Ructions | Detroit calling

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the state of the automotive industry, EVs, hydrogen engines, Toyota's solid-state battery with a 745-mile range, Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign, the recent UK by-elections, the possibility of the United States and the United Kingdom holding national elections the same week in November 2024, the politics of weather reporting, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 8 | Recorded July 21, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 2:00 | The state of the automotive industry + Toyota's solid-state battery 13:55 | Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign + UK by-elections 20:35 | The politics of weather reporting 30:00 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration - Peter Turchin Medici (TV Series 2016–2019) on Netflix Oppenheimer (2023), directed by Christopher Nolan FIFA Women's World Cup Foreign Affairs: Tell Me How This Ends - Is There a Path to Victory in Ukraine? The 14th annual Aspen Security Forum (July 18–21, 2023) in Aspen, Colorado ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #TourdeFrance #SoftPower #GlobalAdvertising #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #DominicCummings #GavinNewsom #HillaryClinton #RichardSorge #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics. Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants. Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement. Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********