ChinaTalk

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ChinaTalk 2025 Year in Review

In this episode of ChinaTalk, Lily Oettinger interviews Jordan Schneider about the podcast's accomplishments in 2025 and future plans for 2026. Jordan discusses ChinaTalk's growth, audience size, budget, and content strategy, emphasizing the importance of passion-driven work and intellectual freedom. They review key st...

Joe Weisenthal and I do a Show About Nothing

In a reflective conversation, Joe Weisenthal interviews Jordan Schneider, delving into the evolution of media, journalism, and podcasting, particularly focusing on Schneider's experiences with the "Odd Lots" podcast and his "ChinaTalk" podcast. They discuss the shift from traditional newsrooms to independent creator-le...

Second Breakfast: Arctic Warfare Christmas Special!

Rahm Returns to Chat Trump and China: “He is the worst negotiator.”

Détente 2.0 with Mike Froman of CFR

Second Breakfast: Habemus NDAA!

Overfit: NeurIPS Vibes, Research Doesn't Matter, OpenAI Cooked?

Emergency Pod: H200s to China with Dmitri Alperovich

The decision to permit Nvidia to export H200 AI chips to China undermines U.S. national security and military preeminence. By providing a primary adversary with advanced compute, the administration risks accelerating China’s military and intelligence capabilities, effectively subsidizing a competitor while domestic dem...

Overfit: Best Party at NeurIPS, Bubble Vibes, OpenAI Shook, China Winning?

Second Breakfast: Trump's National Security Strategy + Hegseth's Second Strike

Helen Toner Takes the CSET Reins

In this episode of ChinaTalk, Jordan Schneider interviews Helen Toner, the director of CSET and former OpenAI board member, about her vision for CSET, her recent trip to China, and the core technical and policy questions surrounding AI. They discuss the importance of evidence-based and technically informed research in ...

The Future of Secure Telecom

Transistor Radio: OpenAI Loses the Mandate, Railroad Bubble = AI Bubble

Second Breakfast: Witkoff and Putin's Peace Deal

The Z.ai Playbook

Jake Sullivan on Playing the Long Game

Second Breakfast: Acquisition Reform? Are We Really Doing It?

Overfit: AI Lovers, Chinese Model Takeover, Vice Signalling, Hefei Model

Second Breakfast: Colby's Pigpen, Counter-UAS, Training, Eat like a Trumper (or Iranian Spy?)