Afghan technologist Sara Wahedi joins us to share her reflections on the third anniversary of the Taliban's takeover, how her crisis-notification app Ehtesab saved lives, and the state of women's rights in Afghanistan

Mike Brown, former DIU Director, talks to A’ndre about his time leading the Defense Innovation Unit, accelerating acquisitions timelines, and how to address challenges facing commercial enterprise in partnering with.

Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat explores her book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, and the contemporary history of authoritarianism. She shares insights into how today’s most notorious “strongmen,” like Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, remain in power.

Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), traces the history of doping in sports and how the rules for clean competition have developed over time. He delves into the Russian doping scandal and explores the close and often fraught relationship between sports and politics.

A'ndre sits down with Lindsay Gorman, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, to dive deep into the controversies surrounding TikTok and its national security implications, discussing the China factor, data sovereignty, and malignant influence