen and 21Wire team member, Freddie Ponton, discussing the current geopolitical climate, strategic media narratives, and the evolving international power landscape. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by Adam "Ruckus" Clark and Basil Valentine for deeper analysis and commentary on the activists returning home this weekend after they were detained by the IDF while attempting to bring much needed aid to Gaza. The team looks at the ousting of Representative Thomas Massie and explore the political ramifications of the political machinery that mades this happen. All this and more on this week's show. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od3Irw7P0Dc This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
The agency model is facing a perfect storm: in-housing is gutting the middle, independent agencies are winning on agility, and AI is automating the ‘making' part of marketing. So how is the big six responding?On this episode of the Performance Marketing Unlocked podcast, Jessica Tamsedge, UK CEO of Dentsu Creative, joins host Joe to outline how Dentsu is blowing up traditional silos to prepare for a world where a brand's survival depends on being ‘machine-readable' and ‘human-referenceable'. This podcast was hosted by PMW's Deputy Editor, Joseph Arthur.~ Episode breakdown ~ (2:58) What does it mean to be ‘machine-readable'?(12:23) How does Dentsu keep itself agile?(19:51) Overrated or underrated?(25:00) PMW's Resell Me a Pen Challenge~ Further reading ~ ChatGPT Ads to hit the UKIPA Bellwether: ‘Where is the confidence coming from?'Top 6 adtech tools this week: Reddit, SMG, Merkle, Lifesight, Adform and Dentsu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we look at the incredible crisis over the Persian Gulf, Israel's latest attempt at genocide in South Lebanon, and Trump upcoming meeting with President Xi in China. Is a renewed war the inevitable? Can the American Empire die gracefully, or will they take down the rest of the world with them? Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain and Adam "Ruckus" Clark, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's show. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjkMinW4x6M This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we cover Trump & Netanyahu's latest deception—their bait & switch, beyond the fake ceasefires and pantomime of negotiations, as the signals become clear of their plan to resume their war on Iran. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain and Adam "Ruckus" Clark, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's show. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l88mMK9GbW0 This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen, covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally. This week we review the latest diplomatic theater in Pakistan, where shady Israeli operatives (Kushner & Witkoff) has successful infiltrated the US negotiations team, and successfully derailed peace talks—which means the war is likely to resume any moment. Also, US troops are not enlisting, and many are looking to quit after Trump's massacre of Iranian children. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain and Adam "Ruckus" Clark, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's show. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A09YohvwdbY This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen looks at the state of the world, albeit from a different perspective on this Easter weekend—ascending up the trail of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. All this and more on this week's show. Episode Image: Red sandstone pueblos built by the Anasazi tribe circa 1050 AD at the main Wupatki National Monument site near Flagstaff, Arizona (Photo by Patrick Henningsen) Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6Rrq3YyhM This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen reviewing the biggest and most impactful stories of the week—both in the US and internationally. It's now clear—based on reports of elite US ground troops being deployed to Middle East that Trump and Netanyahu are preparing for a ground invasion of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran—only with no clear objective or exit strategy. Will this massive doubling down move be a disaster for the US, the Gulf region and the world economy? It seems so. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's edition of the SUNDAY WIRE. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emlYc8Rl8wY This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen with a different show format (outdoors!), and reviewing the biggest and most impactful stories of the week—both in the US and internationally, including the surprise resignation of Trump's counterterrorism chief Joe Kent—calling out the plague of Israel pulling the US into yet another illegal war of aggression—this time against against Iran. We also discuss Tulsi Gabbard's disastrous performance in front of Senate intelligence committee, which revealed how reckless President Trump is and how there wasn't any evidence Iran posed an imminent threat to the US. We also look at how depraved Israelis are using online political betting site Polymarket to wager millions on whether Iranian missiles land in Israel—and how an Israeli reporter received death threats if he didn't withdraw his report on an Iranian missile landed in Tel Aviv earlier this month. All this and more on this week's edition of the SUNDAY WIRE. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTE73g_Wl4E This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE returns with host Patrick Henningsen as we breakdown the first disastrous week of Trump & Israel's unprovoked war on Iran, effectively dragging America back 80 years into the past, and threatening what seems to be an inevitable descent towards WWIII. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's edition of Sunday Wire. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579nZHb0_V0 This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE host Patrick Henningsen returns to his normal duties, as we breakdown the war that has ensued over the weekend, as US President Donald Trump was ordered by the Israelis to launched a new unprovoked illegal war against Iran, which has already (as we predicted it would) cascaded into a wider regional war. We'll also cover the brutal assassination of the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei which happened on Saturday and its immediate ramifications. Later during the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Bryan "Hesher" McClain, Adam "Ruckus" Clark, and Basil Valentine, for deeper comment and analysis on this week's earth-shaking geopolitical development. All this and more on this week's edition of Sunday Wire. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTmMA1jvnyM This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on SUNDAY WIRE: Guest host Bryan McClain is joined by Patrick Henningsen, Basil Valentine, and Adam "Ruckus" Clark for a wide-ranging analysis of the week's most significant geopolitical developments. Early in the broadcast, Patrick Henningsen reported live from Mexico amid a rapidly unfolding security crisis, where intense cartel violence erupted earlier in the day. Speaking from the scene, Patrick described largely deserted streets, active security conditions, and multiple vehicles destroyed in the violence, including a torched bus, a burned-out car, and a motorcycle left in the roadway. Local residents characterized the situation as unprecedented, as events continued to develop in real time. Following Patrick's field report, the panel shifted to the broader geopolitical landscape, examining the continued buildup of U.S. and NATO forces in the Middle East and mounting tensions surrounding Iran. The discussion explored the trajectory of escalation versus de-escalation, reviewing confirmed military deployments and assessing potential outcomes ranging from limited strikes to wider regional conflict involving major powers. The program also examined the recent surge in "alien disclosure" narratives circulating in mainstream media, including renewed attention to public comments by Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The panel considered how these narratives intersect with broader media cycles, political signaling, and public perception. All this and more on this week's edition of Sunday Wire. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j5i9eraMng This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on the SUNDAY WIRE: Guest-host Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, along with Basil Valentine and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, link up to discuss the world's biggest stories as Patrick Henningsen is concluding an on site journalism trip to Iran. If Patrick is available he'll be calling in with an update from his trip. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPLn3hVhbEM This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on the SUNDAY WIRE: host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, Basil Valentine and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, to discuss the world's biggest stories – including the biggest, most damaging new revelations from the Epstein Files, and Trump caught trying to cover-up the scandal, all of which is now eroding what little credibility the US and Israel had internationally. All this coupled with Trump's desperation to start a war with Iran that threatens to engulf the region and trigger WWIII. It's a worrying time. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmT9zNdxMag This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on the SUNDAY WIRE: host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, to discuss the world's biggest stories – including a latest release of 3 million Epstein files which has turned into a PR disaster for Trump, but pro-Israeli forces in Washingnton hope this will drive Trump towards a war on Iran to distract from the US domestic disaster created by ICE debacle and the dramatic collapse in global confidence of the US Dollar. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMA5PumTVI This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on the SUNDAY WIRE: host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, to discuss the latest major world events – including a new public execution of an American citizen Alex Pretti by Trump's ICE Gestapo force on the streets of Minneapolis. We'll also show the duplicity, corruption, and outright anti constitutional nature of the MAGA media complex trying to defend Trump disastrous move towards fascism in America. We also predict what to expect is coming next. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz_1oYh-Sco This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on the SUNDAY WIRE: host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine, to discuss the latest earth-shaking events – including Israel Trump and Israel plan to attack Iran, and the unprecedented US and Israeli-led anti-Iranian regime change propaganda campaign by the MSM and so-called 'influencers' on social media platforms like X, Instagram, and the newly Israeli-controlled platform Tik-Tok. We also predict what to expect is coming next. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTGbrexa8_g This month's featured music artists: Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine, to discuss the latest big events – including the Trump Administration's deployment of 2,000 masked Federal paramilitary ICE agents into Minnesota, culminating in ICE executing an unarmed mother and US citizen at point-blank range. According to the White House, this federal Gestapo terrorising communities across America is said to be above the law, thus, anyone deemed to be 'not complying' with them could be arrested, or in the case of victim Renee Good, even killed. Information has also surfaced about Israel's central role in the militarisation and the extremist, violent tactics being employed by ICE. Also, Trump Venezuela caper is already falling apart, as the White House seems unable to cash all the ambitious checks it has written to the electorate, and the world, in order to sell its illegal undeclared war of aggression again the sovereign UN member state of Venezuela. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc54REFWJis This month's featured music artists: Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine, to discuss the New Year's top stories—including the Trump Administration's smash-and-grab bombing and regime change operation carried out in Venezuela yesterday, including the illegal US abduction of Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife, dragged to New York and held on remand for the next year before facing a rigged kangaroo court trial for alleged "narco terrorism". This is one of the worst warmongering Neocon attacks by the US in history. Is it too late to pull back from the brink, or is Trump and Israel determined to start WWIII? All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6gGYs898w This month's featured music artists: Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
On this week's show, we wrap up the merry month of Debts-cember (and the year in general) with the most honorable of mentions, the runners-up that fill our cup, the best of the rest of 2025 All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine to continue last week's discussion of the rapid decline of freedom in Europe and dumbing-down of political discourse and plummeting IQ of their bureaucratic and media class: from insanity of Covid to hyperventilating over Russia and Ukraine, to full-blown authoritarian censorship under the fake guise of 'defending our democracy'—it's now very clear that Europe is a society and civilization in rapid decline, not to mention fast heading towards WWIII. Is it too late to pull back from the brink? All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWeNJScMnhM This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine to the self-destruction of the Europe's EU political project. Brussels seems determined to repeat Europe's past failures by arming Germany to fight Russia – while shutting down free speech of anyone opposing NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, or who oppose Israel brutal genocide in Gaza. Considering its current self-destructive path, we have to ask the question: did the Nazis actually win World War II? All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS4hEDBhB2k This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, for a critical analysis of Trump's first proper hoax as President – the invention of Venezuela as a "Narco Terrorist State", which seems like Iraq WMDs all over again, only without all the ornate fabricated evidence we saw under Bush in 2003. We'll also look at 21st Century Wire's recent reports which have substantiate Candace Owens allegations of a French-led assassination plot against her. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEqlv6Zb1qw This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, Adam ' Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine looking at Trump's collapsing Ukraine 'Peace Deal', and the emergence of a full-blown Neocon Trump Administration – inventing fake claims about Venezuela in order to kickstart an illegal war of aggression, resource theft, and new horrific war crimes by the US. We also cover the Deep State's latest Daily Shooter event in Washington DC having deployed a deranged Afghani CIA asset to carrying out a high-profile event used to enact new and extreme government policy moves – with CIA and Israeli fingerprints all over it. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FSZDD7bG8Q This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, and Basil Valentine to unpack the continue disintegration of Trump MAGA movement, and how this is likely to shape the outcome of the next two US elections. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udUf-1-T9EU This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week on Sunday Wire host Patrick Henningsen returns, and is joined by teammates Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, Basil Valentine and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark, to unpack the biggest story in the US and internationally – including to complete collapse of the MAGA movement in America, driven by the unfathomable corruption and hypocrisy of the Trump Administration. All this and more. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/live/o_wzNMCEygA This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts on Alternate Current Radio, with your guest hosts Bryan McClain and Adam ' Ruckus' Clark and if they can connect with Patrick Henningsen while they are covering all the top stories internationally, they will. In the second Overdrive segment we connect with teammate Basil Valentine, and review comments from our audience. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_wzNMCEygA This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts on Alternate Current Radio, with your host Patrick Henningsen covering all the top stories internationally. Today, we give the nod to the late filmmaker Aaron Russo, as we acknowledge multiple signals that the Trump Administration is implementing what can only be described as bona fide fascist edicts, masquerading as 'policy'—and in doing so, his government ironically has already validated all of the over-the-top anti-Trump rhetoric and hysteria we were inundated with over the past decade. Strange, but true. In the second Overdrive segment we connect with teammates Bryan McClain, Adam ' Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine, and review comments from our audience. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVRuCVSFUSo This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts on Alternate Current Radio, host Patrick Henningsen returns to the helm to cover all the top stories internationally, including Netanyahu and Trump's latest fake ceasefire, and Trump's new wars between Pakistan and Afghanistan, along with Trump's attempt to paint Venezuela as a “narco state' in preparation for a US regime change operation and attack on Caracas. In the second Overdrive segment we connect with teammates Bryan McClain, Adam ‘ Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine, and review comments from our audience. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIgedciamYs This month's featured music artists: Phil Zimmerman, Beady Man Poet, Joseph Arthur, Peter Conway, Peyoti for President & Red Rumble. SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)
High-ranking women say they are watching the gains they spent their careers building being erased. Despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech on Tuesday, they are determined to keep serving their country. Also: today's stories, including why health care is at the center of the government shutdown, how tough times have led Joseph Arthur to see songwriting as a spiritual practice, and how parallels might be drawn between peace talks in Northern Ireland 30 years ago and the Middle East today. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann for today's news.
High-ranking women say they are watching the gains they spent their careers building being erased. Despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech on Tuesday, they are determined to keep serving their country. Also: today's stories, including why health care is at the center of the government shutdown, how tough times have led Joseph Arthur to see songwriting as a spiritual practice, and how parallels might be drawn between peace talks in Northern Ireland 30 years ago and the Middle East today. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann for today's news.