Episode

Episode 24: A Conversation with Thomas Mason

Podcast: Memos to the President
Published: May 13, 2025
Duration seconds: 1979
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://memos-to-the-president.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-24-a-conversation-with-thomas-mason-lBWbcQzY
Audio: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/ffe93215-d0aa-4aaf-bb37-97d5352287a1/episodes/36bad374-e6b6-4d39-8ef1-606239727089/audio/75b64108-4794-4b22-970a-4338ac1c833d/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=nLuyQlk3
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/memos-to-the-president-7160594/episodes/episode-24-a-conversation-with-thomas-mason
Markdown: /podcast/memos-to-the-president-7160594/episode-24-a-conversation-with-thomas-mason.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/memos-to-the-president-7160594/episodes/episode-24-a-conversation-with-thomas-mason/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/memos-to-the-president-7160594/episode-24-a-conversation-with-thomas-mason.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In this episode of Memos to the President, Ylli Bajraktari speaks with Thomas Mason from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The conversation explores the rapidly evolving national security and geopolitical landscape and the critical role of technology in shaping it. Mason offers insights into the shifting dynamics between major powers and the increasing importance of scientific innovation for national security.