# GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics A podcast by Hoover Institution. GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History, & Geopolitics is a flagship videocast from the Hoover Institution where senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster cut through the noise, challenge conventional wisdom, and explain what’s driving markets, power, and public policy. Drawing on rigorous economic analysis, deep historical perspective, and national security leadership at the highest levels, these leading thinkers deliver clear, trusted insight into the challenges facing the United States while debating the forces shaping the modern world. Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/goodfellows/feed.xml ## Latest episodes - [Boomers, Burners, and Flying Cars with Cal Newport | GoodFellows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/79374767d1a3) (2026-10-20, 67 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cqjen8a2veb66cud/GoodFellows_2026-10-19_-_Cal_Newport_wip31_podcast_ae05c.mp3 - [National Treasures, October Surprises, and Silly Walks with Michael Auslin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/437f4c247d6e) (2026-10-06, 67 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ky8ecp78wjqkfd6b/GoodFellows_2026-10-05_-_Michael_Auslin_wip03_podcast_7cl9k.mp3 - [Taiwan’s Slow Squeeze, Ukraine’s Long War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/53003e6f22ed) (2026-09-23, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sfe744t3erdurgb3/GoodFellows_2026-09-22_Eyck_Freymann_wip03_podcast_apcqt.mp3 - [California’s War on Wealth—and America’s War on Terror](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/f9dcdd817303) (2026-09-09, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/34jxmagzm7dkseyg/GoodFellows_2026-09-08_-_Josh_Rauh_wip03_podcast_19iyat.mp3 - [Endless Summer: Iran, Woke Two?, and the George Costanza Theory of War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/532d7c6014b0) (2026-08-20, 64 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3pt7gipqdckhfi9b/GoodFellows_2026-08-19_wip03_podcast_aqwen.mp3 - [Complicated Legacy: Jay Bhattacharya on Fauci, RFK, and Vaccines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/0444ddc7f763) (2026-08-05, 69 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w9ijcnscfi29uxd6/Good_Fellows_Jay_Bhattacharya_v36x2vj.mp3 - [Trump Slump, Capitalism vs. Communism, and Old Man Yells at Claude](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/883453e78850) (2026-07-13, 59 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ejyjg6g5jkdjur8i/GF_CODA_wip06_podcast_804fl.mp3 - [The Empire Strikes Out: Rick Atkinson on 1776, Is Britain Broken?, and Socialists in New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/73448b22dbd6) (2026-07-01, 70 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvc89u2jvpgguqsn/GoodFellows_2026-06-30_-_Rick_Atkinson_wip03_podcast_6ltz0.mp3 - [Trump’s 14 Points: Epic Fury or Epic Fail?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/98bee7022432) (2026-06-18, 48 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qqsdk22exdrfhb4f/GoodFellows_2026-06-17_podcast_amsie.mp3 - [From Arsenal to Zelenskyy: The GoodFellows Answer Viewer Mail](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/c47d6d4146d8) (2026-06-04, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xsg6txi4mqutrx9u/GoodFellows_2026-06-03_-_Mailbag_v3_podcast_8utzw.mp3 - [“Deciders”, “Honey Badgers”, and “Lonely Liberals”: Sarah Isgur on a Divided Supreme Court](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/9b7902c7ab21) (2026-05-12, 69 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ymp9ktd5ju366qin/GoodFellows_2026-05-11_-_Sarah_Isgur_wip02_podcast_7vw29.mp3 - [GoodFellows LIVE: The US Constitution and A Republic - If You Can Keep It | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/965315e34c53) (2026-04-30, 79 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2dbriyfdyntfunck/GoodFellows_2026-04-22_-_Live_v2_podcast_6hafa.mp3 - [Who’s Actually Running Iran? with Abbas Milani | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/58f56497439d) (2026-04-17, 67 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/idxbjijrv8mjynuu/GoodFellows_2026-04-16_-_Abbas_Milani_iwp02_podcast_80da1.mp3 - [Locusts and Pirates: What’s Your Favorite Recession? with Tyler Goodspeed | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/68364db8414f) (2026-03-25, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vmg87riwnxttv7f6/GoodFellows_2026-03-24_-_Final_-_Tyler_Goodspeed_podcast_823xr.mp3 - [Dire Straits: Condoleezza Rice on The War with Iran | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/9a096f2c0c22) (2026-03-12, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qibuu49qrkfwx8zs/GoodFellows_2026-03-11_-_Condi_Rice_podcast_9lsy3.mp3 - [Gulf War III Or Cold War II: Iran Truth And Consequences | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/1e869f3edaa5) (2026-03-07, 32 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/44ij7mrd9dn8gdre/GoodFellows_2026-03-06_-_Iran_War_podcast_v2avkqa.mp3 - [Iran, Tariffs, Epstein | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/9d29f15966c1) (2026-02-25, 59 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tqtt68898ixgfzuu/GoodFellows_2026-02-24_podcast_63xoc.mp3 - [The Origins of Modern China; Is Trump “Lost”? America, Home of the . . . Squatters? | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/59f35c06c68f) (2026-02-14, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/stztyd8256h7rky7/GoodFellows_2026-02-13_-_Frank_Dikotter_podcast_62km9.mp3 - [The Right Side of History with Tyler Cowen | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/3cb72be69314) (2026-01-31, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yxmth3aus5yt666m/GoodFellows_2026-01-29_-_Tyler_Cowen_podcast_arco7.mp3 - [The World According to Trump | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/34bb6a28dd64) (2026-01-14, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/i4f46qxyiwqquri5/GoodFellows_2026-01-13_podcast_brfjd.mp3 - [Coercive Diplomacy: Venezuela, Iran, and . . . Greenland? | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/7a74be52a3a6) (2026-01-08, 56 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kmav2nwyx6jz2rat/GoodFellows_2026-01-06_-_Venezuela_and_Iran_podcast_74lzw.mp3 - [Are We Doing This Again? Andrew Ross Sorkin on “1929” and the GoodFellows on 2025 | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/443b82481a7c) (2025-12-17, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pg7m2hsa55cucsqr/GoodFellows_2025-12-16_-_Andrew_Sorkin_wip03_podcast_8iutv.mp3 - [Tiny Cars and 70’s Problems with Ben Sasse | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/1555d48df970) (2025-12-17, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pat94d23ht2qh4us/GoodFellows_2025-12-08_-_Ben_Sasse_wiop03_podcast_a5j9q.mp3 - [Viewer Mail: War & Peace, Reading & Writing, Why Babies Are Good, and Thanksgiving Memories | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/706ad17f9a13) (2025-11-26, 62 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yzizg2hzxs33shyy/GoodFellows_2025-11-25_-_Mailbag_podcast_b30qc.mp3 - [Cyber Rattling & Socialism: Anne Neuberger on Future Wars, Mayor Mamdani, and a Big Deal at the BBC | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/ef102bdfb80f) (2025-11-14, 62 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6awx9xbcsqcnhh9q/GoodFellows_2025-11-12_-_Anne_Neuberger_wip03_podcast_-72wdd.mp3 - [Trick or Treat? A Fight Between Good and Evil with Michael McFaul | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/62273c4a9f7b) (2025-10-29, 57 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kb9uar3u28v28qxt/GoodFellows_2025-10-28_-_Mike_McFaul_wip03_Podcast_9avd0.mp3 - [It’s The Economy, Israel and Tariffs, Stupid | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/9579a535f645) (2025-10-18, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wqin65qc67hkarne/GoodFellows_2025-17-01_-_Russell_Berman_26toed.mp3 - [Who’s Going To Win The Future? Dan Wang on China’s Engineers vs. America’s Lawyers | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/08da79995eac) (2025-10-03, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6kuyg27xy4t87pvb/GoodFellows_2025-10-01_-_Dan_Wang_wip04_podcast_a1v8g.mp3 - [Turning Points: Kyiv, Kirk, Kimmel, and the Sundance Kid | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/887b04a6a14a) (2025-09-19, 39 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4fbg2wr55sz6arm8/GoodFellows_2025-09-19_Kyiv_podcast_8pcv1.mp3 - [Drones, Dictators & Debt: India Flirts, Ukraine Fights, Trump Takes on The Fed | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/708108eaf483) (2025-09-05, 65 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a4mma3cvcuqb8cam/GoodFellows_2025-09-04_wip03_podcast_bt4mn.mp3 - [The Eternal Optimist: H.R. McMaster on Combat, Faith, and Turning Down the Funk | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/5f2d31d029f6) (2025-08-26, 51 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sm8qhetryjeqaeja/GoodFellows_2025-08-13_-_HR_solo_2025_wip048vdc0.mp3 - [Boss Time: Summits, Cold Wars, and Universities, with Condoleezza Rice | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/59ffcfe99828) (2025-08-13, 81 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cnumx9jgatux8uhi/GoodFellows_2025-08-12_-_Condi_Rice_wip04_1b40kl.mp3 - [Niall Ferguson, Flying Scotsman | GoodFellows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/24a9209b27aa) (2025-08-06, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kbtbhri798cfjvmj/GoodFellows_Niall6z0va.mp3 - [California Dreaming with Rick Caruso | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/f51981841e7d) (2025-07-24, 62 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hv2vb7vas6nvj2w9/GoodFellows_2025-07-22_-_Rick_Caruso86ftz.mp3 - [Gliding Through Life: John Cochrane on the Making of an Economist | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/bcc46881ecd6) (2025-07-03, 56 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s9ip7f89srtdf7kq/GoodFellows_2025-06-12_-_John_mini_wip02_podcast_af0tc.mp3 - [Call Him Daddy: Assessing America’s Strike On Iran | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/1ad6fcf68504) (2025-06-27, 33 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wijgwqi4qabs3v86/GoodFellows_2025-06-27_-_Israel_Iran_ceasefire_podcast_7kdbh.mp3 - [“That’s Not Gonna Happen:” Israel Aims to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/42a123c7fb4e) (2025-06-16, 40 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2k62sfnbej98ftwd/GoodFellows_2025-06-16_-_Israel_Iran_wip03_podcast_8mcyw.mp3 - [Caveman Marxists: Frank Dikötter on Whether China Is a Fiery Dragon or a Paper Tiger | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/8420d57cb7a0) (2025-05-27, 66 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2kak9y6wtva9r59f/GoodFellows_2025-05-23_-_Frank_Dikotter_wip02_podcast_8vtvv.mp3 - [The Plane Truth: Playing Chicken with China, Trump Goes Gulf-ing, Tensions in South Asia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/7323eb37491a) (2025-05-15, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hpt3tu6ehmfjsawf/GoodFellows_2025-05-14_wip021_podcast_9nr60.mp3 - [Peace Through Strength: The Good Fellows on Harvard, Europe, Warfare & Niall Gets Busted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/0ed8edc80fc8) (2025-05-08, 71 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/imsrchd4sns97mrq/GoodFellows_2025-05-06_wip02_podcast_7hzyg.mp3 - [Tangled Up in Blue with Rep. Ro Khanna: Tariffs, Trump, and Progressive Capitalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/833c37442d24) (2025-04-29, 64 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2idhczsiypxtgvpi/GoodFellows_2025-04-28_-_Ro_Khanna_wip02_podcast_88jk8.mp3 - [Viewer Mail: The GoodFellows Answer Your Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/3a0fa2f9de47) (2025-04-11, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5zjyyxukbhfd2777/20250411-goodfellows-mailbag.mp3 - [Mixed Signals and Emerging Technology with Amy Zegart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/ee43b7910251) (2025-03-27, 66 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yzjfnx3f34hmk97m/GoodFellows_2025-03-26_-_Amy_Zegart_wip03_podcast_96v17.mp3 - [Evil Empire 2.0: Tom Cotton on Europe’s Path to Peace and China’s Dangerous Hegemony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/d8001e8b7497) (2025-03-08, 67 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7g5gm24x3gvs8zpj/GoodFellows_2025-03-07_-_Tom_Cotton_podcast_8ujlc.mp3 - [The Great X Debate, with Matt Continetti: Vance v. Ferguson, Trump Diplomacy, DOGE, and Hackman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/538891a48566) (2025-02-28, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z75m9e3ig2wxtkqc/GoodFellows_2025-02-27_-_Matt_Continetti_wip02_podcast_6wz72.mp3 - [The Age of Empire Strikes Back: Stephen Kotkin on Trump, Wrestling, and the Use of American Power | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/960479a5bdf3) (2025-02-14, 69 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bxsn2rcnfr3nfa2n/20250214-GoodFellows-Stephen-Kotkin.mp3 - [Big Deal: Davos Man Returns; Colombia’s Social Media Smackdown; Is DeepSink AI’s “Sputnik Moment”? | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/0cf101034157) (2025-01-30, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xzeqrmb6h9ci5mng/20250129-deepseek-trump-goodfellows.mp3 - [Vibe Shifts: Enter Trump, Exit Biden, the Politics of Fires, “Silly Walking and Flying Eagles” | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/93ae50b8fddd) (2025-01-16, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7nk24eud876vqzc8/20250116-GoodFellows-vibe-shift.mp3 - [2024 in Review: Standards and Norms with the WSJ’s Kimberley Strassel | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/b1bfcece911c) (2024-12-18, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tmk73s7aw4wjcjx8/20241218-GoodFellows-Kim-Strassel.mp3 - [The Mailbag Show: The GoodFellows Answer Your Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505855709/932f7f372a2a) (2024-12-04, 73 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ibvcdssqhzeh9tf8/GoodFellows_2024-12-03_-_Mailbag_wip021_podcast_8tun8.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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