Elizabeth Economy is a political scientist, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a China expert, and the author of multiple books, including "The World According to China" and "The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State."

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(00:00) Intro

(01:00) Xi Jinping's father's story

(07:16) The Cultural Revolution

(12:02) "China's Holocaust" between 1950's-1970's

(13:10) Why Marxism resonated in China

(21:43) Darker aspects of the Cultural Revolution

(33:48) The rise of Xi Jinping and the rise of China's economy

(38:33) The meme of Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh

(41:43) Xi Jinping's personality and vision for China

(46:27) The near-term future of U.S-China relations

(53:00) What America can do to win Cold War 2.0

James Holland is a historian and the author of many books, including Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:46) The state of the world in June 1944

(14:48) What was D-Day like for an average Allied soldier

(21:13) Is D-Day the most important military conflict in history?

(27:01) "Steel not flesh"

(32:43) The Atlantic Wall

(41:08) Cooperation and morale among the Allied troops

(45:31) Dick Winters and men like him

(51:15) Why James has committed so much of his life to WWII history

(54:45) How can we best honor and remember veterans?

Noam Dworman is a businessman, the co-host of the podcast "Live From The Table," and the owner of the world-famous Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village, NYC.

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(00:59) How The Comedy Cellar came to be

(02:38) Noam's dad, Manny

(07:05) Why did Manny start The Comedy Cellar?

(10:42) Notable comics early at The Comedy Cellar

(12:00) The way to fame for comics pre-internet

(14:32) Identifying comedic talent

(18:36) Patrice O'Neal

(24:12) How Noam took over The Comedy Cellar

(27:37) The scene at The Comedy Cellar in early 2000's

(29:52) Why The Comedy Cellar is so popular

(32:19) The design of The Comedy Cellar venue

(36:58) Quotes from Noam about free speech

(38:11) Louis CK, free speech, and woke culture

(43:58) How the left has changed regarding free speech

(47:22) Comedy as a refuge

(50:23) Defining wokeness and a story about Noam's daughter

(56:30) The state of wokeness and cancel culture

(59:02) Comedians and intellectuals with courage

(01:02:58) What's next for Noam and The Comedy Cellar