All Episodes

We Burned Through Half Our Missiles in Seven Weeks... Now What?

The AI That Taught Itself to Hack — And What Happens When China Gets It

The Underwater War Nobody's Talking About

Why VCs Are Betting on Fusion (And Why They Probably Shouldn't)

Speaking Up From America While Your Family's Still in Tehran

Ghosts in the Grid: China’s Sleeper Access, a Plan With No Plan, and America’s Energy Security Gap

Iran, China, Russia: The Oil Chessboard

When War Planning Fails: The Iran School Strike

Operation Epic Fury: Iran Strikes, Hormuz Tightens, and the Old World Order Cracks

EPA Pulls the Jenga Block: The Endangerment Finding Falls and Climate Policy Enters a New Era of Uncertainty

Pentagon vs. AI Guardrails: Anthropic Draws a Line on Autonomous Lethality & Domestic Surveillance

“No U.S. Parts”: Lessons from the Munich Security Conference

Drones, Darkness, and Disruption: Ukraine’s Energy War and the Startup Response

$2.3 Trillion on the Table: Batteries, Power, and the New Energy Arms Race

Building Big Things

Operation Absolute Resolve: Venezuela Shock, Oil Politics, and the AI-Driven Startup Squeeze

Pushing the Edge

Turkey & Energy Transition

The Game is Rigged

Wind Wins, Power Shortfalls, and “War-Zone” Politics

Maintaining Accountability in Energy, Climate, & Security

Moral Courage and the Future of Energy

Wind, War & Warning Signs

Troops in DC, Intel Bailout, and Authoritarian Drift

Burning the World to Distract from Epstein

Thirsting for Leadership, But Drinking the Sand

Truth Is Quieter Than You Think

Power, Privilege, and the Energy Future

When The Storm Comes

Modern Conflict: Tech, Climate, Bad Calls

Unserious Country, Serious World

Drones, Nuclear Proliferation, & American Dysfunction

Free speech and online safety - Guest: Michael O'Herlihy

Finding Meaning in Work - Guest: Daniel Kim | Hardpoints

Predator Innovation & The Age of Machines - Guest: Siggy Zerweckh | Hardpoints

Surfing, Carbon Collective, & Film Making - Guest: Breene Murphy | Hardpoints

Microbes, Mines & an Alaskan: A Startup CEO Redefines Mining

Elite athletes & the veteran transition | Hardpoints

Setting up the DoD Energy Clearinghouse

Tariffs, national security, and startups - More overlap than you'd think | Hardpoints

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