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Ep. 13 The War Department’s Misfire
Episode 13
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric unpack Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s fiery Quantico address—why it was a tactical speech t…
1 year ago
Ep. 12 Shutdowns Aren’t a Light Switch: SIM Farms, Justice by Process, and Meeting Turkey’s Ur-Fascism
Episode 12
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss President Erdoğan’s visit to the White House and analyze Turkey, a necessary NATO al…
1 year ago
Ep. 11 Digital Assets 101: Stablecoins to Sovereign Wealth — with Hon. Shannon Corless
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric sit down with Hon. Shannon Corless, former Assistant Secretary for Treasury’s Office of Inte…
1 year ago
Ep. 10: Ghost Shark AI, Police-State Tech, and the Leadership Gap
Episode 10
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric dive into autonomous defense at sea, surveillance tech exported by U.S. firms, and the leade…
1 year ago
Ep. 09 Congressional Oversight Limited, Caribbean Motives, & City Security
Episode 9
Congressional oversight under pressure. Stablecoins meet statecraft. Caribbean motives, city security, and the homefront of national resilience.
In th…
1 year ago
Ep. 08 Cyber to Cornfields: Community and Trust in the Heartland
Episode 8
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric connect three fronts of resilience: cybersecurity on the home front, the governance of biome…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 07 IC Integrity, Intel Equity & Ukraine’s Stolen Children
Episode 7
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric highlight the national security issues of intelligence community downsizing, state equity in…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 06 Precision Influence, Precision Maps: Trump–Putin Theater, China’s AI Ops, & Texas Resistance
In this episode, Sue and Eric tackle three issues with profound implications for our republic and, ultimately, for our geopolitical standing: the ope…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 05: Splashy Action, Long Term Effect
Episode 5
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric jump into two Administration announcements—the GENUIS Act, the Nation’s first cryptocurrency…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 04 Bonus: China’s Commercial Space Collision Course
In this bonus episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric delve into the rapid expansion of China's commercial space industry and its implicatio…
1 year, 2 months ago