Getting it Right - Rick Wagner
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>A historical and strategic analysis of today’s political, economic, and geopolitical fault lines. From city budgets to global deterrence, this podcast focuses on power, incentives, and accountability—because systems don’t fail randomly, they fail predictably.</strong></span></p>
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Recent Episodes
May 29, 2026
The War That Comes in Pieces
In this episode, Rick Wagner looks past the headlines and asks the harder strategic question: what happens when the West is forced to respond to pressure in too many places at once? From drone attacks and NATO vulnerability to the uneasy partnership between Russia and China, this discussion examines how modern conflict may not arrive as one clean, declared war, but as a series of overlapping crises—Ukraine, the South China Sea, Taiwan, shipping lanes, cyberattacks, proxy pressure, and political exhaustion at home. Rick argues that the real danger is not simply one hostile actor making one bad decision. It is the cumulative strain on Western capacity, attention, deterrence, and will. Russia and China may speak warmly of each other in public, but underneath the surface their relationship is transactional, unequal, and unstable. Russia does not want to become China’s junior partner, but its war in Ukraine has pushed it closer to that position. Meanwhile, China may not need to launch a dramatic invasion to create a crisis. A blockade, a shipping “inspection” regime, or a claim that weapons shipments threaten Chinese security could force the United States and its allies into a dangerous decision point. The larger question is whether the West still has the industrial base, political unity, military readiness, and strategic clarity to handle simultaneous pressure across multiple theaters. This is not panic talk. It is a sober warning: deterrence depends on credibility, and credibility depends on capacity.
May 8, 2026
When Institutions Stop Doing Their Job
Rick discusses Chicago Public Schools’ May Day controversy as part of a larger pattern of institutional drift. Public schools exist to educate children first — to teach reading, writing, math, history, civics, and independent thought. Civic engagement has a place, but when struggling schools blur the line between education and political mobilization, they risk losing the trust of parents and the public. The larger point is simple: institutions regain legitimacy by returning to competence, accountability, and their core mission.
April 7, 2026
Iran, Gas Prices, and America’s Forgotten Ambition
Rick breaks down the Iran conflict, why gas prices stay high despite U.S. oil production, and what America has lost since the Apollo era. He ties war, energy, and space exploration into a broader argument about national strength, technological ambition, and the real cost of decline.
366 total episodes available
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>A historical and strategic analysis of today’s political, economic, and geopolitical fault lines. From city budgets to global deterrence, this podcast focuses on power, incentives, and accountability—because systems don’t fail randomly, they fail predictably.</strong></span></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
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