Podcast appearances and mentions of James A Baker

Black swan events used to be considered as one-of-a-kind events signifying something rare and exceptional. Today, however, we may be drowning in black swans. That, at least, is the view of global venture investor Christopher Schroeder, in his reflections on recent travel in India, the Gulf, Estonia & the United Kingdom. From the sudden eruption of India-Pakistan tensions that nobody saw coming, to Ukraine's daring military successes against Russia, to this week's collapse of the Dutch government, Schroeder argues we're living in an era of perpetual unpredictability. Schroeder believes that this flood of uncertainty is not only fueling a global anti-incumbent movement and reshaping defense technology, but also forcing nations to rethink their fundamental assumptions about governance, geopolitics, and technological innovation. five key takeaways1. We're Living in an Era of Constant Black Swans Unpredictable, high-impact events have become the norm rather than the exception - from sudden India-Pakistan tensions to Ukraine's surprising military successes to government collapses across Europe.2. Global Anti-Incumbent Sentiment is Driving Political Upheaval People worldwide are rejecting traditional governance that they perceive as incompetent or rigged for insiders, creating fertile ground for populist alternatives and massive political disruption.3. Defense Technology is Stuck in 20th Century Processes While Ukraine adapts drone technology in weeks based on battlefield feedback, Western procurement systems take 3-5 years (versus China's 18 months), creating a dangerous capability gap in modern warfare.4. Countries are Diversifying Dependencies to Avoid Over-Reliance Nations from India to Europe are consciously seeking alternatives to avoid becoming overly dependent on any single power - whether China for manufacturing or Russia for energy.5. Business-as-Usual Governance Cannot Address 21st Century Challenges Traditional institutions and processes are fundamentally inadequate for the speed and complexity of current global challenges, requiring dramatic structural changes that most governments resist making.Christopher M. Schroeder is a Washington D.C. and New York City based entrepreneur and venture investor. He is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees of the German Marshall Fund. He co-founded HealthCentral.com, one of the nation's largest social and content platforms in health and wellness, backed by Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group, Allen & Company and IAC Corporation. The company was sold to the health media publisher, Remedy Health, in January 2012 where Schroeder remained a board advisor. Previously he was CEO of washingtonpost.newsweek interactive and LegiSlate.com, the b2b interactive platform on US and state legislation and regulation that he sold in 2000. He currently is an active investor in and advisor to top US venture capital funds and over a dozen consumer-facing social/media startups. He has had a career in finance and served in President George HW Bush's White House and Department of State on the staffs of James A. Baker, III and Robert B. Zoellick.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Part of the purpose of our new KEEN ON AMERICA series is to (re)discover what it means to be an American. Many of the wisest observers of American life - from De Tocqueville in the 19th Century to Max Weber and Alistair Cooke in the 20th - saw the uniqueness of the American character in its can-do quality, in its hunger to fix the fixable. Christopher Schroeder is an archetype of this type of practical wisdom. As a media executive, tech investor, political insider, start-up entrepreneur and writer, the Washington DC based Schroeder has lived many lives over the last fifty years. What ties together all these accomplished lives is Schroeder's defiantly non-ideological attitude. If it's broken, Chris Schroeder wants to fix it. Maybe we should entrust him with fixing the America of the 2020s. Christopher M. Schroeder is a Washington D.C. and New York City based entrepreneur and venture investor. He co-founded HealthCentral.com, one of the nation's largest social and content platforms in health and wellness, backed by Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group, Allen & Company and IAC Corporation. The company was sold to the health media publisher, Remedy Health, in January 2012 where Schroeder remained a board advisor.  Previously he was CEO of washingtonpost.newsweek interactive and LegiSlate.com, the b2b interactive platform on US and state legislation and regulation that he sold in 2000. He currently is an active investor in and advisor to top US venture capital funds and over a dozen consumer-facing social/media startups. He has had a career in finance and served in President George HW Bush's White House and Department of State on the staffs of James A. Baker, III and Robert B. Zoellick. He speaks regularly around the globe, and sits on the board of advisors of The American University of Cairo School of Business, the Jordanian incubator Oasis500, the Middle East online entrepreneur information platform and network wamda.com. He was named one of LinkedIn top 50 Influencers. Schroeder is also on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Germany, The Dean's Board of the American University School of International Service, and member of the French American Foundation and Council on Foreign Relations. He graduated with honors from The Harvard Business School, and magna cum laude from Harvard College. Schroeder is married to Alexandra Coburn and has three children.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

The third day of the Republican National Convention of 1980 was arguably the most exciting political day I can ever remember in my over 40 years of involvement in political life. It was also arguably the most historic.  As a nine year old child, I was absolutely glued to the broadcast of the convention as it all unfolded on national television. Ronald Reagan and former President Gerald Ford were locked in intense negotiation behind the scenes as to how to get a Reagan - Ford ticket. All the political heavyweights of the era were weighing in on the chances that Ford would indeed get the deal he wanted to be a Co-President and help Ronald Reagan win the Presidency. This, of course, left George H. W. Bush out in the cold. It really looked like his political future was about to be snuffed out after what had been a remarkable primary run. All into the evening, in primetime, rumors circulated that the Governor and the former President would soon be coming to the hall. Then suddenly CBS News had Gerald Ford on the air talking about the deal he was ironing out with the Reagan campaign. He would demand to have unprecedented powers in the Vice Presidency, that Ronald Reagan would have to share the title he was on the verge of winning. All while a dejected George and Barbara Bush watched on television and drinking a few drinks to dull the sense of emotional let down. However, Ronald Reagan was watching the broadcast too and he wanted none of a co-presidency. Suddenly, out of the clear blue sky the phone rang in the Bush suite, answered by James A. Baker , it was Governor Ronald Reagan on the line for Ambassador George Bush and by the end of that phone call it would be Bush on the ticket with Reagan, The first of six out of seven national Republican tickets that would feature one of the members of the Bush family on it. Making this night not only one of the most exciting but also one of the most important evenings of the 20th century, all broadcast live on television. As reporter Susan Page has said "It looked like the end but it was , in fact, the beginning" in a long dynastic run by the Bush Family.  Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Hour 2 -  Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: Nick and Sarah talk Santa's Angels. We have 21 gifts back at the studio, which means we have 60 children unaccounted for. Gifts need to be back by Thursday, Dec. 15th. We always get asked if listeners can drop off money. The answer is yes, but checks make it difficult since we don't have a bank account for "Santa's Angels." All cash donations go to kids who don't get picked off the tree so no child gets left behind this Christmas. If any money is left, it goes to Great Circle so they can purchase wrapping paper, bows, tape, etc. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said farewell to Congress on Tuesday, delivering his final address on the Senate floor. Elon Musk announced that Twitter's former Deputy General Counsel... Former FBI general counsel James A. Baker, has been fired. Baker was reportedly involved in discussions about how to handle the Hunter Biden laptop story.

Underwater UFO (supercavitation)? Who did SBF from FTX hire as his lawyer? Climate lockdowns are next; watch France. Who is James Baker (former Verizon, former FBI, former Twitter) and what was he involved in? Censoring Hunter Biden's Laptop, promulgating Russiagate, and also…responsible for setting up the FISA courts as we know them, as a PBS interview from 2007 tells us.

This episode of All the Best, features a look back at our first 100 Episodes. Sam LeBlond takes a stroll through some favorite highlights of our many guests. We listen in as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks of making popcorn with Mrs. Bush, and an incident of extended grace during a lobster mishap with a young Ben Mulroney. Sam also takes us back to Brad Meltzer's endearing relationship with the Bushes, and a touching tribute from our nation's 61st Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III. Join us as we reminisce about some of our favorite moments. 

We are deeply honored that our first Veriten COBT guest is Secretary James A. Baker, III. A native Houstonian, Secretary Baker is one of the most accomplished and insightful leaders in the past 50 years of American history.It is undoubtedly difficult to neatly summarize Secretary Baker's accomplishments and contributions to the country and to the world. Mr. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985, before moving to Secretary of the Treasury from 1985 to 1988. He was President George H.W. Bush's Secretary of State from 1989 to 1992, during which time the Berlin Wall fell, German reunification came to pass, and the Soviet Union dissolved, bringing an end to the Cold War. He served again as White House Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to President Bush from 1992 to 1993. Altogether, Mr. Baker led five presidential campaigns for three presidents and was a trusted advisor to a fourth. Prior to his time in Washington, Mr. Baker graduated from Princeton University and served in the United States Marine Corps, received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and practiced law in Houston at Andrews and Kurth. In 1994, Secretary Baker founded Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy which is one of the nation's and the world's leading nonpartisan think tanks. He is presently a Senior Partner in the law firm of Baker Botts.It was our distinct pleasure to host Secretary Baker at Veriten's offices, located at the ION in downtown Houston. In our discussion, we touched on the state of the world, the state of the energy and climate discussion, Ukraine and the issues around it, and other domestic issues including the national debt and inflation. Mr. Baker's knowledge, perspective and humor were encouraging and insightful. At 91, he is still sharper than ever. We are beyond thankful to have spent the time with him and hope you enjoy our discussion as well.We had a quick lead-in with our Veriten team members Mike Bradley and Colin Fenton. Mike shared a timely market update on the outperformance of energy equities relative to the S&P 500 index. He also shared his expectations about this week's OPEC meeting in light of recent strength in crude oil markets. To frame our national debt discussion, Colin gave an overview of the key data and showed how the massive surge in public debt fuels the inflationary pressures that policymakers have been slow to recognize.Thank you all for your support and friendship. We extend you a warm welcome to Veriten and look forward to everything to come. We are so excited!

In this episode, Sharon is joined by Chief White House Correspondent of the New York Times, Peter Baker. From the White House to Afghanistan to Moscow, Peter has travelled the world to cover the world's most pressing issues. Sharon and Peter dive into what it's like to report on U.S. Presidents, and Peter shares his experiences as the first newspaper reporter to enter Afghanistan immediately following the 9/11 attacks. Peter and Sharon also discuss Peter's latest book, The Man Who Ran Washington, and uncover the life and legacy of James A. Baker, a man who ran five presidential campaigns. You do not want to miss this fascinating episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. Do you have young kids in your family who are the last ones waiting to get vaccinated ? When will the FDA approve Pfizer's request for emergency use of vaccines for children under 12? What do you need to know about the vaccine and boosters? And what is the future of healthcare costs in the post-COVID world? Today, we discuss all these issues and more with medical and policy experts. Plus, we unpack Governor's Abbott's new executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. What does it mean for Texans and Texas businesses? And how might this issue play out in the Third Special Session of the Texas legislature? Guests: Dr. Joshua Blank Research Director for the non-partisan Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin Dr. Michael Chang Pediatric infectious diseases specialist at UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital  Dr. Vivian Ho James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics Director, Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. Audio from today's show will be available after 5 p.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps.

James A. Baker, III, occupies a unique place in the history of American foreign policy and politics. He is the only person to serve as Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and White House Chief of Staff (twice). He also led five presidential campaigns. Please join us as Aaron David Miller sits down with America's 61st Secretary of State for a discussion of U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics, and the state of the world.Want to listen to Carnegie Connects live? Visit our website to sign up for invitations.

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, the co-authors of “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III”, to tell the story of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III: the man who ran Washington when Washington ran the world. Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, responsible for reporting on President Biden, the fifth president he has covered. He previously wrote about Presidents Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama for The Times and Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for The Washington Post. Susan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a weekly column on life in Washington. She has served as the top editor of several Washington publications; most recently, she founded the award-winning Politico Magazine and went on to become the editor of Politico throughout the 2016 election cycle. She previously served as the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, which won three National Magazine Awards, among other honors, during her tenure. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the show live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lithub Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteraryHub/videos Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://andrew2ec.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dezer dagen is het precies 30 jaar geleden dat de wereld haar adem inhoudt om wat er gebeurt in een zomervilla in het stadje Foros op de Krim. In een oude ranch in Wyoming, aan de voet van de Rocky Mountains gaat laat op de avond het alarm af. In Moskou is een staatsgreep gepleegd.Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger nemen je mee naar het Moskou van augustus en september van 1991 en we komen ook in Sint Petersburg (toen nog net Leningrad), Berlijn, Brussel, Washington en Kennebunkport, Maine.De oude garde van het Kremlin zag geen uitweg meer uit de crisis van het communistische imperium en de instortende commando-economie. Alleen een staatsgreep zou nog kunnen helpen. Dat zo'n coup in de maak was bleek allerminst een geheim. President George Bush senior wist het, Boris Jeltsin wist het en zelfs Sovjet-leider Mikhail Gorbatsjov hield er rekening mee. En toch kwam hij als een verrassing.PG vertelt in deze editie van betrouwbare Bronnen over de adembenemende gebeurtenissen van die dagen, mede op basis van nieuwe literatuur die soms verrassende details en inzichten geeft. Terwijl op de Russische televisie het Zwanenmeer vertoond wordt, speelt achter de schermen een jonge Vladimir Poetin een opmerkelijke rol.De coup – onder regie van de geheime dienst – mislukt, maar de KGB-elite houdt niettemin de touwtjes in handen.En natuurlijk vertelt PG over dat fenomeen op zichzelf: een zomerpaleis op de Krim. Waarom is dat zo'n onmiskenbaar klassiek signaal van oppermacht, luxe en grandeur? Verrassende namen komen hierbij langs, van de grootste tsarina uit de Russische historie tot FDR en van Leonid Brezjnev en Willy Brandt tot Poetin. Want ook de huidige baas in het Kremlin doet wat al zijn voorgangers deden. Maar uiteraard doet hij dat net weer een beetje anders en geheimzinniger.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de Europese Unie en door donaties van luisteraars via de site Vriend van de Show. Sponsoring of adverteren is ook mogelijk. Stuur een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en we nemen contact met u op!***Verder lezenPeter Baker & Susan Glasser - The Man Who Ran Washington, the Life and Times of James A. Baker III***Verder kijkenThe Soviet Coup: Day One, August 19th 1991Soviet Coup 1991: Day Two - ABC News (full broadcast) - August 20The Soviet Coup: Day Three, August 21st 1991***Verder luisteren197 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: Boris Jeltsin, een tragische held188 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: 1991, het jaar waarin Gorbatsjov in de afgrond staart en Poetin gemeenteambtenaar wordt163 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: hoe een wereldmacht verdampte93 - Hoe Gorbatsjov en het Sovjet-imperium ten onder gingen***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Intro00:02:13 – Deel 100:47:26 – Deel 201:33:09 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, a staff writer at the New Yorker, examine the life and lasting legacy of James A. Baker, one of the most influential political power brokers in American history. Recorded December 3, 2020

Originally aired on October 28th, 2020. Our guest on Ask Assaad this week, Dr. Kenneth B. Medlock III, has no shortage of experience with the economics of the energy industry. In fact, just a few of his current roles include the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and the senior director of the Center for Energy Studies.

In this episode, Dan Runde sits down with Dr. Diana Negroponte who is a current Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. Dan and Dr. Negroponte begin their conversation by discussing her new book, Master Negotiator: the Role of James A. Baker, III at the End of the Cold War. They talk about why Dr. Negroponte wrote the book and in particular, how she decided to write about his legacy during the end of the Cold War. Dan and Dr. Negroponte discuss Baker’s open-mindedness, intellect, and determination, and how these personal attributes, in addition to his close friendship with President George H.W. Bush, ultimately shaped his success as Secretary of State. They move on and talk through the landmark events that occurred during the Cold War era as well as the history of the U.S. relationship with the Soviet Union. Finally, they discuss the important legacy that Baker will leave behind.

"Deepfakes" are one of the latest technologies to prompt debate about online media. Using Deepfake techniques, users can make realistic-looking fake media in which people say and/or or do things they never, in fact, said or did. Although artists, documentarians, filmmakers, and many others have used Deepfakes to produce creative, and potentially life-saving, content, Deepfakes can also be used for harm, including assaults on people’s dignity and political stability. The technology, like many other innovations before it, presents risks and opportunities.Lawmakers and academics have proposed laws to mitigate such harms. How should lawmakers approach the abusive use of Deepfakes? Can lawmakers craft legislation that limits the worst uses of Deepfakes without hampering the creation of valuable and creative Deepfake media? In this live podcast, leading experts discuss these and other questions related to this emerging technology, using Matthew Feeney's new paper on the topic, "Deepfake Laws Risk Creating More Problems Than They Solve," as a jumping-off point.The paper is available here: https://regproject.org/paper/deepfake-laws-risk-creating-more-problems-than-they-solve/.Featuring:- Joshua Abbott, Executive Director, Center for Law, Science and Innovation, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law- Bobby Chesney, James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Texas at Austin School of Law- Matthew Feeney, Director, Project on Emerging Technologies, Cato Institute- [Moderator] Kathryn Ciano Mauler, Product Counsel, GoogleVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

COVID-19 has decimated hospitals in many ways – including financially. Vivian Ho is James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and director of the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University, and she joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the knock-on effects of the pandemic, from possible health-care bankruptcies to staffing issues, that hospitals are bracing for after the storm.

Today was President Trump's last full day in office. We look back on four tumultuous years of "unprecedented" moments and the tense political atmosphere we're left with. On Today's Show:Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, CNN global affairs analyst and co-author, with Peter Baker, of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Doubleday, 2020), reflects on the President's tenure, including the norms he blasted through, the major policy decisions, the two impeachments and the insurrection he incited. Plus, callers weigh in on how their political thinking has changed over the course of the Trump administration.

On Donald Trump's last full day in office, Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, CNN global affairs analyst and co-author, with Peter Baker, of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Doubleday, 2020), reflects on the President's tenure, including the norms he blasted through, the major policy decisions, the two impeachments and the insurrection he incited. Plus, callers weigh in on how their political thinking has changed over the course of the Trump administration.

In this episode of “All the Best”, Sam LeBlond is joined by Secretary James A. Baker, III, our nation’s 61st Secretary of State. Secretary Baker remembers his 60-year friendship with George H. W. Bush starting as tennis partners at the Houston Country Club all the way to serving at the top of the U.S. government together. Baker also shares his case for George H. W. Bush as the finest Vice President in history and why Mr. Bush was the greatest one-term president America ever had. Plus, Secretary Baker shares his final moments with George H. W. Bush. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

James A. Baker, III was one of the most consequential statesmen of the latter half of the 20th century. A power broker in Washington during the Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush administrations, Secretary Baker held three different cabinet positions, twice served in the role of Chief of Staff, and ran five presidential campaigns. As Secretary of State for George H.W. Bush, he was widely credited with facilitating a peaceful end to the Cold War and working to reunite Germany in its wake.    His eventful life is chronicled in the bestselling book “The Man Who Ran Washington,” by New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker and New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser.  In this conversation, Secretary Baker is joined by authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser to discuss Secretary Baker's extraordinary journey in government and how his Washington differs from that of today.

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Rob Malley and Naz Modirzadeh host Crisis Group’s Chief of Policy Richard Atwood in a special episode on Crisis Group’s flagship publication “10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021”,  discussing the hot-spots we chose to feature, the opportunities for conflict resolution and the legacy of Donald Trump’s foreign’s policy, as well as debating the conventional wisdom that there is no military solution to political conflict.  Background readings: 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021.  How to Hide an Empire. A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr. The Man Who Ran Washington. The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.

Friday, January 1, 2021 - “Texas Titans: George H.W. Bush and James A. Baker, III: A Friendship Forged in Power” is a new book by Charles Denyer. It details the remarkable friendship of Bush and Baker that spanned six decades and how that close friendship impacted the world. Guest host Rick Collin, presidential historian and former faculty member at the U of Mary visits with the author.

On this special episode of WeeklyTech, all of the hosts from the ERLC podcasts are together for one big crossover episode to wrap up 2020 with highlights, favorite things, and the banter that turns co-workers into friends.This MEGACAST joins the ERLC Podcast crew–Josh Wester, Lindsay Nicolet, and Brent Leatherwood–with the Capitol Conversations team–Jeff Pickering, Chelsea Patterson Sobolik, and Travis Wussow–and Jason Thacker of the WeeklyTech podcast. Thanks be to Gary Lancaster, our fearless producer and America’s most elite audio engineer!This episode is sponsored by The Good Book Company, publisher of Searching for Christmas by JD Greear. Find out more about this book at thegoodbook.com.Resources from the ConversationERLC Podcast with Josh Wester, Lindsay Nicolet, and Brent LeatherwoodCapitol Conversations with Jeff Pickering, Chelsea Patterson Sobolik, and Travis WussowWeeklyTech with Jason ThackerThis Week’s PromosCheck out The Good Book CompanyLearn more and apply at ERLC.com/internshipsMake an end of year donation at ERLC.com/donateFrom the Highlights ConversationWhat Hong Kong reveals about the future of China by Travis WussowThe tension of technology: Hope and fear in the digital age by Jason ThackerHidden in Plain Sight: a call to bring hope and help to victims of abuse, winter edition of LIGHT MagazineWatch The Pearl Brown DocumentaryLooking for Truth in Post-Election America by Russell MooreFavorite BooksBrent | A Time to Build by Yuval LevinChelsea | Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund + A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph LoconteLindsay | Spy Novels by Daniel SilvaTravis | The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan GlasserJason | The Technological Society by Jacques EllulJosh | Politics after Christendom by David VanDrunenFavorite PodcastsBrent | The RemnantChelsea | Office LadiesLindsay | Crime JunkieJeff | The Jamie Weinstein ShowJason | In Machines We TrustJosh | More PerfectFavorite NewslettersJeff | Axios Sports by Kendall BakerTravis | Jonah Goldberg’s Friday G-FileJason | The Economist Espresso

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, Public Policy Fellow Diana Negroponte discusses her new book, Master Negotiator: The Role of James A. Baker, III at the End of the Cold War. The book examines the critical role President George H. W. Bush's secretary of state played on the world stage in the final years of the Cold War as the Soviet Union unraveled.

Excited to have Casey Merriman of Energy Intelligence on the podcast this week. We talk OPEC, Exxon (the company it was, is and wants to be), natural gas, M&A and Fundamentals vs animal spirits. I hope you enjoy.   #hottakeoftheday podcast Episode 88 w/Casey Merriman https://youtu.be/60yiMx2_0zk   Podcast Audio   About our Sponsor, Kuiper Law Firm The Kuiper Law Firm is a Multi-Jurisdictional full service oil and gas law firm with offices in Houston, Denver, Dallas, Midland, Oklahoma City, and Lafayette. The Firm is licensed to practice across most producing states, retains significant experience in every producing basin, and provides skillful representation across a wide variety of matters including title examination, regulatory representation, acquisitions and divestitures, contract review, midstream dedication, and many other aspects of onshore natural gas and oil operations. Kuiper Law Firm strives to create a better experience for clients by providing effective, efficient, and personable representation by attorneys that understand and know the oil and gas industry. Not only does the firm have extensive experience representing industry operators and participants, but most of Kuiper’s attorneys began their careers employed by operators. This hands-on experience allows delivery of legal services that are truly effective and efficient for our oil and gas clients. Through the difficult market presented by this past year, Kuiper Law Firm remains committed to serving oil and gas clients. Alex Kuiper founded Kuiper Law Firm with a vision of accessible expertise, efficient and quick service, and a client base revered as friends. Recognizing the many hardships on industry professionals today, the firm actively participates in free educational events available to all, welcomes questions from industry professionals we may address in our blog, and is available to all, clients and non-clients alike for guidance in these challenging times.   About Casey Casey Merriman Editorial Director, Western Hemisphere Head, Competitive Intelligence Service Energy Intelligence Casey Merriman is Energy Intelligence’s Western Hemisphere Editorial Director and head of its Competitive Intelligence Service, providing strategy-led company and comparative analysis across the oil and gas industry’s leading producers. Energy Intelligence has been a leading independent provider of insight, analysis and data on the global energy industry for over 60 years. She joined Energy Intelligence in 2008, covering the US corporate oil and gas sector and rise of shale. She has edited several Energy Intelligence publications, including EI Finance, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and Energy Intelligence Premium. Prior to joining Energy Intelligence, Casey covered US NGL and clean product markets for Argus Media and worked under Amy Myers Jaffe at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy’s Energy Forum. Casey graduated cum laude from Rice University with a B.A. in Political Science. When not writing about oil and gas, Casey is usually found on a bike, playing bass or baking with her 10-year-old daughter. Her NFL fandom has also expanded to include her husband’s beloved Steelers, offering some respite from the frustration that is being a Texans supporter.

To paraphrase Henry Kissinger, "Who the heck is James Baker?” For a quarter-century, from the end of Watergate to the aftermath of the Cold War, no Republican won the presidency without his help or ran the White House without his advice. Susan Glasser and Peter Baker join our host Richard Aldous to discuss their new book, The Man Who Ran Washington, a biography of George H. W. Bush's legendary White House chief of staff and Secretary of State, and a rumination about a Washington that perhaps no longer exists.

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker(no relation), Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and his wife, Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for The New Yorker. Bill says its among the best political biographies he has ever read. And he's read a lot. Baker, Glasser and Bill explore a time in DC when things got done before Newt Gingrich tore it all down. Baker worked for presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush and Bush. But not Trump. Glasser and Baker give their deeply reported assessments of Trump right now, You can order the book from Amazon. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Bobby Chesney, director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sit down with Peter Baker and Susan Glasser to discuss their new book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Time of James A. Baker III. James Baker was the secretary of state for George H.W. Bush at the end of the Cold War and the man who helped orchestrate the remarkably broad coalition that prosecuted the first Gulf War. While those are substantial diplomatic achievements, Glasser and Baker point out that James Baker’s accomplishments were much broader than that and included substantial involvement with political campaigns including running the re-election campaign of Gerald Ford and others.

For a quarter-century, from the end of Watergate to the aftermath of the Cold War, no Republican won the presidency without his help or ran the White House without his advice. James Addison Baker III was the indispensable man for four presidents because he understood better than anyone how to make Washington work at a time when America was shaping events around the world. His story is a case study of power in late 20th century America and the story of Washington and the world in the modern era. Join us for a virtual conversation with  journalist-author duo Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker for a closer look at their new book, “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.” The program will be moderated by Bill Clifford, President and CEO of the World Affairs Councils of America. “The Man Who Ran Washington” is available for purchase through Magers & Quinn Booksellers. This program will be live streamed on Global Minnesota’s YouTube channel. About the Speakers Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, a political analyst for MSNBC, and author of “Days of Fire” and “The Breach.” Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of its weekly “Letter from Trump’s Washington” as well as a CNN global affairs analyst. Their first assignment as a married couple was as Moscow bureau chiefs for The Washington Post, after which they wrote “Kremlin Rising.” Presented in partnership with the Committee on Foreign Relations Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs – University of Minnesota, and World Affairs Councils of America.

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of NYT chief White House correspondent Peter Baker and Politico editor Susan Glasser about their new book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.

From New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker and New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser come the highly anticipated THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Doubleday) — an unmatched case study in the acquisition, exercise, and preservation of power told through an account of one of the most significant and influential leaders in modern American government never to serve as president of the United States. Peter Baker and Susan Glasser are longtime Washington journalists and former foreign correspondents who have written for years about the intersection of politics and the world. Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, an MSNBC political analyst and a regular panelist on Washington Week on PBS. He has covered the last four presidents for The Times and The Washington Post and won all three major awards for White House coverage. Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the weekly “Letter from Trump’s Washington” as well as a global affairs analyst for CNN. She previously was the editor of POLITICO and founder of the award-winning POLITICO Magazine. Before that, she was executive editor of Foreign Policy magazine following a long stint at The Post, where she was assistant managing editor for national news and editor of the paper’s Outlook section. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of former Secretary of State James A. Baker discussing "The Lawyer as Leader".

Join host Gregory Kallenberg and guest Tony Payan of the Mexico Center at Rice University's James A. Baker, III Institute for Public Policy as they discuss the legislative and administrative ramifications immigration policy for a Trump re-election or a Biden election.

Steve talks with journalist Peter Baker, co-author of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.

New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker and New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser has written an unmatched case study in the acquisition, exercise, and preservation of power told through an account of one of the most significant and influential leaders in modern American government never to serve as president of the United States in their new book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker, III.   The book is the byproduct of more than two hundred interviews with sources including three former presidents, two former vice presidents, and a variety of former secretaries of state. James Baker has provided significant access to himself and his family members, along with never-before-revealed documents, memos, diaries, and letters. During today’s conversation with Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute executive director John Heubusch, Peter and Susan discuss the man who ran Washington. Let’s listen.

Mitt Romney is “enemy number one” in the Trump administration according to Peter Baker, chief White Houe correspondent for the New York Times. “He is loathed in the White House,” says Baker during an interview on the “Utah Politics” podcast. “With [President] Trump, everything is about loyalty, and you’re not allowed to stray from the fold.”“In the Senate, I think Republicans there respect him. They defended him when Trump went after him. They see him as a principled actor,” he added.“He’s a party of one,” added Susan Glasser, a staff writer for the New Yorker, and author of the weekly “Letter from Trump’s Washington” column. Glasser and Baker are the husband and wife reporting team behind the new biography, The Man who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.Glasser says Romney is a throwback to a previous era of politics, and his willingness to stand up to Trump is reminiscent of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith.“She, of course, was the famous senator who was the lone Republican to stand up to Joseph McCarthy, and it was two years before the Army-McCarthy hearings. She was a party of one for a very long time,” says Glasser. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Author Charles Denyer joins host Ryan Wrecker to discuss his new book, “Texas Titans: George H.W. Bush and James A. Baker, III: A Friendship Forged in Power.” Next, attorney and KMOX legal analyst Brad Young joins Wrecker to examine the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wisconsin and the inevitable litigation surrounding the 2020 election. Last but not least, let’s get sidetracked with a little more Italian music with a St. Louis twist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Peter Baker and Susan Glasser are our guests today. Susan Glasser is currently a writer for The New Yorker where she pens the column "Letter from Trump’s Washington." She's previously been the editor of Politco, editor-in-chief for Foreign Policy, and was national news editor for the Washington Post. She has written the book, Covering Politics in a "Post-Truth" America. Peter Baker is currently the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, and worked for The Washington Post for 20 years. He's published several books among them are The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton and Obama: The Call of History. Glasser and Baker are married, served as co-Moscow Bureau chiefs for The Washington Post, and together wrote the book Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution. Recently, Doubleday has published their second co-authored book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, which we will be discussing today.

In this special episode we discuss "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III," the landmark biography of one of the real titans of the Washington scene over the past half century, with its authors, New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser and NY Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker. The book is not only a compelling life story, it is also a lens via which to see the shift from the old Washington of "wise men" and deal-makers who knew how to compromise and valued competence to the manic, dysfunctional world of Donald Trump and scorched earth Republicans like Mitch McConnell. Join us for a deep dive into an important, large and complex life and how it impacts us all to this very day.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode we discuss "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III," the landmark biography of one of the real titans of the Washington scene over the past half century, with its authors, New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser and NY Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker. The book is not only a compelling life story, it is also a lens via which to see the shift from the old Washington of "wise men" and deal-makers who knew how to compromise and valued competence to the manic, dysfunctional world of Donald Trump and scorched earth Republicans like Mitch McConnell. Join us for a deep dive into an important, large and complex life and how it impacts us all to this very day.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Remember back when the Berlin Wall fell and history ended? Back when we won the Cold War and America was embraced by allies old and new, becoming the world’s only superpower. The Gulf War was fought and seemingly won.Actually, maybe you don’t. It was the end of the 1980s, after all.George Bush - no, not that one - stood at the center of events, and inside that center stood James A. Baker III.To tell us about the man who ran Washington, and why he remains important, we welcome Peter Baker of the New York Times who wrote the book with his wife Susan Glasser of the New Yorker. The couple’s book, coincidentally, is called The Man Who Ran Washington.Recorded 10/9/20Hey, remember the 1980s?Who was the man who ran Washington?Foreign policy as the presidential big leaguesThe nightmare of facing Jim Baker in an election“Baker was Bush”How to win the Iraq war only to lose it laterHow to navigate the end of historySibling rivalry between Bush and BakerAngry Planet has a substack! Join the Information War to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict.https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribeYou can listen to Angry Planet on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS directly. Our website is angryplanetpod.com. You can reach us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/; and on Twitter: @angryplanetpod. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Though never elected to any office, James Baker III spent decades shaping policy and politicians. Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about Baker’s close and competitive friendship with George H.W. Bush – and about his diplomatic work that reshaped the world in the last quarter of the 20th Century. Peter Baker’s new book, co-written with Susan Glasser, is “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.”

New York Times political reporter Peter Baker discusses his new book on the unlikely rise of James A. Baker III, and how his influence over Washington, the White House, and global politics spanned a generation. 

Reset brings on New York Times political reporter Peter Baker to discuss his new book on the unlikely rise of James A. Baker III in Washington and his influence on the White House.

The Man Who Ran Washington: Peter Baker of the NY Times & Susan Glasser of the New Yorker on their new book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker, III https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/253135/the-man-who-ran-washington-by-peter-baker-and-susan-glasser/ with Richard Levick and co-host Michael Zeldin, CNN Legal Contributor.

We may not see the likes of James Baker again. His influence on American politics, governance and diplomacy spans four presidents bridging two centuries. His rarified career that took him from the tennis courts of Houston to the palace courts for world capitals is captured in the best seller, “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III,” from New York Times’ Chief White House Correspondent, Peter Baker, and Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for the New Yorker.

From two of America's most revered political journalists comes the definitive biography of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III: the man who ran Washington when Washington ran the world. For a quarter-century, from the end of Watergate to the aftermath of the Cold War, no Republican won the presidency without his help or ran the White House without his advice. James Addison Baker III was the indispensable man for four presidents because he understood better than anyone how to make Washington work at a time when America was shaping events around the world. The Man Who Ran Washington is a page-turning portrait of a power broker who influenced America's destiny for generations. A scion of Texas aristocracy who became George H. W. Bush's best friend on the tennis courts of the Houston Country Club, Baker had never even worked in Washington until a devastating family tragedy struck when he was thirty-nine. Within a few years, he was leading Gerald Ford's campaign and would go on to manage a total of five presidential races and win a sixth for George W. Bush in a Florida recount. He ran Ronald Reagan's White House and became the most consequential secretary of state since Henry Kissinger. He negotiated with Democrats at home and Soviets abroad, rewrote the tax code, assembled the coalition that won the Gulf War, brokered the reunification of Germany and helped bring a decades-long nuclear superpower standoff to an end. Ruthlessly partisan during campaign season, Baker governed as the avatar of pragmatism over purity and deal-making over division, a lost art in today's fractured nation. His story is a case study in the acquisition, exercise, and preservation of power in late twentieth-century America and the story of Washington and the world in the modern era--how it once worked and how it has transformed into an era of gridlock and polarization. This masterly biography by two brilliant observers of the American political scene is destined to become a classic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/support

00:00 Sins of My Father: Growing Up with America's Most Dangerous White Supremacist, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=134806 03:00 Homegrown Hate: The War Among Us 17:00 Tucker Carlson on the VP debate 18:30 Will Dems pack the court? 19:30 Did Kamala Harris dodge the question? 47:15 White supremacists rampage in Wisconsin 1:03:00 Adam Carolla: The fly on Mike Spence's head last night The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=134787 How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/magazine/trump-liberal-comedy-tv.html Homegrown Hate: White Supremacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCPwrnk66pM&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/warren-buffett-black-lives-matter Polls, questions, super chats: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/lukeford/1nAJEAnVRDaJL Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 Reb Dooovid: https://twitter.com/RebDoooovid https://www.patreon.com/lukeford http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Book an online Alexander Technique lesson with Luke: https://alexander90210.com Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

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Michael Reagan joins us for an engrossing conversation about finding your own voice while growing up in a Hollywood family and coming of age in a political family. Michael’s parents are Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. His step-mother is Nancy Reagan and he is an accomplished writer, political consultant and radio host. Plus Fritz and Weezy discuss the new James A. Baker book and the Netflix hybrid doc, Social Dilemma.

SPEAKERS Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times; Co-Author, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III; Twitter @peterbakernyt Susan Glasser Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Co-Author, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III; Twitter @sbg1 In Conversation with Kori Schake Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Twitter @KoriSchake In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on October 2nd, 2020. This program contains EXPLICIT language

The early 1970s were a tumultuous time for the Republican Party—not unlike today. The party was battling national security risks, wrestling with the expansion of civil rights, and dealing with the political fallout of an embattled president. In order to survive, the Republican Party needed someone to guide them. That someone was James A. Baker III. Baker was the right-hand man of presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and a major player in constructing modern conservatism, yet his story has gone largely untold until now. Revered political journalists (and husband and wife) Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker have teamed up to tell the story of the man behind the curtain. In their book The Man Who Ran Washington, they describe that man who pieced the Republican Party back together, leading with vision and a loyalty to the party, but also in service to all Americans. Join us as Baker and Glasser discuss the story of a power broker who influenced America's future for generations, the current state of politics, and more! NOTES Part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by The Bernard Osher Foundation This program contains EXPLICIT language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diane speaks with the husband and wife team, Susan Glasser of the New Yorker and Peter Baker of the New York Times, about their new book, "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III."

James A. Baker III has been a lawyer, a presidential campaign manager, the White House Chief of Staff for two presidents, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State and the point person for George W. Bush in the 2000 Florida recount. His career demonstrates what it takes to acquire political power; to wield it effectively to reach bipartisan compromises, even after bitter campaigns; and to wrestle with the tension between partisan loyalty and the principles of good government. David Priess spoke about Baker's remarkable life and career with Peter Baker of the New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, authors of the new book, "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III."

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Susan Bailey, president of the American Medical Association. They discuss the mission... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Heath Racela, a TV producer (PBS' This Old House) who now produces and... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine – Baylor... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Charles Dupre, who discusses FBISD's plans... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the COVID situation in Houston and the... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, to talk about the impact of COVID-19... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Then, Ernie is joined by Dr. Melanye Price, a professor of political science at Prairie View A&M,... Read More

Tony Payan & Pamela Lizette Cruz of the James A. Baker, III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University discuss ways to solve the challenges associated with the undocumented population through the concepts of identification and taxation which must form the basis of any pathway to legal status.

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about important issues affecting the community. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about the latest news surrounding COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Dr. Ho is: James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics Professor of economics Professor of... Read More

For this conversation, we sit down with Susan Glasser, The New Yorker’s staff writer and columnist, and a journalist who participated in our first overseas Faith Angle Forum, last November. Susan is the author of two books, a 10-year veteran correspondent at The Washington Post, editor-in-chief at Foreign Policy, and founder of Political Magazine. This conversation is followed by an airing of a Faith Angle presentation from Dr. Micah Goodman, research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and the author of four books. Guests Susan Glasser Micah Goodman Links Micah Goodman: "Catch ’67": The Ideas Behind the Arguments That Tear Israel Apart The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III The making of POLITICO Magazine, with Susan Glasser Faith Angle Europe 2019 Follow us | faithangle.org

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about our society’s response to COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Dr. Ho is: James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics Professor of economics Professor... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about our society’s response to COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Dr. Ho is: James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics Professor of economics Professor... Read More

Our special edition of Houston Matters weekdays at 3 p.m. addresses your questions and concerns about coronavirus as a public service to our listeners. In the first segment, host Ernie Manouse is joined by Dr. Vivian Ho with Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute to talk about our society’s response to COVID-19. She co-writes a blog detailing the latest updates on the pandemic. Dr. Ho is: James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics Professor of economics Professor... Read More

Few know more about the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation than our guest this week, former Justice Department and FBI senior official James A. Baker. From 2014 to 2017 Mr. Baker was general counsel of the FBI and was involved in the initial and some of the most important aspects of the investigation into Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential election. We talk to Jim Baker about that, Robert Mueller's testimony and if our government is doing enough to ensure that the 2020 election is free from foreign influence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 22  Welcome to Episode 22 and May 2019, which marks Lyceum’s three-year anniversary of publishing A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. Today I'm joined by Talen Energy’s CEO, Ralph Alexander, and CFO, Alex Hernandez. We'll be discussing the remarkable turnaround of Talen Energy that Ralph and Alex have been leading. Talen Energy in its privately-held form today is unique and its evolution to its current state illustrates the range of leadership approaches available for a company in a “take-private” setting. There's a definite before, middle, and beyond to the take private transformation. Talen is still in the early stage of the “beyond” era. The red-letter date of the take-private was December 6th, 2016.  And to set context, we have to back up a little bit.  About a year and a half before the take-private, Talen Energy was formed when Pennsylvania Power & Light, or PPL, spun off their power generation assets and combined them with those belonging to private equity group Riverstone. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 1st, 2015, with initial ownership being 65% PPL and 35% Riverstone. That company, which Ralph and Alex refer to as “Talen 1.0,” had about 15,000 megawatts of capacity split across fuel sources, with about 43% from natural gas, 40% from coal, and 15% from nuclear (from the company’s one nuclear facility, Susquehanna). Those assets sold into two major wholesale markets in ERCOT and PJM, plus a small amount in New England. Talen generated a proforma of $4.3 billion in 2014 revenues. On December 6th, 2016, Riverstone purchased the remaining 65% of Talen, making Talen a privately-held company, and appointed Ralph and Alex to lead the company. They faced the massive task of sorting out what the company had and planning what they would do with it.  Our interview covers a lot of ground and addresses an array of business leadership questions, including: What are the expectations and requirements that a private equity owner has for a company and a management team? What historical decisions prior to new ownership of a company led to lackluster performance? What were the strategic views embedded in the private equity investor’s thesis about a company? Why invest more deeply in a company that is suffering from lackluster performance? Can new management and their decisions have a marked impact? How does a new leader ferry the costs out of and efficiencies into a business after acquisition? Does private ownership provide benefits for a company? What does a productive, strategic partnership between a CEO and a CFO look like? What is the role of a “strategic” CFO? Is good leadership universal? Is a management team and its profitable approach transportable to other sectors?  We would like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.    Informative and Helpful Links Talen Energy's Website - https://www.talenenergy.com/ Riverstone's Website - https://www.riverstonellc.com/ Economic dispatch of power generation resources explained by the EIA - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=7590   Program Guide Episode 22 A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez  0:00     Introduction to Talen Energy and CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez 4:00     Expectations and requirements that Riverstone had for the company and the management team. 7:11     Historical decisions prior to new ownership of the company that led to lackluster performance. 9:17     Break 1 9:35     Why invest more deeply in a company that is suffering from lackluster performance?  Can new management and their decisions have a marked impact? 12:32   How does a leader lead the costs out and the efficiencies into the business through others? 20:11   Break 2 20:30   Does private ownership provide benefits for a company? 26:04   Break 3 26:32   What does a productive, strategic partnership between a CEO and a CFO look like? 30:24   What is the role of a “strategic” CFO? 34:29   Break 4 34:49   What is the next chapter for Talen Energy? 39:00   Break 5 39:24   Is good leadership universal? Is a management team and its approach profitability transportable to other sectors? 44:52   Closing comments and coming attractions   Biographies of Guests Mr. Ralph Alexander Ralph Alexander was appointed President and CEO of Talen Energy on December 6, 2016. He was previously a Partner with Riverstone Holdings, LLC. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Alexander served in various positions with subsidiaries and affiliates of BP plc, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies. From June 2004 until December 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Innovene, BP's $20 billion olefins and derivatives subsidiary. From 2001 until June 2004, he served as Chief Executive Officer of BP's Gas, Power and Renewables, and Solar segment and was a member of the BP Group Executive Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander served as a Group Vice President in BP's Exploration and Production segment and BP's Refinery and Marketing segment. He held responsibilities for various regions of the world, including North America, Russia, the Caspian, Africa, and Latin America. Prior to these positions, Mr. Alexander held various positions in the upstream, downstream, and finance groups of BP. Mr. Alexander currently serves on the boards of Enviva Partners, LP, Talen Energy Corporation, and CHI St. Luke’s Health. He has previously served on the boards of Foster Wheeler, Stein Mart, Inc., Amyris, and Anglo-American plc. In addition, Mr. Alexander is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Board of NYU School of Engineering and a Trustee for New York University. He received an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Brooklyn Polytech (now NYU School of Engineering - Polytechnic) and holds an M.S. in Management Science from Stanford University.   Mr. Alejandro (Alex) Hernandez Alex Hernandez was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Talen Energy on December 6, 2016. Before that appointment, Mr. Hernandez was a Senior Advisor at Riverstone Holdings, LLC, where he focused on the power sector and on the acquisition of Talen Energy. ​Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Hernandez was CFO of Terraform Power until November 2015. Mr. Hernandez was formerly Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, with a primary focus on coverage of North American companies in the merchant power, utilities, and renewable energy sectors, providing strategic and capital markets advice to management teams and boards of directors. ​Mr. Hernandez currently serves as a Roundtable member of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Mr. Hernandez received a B.A. in Economics from Rice University, a B.S.C. from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Columbia University. Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 14 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 28-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.   Program Disclaimer The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. 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Do you have too much anger? Or not enough? If either of these are true for you, this episode will illuminate the many ways anger can be a gift. I’ll also explore the consequences of not expressing anger appropriately, and  teach you how to own your anger so that you can make it an ally.   Biggest Takeaways From Episode #20: Most of us don’t have a good relationship with anger. We usually experience anger at the extremes, or we're afraid of it. When you have a healthy relationship with anger, it becomes a gift and an ally. We often think of emotions as good or bad based on how they make us—or others—feel. But emotions aren’t inherently good or bad. Anger is an emotion, and is therefore simply an experience, or reality. When it comes to not expressing anger appropriately, there are two options: too much, or not enough. Rage is an example of too much anger, or an unhealthy expression of anger. On the other end of the continuum, someone may fake a smile, pretend not to be angry, or refuse to express their true feeling at all. Anger offers several valuable gifts. It can give you a signal that something isn’t working in your life or in a particular relationship. It can also indicate that a limit or boundary has been crossed. Or, your anger may be telling you that you need to do some self-care. Highlights from Episode #20: Vicki introduces this episode’s topic: how to make anger your ally. [00:47] We hear some examples of why someone might have a conflicted or challenging relationship with anger. [04:02] Vicki explains the value of getting a reality check from others about their anger. [10:24] The metaphor of blood circulating throughout the physical body is a useful one for thinking about how emotions need to circulate in our minds/psyches. [14:08] Vicki explores the gifts of anger. [15:31] Often, anger is a sign that we need to set a boundary, and Vicki gives some examples. [18:51] We hear about the consequences of not expressing anger. [20:43] Vicki shares insights into how to manage and own your anger. [25:26] Sometimes, you may realize that you just want to release your anger instead of trying to make a request or do something about the situation. [30:57]   Links and Resources: Vicki Tidwell Palmer Moving Beyond Betrayal by Vicki Tidwell Palmer 5-Step Boundary Solution Clarifier Anger Busting 101: The New ABCs for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them by Newton Hightower The Anger Busting Workbook: Simple, Powerful Techniques for Managing Anger & Saving Relationships by James A. Baker Pia Mellody

In this previously recorded interview, author, William Martin, tells the story of this fascinating evangelist to a new generation, in his book, "Prophet of Honor" (Zondervan, 2008). Martin shares a comprehensive, sympathetic, but frank biography of the most influential American evangelist in the twentieth century. William Martin (BD, PhD, Harvard) is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Chavanne Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He has appeared on many national radio and television programs, including 60 Minutes, Nightline, 20/20, Today, Frontline, and All Things Considered. He has been published in numerous national and regional periodicals including The Atlantic, Harper’s Esquire, and Texas Monthly. While Martin was researching this book, he was given exclusive access to the Billy Graham archives.

James A. Baker III, Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan, joins David to talk about decision-making in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on Reagan, the ongoing anthem protests in the NFL, imposing discipline in a Trump White House, the coarsening of our politics, and more.

Annual conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada – Canada & the United States: Conversations and Relations, March 2011 Speakers: The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Lawyer & Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault The Honorable James A. Baker, III, the 61st U.S. Secretary of State and 67th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury