S8 Ep495: 2. Stevenson-Yang 2: The Rise of Red Capitalists and Princelings. Following the Tiananmen tragedy, China attracted capital by empowering "princelings" to manage state assets, creating a u...
S8 Ep495: 1. Stevenson-Yang 1: The Evolution of China’s Economic Transformation. Anne Stevenson-Yang recounts her 1994 Xi’an visit, contrasting tattered manufacturing exhibits with the impoverished...
S8 Ep494: 8. Bunker 8: Political Corruption and the Path to War. As Truman faced sinking approval ratings and corruption scandals, Margaret Chase Smith bravely challenged McCarthyism shortly befo...
S8 Ep494: 7. Bunker 7: NSC-68 and the Massive Military Buildup. In response to the Soviet atomic test, Paul Nitze authored NSC-68, a top-secret document advocating for a massive tripling of the Uni...
S8 Ep494: 6. Bunker 6: Stalin’s Green Light for the Korean Invasion. Stalin authorized Kim Il-sung’s invasion of the South after perceiving American weakness and ambiguity in Secretary Acheson’s de...
S8 Ep494: 5. Bunker 5: The Hiss Conviction and McCarthy’s Senate Rise. Alger Hiss’s perjury conviction empowered Senator McCarthy to launch an aggressive five-hour speech, fundamentally altering th...
S8 Ep494: 4. Bunker 4: Labor Unrest and the Cold Winter Strike. The 1950 coal strike led by John L. Lewis paralyzed the nation, posing a major domestic challenge for Truman during the early Cold Wa...
S8 Ep494: 3. Bunker 3: The Republican Insurgency and Robert Taft’s Vision. Robert Taft championed an "Asia First" foreign policy while Joe McCarthy began hijacking the Republican agenda, transformi...
S8 Ep494: 2. Bunker 2: Stalin, Mao, and the Communist Asian Strategy. Joseph Stalin cautiously hosted Mao Zedong in Moscow, eventually providing industrial support and military aid while seeking to...
S8 Ep494: 1. Bunker 1: Truman’s Fair Deal and Internal Party Strife. In late 1949, President Truman struggled to implement his liberal Fair Deal reforms while facing a budget-draining recession and...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman concludes by crediting American finance for enabling these scientific breakthroughs and expressing optimism that mRNA technology will soon tackle cancer and other i...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman describes the climactic moment vaccine results arrived, with Pfizer and Moderna reporting high efficacy, while Novavax and AstraZeneca faced unique logistical and reputa...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman examines the global race between Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, and J&J, emphasizing the different scientific approaches and the logistical advantages of one-shot ...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman highlights Moderna's desperate struggle for funding and manufacturing equipment, which was finally resolved by a massive Wall Street investment during the pandemic's pea...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman details Gail Smith's insect-based vaccine technology at Novavax and discusses how major pharmaceutical giants like Merck initially hesitated to join the pandemic race. 4
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman introduces the brilliant, driven scientists pursuing vaccines for AIDS, cancer, and malaria, who pivoted their controversial methodologies to confront the burgeoning COV...
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman profiles Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel and the pivotal mRNA research by Kariko and Weissman, noting the company's difficult transition from drug therapies to vaccines. 2
S8 Ep493: Gregory Zuckerman recounts the dramatic mapping and sharing of the COVID-19 genetic sequence, which launched global efforts to develop messenger RNA and adenovirus-based vaccines against ...
S8 Ep492: Mary Roach describes the process of tissue donation, focusing on corneal transplants and the meticulous, respectful recovery of bone and skin to benefit many patients awaiting procedures. 4
S8 Ep491: Mary Roach details xenotransplantation and chimeras for organ replacement, while also recounting historical nasal reconstructions and the use of the Fibonacci sequence in modern plastic s...
S8 Ep491: Mary Roach explores the future of 3D-printed organs, explaining how researchers use specialized ink and support gels to recreate complex structures like heart muscles for transplantation. 2
S8 Ep491: Mary Roach discusses skin reconstruction for severe burn victims, highlighting Diana's recovery and the use of temporary biological dressings like cadaver or Icelandic cod skin to promote...
S8 Ep490: SHOW SCHEDULE 2-20-26
S8 Ep489: Professor Richard Epstein predicts the Supreme Court may strike down tariffs, arguing that trade deficits do not constitute legal emergencies, while also discussing the potential for ...
S8 Ep489: Professor Richard Epstein of the CIVITAS INSTITUTE analyzes constitutional limits of presidential authority to fire independent agency officials, discussing historical precedents like Hum...
S8 Ep489: Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center explains how bipartisan spending on entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare drives national debt, arguing that American consumers, ...
S8 Ep489: Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center critiques the inconsistency of threatening war against Iran over its nuclear program while simultaneously considering a deal...
S8 Ep489: Sir Max Hastings describes specialized armored funnies that supported British landings on Sword Beach, noting that while technically successful, heavy traffic and Montgomery's overly ambi...
S8 Ep489: Sir Max Hastings highlights Major General Richard Gale's calm leadership during the chaotic airborne drops, with success relying on British deception plans and Rommel's absence preventing...
S8 Ep489: Sir Max Hastings discusses General Montgomery's expanded vision for D-Day and the initial chaos of the airborne landings, noting that despite the shambles at Merville battery, paratrooper...
S8 Ep489: Sir Max Hastings details the daring glider assault to capture the Orne River bridge, where Major John Howard's troops achieved total surprise, securing a vital link for British airborne a...
S8 Ep488: Bob Zimmerman reports Japanese private space startup ispace is struggling with severe engine development problems for its lunar landers, while archival images from New Horizons reveal Plu...
S8 Ep488: Bob Zimmerman of Behind the Black reports NASA successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission targeting a March 6th launch, while a NASA report classified Boeing'...
S8 Ep488: Lorenzo Fiori reports the Milan Winter Olympics are proceeding successfully amidst beautiful snow with rumors of a Donald Trump visit for the hockey finals, while extreme weather has caus...
S8 Ep488: Jim McTague reports Lancaster County reflects the national 1.4 percent GDP slowdown with flat retail, consumer price fatigue, and plummeting restaurant traffic due to rising costs and wei...
S8 Ep488: Gene Marks discusses the Supreme Court ruling the administration's April 2025 emergency tariffs unconstitutional, leaving billions in collected funds in limbo, though the administration w...
S8 Ep488: Gene Marks reports that despite a disappointing fourth-quarter GDP growth rate of 1.4 percent and sluggishness in shipping and chemical sectors, small businesses remain surprisingly resil...
S8 Ep488: Jeff Bliss covers California's upcoming gubernatorial jungle primary with Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Steve Hilton as early frontrunners, Spencer Pratt challenging Mayor Karen B...
S8 Ep488: Jeff Bliss reports a deadly avalanche in Lake Tahoe claimed nine lives due to dry uncompacted snow, severe storms are causing heavy snowfall at Donner Pass and flooding the Los Angeles Ri...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Historian Sir Max Hastings discusses the highly arrogant yet beloved Lord Lovat, an aristocratic Scottish clan chief leading British commandos onto Sword Beach du...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Sir Max Hastings details how Winston Churchill viewed General Montgomery as an unmitigated cad, despite his undeniably crucial leadership of the British forces at...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Gene Marks explains that despite administration claims, the rising costs of tariffs currently fall directly onto the shoulders of American consumers and frustrate...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Jim McTague observes that Washington foot traffic and influence peddling are vividly rebounding, indicating a strong resurgence of corporate lobbying activity wit...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center questions the alarming hypocrisy of America providing Saudi Arabia with advanced nuclear enrichment...
S8 Ep487: Preview for later today. Bob Zimmerman of Behind the Black details a serious NASA investigation revealing that terrifying thruster failures on Boeing's Starliner capsule placed the entire...
S8 Ep486: SHOW SCHEDULE 2-19-26
S8 Ep485: The Supreme Court's Threat to Independent Agencies. Analyzing upcoming Supreme Court cases, John Yoo predicts the potential overturning of the historic Humphrey's Executor precedent. Such...
S8 Ep485: Justice Scalia and the Unitary Executive Theory. Reflecting on Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy, Professor John Yoo details the concept of the unitary executive. Scalia powerfully argued t...
S8 Ep485: Bangladesh's Political Turmoil and Rising Islamist Influence. Following the violent ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh faces severe political and economic instability unde...
S8 Ep485: Viktor Orban's Dangerous Alliances with Russia and China. Facing domestic electoral pressures, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban manipulatively courts the Trump administration while d...
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