China Economic Update with Jason Bedford
February 8, 2024Jason is an accountant, fluent Chinese speaker and Wall Street veteran. I always learn from my talks with Jason and I think you will too.
Losing a Child – Ivan Maisel
January 19, 2024Ivan is a renowned college sports journalist and the father of three, one of whom took his own life. It’s a terrifying story and one we all need to hear.
Grain – Ancient Trade Pathways with Scott Nelson
December 31, 2023Scott Nelson is the Georgia Athletic Association Professor of History at the University of Georgia and an expert in the history of commodities. In this podcast he shares the history of grain and the impact on Ukraine, global commerce and Russia.
Page Fortna – Why Wars Begin and How They End
December 8, 2023Page is the Director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and
Harold Brown Professor of US National and Security Policy at Columbia University. She is an expert in how wars begin and end.
Remy Munasifi – Comedian and YouTube Star
November 21, 2023Remy is a comedian and YouTube star. His father emigrated from Iraq and his mother from Lebanon and some of his humor is Arab-centric.
China Under Xi Jinping – MIT Prof. Yasheng Huang
October 27, 2023Yasheng is the author of The Rise and Fall of the East, How Exams, Autocracy, Stability and Technology brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline. He is a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
Yascha Mounk – Author of The Identity Trap
October 13, 2023Yashca is a professor at Johns Hopkins and founder of the digital magazine Persuasion.
Bill Gifford – Co-Author (with Dr. Peter Attia) of Outlive on How to Live a Long, Healthy Life
September 29, 2023Bill is the author of several books. His most recent is a joint-effort with renowned doctor Peter Attia on how to increase your odds of not getting heart disease, dementia, diabetes or cancer or, in short, how to live well.
Spencer Glendon – Climate Change Expert, Founder Probable Futures
September 15, 2023Spencer founded Probable Futures to help us all become climate change literate. Before that he was Director of Investment Research at Wellington Management. He holds a PhD from Harvard.
Leonid – On Ukraine’s Front Line
September 4, 2023Leonid is a drone operator on Ukraine’s front lines. This conversation is a bit “salty” so if that’s jarring, don’t listen.