Podcast Episodes

The Iran War Oil Shock That Wasn’t...(Yet?)

The biggest oil shock in modern history came and went without the catastrophe everyone expected. When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, analysts warn…

16 hours ago

WarTalk: Iran War Back On, Rogue AI, Ukraine Civ-Mil

Five months into the Iran campaign, the US has two carrier strike groups parked in the Arabian Sea, a blockade that may take months to bite, and a da…

2 days, 3 hours ago

Kimi K3, Xi's Speech, and China's Mythos Moment

The whole ChinaTalk gang gets together to discuss a big week in China AI with the release of Kimi K3 and Xi talking open source and safety at WAIC. W…

4 days, 2 hours ago

WarTalk: Ancient Greece Edition!

What do actual historians think about the Thucydides Trap? Does our 'low T' discourse all just come back to the movie 300? How the did ancient Greeks…

5 days, 19 hours ago

China's Mythos Moment

Claude Mythos scrambled American AI policy, leaving us with what Dean Ball calls a de facto involuntary licensing regime from the administration that…

1 week, 4 days ago

WarTalk: Iran + Randy Schriver on Asian Defense

Beijing just announced a persistent Coast Guard patrol east of Taiwan, the administration is calling arms sales a "bargaining chip," and the NDS does…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Chemicals Powering the Chip Industry

We cover:

How the Iran War has exposed vulnerabilities in the semiconductor industry’s chemical supply chains.

The chemistry behind chip manu…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Unitree and the Humanoid Robot Revolution

Robots are here, and they’re going to change the world, with Unitree currently in pole position. Joining me to discuss are Niko Ciminelli, longtime S…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Taiwan's War on Renewables [Fully Produced Radio Show!]

Welcome to another installment of the ChinaTalk radio show! Today, we’re diving into Taiwan’s war on green energy.

Shenanigans abound in this episod…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

WarTalk: Jack Murphy of Team House on Donahue + SOF

Jack Murphy — former special forces and Ranger Regiment, co-founder of The Team House, and author of the new novel The Most Dangerous Man — joins War…

1 month ago