World Class
Hosted by Colin Kahl · Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
4.8from 56 ratings
- 174
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 56
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 691K
- YouTube views
About World Class
Podcast from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, featuring Director Colin Kahl, former under secretary of defense for policy at the U.S. Department of Defense. Colin and his guests dive into critical international issues, offering insights into the history and context of the biggest stories in the news.
- Publisher
- Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Nov 2016
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 174 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Technological Pearl Harbor? Amy Zegart on AI, National Security, and Who Holds Power
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Do Nations Go to War? Jim Fearon on Ukraine, Iran, and His Pentagon Years
4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Policy Leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic on AI in National Security
Inside a recent episode
A Technological Pearl Harbor? Amy Zegart on AI, National Security, and Who Holds Power
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I'm not living 100 years ago. What you've hit on, though, is the most important question we should be asking, which is, what is old or enduring in this moment and what is genuinely novel and how do we separate those different factors? So I'll give you my sort of take on what's old and what's new. […]
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- Amy Zegart
- James Fearon
- Sasha Baker
- Tarun Chabra
- Arzan Tarapore
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 691,305
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 56 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 64
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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