Tim Talks Politics

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Tim Talks Politics curates high-quality information from across the political spectrum to help you accomplish three things: 1. Understand the whys and hows of government process and policy 2. Become a better political conversationalist 3. And most importantly - build a better political culture through a deeply informed, locally engaged and relationally charitable citizenship The goal of this podcast is information and education, not opinion and hot takes.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Political Philosophy of the Trump National Security Strategy with Ron Dodson

    You’d think that with all the power moves Trump is making on the international stage (Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, etc.) the publication of the administration’s National Security Strategy in December of 2025 would’ve been the source of much public attention. Unfortunately, mainstream media largely overlooked the document with much of the analysis relegated to the foreign policy community. That’s all set up for introducing my guest who offered a very intriguing and original take on the NSS: it’s a true strategic document in that it’s primarily focused on first principles and philosophical arguments. In other words, it’s a work of political philosophy as opposed to a work of bureaucratic prioritization. More intriguing, my guest isn’t some career foreign policy type or academic who spends his days buried in the particulars of global politics and international security concerns.  My guest today is Ron Dodson, the founder and CEO of Dallas North Capital Partners, a Texas-based hedge fund, and something of a polymath. My burning question for Ron is “How did a hedge fund manager in Dallas see something in the NSS that the broader foreign policy community missed?”  Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1h 7m

  2. JAN 28

    The Ethics of Drones and Autonomous Systems with Kerry Chavez

    US Air Force Academy professor Dr. Kerry Chávez is back on the show to pick up where we left off in our last conversation: the ethical considerations, quandaries and pitfalls surrounding drones, AI, and other emerging tech in their military applications. While a lot of attention has been focused on armed drone use in war zones, there’s a whole realm of military application that drones and emerging autonomous vehicles that may be less visible to the public eye and cadres of armchair generals on X: medivac, ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), C2 (command and control), and other many other “back end” elements of military logistics.  While these non-kinetic applications for emerging technology may appear at first blush to be ethically and morally neutral. However, when considering things like the field performance (and limitations) of these vehicles, the potential for bias in data being fed into them, and the still nascent norms, legal, and regulatory components governing their use by states (nonstate actors are a whole other consideration) Kerry suggests that there’s more of the ethical and moral here than meets the eye.  Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1h 16m

  3. JAN 14

    Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and the Abraham Accords with Joseph Epstein

    We’re back for 2026 and another season of the Tim Talks Politics Podcast.  2025’s end of year project, The Kirk Effects, was wonderful and worthwhile, but it did draw my attention away from the international sphere before taking that holiday break. Now, as we enter 2026, the world is in flux in a way few thought possible just last month. Before we dive into conversations on Venezuela, Iran, Greenland, etc. (don’t worry, they’re in the pipeline), I want to start the year off with a conversation on Central Asia and Kazakhstan’s ascension to the Abraham Accords. To discuss this critical region and the potentially huge impacts of the Abraham Accords on that region, Joseph Epstein returns to the podcast to give us a dime tour of the region and to flesh out the possibilities surrounding Kazakhstan joining the Accords.  Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    57 min

  4. 2025-12-10

    Christmas Interlude

    A short message wishing you all a "Merry Christmas" as I take a slightly earlier intended Christmas break. Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    4 min
  5. Culture, Narrative, and Charlie Kirk with Zena Dell Lowe

    2025-12-03

    Culture, Narrative, and Charlie Kirk with Zena Dell Lowe

    They say politics is downstream from culture, but what is culture downstream from? My guest today would say culture is downstream from worldview - one’s governing assumptions of morality and ultimate reality. And that’s why she’s on the podcast today. My guest is writer, actress, and comedian Zena Dell Lowe. Our conversation covers a wide array of topics related to culture and the ideas, people and moments that shape it. This is a longer conversation that tackles the idea of a “Kirk effect” from a very different angle by considering Kirk’s broader cultural impact beyond faith and politics.  Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1h 20m
  6. Activist or Apologist? Understanding Charlie Kirk's work with John Wilsey

    2025-11-26

    Activist or Apologist? Understanding Charlie Kirk's work with John Wilsey

    In this episode of The Kirk Effect, Dr. Wilsey and I explore the broader historical and cultural context of Kirk’s work. Dr. Wilsey explains that in many respects, Kirk’s evident Christian faith and rhetoric is not an anomaly in American public life. In fact, it’s something of a throw back to a not so distant past when the intersection of faith and politics in America produced a rich cultural exchange that has generally benefited American culture. Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1 hr
  7. Inside the Kirk Memorial Service with Rep. David Eastman

    2025-11-19

    Inside the Kirk Memorial Service with Rep. David Eastman

    In this episode of The Kirk Effect, Representative David Eastman of the Alaska state legislature and I discuss his experience of attending the memorial service for Charlie Kirk. The memorial service lasted for over five hours, was attended by hundreds of thousands, and raised a lot of questions about the interaction of American Christianity with politics. As a Christian who serves in an elected office, Rep. Eastman has some great insight on how to live and work at that intersection of faith and politics, and provides some helpful ways of thinking about how these two core elements of American life interact. Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1h 14m
  8. What Charlie Kirk saw in America's youth with Mark Hopson

    2025-11-12

    What Charlie Kirk saw in America's youth with Mark Hopson

    What did Charlie Kirk see in America’s youth that drove him on to college campuses to discuss, debate, and advocate for conservative ideas in a largely hostile environment? Kirk wasn’t shy about why he so purposefully engaged young people: They were the future. But this wasn’t necessarily a manipulative political project. For Kirk and many others working with America’s young people, it was a mission of mercy... Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!

    1h 10m
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Tim Talks Politics curates high-quality information from across the political spectrum to help you accomplish three things: 1. Understand the whys and hows of government process and policy 2. Become a better political conversationalist 3. And most importantly - build a better political culture through a deeply informed, locally engaged and relationally charitable citizenship The goal of this podcast is information and education, not opinion and hot takes.

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  • Creator
    Tim Milosch
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tim Milosch
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