PBD Podcast #805: Iran Deal, Hasan Piker Subpoena, and the MBA Fire Sale

The PBD Podcast's Memorial Day episode covered a dense news cycle, anchored by a potential breakthrough nuclear deal with Iran that the hosts described as one of the most consequential foreign policy developments in decades. But the episode also tracked a federal subpoena against left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, the resignation of DNI Tulsi Gabbard, a shooting at the White House, and a Wall Street Journal report that MBA programs are slashing tuition by as much as 50 percent. The common thread across the episode was a sense that the news cycle itself has become so saturated that a White House shooting now gets treated as a third-tier story.

The Iran Deal: Winners, Losers, and the Iranian People

The dominant segment of the episode was a potential nuclear deal with Iran. Pat broke down what he called "the rumors of what is going to be covered in the deal": Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium — enough for 11 nuclear bombs — in exchange for the unfreezing of $6 billion to $30 billion in cash, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls, relief from some sanctions, and the withdrawal of U.S. forces near Iran within 30 to 60 days. Pat predicted the deal gets done before June 14th.