A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic journalist Colin Wright since 2016. <br/><br/><a href="https://letsknowthings.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">letsknowthings.substack.com</a>
<p>This week we talk about EU membership, trade deals, and association.</p><p>We also discuss Australia, Ursula von der Leyen, and Brussels.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank"...
<p>This week we talk about lobbying, renewables, and the NRA.</p><p>We also discuss implied threats, midterm elections, and political action committees.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a tar...
<p>This week we talk about AI agents, cyberattacks, and insurance claims.</p><p>We also discuss OpenAI, Hugging Face, and policy language.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" h...
<p>This week we talk about money policies, yield curves, and government bonds.</p><p>We also discuss the Fed, the Treasury Department, and a WWII accord between them.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</...
<p>This week we talk about peaker plants, blackouts, and at-home battery backups.</p><p>We also discuss energy resiliency, solar panels, and hydro.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="...
<p>This week we talk about borders, trade wars, and belligerence.</p><p>We also discuss Trump’s tariffs, inflation, and nationalism.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="h...
<p>This week we talk about the liver, viral infections, and the NHS.</p><p>We also discuss blood scandals, needle usage, and Nobel Prizes.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" h...
<p>This week we talk about Evo 2, bacteriophages, and antibiotics.</p><p>We also discuss AI models, medical innovations, and the Red Army.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" h...
<p>This week we talk about Melilla, hybrid warfare, and migration.</p><p>We also discuss Morocco, civil conflict, and immigration politics.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" ...
<p>This week we talk about Fable, sandboxes, and the Jacobian conjecture.</p><p>We also discuss counterexamples, X, and ChatGPT.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https...
<p>This week we talk about cyclospora, FoodNet, and Taylor Farms.</p><p>We also discuss iceberg lettuce, Taco Bell, and foodborne pathogens.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank"...
<p>This week we talk about Russia, Ukraine, and the Warsaw Pact.</p><p>We also discuss Patriot interceptors, Hungary, and Article 5.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="h...
<p>This week we talk about Sony, Nintendo, and the Playstation.</p><p>We also discuss Grand Theft Auto, the 3DO, and digital dark ages.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" href...
<p>This week we talk about air conditioners, pressure systems, and heat stress.</p><p>We also discuss weather memes, climate change, and dirty grids.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target...
<p>This week we talk about plug-in power, renewables, and Germany.</p><p>We also discuss inverters, solar arrays, and microgrids.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="http...
<p>This week we talk about LDL, HDL, and cardiovascular issues.</p><p>We also discuss one-time therapies, statins, and pharmaceutical economics.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a target="_bl...
<p>This week we talk about initial public offerings, Anthropic, and investment flywheels.</p><p>We also discuss AI, financial entanglements, and backstops.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</strong> <a ...
<p>This week we talk about the Merchant Marine Act, trade routes, and incentives.</p><p>We also discuss Wesley Jones, foreign competition, and artificial monopolies.</p><p><strong>Recommended Book:</s...
<p>This week we talk about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, malaria, and healthcare infrastructure.</p><p>We also discuss militants, Uganda, and the Bundibugyo virus.</p><p><strong>Recommended Bo...
<p>This week we talk about oceanic surface temperatures, trade winds, and global climate change.</p><p>We also discuss the Polar Jet Stream, hurricanes, and climate models.</p><p><strong>Recommended B...
