Intelligence; Optimised Podcast

About Intelligence; Optimised Podcast

In this series our Indo-Pacific experts navigate the complexities of safeguarding our present and fortifying our future in these uncertain times. Our focus is on delivering expert analyses and insights under the national security umbrella, to help you: "Be Ready for Today. Prepared for Tomorrow." This series is crafted for a discerning audience, including defence professionals, policymakers, academics, technology experts , logistics and supply chain managers, public health officials, and food and agribusiness purveyors. It's designed for those who seek to stay ahead of the curve in understanding and implementing the cutting-edge strategies and technologies that define global security today and shape its evolution tomorrow. The “Vaxa Bureau - Intelligence; Optimised Podcast” is a part of the Vaxa Grow Series and brought to you by the Vaxa Bureau team. Find out more: https://vaxabureau.com/

Publisher

Todd Crowley

Category

government · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2024

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

68 of 72 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #72 China Can Cut the Pacific's Internet. Australia Has No Plan B | Todd Crowley

   Todd Crowley explains to host [Host Name] how China's capability to sever undersea internet cables poses a critical infrastructure vulnerability for Australia, highlighting the urgent need for a robust contingency plan.

2. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #71 700 Million Hungry Neighbours. Apparently That's Not a Market. | Part 2

   Host Todd Crowley interviews Mark Gustowski and Timothy Hui from Mandalay Venture Partners about investing in agri-food innovation and addressing global food security challenges.

3. 

   2 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Australian Food Is 13% of GDP. The Capital Found Other Hobbies. | Part 1

   Todd Crowley interviews Mark Gustowski and Tim Hui of Mandalay Venture Partners about why Australian agrifood capital struggles despite its economic significance.

Inside a recent episode

#72 China Can Cut the Pacific's Internet. Australia Has No Plan B | Todd Crowley

Published 30 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And Beijing now has a tool that can reach all of them. Today on Intelligence Optimised, we're going to talk about what happens when the cables go. Because nobody in Australia is asking that question, and they should be. What's Australia's plan? Most people, including most policymakers, have no mental model for undersea cables. They know the internet exists. They know data moves. They assume there's some kind of redundancy. But they're wrong about what that redundancy looks like under pressure. Here's the reality. Undersea cables carry approximately 95% of international data traffic. Satellites carry the rest, and satellite capacity is nowhere near sufficient to absorb a major cable disruption, not even close. […]

Who has been a guest on Intelligence; Optimised Podcast

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• Mark Gustowski
• Timothy Hui
• Tim Hui
• Ajitha Sugnanam
• Shannon Lemanski

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YouTube views

25,511

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Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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61

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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