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4/16/26: Professor Marandi On Iran Talks, Allbirds Rebrand As AI, College Grads Screwed

April 16, 2026·54 min·3-min readroundtablepolitics
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The podcast features a discussion on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, with Iranian academic Mohammad Mirandi arguing that the U.S. is not serious about diplomacy and is being driven by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and pro-Israel lobbies, while also covering a bizarre corporate pivot by

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Mohammad Mirandi

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Mohammad MirandiNome ShiberNetanyahu

Books

Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College Educated Working Classby Nome ShiberGoing to Tehranby Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett

Companies

Allbirds

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceEconomicsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsHigher EducationInequalityTech IndustryUs Politics

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