{"podcast":{"title":"GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics","slug":"goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721","podcast_index_feed_id":718721,"rss_url":"https://goodfellows.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://goodfellows.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7931876/GoodFellows_1400px.png","author":"Hoover Institution","episode_count":100,"summary":"In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:19:05.073052+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721"},"episode":{"title":"From Arsenal to Zelenskyy: The GoodFellows Answer Viewer Mail","slug":"from-arsenal-to-zelenskyy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail","published_at":"2026-06-04T17:06:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721/from-arsenal-to-zelenskyy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721","url":"https://goodfellows.podbean.com/e/from-arsenal-to-zelenksy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xsg6txi4mqutrx9u/GoodFellows_2026-06-03_-_Mailbag_v3_podcast_8utzw.mp3","summary":"In a special “mailbag” episode, Hoover senior fellows Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster answer audience questions. Among the topics (after a brief opening segment devoted to the latest in the Iran-US impasse – aka, “Schrödinger’s ceasefire”): who are today’s great leaders; is “the American experiment” doomed, as some intellectuals posit; China’s move to gold from dollar-denominated securities; the futures of the European Union and the UK’s Reform movement; North Korea’s relative silence; the cooled-down rhetoric of climate change; whether our PhD-wielding historians bother with televised historical dramas; thoughts on gentlemen-scholars’ sartorial style (“buy [clothes] when you’re a graduate student and wear them until they fall apart”); plus managerial lessons to be drawn from the recent successes of Sir Niall’s beloved Arsenal football club. Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.","meta_description":"In a special “mailbag” episode, Hoover senior fellows Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster answer audience questions. Among the topics (af…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721/episodes/from-arsenal-to-zelenskyy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goodfellows-conversations-on-economics-history-geopolitics-718721/from-arsenal-to-zelenskyy-the-goodfellows-answer-viewer-mail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}