Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Economic "Trilemma" - with Mohamed El-Erian
Episode 86
Record inflation, another wake-up call out of Beijing, a new prime minister in the UK, overhang of supply chain shocks and massive fiscal and monetar…
3 years, 4 months ago
Karl Rove's "Crystal Ball"
Episode 85
With less than 3 weeks to the mid-term elections, Karl Rove joins the conversation. Karl served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush and Whi…
3 years, 5 months ago
'No off ramps for Putin' - with Fred Kagan
Episode 84
With increasing talk about nuclear threats, we have three questions in this episode: What do we know from Putin’s past behavior that could inform how…
3 years, 5 months ago
Cracks in Iran’s Theocracy - a view from a former CIA officer
Episode 83
We have all seen the images of women in cities across Iran burning their headscarves and cutting their hair in public to chants of "Death to the dict…
3 years, 5 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: Kol Nidrei...misunderstood - with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Episode 82
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins in a few days. Kol Nidrei, is one of the most misunderstood parts of the Jewish high holidays -- and of the …
3 years, 5 months ago
Putin's Panic Surge? With Richard Fontaine
Episode 81
Vladamir Putin has announced what he called a “partial mobilization” of up to 300,000 reservists. According to reports, these reservists are basicall…
3 years, 5 months ago
Mike Murphy on the Mid-Terms (& the madness of polls)
Episode 80
Between now and November, we will be taking a close look at the midterm election season, which -- for most voters -- is just kicking off now. If hist…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iran, Israel & a Masterclass in US foreign policy - with Walter Russell Mead
Episode 79
Are we getting closer to or farther away from an Iran deal? Walter Russell Mead of The Wall Street Journal has been following developments closely. I…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Hidden Jobs Crisis - with Nicholas Eberstadt
Episode 78
While the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.7% in August from a low of 3.5% in July, job growth still remained well above the pre-covid trend…
3 years, 6 months ago
Who by Fire - With Matti Friedman
Episode 77
Matti Friedman is one of the most thoughtful writers when it comes to all matters related to Israel, on the broader Middle East, and also on trends i…
3 years, 7 months ago