On this episode of Brigadoon Radio, Gerald Ashley and Marc Ross discuss being back from summer break and hip surgery, a new PM, a new King, the US Midterm Elections, the role of central banks in the global economy, Mikhail Gorbachev influencing Xi Jinping, Boris Johnson making a comeback, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and what they are reading and watching.
Show notes for this episode of Brigadoon Radio:
Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II BBC
Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 - 2022: Britain’s longest-serving monarch whose reign was defined by an unwavering sense of commitment to her people and her country. The Times
The end of an era: The death of Elizabeth II: It deprives Britain of a thread that wove the nation together, and linked it to its past. Economist
Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dies: Her seven decades on the throne spanned the dismantling of an empire and a shrinking of the UK’s role in the world. WSJ
Bloomberg: GOP bickers, plays defense as dream of Congress ‘red wave’ fades
+ Democrats have more than double the money in the bank than Republican
+ House Minority Leader McCarthy to unveil GOP platform on September 19
Dems erase GOP’s Senate advantage: Four factors, including a better political environment for Democrats and some struggling GOP candidates, have turned the Senate battle into a coin flip. Politico
The Democrats are likely to lose the House but keep the Senate: Meet our election-forecasting model for America’s 2022 midterms. Economist
Liz Truss vows energy crisis action ahead of first day as PM: BBC reports Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes after winning the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM. She will succeed Boris Johnson after being formally appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday.
Liz Truss’s inheritance: A UK economy on its knees: The new prime minister faces record inflation, a faltering pound, spiraling energy costs, and an ill-timed labor shortage. WSJ
Gorbachev’s reputation rests on the world’s amnesia George F. Will
The Party congress that will change the world begins on October 16: China has set the start date for the 20th National Congress, the nation’s high-level meeting where Xi is expected to consolidate his power. Nadya Yeh
How China’s party congress actually works: Unpacking the institution of the National Party Congress – its essential concepts and some common misunderstandings. Ling Li
Summoned by Bells - John Betjeman Amazon
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels IMDb
The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World - Scott Hartley Amazon
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century - PW Singer Amazon
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA): The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Web
Brigadoon Monthly Call | September
Title: Communicating innovation
Speaker: Suzanne Zurn | Head of Strategic Communications @ National Security Innovation Network
