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Ep. 49 Who Can You Count On? Ask the Hard Question—Don’t Require the Answer
Episode 49
Election security is about more than voting machines. It is about who has authority, who gets the warning, who is responsible for acting, and whether…
17 hours ago
Ep. 48 Strong, But Still Powerful?
Episode 48
After a three-month break, Eric and Sue return to a world that didn’t exactly wait for them.
From Iran and Ukraine to China, Venezuela, and artificial…
1 week ago
Ui: We're Coming Back 9/22
Season 1
Summer is over!
After a hiatus since June 23, Sue and Eric are coming back with a new episode of Understandable Insights next week. They catch up brie…
3 weeks ago
Ep. 47 Who Gets to Decide?
Episode 47
This week, Sue and Eric close the Better Questions series by applying that distinction to three stories in the headlines: Iran, elections, and the co…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 46 Follow the Money, Follow the Choices
Episode 46
Why is the federal budget the most important strategy document most Americans never read? This week, Sue and Eric continue their Better Questions ser…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 45 Service, Loyalty, and the Questions That Matter
Episode 45
We're back!
What’s the difference between service and loyalty? In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric update on Iran, critique the …
4 months ago
Ep. 44 Better Questions: Cyber
Episode 44
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric continue their series on the four-question framework—this time using cyber to show why the old lan…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 43 Better Questions: AI
Episode 43
For 42 episodes, Understandable Insights has tracked what is changing in the world around us — the great rewiring, managed conflict, institutional fr…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 42 From Sedona: What the Sedona Forum Reveals About the World
Episode 42
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue returns from the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum — the annual gathering of U.S. and world leaders— wi…
5 months ago
Ep. 41 Already Inside the Wire: Why the Most Dangerous Threats Don’t Look Like Attacks
Episode 41
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss how the most consequential security threats in 2026 don’t look like attacks — they l…
5 months, 1 week ago