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GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

117 Episodes • By Hoover Institution • goodfellows.podbean.com
In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussi ...more
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Known Unknowns, the Rolling Stones, and Karl Rove | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, a...
As the US prepares for a presidential vote (Iowans c... more
Nov 29 2023 1h 7m
Comparison of 1984 and 1968 Elections
Chapter 1 11 mins
US Politics and the Iowa Caucuses
Chapter 2 11 mins
California's Political Landscape and 2022 Election
Chapter 3 4 mins
Concerns Over the Election Process
Chapter 4 4 mins
Potential Consequences of Reelecting President Trump
Chapter 5 6 mins
Indictments and Unknowns in Election Impact
Chapter 6 10 mins
Conflict in Gaza and Regional Threats
Chapter 7 8 mins
Hamas's Destruction and the Two-State Solution
Chapter 8 8 mins
European Politics, AI, Rolling Stones
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Life During Wartime: Israel’s Resolve; Can Ukraine Still Win? | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, Lieuten...
Two conflicts present two challenges: a Ukrainian co... more
Nov 9 2023 1h 6m
Russian Perception of Trump Reelection
Chapter 1 14 mins
Conflict in Israel
Chapter 2 4 mins
Worldviews
Chapter 3 8 mins
Israel's Vulnerability and Need for US
Chapter 4 6 mins
Israel's Size and Ongoing Military Reality
Chapter 5 16 mins
Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Chapter 6 7 mins
Supporting Ukrainian Defense Industrial Capacity
Chapter 7 8 mins
Implications and Concerns in Ukraine Conflict
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A Bronx Tale: Ian Rowe on the Fight for Charter Schools | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, Bill Whale...
Ian Rowe, an American Enterprise Institute senior fe... more
Nov 1 2023 1h 2m
Voter Influence in Politics
Chapter 1 10 mins
Charter Schools and Quality Education
Chapter 2 13 mins
Competition and Success in Education
Chapter 3 12 mins
Education, Homeschooling, and Charter Schools
Chapter 4 14 mins
Economic Ramifications of Middle East Violence
Chapter 5 4 mins
AI and the Stock Market
Chapter 6 5 mins
Speaker Selection and Olympic Sports
Chapter 7 26 sec
Conversation With Neil Ferguson and Others
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Understanding the New World (Dis)Order, with Stephen Kotkin | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and Bi...
As Israel and Ukraine struggle for survival, a newer... more
Oct 26 2023 58m
Global Support for US in Ukraine
Chapter 1 9 mins
US-Israel-Iran Relations
Chapter 2 5 mins
Deterring Iran, Protecting Israel
Chapter 3 9 mins
Middle East and Ukraine Conflicts Simplified
Chapter 4 5 mins
Restoring Deterrence and Separating Hamas
Chapter 5 6 mins
Ukraine's Situation
Chapter 6 4 mins
The Need for a Powerful Military
Chapter 7 11 mins
Will, Unity, and Facing Challenges
Chapter 8 5 mins
Leadership in Crisis Situations
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The War in Israel and the War at Home | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and Bill Whal...
Recorded live at the Hoover Institution’s fall retre... more
Oct 18 2023 56m
Middle East Relations and Iranian Influence
Chapter 1 7 mins
Israel's Plan to Crush Hamas
Chapter 2 12 mins
Iran's Threat and International Response
Chapter 3 6 mins
Ukraine War and International Responses
Chapter 4 11 mins
American Universities and the Rise of Activism
Chapter 5 8 mins
Challenges and Solutions in Education
Chapter 6 4 mins
DEI Statement and Middle East Sources
Chapter 7 5 mins
In-Depth Analysis and Fantasy Guests
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Supreme Court, United Nations—What Next for Free Speech, the Free World? | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Fer...
The US Supreme Court seems headed for a showdown wit... more
Sep 26 2023 1h 8m
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Doomsayers, a Doomed China, and . . . President McMaster? | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMast...
In a special “mailbag” episode, Hoover senior fellow... more
Sep 7 2023 1h 4m
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Tainted “Meat and Potatoes”— Andrew McCarthy on Political Trials, Public Tribulations | GoodFellows: John Cochrane,...
Former president Donald Trump faces at least four cr... more
Aug 24 2023 51m
Unfair Timing of Trump Trial
Chapter 1 16 mins
Legal and Political Challenges in Trump's 2024 Election
Chapter 2 11 mins
Reforming FISA and Strengthening Oversight
Chapter 3 11 mins
Trump's Guilt and the Biden Investigation
Chapter 4 11 mins
Illegitimacy Concerns and Constitutional Crisis
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AI And A-Bombs: Is Everything A-Okay? | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, Fei-Fei Li, H....
On the 78th anniversary of the only wartime use of n... more
Aug 10 2023 1h 5m
Zuckerberg vs. Musk
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 2 8 mins
AI Potential and Risks
Chapter 3 16 mins
Concerns and Opportunities With AI
Chapter 4 8 mins
AI in Biological Threats and Atomic Bomb
Chapter 5 12 mins
Nuclear Weapons and Future Risks
Chapter 6 14 mins
Missile Proliferation, US-China Trade, Impeachment
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The Recession That Didn’t Bark | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster | Hoover Institution
This week, the self-moderating GoodFellows (Bill Wha... more
Jul 14 2023 54m
Winning an Economic War Challenges
Chapter 1 10 mins
Recession Predictions and Potential Shocks
Chapter 2 14 mins
Inflation, Labor Market, and Fed Policy
Chapter 3 6 mins
Defense Budget Constraints and Growing Threats
Chapter 4 9 mins
Warfare and Ukraine's Potential NATO Membership
Chapter 5 11 mins
NATO, China, and Economic Warfare
Chapter 6 3 mins
Nostalgic Summer Music Recommendations
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Mutiny Interrupted: Prigozhin Stands Down | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, Bill Whalen...
A tumultuous 24 hours in Russia—ordinarily pro-Russi... more
Jun 27 2023 58m
Ending Wars With Regime Change
Chapter 1 5 mins
Russian Political Turmoil
Chapter 2 12 mins
Russian Mutiny and Military Implications
Chapter 3 4 mins
Putin's Power and Security Services
Chapter 4 15 mins
Russian Crisis and Ukraine Military
Chapter 5 13 mins
The Future of Putin's Power
Chapter 6 7 mins
Russian Conflict and Future Predictions
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There’s Nothing Stopping You Now: Coleman Hughes on Race and Poverty in America | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall...
California weighs reparations for slavery’s descenda... more
May 17 2023 56m
Teaching 1619 Narrative in Schools
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Charles In Charge: God Save the King with Douglas Murray | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMast...
Does the Shakespearean adage “uneasy lies the head t... more
May 3 2023 1h 3m
Challenging Pernicious Curriculum in Schools
Chapter 1 13 mins
West's Future and King Charles III
Chapter 2 8 mins
Monarchy's Impact on Western Viability
Chapter 3 16 mins
Western Unity and Future Amid Conflict
Chapter 4 11 mins
The Rise of Victimhood Culture
Chapter 5 13 mins
Reflections on History and Politics
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Rage Against The Machine: The Good Fellows Discuss AI | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster ...
Is artificial intelligence a global killer or an eme... more
Apr 20 2023 59m
The Dangers of AI Language Models
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Dangers of AI Mimicry
Chapter 2 6 mins
Dangers and Possibilities of AI
Chapter 3 3 mins
The Threat of AI
Chapter 4 10 mins
Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 5 10 mins
National Security Intelligence
Chapter 6 10 mins
Classified Information Impact
Chapter 7 7 mins
The Debate on Legalizing Marijuana
Chapter 8 54 sec
Naughty Boy and Good Fellows
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Viewer Mail, Part II: Empires, War Crimes, and Bad Facial Hair | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. ...
In this second installment of audience questions, vi... more
Apr 11 2023 45m
Kissinger's Evolving Position on Ukraine
Chapter 1 15 mins
Exploring the American Empire
Chapter 2 8 mins
Western University Education
Chapter 3 7 mins
Decline of Intellectual Freedom
Chapter 4 14 mins
Avoiding the Debt Crisis
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Viewer Mail, Part 1: Banks, Tanks, Prizes, And A Singing Serpent | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R...
The first of two episodes devoted solely to question... more
Mar 28 2023 46m
The Balance of Power
Chapter 1 10 mins
Time on the Side of Who?
Chapter 2 4 mins
Cold War 2
Chapter 3 11 mins
Low Interest Rates, US-Israel Relations
Chapter 4 8 mins
Impact of AI on World
Chapter 5 6 mins
AI and 21st Century Security
Chapter 6 5 mins
Deterring China and Goals
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Three Good Fellows and Not Enough Babies: A Conversation with Demographer Nicolas Eberstadt | GoodFellows: John Coc...
What do long-term demographic trends suggest about t... more
Mar 14 2023 58m
The Inhumaneness of War
Chapter 1 5 mins
Demographic Projections
Chapter 2 7 mins
Explaining Voluntary Below Replacement Fertility
Chapter 3 14 mins
Demographic Future of America
Chapter 4 3 mins
Incentives and Implications of Gender Equality
Chapter 5 13 mins
Regulatory System Failure Impact
Chapter 6 7 mins
Horror of War Effects
Chapter 7 7 mins
The Ugly Reality of War
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Weathering the Storms: Bjorn Lomborg on Climate Change, Global Priorities | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Fergu...
While erratic weather and apocalyptic prophecies kee... more
Mar 1 2023 1h 3m
Achieving Climate Change
Chapter 1 8 mins
Climate Change
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Cost of Climate Alarmism
Chapter 3 10 mins
Global Challenges Cost
Chapter 4 6 mins
Solving Global Priorities Through Cost-Benefit Analysis
Chapter 5 10 mins
Increase Productivity in Developing Countries
Chapter 6 13 mins
Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 7 4 mins
The Long Road to Global Prosperity
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Super Bowl, Shmooper Bowl | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster | Hoover Institution
A Chinese “civilian airship” wafts across the US hea... more
Feb 8 2023 1h 2m
The Consequences of Military Mobilization
Chapter 1 10 mins
US Response to China Balloon
Chapter 2 5 mins
Cold War Hypothesis Impact
Chapter 3 5 mins
Western Liberalism and National Struggles
Chapter 4 6 mins
Preparing for Potential World War Three
Chapter 5 9 mins
The Growing Axis and Strategic Naivety
Chapter 6 6 mins
Global Threat Deterrence
Chapter 7 9 mins
Fiscal Paths & Overextension
Chapter 8 8 mins
Real Sports vs. The Super Bowl
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Tanks for the Memories | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster | Hoover Institution
GoodFellows celebrates its 100th episode with Hoover... more
Jan 27 2023 1h 3m
Highlight
Chapter 1
Free Speech in a Pandemic
Chapter 2 6 mins
COVID-19 Impact on US-China Relations
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Backfire Effect of the CCP's Response to COVID
Chapter 4 13 mins
The Waning Power of Big Tech Companies
Chapter 5 7 mins
Davos
Chapter 6 13 mins
Tanks in Modern Warfare
Chapter 7 4 mins
The War in Ukraine
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Sticks, Carrots...Baby Carrots: Rep. Mike Gallagher on the China Threat | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguso...
Is the United States in a new “cold war” with China,... more
Jan 18 2023 1h 8m
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The Year In Review, The Year Ahead: Ukraine’s Dominance, AI’s Emergence, “NapolElon’s” Waterloo? | GoodFellows: Joh...
What did the GoodFellows learn in 2022, and what do ... more
Dec 14 2022 54m
Inflation, Cryptocurrency, and Social Media
Chapter 1 11 mins
Russia-Ukraine Engagement
Chapter 2 7 mins
Social Media Manipulation of the Public
Chapter 3 13 mins
The Implications of Chat GPT
Chapter 4 5 mins
Inflation, the Wave Election, and Joe Biden
Chapter 5 15 mins
What We Hope to Accomplish in 2020
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The BYO Show: China’s Totalitarian Gridlock, A Woke “Mind Virus,” And Futbal Vs. Football | GoodFellows: John Cochr...
A post-holiday Goodfellows features the panelists br... more
Nov 30 2022 59m
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Kale and Arugula? Kim Strassel on a New Congress, Old Challenges | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R...
A week after America’s midterm election, Washington ... more
Nov 16 2022 1h 4m
The United States and Ukraine
Chapter 1 6 mins
Expect From Kevin McCarthy-Led House
Chapter 2 10 mins
Congressional Oversight and Military Readiness
Chapter 3 6 mins
The War in Ukraine
Chapter 4 7 mins
The War in Ukraine
Chapter 5 6 mins
Political Cost of Losing Afghanistan
Chapter 6 5 mins
The Fine Line Between Guard Rails and Regulation
Chapter 7 7 mins
Elon Musk's Plan to Change Twitter
Chapter 8 5 mins
Elon Musk's Plans for Twitter
Chapter 9 8 mins
The Political Crisis
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“Deep Thoughts”: Tyler Cowen on AI and the Future of Work | GoodFellows: John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson | Hoover Ins...
A world where artificial intelligence completes your... more
Nov 10 2022 1h 2m
The New War in the Middle East
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Metaverse
Chapter 2 9 mins
The Future of Work
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Future of Writing
Chapter 4 7 mins
AI's Impact on Future Military Dominance
Chapter 5 13 mins
China's Expanding Influence and Threats
Chapter 6 6 mins
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Technology
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