Host Jon Olson talks with Minnesota’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Thom Petersen, about agriculture exports, international markets, and economic impacts on Minnesota.

This episode originally aired on Feb. 10th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Brigadier General Tim Kennedy, US Army (Ret.), who served as a senior officer in the Minnesota National Guard. They discuss how the National Guard is led, organized, and trained, and what missions service members perform both at home and abroad.

This episode originally aired on Feb. 3rd 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with Bethany May, a former US Army Battalion Intelligence Officer with the 5th Special Forces Group who was deployed into northern Syria during the height of the counterinsurgency fight against the Islamic State.

This originally aired on Jan. 27th 2021

Host Jon Olson talks with retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Morlan. They discuss American nuclear deterrence, the nuclear triad, and developments in nuclear weapons, policy, and strategy.

This originally aired on Jan. 1st 2021

Today I talked with Mark Canning, a retired career diplomat in the US Department of State. Mark’s 40 years of experience with China allowed us to consider serious issues of foreign policy engagement for the incoming Biden Administration. We focused heavily on trade while also discussing the more serious strategic implications of our strong reliance on China as a partner in capitalism.

This episode originally aired on January 13th 2021