This week, Ryan Welton welcomes Grant Hermes of Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes for a wide-ranging discussion on international politics, Oklahoma's governor's race and the national mood heading into America's 250th birthday.

Topics include:

• The proposed U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding

• Why some Republicans are criticizing the deal

• The future of the Strait of Hormuz

• J.D. Vance's political stakes in the negotiations

• Comparing Trump's approach to the Obama-era Iran deal

• Gentner Drummond vs. Mike Mazzei in Oklahoma's Republican runoff

• The Inola aluminum smelter controversy

• Low voter turnout in Oklahoma

• Why Americans seem less optimistic despite major cultural and sporting moments

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