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Today, John, Les, and Jamil break down Trump's high-profile AI summit, where the president gathered leaders from the country's biggest tech companies at the White House to address public concerns around AI safety while announcing a rebranding of artificial intelligence as "super intelligence." The summit produced voluntary safety commitments framed by Trump as morally binding, and a separate Trump-Xi meeting established a bilateral communications channel for AI incidents. Meanwhile, an appeals court upheld Anthropic's designation as a national security supply risk, and a new Chinese open-source model has emerged with cyber capabilities rivaling top American systems but far weaker safeguards.Is Trump's voluntary, free-market approach to AI safety the right framework for keeping America ahead of China, or does it leave critical gaps? With Florida already seeking an injunction and a patchwork of state AI laws taking shape, how long before the regulatory landscape becomes unworkable for U.S. labs? If Congress fails to act on federal preemption, what does that mean for aligning AI development with a coherent national security strategy? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@jamil_n_jafferLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/9S1dREANQi4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, Jamil, John, and Andy examine the latest twist in U.S.-Iran negotiations after reports emerged that the Trump administration rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on terms resembling a version of the JD Vance MOU from mid-June. The administration has since rebuffed the overture, signaling confidence that a stronger deal is within reach, while Iran's economy continues to buckle under sustained sanctions pressure and economic squeeze. Adding intrigue to the moment, a suspected Iranian-linked plot targeting a U.S. Air Force base in the United Kingdom may have shaped Tehran's calculus in floating the offer when it did.Is Tehran's proposal a genuine opening or a pressure play designed to buy time? What would a credible Iran deal actually require, and is the administration close to achieving one? Could the reported attempted attack on a U.S. Air Force base in the UK signal that Iran is simultaneously pursuing diplomacy and covert escalation?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@jamil_n_jaffer@AndyKeiserLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/8P0-u7fzwns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jess, John, Les, and Algene break down a packed week at the UN General Assembly in New York, where world leaders delivered speeches ranging from Trump's stark warnings toward Iran to Zelenskyy's push for a settlement framework and ongoing maneuvering over Ukraine. However, Xi Jinping's to skip New York for a White House meeting also puts the UN's role in global diplomacy under scrutiny.Is the UN still a consequential venue, or has it become a backdrop while the real deals get cut bilaterally? Should the United States lean into the UN as a sharper foreign policy tool rather than ceding that ground? What would meaningful Security Council reform actually look like, and is there any realistic path to it?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@AlgeneSajeryLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/xnBGK-_Skgc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Conversations on Groong - September 25, 2026In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dziunik Aghajanian about shifting geopolitical pressures on Armenia following Russia's September 2026 parliamentary elections. We discuss Putin's strengthened domestic position, the Armenia-Russia confrontation over the 102nd base, asset confiscation and anti-corruption efforts targeting Russian interests, and how Middle East escalation and the Iran War reshape Armenia's strategic environment amid ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process tensions.Topics:Russian parliamentary election outcomeMiddle East escalation and the HouthisArmenia-Russia confrontation, including the 102nd baseAsset confiscation, anti-corruption, and Russian interestsAzerbaijan-Armenia "durable peace" tensionsArmenian opposition strategyGuest: Dziunik AghajanianHosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 590 | Recorded: September 23, 2026SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/590VIDEO: https://youtu.be/H0_GV8ZQ7Jg#Armenia #Russia #SouthCaucasus #Azerbaijan #MiddleEast #UkraineWar #ArmenianPolitics #GeopoliticsSubscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
"The foundation of the immigration system and the battles... all of that had been built brick by brick in El Paso, through both Republican and Democratic administrations." —Jazmine UlloaEpisode Description:To much of the country, Interstate 10 reaches El Paso on its way to somewhere else, the city seen as little more than a name on a sign between San Antonio and Phoenix, or as a backdrop for whatever border story dominates the news. Yet its position at a key gap in the mountains, El Paso del Norte, has anchored a pivotal crossroads for as long as people have traversed the continent. The city shares a binational life and generations of family ties with Ciudad Juárez, the older settlement on the southern bank of the Rio Grande. The two have been bound together since long before the U.S.-Mexico War placed an international boundary between them, a boundary whose precise course remained contested for decades.In El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory, New York Times national reporter Jazmine Ulloa returns to her hometown to tell its story through the lives of five families across a century. In that time, El Paso has been a testbed and proving ground for U.S. border and immigration policy, and the lives of its residents chart the complicated motives, successes and failures, from the establishment of the Border Patrol in the 1920s to today's Department of Homeland Security. It is a history worth understanding now, as the biggest shifts in national immigration policy play out most pointedly along the I-10 corridor.The book was inspired by a tragedy. On August 3, 2019, a gunman drove to El Paso from the Dallas area and killed 23 people at a Walmart, and later admitted choosing a border city to dissuade Hispanic immigration. Ulloa, then covering national politics for The Boston Globe, was on a plane home within a day. From the memorial that had sprung up in the Walmart parking lot, she could hear the traffic on the nearby Interstate 10. The sound that had once called her to leave became a reason to return, to understand the place she came from.In this episode, she joins Duke Reiter to discuss what she found, why she considers the comparison between El Paso and Ellis Island imperfect yet useful, and why the Ten Across region is such a revealing lens on immigration. This is where migration, enforcement and the question of who belongs are felt first and most intensely. What takes shape here tends to reach the rest of the country. As Ulloa argues, every city is now El Paso.Relevant Articles and ResourcesEl Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and MemoryREPORT: "Border Control: Revised Strategy Is Showing Some Positive Results""Jazmine Ulloa on 'El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory'"Relevant Ten Across Conversations PodcastsKyle Paoletta on American Oasis and the Southwest's Claim on the American StoryTwo Texas Cities Reexamining Data Center Deals, with Robert Moore of El Paso MattersAlternative Visions of the Southern U.S. Border Yesterday, Tomorrow and TodayCreditsHost: Duke ReiterProducer and editor: Bryce CristianoResearch and support provided by: Kate Carefoot, Rae Ulrich, and Sabine ButlerGuest Bio:Jazmine Ulloa is a national reporter for The New York Times. She previously reported for the Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe, where she was part of a team that won the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. A native of El Paso, she started out as a journalist in Texas, where she worked for newspapers in Brownsville, San Antonio and Austin. She has made appearances on MSNBC, CNN and CBS, as well as in Al Jazeera's documentary television program Fault Lines.Tags: Governance, Equity, Commerce, Border, El Paso, Mexico, Texas, Arizona, CaliforniaLinks to Apple Music, Spotify and Google Play:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-across-conversations/id1582715331?uo=4https://open.spotify.com/show/2NPKV4nAArPPknNEIGx0Zx
Today, John, Les, Jess, and Jeffrey break down the new U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement, which amends the foundational 1951 defense pact. The deal expands American control over security and investment in Greenland, while notionally recognizing Greenlandic sovereignty. It lacks any expiration and seeks to lock any future independent Greenland into the agreement and NATO alignment. The backdrop is a rapidly changing Arctic, where open sea lanes, Russian military activity, and attempted Chinese investment have quietly made Greenland one of the most strategically contested pieces of territory near American shores.Is this agreement a genuine update to American strategic posture, or does it largely formalize what the 1951 arrangement already provided? What would a growing China presence in Greenland — through port, telecommunications, and mineral investment — mean for U.S. security? Does tying the hands of a potentially independent Greenland represent shrewd geopolitics or a troubling erosion of self-determination? Was the diplomatic crisis necessary or worth it?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipseyLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/KOqtlenfBGo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, discusses the Yom Kippur shooting at a Belleville synagogue that nearly became a mass-casualty event. He examines how inadequate federal security funding leaves smaller Jewish communities vulnerable, the role of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories in fuelling radicalization, and Canada's double standard in foreign policy toward Israel. Shack argues that government rhetoric contributes to an environment enabling extremism, threatening not only Jewish Canadians but Canada's fundamental values and way of life.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Daphne Liang - Producer and EditorStephen Staley - HostIan MacAlpine/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, John, Jess, and Amy break down the high-stakes summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, taking place in Washington, D.C. against the backdrop of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. The two leaders are meeting as tariff suspensions hold, an AI race intensifies, and China quietly continues supplying Iran with economic and military support even as it reduces its own energy imports from Tehran. Beijing has also detained two American citizens in the past year, raising the question of whether Trump — who has made a trademark of bringing Americans home — can secure their release as an early win.Will Trump walk away with anything more than incremental commercial agreements, or are the bigger national security breakthroughs simply out of reach? How will Xi balance the need for U.S. relationship stability against domestic pressures as he eyes a fourth term? Can Washington and Beijing find any genuine alignment on Iran, or will China continue acting in its own interest regardless of what is said in the room? And as the U.S. and China race toward AI dominance, does America have any real strategy for what comes after winning? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@amykmitchellLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/PINwafy5kLY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jess, Les, John, and Andrew dig into the Houthis' resurgent offensive and the widening regional crisis it has triggered. With Houthi strikes targeting Saudi Arabia, Iraqi militias hitting Saudi's East-West pipeline, and the Strait of Hormuz under pressure, Riyadh finds itself encircled. after Washington declined to intervene on its behalf, Riyadh has turned to China, Iran's top trading partner, for help.Will China move to exert genuine leverage over Iran? What does Saudi Arabia's outreach to Beijing signal about the durability of American partnerships in the Gulf? What options are there to break the network sustaining the Houthis?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@AndrewBoreneLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/76qfpU7UHxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jamil, Les, John, and Matt dig into the Pentagon's confirmation that the United States has deployed weapons on orbit, marking a possible escalation in the militarization of space. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits weapons of mass destruction and military installations on celestial bodies, but places no ban on conventional weapons — leaving the current U.S. posture in a legal gray zone that no binding international agreement has yet addressed. Russia and China have both developed capabilities to threaten American satellites, and space has quietly become one of the most contested domains in modern great power competition.Is the U.S. moving fast enough to maintain its technological edge, or is the pace of investment falling short of the threat? What does meaningful deterrence actually look like in a domain where the rules of engagement are still being written? How dependent is American military and civilian infrastructure on space assets that adversaries are actively targeting?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@jamil_n_jaffer@WMattHaydenLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/GbUs3d6-SOE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian American and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, discusses his childhood in Gaza, surviving an Israeli airstrike at age 11, and losing 31 family members since the conflict unleashed after October 7th. He argues that Hamas has devastated Palestinian prospects using armed resistance. He advocates instead for "radical pragmatism"—accepting Israel is here to stay, abandoning right of return, and pursuing nation-building over violence. Alkhatib also calls out Israeli policies and Netanyahu's leadership, describing their major missteps during the war, that has come at the cost of thousands of civilians.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: / @thehubcanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Pouya Daneshpajooh - Producer and EditorHarrison Lowman - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, John, Jamil, Les, and Jess dig into a week defined by alarm bells from the people building artificial intelligence. Reports of model development mishaps over recent weeks, including the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident where a swarm of AI agents escaped their sandbox, was seemingly enough for a coordinated campaign around the latest resignation from an AI lab to spark a week-long media frenzy. CEO Dario Amodei responded by publishing a widely-read blog warning that AI is advancing dramatically faster than anticipated and calling for pacing and slowing down model development. He flagged recursive self-improvement as a threshold moment that could outrun human understanding, and proposed a three-step framework involving third-party lab oversight, industry-led safety standards, and global coordination to slow development. The week also saw political leaders debating everything from non-intervention, to guardrails on catastrophic risk, calls for comprehensive regulations, and even a full pause and a ban on superintelligence.Are leading AI executives genuinely sounding an alarm, getting ahead of a political stampede, or strategically using government to protect their investments? Can major AI labs coordinate voluntarily on safety standards without triggering antitrust concerns or cementing monopoly power? How does competition with China influence this debate and what does all this mean for open-weight models? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@jamil_n_jafferLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/x_K3C-98iss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, Amy, Jess, and John mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by taking stock of where America stands in the long struggle that followed. Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force within days of the attacks, launching two decades of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond — and the United States has not suffered a major attack on the homeland since. But that security has come at enormous cost in lives and treasure, and the national unity that defined the days after 9/11 has given way to deep partisan fracture, strategic fatigue, and a growing skepticism about America's role in the world.Has the global war on terror, measured against its original aims, been a success? What lessons should a younger generation — one with no memory of that morning — take from the last 25 years? How did the righteous resolve of 9/11 erode into the isolationism and pessimism that shapes our politics today? And what will it take to rebuild the confidence and sense of purpose that America needs to remain a force for order in the world?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@amykmitchellLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/fG31htTjPLg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Denatured, sponsored by SK Pharmteco, Jennifer Smith-Parker speaks to Arvind Singh, vice president and global head of supply chain. In this episode, we discuss how CDMOs are revamping supply‑chain strategy for a new generation of intricate modalities. Topics addressed include moving from smarter raw‑material sourcing and precision cold‑chain logistics to navigating geopolitical and regulatory uncertainty and deploying AI to building sustainable, scalable capabilities from clinical through commercial.This episode is presented in partnership with SK Pharmteco. HostJennifer Smith-Parker, Director of Insights, BioSpaceGuestArvind Singh, VP & Global Head of Supply ChainDisclaimer: The views expressed in this discussion by guests are their own and do not represent those of their organizations.
What happens when a Justice League pastiche decides the only way to save the world is to run it? On this episode of Collecting Issues, the monthly comic book club podcast, Ben and Michael read Squadron Supreme #1–12 (Marvel Comics, 1985) by Mark Gruenwald, Bob Hall and John Beatty.Hyperion, Power Princess, Nighthawk, Doctor Spectrum, the Whizzer and the rest of the Squadron Supreme wake up in a world wrecked by alien mind control, and their solution is the Utopia Program: disarm the population, fix hunger, cure death and, eventually, rewire criminals' brains with Tom Thumb's behaviour-modification tech. What could go wrong?We get into the Squadron's origins as Marvel's answer to DC's Justice League, the grim secret lives of its heroes, the B-Mod debate that splits the team, Golden Archer's horrifying abuse of Lark, the bizarre Hyperion doppelgänger subplot, Nuke and Doctor Spectrum's fatal fight, and the brutal final showdown. We also ask whether this is an accidental first draft of the postmodern superhero comic, and how it stacks up against Watchmen, Kingdom Come and Identity Crisis.Plus: eighties comic book dialogue, a whole lot of recap panels, and the famous story of Mark Gruenwald's ashes being mixed into the ink of the Squadron Supreme trade paperback.Spoiler warning: this is a book club, not a review. Read the comic first, then come back.Next up: Fault Lines, an eerie, Twilight Zone-style sci-fi anthology of three stories from Irish creator Robert Cullen.Chapters00:00 Intro & Spoiler Warning04:24 What Is Squadron Supreme?31:27 Secret Lives & Character Backstories38:57 The B-Mod Debate42:57 Golden Archer & Lark50:54 Hyperion's Doppelgänger58:34 The Civil War Showdown01:11:46 Outro & Next EpisodeFind usJoin the Discord and read alongRead Our SubstackFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TiktokWatch us on YoutubeTags / keywordsSquadron Supreme, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Hall, Marvel Comics, Hyperion, Power Princess, Nighthawk, Justice League, Watchmen, Kingdom Come, Identity Crisis, Bronze Age comics, superhero deconstruction, comic book podcast, comic book club, graphic novel review, Irish podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jess, Les, and John examine the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, a sweeping sanctions bill that passed the Senate over the summer but has since stalled in the House. The legislation would expand pressure on Russia's shadow fleet and grant the president authority to impose tariffs on the top five importers of Russian fuel, while also extending longstanding sanctions on Iran. Despite bipartisan momentum at its peak, the bill collapsed when Democrats reversed course, unwilling to hand the Trump administration broader tariff powers — even if it meant abandoning a policy designed to protect Ukraine.Why did Democrats walk away from a bill that delivered nearly everything they had been demanding on Russia policy? Is the Trump administration actually willing to squeeze Russian energy markets, or is there simply no appetite to risk higher prices at home? What would a serious pressure campaign on Russia look like — from tightening the oil price cap to cracking down on the dark fleet?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipseyLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/mYDaYVk9bQU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquinais | 2 July 2026 While this disaster has exposed the country's vulnerabilities, it also revealed where its real strength lies: in its deep-rooted social and institutional transformations. There is no such thing as a purely natural disaster, especially in a country under siege. Likewise, the response to any disaster is always mediated by social, political and even geopolitical factors. This article by Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquinais is reproduced from Monthly Review, with thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! www.thecommunists.org www.lalkar.org www.redyouth.org Telegram: t.me/thecommunists Twitter: twitter.com/cpgbml Soundcloud: @proletarianradio Rumble: rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: www.facebook.com/cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: https://thecommunists.org/education-programme/ Each one teach one! www.londonworker.org/education-programme/ Join the struggle www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate: www.thecommunists.org/donate/
In this episode, we're joined by Philippa Hann and Dr. Moira Somers, co-authors of The Fault Lines of Finance: Understanding and Preventing Financial Misconduct, for a deep dive into why good people can do bad things with other people's money. Philippa brings two decades of experience suing financial advisors, wealth managers, and banks, while Moira brings her expertise as a clinical neuropsychologist working with financial professionals, families, and the human side of money. We explore the psychology and systems that can allow financial misconduct to happen, from financial stress, incentives, and information asymmetry to workplace culture, poor training, exhaustion, and the pressure to please. Philippa and Moira explain why ethical behavior is not simply about knowing right from wrong, and why developing "ethical health" requires understanding your own vulnerabilities, building a moral operating system, and having people you can turn to when doing the right thing becomes difficult. We also discuss how investors can evaluate financial professionals, why complexity and exciting financial products deserve extra scrutiny, the role of regulators and insurers, and why financial sophistication doesn't necessarily protect people from being exploited. Along the way, Philippa and Moira share case studies illustrating ethical drift, confirmation bias, and the ways seemingly small decisions can compound into serious misconduct. The conversation ultimately makes the case for moral humility, strong relationships, healthy organizational cultures, and the willingness to tolerate discomfort when something doesn't feel right. Key Points From This Episode: (0:00:00) Introduction. (0:02:02) What financial misconduct means and why "other people's money" matters. (0:02:35) Philippa's 20 years in litigation and the core question: why do good people do bad things? (0:05:02) Moving beyond harm prevention toward promoting positive change in financial services. (0:07:36) Why financial services are especially vulnerable: access, incentives, and opportunity. (0:09:40) Information inequality and extraordinary client trust in advisors. (0:11:15) Even sophisticated investors can fail to ask critical questions. (0:11:57) Misconduct isn't simply "good vs. bad people." (0:12:45) How systems, incentives, and culture can draw well-intentioned people into misconduct. (0:17:40) Ethical drift: how innocent mistakes can escalate into lying and misconduct. (0:19:05) Building a personal "moral operating system" to prepare for dilemmas. (0:20:00) Identifying vulnerabilities: people-pleasing, exhaustion, dependence, conflict avoidance. (0:21:00) Journaling, defining non-negotiables, and developing ethical self-awareness. (0:25:22) Importance of trusted people who can challenge your thinking. (0:27:13) Personal strengths (confidence, ambition) can become vulnerabilities. (0:28:38) Systems and culture can enable misconduct or make ethics easier (0:30:10) Organizations must make it safe to surface mistakes. (0:34:43) Developing "ethical health" alongside physical and mental health. (0:40:15) Ethics requires more than knowing the right answer—it requires character and motivation. (0:44:29) Why traditional ethics training often fails in real-world dilemmas. (1:14:11) The moral operating system as an actionable framework for behavioral ethics. Links From Today's Episode: Meet with PWL Capital: https://calendly.com/d/3vm-t2j-h3p Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/ Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Benjamin Felix — https://pwlcapital.com/our-team/ Benjamin on X — https://x.com/benjaminwfelix Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)
Today, John, Les, and special guest Clayton Seigle, Managing Director of Energy Practice at Beacon Global Strategies, take stock of the most significant oil supply disruption in recorded history — and why prices haven't fully reflected it, yet.Since the outbreak of war with Iran six months ago, flows through the Strait of Hormuz have swung wildly, forcing emergency draws on the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and triggering sweeping demand cuts by Chinese refiners. The crisis has also exposed the hard limits of energy diversification: while Saudi Arabia could redirect exports through pre-built bypass pipelines, countries like Iraq and Qatar have few alternatives to Hormuz.How long can the market absorb the disruption before prices rise sharply? How low is President Trump willing to let the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall? To what extent has President Trump's been able to shape market expectations to actually suppress the price of oil, and is that sustainable? The conversation also examines Ukrainian strikes on Russian refining capacity and the massive oil deal President Trump announced with Venezuela.Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@ClaySeigleLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/APb5XJZrE1M Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, discusses the state of pluralism in North America following October 7th. Kurtzer argues for moving beyond survival-focused thinking toward Jewish thriving and excellence, examines the collapse of distinctions between antisemitism and antizionism, and explores the erosion of democratic norms in liberal societies. He addresses the responsibility of pluralistic democracies to protect minority communities and challenges Jewish institutions to remain engaged in building inclusive societies despite rising hostility.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Alisha Rao - Producer and Video EditorStephen Staley - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, John, Les, and Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, co-lead of the Air and Missile Defense Program and Senior Director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, take stock of where the U.S.-Iran conflict stands after weeks of strikes, counterstrikes, and an ambiguous MOU that collapsed into a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Over forty days of military action, Iran has lost its navy, air force, air defense systems, and significant missile production capacity — yet the fight has shifted to a grinding contest for the Strait, where U.S. forces are sustaining a blockade and an escort operation while Iranian strikes on regional shipping and Arab infrastructure continue. The toll on American readiness is mounting, from degraded munitions stockpiles to a fleet that could be in extremis for a potential Pacific contingency by 2028 or 2029.How much longer can the U.S. Navy realistically sustain its current force posture in the region before readiness damage becomes irreversible? What would a deliberate military escalation target at this stage — and can the U.S. defend regional energy and water infrastructure that has proven difficult to protect? Is the economic constriction strategy enough to bring Iran to terms, or is a harder confrontation inevitable?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@markcmontgomeryLike what we're doing here?Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/aRuYxJE2COI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dan Donovan, founding publisher of Ottawa Life magazine, examines CBC's coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict and rising antisemitism in Canada. He argues that CBC's editorial directive prohibiting reporters from calling Hamas a terrorist organization represents a fundamental betrayal of journalistic standards. Donovan contends the broadcaster suffers from institutional bias, lacks self-reflection, and displays troubling arrogance when facing criticism. He advocates for major structural reforms including new board leadership and management changes to restore editorial integrity.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao - ProducerDaphne Liang - Video EditorStephen Staley - HostNathan Denette/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les and John sit down with Tibor Nagy, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Guinea, to examine a fundamental shift in how Washington is approaching Sub-Saharan Africa. The Trump administration has broken from decades of aid-and-democracy-driven policy, positioning trade, investment, and strategic partnerships at the center of its Africa agenda — but ambitious intentions have run headlong into a hollowed-out diplomatic infrastructure, ambassador vacancies, and the chaotic dismantling of USAID.What does the collapse of the Sahel and the catastrophic conflict in Sudan reveal about the limits of drive-by diplomacy? Can the administration's business-first model deliver the jobs that Africa's exploding youth population desperately needs, or will poor implementation undermine the strategy before it takes root? With Gulf states, Turkey, and China all vying for influence across the continent, how should Washington prioritize its limited bandwidth — and where does competing with Beijing actually make sense?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@TiborPNagyJrLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! David's old friend Frank Graves, founder and president of EKOS Research and known online as the unmistakable "Voice of Franky" on Twitter, is never shy about speaking his mind. But unlike most loud voices online, Frank brings the data to back it up. He was the first pollster to flag a Liberal resurgence back in early 2025, when everyone else had written the party off. We all know how that turned out. Now EKOS has fresh numbers showing the Liberals at 45%, the Conservatives down 14 points since the election to 27%, and the NDP climbing to 17%.David and Frank dig underneath those topline numbers, and it's a wide-ranging one conversation. Frank explains why what's left of the Conservative coalition is increasingly defined by disinformation and alienation rather than ordinary political disagreement, and how he actually measures that. He walks through the sharp generational divide in the numbers, with under-35 Canadians deeply pessimistic about their futures and drifting toward the NDP's brand of progressive populism, while support for the Liberals climbs steadily with age. Together they take a detour into Quebec, where Frank's data suggests the Trump threat has actually strengthened attachment to Canada rather than fuelled separatism, a dynamic he contrasts with the more worrying numbers coming out of the Alberta referendum debate. And in the back half, Frank goes deep on something he's increasingly alarmed about: how AI-generated "slopaganda" and fraudulent respondents are quietly corrupting online polling panels themselves, and why he thinks the industry badly needs regulation before trust in the numbers fully evaporate. A fascinating, wide-ranging hour with one of the sharpest minds in Canadian polling. Stay with us for the hour. Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and author of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbour, discusses Israel's multi-front war both on the battlefield and in the field of public opinion since October 7th. He examines whether Israel is winning its war against Iran and Hamas, Prime Minister Netanyahu's political future in the lead up to October elections, the health of Israel's left 30 years since Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, and rising antisemitism on North American campuses. Halevi also explores the meaning of "Never Again" in the post-October 7th world and the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace through expanded Arab diplomatic normalization.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Pouya Daneshpajooh - Producer and Video EditorHarrison Lowman - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, John, and special guest Carlos Ruiz-Hernandez—former Panamanian Deputy Secretary of State—assess the Trump administration's renewed push for dominance in the Western Hemisphere and what it means for a region already in political upheaval. The so-called "Donroe Doctrine" has reactivated a hemispheric hierarchy dormant since the Cold War, with Washington deploying military pressure, sanctions, and diplomatic muscle from Panama to Venezuela to Cuba. Against this backdrop, Latin America itself is experiencing a historic rightward swing, driven by public disillusionment with governments that failed to deliver on crime, economic stability, and public safety.Is the United States rebuilding a hierarchy built for coercion, or one that can actually last? How influential are the political experiments in Argentina and El Salvador in driving the region's political momentum, and what does Trump add to that equation? Does Secretary Rubio's credibility in the region give Washington the leverage it needs to realign Latin American governments towards its goals? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@RuizHernandezCLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/ct8LHVdm8Uw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, John, Les, and Special Guest Peter Harrell—former Senior Director for International Economics at the NEC & NSC—trace the arc of U.S. trade and economic policy toward China from the engagement era of the late 1990s through future administrations. For decades, Washington operated on the theory that integrating China into the global economy through the WTO would create market opportunities and encourage political liberalization — a paradigm that persisted through Clinton, Bush, and Obama even as warning signs accumulated. The shift came gradually, driven by Chinese malign tactics, Xi Jinping's consolidation of power, and a business community that eventually saw more risk than opportunity in the relationship.What tools — tariffs, export controls, industrial policy — have actually moved the needle on economic security, and which are more political theater than strategy? Did Trump's first-term tariffs reshape trade flows in any meaningful way, or did transshipment through states such as Vietnam and Mexico simply obscure continued Chinese dominance? How should policymakers think about the trade deficit as a strategic variable, and what would it actually take to address it? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@petereharrellLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/Metg6cjphQo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former B.C. Premier and former federal Liberal cabinet minister Ujjal Dosanjh examines the Bishnoi Gang's widespread presence in Canada following U.S. indictments linking the group to the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. He reflects on the evolution of South Asian organized crime since the 1980s, argues Canada's immigration screening has failed to keep pace with their murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. He also discusses how governments have responded to extremism, multiculturalism, free speech, and national security concerns. Finally, Dosanjh shares his views on Canada–India relations under Prime Minister Mark Carney and the prospects for rebuilding bilateral ties.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Alisha Rao - Producver and Video EditorHarrison Lowman - HostDarryl Dyck/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Robert Brym and Dr. Rhonda Lenton discuss their recent Canadian-Jewish Barometer study examining societal pressures facing Canadian Jews. They explore deteriorating attitudes toward Jews and Israel among Canadians, the correlation between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, and heightened fears within Jewish communities. They also address challenges on university campuses, limitations of equity-diversity-inclusion frameworks in addressing antisemitism, and the need for dialogue between Jewish and Muslim communities to combat rising discrimination and violence.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Amal Attar-Guzman - ProducerAlisha Rao - Video EditorStephen Staley - HostJeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shye Klein, a Canadian photographer and Nova Music Festival survivor, recounts the October 7th Hamas attack that murdered 344 festival-goers. He discusses the chaos of that morning and how he escaped, Israeli security failures that left attendees unprotected, and the ongoing struggles survivors face with PTSD recognition and support. Klein also addresses controversies surrounding the memorial site, government accountability, and what survivors need for recovery.This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Elia Gross - ProducerAlisha Rao - Video EditorHarrison Lowman - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, John, Les, and Special Guest Dinny McMahon—Head of China Markets Research at Trivium—trace the rise and slow-motion collapse of China's old economic model, and the technology and export-led manufacturing behemoth replacing it. For decades, China's economy ran on a simple engine: a high-debt construction and investment boom with real estate at the core and as the primary store of middle-class wealth. As Xi consolidated political power and began deflating the property bubble, he charted a new economic model featuring export driven growth and a high-tech industrial policy fueled by hyper competition—sparking today's high stakes clash with the U.S. and Europe.Can Xi's new economic model actually replace the prosperity that the property collapse destroyed? Why has Beijing continued to suppress consumption and what would it take for Chinese households to start spending? How should Washington be responding to a system that exploits global markets as we try to re-shore industry, de-risk supply chains, and compete for the frontiers of advanced technology? Are the flying cars we were promised finally here?! Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@DinnyMcMahonLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Send us Fan MailBrian S. Brijbag is an award-winning playwright, author, and actor whose work has been produced across New York City, Florida, and beyond. His plays — among them Love, Lysol, and Other Delusions, On the Likelihood of Elephants, Fireflies & Fault Lines, and Funeral of god — are written in his signature Elegant Anarchy style and have been staged at festivals from the Players Theatre and Broadway Bound in NYC to Stage West and the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival.To watch the video format of this episode visit - https://youtu.be/FVic-udNa2QFor tickets for Funeral of god, July 30th through August 2nd with The Broadway Bound Theatre Fest at the AMT Theater in New York City visit - https://broadwayboundtheatrefestival.ludus.com/index.phpFor tickets to One Seat Over with the 2026 New Works Festival at Stage West Playhouse in Spring Hill, Florida, visit - https://events.ticketleap.com/events/stage-west-playhouseTo purchase copies of books by Brian Brijbag, visit - https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ABrian%2BS.%2BBrijbag&s=relevancerank&text=Brian+S.+Brijbag&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1Websites and socials for Brian Brijbag - https://brianbrijbagauthor.comhttps://chaosandcraft.com/about/IG - @brianbrijbagTwitter/X - @brianbrigbagTikTok - @brianbrijbagBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/brianbrijbag.bsky.socialNew Play Exchange - https://newplayexchange.org/users/99428/brian-brijbagWebsites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's SpotlightPunk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show
The Tim Conway Jr Show Hour 4 (7.17) A major water main rupture turned parts of West Hollywood into a river, leaving homes flooded, cars submerged, and cleanup crews scrambling to clear the damage. Tim breaks down the latest developments, with ABC 7's Chris Cristi providing an on-the-ground update. Then, the conversation shifts south after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks struck off Mexico's coast, sparking renewed discussion about California's quiet San Andreas Fault and what experts say its long silence could mean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Les, John, and special guest Richard Goldberg assess where the Iran conflict stands and where it is headed. The Strait of Hormuz is once again a flashpoint, with U.S. naval forces blockading traffic while escorting commercial shipping — a posture that has helped push down gas prices but left Tehran cut off from economic relief. Iran's missile manufacturing capacity has taken serious damage, its proxies are diminished, and the regional coalition willing to push back against Tehran is growing.Can the United States sustain a low-level kinetic pressure campaign without either failing to keep the Strait sufficiently open or pushing Iran into a corner that forces escalation? Is Washington executing a deliberate anaconda strategy, or risk managing its way into an open-ended conflict with no defined endgame? With the Iranian economy in freefall and the regime's popular legitimacy threadbare, are U.S. operations actually forestalling the one card that could matter most — an uprising by the Iranian people themselves?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@rich_goldbergLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/_jgKTU6RVhQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, John, and special guest Retired General Doug Lute, assess the NATO summit held this week in Ankara, where 32 allied leaders gathered against a backdrop of persistent tensions over burden-sharing, Greenland, and the future of the transatlantic relationship. The summit's communiqué delivered a strong, direct reaffirmation of collective defense, and allied progress on defense spending gave Trump enough reason to leave in relatively good spirits. Yet beneath the surface, fundamental questions about NATO's structure, Europe's growing strategic autonomy, and Washington's reliability remain unresolved.Is the Ankara summit a true turning point for the alliance, or a fragile moment of unity held together by personalities and political convenience? Who deserves credit for moving the needle on European defense spending — Trump, Obama, or the threat environment itself? As the U.S. share of global economic power shrinks relative to China and other emerging poles, does NATO's current structure still serve American national security interests? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@lutedougLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/0QWL4s-vhPI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EP.635The guys are back, and this time, they're not easing into it. Michael, Daniel, and Myke reunite for a Fourth of July episode that quickly turns from celebration to confrontation, unpacking what it really means to live in America right now. There's appreciation for the freedoms and opportunities the country offers, but that gratitude is constantly challenged by deeper tensions especially as Michael pushes hard against the idea of America as a “Christian nation.”The conversation gets personal and philosophical fast. Daniel leans firmly into his Christian beliefs, while Myke, hovering just a few degrees away from full fledged Catholicism, adds his own layered perspective on faith and tradition. Michael counters with sharp critiques, calling out what he sees as contradictions and hypocrisy within biblical teachings, sparking a raw back and forth that doesn't try to smooth over disagreement.From there, the discussion expands into evolution, belief systems, and the ongoing clash between science and religion, before taking a turn into something even more grounded: mental illness. The group explores how belief, identity, and societal pressure intersect with mental health in modern America, tying personal struggles into the larger cultural landscape.What starts as a holiday episode becomes something much heavier and unfiltered, a thought provoking conversation about faith, freedom, and the fractures running through the country today.
Government help was thin on the ground just after the country's worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A food-delivery robot trial in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben's proliferating thrillers are cheesy but gripping.Guests and host:Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondentAlex Hern, AI writerCatherine Nixey, culture correspondentJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Venezuela earthquakes, disaster responsedelivery robotsHarlan CobenGet a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Government help was thin on the ground just after the country's worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A food-delivery robot trial in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben's proliferating thrillers are cheesy but gripping.Guests and host:Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondentAlex Hern, AI writerCatherine Nixey, culture correspondentJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Venezuela earthquakes, disaster responsedelivery robotsHarlan CobenGet a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jess, Les, John, and Andrew cover a busy news cycle spanning the skies over Moscow to the streets of America. Ukrainian drones — produced domestically and flying hundreds of miles — are hammering Russian energy infrastructure and forcing Putin to publicly acknowledge fuel shortages across the country for the first time, as air defenses are redeployed from Crimea to protect the capital. Can Ukraine's drone campaign sustain enough pressure to meaningfully shift the strategic calculus for Putin? What does Russia's fuel crisis reveal about the durability of its war machine? Can the U.S. men's soccer teams advance to the round of 16 by defeating World War instigators Bosnia and Herzegovina?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@nottvjessjones@lestermunson@johnclipsey@andrewboreneLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/-SZp5rCIkAc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Les, John, Andrew, and Andy examine the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 1,500 people in Venezuela, a number expected to climb, and what the U.S. response reveals about American humanitarian leadership in the Trump era. Washington has committed $150 million in aid flowing through UN agencies and NGOs, with DART teams and fire and rescue units from across the country, including Los Angeles and Fairfax County, already on the ground.But the response raises harder questions than it answers. With USAID largely dismantled, who actually leads American disaster response now, and what does that mean for U.S. soft power on the world stage? Now that the U.S. has removed Maduro and installed a friendly government in Caracas, the response carries an unavoidable optic: is Washington showing up for Venezuela because lives are at stake, or because this is now its ally? And if the U.S. is only willing to show up for countries already in its corner, what does that say about the credibility of American humanitarian commitments when the next crisis hits in less friendly territory?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@andykeiser@johnclipsey@andrewboreneLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/2_k_PBIlp48 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Jess, Algene, John, and Andrew discuss reports that the Trump administration is considering major defense sales to Turkey, despite bipartisan opposition in Congress. Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 after purchasing Russia's S-400 air defense system, but as alliance leaders gather in Turkey next month for the NATO Summit, supporters cite its strategic importance to the alliance and recent efforts to distance itself from Moscow.Does Turkey's recent westward drift justify relaxing the restrictions imposed after the S-400 purchase? What are real security risks if Russian-made air defense systems and F-35 engines end up in the same arsenal? Can the administration move forward with major defense sales to Turkey on its own, or does Congress have the authority to block the deal?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@nottvjessjones@algenesajery@johnclipsey@andrewboreneLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/f3ux1hHjHFE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mary welcomes back David Holland to get his take on the thing of which most of us have little to no working understanding: the global economy. On the recent death of internationally known Fed Chair Alan Greenspan at age 100, we look at the world he presided over, versus the partisanship and digital challenges 20 years later. Yet one thing remains constant: God is the one Who will allow the Money Masters of the Universe to pull the rug and the plug and lead us into the Revelation version of a global economy. Who is the new Fed Chair and what does he want with our money? We talk about tech bubbles, national bubbles, booms and busts while navigating warnings of the sky falling on us all. What is the Yen Carry Trade? Empires and kingdoms have come and gone and crumbled at some point so we know change is on the way regardless. Always an informative hour with David. Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A
The ground is literally shaking in Venezuela while the political fault lines in America crack wide open. Twin monsters hit South America, socialist crazies sweep NYC primaries, the socialist wing just ate Hakeem's lunch, and this AM SCOTUS slapped down (or neutered) Trump's TPS rollback.
In this episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with Utah activist January Walker to discuss the rapidly growing concerns surrounding AI, massive data centers, energy consumption, water usage, nuclear expansion, and the future of Utah's environment.January breaks down why she believes current AI infrastructure is unsustainable, how data centers are impacting the Great Salt Lake, the risks tied to proposed nuclear projects along Utah's fault lines, and why she says humanity is approaching a critical turning point.This conversation covers technology, politics, environmental concerns, cybersecurity, energy infrastructure, and the growing debate around AI's long-term impact on society.Follow January Walker: IG
In this episode, Josh and Sam use a striking metaphor to talk about church health: fault lines and tsunamis. Just like unseen shifts beneath the ocean floor can trigger devastating waves, hidden weaknesses inside a church can quietly build until the damage is sudden and overwhelming. The good news? Fault lines can be repaired before disaster strikes. The call for leaders is simple: face reality now, simplify ministry, refocus on mission, and deal with issues while they're still manageable. The post The Church “Fault Lines” That Could Become Ministry Tsunamis appeared first on Church Answers.
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