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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 leadersh... more

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As his self-proclaimed 10-day window for dealing with Iran approaches its end, what are President Trump’s options? GoodFellows regulars Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster weigh the merits of a US military strike versus an interim diplom... more

Unlike the romanticized tale the Chinese Communist Party tells of itself—long marches and a long game of outlasting and outwitting its foes—the early years of the CCP were ones of unrepentant violence and a rise to power made possible only with exter... more

Donald Trump’s drop-in at the World Economic Forum and the ensuing kerfuffle between the American president and the attending globalist elites raises the question: Who is winning on the world stage, Trump or his foes—or do they have more in common th... more

As Iran’s theocracy teeters on the brink, the question turns to what the Trump administration’s abiding interest in other bad regimes (Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia) and its appetite for land acquisitions (greenbacks for Greenland?) say about the America... more

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Recent Guests

Tyler Cowen
Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and faculty director of the Mercatus Center.
George Mason University
Episode: The Right Side of History with Tyler Cowen | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Business and financial columnist, founder and editor of the New York Times Dealbook Business and Policy Newsletter, co-host of CNBC's Squawk Box, and co-creator of Showtime's Billions.
The New York Times
Episode: Are We Doing This Again? Andrew Ross Sorkin on “1929” and the GoodFellows on 2025 | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Ben Sasse
former Senator of Nebraska and higher education leader
Episode: Tiny Cars and 70’s Problems with Ben Sasse | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Ann Neuberger
Former National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology
Hoover Institution, Formerly of the Biden White House
Episode: Cyber Rattling & Socialism: Anne Neuberger on Future Wars, Mayor Mamdani, and a Big Deal at the BBC | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Michael McFaul
Author, educator, and former US Ambassador to Russia
Stanford University
Episode: Trick or Treat? A Fight Between Good and Evil with Michael McFaul | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Russell Berman
Walter A. Haas Professor at Humanities and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
Stanford University
Episode: It’s The Economy, Israel and Tariffs, Stupid | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Dan Wang
Historian and analyst of China's technology and development, author of 'Breakneck'
Hoover Institution
Episode: Who’s Going To Win The Future? Dan Wang on China’s Engineers vs. America’s Lawyers | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
H.R. McMaster
Lieutenant General, former Presidential National Security Advisor, and author
Hoover Institution
Episode: The Eternal Optimist: H.R. McMaster on Combat, Faith, and Turning Down the Funk | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Katie McMaster
Military spouse and active community member
Episode: The Eternal Optimist: H.R. McMaster on Combat, Faith, and Turning Down the Funk | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

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Bill Whelan
Moderator and distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.4k ratings
  • America doesn't want amnesty. Those who have, or are related to, those who have immigrated (and later naturalized) through the legal immigration process (which involves many many years and not a small amount of money) are opposed to rewarding illegal aliens for violating the immigration laws that have been followed by millions of legal immigrants.

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    RCowLC
    24 days ago
  • Tyler Cowen episode

    Great discussion as ever.

    Tyler Cowen’s profile of Trump was spot on. Very unusually Sir Niall seemed a little rattled.

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    CastelloHouse
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Smugness and condescension abounding

    While some of the guests on this show, such as Frank Dikotter and Stephen Kotkin, are well worth listening to, two of the three main protagonists are conceited bores (John Cochran, HR McMaster) while even Niall Ferguson, who could never be accused of being dull, is in full Quisling mode, sucking up to his American paymasters and sneering at his fellow Europeans. A small and suffocating right-wing echo chamber with little compassion or imagination in evidence.

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    GCTMY
    Japana month ago
  • Bad

    Intellectual dishonesty on full display

    Apple Podcasts
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    scbon
    United Statesa month ago
  • Trumpists now

    Trump sycophants veiled in tankie analysis now. By the way I protest what Israel is currently doing because the USA supports them. I support any people protesting for democracy, but it is not my duty to protest the Iranian government…but my own government. These guys think presidents can just do anything as long as it is in furtherance of American empire…humanitarianism is dead

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    Colorado Vader
    United Statesa month ago

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Coercive Diplomacy: Venezuela, Iran, and . . . Greenland? | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Q: Is 2026 the year that the regime does go under and does it implode?
There might be Israeli strikes; however, it is unlikely that the regime will fall this year.
The World According to Trump | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Q: Is Donald Trump an isolationist?
Trump has never claimed to be an isolationist; he is focused on using military force to assert American power without long-term nation-building commitments.
The World According to Trump | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Q: What will happen in Iran with the current protests?
There are multiple factors influencing the situation, including the complexities of foreign intervention and internal opposition organization.
Are We Doing This Again? Andrew Ross Sorkin on “1929” and the GoodFellows on 2025 | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Q: What do you think Washington does differently if the market goes drastically south in 2026?
Look, I think if the market goes drastically south, you'll see the Dems who are in the House. I don't think the Dems, even if the market goes drastically south, I'm not sure they win the Senate.
Are We Doing This Again? Andrew Ross Sorkin on “1929” and the GoodFellows on 2025 | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
Q: Were you thinking to yourself, hang on, this is actually more familiar, this is more 2020s than I was expecting when I set out to write the book?
Oh goodness, way more. I mean, I think you and I spoke about this project probably close to a decade ago when I first started thinking about it.

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