Caracal Radio

Marc Ross

Caracal presents Caracal Radio, conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport

  1. Ructions | Not far from meltdown

    12/11/2023

    Ructions | Not far from meltdown

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss COP 28, the upcoming Iowa Republican caucus, Biden's atrocious polling numbers, the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) is in talks about whether to scrap the 2024 Tory conference (or thin it to a day), the Conservative Paty's horrendous general election outlook, King Charles, the out and about sovereign, what's happening in South America with a new president in Argentina and a potential war between Venezuela + Guyana, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 16 | Recorded December 8, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 0:50 | COP 28 4:34 | Iowa Republican caucus on January 15, 2024 + Biden's atrocious polling numbers 10:49 | CCHQ is in talks about whether to scrap the 2024 Tory conference (or thin it to a day) + Conservative Paty's horrendous general election outlook 18:30 | King Charles, the out-and-about sovereign 24:30 | What's happening in South America with a new president in Argentina + a potential war between Venezuela + Guyana 39: 40 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor Financial Speculation: Trading Financial Biases and Behaviour by Gerald Ashley Napoleon (2023) You Hurt My Feelings (2023) The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine II + James H. Gilmore Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 1; A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Building a Great Business by Ari Weinzweig Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map by Rick Ridgeway ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #COP28 #IowaRepublicanCaucus #CCHQ #ConservativeParty #KingCharles #SouthAmerica #Argentina #Venezuela #Guyana #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    51 min
  2. Ructions | There is Something in the Water

    11/11/2023

    Ructions | There is Something in the Water

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the high level of angst in the world, Nvidia releasing new AI chips for China, how multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda, the crush of inflation, watching the money supply, Germany's underperforming economy, we have so much debt, remembering Japan in the 80s, the amount of cash corporates are sitting on, Sweden's 'worst security crisis since 1945,' a new poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 15 | Recorded November 10, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 3:00 | There is a lot of angst in the world and how it is interlinked 10:22 | Nvidia releases new AI chips for China 13:00 | How multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda 15:00 | The crush of inflation + Watching the money supply 19:45 | Germany's underperforming economy 23:35 | Why do we have so much debt + Is it different this time? 26:35 | Remembering Japan in the 80s + The amout of cash corporates are sitting on 28:52 | Sweden’s ‘worst security crisis since 1945’ 34:10 | New poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election 36:10 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Master Chef UK (BBC) The Kitchen play by Arnold Wesker Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris + Elliot Aronson The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Warren Miller’s All Time ski film (2023) ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #MiddleEast #Ukraine #Baltics #Sudan #XiJinping #JoeBiden #VladimirPutin #Nvidia #AI #China #JanetYellen #HeLifeng #CEOs #Inflation #MoneySupply #Bidenomics #BusinessInvestment #Germany #Debt #Japan #Sweden #HenrikLanderholm #HybridWarfare #Disinformation #Fundamentalists #DonaldTrump #Election2024 #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    48 min
  3. Ructions | An Atomized World

    10/30/2023

    Ructions | An Atomized World

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss disinformation, fauxtography, BBC Verify, today's communications environment, combat in the Middle East, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in DC, Ukraine update, Hamas officials visiting Moscow, preventing availability bias in one's thinking, regulating AI, the UK Artificial Intelligence summit @ Bletchley Park, White House executive order on AI, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 14 | Recorded October 27, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:43 | Disinformation + Fauxtography + BBC Verify 14:00 | Today's communications environment 15:40 | Combat in the Middle East + Wang Yi in Washington, DC 23:35 | Ukraine update + Hamas officials visiting Moscow 26:00 | Is this all a run-up to something bigger? 27:45 | Preventing availability bias in one's thinking 31:46 | Regulating AI + UK Artificial Intelligence summit @ Bletchley Park 41:34 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Band of Brothers (TV Mini-Series 2001) Russian Roulette: How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Plot for Global Revolution by Giles Milton The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines Scott K. Edinger A Man & His Kitchen: Classic Home Cooking and Entertaining with Style at the Wm Brown Farm by Matt Hranek ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #Disinformation #Fauxtography #BBCVerify #AI #Communications #MiddleEast #WangYi #Ukraine #JamesMadison #Factions #Federalist10 #Hamas #AvailabilityBias #SlowNews #CocaCola #UKArtificialIntelligenceSummit #BletchleyPark #MachineLearning #RishiSunak #UniversalPostalUnion #2001ASpaceOdyssey #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    51 min
  4. Ructions | It's All Happening

    10/16/2023

    Ructions | It's All Happening

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss a Middle East intelligence failure, an overreliance on technology for security, asymmetric warfare, the end of Pax Americana, UK + US politics not tackling the big issues, global energy policies, ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 13 | Recorded October 13, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:25 | Middle East intelligence failure + overreliance on technology for security 17:40 | The end of Pax Americana? 24:10 | UK + US politics not tackling the big issues 37:07 | Global energy policies + ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion 45:58 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Diaries by Alan Clark 6 Days on Netflix Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers by Simon Winchester Beckham on Netflix You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/ructions-with-ross-ashley-hub-october-13-2023 ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #MiddleEast #IntelligenceFailure #TechnologySecurity #AsymmetricWarfare #PaxAmericana #TimMarshall #UKPolitics #USPolitics #Swingometer #TonyBlair #Energy #ExxonMobil #PioneerNaturalResources #Shale #Hydrogen #FossilFuels #Plastic #Fertilizer #AlanClark #6Days #SimonWinchester #Beckham #RugbyWorldCup #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    58 min
  5. Ructions | Tomorrow's World

    09/29/2023

    Ructions | Tomorrow's World

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss hydrogen as a fuel source, the United Auto Workers and the world's first EV strike, the promise and peril of new technology, the India-Canada diplomatic spat and state-sponsred assinations, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 12 | Recorded September 28, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:54 | Hydrogen, the fuel of the future? 14:45 | The UAW and the world's first EV strike + The promise and peril of new technology 27:48 | The India-Canada diplomatic spat + State-sponsered assinations 34:40 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by Charles P. Kindleberger + Robert Aliber The Rolling Stones - Angry (Official Music Video) Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic by Michael Keane The Secret World of Sandwiches on BBC ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #Hydrogen #Toyota #Nissan #EV #AI #ML #Telsa #UAW #Ford #GM #Stellantis #India #Canada #RollingStones #MickJagger #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    45 min
  6. Ructions | Disruptive vs. Incremental

    09/15/2023

    Ructions | Disruptive vs. Incremental

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss clickbait news headlines, Tony Blair and the Labour Party, UK politics, a Ukraine war update, Zelenskyy to visit DC, Apple's 2023 event and not being bold, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 11 | Recorded September 15, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 0:30 | Clickbait news headlines 5:24 | Tony Blair - The No. 10 whisper in awaiting + UK politics 17:40 | Ukraine war update + Zelenskyy to DC 27:56 | Apple's 2023 event + Not being bold 40:15 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: The Rugby World Cup The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin Arnold on Netflix ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #Clickbait #TonyBlair #LabourParty #KeirStarmer #UKGeneralElecton #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Ukraine #KimJongUn #VladimirPutin #Apple #TimCook #AppleEvent2023 #RugbyWorldCup #DanielYergin #Cocktails #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    54 min
  7. Ructions | Even the political nerds are bored

    09/01/2023

    Ructions | Even the political nerds are bored

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Grant Shapps new cabinet assignment, the Sahel and coups in West Africa, senior citizens running the US government, the Fukushima wastewater release, Apple's release of the iPhone 15, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 10 | Recorded September 1, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 0:48 | Who is Grant Shapps? 5:23 | The Sahel + Coups in West Africa 13:42 | How old is too old to be in government? 24:09 | The Fukushima wastewater release 33:15 | Apple's release of the iPhone 15 42:40 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian + Tom Griffiths Goal: The Ball Doesn't Go In By Chance: Management Ideas from the World of Football by Ferran Soriano Painkiller on Netflix ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #GrantShapps #TheSahel #Coups #WestAfrica #MitchMcConnell #JoeBiden #DonaldTrump #BillClinton #DianneFeinstein #EmmanuelMacron #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #Fukushima #NuclearPower #Japan #China #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #PopeFrancis #Mongolia #Apple #TimCook #iPhone #Technology #SiliconValley #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    52 min
  8. Ructions | El Peluca

    08/19/2023

    Ructions | El Peluca

    On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss weather warnings, the Lionesses and the FIFA Women's World Cup, Javier Milei and Argentina, the Camp David Summit with the US, Japan, and South Korea, the Trump clown show, the VinFast automotive company, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 9 | Recorded August 18, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:00 | Weather 3:46 | The Lionesses 7:06 | Javier Milei + Argentina 17:15 | US, Japan + South Korea summit 26:33 | Trump legal mess 35:54 | VinFast automotive company 42:50 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: The Story of China: A Portrait of a Civilisation and Its People by Michael Wood Ronin (1998) The Unfinished Presidency by Douglas Brinkley Untold: Johnny Football on Netflix ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #Weather #Lionesses #FIFAWomen'sWorldCup #ManchesterUnited #HarryKane #FCBayernMunich #Javier Milei #Argentina #USJapanSouthKoreaSummit #DonaldJTrump #VinFast #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education. Always Be Communicating. More @ https://www.caracal.global ********

    57 min
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Caracal presents Caracal Radio, conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport

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  • Creator
    Marc Ross
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Marc Ross
  • Show Website
    Caracal Radio