On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the state of the automotive industry, EVs, hydrogen engines, Toyota's solid-state battery with a 745-mile range, Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign, the recent UK by-elections, the possibility of the United States and the United Kingdom holding national elections the same week in November 2024, the politics of weather reporting, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 8 | Recorded July 21, 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:
2:00 | The state of the automotive industry + Toyota's solid-state battery
13:55 | Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign + UK by-elections
20:35 | The politics of weather reporting
30:00 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration - Peter Turchin
Medici (TV Series 2016–2019) on Netflix
Oppenheimer (2023), directed by Christopher Nolan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Foreign Affairs: Tell Me How This Ends - Is There a Path to Victory in Ukraine?
The 14th annual Aspen Security Forum (July 18–21, 2023) in Aspen, Colorado
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http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
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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
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