Feb 1

Military Revolutions with Ed Luttwak

Today’s guest is the legendary strategist Edward Luttwak — the Machiavelli of Maryland. He’s consulted for presidents, prime ministers, and secretaries of defense, and authored magnificent books on Byzantine history, a guide to planning a successful coup, and an opus on the logic ... Show More

2h 51m

Jan 30

Second Breakfast: Invading Canada, Benedict Arnold, Iran

whole gang is here. Also a little Minnesota and 30 seconds of NDS (which is all it deserves) suno: https://suno.com/s/SJ0FoEPMVZ3QS441 'He couldn’t capture Canada, but captured infamy— The only general in history who failed at treason and geography!' Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More

1h 3m

Jan 28

EMERGENCY POD: PLA Purges Continue!

Jon Czin, former CIA analyst and NSC staffer, returns to talk purges. We have far too much fun. The disney take on PLA purges: https://suno.com/s/Wv1yQyxdUhWBzyA0 08:50 Deep read into the WSJ nuke traitor allegations 22:10 Xi getting paranoid? 26:13 Taiwan implications 32:38 Succ ... Show More

56m 3s

Apr 2024

Is Japan at a turning point?

Japan has been celebrating the end of a near 20-year deflationary cycle. But the country’s shrinking population remains a serious cause for concern. Gideon talks to the FT’s Kana Inagaki and Leo Lewis about whether the new mood of optimism about Japan is justified. Cl ... Show More

26m 10s

Aug 2023

Japan’s role in US-China strategic rivalry

China’s assertiveness on the global stage has reinvigorated economic and political ties between the US and Japan. Leo Lewis, the FT’s Asia business editor, discusses what’s changed with Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan.  Want more? Free link ... Show More

23m 11s

Mar 2021

No 2 【Japanese conversation】Conversation about LIFE with Ryoma san!

👇PODCAST SUBSCRIPTION to take your Japanese TO THE NEXT LEVEL✨https://www.mikurealjapanese.com/podcast-transcript-serviceYour support makes this podcast possible to continue 🙏✨👇Get my grammar / shadowing course👇🇯🇵✏️ with 10%OFF couponhttps://www.mikurealjapanese.com/offers/ ... Show More

44m 23s

Jun 2024

China’s great power strategy

Gideon talks to Oriana Skylar Mastro, author of Upstart: How China Became A Great Power. They discuss China’s rapid rise, Beijing’s ambitions on the global stage and how the US will respond.Clip: Bogdan Kokkonen Free links to rea ... Show More

28m 43s

May 2024

Coming soon: China, the new tech superpower

In a new season of Tech Tonic, longtime FT China reporter Jame Kynge travels around the world to see how China is pushing towards tech supremacy. Will China be able to get an edge in crucial technological areas? What does China’s attempt to leapfrog the west look like on the g ... Show More

1m 7s

Feb 2024

Why Japan's Demographic Crisis is Getting Worse

Use code tldrnews at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/tldrnewsWelcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today’s episode, we run through the birth rates reaching a new low in both Japan and South Korea. Also, we discuss the lea ... Show More

9m 30s

Mar 2023

Ep183 Public security in Japan

🎙TRANSCRIPT🎙https://www.patreon.com/Japanesewithshun?fan_landing=true⭐️Private Japanese Class with Shun⭐️https://calendly.com/japanesewithshun📹YouTube📹https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6sZrHyl4hSS2PvlUo2XZAToday I "Public security in Japan" with easy Japanese mostly from Gen ... Show More

6m 23s

Apr 2022

Morality in the Twitter era. Plus: China’s language revolution

This weekend, we think about morality in the age of social media. According to writer Dan Brooks, we're great at pointing out where good is missing, but we’ve forgotten how to be good people. Then, Yale professor Jing Tsu tells us the story of how China standardised its complex l ... Show More

29m 46s

Japan's China Challenge