The Keystone State of Pennsylvania is known for being a sleepy, quiet place. Cornfields dominate the terrain and cities are riddled with years of American history, but beneath it all, there is a dark underbelly of crime that spreads across the state. Keystone Crimes is a season-based podcast that tells the stories of Pennsylvania crimes. Through investigative research and interviews with experts on the subject, listeners get an in-depth view of how the cases unfolded.
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The MERICS China Podcast, brought to you by the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a show that analyses current affairs in China and the latest developments in EU-China relations.
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This is for The Others out there. The Other ambitious people who are seeking to become happier beings through challenge, community, and spirituality. Join Joshua as he explores the mindset, challenges, insights, and stories of people from different walks of life. Joshua Dean Church is the cofounder of Edge Theory Labs, where he is on a mission to help people find their edge in life and unlock their maximum human potential. Joshua is a Wim Hof Method breathwork instructor, and leads retreats, ...
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What's next in US export controls targeting China, with Kevin Wolf and Rebecca Arcesati
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The rivalry between the US and China about technological and military leadership has one key component: export controls. What is the cutting edge of the United States’ export controls? What do they entail and what role do Washington’s international partners play? Can and will they be effective? In this episode, MERICS Lead Analyst Rebecca Arcesati …
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China strebt nach Unabhängigkeit in kritischen Technologien, mit Antonia Hmaidi
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China ist zu einer bedeutenden Wissenschafts- und Technologiemacht geworden. Über Chinas Streben nach Unabhängigkeit in kritischen Technologien wie künstliche Intelligenz, Quanten- oder Bio-Technologie spricht Johannes Heller-John mit Antonia Hmaidi, Senior Analystin am MERICS. Sie leitet die Daten-Taskforce des Instituts und das vom Bundesminister…
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The global sale of Chinese arms, with Helena Legarda and Jacob Gunter
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Over the last decade, China’s arms makers have gone beyond solely supplying the People’s Liberation Army and began to look for overseas markets to supplement sales and support Beijing’s geopolitical goals. Arms sales are an often-overlooked aspect of China’s global security and economic footprint and can present challenges to European policy makers…
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Join me as I share a tool that I have used countless times to change my life in just 8 weeks. Welcome to Training Camp.
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#176: Abigael Elizabeth on making music, creating art, and spirituality
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Abigael Elizabeth is a dear friend and very talented singer/songwriter. She also makes pottery and has recently focused on doubling down her pursuit of music. This was a very unique and fun conversation as we not only dove into her origin story and the moment when she decided to pursue music more fully – but she also played us songs throughout the …
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#175: Brian Cunningham, Former Commander of SEAL team ONE, on leadership, elite mindset, and artificial intelligence
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Brian’s career, both in the military and as a civilian, reflects a legacy of strategic leadership and a commitment to innovation. As a 25+ year Navy SEAL and senior Special Operations Officer, Brian led hundreds of critical operations, organizations from 7 to 12,000 people, and US strategies across challenging environments, demonstrating unparallel…
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Unsicherheit in Chinas Innen- und Außenpolitik, mit Shi Ming
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Das Jahr 2024 birgt viele Unsicherheiten für China: Die wirtschaftliche Lage im Land ist schwierig. Vielschichtige Konflikte auf regionaler und internationaler Ebene und die Ergebnisse der Wahlen in der EU und den USA werden sich auch auf China auswirken. Wie geht Beijing die Herausforderungen an? Podcast-Moderator Johannes Heller-John spricht mit …
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The dangerous waters of the South China Sea, with Helena Legarda
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius' trip to the Asia-Pacific region in recent days shows that the region is becoming increasingly important for Germany and Europe. The trip took place against the backdrop of growing tensions in the region, particularly in the South China Sea. Beijing’s claims in the waters are far reaching and cover nearly 90 …
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China's foreign policy, with Akio Takahara
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China’s foreign policy has grown more assertive and confident under the leadership of Xi Jinping. How has China’s foreign policy evolved and what does this mean for European interests? Johannes Heller-John talks to Akio Takahara about the rivalry between China and the United States, China’s relations with Russia, the meaning of the Global South in …
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#174: Chad Sonkin on faith, energy, and responding to adversity
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Chad Sonkin joins Joshua back on the podcast for a conversation around faith, mindset, health, and responding to adversity.
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#173: Monday Motivation with Chad Sonkin: Get Muddy!
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Joshua and Chad discuss the importance of rolling up your sleeves and 'Getting Muddy'
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#172: Take an embodiment walk
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On today’s episode, join Joshua as he shares his story of a practice that helped him land his dream job – an embodiment walk – and how you can add it to your arsenal of tools right away.
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A lack of new ideas at the third plenum, with Alexander Davey
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The Chinese leadership has met in Beijing for the long awaited Third Plenum - a key meeting happening once in five years of the formally highest authority of the Chines Communist Party, the Central Committee. It was a chance to lay out policy decisions to address the many issues the country is facing, including sluggish growth, rising government de…
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#171: Sam Fried on fighting Hamas in the Gaza War and Peace Advocacy
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Sam Fried is 26, from New York, works in finance at an international bank, and served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a paratrooper from 2020-2022. After the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel, Sam knew he had to take action to protect Jews and eradicate the inhumanity that Hamas brought to the world. Sam is a First-Sergeant Paratrooper reser…
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Join Joshua as he explores the concept of a ‘shit sandwich’ from Liz Gilbert and Mark Manson, and how you can reframe a question about purpose and passion to lead you to maximum alignment.
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#169: Monday Motivation with Chad Sonkin: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
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Join Joshua and Chad as they talk about stillness and why it's key to more efficiency. They discuss how taking a slow, deliberate approach can lead to greater results in the long run.
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#168: How I schedule my days for peak productivity
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Join me as I share the 4 Quadrants of work, the 3 types of work tasks I focus on, and how I schedule my day to make my time, meetings, and team more effective. Practical tools for you to implement to improve your productivity and effectiveness as a leader and operator!
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#167: Monday Motivation with Chad Sonkin: Take advantage of adversity
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Join Joshua and Chad as they talk about adversity and how to take advantage of it.
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#166: Christian Van Camp on Nature Driven Living and Rewilding Your Lifestyle
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Christian Van Camp is a Men’s Holistic Lifestyle & Performance Coach and Vitality Connoisseur dedicated to energize and empower humans to live a more adventurous, grounded and balanced life. Since childhood he overcame many challenges with his family’s health, trauma, and addictions, all which inspired him to study the vast array of ancestral wisdo…
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The Third Plenum and debates about China’s economic future, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen
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The long awaited third plenary session of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party will kick off on July 15. In the four-day meeting its 376 members will vote on programmatic decisions prepared by the Politbureau that will aim to solve the pressing economic and social issues the country currently faces. Johannes Heller-John talks with K…
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Join Joshua as today he shares his practice of microdosing wonder, and how you can apply it to your life to expand your connection to self, others, and God.
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#164: Monday Motivation with Chad Sonkin: New Week, New Month, New Quarter
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Join Joshua and Chad as the jam on the trifecta date: 7/1/24 a start of a new week, a new month, and a new quarter. 2 tools you can use to get the most out of the start of your second half of the year
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How can we work with those things that cause us to contract, and actually make them feel expansive? This is the power of transmuting negative experiences. This is the art of alchemy! Tune in to hear Joshua’s story with this and an invitation to put this into practice in your daily life.
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Taiwan and cross-Strait relations in a year of elections, with Bonnie Glaser and Abigaël Vasselier
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As the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is increasingly unstable, what can we expect from Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te when it comes to navigating relations with China? How will the results of the EU elections affect Europe’s policies vis-à-vis Taiwan? And how might a change of government in the United States impact the situation? These are s…
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#162: Stop delegating away your happiness
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A perspective shift on conditional happiness and how it’s time to flip the script. Plus 3 pursuits and frameworks to focus on improving your happiness.
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China steps up investments in Hungary, with Alexander Brown and Gregor Sebastian
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Chinese investment in Europe has hit a new low according to a new study by MERICS and Rhodium Group on China’s Foreign Direct Overseas Investment in the 27 EU member states and the UK. It is the lowest level of investment since 2010. In Hungary, however, investments drastically increased and made up just under half of all FDI in Europe in 2023. Whe…
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Join Joshua today as he shares the concept of tracking leading outputs vs. lagging outputs and how it can help boost your productivity, energy, and faith.
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China and the European Parliament election, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec
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Ahead of the European Parliament election on June 6-9, 2024, this episode looks at the role of the European Parliament in EU-China relations and the possible impact of the election results on the European “de-risking” agenda among other topics. Johannes Heller-John talks to Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec. Ivana is a European China Policy Fellow …
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#160: Tony Blauer on the neuroscience of fear and self defense 101
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Coach Tony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decades. He founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies specializing in the research and development of performance psychology, personal safety, and close-quart…
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Finding a European answer to the China-Russia partnership, with Alice Ekman and Helena Legarda
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Beijing in May to meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping. This will be Putin's first foreign trip after his reinauguration on May 7. The meeting will be another chance for the two leaders to emphasize how important and close the “no limits” partnership of Russia and China is. In this episode of our pod…
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#159: Riding the waves of growth
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Joshua’s thoughts on a growth phase he’s been navigating, and 5 principles, perspectives, and takeaways that you can take away from it
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#158: Jeff Glasbrenner on his journey from amputee to the top of Everest
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Jeff Glasbrenner is no stranger to adversity. After a tragic farming accident as an 8-year-old he was forced to overcome more as a child than most of us encounter our entire lives. Jeff lost his right leg below the knee and quickly realized that more had changed than just his physical abilities. He’s needed to rely on others for more than ever and …
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Science and technology at the NPC, with Barry Naughton and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau
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In this year’s government work report at the National People's Congress, the issue of science and technology was mentioned more often than any other. Why does the Chinese government put so much focus on science and technology? What does this mean for other pressing issues that the Communist Party is facing? And what does it mean for Europe and the …
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#157: Bobby Hobert on Uber driver to business owner
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Bobby Hobert is a lifestyle design coach. He’s on a mission to help entrepreneurs access work life harmony by designing their life to align with both their personal and professional priorities. He hosts It’s The Bearded Man Podcast where he dives into topics like scheduling out your day, creating boundaries to protect your time, and dialing in your…
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National People’s Congress 2024: The state implements the party’s decisions, with Nis Grünberg and Jacob Gunter
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The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, has held its yearly session in Beijing from the 5th to the 11th of March. This episode looks at what we have learned from this year's NPC and its repercussions for China and Europe. Johannes Heller-John is joined by MERICS Lead Analysts Nis Grünberg and Jacob Gunter. They argue that sci…
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Resuming the EU-China people to people dialogue, with Jean-Louis Rocca, Katja Drinhausen and Abigaël Vasselier
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The high-level EU-China people-to-people dialogue is planned to be resumed this spring. The last installment happened in 2020, and this podcast episode looks at the relevance and aims of the format and what might be considered as a successful outcome. Claudia Wessling, MERICS Director of Communications and Publications, is joined by Jean-Louis Rocc…
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