# hoover institution (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hoover institution. Page: Feed: --- ## [Endless Summer: Iran, Woke Two?, and the George Costanza Theory of War](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/endless-summer-iran-woke-two-and-the-george-costanza-theory-of-war/) _2026-08-20 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ On the latest GoodFellows: Is economic strangulation the key to achieving Iranian cooperation, or another misstep in the Persian Gulf? Is a sequel to “Woke 1” in the works? And does playing the race card in the aftermath of a former Cambridge University professor's suicide make his death even more tragic – and distract from another tragedy: declining academic tragedy? Subscribe to GoodFellows for… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3pt7gipqdckhfi9b/GoodFellows_2026-08-19_wip03_podcast_aqwen.mp3) ## [The Lapsed Atheist: Charles Murray Makes the Case for God](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/the-lapsed-atheist-charles-murray-makes-the-case-for-god/) _2026-08-17 · Uncommon Knowledge_ For most of his life, Charles Murray was a casual agnostic who assumed smart people had left religion behind. Now he’s not so sure. Murray joins Peter Robinson to discuss the evidence that forced him to reconsider God, the soul, and Christianity—from near-death experiences and the mysterious Shroud of Turin to the historical reliability of the Gospels and the Resurrection. It’s the story of an… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rj66v6qvd85satdz/UK_Charles_Murray_wip02_podcast_9cwpy.mp3) ## [Complicated Legacy: Jay Bhattacharya on Fauci, RFK, and Vaccines](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/complicated-legacy-jay-bhattacharya-on-fauci-rfk-and-vaccines/) _2026-08-05 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ Jay Bhattacharya returns to GoodFellows—now as NIH director and acting CDC director—for a candid conversation on what COVID got wrong, why science needs a replication revolution, and how to restore public trust. Jay takes on the legacy of lockdowns, school closures, Fauci, gain-of-function research, China, AI-enabled biosecurity risks, vaccine questions, and the fight to make scientific dissent… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w9ijcnscfi29uxd6/Good_Fellows_Jay_Bhattacharya_v36x2vj.mp3) ## [Make IPOs Great Again: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Ending Regulation by Enforcement](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/make-ipos-great-again-sec-chairman-paul-atkins-on-ending-regulation-by-enforcement/) _2026-07-21 · Uncommon Knowledge_ "America was an investment before it was a nation." That idea anchors this conversation between SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and Peter Robinson. Atkins argues that vibrant capital markets are essential to American prosperity and explains why he believes excessive regulation has discouraged companies from going public and innovators from building in the United States. The discussion also covers crypto,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vfjadcy8q3bgxdvq/UK_Paul_Atkins_2026-05-26_wip02_podcast_avqkx.mp3) ## [Trump Slump, Capitalism vs. Communism, and Old Man Yells at Claude](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/trump-slump-capitalism-vs-communism-and-old-man-yells-at-claude/) _2026-07-13 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ After a productive first 100 days after returning to office, President Trump has since hit a rough patch – stubborn inflation (despite an otherwise powerhouse economy), an unpopular war with Iran, setbacks at the Supreme Court, plus growing dissent among congressional Republicans as his party faces the distinct possibility of losing one or both chambers of Congress in November. Has the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ejyjg6g5jkdjur8i/GF_CODA_wip06_podcast_804fl.mp3) ## [The Empire Strikes Out: Rick Atkinson on 1776, Is Britain Broken?, and Socialists in New York](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/from-1776-to-2016-the-american-revolution-and-the-new-politics-of-revolt/) _2026-07-01 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ On paper, it was a mismatch: a fledgling republic seeking freedom from the world’s mightiest empire. And yet the American Revolution ended with the upstart colonists’ victory over the mighty British military. Rick Atkinson, a military historian and author of a “Revolutionary Trilogy” on the fight for America’s independence, discusses the military tactics, geopolitical shifts, and economic… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvc89u2jvpgguqsn/GoodFellows_2026-06-30_-_Rick_Atkinson_wip03_podcast_6ltz0.mp3) ## [The Declaration of Independence and the Fight For America’s Future with Victor Davis Hanson](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-fight-for-america-s-future-with-victor-davis-hanson/) _2026-06-29 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Victor Davis Hanson—fifth-generation rancher in California’s San Joaquin Valley, classicist, military historian, Hoover Institution senior fellow, and author of more than two dozen books, including The Case For Trump, The Second World Wars, and The Dying Citizen—joins Peter Robinson to discuss the American founding and its critics. Drawing on ancient Greece and Rome, Magna Carta, the French… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7fn76mjuxsbc8j5j/UK_Victor_Davis_Hanson_wip02_audio_6eeb4.mp3) ## [Trump’s 14 Points: Epic Fury or Epic Fail?](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/trump-s-14-points-epic-fury-or-epic-fail/) _2026-06-18 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ As the US and Iran prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding halting hostilities in the Middle East, will the agreement hold up for long given fundamental differences over Iran’s nuclear ambitions (another 60 days of negotiating), its funding of terrorist proxies across the region, plus Israel’s actions in Lebanon? If he succeeds in putting Iran in the rear-view window, does President Trump… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qqsdk22exdrfhb4f/GoodFellows_2026-06-17_podcast_amsie.mp3) ## [Frank Dikötter and the True History of Communist China](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/frank-dikotter-and-the-true-history-of-communist-china/) _2026-06-15 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Renowned historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Frank Dikötter discusses his new book, Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity . Drawing from tightly controlled Chinese Communist Party archives and Soviet Comintern documents, Dikötter systematically dismantles decades of romanticized Western myths—originally popularized by journalist Edgar Snow—surrounding the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p8itax4fdk9u9f2z/UK_Frank_Dikotter_2026-01-26_podcast_brueg.mp3) ## [From Arsenal to Zelenskyy: The GoodFellows Answer Viewer Mail](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/from-arsenal-to-zelenksy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail/) _2026-06-04 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ In a special “mailbag” episode, Hoover senior fellows Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster answer audience questions. Among the topics (after a brief opening segment devoted to the latest in the Iran-US impasse – aka, “Schrödinger’s ceasefire”): who are today’s great leaders; is “the American experiment” doomed, as some intellectuals posit; China’s move to gold from… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xsg6txi4mqutrx9u/GoodFellows_2026-06-03_-_Mailbag_v3_podcast_8utzw.mp3) ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TZBnto5gKZZo) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Five More Questions With Stephen Kotkin: Can America Still Lead The World?](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/five-more-questions-with-stephen-kotkin-can-america-still-lead-the-world/) _2026-05-29 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Stephen Kotkin returns to Uncommon Knowledge for another round of five questions, this time on Iran, China, Ukraine, and the future of the American republic. Kotkin argues that America still possesses unmatched strengths — economic, technological, military, and cultural — but warns that self-inflicted political dysfunction could squander them. Kotkin dissects Trump’s Iran strategy, explains why… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jdxabcvzmfma6smk/UK_Stephen_Kotkin_2026-05-26_wip02_podcast_8qk2b.mp3) ## [Palmer Luckey Wants America to Win | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/palmer-luckey-wants-america-to-win-peter-robinson-hoover-institution/) _2026-05-20 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Why is America struggling to keep pace with China? Can Silicon Valley help rebuild US military power? And what happens when artificial intelligence transforms warfare? Anduril founder Palmer Luckey joins Peter Robinson to argue that America must rethink everything from defense procurement to manufacturing, innovation, and national identity itself. Luckey explains why he founded Anduril Industries… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/anq6agnup6bi8vhu/UK_Palmer_Luckey_2026-05-07_wip04_podcast_agzk4.mp3) ## [“Deciders”, “Honey Badgers”, and “Lonely Liberals”: Sarah Isgur on a Divided Supreme Court](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/deciders-honey-badgers-and-lonely-liberals-sarah-isgur-on-a-divided-supreme-court/) _2026-05-12 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ Is it time to rethink the configuration of the US Supreme Court – not nine justices divided along lockstep ideological lines, but three groups of three justices, each clique with a different approach to jurisprudence? So argues court watcher and legal analyst Sarah Isgur, who discusses her new book, Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ymp9ktd5ju366qin/GoodFellows_2026-05-11_-_Sarah_Isgur_wip02_podcast_7vw29.mp3) ## [Governor Ron DeSantis and The Free State of Florida | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/governor-ron-desantis-and-the-free-state-of-florida-peter-robinson-hoover-institution/) _2026-05-05 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joins Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee to explain how Florida transformed from a razor-thin swing state into one of the fastest-growing and most politically distinct states in the country. DeSantis outlines his governing philosophy—pairing conservative policy with a focus on competence—and details the results: rapid… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rypv2u42ibee32fh/UK_DeSantis_wip02_podcast_8d777.mp3) ## [GoodFellows LIVE: The US Constitution and A Republic - If You Can Keep It | Hoover Institution](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/goodfellows-live-the-us-constitution-and-a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it-hoover-institution/) _2026-04-30 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ As part of the Hoover Institution’s ongoing USA@250 celebration of the founding of the American republic, a live GoodFellows episode recorded on the campus of Stanford University focusing on the US Constitution – in tech terms, America’s “operating system”. Goodfellows regulars Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster discuss the root causes of the American Revolution (taxation… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2dbriyfdyntfunck/GoodFellows_2026-04-22_-_Live_v2_podcast_6hafa.mp3) ## [Stephen Meyer, John Lennox, and James Tour: Three Scientists on the Origins of Everything | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/stephen-meyer-john-lennox-and-james-tour-three-scientists-on-the-origins-of-everything/) _2026-04-20 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Peter Robinson sits down with mathematician John Lennox, philosopher of science Stephen Meyer, and chemist James Tour to examine what modern science really suggests about the origin of the universe and life itself. Moving from the Big Bang and the discovery of cosmic beginnings, to the fine-tuning of the physical constants that make life possible, to the extraordinary complexity and information… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/85dias7f93m95sh7/UK_Lennox_Myers_Tours_wip03_audio_b5abs.mp3) ## [Who’s Actually Running Iran? with Abbas Milani | Hoover Institution](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/who-s-actually-running-iran-with-abbas-milani-hoover-institution/) _2026-04-17 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ Hoover Institution research fellow and Iran scholar Abbas Milani joins the GoodFellows to discuss life within the beleaguered theocracy: who’s in charge, and will added economic pressure in the form of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and a halt on Iran’s oil trade bring about an end to the regime. After that: the fellows’ thoughts on Hungary’s election, Iran war “winners and losers”, America’s… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/idxbjijrv8mjynuu/GoodFellows_2026-04-16_-_Abbas_Milani_iwp02_podcast_80da1.mp3) ## [Ben Shapiro and The Battle For The Soul of Conservatism | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/ben-shapiro-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-conservatism-peter-robinson-hoover-institution/) _2026-04-08 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Is conservatism losing its way? Ben Shapiro says yes—and explains why. In this candid interview, Shapiro takes aim at conspiracy culture, fractures inside the right, and the growing distrust of institutions reshaping American politics. From college campuses to foreign policy to the future of media, this is a blunt assessment of where the movement stands—and where it could be headed next. Subscribe… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6qvz3vpt97ghik5v/UK_Shapiro_wip03_audio_83pou.mp3) ## [Locusts and Pirates: What’s Your Favorite Recession? with Tyler Goodspeed | Hoover Institution](https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/locusts-and-pirates-what-s-your-favorite-recession-with-tyler-goodspeed-hoover-institution/) _2026-03-25 · GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics_ If unexpected wars and oil shocks have been big features of recent history, so too are economic recessions – another downturn perhaps ahead in 2026. Tyler Goodspeed, a former Hoover Institution fellow and author of the forthcoming book, Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What To Do About It, joins GoodFellows regulars Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster for… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vmg87riwnxttv7f6/GoodFellows_2026-03-24_-_Final_-_Tyler_Goodspeed_podcast_823xr.mp3) ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eCRS8aoZbHqH) _2026-03-25 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [How Israel Fights: Inside the Mossad with Zohar Palti | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution](https://uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com/e/how-israel-fights-inside-the-mossad-with-zohar-palti-peter-robinson-hoover-institution/) _2026-03-23 · Uncommon Knowledge_ Peter Robinson is joined by Zohar Palti — Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former head of the Intelligence Directorate in Israel’s Mossad— for a rare, inside account of how Israel thinks about war, deterrence, and survival. From the shock of October 7 to the current campaign against Iran, Palti explains why Israel sees both nuclear capability and ballistic missiles as… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gsajpqiyfn5a44nw/UK_Zohar_Palti_wip03_video_2_bj729.mp3)