#72 - What the Subconscious Manifests: Dreams, Source, and the Nature of Good and Evil with Nick

#71 - Eureka in the Age of AI: How Machines Change Discovery with Dr David Bosold

#70 – The Pursuit of Strength and Self-Expression: Powerlifting, Sport as Art, and Growing Up in Slavic Countries with Michael

Episode Chapters:

(00:00:00) Language and Identity

(00:05:00) Powerlifting and Physical Discipline

(00:13:10) Sport as Artistic Self-Expression

(00:31:30) Structured vs. Unstructured Approaches

(00:39:20) Growing Up in Kharkiv and the “Hive Mind”

(00:47:10) Individuation vs. Compliance and Otherness in Society

#69 – Counterintuitive Takes: Trump the Revolutionary & Russia’s War as the Cost of Belonging to Europe with Dr David Bosold

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Why Study Politics?

(00:13:00) Building a Bridge Between Russia and the West

(00:25:40) The Failure of Diplomacy in the Modern Age

(00:35:30) What Is Trump’s Foreign Policy Agenda?

(00:45:30) The Chaos and Revolution of Donald Trump

(00:55:30) Trump as a Symptom of Modern Society

#67 - Surrendering Ukraine? Trump’s Foreign Policy and America’s Political Shift with Tyler

How to Change Minds: The Future of Foreign Policy Analysis and the Fate of American Universalism with Dr David Bosold

Chapters:

(00:00:00) Decoding Foreign Policy Analysis: Understanding the Discipline

(00:04:15) Beyond the Mainstream: Critiquing Traditional Theories

(00:13:15) Pathways to Peace: Rethinking Conflict and Resolution

(00:19:50) Balancing Act: The Role of Science and Values in Foreign Policy

(00:25:13) The Horizon Ahead: Reimagining the Future of Foreign Policy Analysis

(00:32:30) Stagnation in Strategy: Why Change Remains Elusive

(00:39:20) Watershed Moment for American Universalism

(00:43:13) Key to Understanding the Future of American Power: NATO's Expansion and China

(00:48:20) The West and the “Other”

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:07) Biden's Profile

(00:03:58) First Change: Big Hopes

(00:06:10) Second Change: Increased Rhetorical Support

(00:09:20) Third Change: Increased Military Support

(00:13:20) Important Timeline

(00:16:25) One Problem with American Position

(00:22:00) NATO Open Door Policy

(00:23:15) NATO Summit Communiqué

(00:25:00) Lost Diplomatic Opportunity

(00:29:15) Fourth Change: Ukraine as American Ally

(00:31:00) End of Ambiguity

(00:32:40) Biden Created Security Vacuum

#65 - From Trump to Tomorrow: Russia, the West, and the Path Forward with Dr David Bosold

Chapters:

(00:00:00) 2024 US elections

(00:07:20) War in Ukraine and Peace Negotiations

(00:18:50) European Autonomy

(00:28:20) Russia as European State

(00:38:30) Trump and NATO Enlargement

(00:44:50) US-Russia Relational Dance