GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution podcast

GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

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.

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.

 

#100

Tiny Cars and 70’s Problems with Ben Sasse | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

Two institutional sectors are in both steady and rapid decline in terms of public trust: C... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:31

10 Dec 2025


#99

Viewer Mail: War & Peace, Reading & Writing, Why Babies Are Good, and Thanksgiving Memories | GoodFe...

Is the bitter war in Ukraine soon to wind down now that a peace settlement is being negoti... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:28

26 Nov 2025


#98

Cyber Rattling & Socialism: Anne Neuberger on Future Wars, Mayor Mamdani, and a Big Deal at the BBC ...

  Will future wars be decided by who controls space—cyber and outer—and which superpower h... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:00

14 Nov 2025


#97

Trick or Treat? A Fight Between Good and Evil with Michael McFaul | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

At a time of “hot wars” across the globe, there’s also an ideological “cold war” featuring... more

29 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:56

29 Oct 2025


#96

It’s The Economy, Israel and Tariffs, Stupid | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

A hostage return and the signing of a cease-fire agreement signal a new chapter in the lon... more

18 Oct 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:18

18 Oct 2025


#95

Who’s Going To Win The Future? Dan Wang on China’s Engineers vs. America’s Lawyers | GoodFellows | H...

One great power (China) has a relentless thirst to build that comes with a terrible human ... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:33

03 Oct 2025


#94

Turning Points: Kyiv, Kirk, Kimmel, and the Sundance Kid | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

As a seemingly interminable conflict in Ukraine concludes its 43rd month of ground combat,... more

19 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:49

19 Sep 2025


#93

Drones, Dictators & Debt: India Flirts, Ukraine Fights, Trump Takes on The Fed | GoodFellows | Hoove...

Is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s embrace of his Russian and Chinese peers a mere s... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:14

05 Sep 2025


#92

The Eternal Optimist: H.R. McMaster on Combat, Faith, and Turning Down the Funk | GoodFellows | Hoo...

What inspires a young boy to dream about a career in the US Army and then, after graduatin... more

26 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:41

26 Aug 2025


#91

Boss Time: Summits, Cold Wars, and Universities, with Condoleezza Rice | GoodFellows | Hoover Instit...

What to expect from this week’s Putin–Trump summit in Alaska? Hoover Institution Director ... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:05

13 Aug 2025


#90

Niall Ferguson, Flying Scotsman | GoodFellows

How does a young Scotsman go from struggling actor and failed politician to internationall... more

06 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:21

06 Aug 2025


#89

California Dreaming with Rick Caruso | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

In contrast to the 20th-century bosses of industry who ran America’s big cities, New York ... more

24 Jul 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:13

24 Jul 2025


#88

Gliding Through Life: John Cochrane on the Making of an Economist | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

How does a promising young scholar go from dreams of designing glider planes to the study ... more

03 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:49

03 Jul 2025


#87

Call Him Daddy: Assessing America’s Strike On Iran | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

US forces launched bomb and missile strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, followed s... more

27 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:25

27 Jun 2025


#86

“That’s Not Gonna Happen:” Israel Aims to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program | GoodFellows | Hoover Inst...

Israel launches air attacks intended to destroy Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile capa... more

16 Jun 2025

39 MINS

39:22

16 Jun 2025


#85

Caveman Marxists: Frank Dikötter on Whether China Is a Fiery Dragon or a Paper Tiger | GoodFellows |...

Is China hell-bent on a move against Taiwan, or does its saber-rattling not square with a ... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:34

27 May 2025


#84

The Plane Truth: Playing Chicken with China, Trump Goes Gulf-ing, Tensions in South Asia

America and China take a 90-day time-out in their dispute over tariffs; President Trump’s ... more

15 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:55

15 May 2025


#83

Peace Through Strength: The Good Fellows on Harvard, Europe, Warfare & Niall Gets Busted

Harvard University and the Trump administration do battle over civil rights, funding, and ... more

08 May 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:11

08 May 2025


#82

Tangled Up in Blue with Rep. Ro Khanna: Tariffs, Trump, and Progressive Capitalism

Rejected by voters last November, the Democratic Party is perhaps afforded new life given ... more

29 Apr 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:05

29 Apr 2025


#81

Viewer Mail: The GoodFellows Answer Your Questions

What are the economic and geopolitical effects of President Trump's imposition of tariffs ... more

11 Apr 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:32

11 Apr 2025