Filmmaker and author Thomas Small is the co-host of Conflicted, a podcast that explores the historic, religious and political tensions that have embroiled the Middle East for decades. In this episode we explore: 00:00:37 Why the Middle East is so F'd Up 00:40:42 Syria and the Refugee Crisis 00:55:18 Can We Stop Terrorism and What Do Islamists Want? Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@failinghuman) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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