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When Katharine Graham took over the Washington Post in 1963, she was a shy socialite who'd never run anything. By retirement, she'd taken down a president, ended the most violent strike in a generation, and built one of the best-performing companies in American history. Graham had no training, no experience, not even confidence. Just a newspaper bleeding money and a government that expected her to fall in line. When her editors brought her stolen classified documents, her lawyers begged her not to publish. They said it would destroy the company. She published them anyway. Nixon came after her, attacking her with the full force of the executive. Then Watergate. For nearly a year she was ridiculed and isolated while pursuing the story that would eventually bring down the president. Graham proved that you can grow into a job that initially seems impossible and no amount of training can substitute for having the right values and the courage to act on them. Approximate timestamps: Subject to variation due to dynamically inserted ads: (02:19) The Making of an Unlikely Heiress (10:15) The Education of a Publisher’s Wife (22:16) Learning to Lead (30:46) Becoming a Media Titan (44:12) Legacy (47:59) Reflections + Lessons This episode is for informational purposes only and is full of practical lessons I learned reading her memoir, Personal History and watching Becoming Katharine Graham. Check out highlights from this book in our repository, and find key lessons from Graham here: ⁠⁠ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/outliers-katharine-graham/ Thanks to ReMarkable for sponsoring this episode. Get your paper tablet at reMarkable.com today Upgrade—If you want to hear my thoughts and reflections at the end of all episodes, join our membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and get your own private feed. Newsletter—The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it’s completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on X at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠x.com/ShaneAParrish Check out our website for all stock video and photo credits. Episode photo sourced from: iwmf.org/community/katharine-graham/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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A History of the Iranian Nuclear Program 1:01:13

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Sometimes it’s good to back up and ask the basic questions: How do we know Iran was even developing nuclear weapons? On this episode of the show, the Arms Control Wonk Jeffrey Lewis walks us through the history of the Iranian nuclear (weapons and energy) program. It’s got it all: diplomacy, assassinations, cowardly politicians, and uranium fever. Lewis is a professor at the Middlebury Institute, member of the National Academies Committee on International Security and Arms Control, and former member of the State Department's International Security Advisory Board. He knows the tale well and he’s here to tell it straight. Damning the strikes with faint praise. “The hard part of a nuclear weapon is not the explodey part.” Making a nuclear weapon is a solved problem. The Iran-Iraq war and the origins of Iran’s nuclear weapons program The ladders of Natanz, how they cascade down Energy programs are always bigger than weapons programs. Unmasking the International Atomic Energy Agency Israel’s war on the program How to enrich uranium The “torturous” process behind the Iran deal Congressional cowards “A new generation of suckers” The French movie goodbye The Deal Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Talking With the Military Ethics Professor Who Resigned in Protest 59:30

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Pauline Shanks Kaurin PhD. was, until recently, the Stockdale Chair for Professional Military Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College. She’d been there since 2018, teaching philosophy and ethics to U.S. military officers and the occasional civilian. Then came Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and marching orders she said stifled academic freedom. So she resigned. On this episode of Angry Planet, Pauline talks us through her decision and tells us what she saw from the inside of one of the U.S. military’s most lauded academic institutions as the new administration seeks to restrict what’s taught in the classroom. Disclosures and caveats “A moral dilemma I couldn’t resolve” On Obedience Admiral James Stockdale “We’re all in vacation mode.” “The snitch line” Purging books, telling professors what not to talk about “I don’t want to be on Fox News” It happened fast Suggestions of pulling manuscripts at the editor What happens to a military that isn’t taught honor and ethics? Compliance versus deference Avoiding discomfort as a policy position Disagreements as combat A heavy metal argument The cost of taking a moral stand “Everyday is ethics day” A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest Disgraceful Pardons: Dishonoring Our Honorable Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Iran Strikes Beg the Question: What Is Airpower For? 54:34

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You can’t win a war with airpower alone, despite what the U.S. Air Force will tell you. For more than 100 years, the masters of the air have promised that military and political objectives can be achieved if you just let them drop enough bombs. It’s a theory that’s been tested, and fallen short, many times. Operation Midnight Hammer, the Trump administration’s use of 14 GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Iranian nuclear sites, is just the latest test. The promise is that this has set back Iran’s nuclear program ( it probably has ) but Israel is hoping for much more—regime change in the Islamic Republic. Time will tell, but I’m not betting on it. On this episode of Angry Planet we zoom out and talk about the strategy behind airpower in the 21st century. Robert Farley, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Kentucky, is on the show today to give us his thoughts on the Iran strikes, airpower in general, and the lessons to be learned from watching the war in Ukraine. Should we abolish the independent Air Force? Was Israel’s war on Iran a success? Has airpower ever forced regime change? Curtis LeMay mentioned Bombing doesn’t create revolutionary fervor Airpower as theater “Israel-splaining” What’s a Golden Dome for anyway? Are FPV drones part of the air force arsenal or infantry weapons? Strikes on Iran Show the Force, and Limits, of Airpower Robert on PBS in Kentucky Buy Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force The Five-Ring Circus: How Airpower Enthusiasts Forgot About Interdiction Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Libya, China, and the Outlaw Ocean 59:17

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com The ocean is vast, beautiful, and lawless. Thousands of miles from any coast, power belongs to those who seize it. On this episode of Angry Planet, journalist Ian Urbina stops by to discuss the Outlaw Ocean Project and the second season of its incredible podcast. Urbina and his team of investigative journalists are telling stories about human rights, labor, and the environment on the vast swaths of the planet covered in water. The hidden cost of the seafood supply chain Why the ocean is such a lawless place “Crimes at the intersection of environment and human rights.” Libya is “hell on earth” for migrants Aliou’s journey to Libya How Europe enables Libyan militias to police its borders The migration to slavery pipeline A team of journalists at gunpoint Life on a Chinese squid fishing vessel Low tech and high tech reporting gets the job done “That is what life is like in that niche of hell.” Listen to the Outlaw Ocean Podcast Inside a migrant detention center in Libya China: The Superpower of Seafood Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’ 55:10

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com The futures of the past have curdled into the nightmares of the present. The richest and most powerful people the world has ever known want to colonize mars, live forever, and digitize human consciousness. To make these technological miracles come to pass, they say, will require people to dramatically change the way they live and work. Will it be worth it? Does science even say it’s possible? On this Angry Planet, astrophysicist and author Adam Becker joins us to explain all the problems with Silicon Valley’s dreams of the future. It’s not a short list. Much of the tech, and even the physics, don’t work the way techno-utopians say it does. Some of the people hawking robot slaves and immortality are chasing the impossible for tragic personal reasons. Others are just trying to sell you something. It’s all the subject of Becker’s new book: More Everything Forever . Share Franics Fukuyama and the end of everything “Death is the ultimate limit, the ultimate loss of control.” Moore’s law, the singularity, and Ray Kurzweil’s father The Face on Mars and large language models Elizas all the way down The false binaries of the tech bro future Silicon Valley’s lost boys “Death is avoidable and taxation is theft.” Stasis for me but not for thee “Mars sucks” Against Life Extension by Francis Fukuyama More Everything Forever on Bookshop More Everything Forever on Amazon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West 58:10

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com America loves the Western. Stories about frontier towns, outlaws and lawmen, and—most of all—killing. How did the myth and legend of the gunfighter come to permeate the U.S.? Were there rules to gunfights? How did you become famous by killing people? Did Texas, yes Texas, make all this possible? We’ll answer those questions in this episode of the show as we discuss the new book The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild . It’s the work of returning guest (and Texan) Bryan Burrough. Texas is both the West and the South What made Texas so violent What, exactly, is a gunfighter? The rules of the duel “Boys, I’m killed” How to win friends while killin’ people “What is more equalizing than a man alone with a gun?” Olive, Isom Prentice Historiography of the gunfighter Modern bank robbers are boring The cattle business is the perfect vehicle for violence The future belongs ... to pirates? Buy The Gunfighters from an independent bookstore or from Amazon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions 56:22

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Palantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect of the U.S. military. Both companies have software suites they’re pitching as agents that will help make command decisions during combat. An AI general, if you will. Yes, that’s a terrible idea. On this episode of Angry Planet, Cameron Hunter and Bleddyn Bowen will tell us why. Hunter is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen and Bowen is a professor of Astropolitics at Durham University. They’ve just written a paper that skewers the idea that AI will ever be able to make command decisions. The narrow definition of AI The folly of the AI general The games AI can’t win “Targeting things is a command decision” The IDF’s use of Microsoft’s use of AI systems “The enemy gets a vote” Killing more doesn’t mean winning more American military as a “glass tank” Matthew gets lost in a rant “They don’t even have an animal’s intelligence” The very real military uses of AI We’ll never have a model of an AI major-general: Artificial Intelligence, command decisions, and kitsch visions of war Palantir’s pitch Palmer Luckey on 60 Minutes Scientists Explain Why Trump's $175 Billion Golden Dome Is a Fantasy OpenAI Employees Say Firm's Chief Scientist Has Been Making Strange Spiritual Claims Eastern Europe Wants to Build a ‘Drone Wall’ to Keep Out Russia How Palantir Is Using AI in Ukraine Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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America’s Pivot to the Pacific 1:15:15

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com The Pentagon has been trying to pivot to the Pacific for years now. Under President Donald Trump 2.0, who is focused on China, it just might happen. It’s a complicated body of water with dozens of players and a bloody history. One where Beijing is increasingly asserting itself. Here to walk us through some of it is Angry Planet producer and Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter Kevin Knodell. He’s just back from the Philippines where he spent two weeks reporting on a joint exercise between the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific. Balikatan Training exercises as signalling How 40 years of Balikatan tells the story of U.S.-Philippines relations “There are definitely some places where it is about the fish.” The Chinese Maritime Militia Duterte vs Marcos in 2025 Why America doesn’t understand China Russia’s imperial history in the Pacific (Kevin misspoke here, it’s Fort Elizabeth not Fort Alexandria) Why people like Pete Hegseth The Nine-Dash line The century of humiliation Checking up on Red Hill Hawaii troops forge alliances in Philippines Army, allies ponder Pacific role Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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India and Pakistan: Nuclear Neighbors on the Brink 59:43

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Recorded 5/7/25 India and Pakistan have been unhappy neighbors since 1947 and Britain’s decolonization of the subcontinent. They’ve fought four wars and there have been countless skirmishes. As Indian jets streak over Pakistani skies and that Muslim nation threatens retaliation, it’s unclear if this is war or just another blip between nations that plain don’t like each other. Joining us is Sushant Singh, a man with a background that includes academic, journalist and 20-year veteran in the Indian army. He’s written an article on the situation in Foreign Affairs , and brings us up to date. The state of play on the morning of May 7th The Pahalgam attack ‘The Switzerland of India’ Matthew almost gets everyone into a lot of trouble How Pakistan creates instability in Kashmir The entire history of the conflict between India and Pakistan in about five minutes China’s looming presence ‘These are non-escaltory strikes’ Comparing the militaries Getting into the nuclear options Pakistan’s tactical nuclear arsenal The incredible monetary cost of uncertain missile defense We go out on a happy note for once More than 20 killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Donald Trump Wants to Divide Up the World With His ‘Friends’ 56:42

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Great power competition has gotten old for President Donald Trump—never one for a fair fight. He’s looking for a little great power collusion instead, dividing the world with his best buds, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. This kind of thing isn’t new, though, Stacie Goddard, a professor at Wellesley, tells us, in fact it’s the 1800s on repeat. Well, look how that turned out… World War I, anybody? BTW, check out her terrific article on this in Foreign Affairs magazine. Welcome to the Concert of Europe The post-Napoleon party A taxonomy of aspirational Germans Retvrn Strong men, weak world Government by Mafia What becomes of the “middle powers”? The era of aging dictators The long breakdown Empire without ickiness Turns out might does, in fact, make right The Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition The Concert of Europe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Why An Empire Eats 59:06

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Conquest is back baby! Eastern Europe, Taiwan, Greenland, Canada? It’s all on the table—and maybe up for grabs. Here to help us sort through this new age of empire building is University of Chicago political scientist Michael Albertus. As always, climate change Whither Canada? The coming Canadian century “Territorial ambitions sometimes bite back” The biggest caveats ever uttered on the show “An empire eats” The stories nations tell themselves “Getting more America” Picking the winners and losers A little optimism at the end How land confers power Those Were The Days The false promise of abundance The Coming Age of Territorial Expansion Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Erdogan’s Path to Pure Authoritarianism 1:01:40

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Turkey’s president has grabbed a bit more power for himself with the recent arrest of the mayor of Istanbul. The mayor was thought to be one of the few politicians who could challenge Erdogan. Steven Cook will take us through it. Talking about authoritarians is one of the things we do here, so strap in for another tale of turmoil on an angry planet. Shilling for kagi.com “Competitive authoritarianism” Negotiating with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party How to court the Kurdish vote while killing Kurds A stable of failsons “The Turkish Marc Andreessen” Why Erdogan hates Pennsylvania Disproving McDonald’s Diplomacy, once again Leveling a park to build a mall How Erdogan processed the Arab Spring “Fools, knaves, and rubes”—Oh my! Turkey Can’t Live With, or Without, Erdogan Ukraine Has Written a Folk Song About Its Drone Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Immigration Policy As Defense Policy 58:47

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Special for our international listeners, did you know you can now buy a pathway to U.S. citizenship for the low, low price of $5 million sent directly to the U.S. treasury? For decades America’s immigration policies were a boon to its national defense. No one has better intelligence on a rival country than a fleeing dissident with firsthand knowledge. Times have changed. Gil Guerra of the Niskanen Center is here to talk all about those changes. It’s an episode packed with bizarre anecdotes and interesting tidbits about how America runs now. You’ll learn why evangelical Christians are turning their back on refugees, why China won’t accept deportation flights, and how to navigate the Darien Gap using short form video posts. Immigration is a foreign policy tool Dissident refugees as a strategic win What we know about how the “Gold Card” will work “You simply can’t create greencards out of nowhere.” How Mexico uses immigration to get concessions from the U.S. “At a certain point the people who send you into the blades look like the bastards.” Dealing with a dictator 20,000 Chinese nationals at the southern border The internet has made it easier to immigrate Navigating the Darien Gap, one TikTok video at a time Op-ed: Trump’s gold card visa, explained Domestic debate, global strategy: Revisiting immigration in U.S. foreign policy China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where Weapons of Mass Migration Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Life Inside Wagner Before and After Prigozhin 1:01:39

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com For mercenaries, death is a business. It’s all about finding the right market. Wagner and other Russian mercenary groups have found willing markets in Africa. Journalist John Lechner spent years in Africa among the mercenaries and he’s on the show today to tell us about what he learned. Lechner tells us how Wagner’s men think the U.S. media killed Prigozhin, why every theater (or market) is different, and the training regimen of a fresh convict recruit. It’s all in his new book Death Is Our Business: Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare . The threats change…but the mercenaries stay the same. Interlinking militant Islam and the rise of modern mercenaries Russian mercenaries before Wagner Prigozhin rising Putin’s Chef was the father of ‘Hybrid War’ Wagner in Africa ‘No one said mercenary life was gonna be easy.’ Life inside Wagner ‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.’ You can’t judge intent by results The Russian “royal” court is full of self starters and entrepreneurs The Tip of Russia’s Spear Death Is Our Business Pardoned for Serving in Ukraine, They Return to Russia to Kill Again Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Cult of Rationalism in Silicon Valley 1:01:34

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