Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.
Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.
If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how it’s being covered, this is the show for you. Real reporting. Clear explanations. Actual context.
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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
The Blockade Backfired and the Iran Crisis Is Worse Than Ever
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The US tried to end the war in one day. It collapsed. Then things got significantly worse...and weirder.
After 21 hours of failed peace talks in Pakistan, the Trump administration announced the US Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Conservatives called it genius. The math says otherwise.
Grant breaks down exactly why the blockade won't lower your gas prices, why Venezuela can't save us, the humanitarian crisis unfolding on stranded ships, and what the IMF's global recession warning actually means for you.
PLUS, Congress is back, and the start of the spring session came with bombshell news.
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