Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Tun Myint from the Carleton College Department of Political Science about the current situation in Myanmar.

This episode originally aired on April 21st 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Mark Canning, a retired Foreign Service Officer with the State Department. They tap into his deep experience with the Korean peninsula and discuss both North and South Korea.

This episode originally aired on April 14th 2021

This week, host Jon Olson talks with University of Minnesota Professor Michael Goldman. They discuss the international financial institutions that led to the development of the modern global economy, as well as changes to these institutions in the current era.

This episode originally aired on April 7th 2021. 

Host Jon Olson talks with Lea Gabrielle, a former US Special Envoy who led the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, about US government efforts to defeat foreign propaganda by nation states and non-state actors alike.

This originally aired on March 31st 2021 

Host Jon Olson talks with retired Navy Commander turned author Rick Campbell.  After his naval career, Campbell has found success as a military thriller author, penning such notable novels as The Trident Deception, Empire Rising, Ice Station Nautilus, Blackmail, Treason, and his latest release, Deep Strike.

This originally aired on March 24th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Alfred Montero about the political, economic, and security situation in Central and South America, and consider what the Biden Administration might pursue regarding American foreign policy in the region.

This episode orginally aired on March 17th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Dr. Greg Marfleet, who holds the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science chair at Carleton College. They discuss the first 50 days of the Biden Administration’s national security and foreign policy decision-making.

This episode originally aired on March 10th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Captain Brad Gawboy, US Navy (Retired), and Mr. David Bruns. Both men served aboard US Navy nuclear-powered submarines and they discussed the role of submarines in support of American national security.

This episode originally aired on March 3rd 2021.

Host Jon Olson talks with Lois Quam , President of Pathfinder International, about the role of health care for women in stabilizing societies in the developing world. 

This episode originally aired on Feb. 24th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Bill James, President of the Minnesota Council of the Navy League of the United States. They discuss the role of the Navy League in supporting America’s four sea services—the US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, and the US-flagged Merchant Marine.

This episode originally aired on Feb. 17th 2021