Europe Under Pressure
August 23, 2017
Germany's former defense minister explains the pressures Europe faces and his worries about its future.
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How To Train Your Butler
August 16, 2017
The head of the International Butler Academy explains how to survive in service.
listen to this podcastWhy Kim Jong-un Isn’t Crazy
August 16, 2017
We promise. He really isn't.
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As North Korea threatens to teach us a "severe lesson" and U.S. equities continue their climb skywards, we feature the legendary Dr. Marc Faber on our podcast.
listen to this podcastWhy North Korea’s Nuke Is Bad News
August 9, 2017
Miniature nukes, where to find value, Caesar v. Pompey, and more.
read moreAnnie Jacobsen on PHENOMENA, the CIA, and ESP
August 1, 2017
Greetings, Rostrum fans. This week’s guest? Annie Jacobsen, bestselling author of AREA 51, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, THE PENTAGON’S BRAIN, and now PHENOMENA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION AND PSYCHOKINESIS.
Annie is a veteran chronicler of the darker, stranger corners of national security, intelligence, and advanced technology. She’s written about the alleged UFO holding zone near Groom Lake in Utah; the rescue by the U.S. of high-ranking Nazi scientists (one of whom is the subject of...
listen to this podcastImmunotherapy, counterinsurgency, Gallipoli, and more
August 1, 2017
Immunotherapy, counterinsurgency, Gallipoli, and more.
read moreCan Donald Trump pardon himself?
July 26, 2017
Greetings, Rostrum readers! Things are getting even more bizarre with Donald Trump. The Donald is contemplating pardoning himself for any charges special investigator Robert Mueller might bring, assuming he doesn’t fire him first. In this week’s podcast, we speak to someone who was thinking about the issue of the self-pardon twenty years ago, when Bill Clinton was in the White House and Trump was still married to Marla Maples: legal scholar Brian Kalt, who wrote the definitive article on the subject for...
listen to this podcastSteven A. Cook, The Aeneid, The Sting, and more
July 17, 2017
Arab uprisings; the original summer blockbuster; conmen and cardsharps; Russian espionage.
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