01/10/2019

Episode 44: China’s Three Warfares with Dr. Stefan Halper and Admiral James Stark

Guest(s): Stefan Halper

China is a mass of contradictions. Intellectual property thief. America’s largest trading partner. Home to 476 billionaires. Choked with air and water pollution. A rapidly aging population. And leadership eager to project its national will.

11/01/2018

Episode 41: Financial Busts: Why Are We Always Surprised with Alex Pollock

Guest(s): Alex Pollock

People look to the government to prevent future financial crises and too many trust that politicians and economic experts can create policies to protect us and our 401(k) plans. We shouldn't rely on them. These experts are smart, mostly well-intentioned people but they can't…

09/26/2018

Episode 35: “Cultural hegemony and why it should concern Americans today” with Ralph Benko and David Nammo

Guest(s): David Nammo

Why do 53 percent of millennials prefer socialism to capitalism? Probably because they don’t know what socialism is and neither does Bernie Sanders and others who embrace it. But how bad can it get? Democrats might be moving further to the left but it’s…

07/17/2018

Episode 31: Chill. Trump Knows Putin is KGB. Expect Some Unconventional Success with Russia

Guest(s): Herman Pirchner

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself,…

04/12/2018

Episode 27: It’s Time to Get Serious About China with Stefan Halper and Pat Mulloy

Guest(s): Stefan Halper

Just this year, the Chinese Communist Party held an election in the Great Hall of the People where Xi Jinping was voted “President for Life.” The vote was 2,958 for and six against. With this vote they proclaimed that China is now realizing its…

03/15/2018

Episode 24: The Politics of Nostalgia with Yuval Levin and Arnold Kling

Every day, we’re confronted by headlines that reveal the ever-widening chasm between left and right in America. What’s driving this hyper-polarization? And are there any solutions? Thanks to a stimulating conversation with National Affairs Editor Yuval Levin of the Ethics and Public Policy Center…

03/08/2018

Episode 23: “China’s led by Engineers, the U.S. by Lawyers. What could possibly go wrong?” with Riley Walters and Herman Pirchner

Guest(s): Riley Walters

How would you react if the government put facial recognition cameras everywhere and kept tabs on your every move - right down to to how many squares of toilet paper you are using? It's happening in China, as the communist government there clamps down…

10/27/2017

Episode 12: “Republic For Which We Stand” With John B. Henry, Bill Nitze, Bruce Fein

Guest(s): John B. Henry

The Bill Walton Show: Episode 12 - Playwright John B. Henry and citizen actors Bill Nitze and Bruce Fein join fellow thespian Bill Walton to discuss "Republic For Which We Stand", a new play by Mr. Henry which portrays the behind-the-scenes struggle of the…