Ructions | It's All Happening

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss a Middle East intelligence failure, an overreliance on technology for security, asymmetric warfare, the end of Pax Americana, UK + US politics not tackling the big issues, global energy policies, ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

1:25 | Middle East intelligence failure + overreliance on technology for security

17:40 | The end of Pax Americana?

24:10 | UK + US politics not tackling the big issues

37:07 | Global energy policies + ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion

45:58 | Reading + Watching

Reading + Watching List:

Diaries by Alan Clark

6 Days on Netflix

Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers by Simon Winchester

Beckham on Netflix

Ructions | Tomorrow's World

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss hydrogen as a fuel source, the United Auto Workers and the world's first EV strike, the promise and peril of new technology, the India-Canada diplomatic spat and state-sponsored assassinations, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

1:54 | Hydrogen, the fuel of the future?

14:45 | The UAW and the world's first EV strike + The promise and peril of new technology

27:48 | The India-Canada diplomatic spat + State-sponsored assassinations

34:40 | Reading + Watching

Reading + Watching List:

Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by Charles P. Kindleberger + Robert Aliber

The Rolling Stones - Angry (Official Music Video)

Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic by Michael Keane

The Secret World of Sandwiches on BBC

Ructions | Disruptive vs. Incremental

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Grant Shapps new cabinet assignment, the Sahel and coups in West Africa, senior citizens running the US government, the Fukushima wastewater release, Apple's release of the iPhone 15, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

00:30 | Clickbait news headlines

5:24 | Tony Blair - The No. 10 whisper in awaiting

17:40 | Ukraine war update + Zelenskyy to DC

27:56 | Apple's 2023 event + Not being bold

40:15 | Reading + Watching

Reading + Watching List:

The Rugby World Cup

The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin

Arnold on Netflix