The Weekly SITREP

The Weekly SITREP #18 7OCT2024

This week we discuss the VP debate (sort of) while we also get into: 1) China sunk their nuclear submarine- what it means for US national security watchers. 2) Argentina's Javier Milei ends their nationwide rent control laws... and rent prices drop! 3) Kids in the northeast are increasingly going to the South for college- is it TikTok, football, weather, or politics?? 4) What was going on at the ports, and why are our ports so far behind the rest of the world? 5) The absolute WORST financial advice you've ever heard.

The Weekly SITREP #17 25SEP2024 LAW TALK SPECIAL

Do we hate lawyers? IDK, ask the litigator we have on today's pod! Andrew Wells joins us to chat about going from the military into big law in Manhattan. We cover his career as well as: 1. The James Bond style pager operation by Israel against Hezbollah 2. Federal judges appear skeptical of TikTok's challenge to their ban- will we be back to reels and shorts full time come the spring!? 3. Disney's effort to get a wrongful death case to arbitration because someone signed up for Disney+... what is arbitration and why is Disney maybe... right?

The Weekly SITREP #16 with Alan Van Saun

This week we welcome on Alan Van Saun of Airborne Systems and one of the men behind the Hulu documentary "3212 Unredacted. We discuss: 1- Niger: What happened in this African nation and how does it affect the USA? Alan talks about his experience in the country and how he made 3212 to share the truth about what happened to him and his team in 2017. 2- Airborne is irrelevant... or not? We discuss Alan's work at Airborne system designing and producing parachutes for military and humanitarian operations. 3- We dive into the roles of veterans in the private sector and the obligation every veteran has to be true to their own story.

The Weekly SITREP #15 3SEP2024

This episode we dive into - Kamala Harris's tax plan and what it means for you! - Nuclear Power: why do we need it now and what is Michigan doing about it? - What is private equity doing around the NFL? - How do you send an OOO (out of office) email?

The Weekly SITREP #13 8AUG2024

After the first weekend without historical political events, we dive into: 1) Hezbollah's attacks on Israel and what it may mean for context across the Middle East. 2) The Fed signals that rate cuts may be on the way... what does that mean and why didn't they do it earlier? 3) Tesla's profits are down 45% this quarter. So why is the market not tanking their stock? 4) We answer a follower's question about leaving your steady corporate job for a startup- how do you determine if this is a good idea?