Podcast Episodes
Episode 50: Is America Burning Its Leverage Whi...
We brought on Eric Olander because too many “China takes” here are still framed like it’s 2012. He’s living in Ho Chi Minh City watching supply chains and influence shift...
Episode 50: Is America Burning Its Leverage Whi...
We brought on Eric Olander because too many “China takes” here are still framed like it’s 2012. He’s living in Ho Chi Minh City watching supply chains and influence shift...
Episode 49: Did MH370’s Mystery Just Get Its Be...
We brought back our friend of the show Jeff Wise because—quietly—this is the most consequential moment in the MH370 saga since the early seabed hunts. Ocean Infinity is back out...
Episode 49: Did MH370’s Mystery Just Get Its Be...
We brought back our friend of the show Jeff Wise because—quietly—this is the most consequential moment in the MH370 saga since the early seabed hunts. Ocean Infinity is back out...
Episode 48: Is Slashing USAID Strategy or Self‑...
We kicked this one off “old school”—just Mike and me—because some weeks the news cycle doesn’t need a guest; it needs a straight reckoning. USAID gets the axe in the...
Episode 48: Is Slashing USAID Strategy or Self‑...
We kicked this one off “old school”—just Mike and me—because some weeks the news cycle doesn’t need a guest; it needs a straight reckoning. USAID gets the axe in the...
Episode 47: Are “Dorm Room Narratives” Rewritin...
In Episode 47, Mike and I sit down with Dr. Wilfred Reilly—political scientist and author known for taking high‑temperature cultural claims and stress‑testing them with basic data—to ask a blunt...
Episode 47: Are “Dorm Room Narratives” Rewritin...
In Episode 47, Mike and I sit down with Dr. Wilfred Reilly—political scientist and author known for taking high‑temperature cultural claims and stress‑testing them with basic data—to ask a blunt...
Episode 46: A Side Few Will Tell – Johnny Mille...
The war in Ukraine has dominated headlines for nearly two years, yet much of what we hear comes from a single narrative—the U.S. government, mainstream media, and Western institutions. But...
Episode 46: A Side Few Will Tell – Johnny Mille...
The war in Ukraine has dominated headlines for nearly two years, yet much of what we hear comes from a single narrative—the U.S. government, mainstream media, and Western institutions. But...
Episode 45: Cyber Warfare, China’s Grand Strate...
In this high-stakes episode of Elevated Thoughts, Mike and I had the honor of sitting down with Dmitri Alperovitch—co-founder of CrowdStrike, executive chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, and author of World...
Episode 45: Cyber Warfare, China’s Grand Strate...
In this high-stakes episode of Elevated Thoughts, Mike and I had the honor of sitting down with Dmitri Alperovitch—co-founder of CrowdStrike, executive chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, and author of World...