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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:• Iran's ability to restrict oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is weakening as regional exports rebound, potentially eroding one of Tehran's most important sources of leverage.• The Kremlin is pressuring Russian companies to pay for their own drone defenses as Ukrainian strikes increasingly threaten industrial sites deep inside Russia.• U.S. military cyber and national-security forces are being brought into efforts to protect November's midterm elections from foreign hackers and influence operations.• South Korea says North Korean mines caused last week's DMZ explosion that wounded two South Korean personnel, raising new tensions over an alleged violation of the Korean War armistice.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com.Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybriefQUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDBTax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515Lean: Get 20% off plus free rush shipping when you go to https://TAKELEAN.com and use code PDB

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening  The Tai-Ex opened up 135-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 47,767 on turnover of 10.4-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Tuesday as investors reacted to speculation (推測) that rising US Treasury yields (美國公債殖利率) and international crude oil prices could push America's central bank to hike interest rates as it seeks to battle inflation. Koo says America is showing "goodwill" over the late delivery of F-16Vs Defense Minister Wellington Koo says the United States is "showing goodwill (善意)" over the late delivery of F-16V Block 70 fighter jets and two sides are still in talks over the matter. The statement comes after the first two of the 66 F-16Vs Taiwan purchased departed from the U-S on August 17 and reportedly remain in Hawaii. According to Koo, the contract for the fighter jets did not include financial penalties (罰款) for late delivery - meaning Taiwan will not receive financial compensation (賠償). The Air Force spent 247.2-billion N-T between 2020 and 2026 to procure 66 new F-16V Block 70 jets from the U-S. The jets were originally scheduled to all be delivered to Taiwan by the end of this year. MOL to extend paid marriage leave to 14 days The Ministry of Labor will be extending paid marriage leave (有薪婚假) from eight to 14 days from tomorrow. According to the ministry's Department of Labor Standards and Equal Employment, the change was proposed through amendments to the Regulations of Leave-Taking of Workers and is has undergone a seven-day public notice period. The department says for the additional days - from the ninth to the 14th day employers are still required by law to pay wages (工資), and after making those payments, the employers can apply to the government for subsidies. The expanded leave will apply equally to Taiwanese and foreign nationals as long as they are covered by the Labor Standards Act. However, migrant domestic helpers and live-in caregivers are not be eligible because they are not covered by the Act. NKorea Rejects SKorean Findings on Mine Planting The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines (地雷) that injured three South Korean soldiers last week. She threatened to retaliate if the South fires at North Korean troops conducting border fortification work. The statement by Kim Yo Jong came after South Korea's military on Monday announced a preliminary assessment that the blasts were caused by North Korean mines following a joint inspection with the U.S.-led United Nations Command. South Korean Defense Minister told lawmakers Tuesday that North Korea's placement of the mines likely violated the armistice agreement (停戰協定) that ended fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. DRC ebola cases surpass 8,000 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed (超過) eight thousand for the first time, with nearly four thousand deaths recorded — almost half of them outside health facilities. Chris Ocamringa in Kinshasa says the Health Ministry's latest assessment shows the outbreak has reached seven provinces, with three of the worst-affected areas also engulfed by the war between M23 rebels (叛軍) and government forces. C*OUTRO That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Medal of Honor: Tibor Rubin – Korean War. AI – this was a critical 4 year period for the Democrats. If Dome won the election, they were going to control it. Obama says ignore materialism, people want morality and togetherness. Listen when the head commie speaks. Was Iran one of the greatest political miscalculations of all time? We don’t know the result yet. Taco bell splurge. Backing into parking spots. Always prepare for a quick exit. Don’t talk about L’s in an election year.Follow The Jesse Kelly Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJesseKellyShowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Madeline and David finish our MEGA 8-part session on the Korean War!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:⁠⁠https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necropolitical_Living_under_South_Korean_Subimperialism⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516875?seq=15⁠⁠⁠⁠https://books.google.com/books?id=6_7SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20KOREAN%20LABOR%20PARTY%20AN%5B16184350%5D.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.html⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kfausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Patriots-Traitors-and-Empires-Stephen-Gowans.pdf⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/35fbc4b6-6afb-416d-818c-9e8e720fa5dc/content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://koreanwarlegacy.org/chapters/korea-forgetting-and-remembering/⁠⁠⁠⁠https://news.gallup.com/poll/7741/gallup-brain-americans-korean-war.aspx⁠⁠⁠⁠https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-South-Korea/event/Bodo-League-Massacre⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chinanews.com.cn/mil/2013/02-19/4576841_2.shtml#1⁠⁠

1947Escalating Fear And Korean ConflictNick Bunker, Part Two: Bunker details the dramatic escalation of Cold War tensions leading up to the June 1950 Korean War outbreak. The discussion highlights the perjury sentencing of Alger Hiss, Joe McCarthy's aggressive anti-communist speech campaign, and Stalin's secret authorization of Kim Il Sung's invasion plan. Bunker also explores the drafting of NSC-68, domestic labor strikes, and Margaret Chase Smith's brave Senate speech, illustrating an era completely defined by fear, paranoia, and sudden conflict. (2)

In September 2025, the MacArthur Memorial and the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted a free public event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Incheon Landings. Risking it All: The Incheon Landings at 75 and the Legacy of the Korean War was a dynamic two-part event featuring a historical overview of the operation, followed by a moderated discussion with three former United Nations Command (UNC) Commanders. The following episode features the moderated discussion between General Curtis Scaparrotti, General Vincent Brooks, and General Paul LaCamera - all former UNC Commanders.Watch the presentation: https://youtu.be/k_FAzCAasIU?si=DURz7N0P4iRcO9zb&t=3117Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Support the showFollow us on:Twitter: @MacArthur1880; @AEWilliamsClarkFacebook: @MacArthurMemorialwww.macarthurmemorial.org

In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Nam Kim, we dig into the journey that took him from refugee to archaeologist and the family history that drove him there. We get into:Nam's path from studying international relations at Penn to becoming an archaeologist (3:03)Excavating Cổ Loa, Vietnam's version of Camelot, as the first American archaeologist allowed to dig there, and navigating the politics of history (13:40)The wedding dress left on a Saigon rooftop, and Nam's family escape from Vietnam the day before the city fell (27:41)His father's survival through Japanese occupation and the Korean War (33:28)Operation New Life, the Guam refugee camps with no memorial, and why 120,000 refugees left almost no trace (33:28)Finding his own baby photo in a USS Midway Navy archive 50 years later (63:45)

Drop us a note about the podcast. A single Supreme Court case in 1947 helped turn one sentence from a Thomas Jefferson letter into America's most repeated myth about faith in public life. We dig into Everson v. Board of Education, what the First Amendment actually says about “establishment of religion” and “free exercise,” and why the modern “wall of separation between church and state” argument still shapes schools, courts, and culture today. We also slow down and let Scripture do what it does best: re-order our fears and our priorities. From Psalm 33's promise that God watches over those who rely on His unfailing love, to Genesis 2's picture of marriage as a covenant worth protecting, we ask whether we treat our homes like they belong to Christ. Then we read 1 Corinthians 9 and talk plainly about responsibility, stewardship, and why gospel work deserves support, even when it's offered without charge. Finally, we remember. We read ten more names from September 11, 2001, and we honor Richard Edward Cavazos with a detailed account of his courage in Korea, because a nation that forgets sacrifice loses its moral footing fast. If you want more Christian heritage, constitutional history, and a biblical worldview that doesn't flinch, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.#ChristianNation#AmericanHistory#ThomasJefferson Support the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribeCountryside Book Serieshttps://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2 America's Christian Heritage Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

This week, Madeline and David discuss our second installment of the Korean War itself in our deep dive series!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:⁠https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf⁠ ⁠https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdf⁠⁠https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacre⁠⁠https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea⁠⁠https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necropolitical_Living_under_South_Korean_Subimperialism⁠⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/3516875?seq=15⁠⁠https://books.google.com/books?id=6_7SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false⁠⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20KOREAN%20LABOR%20PARTY%20AN%5B16184350%5D.pdf⁠⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346⁠⁠https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdf⁠⁠https://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.html⁠⁠https://kfausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Patriots-Traitors-and-Empires-Stephen-Gowans.pdf⁠ ⁠https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/35fbc4b6-6afb-416d-818c-9e8e720fa5dc/content⁠ ⁠https://koreanwarlegacy.org/chapters/korea-forgetting-and-remembering/⁠⁠https://news.gallup.com/poll/7741/gallup-brain-americans-korean-war.aspx⁠⁠https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-South-Korea/event/Bodo-League-Massacre⁠⁠https://www.chinanews.com.cn/mil/2013/02-19/4576841_2.shtml#1⁠

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We have two epics for you today!Starting off, we head to Philadelphia where a routine police interaction has drastically escalated and turned into a gruesome discovery of missing women, identity forgery, drugs, violent pornography with mob connections and what appears to be a snuff film operation. This story is a wild one so buckle up because this is only the beginning!Next we shift gears, starting at the timestamp 03:17:05 and head into the past in order to catch up with a man's name that you should be familiar with, but if you're not, you will be after today. Frank Olsen, a talented scientist who developed biological weapons for the US military to use in the Korean War, was also tasked with developing and overseeing the Mk Ultra chemical agents and drug testing, was not only partially responsible for its development, but Frank also became one of the many victims of this secret operation in mind control and behavior modification.The CIA claims his death was the result of developing a major depressive disorder and he committed suicide by jumping out of his hotel window. But is that what actually happened? Mini people reject the CIA‘s official account and believe foul play is responsible. One of those people includes Frank Olsen‘s own son, who has dedicated a massive portion of his life trying to prove his father was murdered. We will uncover shocking truths behind MKULTRA and its still hidden dark secrets, including the blurred lines between neuroscience, mental health, free will and altered consciousness.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

Chuck Heinz and Jamie Lent talk about Tech football win over OSU, Korean War, O-line play for Tech, who has played well and not a well for Tech football, and Tech playing on a Friday Night in Texas.

This week, Madeline and David discuss the first two months of the Korean War!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf https://d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/pdfs/9781501767319.pdfhttps://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacrehttps://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-koreahttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necropolitical_Living_under_South_Korean_Subimperialismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3516875?seq=15https://books.google.com/books?id=6_7SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20KOREAN%20LABOR%20PARTY%20AN%5B16184350%5D.pdfhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdfhttps://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.htmlhttps://kfausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Patriots-Traitors-and-Empires-Stephen-Gowans.pdf https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/35fbc4b6-6afb-416d-818c-9e8e720fa5dc/content https://koreanwarlegacy.org/chapters/korea-forgetting-and-remembering/https://news.gallup.com/poll/7741/gallup-brain-americans-korean-war.aspxhttps://history-maps.com/story/History-of-South-Korea/event/Bodo-League-Massacrehttps://www.chinanews.com.cn/mil/2013/02-19/4576841_2.shtml#1

Raised in Denmark, Hans Tofte eventually began a lifetime of adventures working for the Special Operations Executive (a precursor to the OSS); the OSS during WWII; and the CIA during the Korean War and afterward. Known for his indefatigable support for Yugoslave partisans in 1943-44; his inolvement in regime change in Guatemala in 1954, and his involvement in the Korean War's Operation TP-STOLE in which he cut off critical medical supplies to Chinese forces fighting in North Korea, (clandestinely supplied by the Indian government) simultaneously saving the U.S. government $1MM and saving many American lives.Author, historian, and former intelligence officer David A. Foy shares Tofte's remarkable story, and how he ended up forgotten by history and the agency where he was a legend; all drawn from his book, "Superspy."Heroes Behind HeadlinesExecutive Producer Ralph PezzulloProduced & Engineered by Mike DawsonMusic provided by ExtremeMusic.com

He counts four wounds in American medicine. Patients rarely bring up the first one, which is what health care costs. Narinder Singh Parhar is a physician with more than three decades in internal medicine, hospital medicine, and intensive care. This episode is based on his article "Health care affordability is now a moral crisis," published on KevinMD. A retired Korean War veteran had Medicare, a supplemental plan, and a lifetime of work behind him. He still could not fill a $500 prescription near the end of the year. Narinder argues that spending has piled up in hospitals, imaging, procedures, and specialty care while primary care and the basic work of keeping people well go underfunded. He is blunt about the profession's part in it, saying physicians were taught to be blind to what care costs. You will hear him walk through the ordinary decisions where that shows up: the generic, the office biopsy, the shoulder MRI. He closes with a take-home for physicians that starts somewhere unexpected, with their own health. This episode is brought to you by ModMed. Welcome to your new AI-Powered Practice from ModMed. We're transforming specialty care by embedding AI Assistants across your entire workflow. Our all-in-one platform of EHR, patient engagement, practice management, and RCM helps reduce repetitive work while keeping you firmly in control. Trained on de-identified data from nearly a billion patient encounters, this isn't just smarter software. It's a new way of working for specialty medicine, more efficient and more connected to the patient experience. Start building your AI-Powered Practice at modmed.com. VISIT SPONSOR → https://www.modmed.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

Unknown Broadcast collects six old-time radio mysteries spanning political intrigue, wartime danger, and deadly relationships. Machiavelli steers a young man toward a false confession; a Korean War mission sends minesweepers into peril. Hear Down the Garden Path (CBS Radio Mystery Theater), Wild Oranges (Escape), Needle in the Haystack (Suspense), Harvest of Death (The Whistler), The Ghost in the Garden (Inner Sanctum), and Cornelia (Quiet Please). More than three hours of classic radio suspense move from a threatened coastal household to a marriage poisoned by hatred.Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/joinMore scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

In September 2025, the MacArthur Memoria and the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted a free public event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Incheon Landings. Risking it All: The Incheon Landings at 75 and the Legacy of the Korean War was a dynamic two-part event featuring a historical overview of the operation, followed by a moderated discussion with three former United Nations Command (UNC) Commanders. The following episode features the second presentation of the day, entitled, The 5000 to 1 Gamble: MacArthur and the Planning of Operation Chromite by James Zobel. Mr. Zobel is the Archivist of the MacArthur Memorial and an expert on General Douglas MacArthur.Watch the presentation: https://youtu.be/k_FAzCAasIU?si=DURz7N0P4iRcO9zb&t=3117Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Support the showFollow us on:Twitter: @MacArthur1880; @AEWilliamsClarkFacebook: @MacArthurMemorialwww.macarthurmemorial.org

In September 2025, the MacArthur Memoria and the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted a free public event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Incheon Landings. Risking it All: The Incheon Landings at 75 and the Legacy of the Korean War was a dynamic two-part event featuring a historical overview of the operation, followed by a moderated discussion with three former United Nations Command (UNC) Commanders. The following episode features the first presentation of the day, entitled, Strategic Aspects of the Korea War by Dr. Bruce Bennett. Dr. Bennett is a Senior International/Defense Researcher at The RAND Corporation and his research focuses on North Korean military threats, future ROK military force requirements, Korean unification, the Korean military balance, and potential Chinese military intervention in North Korea.Watch the presentation: https://youtu.be/k_FAzCAasIU?si=usIKFouj0688Q7mt&t=690 Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't reply) Support the showFollow us on:Twitter: @MacArthur1880; @AEWilliamsClarkFacebook: @MacArthurMemorialwww.macarthurmemorial.org

Col. Walker “Bud” Mahurin was an American combat fighter pilot. Flying P-47s with the 56th FG in WWII, he became an ace three times over in the skies over Europe. After the war, he remained in the US Air Force. The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 found him in the Pentagon, working on fighter aircraft procurement. The skills he exhibited in WWII would once again be tested, this time in a new arena of air warfare, the jet age dogfight. Mahurin tells his story of returning to combat in Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about money policies, yield curves, and government bonds.We also discuss the Fed, the Treasury Department, and a WWII accord between them.Recommended Book: Paved Paradise by Henry GrabarTranscriptIn April of 1942, a few months after the United States entered World War 2, the US Treasury Department asked the Federal Reserve to help it borrow a truly staggering amount of money, and as cheaply as possible. The Fed agreed, committing itself to holding short-term Treasury bill rates at three-eighths of 1%, while also capping the yield on long-term government bonds at 2.5%.This was a type of yield curve control. Rather than allowing the market to decide how much interest the government would pay, the Fed decided that price and promised to enforce it.That helped finance the war, because the Treasury knew its borrowing costs wouldn't spiral out of control at a moment when it needed to spend unprecedented sums on ships, planes, weapons, soldiers, and all the other machinery of an ongoing global conflict.The downside was that the Fed lost control of an important monetary policy lever.Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions, so keeping yields below a certain level meant the Fed had to stand ready to buy bonds whenever their prices dropped. It couldn't decide in advance how many it would buy, or how much money it would create in the process. The market would thus forth decide that, instead.Consequently, the Fed became, in some ways, an extension of the Treasury's debt-management operation, its inflation-related responsibilities made secondary to the government's need for cheap financing.That arrangement persisted after the war ended, despite the return of inflation, and President Harry Truman's administration pushed to maintain it during the Korean War, as well.Fed officials resisted, though, with inflation running at more than 8%, and after a very public, very contentious standoff, on March 4, 1951, the Treasury and the Fed announced that they had reached what became known as the Treasury-Fed Accord.That agreement did not make the Fed independent all at once, but it established the principle underlying the modern relationship between these institutions: the Treasury manages government borrowing, while the Fed sets monetary policy based on inflation and employment, not on how much that policy costs the government.The market, in other words, would once again be allowed to decide the price of long-term US debt.What I'd like to talk about today is what happens when that price goes up, what's pushing long-term US borrowing costs toward levels we haven't seen in decades, and why two people appointed by the same president are pulling in opposite directions on this issue.—The Federal Reserve's primary interest-rate lever is the federal funds rate, which is the overnight rate banks charge each other to borrow money. The Fed currently targets a range of 3.5 to 3.75 percent for that rate, and while it has other tools, this is the number people are usually talking about when they say the Fed raised, cut, or held rates.The Fed does not directly set the yield on 10- or 30-year Treasuries, though.Those securities are sold at auction and then traded in a huge secondary market, and their yields reflect a combination of what investors expect inflation to look like, where they think short-term rates will go over the life of the bond, and what's called the term premium.The term premium is basically extra compensation for uncertainty. If you lock up your money for 30 years instead of rolling over short-term debt, you accept the risk that inflation, growth, government policy, and other variables will change in ways that make your bond less valuable over that thirty year period. The more uncertain the future seems, the more compensation you're likely to demand.And again, when demand for a bond falls, its price falls and its yield rises. When we say yields are rising, that means borrowers have to offer investors, the people and institutions giving them the money they want to borrow, more money, more interest, to convince them to buy those bonds.That doesn't only affect the government. The 10-year Treasury serves as something like a reference rate for the entire economy, influencing mortgages, business loans, and the value of long-lived assets.As of September 3 of 2026, the average US 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.71%, up from 6.5% a year earlier. That increase is the result of yield increases in the bond market.Long-term Treasury yields have been climbing for much of 2026, and that climb accelerated over the summer.The 30-year yield reached about 5.31 percent on August 17, its highest level since 2007. A few days earlier, the Treasury sold 30-year bonds at a yield of 5.216%, the highest borrowing cost at one of those auctions since 2001.The 10-year yield briefly hit about 4.81% this past week, its highest level since early 2025, and ended Friday at about 4.78%. The two-year yield, which tends to track expectations about contemporary Fed policy more closely, ended at about 4.37%.There isn't one clean cut reason for these yield bumps. Instead, there are a bunch of forces pushing in roughly the same direction.The first is government borrowing. The Congressional Budget Office now expects a roughly 2.1 trillion dollar federal deficit this fiscal year, which is 200 billion dollars more than it projected in February. Covering that gap means issuing more debt, and more supply generally means the Treasury has to offer a better return to attract enough buyers.The second is competition from corporations, especially technology companies borrowing to build AI infrastructure and data centers.The Dallas Fed estimates that AI-related investment-grade bond issuance—these companies borrowing money, in the form of bonds, to help build more data centers and other AI-enabling stuff—could total around $300 billion this year, creating long-duration debt equivalent to about an eighth of what the Treasury is expected to issue. Some of the companies selling this debt have extremely strong balance sheets and high credit ratings, so investors who want safe-ish, long-term bonds suddenly have a lot more options, and the US government has to compete with that for a finite pool of investor resources.Third, oil prices have surged following renewed strikes and attacks around the Strait of Hormuz, with US benchmark prices recently climbing above $90 a barrel. More expensive energy can goose inflation across the economy, which makes locking in a fixed return for 10 or 30 years less appealing, because those yields might not keep up with the practical devaluation of the dollar.Fourth, that aforementioned term premium has risen as investors ask to be paid more for uncertainty related to inflation, deficits, geopolitics, and future Treasury issuance.And fifth, the pool of buyers is changing. Foreign investors still own trillions of dollars in Treasuries, but private foreign demand for notes and bonds fell sharply in June, even as corporate bonds attracted more of that finite sum of money.A big shift we seem to be seeing here is that some investors seem to be judging Treasuries less as a bet on the next Fed meeting, and more as a long-term bet on whether the US political system can manage its finances. And that shift is showing up at an awkward moment for the two institutions involved in the 1951 Accord.Kevin Warsh, who became Fed chair in May, used his August 28 speech at Jackson Hole to say that although inflation expectations remain anchored, the Fed still has work to do if underlying inflation is not moving toward its target quickly enough.Markets read that as a warning that a rate hike could be coming, and the unexpectedly strong August jobs report reinforced that interpretation: employers added 162,000 jobs, far more than economists anticipated, while estimates for June and July were revised upward.The Treasury Department, meanwhile, is moving in the opposite direction.On August 19, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the government would at least double the size of its long-term bond buybacks, from a maximum of 2 billion dollars to at least 4 billion dollars per operation, beginning September 9 and continuing through November 4.The stated purpose is to improve liquidity, buying older, less frequently traded 10- to 30-year securities. But buying long-term bonds also reduces the supply available to investors, boosting prices and putting downward pressure on yields, which is why Bessent has referred to the approach as a “Treasury twist.”The scale is small in the context of a $40 trillion national debt, and analysts have described it as more signal than substance. It is nonetheless a striking signal: one Trump appointee is telling markets that higher short-term rates may be necessary to control inflation, while another is using the Treasury's balance sheet to push long-term rates in the other direction.These jobs, which again, were separated in 1951, are working against each other. And this matters, first, because long-term government debt is the foundation upon which a lot of other prices are built.When a 30-year Treasury yields more than 5%, companies refinancing debt have to pay more, commercial real estate becomes harder to finance, mortgages become more expensive, and investors have less reason to pay extremely high prices for stocks based on profits those companies might earn many years from now.It also matters because interest on the federal debt has become one of the government's largest expenses. Gross interest expense reached about $1.17 trillion during the first ten months of fiscal 2026, up about 15% from the same period last year. The somewhat narrower CBO measure of net interest reached $963 billion over that span, roughly level with Medicare spending and greater than defense spending.This creates a potentially self-reinforcing loop: higher yields increase the cost of servicing the debt, higher interest costs expand the deficit, larger deficits require more borrowing, and more borrowing can put further upward pressure on yields.Economists use the term fiscal dominance to describe the point at which government financing needs start to constrain monetary policy, pushing the central bank to keep rates lower than it otherwise would, or to buy government debt, even if doing so undermines its effort to control inflation.The US is not necessarily at that point, but this is exactly the kind of pressure the 1951 Accord was meant to prevent.As with everything government money-related, there's also a global dimension to this shift.For decades, Japanese banks, insurers, pension funds, and other institutions bought foreign bonds in part because yields at home were so low. On September 1, though, Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched 3% for the first time since 1996.Japan's government has more debt relative to the size of its economy than any other wealthy country, and it assumed a 3% long-term rate when calculating debt-service costs for its current budget. Rising above that level would strain its finances, but those higher yields also give Japanese investors more reason to keep their money at home.That doesn't mean Japanese institutions will dump all their Treasuries. Currency-hedging costs and the specific needs of different investors complicate that calculation. But when a major source of relatively steady demand becomes more price-sensitive, the marginal buyer of US debt has to be paid more to invest.Finally, the Treasury market itself has become somewhat more fragile.The amount of debt in circulation has grown far faster than the balance sheets of the dealers that traditionally absorb buying and selling. Hedge funds have filled some of that gap using highly leveraged strategies, including something called the cash-futures basis trade.Fed researchers estimate that these positions reached about $830 billion by September 2025, representing 35% of hedge funds' long Treasury exposure. These trades can provide useful liquidity when markets are calm, but because they rely on enormous amounts of borrowed money to capture tiny price differences, they can also unwind pretty quickly when volatility spikes.That sort of unwind contributed to the Treasury-market seizure in March of 2020, and a different leveraged hedge-fund strategy added to turbulence in April of 2025.The assets treated as the world's safest and most liquid can still become difficult to sell when everyone needs cash at the same time, in other words.The next few weeks should partially clarify what's actually driving this unusual market.The expanded Treasury buybacks begin the day after this episode goes live, September 9. Producer-price inflation data arrives on September 10, consumer-price data on September 11, and the Fed meets on September 15 and 16. The Bank of Japan follows on September 17 and 18, when it may increase its policy rate from 1% to around 1.25%.If the Fed hikes and long-term yields fall, that could indicate investors view the move as credible inflation-fighting: short-term borrowing becomes more expensive, but the term premium shrinks because the distant future seems less inflationary.If the Fed holds after a soft inflation report and short-term yields fall while the 30-year barely moves, that would suggest the long end is being driven by deficits, debt supply, oil prices, corporate competition, and global demand more than Fed policy.And if the buybacks begin but long-term yields continue to climb, that would demonstrate the limits of debt-management policy in a market this large. The Treasury could respond by issuing more short-term and less long-term debt, reducing immediate borrowing costs, though that would also mean refinancing more frequently and taking on the risk that rates remain high.It could also draw down some of the around $950 billion in its account at the Fed to fund larger buybacks, but that cash also serves as a buffer against the debt ceiling, which the government is currently expected to reach sometime in 2027. Spending the buffer now would mean rebuilding it later, and rebuilding it would require issuing even more debt.Back in 1951, the Treasury and the Fed reached an agreement that the central bank should not be required to make government borrowing cheap, and that the price of long-term debt should be allowed to reflect what the market believed that debt was worth.Right now, the market is rendering its verdict, and that verdict is that lending the United States money for 30 years has become substantially more expensive. 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Episode 63: From 4 Years Ago. Sept 18, 2022. Chris Hillman, Journey, Zeppelin, Jesse Colin Young(Bloods) September 6, 2026 The ‘60s and ‘70s brought some happy/sad/high/low/up/down/sweet/sour/yin/yang things. We were evolving as a country, coming out of post-WWII and Korean War times and heading into wars, the age of Aquarius and of the computer. For me, the music drove me. The Summer of Love in San Francisco and The Summer of Soul in NYC changed everything in our culture. The music of that time is what I try to capture in this fast-moving hour of album-oriented-rock (AOR). It started with Robert Johnson and Jimmie Rodgers. Listen in, listen anytime to Tales Vinyl Tells. All 210 episodes are on Studio Mills Wellness.com and are downloadable as are the episodes on Apple Podcasts and Podbean.com, where I post them first. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 63.1 Steamer Lane Breakdown-Doobie Brothers 63.2 Safe at Home-Souther, Hillman, Furay Band 63.3 Summer Wind-Desert Rose Band 63.4 The Fuse-Jackson Browne 63.5 Downhill From Everywhere-Jackson Browne 63.6 Send Her My Love-Journey 63.7 Down by the Seaside/Friends-Led Zeppelin 63.8 Sunlight-Youngbloods 63.9 Sailin'-Jo Mama 63.10 Fancy Colors-Chicago 63.11 Sagebrush Serenade-Poco 63.12 If You Gotta Go-Flying Burrito Brothers

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The Korean War is often called America's "Forgotten War"—and even more forgotten are the struggles of the African American soldiers who served in it. Two years after Executive Order 9981 ordered the desegregation of the armed forces, Black troops—like those in the 24th Infantry Regiment—were still serving in segregated units and facing glaring racial bias in the military justice system. When Black soldiers were unjustly convicted for refusing suicidal orders without artillery or air support, NAACP Special Counsel Thurgood Marshall flew straight to Korea to uncover the truth. Step back in time to 1951 with the latest episode of Trey's Table as we break down the investigation, the court-martials, and the fight for justice on the front lines.

For the first time in like, 100 years, Jonah Goldberg is bachin' it up. With no dogs and no wife, The Ruminant is on time and cooking, diving into the Kennedy Center, the Indiana Dunes, Korean War-era debates, Donald Trump as the establishment, the three “M's” of the midterms, postwar politics, sovereigntism, Canada, John Ratcliffe's trip to Russia, Vladimir Putin's designs on Europe, and guilty white liberals.  Show Notes: —School of War - “Inside America's Fight for Drone Dominance” —School of War - “Our Foreign Policy Divide Began with the Korean War” —Friday's DisPod —‘Me-too Republican' G-File  —Ukraine: The Latest —Etymologist Remnant  —Wednesday G-File —Tyler Austin Harper Remnant  The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah's twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 75 years after the Korean War, its lessons endure—and divisions over isolationism and American power continue to shape the discourse around modern global conflicts. Dane J. Cash, historian and author of The Forgotten Debate: The Korean War and the Roots of America's Ideological Divisions, joins School of War to explain how the left's hawk-dove divide during the Korean War foreshadowed the neoconservative break from the liberal consensus during the 1970s and why the political battles of the early Cold War continue to splinter America today. 2:10 America Before the Korean War 3:08 The Debate Over Containment 4:15 Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism 5:29 Did Acheson Invite the War? 8:23 Why North Korea Attacked 8:55 Conservative Criticism of Truman 11:10 Liberal Divisions Over Korea 13:30 The Roots of Neoconservatism 17:14 Truman's Lonely Middle Ground 19:51 The Right's Foreign Policy Split 22:05 Taft, Eisenhower, and the GOP 22:58 MacArthur's Moment 25:31 China Enters the War 30:37 Herbert Hoover's Foreign Policy Revolt 33:51 Stalemate, POWs, and Ukraine Parallels This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: New customers can use code YMH to get 15% off at https://TakeUltra.com. Head to https://FACTORMEALS.com/ymh50off and use code ymh50off to get 50 percent off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026. For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/YMH. Upgrade your everyday. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to https://quince.com/mom for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too This week, Tom is joined by the property owner himself, Yannis Pappas, whose special Property Owner is on YouTube now and new episodes of History Hyenas with Chrissy D out every week. They open on the underrated power of a compliment from a Philadelphia homeless man, the tier list of who compliments best, and why "you're taller than I thought" both feels great and is a little insulting. From there it's El Chapo's vitamins and the corpses he lined his driveway with, Vlad the Impaler's welcome mat, which comic could start a cult, the CIA-adjacent Manson doc that Tom actually buys, the man who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and a lone plane crash survivor who walked out of the fireball scrolling his phone. Plus RFK Jr.'s gag reflex, the bear he dumped in Central Park after a long day of falcon hunting, and whether autism is just humans upgrading for the AI age. Things get real when the guys compare notes on their dads one a Korean War lieutenant who said you can't pin a medal on a dead guy, and the other a Vietnam lieutenant who figured out at 72 that the war might have affected him. Then Tom introduces Yannis to the great Pastor Manning of Harlem, and the man goes off on jobs, doo doo, Doctor King, Jay-Z, Fat Joe, and one lesbo jihadist wife, and mayor with a free bus ride plan. Also: Kanye's catchiest work, some horrible or hilarious clips, street dentistry in India, and a free commercial for ATX Hood Driver. Enjoy! Your Mom's House Ep. 874 https://tomsegura.com/tourhttps://christinap.com/https://store.ymhstudios.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/yourmomshousepodcast Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:24 - Yannis Pappas Gets Complimented By The Homeless00:09:31 - Which Comic Could Start A Cult?00:16:55 - The Man Who Survived Hiroshima AND Nagasaki00:21:44 - Opening Clip: Move With Urgency00:27:35 - RFK Jr. The Throat Goat00:30:48 - Our Dads Came Home From War Different00:38:34 - Yannis Meets Pastor Manning Of Harlem00:49:16 - Mamdani's Free Bus Rides00:53:52 - Kanye's Hitler Song Was Kind Of A Banger00:57:06 - Bad Thoughts01:03:00 - Horrible Or Hilarious01:15:03 - Terror Screams vs. Pain Screams01:16:38 - ATX Driver01:17:58 - Closing Song - "Moose Soup" by R Patttz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Radio Hall of Fame Archive Hour is from January 2002. It's another Christmas tree problem. Lloyd Bonafide, Korean War vet and a heating and plumbing guy, has a problem with his neighbor keeping his 12 foot spruce up well after Christmas. Lloyd thinks it's a signal the guy sends to all the women on the street saying, “yea, I got the 12 foot wood ladies…..if you know what I mean.” Lloyd actually put the guy in the hospital for scandalizing his wife with his “”huge blue spruce….” Sign up for a Backstage Pass and enjoy Hours of exclusive content, Phil's new podcast, Classic podcasts, Bobbie Dooley's podcasts, special live streaming events and shows, and oh so very much more…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Crutchfield is the founder of Crutchfield Cooks Food Blog and host and producer of Crutchfield Cooks Podcast.  Robert Crutchfield is the eldest of three children and  my guest shares that they really had their mother to thank for helping them understand the significance of sibling relationships -they generally loved one another, again thanks to his mother.  On the other hand, Robert says, "I loved my mother, but my mother was scary." She worked for the Director of the FBI, J Edgar Hoover , during the Korean War. And she didn't hesitate to say what was truly on her mind.  Robert loves that his mom was an "avid reader and she desperately wanted to be a writer." She was  a little jealous that Robert was getting paid to write. She attended business school, but never completed her degree.  Don't think that that was going to hold her back in any way.  Marilyn was determined to stay home with the kids when they were small, even though it was a financial struggle.  She began teaching her daughter how to cook and then she was determined to teach her two sons, because "she'd be hell bent if any son of hers starved because he didn't know how  to turn the stove on, " Robert recalls fondly.  Proud of both his parents, Robert was determined  to share that his parents were a pair/teammates. They worked together raising the kids and they supported one another always. Robert attributes his cooking  prowess to his mother, but also his paternal grandfather. He's been fortunate to have generations of chefs in his lineage. "I learned most of my early knowledge of cooking and food from her,"Crutchfield offers.  "It was intimidating to me," says Robert as he was learning and meeting professional chefs. Yet he found that his mother had taught him some of the same techniques, just not a fancy name. Robert admits to 'reinventing himself' many times over and each journey has played a significant role in his life and what he's achieved in his life. Rob truly enjoys writing his food blog-tweaking recipes after trial and error. He believes that he wants to hold his bar very high. He believes in credibility and want to deliver accurate information and recipes.      Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/crutchfieldcooks https://www.twitter.com/crutchfieldcook Robert Crutchfield | LinkedIn https://www.instagram.com/crutchfieldcooks/ "Should Have Listened To My Mother" is an ongoing conversation about mothers/female role models and the roles they play in our lives. Jackie's guests are open and honest and answer the question, are you who you are today because of, or in spite of, your mother and so much more. You'll be amazed at what the responses are.Gina Kunadian wrote this 5 Star review on Apple Podcast:SHLTMM TESTIMONIAL GINA KUNADIAN JUNE 18, 2024“A Heartfelt and Insightful Exploration of Maternal Love”Jackie Tantillo's “Should Have Listened To My Mother” Podcast is a treasure and it's clear why it's a 2023 People's Choice Podcast Award Nominee. This show delves into the profound impact mother and maternal role models have on our lives through personal stories and reflections.Each episode offers a chance to learn how different individuals have been shaped by their mothers' actions and words. Jackie skillfully guides these conversations, revealing why guests with similar backgrounds have forged different paths.This podcast is a collection of timeless stories that highlight the powerful role of maternal figures in our society. Whether your mother influenced you positively or you thrived despite challenges, this show resonates deeply.I highly recommend “Should Have Listened To My Mother” Podcast for its insightful, heartfelt and enriching content.Gina Kunadian"Should Have Listened To My Mother" would not be possible without the generosity, sincerity and insight from my guests. In 2018/2019, in getting ready to launch my podcast, so many were willing to give their time and share their personal stories of their relationship with their mother, for better or worse and what they learned from that maternal relationship. 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Jack Irwin was a 71-year-old Korean War veteran who lived a quiet, isolated life in a cabin on Mount Baldy, California. In 1999, he befriended Marcia Johnson and Judy Gellert, a couple interested in buying his cabin. The women quickly became close to Jack, eventually moved in with him, and gained access to his finances through a trust that would transfer his assets to them after his death. On September 13, 1999, Jack disappeared after Marcia claimed she dropped him at a train station with $5,000 and a change of clothes for a spontaneous trip to Seattle. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jack Irwin. His neighbors and longtime friend Sandy Bailey immediately doubted the story, especially after Marcia and Judy stopped cooperating with investigators and began using Jack's money. The investigation eventually revealed that Marcia had made repeated withdrawals from Jack's accounts, bought vehicles, sold his property, and helped collect insurance money after his Mount Baldy cabin was destroyed in an arson fire. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetimeVisit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation informationAn Emash Digital productionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chuck Todd opens with the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks, where Mark Carney walked away after last-minute American demands — chiefly on mid- and heavy-duty truck tariffs — and declared the U.S. can't be trusted as a partner. Asked about the tone of his remarks, Carney's answer was blunt: you are at war when you get attacked. Chuck notes the whole western world is quietly cheering him on even as individual European leaders push back while the EU took its deal, and argues the real problem is that this administration isn't negotiating with one voice. The fallout lands squarely on Senate battlegrounds, forcing Susan Collins to speak out against her own party's trade war. Then there's beef: Trump's move to let in 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free ground beef drew immediate fire from cattle groups and Republicans including Ashley Hinson and Tim Sheehy, and Chuck argues it's a tacit admission that the tariff regime is raising prices. Battleground states account for two-thirds of American cattle ranching, Iowa becomes the bellwether, and Trump is single-handedly making safe races competitive — while Scott Bessent defends the indefensible, calling tariff refunds corporate welfare and arguing the country needs fewer jobs because of deportations, all as the national debt clears $40 trillion. Then Chuck highlights that polling between July 4th and Labor Day is largely wasted money, the August electorate isn't the November electorate, polling has gotten cheaper and worse, and polling averages deserve real skepticism. Arkansas is the case study — five Senate polls, four poorly done, and the one that got everyone's attention showing Tom Cotton in trouble had bad methodology. Chuck’s landing: don't buy the poll, but Cotton may be in some trouble anyway, because he's an old-school hawk who championed war with Iran in a state where Trump commands more personal loyalty than he does. He won't lose, but the margin could surprise. Chuck also flags red flags in Byron Donalds' northern Florida margins, argues the USS Abraham Lincoln reporting exposed a credibility crisis at a Pentagon where Hegseth treats accurate reporting as a personal threat, and warns it'll take decades for either the Pentagon or DOJ to recover. Plus: an NRSC memo declaring data center politics toxic, Mike Rogers keeping AIPAC out of Michigan while El-Sayed argues outside money shouldn't buy the state's politics, and Hakeem Jeffries meeting privately with Jared Kushner — which Chuck defends outright, because communication isn't betrayal even when the base wants confrontation. He closes on the question underneath the ToddCast's Lakers special report: with private credit over $1.5 trillion and life insurers holding roughly $900 billion of it, is Mark Walter an outlier or the canary in the coal mine? Chuck’s answer is that he isn't an outlier at all — this is how the machine works now, in a corner of finance where no single regulator can see the whole picture and where the real worry may be inflated valuations. Then, former Ohio Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich joins the Chuck Toddcast for a wide-ranging conversation that keeps returning to one uncomfortable diagnosis: Americans say they want the political middle and then retreat to their partisan corners the moment it counts. Kasich's read on this cycle is bracing coming from a Republican — the democratic socialists are talking about things voters actually care about, while moderate Democrats have stayed conspicuously quiet, which is exactly why the left has struck a nerve. On the data center backlash, Kasich has a straightforward answer — make them provide their own power — and points out that Ohio ratepayers are already footing higher bills for facilities located in Virginia. He's blunt that politicians are beholden to special interests before they're even sworn in, supports public financing of elections, and warns that neither the center-right nor center-left is producing genuinely interesting solutions to anything, least of all a national debt he says is going to hurt everybody if it isn't addressed. Kasich also addresses recent concerns with the Pentagon, where he brings real budget-committee experience to a question few politicians take seriously: what exactly are we getting for a defense budget this size? He argues Pentagon leadership is deeply resistant to change, that America isn't developing new systems and technology well, that only about 1% of defense dollars go toward new systems, and that we simply don't need this many nuclear weapons — one alone, as he puts it, will ruin your day. He uses the B-2 bomber, built with parts manufactured across a strategically chosen array of states, to explain why reform is so brutally hard, while insisting it remains possible with the right political leadership. From there the conversation widens into Kasich's argument that moderates have historically been the bulwark against the extremes, that outside forces are often what actually force change , and that people outside both parties are about to turn hard on the tech companies. He wonders aloud whether a backlash to private equity could become a genuine threat to capitalism itself — pointing to private equity buying up youth sports to raise prices, and to firms that can effectively choose which regulators they deal with. Kasich closes with Ohio: whether the state is genuinely purple again or just having a bad Republican year, why he thinks it drifts back toward swing status over time, why the Senate race is too close to call, and whether Amy Acton or Vivek Ramaswamy faces the harder barrier to winning the governorship. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to revisit Harry Truman nationalizing the railroad system… and why emergency presidential powers need to be taken back by congress. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Play ball and swing for the fences on FanDuel, an official partner of the MLB at https://FANDUEL.COM. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. 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Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 03:00 Noosphere interview this week is on China shock 2.0 05:00 Dynastic this week is on Alabama football 07:00 A couple shout outs from Chuck 11:00 Trade talks between U.S. and Canada collapse 11:30 Mark Carney says the US can’t be trusted as a partner 12:30 Carney says U.S. fired the first shot in trade war with Canada 13:45 Carney doesn’t want Canada subservient to U.S. & will diversify 15:00 European leaders are individually pushing back, but EU took the deal 16:00 The whole western world is cheering on Mark Carney 18:00 We were close to a trade deal, then U.S. added new demands 19:00 Howard Lutnick got involved and created new problems 20:15 The Trump administration isn’t negotiating with one voice 21:15 All the senate battleground races are impacted by Canada trade war 22:30 These aren’t trivial trade relationships with Canada 23:00 Susan Collins is being forced to speak out against trade war 24:30 Trump is now creating a fight with the beef & cattle industry 25:15 Importing cheap foreign beef is admission tariff regime hurts consumers 26:00 Trump will hurt American cattle producers by importing beef 26:45 Battleground states account for 2/3rds of cattle ranching 27:45 This could make uncompetitive elections very competitive 28:15 Iowa will be the bellwether for Trump’s policies impacting ag states 29:15 Trump is actively hurting Republicans in ag heavy states 30:00 Scott Bessent is forced to say the stupidest things to defend Trump 30:30 Bessent is now saying tariff refunds are corporate welfare 31:30 Bessent says we don’t need as many jobs due to deportations 32:15 Bessent is trying to manipulate the bond market prior to midterms 33:15 National debt surpassed 40 trillion dollars, both sides point fingers 34:00 We’re going to have to deal with the debt sooner rather than later 35:00 It’s a waste of money to poll between July 4th and Labor Day 35:45 The electorate in August isn’t the same as the electorate in November 37:00 Polling has gotten cheaper… and worse 38:00 Be wary of indiscriminate polling averages 40:00 Arkansas has had 5 senate polls and 4 were poorly done 41:00 Arkansas poll got everyone’s attention, showed Cotton in trouble 42:30 The methodology of the poll was bad & limited 43:45 Don’t buy the poll, but Tom Cotton actually may be in trouble 44:30 Cotton is an old-school hawk, a champion of war with Iran 45:00 Trump has more personal loyalty in Arkansas than Cotton 45:45 Cotton won’t lose, but the margin may be surprisingly close 47:15 Examination of Bryon Donald's margins showed red flags 47:45 Donalds didn’t perform well in northern Florida counties 48:30 Base voters were motivated enough to go vote against him 49:00 USS Abraham Lincoln has revealed a credibility problem with DoD 49:30 Stars & Stripes was created to give troops access to independent info 50:00 Hegseth viewed accurate reporting as a threat to himself 50:30 Hegseth more worried about a presidential run than the troops 51:15 Can’t trust either the Justice Department or the Pentagon 52:00 It will take decades for either institution to regain credibility 53:30 NRSC put out memo saying data center politics are toxic 54:15 Messaging is to “let communities decide” 54:45 Data centers are the beginning of backlash against tech & AI 55:30 Mark Zuckerberg is only tech CEO who understands the backlash 56:00 Mike Rodgers doesn’t want AIPAC publicly involved in Michigan race 56:45 El-Sayed’s argument is outside interests shouldn’t purchase MI politics 57:30 Plenty of American jews support Israel, but not Netanyahu’s government 58:30 Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner 59:00 This meeting shows the Trump WH preparing for Speaker Jeffries 59:30 Jeffries in impossible position, base wants confrontation with Trump 1:00:30 Jeffries and Kushner SHOULD be talking, communication isn’t betrayal 1:01:45 Is Mark Walter an outlier, or the canary in the coal mine? 1:02:15 After financial crisis, government cracked down on banks 1:02:45 US private credit is now over $1.5 trillion dollar 1:03:30 Life insurance companies have become banks for the ultra wealthy 1:04:30 LIfe insurance companies can operate very differently 1:05:45 You can’t just pull your money out of a life insurance company 1:07:00 The incentives between investment firm & policyholder may not align 1:08:15 Life insurance companies hold $900B in private credit debt 1:08:45 Mark Walter isn’t an outlier, this is how the machine works 1:09:30 If a life insurance company fails, your money can be frozen 1:10:30 There are caps on policyholder protection 1:11:00 Executive Life failed when the junk bond market crashed 1:11:45 Executive Life bonds were bought by Leon Black, who founded Apollo 1:12:15 Insurance isn’t regulated by one agency, it’s multiple agencies and states 1:13:30 Regulators can’t get the picture of the entire machine, just pieces of it 1:14:15 Finance regulators have been siloed off from each other 1:15:45 The real worry here could be inflated valuations 1:21:30 John Kasich joins the Chuck ToddCast 1:23:45 People say they want the middle, then retreat to partisan corners 1:25:00 Voters keep rejecting the party in power 1:27:15 It took six presidential elections to get beyond Lincoln 1:28:15 Democratic socialists are talking about things voters care about 1:29:00 Moderate Dems are staying quiet while socialists have struck a nerve 1:32:30 Rent control doesn’t work, but sounds appealing to voters in NYC 1:33:30 The healthcare system doesn’t keep us healthy, only treats the sick 1:35:00 Healthcare and education have atrophied over the years 1:36:30 Competition drives change in education, teachers union doesn’t want change 1:37:45 How would you handle the public backlash to data centers and big tech? 1:38:15 Data centers should be forced to provide their own power 1:38:45 Customers in Ohio are paying higher rates for data centers in Virginia 1:40:00 Politicians are beholden to special interests before they’re sworn in 1:40:15 Support public financing for elections 1:41:30 The center right & left aren’t coming up with interesting solutions 1:43:00 If we don’t fix the national debt it’s going to hurt everybody 1:44:30 What are we getting from our massive military budget? 1:45:15 Pentagon leaders are highly resistant to change 1:47:00 We aren’t developing new systems & tech well 1:47:30 Only 1% of the defense dollars go to new systems 1:48:30 Don’t need this many nukes, one alone will ruin your day 1:49:15 Trying to change the Pentagon is incredibly difficult 1:49:45 B2 bomber was built with parts all manufactured in different states 1:51:00 It is possible for the Pentagon to be reformed with right political leadership 1:53:30 Moderates have served as the bulwark against the extremes 1:54:15 Who are leaders from the past who electrified the country? 1:56:30 Bill Clinton isn’t a budget balancer without Ross Perot 1:58:00 Ralph Nader also forced change from the outside 1:59:30 People outside the parties will start turning on the tech companies 2:01:15 Could backlash to private equity become a threat to capitalism? 2:01:45 Private equity is now buying up youth sports to raise prices? 2:04:45 Ohio went from #47 to #1 by hiring smart business investors 2:06:15 Private equity can pick the regulators they want to deal with 2:08:00 Is Ohio purple again or is this just a bad year for Republicans? 2:08:30 Over time, Ohio will naturally drift back to swing status 2:09:30 Ohio senate is too close to call 2:12:00 Harder barrier to break: Amy Acton or Vivek Ramaswamy? 2:13:15 Ramaswamy will run into friction with Ohio voters due to his race 2:14:45 Would still bet that Ramaswamy will win 2:16:00 There’s a formula to what makes a good leader 2:17:30 Rural communities are being devastated by drugs & homelessness 2:18:15 There is abject poverty in appalachia 2:19:15 What young leaders have impressed you in the past couple years? 2:21:45 Predictions for Miami’s upcoming football season 2:23:30 Check out the John Kasich Show on SiriusXM 2:25:00 ToddCast Time Machine - 1950, Truman seizes the nation’s railroads 2:25:45 Private rail was the primary transportation system at the time 2:26:15 Congress had given the president the tool to do this 2:27:00 The authority was used during WW1 and WW2 2:27:30 Truman wanted to draft striking rail workers into the military 2:28:00 The strike was settled while Truman was addressing congress 2:28:30 Railroad seizure became routine in the Truman administration 2:29:30 Truman decided country couldn’t risk rail strike during Korean War 2:30:45 Truman’s authority was never really challenged 2:31:15 The rail workers unions couldn’t stop workers from walking off the job 2:32:00 In April 1952 steelworkers were threatening to strike 2:33:30 Steel industry sued Truman and won after he tried to seize it 2:34:00 Rail seizure power was granted by congress, not for steel 2:35:45 Future presidents tried to use this same authority, didn’t always work 2:36:15 Congress needs to take back emergency powers after granting them 2:37:45 Could a future president try to use this power to seize the AI industry? 2:39:30 The lesson is how presidents accumulate power over time 2:40:15 Ask Chuck 2:40:30 Parallels between Natalie Harp and Isabel Lyon? 2:44:45 What gives you pause about Mark Kelly as a candidate? 2:48:30 Could a Democratic wave election change smaller local politics? 2:51:15 What is motivating Darline Graham to run for a full term?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck Todd opens with the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks, where Mark Carney walked away after last-minute American demands — chiefly on mid- and heavy-duty truck tariffs — and declared the U.S. can't be trusted as a partner. Asked about the tone of his remarks, Carney's answer was blunt: you are at war when you get attacked. Chuck notes the whole western world is quietly cheering him on even as individual European leaders push back while the EU took its deal, and argues the real problem is that this administration isn't negotiating with one voice. The fallout lands squarely on Senate battlegrounds, forcing Susan Collins to speak out against her own party's trade war. Then there's beef: Trump's move to let in 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free ground beef drew immediate fire from cattle groups and Republicans including Ashley Hinson and Tim Sheehy, and Chuck argues it's a tacit admission that the tariff regime is raising prices. Battleground states account for two-thirds of American cattle ranching, Iowa becomes the bellwether, and Trump is single-handedly making safe races competitive — while Scott Bessent defends the indefensible, calling tariff refunds corporate welfare and arguing the country needs fewer jobs because of deportations, all as the national debt clears $40 trillion. Then Chuck highlights that polling between July 4th and Labor Day is largely wasted money, the August electorate isn't the November electorate, polling has gotten cheaper and worse, and polling averages deserve real skepticism. Arkansas is the case study — five Senate polls, four poorly done, and the one that got everyone's attention showing Tom Cotton in trouble had bad methodology. Chuck’s landing: don't buy the poll, but Cotton may be in some trouble anyway, because he's an old-school hawk who championed war with Iran in a state where Trump commands more personal loyalty than he does. He won't lose, but the margin could surprise. Chuck also flags red flags in Byron Donalds' northern Florida margins, argues the USS Abraham Lincoln reporting exposed a credibility crisis at a Pentagon where Hegseth treats accurate reporting as a personal threat, and warns it'll take decades for either the Pentagon or DOJ to recover. Plus: an NRSC memo declaring data center politics toxic, Mike Rogers keeping AIPAC out of Michigan while El-Sayed argues outside money shouldn't buy the state's politics, and Hakeem Jeffries meeting privately with Jared Kushner — which Chuck defends outright, because communication isn't betrayal even when the base wants confrontation. He closes on the question underneath the ToddCast's Lakers special report: with private credit over $1.5 trillion and life insurers holding roughly $900 billion of it, is Mark Walter an outlier or the canary in the coal mine? Chuck’s answer is that he isn't an outlier at all — this is how the machine works now, in a corner of finance where no single regulator can see the whole picture and where the real worry may be inflated valuations. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to revisit Harry Truman nationalizing the railroad system… and why emergency presidential powers need to be taken back by congress. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Play ball and swing for the fences on FanDuel, an official partner of the MLB at https://FANDUEL.COM. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (980) 734-3985 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to askchapter.org/chuck / *Paid Partnership Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 03:00 Noosphere interview this week is on China shock 2.0 05:00 Dynastic this week is on Alabama football 07:00 A couple shout outs from Chuck 11:00 Trade talks between U.S. and Canada collapse 11:30 Mark Carney says the US can’t be trusted as a partner 12:30 Carney says U.S. fired the first shot in trade war with Canada 13:45 Carney doesn’t want Canada subservient to U.S. & will diversify 15:00 European leaders are individually pushing back, but EU took the deal 16:00 The whole western world is cheering on Mark Carney 18:00 We were close to a trade deal, then U.S. added new demands 19:00 Howard Lutnick got involved and created new problems 20:15 The Trump administration isn’t negotiating with one voice 21:15 All the senate battleground races are impacted by Canada trade war 22:30 These aren’t trivial trade relationships with Canada 23:00 Susan Collins is being forced to speak out against trade war 24:30 Trump is now creating a fight with the beef & cattle industry 25:15 Importing cheap foreign beef is admission tariff regime hurts consumers 26:00 Trump will hurt American cattle producers by importing beef 26:45 Battleground states account for 2/3rds of cattle ranching 27:45 This could make uncompetitive elections very competitive 28:15 Iowa will be the bellwether for Trump’s policies impacting ag states 29:15 Trump is actively hurting Republicans in ag heavy states 30:00 Scott Bessent is forced to say the stupidest things to defend Trump 30:30 Bessent is now saying tariff refunds are corporate welfare 31:30 Bessent says we don’t need as many jobs due to deportations 32:15 Bessent is trying to manipulate the bond market prior to midterms 33:15 National debt surpassed 40 trillion dollars, both sides point fingers 34:00 We’re going to have to deal with the debt sooner rather than later 35:00 It’s a waste of money to poll between July 4th and Labor Day 35:45 The electorate in August isn’t the same as the electorate in November 37:00 Polling has gotten cheaper… and worse 38:00 Be wary of indiscriminate polling averages 40:00 Arkansas has had 5 senate polls and 4 were poorly done 41:00 Arkansas poll got everyone’s attention, showed Cotton in trouble 42:30 The methodology of the poll was bad & limited 43:45 Don’t buy the poll, but Tom Cotton actually may be in trouble 44:30 Cotton is an old-school hawk, a champion of war with Iran 45:00 Trump has more personal loyalty in Arkansas than Cotton 45:45 Cotton won’t lose, but the margin may be surprisingly close 47:15 Examination of Bryon Donald's margins showed red flags 47:45 Donalds didn’t perform well in northern Florida counties 48:30 Base voters were motivated enough to go vote against him 49:00 USS Abraham Lincoln has revealed a credibility problem with DoD 49:30 Stars & Stripes was created to give troops access to independent info 50:00 Hegseth viewed accurate reporting as a threat to himself 50:30 Hegseth more worried about a presidential run than the troops 51:15 Can’t trust either the Justice Department or the Pentagon 52:00 It will take decades for either institution to regain credibility 53:30 NRSC put out memo saying data center politics are toxic 54:15 Messaging is to “let communities decide” 54:45 Data centers are the beginning of backlash against tech & AI 55:30 Mark Zuckerberg is only tech CEO who understands the backlash 56:00 Mike Rodgers doesn’t want AIPAC publicly involved in Michigan race 56:45 El-Sayed’s argument is outside interests shouldn’t purchase MI politics 57:30 Plenty of American jews support Israel, but not Netanyahu’s government 58:30 Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner 59:00 This meeting shows the Trump WH preparing for Speaker Jeffries 59:30 Jeffries in impossible position, base wants confrontation with Trump 1:00:30 Jeffries and Kushner SHOULD be talking, communication isn’t betrayal 1:01:45 Is Mark Walter an outlier, or the canary in the coal mine? 1:02:15 After financial crisis, government cracked down on banks 1:02:45 US private credit is now over $1.5 trillion dollar 1:03:30 Life insurance companies have become banks for the ultra wealthy 1:04:30 LIfe insurance companies can operate very differently 1:05:45 You can’t just pull your money out of a life insurance company 1:07:00 The incentives between investment firm & policyholder may not align 1:08:15 Life insurance companies hold $900B in private credit debt 1:08:45 Mark Walter isn’t an outlier, this is how the machine works 1:09:30 If a life insurance company fails, your money can be frozen 1:10:30 There are caps on policyholder protection 1:11:00 Executive Life failed when the junk bond market crashed 1:11:45 Executive Life bonds were bought by Leon Black, who founded Apollo 1:12:15 Insurance isn’t regulated by one agency, it’s multiple agencies and states 1:13:30 Regulators can’t get the picture of the entire machine, just pieces of it 1:14:15 Finance regulators have been siloed off from each other 1:15:45 The real worry here could be inflated valuations 1:20:00 ToddCast Time Machine - 1950, Truman seizes the nation’s railroads 1:20:45 Private rail was the primary transportation system at the time 1:21:15 Congress had given the president the tool to do this 1:22:00 The authority was used during WW1 and WW2 1:22:30 Truman wanted to draft striking rail workers into the military 1:23:00 The strike was settled while Truman was addressing congress 1:23:30 Railroad seizure became routine in the Truman administration 1:24:30 Truman decided country couldn’t risk rail strike during Korean War 1:25:45 Truman’s authority was never really challenged 1:26:15 The rail workers unions couldn’t stop workers from walking off the job 1:27:00 In April 1952 steelworkers were threatening to strike 1:28:30 Steel industry sued Truman and won after he tried to seize it 1:29:00 Rail seizure power was granted by congress, not for steel 1:30:45 Future presidents tried to use this same authority, didn’t always work 1:31:15 Congress needs to take back emergency powers after granting them 1:32:45 Could a future president try to use this power to seize the AI industry? 1:34:30 The lesson is how presidents accumulate power over time 1:35:15 Ask Chuck 1:35:30 Parallels between Natalie Harp and Isabel Lyon? 1:39:45 What gives you pause about Mark Kelly as a candidate? 1:43:30 Could a Democratic wave election change smaller local politics? 1:46:15 What is motivating Darline Graham to run for a full term?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello! Today, we talk about Trump's kinda weird and ultimately wishy-washy war games with South Korea, what it means about his relationship to the north and a whole lot of history with Van Jackson, an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where he specializes in peace studies and the class politics of geopolitics. He is also host of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, and author of The Un-Diplomatic Newsletter. I really enjoyed this pod because of something Van asked in his substack: What good are US Troops in Korea? He answers that question for us, drawing on his former life as what's known as a Korea Hand in the Obama Pentagon and how he made a turn to the left and anti-imperialist politics. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

You hear him chat with Vineeta every so often - Todd Walker, Todd About Town - and his dad Lee Walker, a veteran who served in the Korean War for the U.S. Military - he shares his father's story, some of the things Todd took away from traveling to Korea and the honorary flag raising this week!

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Today, Trump ordered the Pentagon to curtail military exercises with our ally South Korea; a top admiral concedes the abysmal conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln; Jared Kushner meets with Hamas to advance Trump's vision for Gaza; the White House took steps to withhold funding from Colorado over Tina Peters; Donald threatens to bomb our ally Oman if they cut a deal with Iran, the Supreme Court again rejects Trump's push to get his $5.8M back from E Jean Carroll; the NAACP is joining the legal team looking into the death of Nolan Wells; Washington is poised to elect the first out Black trans woman to a state legislature in the United States; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Upwork Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free.  Thank You HomeServe For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/dailybeans. Void in Florida. The Trump Epstein Memorial Bookmobile The Daily Beans is proud to partner with Miles Taylor and our friends at DEFIANCE.org For a limited time, members of the Daily Beans community can receive a FREE 3-month full membership to DEFIANCE.org and gain access to one of the fastest-growing pro-democracy movements in America. Join here: https://www.defiance.org/beans Diamond Dames - Subscribe here: Diamond Dames - A Ted Lasso PodcastDiamond Dames - YouTube playlist   The Latest Breakdown→ INSIDE Trump DOJ's BRUTAL Epstein Court Reckoning StoriesTrump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea | The New York Times Top Admiral Praises Sailors but Concedes Hardships After Visit to U.S.S. Lincoln | New York Times Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way' | The Washington Post New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case | MS NOW NAACP Office of General Counsel Joins Nolan Wells' Family Legal Team | NAACP Washington Is Poised To Elect The First Out Black Trans Woman To A State Legislature In The US | Erin In The Morning Good Trouble National Parks Conservation Association - Protect Our National Parks | NPCA.ORG Democracy Forward - democracyforward.org NARF - narf.org5Calls.org →Friday August 28 in DC March On Washington 2026 -marchonwashington2026.com Check your voter registration and deadlines → Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org →Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! · VoteRiders →Help save Texas from Ken Paxton! →NO HATE in WA State →Stand With Minnesota →iceout.org Good News Oct 9 -Southwest Funny Fest:Dana Goldberg's Southwest FunnyFest - City of Albuquerque -Email Dana@DanaGoldberg.com for sponsorship information Tickets for Dana Goldberg: Outrageous - Sep 23 - Den Theater - Chicago  →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com Subscribe to the MSW on YouTube - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links The Trevor Project - trevorproject.org/beans Blue Wave California - ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc Donate to Public Citizen - https://citizen.org/beans/Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Pathways to Citizenship - boomerang - pathways  Dana and The Daily Beans support of Human Rights Campaign ONE CAUSE HRC The Daily Beans supports It Gets BetterNational Security Counselors - Donate, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers email AG - fedoath@pm.me Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana's Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That's just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Colonel Charles Bussey courageously flew P-51 Mustangs as a fighter pilot in World War II. His training came with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the all black Army Air Corps unit. Bussey also went on to serve as a decorated Commander of Army engineers during the Korean War. Charles Bussey was a war hero, but his first struggle wasn't in a combat zone overseas. His first battle was at home in what you might call the fight for the right to fight. This is his dramatic story, in his own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this part 2, following up on a July episode of the show, Ryan and cohost Jack sit down to expand on their discussion of military propaganda and war. Is questioning the justifications for endless wars, not blindly supporting troops, and pointing out the exploitation of the dead really worse than selling weapons to the stated enemy, lying about WMDs or denying a country's capabilities, sending soldiers to die for no good cause, taking away military benefits, denying medical care, etc.? Is it worse than the Pentagon removing the names of dead soldiers from the Iran death counter after initially exploiting their deaths? Are those people even real? With Washington federalizing draft registration and the Selective Service System asking vendors to create computer simulations for a draft, is one being prepared for the war in Iran?The show overview includes discussions on:  Has the Pentagon really been asking AI how “to create a war”? The US has finally acknowledged we have depleted our long range missile capabilities and interceptors systems. Is over engineering or greed responsible for the fact that Iran uses $20,000 missiles while the US uses $2-million dollar ones.  Why does the public get more concerned over animal abuse than double-tapping schools in Iran or dropping 2,000 pound bombs on civilian homes? Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the head of U.S. European Command, sent written notification to senior Pentagon officials saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the United States “homeland” over that of Israel. Doesn't that mean we were already prioritizing Israel over the homeland? Why has the first reaction of many soldiers to trauma historically involved raping women and killing children - an attempt to feel in control? But what about drone operators, pilots, and helicopter gunners who happily murder without trauma?Soldiers can disobey illegal orders but of course there are consequences. Look at what was done to Bradley Manning, or in other cases Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and John Kiriakou.  The explosion of the US Constitution (Article I, Section 8) and the abuse of the War Powers Resolution. https://archive.is/3AKKX#selection-439.0-468.0https://archive.is/m861X#selection-8383.217-8383.384https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/exclusive-us-used-virtually-long-100839538.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low?Date=20260804&Profile=CNN+International&utm_content=1785874804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebookhttps://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-photo-shows-ai-agent-being-asked-to-help-create-a-war-12258627?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawTXnXFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUJUTnRnYTlGdTM3UjNSNWNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEep-zXJD_8MMXS73QvJ6X0VeG0JsAHvavY9mpPz2WlaT08CapT713TrLT9GI8_aem_17CCDqpG7Xml3TnHIM5sgw#Echobox=1785322386https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/us-military-iran-war-troops-punishhttps://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/79175b05c6384836a3f595961f9c7406/viewhttps://valoannetwork.com/military-age-restrictions-are-you-too-old/https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-draft-2026-automatic-military-registration-takes-effect-december-trump-administration-heres-how-would-work/18863198/https://abc7chicago.com/post/iran-casualties-pentagons-official-war-death-toll-no-longer-lists-4-us-troops-killed-during-renewed-fighting/19581069/*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, subscribe below. 

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message:One of the most capable strike aircraft the US Navy ever put on a carrier deck was also one of the least glamorous. The Grumman A-6 Intruder was subsonic, broad-nosed, and routinely called names like “Double Ugly” but it could do something rivals struggled to match: find and hit defended targets through clouds and darkness, then bring its crew home. We start with a hair-raising Vietnam War night raid over North Vietnam that shows what “all-weather” meant before GPS, digital maps, and modern displays.From there, we rewind to the Korean War, when bad weather repeatedly shut down visually aimed attacks and forced the Navy to demand a true day-night, almost-any-weather bomber for carrier aviation. We dig into the Intruder's design choices, from carrier landing innovations to its massive payload and the side-by-side cockpit that made pilot and bombardier-navigator a single team. Then we unpack DIANE, the Digital Integrated Attack Navigation Equipment system, and how radar mapping, inertial navigation, and computerized bombing created a new kind of precision for its era.We also follow the A-6 through Vietnam, its specialized variants, and its long second act in Libya, the Persian Gulf, and Desert Storm, where tactics shifted from low-level penetration to medium-altitude precision strike. Finally, we tackle the controversy: aging airframes, the almost-saved A-6F Intruder II, the failed A-12 Avenger II stealth replacement, shrinking budgets, and the Navy's move toward multirole aircraft like the F/A-18. Subscribe, share, and leave a review then tell us where you land: should the Navy have modernized the Intruder or was its time always going to end?Support the showTo help support this podcast and become a PilotPhotog ProCast member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1555784/supportIf you enjoy this episode, subscribe to this podcast, you can find links to most podcast streaming services here: PilotPhotog Podcast (buzzsprout.com)Sign up for the free weekly newsletter Hangar Flyingwith Tog here: https://hangarflyingwithtog.com You can check out my YouTube channel for many videos on fighter planes here:https://youtube.com/c/PilotPhotog If you'd like to support this podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/PilotPhotog And finally, you can follow me on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/pilotphotog

MOPs & MOEs is proudly sponsored by Teamworks — the performance operations platform trusted by elite military units and professional sports organizations worldwide. Teamworks brings your scheduling, communications, athlete monitoring, and readiness data into one unified system — so your leaders stay informed, your people stay connected, and your unit stays ready. No more scattered spreadsheets or missed messages. Just one platform built for organizations where performance is the mission. Learn more at teamworkstactical.comWe are also supported by TrainHeroic — the coaching and programming platform built for strength and conditioning coaches who train serious athletes. Whether you're programming for a military unit, a tactical team, or individual athletes, TrainHeroic gives you the tools to build and deliver professional training programs, track athlete progress, and communicate directly with your people — all through one app. Your athletes get world-class programming on their phone; you get the visibility to actually coach them. Start your free trial at trainheroic.comThe History of Exercise Is Weirder Than You Think — Bill Hayes, Author of SweatBill Hayes spent four years chasing the history of exercise across ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, Kansas City, and the Vatican — and somehow ended up writing the most entertaining book about working out that's ever existed. Drew and Alex sit down with him to find out what he learned.What we get into:Gloios — ancient Greek athletes would scrape the sweat and oil off their bodies after competing, funnel it into a jar, and sell it at the gymnasium for medicinal purposes. Warts. Hemorrhoids. The price depended on how good the athlete was. Christiane Amanpour interviewed Bill on CNN and said nothing had ever seemed so gross to her. She was correct.Exercise began as war training — tenth century BC, not that different from what we do now. Running, endurance testing, strength work. Sparta was the only place that let women train. The Olympic Games formalized competition in the eighth century BC and athletes became cultural heroes — which is why their sweat was worth buying.Bill's dad was a West Point swimmer, Korean War vet, Purple Heart recipient who lost an eye in combat. Bill chose poetry over a military career — an act of rebellion he's pretty honest about. But his dad dragged him to the Spokane Athletic Club every Sunday after church, and that's where the love of exercise started.Girolamo Mercuriale — a Renaissance physician who wrote the first systematic text on exercise, De Arte Gymnastica, in 1569. Bill tracked down a transcription of his manuscripts in a library in Kansas City, Kansas, that hadn't been checked out in 35 years.The Vatican Library story — Bill had a Guggenheim Fellowship and letters of recommendation and still got interrogated in a small room because he didn't have a PhD. He got in. Everything he needed was already in Kansas City.Staying in it across a lifetime — injuries, aging, motivation, and the underrated importance of rest. Bill has herniated discs, a severed rotator cuff, and is still going. The answer isn't finding the perfect program. It's just not stopping.Mentioned in this episode:Sweat — Bill HayesGirolamo Mercuriale, De Arte Gymnastica, 1569Isthmia, Olympia, Delphi, Mycenae — Bill's Greek road trip following the original athletic circuitThe Metropolitan Museum of Art — has a strigil and gloios pot on display if you want to see it in personLong and Strong — the Mops and Moes training program on TrainHeroic Views expressed are those of the speakers and do not represent any official organization.

This week, Madeline and David get into 1949-1950 leading up to the Korean War!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacrehttps://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-koreahttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necropolitical_Living_under_South_Korean_Subimperialismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3516875?seq=15https://books.google.com/books?id=6_7SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20KOREAN%20LABOR%20PARTY%20AN%5B16184350%5D.pdfhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdfhttps://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.htmlhttps://kfausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Patriots-Traitors-and-Empires-Stephen-Gowans.pdf https://www.bannedthought.net/Korea-DPRK/ForeignAcademic/TheHiddenHistoryOfTheKoreanWar-1950-1951-I.F.Stone-InternetArchive-OCR.pdf

H.J. Burley Smith was 12 years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II. He followed the far closely, especially as his father served in the U.S. Merchant Marine.Smith graduated from high school in 1946 and eventually decided to enter the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island. By the time his years as a cadet and in training were complete, the Korean War was breaking out on the other side of the world. He was assigned to the USS Meredith Victory, which would soon be on its way to war.In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Smith explains how much responsibility brand new junior third mates like him were given in navigating ships. He also shares the harrowing story of being the last ship in a convoy headed for the Inchon Landing during a fierce typhoon that nearly knocked him into the sea.However, the USS Meredith Victory is best known for conducting the largest single-ship humanitarian evacuation in history - at Hungnam in North Korea in December 1950 after Chinese forces flooded across the border and temporarily forced the U.S. to retreat.Smith, who is the last surviving crew member of the Meredith Victory, describes how the evacuation took place with the Chinese just a mile or two way, the very difficult conditions on board, and how more than 14,000 Koreans were eventually brought to safety and freedom.

In this week's episode of China Insider, Miles Yu looks into joint maritime exercises conducted by US and Taiwanese coast guard vessels, and details the historic development of joint operations between the US and Taiwan in the strait. Next, Miles reviews White House messaging commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the American liberation of Guam and the 73rd anniversary of National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, looking back at the history and legacy of US involvement in the war. Finally, Miles covers recent updates from the US Treasury Department related to enhanced designations issued by OFAC targeting global networks that enable Iran's military capabilities and support of the IRGC.   China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute's China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world's future. 

9 Hours and 5 MinutesPG-13Here are episode 1-9 of the Cold War series with Thomas777.The 'Cold War" Pt. 1 - The End Informs the Beginning w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War" Pt. 2 - How It Starts, and Bonus Election Talk w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War" Pt. 3 - The Korean War w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War" Pt. 4 - Konrad Adenauer and the Bundesrepublik w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War' Pt. 5 - 'The Cuban Missile Crisis' w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War' Pt. 6 - Ho Chi Minh and the Origin of the Vietnam War w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War' Pt. 7 - Robert McNamara, Vietnam, and a World Turning 'Red' w/ Thomas777The Cold War Pt. 8 - How the On the Ground Battles in Vietnam Were Fought w/ Thomas777The 'Cold War' Pt. 9 - Battling the Khmer Rouge w/ Thomas777Thomas' SubstackRadio Free Chicago - T777 and J BurdenThomas777 MerchandiseThomas' Book "Steelstorm Pt. 1"Thomas' Book "Steelstorm Pt. 2"Thomas on TwitterThomas' CashApp - $7homas777Pete and Thomas777 'At the Movies'Support Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's SubstackPete's SubscribestarPete's GUMROADPete's VenmoPete's Buy Me a CoffeePete on FacebookPete on TwitterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.

What are the two hardest things in life to measure—and why does that simple question reveal so much about human nature?  In this entertaining episode of Kent Hance: The Best Storyteller in Texas, Kent Hance takes listeners on another unforgettable journey through history, humor, current events, and the timeless wisdom that has made him one of Texas' most beloved storytellers.  Using a classic saying as a launching point, Kent explores everything from small-town philosophy and life lessons to international affairs, education, personal responsibility, and the quirks of modern society. As always, his observations are packed with wit, common sense, and stories that will leave listeners laughing while giving them plenty to think about.  This episode features Kent's unique perspective on:  The wisdom hidden in everyday sayings and small-town characters  The lasting impact of the Korean War and its lessons for today  International headlines and global political challenges  How innovation creates unexpected business opportunities  Strange legal cases and unbelievable news stories from around the world  Why people often stay in jobs they don't enjoy  The importance of education, career preparation, and workforce opportunities  Consumer behavior, impulse buying, and modern decision-making  What international visitors really think about America  Along the way, Kent shares hilarious stories involving borrowed electricity, colorful Texas personalities, unusual animal encounters, and some of the most entertaining examples of human behavior you'll hear anywhere. His trademark storytelling style transforms everyday events into memorable lessons about life, leadership, and common sense.  Memorable Quotes  "The hardest thing to measure in life is love and electricity."  "He's late to the wreck. He can't get there fast enough."  Why You'll Want to Listen  Whether he's discussing history, education, innovation, or the funny side of human nature, Kent has a remarkable ability to connect big ideas with relatable stories. This episode captures everything listeners love about Kent Hance: The Best Storyteller in Texas—humor, wisdom, practical insights, and unforgettable storytelling. 

This week, David talk about the period of 1947-1948 leading up to the Korean War.PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-9/south-korea-jeju-uprising-anti-communist-massacrehttps://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-koreahttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/393874710_The_2024_Martial_Law_Declaration_and_Necropolitical_Living_under_South_Korean_Subimperialismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3516875?seq=15https://books.google.com/books?id=6_7SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20KOREAN%20LABOR%20PARTY%20AN%5B16184350%5D.pdfhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/KoreasPlaceInTheSunBruceCumings/Korea%27s%20Place%20in%20the%20Sun%20-%20Bruce%20Cumings.pdfhttps://dokumen.pub/download/everyday-life-in-the-north-korean-revolution-19451950-9780801469367.htmlhttps://kfausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Patriots-Traitors-and-Empires-Stephen-Gowans.pdf

SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys SEE US LIVE IN CORK, IRELAND SEPTEMBER 26TH: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-cork-26th-september-tickets-1993823733459 WE'RE LIVESTREAMING IT (WITH VOD) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-cork-26th-september-2026-tickets-1993900928351 BUY JOE'S BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSG5CNXX AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY IT ON AMAZON, BUY IT STRAIGHT FROM US! https://lagunairepress.com/ CHECK OUT NATE'S BAND'S ALBUM! https://secondhomesband.com/ During the Korean War, the People's Volunteer Army of China and the UN fought a meaningless battle over a hill shaped like a pork chop in order to leverage ongoing negotiations. Thousands died, and everyone claimed they won. SOURCES: Marshall, S.L.A. (1956). Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, Korea, Spring 1953. Hermes, Walter G (1966). "Truce Tent and Fighting Front". The United States Army in the Korean War. Vol. 2. Center of Military History. The Korean War. The Battle on Pork Chop Hill. https://historynet.com/korean-war-battle-on-pork-chop-hill/ https://warhistory.org/article/july-6-11-1953-the-battle-of-pork-chop-hill-hill-255 https://web.archive.org/web/20061109043603/http://www.historynet.com/magazines/military_history/3034286.html

Stalin's Strategic Shift and the Path to the Korean War GUEST: Nick Bunker Throughout 1949, Stalin was skeptical of Kim Il-sung's plan to invade South Korea, doubting North Korea's capability and the strategic rationale. However, in January 1950, Stalin abruptly authorized the planning of the attack. This shift was fueled by several factors: his newfound confidence in Mao as an ally and the perception that the United States would not intervene. Stalin interpreted Dean Acheson's "defensive perimeter" speech and the congressional defeat of the Korean aid bill as signals of American withdrawal from the peninsula. Furthermore, Stalin saw Korea as strategically vital for securing the Soviet Far East and strengthening communist states in Asia. While Washington remained largely oblivious to these plans, Stalin benefited from an abundance of intelligence gathered simply by reading American newspapers, which were filled with leaks about the "confusion" and "dissension" within the Truman administration. (6)

NSC-68: The Blueprint for Cold War Rearmament GUEST: Nick Bunker Following the 1949 Soviet atomic test, Paul Nitze and Dean Acheson drafted NSC-68, a top-secret strategic document that defined the Cold War struggle. The document portrayed the Soviet threat in the "starkest, grimmest possible terms," identifying 1954 as the "year of maximum danger." To counter Soviet military spending — estimated at 15% of their national output — NSC-68 proposed trebling the U.S. defense budget from $13 billion to $40 billion. Simultaneously, McCarthy targeted Owen Lattimore, an Asia expert, as a "master Soviet agent" to undermine the State Department's policy. While Lattimore was eventually cleared, the political pressure forced the administration into an awkward defensive position. Ultimately, the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 "overtook" the measured rollout of NSC-68, leading to the massive military build-up the document envisioned, but in a far more chaotic and urgent manner. (7)