Episodes

  • RUSSIA'S SEASON OF DISCONTENT

    RUSSIA'S SEASON OF DISCONTENT
    May 8 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with Michael Carpenter, a Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who served in the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE and in the administration of Barack Obama as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; and Casey Michel, author of the books American Kleptocracy: How The US Created the Greatest Money Laundering Machine in History, Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, and United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy.
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    52 mins
  • UKRAINE'S ASYMMETRICAL ADVANTAGE

    UKRAINE'S ASYMMETRICAL ADVANTAGE
    May 1 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr, an honorary fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security in Tallinn, and John Sipher, a 28-year CIA veteran, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, a Senior Fellow at the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence and Policy at George Mason University, and the founder of Spycraft Entertainment.
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    52 mins
  • DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT UKRAINE IS ON A ROLL

    DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT UKRAINE IS ON A ROLL
    Apr 16 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks to Serhiy Kudelia, a Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and the author of the recently published book, "Seize the City, Undo the State: The Inception of Russia's War on Ukraine."
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • ZELENSKY HAS 'THE CARDS'

    ZELENSKY HAS 'THE CARDS'
    Apr 3 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with journalist, author, and longtime Kremlin-watcher Casey Michel, head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human RIghts Foundation and author of the books American Kleptocracy, Foreign Agents, and United States of Oligarchy.
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    47 mins
  • TOWARD A POST-LIBERAL WORLD

    TOWARD A POST-LIBERAL WORLD
    Mar 27 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter, who served as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE in the Biden administration; and former U.S. State Department official Max Bergmann, who served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
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    58 mins
  • REFLEXIVE CONTROL AND USEFUL IDIOTS - EPSTEIN AND THE RUSSIANS

    REFLEXIVE CONTROL AND USEFUL IDIOTS - EPSTEIN AND THE RUSSIANS
    Mar 20 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with John Sipher, a 28-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service. John also served as a member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service and is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. These days, John is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, a Senior Fellow at the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence and Policy at George Mason University, and the founder of Spycraft Entertainment.
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    47 mins
  • GRU UNIT 29155 & THE 'HAVANA SYNDROME'

    GRU UNIT 29155 & THE 'HAVANA SYNDROME'
    Mar 13 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, author of the report "The biggest cover-up of my adult life': Inside the CIA’s attempt to make Havana Syndrome disappear," which was published this week in The Insider. Michael is the author of the Substack newsletter Foreign Office, a contributing editor at New Lines magazine, and a reporter for The Insider. He is also the author of the book ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror and is currently working on a new book about Russia's GRU.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • FOUR YEARS OF WAR

    FOUR YEARS OF WAR
    Feb 27 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr, an honorary fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security; and Serhiy Kudelia, a professor of political science at Baylor University and author of the recently published book, "Seize the City, Undo the State: The Inception of Russia's War on Ukraine."
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    1 hr and 12 mins