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The Forum

The Forum

By: Proud American Studios
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The Forum is Proud American Studios’ current‑events briefing, hosted by retired Navy Seal Team 6 officer Trey Lindsey and retired Homeland Security Special Agent Michael Koscielniak, where internal experts and trusted guests dissect the week’s most volatile headlines through the lens of Western civilization and the American way of life. A disciplined analysis that challenges propaganda, exposes radical ideologies and foreign manipulation, and arms the Proud American Studios Community with facts to change the narrative.Copyright 2026 Proud American Studios Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Forum Ep. 5: Cuba and the Western Hemisphere with U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez
    Jun 2 2026

    Rep. Carlos Gimenez explains how Iranian-backed proxy networks (including Hezbollah and Hamas) operated in Venezuela under Maduro, why CARICOM leaders stay silent on Cuba’s oppression, and how narco-terror trafficking helped kill hundreds of thousands of Americans. He argues for stronger OFAC sanctions, calls Cuba the “head of the snake,” and warns China and Russia are building influence and intelligence capabilities 90 miles from U.S. shores.

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    20 mins
  • The Forum Ep 6: Christians Massacred in Nigeria with Kyle Abts and Franc Utoo of Equipping the Persecuted
    Jun 2 2026

    Christians in Nigeria are being hunted and slaughtered, and the world is looking away. Host Trey Lindsey speaks with Franc Utoo (Nigerian lawyer, Equipping the Persecuted) and Kyle Abts (Director of Advocacy, Equipping the Persecuted) about terror tracking, mass killings in Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, and the lie of the “farmer-herder conflict” narrative. They outline alleged infiltration of government and security forces, plus how illegal mining and ransom finance terror.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • The Forum Ep. 4: The Iranian Crisis with Oded Ailam, Former Mossad Counterterrorism Chief
    Jun 2 2026

    Former Mossad counterterror chief Oded Ailam joins host Trey Lindsey and our panel of U.S. intelligence and Special Forces veterans to map the Iranian regime’s global terror network—from Hezbollah and the Houthis to covert cells in Europe, South America, and the U.S. They break down Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the 12‑day war, Hezbollah’s weakened state, and how Western intel is preparing for possible escalation and internal regime change.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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