Best DASDING Podcasts (2024)

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John "Slick" Baum: F-16 Fighter Pilot, Founder Draken International 1:06:43

2M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

John "Slick" Baum is a former F-16 combat pilot and Air Force Fighter Weapons School instructor who founded Draken International, later acquired by Blackstone private equity. Slick and I sat down to discuss F-16s in Ukraine, the importance of air power around the world, and what makes a good fighter pilot.…

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Captain John Burnham: Seal Team Six, DASD (Ret.) 34:00

3M ago34:00

34:00

Captain John Burnham was a member of Seal Team Six, officially named the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, before being tapped by the Obama administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. We discussed the conflict currently metastasizing around the Middle East, the Ukraine War, and the current situation in Afghanistan.…

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David Smith: Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian 43:44

3M ago43:44

43:44

Yesterday, I sat down with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian, to discuss the Iowa Caucuses and the outlook for the 2024 US presidential election.By Jack Wright

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Stephen Sackur: Host of BBC Hardtalk 1:03:22

6M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

Stephen Sackur, host of BBC Hardtalk, and I sat down at BBC Headquarters in London this week to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict, Ukraine, the 2024 US presidential election, and the importance of impartial journalism at this moment.By Jack Wright

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Polaris Dawn: The next mission to outer space - Commander Jared Isaacman & crew 51:44

7M ago51:44

51:44

Last Friday I sat down with the crew of Polaris Dawn, the next planned civilian mission to space that will venture further from Earth than any human has since the moon landing. Before our interview, the crew took me flying in a MiG29 fighter jet to demonstrate how G-force affects the body during launch and re-entry.…

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American Political Deadlock: Congressman Dean Phillips 58:32

7M ago58:32

58:32

Congressman Dean Phillips recently made headlines by encouraging his colleagues to challenge President Biden to represent Democrats in the 2024 presidential election. We sat down at his congressional offices in Washington to discuss his push to advance bipartisan initiatives, find common ground, and help America recover from the social division wra…

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Afghanistan Part Four: Commander NATO forces Iraq & Afghanistan, Commander U.S. Central Command, U.S. 4-Star General David H. Petraeus 1:00:48

1y ago1:00:48

1:00:48

General David H. Petraeus was commander of NATO International Security Assistance Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, Commander U.S. Central Command, and Director of the CIA. Jack and General Petraeus discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal, the Ukraine War, and mateship between American and Australian service members around the world.…

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Global Security - A New Paradigm: Fmr. Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense (Middle East) & Ret. CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer Mick Mulroy 1:21:04

1y ago1:21:04

1:21:04

Mick Mulroy, former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense (Middle East) & Ret. CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer, discusses the new paradigm in global security and the outlook for Western foreign policy around the world.By Jack Wright

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Afghanistan Part Three: Former Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior & Deputy Minister for Women's Affairs, Hosna Jalil 58:40

1y ago58:40

58:40

Hosna Jalil is the first female to hold the position of Deputy Minister of the Interior in the history of Afghanistan. She also served as Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs. Today, Hosna lives in exile in the United States. We discussed the Taliban's horrific assault on women and girls and the outlook for change in Afghanistan.…

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Afghanistan Part Two: CIA Directorate of Operations Officer - Geeta "Blackbird" Bakshi 47:08

1y ago47:08

47:08

For 14 years, Geeta "Blackbird" Bakshi deployed into Afghanistan as a CIA officer in the agency's clandestine Directorate of Operations. Today, she runs Famil (www.familusa.org), a not-for-profit helping Afghan combat veterans resettle in the US. We sat down in Washington DC to discuss Geeta's career at the CIA, the withdrawal, and the challenges f…

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Afghanistan Part One: 4-Star General Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff Afghan Security Forces 41:46

1y ago41:46

41:46

In his first recorded interview with the Western press since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent collapse of the Afghan Government, 4-Star General Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff Afghan Security Forces, discusses what went wrong, and plans afoot to mount a counterattack. General Zia is a recipient of the Ghazi Mohammad Akba…

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The Midterms 37:02

1+ y ago37:02

37:02

A huge US midterm election upset has reset expectations for the Republican primaries and the 2024 presidential election. Pundits are asking: are we entering a new period in American democracy? I hit Trump's Save America Tour and Biden's Get Out The Vote rallies on election eve to hear from Americans on what matters to them most, and what that might…

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Conflict In Europe Pt. 2: President Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya 37:05

1+ y ago37:05

37:05

As Belarus joins the Ukraine War and Russia launches a new illegal attack on Ukraine, we sit down with exiled Belarusian President Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to discuss the changing battlefield in Europe and the outlook for a democratic revolution in Belarus.By Jack Wright

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Conflict In Europe Pt. 1: A Forgotten Crisis - The Poland-Belarus Border 30:37

1+ y ago30:37

30:37

While Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will tell you the refugee crisis on the Belarus border has been averted, things are different on the ground. Discussion with fmr. Head of Belarusian corruption directorate, Alexander Asarov, on the outlook for Belarus.By Jack Wright

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The Crypto Crash Pt. 1: CEO Corestone & Vice-Chairman Valkyrie Will McDonough & CFO Circle Jeremy Fox-Geen 1:09:20

1+ y ago1:09:20

1:09:20

Will McDonough is better known as Tom Brady's longtime manager, but he has been instrumental in broadening access to crypto markets and founded several ventures in the decentralized finance space. Jeremy Fox-Geen is the CFO of one of the only major stablecoins that has withstood the current selloff: USDC. And there's a good reason for that. Discuss…

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China: The Hon. Joe Hockey & Fmr. Deputy Asst. Secretary US Treasury Bob Dohner 1:42:07

2y ago1:42:07

1:42:07

Discussions on Chinese incrementalism in Asia with the Hon. Joe Hockey, former Australian Ambassador to the United States and Australian Treasurer, and Bob Dohner, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury.By Jack Wright

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Russian Sanctions: Bill Browder, John Fagan, Brendan Walsh 47:19

2y ago47:19

47:19

Conversation with best selling author and Putin critic Bill Browder, and founders of Markets Policy Partners John Fagan and Brendan Walsh.By Jack Wright

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Episode 8: Season Finale and Quarantine Happy Hour 58:16

4y ago58:16

58:16

Recorded April 5, 2020 Here is the season finale of the first season of the Ridgway Security Hour podcast. It has been great to work on this pod over the last year. Kelsey Brennan, Matthew Pennock, Shannon Keys, Keara Sanderson, Jamie Smith and I discuss our research at the Ridgway Center and our time at GSPIA. Produced and Edited by Adam Diedrich.…

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Episode 7: Talking Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence w/ Elaine Bunn (former DASD) 44:57

4y ago44:57

44:57

Recorded March 4, 2020**RETRACTION: During the episode I refer to the "global minimization strategy" while it is actually the Minimal Exposure Strategy. My apologies to Elaine and our listeners.** Today, we have Elaine Bunn, former Deputy Assistance Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense, come in and talk about nuclear weapons, Americ…

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Episode 6: Preparing for the Future Fight ft. LTC Aaron Sadusky and LTC David Short 58:01

4y ago58:01

58:01

Today we are lucky to have on the podcast two U.S. Army field grade officers, LTC Aaron Sadusky and LTC David Short. They are both Eisenhower Fellows at the U.S. Army War College. We discuss a wide range of topics in National Security. Hear their perspectives on the U.S. Army's modernization strategy, the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Army's…

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Episode 5: IRAN SPECIAL EDITION ft. Julia Santucci and Michael Poznansky 57:46

4+ y ago57:46

57:46

Recorded January 8, 2020, at 2 pm. We bring in Julia Santucci and Michael Poznansky from GSPIA to discuss the situation surrounding the events of the assassination of General Suleimani. Michael is a professor and academic who focuses on covert action, and Julia, also a professor, served in the intelligence community, the White House, and the U.S. D…

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Episode 4/ Holiday Spectacular: ft. Charles Skinner 53:13

4+ y ago53:13

53:13

December 11, 2019, This frigid December we at the Ridgway Security Hour would like to thank our listeners. Enjoy a nice cup of Coco or Eggnog. Hear our Holiday reading list and an interview with 30 year Foreign Service officer, and GSPIA professor, Dr. Charles Skinner. Happy Holidays and we will see you in the new year. Produced by: Adam Diedrich a…

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Episode 3: ft. Steve Mancini 41:21

4+ y ago41:21

41:21

November 4, 2019 This episode, our panel discusses the death of Al- Baghdadi, and the foreign policy fiasco surrounding Turkey and the fate of the Kurdish people in northern Syria. Our guest today is Steve Mancini, the former CTO at the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) and an adjunct professor at Pitt and RMU, where he teaches…

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Episode 2: ft. Michael Kenney 50:47

4+ y ago50:47

50:47

October 7, 2019 We take a look at Climate Change as a National Security issue, dig into the Iran/US tensions, and discuss the growing threat of White Nationalist Terrorism. Our guest is Dr. Michael Kenney. He is a professor at GSPIA who discusses his new paper released today, What is to be Done about al-Muhajiroun Containing the Emigrants in a Demo…

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Episode 1 ft. Colin Clarke 49:05

4+ y ago49:05

49:05

September 3, 2019 Our Panel discusses the Hong Kong Protests, the death of the INF treaty, and the rise of IS-KP in Afghanistan. Our special guest expert this month is Dr. Colin Clarke, author of ISIS: After the Caliphate, with whom we talk about ISIS, shifting counter-terrorism norms, and the growing threat of white nationalist terrorism both at h…

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Sneak Peak ft. Game of Thrones w/ Ryan Grauer 8:26

5y ago8:26

8:26

This special sneak preview of the Ridgway Security Hour will feature a brief introduction to what our podcast is about and clips from our interview with Ryan Grauer, PhD. We talk the Game of Thrones finale, so take a listen and I hope you join us on September 3, 2019 when Episode One drops.

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John "Slick" Baum: F-16 Fighter Pilot, Founder Draken International 1:06:43

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Captain John Burnham: Seal Team Six, DASD (Ret.) 34:00

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David Smith: Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian 43:44

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Stephen Sackur: Host of BBC Hardtalk 1:03:22

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Polaris Dawn: The next mission to outer space - Commander Jared Isaacman & crew 51:44

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American Political Deadlock: Congressman Dean Phillips 58:32

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Afghanistan Part Four: Commander NATO forces Iraq & Afghanistan, Commander U.S. Central Command, U.S. 4-Star General David H. Petraeus 1:00:48

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Global Security - A New Paradigm: Fmr. Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense (Middle East) & Ret. CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer Mick Mulroy 1:21:04

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Afghanistan Part Three: Former Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior & Deputy Minister for Women's Affairs, Hosna Jalil 58:40

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Afghanistan Part Two: CIA Directorate of Operations Officer - Geeta "Blackbird" Bakshi 47:08

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Afghanistan Part One: 4-Star General Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff Afghan Security Forces 41:46

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The Midterms 37:02

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Conflict In Europe Pt. 2: President Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya 37:05

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Conflict In Europe Pt. 1: A Forgotten Crisis - The Poland-Belarus Border 30:37

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The Crypto Crash Pt. 1: CEO Corestone & Vice-Chairman Valkyrie Will McDonough & CFO Circle Jeremy Fox-Geen 1:09:20

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China: The Hon. Joe Hockey & Fmr. Deputy Asst. Secretary US Treasury Bob Dohner 1:42:07

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Russian Sanctions: Bill Browder, John Fagan, Brendan Walsh 47:19

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Episode 8: Season Finale and Quarantine Happy Hour 58:16

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Episode 7: Talking Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence w/ Elaine Bunn (former DASD) 44:57

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Episode 6: Preparing for the Future Fight ft. LTC Aaron Sadusky and LTC David Short 58:01

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Episode 5: IRAN SPECIAL EDITION ft. Julia Santucci and Michael Poznansky 57:46

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Episode 4/ Holiday Spectacular: ft. Charles Skinner 53:13

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Episode 3: ft. Steve Mancini 41:21

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Episode 2: ft. Michael Kenney 50:47

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Episode 1 ft. Colin Clarke 49:05

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Sneak Peak ft. Game of Thrones w/ Ryan Grauer 8:26

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