Chapo Chief Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison joins us first to continue monitoring the situation in the middle east: the continuing missile war between Israel and Iran, Trump’s disgusting will-he-or-won’t-he act, the fatalistic depravity of the whole thing, and where we might go from here. Then: Derek is joined by his co-host & returning guest Eleanor Janega to discuss their new & shockingly relevant history mini-series on the Crusades! We discuss the exceedingly stupid historical context and characters of the medieval crusades, what they were actually about, what they actually accomplished, and how these conflicts maintain enduring relevance among the exceedingly stupid would-be-Crusaders of today. Find Welcome to the Crusades from American Prestige at: welcometothecrusades.com New merch for the summer up at https://chapotraphouse.store/