E2 / Michael Bruck

The Shifting of Technology’s Frontier from the US to China (November 7, 2020) Michael Bruck is a founding partner of Sparq Capital, a unique firm that collaborates with family offices, funds, and high-net-worth individuals to provide venture and growth-stage funding to technology-based companies worldwide.   Bruck’s career spans nearly four decades in senior positions in technology companies, … Read more

E7/ Jim Rickards

Pandemics and Economics – Are Policy Makers Making us Sicker? (March 4, 2021) James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, investment banker, speaker, media commentator, and author on matters of finance and precious metals. He is the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (2011) and six other books. In the … Read more

E18 / James Lilley

Mao, Reagan, Stalin and Yale : The Battle of Ideas and Community Identity (July 2, 2021) Like Father, Like Son: How to inform Americans about this complicated world? Everyone is talking about the “new Cold War” with China these days, but are we even done processing the old Cold War? Join Jesse as he chats with Jeffrey Lilley, … Read more

E26/ Laszlo Montgomery

The Man Who Shares China’s Glorious History to a Global Audience (October 27, 2021) Laszlo Montgomery is the founder of Teacup Media. The Teacup Media podcast network offers a variety of shows on all things China. Whether you’re interested in learning more about China’s illustrious culture or picking up a new chengyu, Teacup Media has a … Read more

E17 / Valerie Hansen

How Ancient Chinese History can Inform our Understanding of Contemporary China (April 8, 2021) Professor Hansen a star professor at Yale University, has taught there since 1988. She currently teaches three lecture courses: China Present to Past (with Peter C. Perdue); The World Circa 1000 (with Anders Winroth); and The Silk Road Rediscovered and the following … Read more