Of Sanctions and Shipping
May 16, 2024We hear about sanctions all the time. Biden just put more on China.
The Spy Writing About Spies – David McCloskey
April 20, 2024David is former CIA and the author of Damascus Station and Moscow X.
Making Sense of Tech – Barton Hooper, Director of Equity Research at Weitz Investments
March 28, 2024Barton is trained as an accountant and equity investor. We all know how much tech is driving the stock market. He sheds light on how to make sense of what is going on.
Update on the US Congress with Congressman Jim Himes
February 29, 2024Jim returns to the show to share his perspective on Ukraine, the border and the November election.
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.