Best Asia Jackson Podcasts (2024)

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Think Tank Life, Chiquita Banana Death Squads, The New Yorker Treatment, Defund ICBMs | Ep. 185 53:42

20m ago53:42

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Navigating the politics of Washington think tanks. Matt's interview with The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner. Robert O'Brien wants the entire Marine Corps to relocate to Asia. Arundhati Roy is a target of Modi's Hindu-fascist turn. The case for defunding ICBMs. And Chiquita Banana death squads. Un-Diplomatic Newsletter on the politics of think tanking:…

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In Memory of Hugh Whelchel with Dr. Anne Bradley 31:21

8h ago31:21

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Today, The Two Mikes welcomed Dr. Anne Bradley to our podcast to speak about a man named Hugh Whelchel, who has passed away. Dr. Bradley worked with Mr. Whelchel at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics in Northern Virginia. Dr. Bradley remembers Mr. Whelchel as a friend who had the unique ability to teach the theology of life, work and fami…

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The Logic of Peacemaking: A Live Event on Nukes and Statecraft | Ep. 184 36:49

4d ago36:49

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“One man’s deterrence is another man’s escalation.” Van spoke at an event rolling out a recent report, What Should Be Done? Practical Policies to Prevent Nuclear Escalation. At the event and in the report, Van laid out a logic of peacemaking, relating the strategic, the political, and the nuclear all together. Listen further if you want to know why…

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Fake 'peace through strength,' Mexico's election, A.I. hasn't changed War, D-Day's Legacy | Ep. 183 51:52

10d ago51:52

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Van, Julia, and Matt discuss how to think about Biden's Gaza ceasefire deal. Why "peace through strength" is a chauvinist meme. A.I. is a violent grift that hasn't changed war. Mexico's election of Claudia Sheinbaum highlights a potential contradiction between industrial policy and geopolitics. Thinking about the meaning of D-Day in light of milita…

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Youngna Kim, "Korean Art Since 1945: Challenges and Changes" (Brill, 2024) 30:04

12d ago30:04

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In this beautiful new book, Dr. Youngna Kim draws on her vast understanding of Korean art to provide an overview of the peninsula’s contemporary art scene. Korean artists have become increasingly active at an international level, with many being invited for residencies and exhibitions all over the world. Nonetheless, for various reasons, the genera…

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The Freedom Counsel 44:38

14d ago44:38

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The Two Mikes, Dr Michael Scheuer & Col Mike, discuss the Freedom Counsel. Subscribe to Freedom First Network on Rumble to watch all of our shows LIVE: https://freedomfirst.tv Elevate your meals with Freedom First Beef… even if you find yourself in the middle of the apocalypse! Use code TWOMIKES for 15% off and enjoy high-quality beef whenever you …

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Working-Class Foreign Policy and the Pivot to Asia | EP. 182 48:28

15d ago48:28

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Van made an appearance on the Squaring the Circle podcast, a military-facing show that got into his origins in the national security state. The discussion talks about the importance of a working-class perspective in foreign policy, what was really wrong with Obama’s pivot to Asia, why Van is critical of “great-power competition,” and a number of ot…

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Darkness is Coming | Joe Lombardi  33:06

16d ago33:06

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Today, The Two Mikes again spoke with Joe Lombardi, the owner of Ironhawk Financial Company. Mr. Lombardi gave us the good news that he is going to begin broadcasting a weekly podcast called "Money Talk with Ironhawk'' on Tuesdays, and will soon after begin he will be broadcasting a weekly webinar on financial matters. Both programs will be on Appl…

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Best of: Daniel Immerwahr on Star Wars as Low-Key Anti-Imperialism | Ep. 181 28:50

21d ago28:50

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This re-released conversation with Daniel Immerwahr is one of our all-time top ten episodes, initially released on December 30, 2022. In Part II of Van's sit-down w/ Professor Daniel Immerwahr (author of How to Hide an Empire), they talk about Daniel's recent chapter about the politics and ideology of George Lucas's Star Wars. Was the Galactic Repu…

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DC: District of Corruption with Melissa Witte 43:29

28d ago43:29

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Melissa Witte (@villagecrazylady) who studies and writes about campaign financing in the United States. Ms. Witte said that Political Action Committees (PACs) are an amazingly effective means of building personal fortunes. How so? Well, when a politician starts a PAC he tends to raise more money than he needs and, un…

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Best of: Daniel Immerwahr on Why Geopolitics is a Racket | Ep. 180 40:37

30d ago40:37

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This re-released conversation with Daniel Immerwahr is one of our all-time top ten episodes, initially released on December 28, 2022. Why do geopoliticians blow off climate change and environmental degradation? Is geography really an insurmountable force? What do "geopolitical risk consultants" really do? And what should we make of the fact that ge…

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Joan E. Cho, "Seeds of Mobilization: The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy" (U Michigan Press, 2024) 1:02:35

1M ago1:02:35

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South Korea is sometimes held as a dream case of modernization theory, a testament to how economic development leads to democracy. Seeds of Mobilisation: The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy (University of Michigan Press, 2024) by Dr. Joan E. Cho takes a closer look at the history of South Korea to show that Korea’s advance to democra…

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America’s Clash of Civilizations with Vincent James 48:01

1M ago48:01

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with conservative podcaster Vincent James. Mr. James spoke with some emphasis about Israel, and its interference in U.S. domestic affairs either via their intelligence services or via its surrogate organizations in the United States – especially the odious ADL, AIPAC, and the Southern Poverty Law Center – as well as the t…

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The Corrupt Arrest of Tricia Jackson 20:58

1M ago20:58

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Ms. Tricia Jackson who is running for the position of State Auditor in West Virginia. Ms. Jackson graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Liberty University in business administration with a concentration in Project Management. She also holds two HR certifications as a Professional in Human Resources. In her career, …

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South Korea after the 2024 Parliamentary Elections 23:23

1M ago23:23

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How do election campaigns in South Korea look like? Why have satellite parties become an important instrument of power politics? What do the election results mean for the Yoon government’s ability to implement its policy agenda? In April 2024, South Koreans went to the polls to elect a new parliament but many regarded the elections also as a refere…

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John Podesta’s Trojan Horse with Nate Cain 25:43

1M ago25:43

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Today, The Two Mikes again spoke with Nate Cain, a Republican candidate for a U.S. congressional seat in the northern panhandle district of West Virginia. During his campaign, Mr. Cain has clocked nearly 70,000 miles on his car and says that he has been greeted all across his district with enthusiasm from an electorate that is sick to death of corr…

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Satan Must be Dethroned with Bishop Smith 26:22

1M ago26:22

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Today, the Two Mikes were again fortunate to speak with Bishop Robert E. Smith Jr. from Little Rock, Arkansas. Bishop Smith said that there was no way else to describe the world's problems, except by saying that, at the moment, Satan is the king of the world. He can be beaten, and the recipe for victory is easily available to all people; namely, it…

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They are All in on The Grift with Michele Swinick 1:06:15

2M ago1:06:15

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Today, The Two Mikes recorded an episode that seems, at long last, to explain how the 2020 and 2022 elections were stolen without any of the sophisticated electronic tools, computer systems, and other esoteric means that have been talked about on our show and many others since 2020. Our guest today, Michele Swinick, who has worked as an election-da…

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Real News and History with Mike King 54:45

2M ago54:45

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Today, The Two Mikes had the good fortune to speak with Mike King, who runs and writes from a site called "Real News and History" (https://realnewsandhistory.com). Mr. King is known as a "correctionist historian" and has the courage and talent to take on the lies that have for decades taken the place of truth in the writing of both popular and acad…

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Andre Schmid, "North Korea's Mundane Revolution: Socialist Living and the Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1953-1965" (U California Press, 2024) 1:11:04

2M ago1:11:04

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Histories of North Korea typically focus on one man — Kim Il Sung — and one narrative — his grand rise to absolute power. Andre Schmid’s new book, North Korea's Mundane Revolution: Socialist Living and the Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1953-1965 (University of California Press, 2024), tells a much more complex and richly textured story. Moving away from the…

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Live Event! US Foreign Policy and the 2024 Elections | Ep. 179 1:23:51

2M ago1:23:51

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Out of the maybe 20 live events I spoke at in the US recently, only one—one!—was actually recorded and you’re about to hear it. About this Event: From the War on Terror to the militarization of the Pacific, and from imperial competition with China to US support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine, the US quest for primacy has devastating consequenc…

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The Border War with Nicole McCaw 42:20

2M ago42:20

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Today, The Two Mikes talked with Nicole McCaw, a journalist and documentary-maker, who is focused on the unfolding, federal-government orchestrated disaster that is occurring along America's southern border. Ms. McCaw explained that her investigations have shown that 60-percent to 80-percent of the many thousands of women and children who are being…

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Navigating a Tough Economy with Gordon Oliver 28:34

2M ago28:34

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Today, The Two Mikes again spoke to Gordon Oliver from Cambridge Credit Counseling. Mr. Oliver, frank as always, said that the signs of more economic problems for those with debt problems have not wholly abated. The nation's credit card debt has increased to 1.3 trillion and college-loan debts have increased to $1.92 trillion. In addition, in the p…

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Fred Coulter Presents: The Stranger That is Within Thee  1:01:30

3M ago1:01:30

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Fred Coulter, the pastor of the Christian Biblical Church of Christ in Hollister, California. As Christians are marking Holy Week, Mr. Coulter threw a bracing bucket of cold water on the increasingly severe mistakes that Christians are taught throughout their lives, and by which they live their lives, while passing o…

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A Case for The BBB with Barry Moore 45:09

3M ago45:09

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Today, the Two Mikes spoke with Mr. Barry Moore, a good and valued friend of our podcast, and earlier of our efforts on the radio. Currently, Mr. Moore is the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia, (BBB, https://www.bbb.org). Mr. Moore noted that the BBB was founded in 1912, and from that time till this the Bureau has …

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Nate Cain Drops The Nukes on West Virginia and DC (Part I) 39:07

3M ago39:07

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Nate Cain, a true Republican candidate for Congress from West Virginia’s 2nd congressional district. The interview turned out to be a humdinger and a bit lengthy, so we are publishing in two parts. Mr. Cain is an Army veteran, and also has been a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the FBI.…

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SunAh M. Laybourn, "Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants" (NYU Press, 2024) 40:36

3M ago40:36

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Dr. SunAh M. Laybourn’s Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants (NYU Press, 2024) explores the experiences of Korean adoptees, the largest population of adult transnational adoptees in the United States. Over 125,000 Korean children have been adopted into primarily white US families since the 1950s, and despite being raised as US citiz…

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Revisiting The Civil War with Dr. Alexander Rossino 48:43

3M ago48:43

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Alexander Rossino, who holds a PH.D in history from Syracuse University, and is the author of Their Maryland: The Army of Northern Virginia from the Potomac Crossing to Sharpsburg in September 1862. Dr. Rossino's book seeks to supply answers to a number of questions that still surround the whys and wherefores of the …

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Mr. Ukropina Goes to Washington 34:16

3M ago34:16

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Max Ukropina who is running as a Republican for the 47th Congressional District in Orange County, California. To do this, Mr. Ukropina underlines that he has no desire to become a career politician, and is taking time away from his successful financial technology business. He intends to go back to that business after…

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Less God More Problems with Fred Coulter 1:12:53

3M ago1:12:53

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Today, the Two Mikes spoke and listened to and learned from Fred Coulter, the head of the Christian Biblical Church of God in Hollister, California. Reflecting on the recent Valentine's Day celebration, Mr. Coulter said that most people ignore the fact that the day of the celebration is really the day on which the martyrdom of St. Valentine is reme…

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Chinese Capitalism v. Debt Geopolitics w/ Shahar Hameiri | Ep. 178 58:58

3M ago58:58

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Why is “debt-trap diplomacy” nothing more than an anti-China meme? Why is the geopolitical interpretation of Chinese overseas lending wrong, and what does that suggest about US/Western estimates of China’s intentions? Why do Chinese firms hate writing down unpayable debts? And why do smaller developing nations rarely benefit from international fina…

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DEI is America DOA with Daniel Baranowski 37:22

3M ago37:22

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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Dan Baranowski, who described himself as a registered respiratory therapist and a lifelong conservative. Mr. Baranowski said that in his career -- both as a therapist and a conservative -- he saw the slow but sure degradation of the concept of honesty in the federal government, as well as the gradual joining of that …

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