Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463

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March 30, 2025

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3h 9m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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Douglas Murray is the author of On Democracies and Death Cults, The War on The West, and The Madness of Crowds. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep463-sb See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/douglas-murray-2-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Douglas's X: https://x.com/DouglasKMurray Douglas's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@douglasmurray Douglas's Instagram: https://instagram.com/douglaskmurray Douglas's Website: https://douglasmurray.net On Democracies and Death Cults (book): https://amzn.to/4jahsxL The War on the West (book): https://amzn.to/38L7B36 *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Call of Duty:* First-person shooter video game. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/call_of_duty-ep463-sb *Oracle:* Cloud infrastructure. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/oracle-ep463-sb *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep463-sb *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drink. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep463-sb *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Episode highlight 0:24 - Introduction 2:38 - War in Ukraine 6:24 - Trump and Zelenskyy 20:54 - Putin 41:47 - Peace 51:38 - Zelenskyy 1:06:17 - Israel-Palestine 1:17:04 - Hamas 1:31:37 - Corruption 1:34:47 - Gaza 1:55:25 - Benjamin Netanyahu 2:12:36 - Hate 2:37:06 - Iran 2:47:55 - Interview advice 3:02:19 - War *PODCAST LINKS:*

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Douglas Murray and Lex Fridman, Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463 explores Douglas Murray Dissects Ukraine, Gaza, Hamas, Netanyahu, and Death Cults Lex Fridman and Douglas Murray explore two major contemporary conflicts—Russia–Ukraine and Israel–Hamas—through Murray’s lens of democracies confronting what he calls “death cults.”

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