Current Events with Noam Chomsky: Iran | Nuclear Weapons, Sanctions, Diplomatic Relations & More

Watch on our newest mini-series "Current Events with Noam Chomsky"! In this episode, Lawrence and Noam discuss a variety of issues around Iran, including nuclear weapons, sanctions, and diplomatic relations.

**Recorded before violence erupted in Israel and Gaza mid-May 2021**

Noam Chomsky is sometimes referred to as “the father of modern linguistics”, is a political activist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and philosopher who currently holds joint appointments at MIT and UofA. He is the author of over 100 books and generally considered one of the greatest living public intellectuals as well as being one of the most cited scholars in history. His most recent book, Yugoslavia: Peace, War, and Dissolution, is a collection of his previously published essays on that country. In the book, Chomsky reflects on the way international politics has affected Yugoslavia over the past 25 years and what it means for the global socio-economic landscape.

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The Origins Podcast, a production of The Origins Project Foundation, features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire.

[yaserthe]

Noam the gray is now Noam the white.

Legend!

[budgibson]

PLEASE MORE NOAM! I think I speak for us ALL

[yaserthe]

This man is nearly a century old, yet is more lucid than most so called experts on TV.

[havefunbesafe]

Every time I see a new Noam Chomsky video on YouTube, I thank the universe for keeping this man going!!! Thank.you.Noam

[oldskeptic]

... the humanity needs more people of Chomsky's stature to carry on the never ending fight for sanity in effort to avoid the point of no return...

[Abdul-Y]

Dr. Chomsky is a true humanitarian, very courageous when he speaks his mind and backs his speech with references, names, and dates, quite a fascinating human being indeed. we are truly lucky for knowing about and being able to see the videos of this living treasure. Love Dr. Krauss too.
Thanks for the upload.

[emisunflowers]

I don't quite know how to describe it, but Chomsky seems a lot more lively and awake here compared to other interviews in the recent past. Of course it's inevitable that in old age we all slow down to some degree in our thinking and processing and whatnot. And that has stuck out to me in the recent past. However here he reminds me much more of himself from the late 90s or early 2000s than someone of his age now. I hope this is a sign he's healthy and he'll be here for at least a few more years. The world needs him. Thanks for this interview.

[vaishnav]

Lawrence Krauss hosting noam..!!?
This is what I pay my internet bill for.

[flyonbyya]

I’ve watched about every video out there where Lawrence appears.
Like me, Lawrence has an ever present smile and fascination whenever Noam speaks.
Along with remarkable insight. Noam’s tone has always been his most effective tool

[josephthomasjr.]

Indeed you do, Bud! Professor Chomsky is a HUGE influence in my life. And has been so for decades. Would that all intellectuals possess his wisdom and unwavering commitment to the common good. The man is a National Treasure!

[sabatino]

Krauss, I’ve always liked. I tried to read his phd paper, but it was beyond me. But he has a very humble approach. He lets people speak and asks old questions, and doesn’t seem to pretend to know more than he does about other topics. Origins Project is a worthwhile endeavor.

[onborders]

Please more of this, I Love your discusions!

[richardedward]

This is why Noam is probably more popular outside the United States. We are free. Huh! They own our minds.

[Evolushaun]

Noam Chomsky should be on every news channel if they're gonna talk about Israel-Palestine conflict.

[ollie]

Noam is a living legend, a man to be cherished.

[Think_about_it]

Noam is a living legend. Intelligent, logical & very measured. Please don’t sensor him 👍

[Klogomega]

Thank you Noam and Lawrence for this. As an Iranian I see the issue in Iran to be multi-dimensional. It's true that the policy of the US is to put sanction to bring about change from within the Iranian society, however as you've mentioned this pressure is breaking the people of Iran. The other dimension is the regime itself that is oppressive and does not allow people to chose the way they want to live. So the Iranians are being trapped from the both sides, namely by the regime and by the US and its allies.

PS. With due respect to Noam, Trita Parsi is not really a renowned scholar in the eyes of many Iranians. In fact, many think of him and his National Iranian American Council (NIAC) as lobbyists of the regime in the US and I guess for good reason.

[PronatorTendon]

I'm glad you both have a sufficiently congenial relationship to give your discussions some meat on the bone. It seemed like you clashed a little in your first event, so to get two more discussions with Noam is a bonus for me

[mrzed]

Noam looking like an ancient Greek god

[homeostasis]

I'm iranian and i completely agree with Mr Chomsky