Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with Major Mike Lyons to talk about President Donald Trump’s trip to China, moves in the Taiwan Strait, and why not go to war with Iran. 

Tony&nbsp;starts the final hour of the&nbsp;show&nbsp;joined with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;to talk about&nbsp;President Donald Trump&rsquo;s trip to China, moves in the Taiwan Strait, and&nbsp;why not go to war with Iran.&nbsp;

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Tony Katz & Major Mike Lyons on Taiwan Strait & Iran

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Hour 1 Segment 1 
Tony starts the first hour of the show talking about Marco Rubio answering questions at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting.  

Hour 1 Segment 2 
Tony talks about a DMV ‘error’ leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter roll and adding nearly 400 cast ballots.  

Hour 1 Segment 3 
Tony talks about Jasmine Crockett racism towards the World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina, while also speaking at the World Black Economic Forum.  

Hour 1 Segment 4 
Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking about Saudi Arabia getting backed by the U.S. for a nuclear program.  

Hour 2 Segment 1 
Tony starts the second hour of the show talking about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal. Tony also talks about a DSA poll on how Americans aren’t making what they think were promised when they graduated college.  

Hour 2 Segment 2 
Tony talks about President Donald Trump giving generic drugmakers two years before tariffs climb to 200%.  

Hour 2 Segment 3 
Tony gets into three more things: Rand Paul releasing slack messages appearing to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper holding private doubts, the White House moving money towards AI and away from colleges, and Caitlin Clark declining the WNBA 3-point contest invitation.  

Hour 2 Segment 4 
Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about wreckage from a missing Pan Am flight showing up after 74 years.  

Hour 3 Segment 1 
Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with Major Mike Lyons talking about what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes on Iran from the U.S.   

Hour 3 Segment 2 
Tony talks about Hasan Piker on how capitalists should be treated.  

Hour 3 Segment 3 
Tony continues his conversation with Major Mike Lyons talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan.  

Hour 3 Segment 4 
Tony wraps up another edition of the show talking about the dignified transfer of four service members. Tony also talks more about a DMV ‘error’ leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter roll and adding nearly 400 cast ballots. 

Hour 1 Segment 1&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;starts the first hour of the show&nbsp;talking about&nbsp;Marco Rubio answering questions at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 1 Segment 2&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;talks about a DMV &lsquo;error&rsquo; leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter&nbsp;roll&nbsp;and adding&nbsp;nearly 400&nbsp;cast ballots.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 1 Segment 3&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;talks about Jasmine Crockett&nbsp;racism towards the World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina, while also speaking at the World Black Economic Forum.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 1 Segment 4&nbsp; Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;Saudi Arabia getting backed by the U.S. for a nuclear program.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 2 Segment 1&nbsp; Tony starts the second hour of the&nbsp;show&nbsp;talking about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal.&nbsp;Tony also talks about a DSA poll on how Americans&nbsp;aren&rsquo;t&nbsp;making what they think were promised when they graduated college.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 2 Segment 2&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;talks about&nbsp;President Donald Trump&nbsp;giving generic drugmakers two years before tariffs climb to 200%.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 2 Segment 3&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;gets into three more things:&nbsp;Rand Paul releasing slack messages appearing to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper holding private doubts, the White House moving money towards AI&nbsp;and away from colleges,&nbsp;and Caitlin Clark&nbsp;declining the WNBA 3-point contest invitation.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 2 Segment 4&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;wraps up the second hour of the show&nbsp;talking about&nbsp;wreckage from a missing Pan Am flight&nbsp;showing up&nbsp;after 74 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 1&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;starts the final hour of the&nbsp;show&nbsp;joined with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about&nbsp;what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes&nbsp;on Iran from the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 2&nbsp; Tony talks&nbsp;about Hasan Piker on how capitalists should be treated.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 3&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;continues his conversation with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 4&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;wraps up another edition of the show&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;the dignified transfer of four service members. Tony also talks more about&nbsp;a DMV &lsquo;error&rsquo; leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter roll and adding&nbsp;nearly 400&nbsp;cast ballots.&nbsp;

Tony Katz Today Full Show - 07/22/26

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Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with Major Mike Lyons talking about what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes on Iran from the U.S.  

Tony continues his conversation with Major Mike Lyons talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan. 

Tony&nbsp;starts the final hour of the&nbsp;show&nbsp;joined with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about&nbsp;what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes&nbsp;on Iran from the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tony&nbsp;continues his conversation with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan.&nbsp;

Tony Katz & Major Mike Lyons on 11 Straight Days of U.S. Striking Iran

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Hour 3 Segment 1 
Tony starts the final hour of the show joined with Major Mike Lyons talking about what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes on Iran from the U.S.   

Hour 3 Segment 2 
Tony talks about Hasan Piker on how capitalists should be treated.  

Hour 3 Segment 3 
Tony continues his conversation with Major Mike Lyons talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan.  

Hour 3 Segment 4 
Tony wraps up another edition of the show talking about the dignified transfer of four service members. Tony also talks more about a DMV ‘error’ leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter roll and adding nearly 400 cast ballots. 

Hour 3 Segment 1&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;starts the final hour of the&nbsp;show&nbsp;joined with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about&nbsp;what to expect after 11 straight days of strikes&nbsp;on Iran from the U.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 2&nbsp; Tony talks&nbsp;about Hasan Piker on how capitalists should be treated.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 3&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;continues his conversation with&nbsp;Major Mike Lyons&nbsp;talking about if boots need to be on the ground in Iran and how the Pentagon handled bombings in Jordan.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hour 3 Segment 4&nbsp; Tony&nbsp;wraps up another edition of the show&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;the dignified transfer of four service members. Tony also talks more about&nbsp;a DMV &lsquo;error&rsquo; leading to 6,600 non-citizens being added to a New Jersey voter roll and adding&nbsp;nearly 400&nbsp;cast ballots.&nbsp;

Episode 4721: Tony Katz Today Hour 3 - 07/22/26

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/902b8c81-5cd7-44b6-9b76-b48f01392a42/transcript

Tony Katz & Major Mike Lyons on Taiwan Strait & Iran

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