The Pandas on Gunboats Podcast

Episode 4: Going Nuclear with Philip Baxter

On today's episode we welcome our first guest to the show! Subject matter expert, Philip Baxter, and I cover his recent work on the modernization of nuclear weapons technology, and we discuss potential threats and things to look forward to in the nuclear arms field.  Phil is a Research Fellow with the Center for Policy Research at the University of Albany; founder and director of Hatteras Solutions LLC [https://www.hatterassolutionsllc.com], a data analytics and consulting firm; a Ph. D Candidate in International Affairs, Science, and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is co-editor of a new book being released in March 2020 entitled Nuclear Modernization in the 21st Century [https://www.routledge.com/Nuclear-Modernization-in-the-21st-Century-A-Technical-Policy-and-Strategic/Warren-Baxter/p/book/9781138350557].  For show updates, follow us on Twitter @PandaGunboats [https://twitter.com/PandaGunboats]!

Episode 3: Return of the Pod!

Pandas on Gunboats is back y'all! After a couple months on hiatus we've got an all new episode where we look at some of the major news stories  that happened over the past couple months and cover topics ranging from aviation news, politics, and international sports. Remember to like, share, and subscribe if you enjoyed the episode! Stay safe, and catch you soon! For show updates, follow us on Twitter @PandaGunboats [https://soundcloud.com/PandaGunboats]

Episode 2: Gunboat Diplomacy

In the second episode of the Pandas on Gunboats Podcast, we discuss the second of the namesake topics of the podcast, Gunboat Diplomacy. Explored in this episode are historic examples of gunboat diplomacy such as: how a young United States handled piracy in the Med, how Great Britain fueled a narco-trade war in Asia; how the US opened Japan and unleashed a regional superpower; how Aircraft carriers make great shields; and how China bounced back to become a naval force. For show updates, follow us on Twitter @PandaGunboats Credits: Theme Music: Mountain Emperor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 1: Panda Diplomacy

In the inaugural episode of the Pandas on Gunboats Podcast, we discuss one of the namesake topics of the podcast, Panda Diplomacy. Explored on this episode are the causes of Panda vulnerability, history of Panda interactions with the West, and uses of Giant Pandas as bargaining chips in diplomatic relations. Next podcast we'll examine the second part of our namesake, Gunboat Diplomacy. For updates, follow us on Twitter @PandaGunboats Credits: Theme Music: Mountain Emperor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/