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Bob Schieffer's "About the News" with H. Andrew Schwartz
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Hosted by CBS News’ Bob Schieffer with H. Andrew Schwartz, “About the News” is series of conversations with the top people reporting the news, about the news, and its impact on politics and policy. A collaboration between the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU, Schieffer and Schwartz host a weekly discussion with the most interesting people working in legacy media, digitally native platforms, social media companies, and t ...
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In this special episode, Andrew and Gregory C. Allen discuss the National Security Memorandum on AI the Biden administration released on October 24th, its primary audience and main objectives, and what the upcoming U.S. election could mean for its implementation.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 461 Glory in Gaming - 1994
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Today you have just a few options and so it is hard to go wrong. Whether you choose Sony, Nintendo, PC/Xbox - you'll have good gaming experiences. While we love to argue who is best or if it even matters anymore: there was a time where that decision could actually ruin you, if you chose wrong. The year is 1994, there are 7-ish consoles out, all com…
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Suzanne Spaulding, director of the CSIS Defending Democratic Institutions Project, joins a special crossover episode with CSIS’s Smart Women, Smart Power podcast to discuss election security, the role of election officials, and how to fight disinformation as early voting begins across the nation.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 460 Our Favorite Villains
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Might be better to say "our favorite type of villains" because we talk more about villain make up than naming actual favorite villains (though we do name our favorite). What makes a juicy villain? Tragic, love to hate or just fun to watch? Jump in with us as we discuss!Di YoVideogames!
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Charles Edel, CSIS Senior Adviser and Australia Chair, and Kathryn Paik, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Australia Chair, join the podcast to discuss their new Foreign Affairs article on how China is dominating foreign policy in the Pacific. Read the article - The Peril of American Neglect in the Pacific…
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Seth Jones, President of the CSIS Defense and Security Department and Harold Brown Chair in Strategy, joins the podcast to discuss the data on increasing violence between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran presented in a new CSIS publication. Latest CSIS analysis on escalating war between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran…
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YoVG # 459 Unreal 5 vs Everyone
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We've speculated in the past that maybe everyone should standardize to the same engine. That maybe that'd be good for the industry. At the time we looked at the hype around Unreal 5 and thought - this could be it. Everyone will go to this. And a lot of people have. However, as the industry has changed so much in the last couple years - let's reexam…
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CSIS's Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, joins the podcast to discuss Iran's missile strikes in Israel, Israel's entry into Lebanon, attacks on Hezbollah, and more as the conflict in the Middle East continues to expand.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 458 Tokyo Game Show 2024
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Tokyo Game Show doesn't usually have HUGE reveals, but there is always something interesting there. For me that something interesting was Nightmare Operator, an action/horror indie title coming to PC. The biggest piece of news out this past week is probably that Ubisoft is in dire straits because Star Wars Outlaws didn't do very well.…
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Tim Shriver, head of Special Olympics and host of the new podcast “Need a Lift?,” joins the show to discuss the importance of lifting each other up even as the world becomes more and more polarized.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 457 Sony Finally Gives Matt What He Wants!
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State of Play 2024 was a mixed bag for me. Matt rates it as overall pretty good - a win - even before he got what he wanted: Ghost of Yotei. I rate it as so-so, even though there were a couple things that did genuinely excite me. Let's dive in and talk the state of play 2024/25Di YoVideogames!
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CSIS’s Norman Roule, who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing significant programs relating to the Middle East, joins the podcast to discuss the war between Israel and Hezbollah and its wider implications for the region.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 456 PS5 Pro Cope, Switch 2 Leaks & The Death of Final Fantasy!?
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Square Enix released its earnings and we saw in plain numbers that Final Fantasy 16 and Rebirth did not hit target earnings. In fact the company missed its target by billions of yen. So, is this the death of Final Fantasy!? Okay, probably not, but this could be a wake up call to publishers that it's time to build new franchises. Plus we address som…
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CSIS’s Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss the latest in Ukraine’s war with Russia and Israel’s war with Hamas.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 455 Sony Fumbles Astrobots Big Score!
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Starting on a positive note: Astrobot has really landed with us. Granted, Matt thinks there's places to improve, but even then - it's a 9 or 9.5 at least. Sony is going to take the wrong lessons from this win I'm sure, but for now let's bask in a great exclusive for the PS5... Annnnnnd it's gone. The PS5 Pro was announced and as far as we can tell …
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Navin Girishankar, president of CSIS’s new Economic Security and Technology Department, joins the podcast to discuss his experience working at the Department of Commerce, Bridgewater Associates, and the World Bank, as well as CSIS’s renewed focus on economic statecraft and technology to address 21st-century security threats.…
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YoVG # 454 Concord Sets A Record!
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Not the record it wanted... But a record nonetheless. In a shock move, just 10 days after it released, Sony announced that Concord is being pulled offline, and the dozens who bought it will get refunds. Does this mean that it is dead forever? There's some debate. It could come back as F2P - but then it may also just get totally shelved. This is pro…
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Peter Bergen, Vice President at the New America Foundation, CNN national security analyst, and host of In the Room with Peter Bergen, joins the podcast to discuss the foreign policy of each presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 election.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 453 Nintendo's Double Direct!
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In a twist, Nintendo dropped a double-direct earlier this week. Combining a Partner Direct with an always fun Indie Direct for a show that had some stunners in it. A few people seem to have run away with it, though. Imagining that this direct double feature portends a Switch 2 announcement soon. We don't think that's happening. At least not in the …
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CSIS Senior Vice President and director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center J. Stephen Morrison joins the podcast to discuss the current surge of Covid-19, the newest variants of the virus, and the politicization of vaccines before the 2024 election.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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CSIS’s Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss Nicolas Maduro’s claim that he won another term as Venezuela’s president, when the facts prove otherwise and the fallout is severe.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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J. Stephen Morrison, CSIS Senior Vice President and director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, joins the podcast to discuss the recent outbreak of a new, deadlier variant of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 452 GAMESCOM ONL 2024
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Positive up front: there was some cool stuff announced here. Not much gameplay, yeah, but still cool things coming. We don't go game by game. Rather we talk generally about the showing and then go into some loves and hates specifically. Tiny bit of cynicism: Everything was very safe. Which adds to our fears that the next year or two will be rough f…
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CSIS’s Seth Jones and Ambassador Eric Edelman, vice chair of the Commission on National Defense Strategy and former U.S. Ambassador to both Finland and Türkiye, join the podcast to discuss the Commission’s newest report to Congress and the President and how to bolster U.S. defense in the modern era.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Xenoblade Lorecast - Xenoblade One Definitive Edition (Bonus Episode)
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In case you had a hard time following the two-ish hour Xenoblade One Lorecast featuring Nico B - we have gone ahead and recorded a bonus DEFINITIVE EDITION episode. We got it to just over an hour and still fit in several inappropriate jokes along the way. Plus I make an obscure reference to the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy. What could possibly…
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YoVG # 451 Summer 2024 News Dump
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Taking a wee break from lore-castin to talk about some of the latest news. Definitive edition episode of the Xenoblade lorecast is coming later this week. For now: let's talk about Switch 2 news, Tango getting bought, where Phil Spencer really dropped the ball and other stories!Di YoVideogames!
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CSIS’ Norm Rule, who served for 34 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing significant programs relating to the Middle East, joins the podcast to discuss Iran and what it may do in retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Xenoblade Lorecast Act 4 - The Endless Now
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This is it! We're at the final, and arguably most difficult, part to explain. Klaus is dead. The conduit is gone. The two worlds are at peace. For now. 12 years after the conduit has disappeared it seems the two universes are no longer stable and can't be held apart. They are crashing back together and annihilation is on the horizon! But Melia and …
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Frank McCourt, chairman of McCourt Global and founder of Project Liberty, joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age, as well as Project Liberty’s mission and the evolution of the internet.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Livia Shmavonian, the Director of OMB’s Made in America Office, and Heather Boushey, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist of the Investing in America Cabinet, join the podcast to discuss the Made in America Initiative. Also joining the conversation is Navin Girishankar, the president of CSIS’s new Economic Security and Tec…
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Xenoblade Lorecast Act 3 - The Architect
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This week we are tackling Xenoblade Chronicles 2! We're back in our universe, on our Earth, with what remains of Klaus and the Trinity processor. The planet has been killed, and the conduit has gone quiet. Klaus is overcome with guilt and seeks redemption... Can he build a better world then the one he destroyed?…
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Xenoblade Lorecast Act Two - No More Gods
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In Act One we covered the ancient history, now in Act Two we jump to the new universe where half-man Klaus, and Galea are the only living beings to make the jump. One of the Trinity processors makes the jump with them and because Klaus and Galea are administrators to its system it serves them here; giving these two the powers of gods...…
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CSIS’s Norman Roule, who served in the Central Intelligence Agency for over three decades, joins the podcast to discuss the recent election in Iran and what it means for the United States. In addition, Roule discusses Iran’s role in attempting to influence the Middle East and Africa, plus a conversation about the Houthi activities in the Red Sea.…
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Xenoblade Lorecast: Act One - Ancient History
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Oh shiiii-- Did you see this coming? Did you know we were gonna try and explain one of the most dense and convoluted games entailing 25 years of writing and rewriting? Yes! Yes? Oh. Well okay, I guess it's no surprise. We've wanted to do this for a bit, but now... We begin our tale with ancient history. The discovery of The Conduit. An impossible m…
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YoVG # 446 Celebrating 'Mericuhn Game Industry
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To celebrate American Independence Day, we're doing a fun one this week: just chatting about the American games industry over the years. We also find out that I know maybe more about Rollerblading than any of us ever knew (even me).Di YoVideogames!
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CSIS's Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss the main goals of the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, Finland and Sweden joining the alliance, NATO's role in Ukraine, and more.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World
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Stuart E. Eizenstat, who served as former White House adviser, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, and more, joins the podcast to discuss his new book, "The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World."Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 445 Nintendo & the Back Half of 2024
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We're back! I moved across the country and had to catch up on Nintendo's presentation, so what's the verdict? To me: pretty good. Maybe even great really. I swing back and forth on it. Matt likes it too, though he points out that clearly Nintendo isn't "firing on all cylinders". What does this mean for the back half of 2024? While not a banner year…
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In a crossover episode with It's More Than Grit, a new podcast from CSIS, Linda Rottenberg, Co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, joins Mariana Campero and Andrew for a discussion on Linda’s journey to Endeavor. She highlights the qualities of a good entrepreneur and the regions she is most optimistic about. As a leader of the global entrepreneurship mov…
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CSIS’s Victor Cha joins the podcast to discuss Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang and why he believes the “Mutual Defense Treaty” agreed to by Russia and North Korea is the greatest threat to U.S. national security since the Korean War. Also discussed—what this means for the U.S. and its allies and how it impacts China.…
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New York Times global economic correspondent Peter S. Goodman joins the podcast to discuss his new book, “How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain,” and how economics are a matter of national security.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 444 Post Showcase Clarity 2024
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While we wait on Nintendo's upcoming Direct - let's talk about the rest of showcase season. Did Xbox pull off a victory? Did Sony make a strategic decision to hold back their biggest announcements? Did Ubisoft show they still make big games besides Assassin's Creed? I was able to attend the Xbox Games Showcase in person and Matt was able to attend …
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On the eve of the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, CSIS’ Victor Cha joins the podcast to discuss a new CSIS report “Bending the Architecture: Reimagining the G7.”Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-Il), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee traveled to Israel and subsequently to Saudi Arabia to speak at the World Economic Forum. In Israel he joined a bipartisan group of members of Congress. He joins the podcast to discuss what he saw and his impressions of the war in Gaza and potential cease-fir…
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CSIS’s Mariana Campero, host of Mexico Matters and co-host of It’s More than Grit with Andrew Schwartz, joins the podcast to discuss Mexico’s historic election of Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s first woman and first Jewish president, and how Mexicans are reacting to the election results.Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 443 Summer Games Snoozefest 2024?
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Keighley tempered some hopes this past Sunday, saying this years Games Fest was going to be smaller. Personally, I think it took some balls to say it outright, rather than trick people into expecting huge news. Though that does beg the question - if he is tempering expectations: just how little will be announced? Also we talk about expectations for…
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CSIS’s Heather Williams joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s nuclear provocations and to answer the question: Is arms control as we know it dead?Di CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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YoVG # 442 Sony State of Play 2024!
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Sony kept its promise and held their State of Play on the very last day of the month they said it would happen. That can't possibly mean anything. For some, there were delightful surprises. Let's talk about those...Di YoVideogames!
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On the eve of Mexico’s historic presidential election, CSIS’s Ryan Berg joins the podcast to discuss the front-runner, Claudia Sheinbaum and her opponent Xóchitl Gálvez, a tech entrepreneur who is representing several opposition parties, and what it means for the U.S. relationship with Mexico and China.…
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YoVG # 441 In Memoriam: Dead IP
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We gather here today to celebrate and mourn beloved IP dead and gone. Maybe to return (probably not though, who are we kidding).Di YoVideogames!
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