Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russian invasion of Ukraine has come up in 8 episodes across 5 podcasts in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, Pod Save America. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
James LechnerRetired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former Army Ranger, Battle of Mogadishu veteran, and author of With My Shield
Lechner says he tells Ukrainians they will not win militarily or regain their lost territory.
“You're not going to win militarily. You're not going to get your territory back”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 3:18:01
Lechner argues that ending the war requires unified economic pressure on Russia and that Trump is the only leader who can marshal it.
“It's going to take unified economic pressure from Europe and the United States. I firmly believe President Trump is the only person that can do it”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 3:12:26
Lechner argues that Europe, especially Germany, has relied on U.S. security for decades and should pay for the war.
“In my view, Europe has just grown fat off us for the last 50 to 75 years”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 3:02:28
Lechner says American troops should not fight in Ukraine, though the U.S. should support Ukrainians who fight for themselves.
“I do not think US soldiers should be in there. I do not think American soldiers should shed their blood in there”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 3:01:52
Carlo RovelliItalian theoretical physicist specializing in quantum gravity and author of popular science books
Rovelli warns that Ukrainian strikes on Moscow with Western weapons are unprecedented attacks on a nuclear power and a dangerous gamble.
“Ukraine with Western weapons is bombarding Moscow. Never happened for the last century that a nuclear power was bombarded in its own”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2554 - Carlo Rovelli (Sep 15, 2026) · Listen from 57:08
Jonathan SwanNew York Times reporter and co-author of Regime Change
Swan said senior Trump officials, including Witkoff, share a contempt for subject-matter expertise.
“There is a commonality at the most senior levels of Trump world, which is a contempt for subject matter expertise and subject matter experts”
Pod Save America: Pool Me Twice, Shame On You (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:56
Scott HortonDirector of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show and author of Provoked
Horton argues that Biden's strategy of bogging Russia down in Ukraine backfired by strengthening Russia–China ties.
“I think it was totally wrong because it just strengthened the relationship between Russia and China”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2500 - Scott Horton (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 49:52
Pete BlaberRetired U.S. Army Delta Force commander, author of The Mission, The Men, and Me and The Common Sense Way, later a biotech executive
Blaber characterizes the war in Ukraine as a light infantry war in which armor has been largely neutralized by drones.
“It is just old school light infantry. Drones have taken out any mech, any armor potential”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #294 Pete Blaber - Part 2: Delta Force Commander on Pablo Escobar, Takur Ghar, and Pat Tillman (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:57:28
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 2 episodes
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 2 episodes
- Pod Save America · 2 episodes
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
- The Tucker Carlson Show · 1 episode
Episodes
#346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk DownThe Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 h 20 min
Retired Army Ranger James Lechner tells Shawn Ryan about fighting and being wounded in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, turning around Ramadi, Afghanistan policy failures, and the war in Ukraine.
#2554 - Carlo RovelliThe Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 15, 2026 · 2 h 38 min
Physicist Carlo Rovelli and Joe Rogan discuss relational quantum mechanics, time, consciousness, AI, nuclear risk, black holes, aliens, wildlife and the origins of war.
Why She Says S*x Should Be Number One... | Lika O | DSH #2069Digital Social Hour · Jul 16, 2026 · 49 min
Sean Kelly talks with singer and Miss Russia pageant founder Lika Osipova about a stalker's smear campaign, Russian stereotypes, and her views on dating and transactional relationships.
Trump Works the FIFA RefsPod Save America · Jul 7, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's FIFA intervention, the NATO summit, Graham Platner's allegations, the Michigan Senate primary, Israel politics, McConnell's health, and July 4th speeches.
Pool Me Twice, Shame On YouPod Save America · Jun 23, 2026 · 1 h 39 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor discuss Iran talks, Trump's Reflecting Pool fiasco, the Qatari jet, and Bill Pulte; Tommy interviews Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan about Regime Change.
#2500 - Scott HortonThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 41 min
Joe Rogan talks with libertarian antiwar author Scott Horton about neoconservative foreign policy, NATO expansion and the Ukraine war, and the US war with Iran.
BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts.The Tucker Carlson Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Tucker Carlson argues Israel's strikes on Beirut undermined Trump's Iran ceasefire, then interviews Alastair Crooke on Iran's resilience, Hormuz leverage and the war's likely course.
- #294 Pete Blaber - Part 2: Delta Force Commander on Pablo Escobar, Takur Ghar, and Pat Tillman
The Shawn Ryan Show · Apr 6, 2026 · 6 h 60 min
Retired Delta Force commander Pete Blaber tells Shawn Ryan how toxic leadership caused Pat Tillman's death, and recounts the Iraq invasion's false intelligence.