What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Our speaker is Karen Elliott House who is the former Managing Editor at the Wall Street Journal, and the author of a new book entitled The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia. Karen previously won the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting in the Middle East. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Ricardo Hausmann who is a Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and he is also the Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab. I want to find out from Ricardo why know-how is so important and why additional capital and labor isn’t valuable if workers don’t know what to do. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Daron Acemoglu who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Daron is a Professor at MIT and is also the co-author of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity. I want to learn about how AI will improve productivity as well as its effect on inequality. We will compare AI’s impact with the industrial revolution to understand better how the choices that we make will alter work and our society. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is John Sides who is the Chair of the Political Science Department at Vanderbilt and the author of the book entitled The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy. I want to find out from John what he learned by analyzing the data from the 2024 presidential election that explained Trump’s outperformance. I also want to hear what John thinks will be the key metrics to predict the outcome of the midterm elections. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is John Bolton who is Trump’s former national security advisor. This podcast was taped at a conference that I hosted in DC. So, you are going to hear questions from my friends as well as me. I want to learn about whether the events in Gaza will lead to peace. In addition, I want to hear about what will happen next in Ukraine. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Robert Malley who is a Senior Fellow at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and previously has worked in the Clinton, Obama, and Biden Administrations. He is also the co-author of a new book entitled Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Yaakov Katz who is the former editor in chief for the Jerusalem Post and the author of the new book entitled While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East. I want to hear how the Israelis screwed up, and what Hamas was thinking making a surprise attack. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker will be my buddy Steve Kuhn an entrepreneur who started sportspredict.com that allows the public to predict sporting events for fun to give them a predictor ranking. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Jon Shields who is a Professor of Political Science at Claremont McKenna. Jon recently finished a study of nearly 30,000 college syllabi where he found that there is political bias in reading materials assigned. I want to hear from Jon about what students are reading in class and whether there is real debate in the classrooms. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Patrick Allitt who is a Professor of History at Emory. Patrick also works with The Great Courses where he will be releasing a series of lectures on rivers. I hope to learn from Patrick the history of dams and why they were critical for the growth and financial success of the Western United States. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is my good friend Ofer Levy who is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Precision Vaccines at Boston Children’s Hospital. We will discuss the current controversy over vaccines that has escalated since COVID. I am also including excerpts from a previous podcast with Paul Mango who ran Operation Warp Speed for Trump in his first administration that successfully got a working vaccine for COVID in record time. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Today’s topic is Persuading Younger Women to have More Children. Our speaker is Wolfgang Lutz who is a professor of demographics at the University of Vienna. I want to learn about the rapid decline in fertility and what it means for the world. Wolfgang, let’s start with why should we study demographics? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is H.W. Brands who is a Professor of History at University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of the book Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution. There have been disagreements in our politics since the beginning. And if you think that the politics are polarized now, imagine what it was like during the American revolution, when the losers really did have to move to Canada. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Darren Schwartz who is the What Happens Next Culture Critic. We will review the recently released Naked Gun movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. In addition, Darren and I saw all three of the prior Naked Gun films that starred Leslie Nielsen. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Peter Moskos who is a Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is the author of a new book entitled Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop. This book is an oral history of the NY Police Department from 1970 to 2000 and includes commentary from several NY Police Commissioners as well as officers who were critical to the successful policing reforms. This book is spectacular and is one of the best books that I have read this year. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Monique Parsons who will discuss her new book Green Gold: The Avocado’s Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation. Monique and her husband David Wecker have been very good friends of mine for the past 25 years. Monique grew up on an avocado farm in Santa Barbara California and has spent a lifetime eating healthy unsaturated fat from her own avocado trees. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker today is Derek Kaufman who started a new think tank called Innovative Abundance which is working on policy prescriptions to make government more efficient. Derek and I both worked in fixed income proprietary trading and are longtime friends. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Corey Moss-Pech who is a Professor of Sociology at Florida State and the author of a new book entitled Major Trade-Offs: The Surprising Truths about College Majors and Entry Level Jobs. I want to learn about the consequences of choosing a liberal arts major. I also want to hear about the interplay between college majors and internships. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Greg Marcus who is President of the Marcus Corporation which owns hotels, restaurants and movie theaters. Greg spoke previously on this podcast in June 2020 when he discussed how COVID was killing his business. I want to learn from Greg about how movie theaters will change in the years ahead. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Richard Overy who is the leading WW2 air force historian. Richard is the author of a new book entitled Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan. I want to discuss with Richard the moral and military issues related to dropping the nuclear bomb and firebombing Tokyo. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Eli Beer who is the founder and president of United Hatzalah. I want to learn from Eli about his idea of creating a network of volunteers who are available in an emergency to provide medical care for their neighbors. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Dr. Ari Ciment who is the President of the Medical Staff at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. Ari ran the COVID ward at Mt. Sinai during the pandemic and has appeared more on this podcast than any other guest which is 12 times. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Darren Schwartz who is the What Happens Next Culture Critic. The two of us went to the movies together to watch Mission Impossible -- The Final Reckoning. We need to tell you what we thought of the action film and how it fits into the Tom Cruise oeuvre. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Edward Erler who is Professor of Political Science at California State at San Bernardino and author of The United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State. Edward also has a new book that just came out entitled Prophetic Statesmanship: Harry Jaffa, Abraham Lincoln, and the Gettysburg Address. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Max Boot who is the author of a new biography entitled Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend. I hosted an in-person book club in New York City with Max and you will be hearing questions from me as well as a number of my friends. I want to learn about how Reagan’s early life experiences in radio, film, and TV honed his communication skills to succeed in politics. I also want to hear from Max about Reagan’s hands-off management style and what that meant for policy implementation. Thanks to Max for joining us. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Jay Greene is most famous for being my New Trier High School Debate Partner. Jay is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. I want to hear from Jay about the escalating dispute between Harvard and the Trump Administration over the disclosure of Harvard’s foreign students who engage in illegal activity, commit violence, or threaten their fellow students. Harvard has refused to play ball and as a result the Federal Government is attempting to cancel all the current and future visas for Harvard’s foreign students. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Myron Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Myron was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking work in Options Theory. I want to learn from Myron about why AI needs to work with humans due to uncertainty and the importance of exceptions. Myron is an investor and on the board of a robotics company that focuses on installing solar panels in the desert where laborers don’t want to work. I want to hear about the challenges that robots have in these kinds of assignments and how AI can improve their performance. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Andrew Arthur is a fellow at the Center of Immigration Studies. Andrew is a former immigration judge and a former prosecutor with the INS. I want to learn from Andrew about what due process is required in deportation proceedings for individuals who are in the US illegally. I also want to find out what the impediments are to expedite the legal process. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Myron Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Myron won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking work in Options Theory. I want to find out why uncertainty is core to both investing and finance theory. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Jay Greene from the Heritage Foundation who is best known for being my New Trier High School debate partner. We also have Jon Zimmerman who is a Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.Our focus will be on the Trump Administration’s letter to Harvard demanding that the institution stop violating Title VI and protect the civil rights of its Jewish students and whether the letter is appropriate and reasonable.After recording the podcast, Harvard released a 311-page internal report on ongoing antisemitism on campus. And I have added a follow-up discussion with Jay on that report. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Eric Labs is the Congressional Budget Office Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons. I want to hear about the challenges coming from China and how that will impact what kind of Navy that we need. The shipbuilding process needs an overhaul. I plan on asking Eric if we should buy our warships from the South Koreans and Japanese or should we limit purchases to American suppliers even if it costs a lot more? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

John Bolton was Trump’s National Security Advisor in his first administration. John will discuss why the Americans are frustrated with the Europeans underwhelming investment in their own defense. We will discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, America’s ongoing security interests on the European continent, and whether it makes sense to kick Turkey out of NATO. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Craig Symonds is the author of the book, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings. Craig is a Professor of History at the US Naval Academy. I want to learn from Craig about the unexpected challenges of the allied invasion at Normandy. And I want Craig to explain what distinguished the great allied generals on the battlefield.Our second speaker today will be with our What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz. We are going to review the movie Patton that starred George C. Scott that won multiple Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Craig Symonds is the author of the book, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings. Craig is a Professor of History at the US Naval Academy. I want to learn from Craig about how US and British military planners conceived of the D-Day invasion, what equipment was required for this amphibious attack, and what the challenges were there against such a formidable foe. This podcast is a first of a two-part series with Craig on the war against the Germans.Our second speaker today will be with our What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz. We are going to review Steven Spielberg’s classic movie Saving Private Ryan about our invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Robert Kaplan is the author of a new book entitled, Waste Land. We are going to hear why the world is in permanent instability and that we should expect ongoing conflict in economics, trade, migration, and on the battlefield. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Lindsey Burke is the Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation. I will ask Lindsey about the implications of firing most of the workers in the Department of Education. I want to know what is going to happen with the ongoing responsibilities for this department and how work that is statutorily required will be performed by other government agencies. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Christine Rosen is the author of a new book entitled The Extinction of Experience. I want to discuss how our interaction with new technologies might be problematic to our mental health and wellbeing. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead recently in their Santa Fe home. Today I am joined by The What Happens Next Culture Critic Darren Schwartz to evaluate Hackman’s performances in some of his most popular movies. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

H.W. Brands is a Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Bill is a two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist who will discuss his biography Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times. Andrew Jackson was the first populist president. He attacked the established norms for governing and that caused turmoil in Washington. Several of my friends have commented on the similarities between Jackson and Trump, so I thought it would be worthwhile to do a podcast and dig deep into the history to see what relevance there might have for today’s politics. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

James Danckert is a cognitive neuroscientist and a Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. James is the co-author of the book Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom. I want to learn from James about the relationship between boredom and personal agency. And I want to discuss how using new technologies like the smartphone to alleviate boredom might be problematic. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Nicholas Griffin is the author of a Year of Dangerous Days. Miami was not the beautiful and successful metropolitan city that it is now 45 years ago. I want to find out from Nick why the Columbians used Miami as their US entry point for distributing cocaine and why that resulted in so much violence. I want to learn about what caused a massive race riot in Miami that led to the burning of over 200 buildings. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Eugene Kontorovich is a Professor of Law at George Mason and his father Vladimir Kontorovich is a Professor of Economics at Haverford. Eugene and Vladimir have observed that topics which were forbidden to be discussed can now be debated openly, and that this parallels the Gorbachev-era in the Soviet Union. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Nicholas Eberstadt will describe the current collapse in the global birth rate and what the implications are for business, housing, and warfare. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

John Ellis is the former Dean of the Graduate School at The University of California at Santa Cruz. He is also the author of a new book entitled A Short History of Relations Between Peoples: How the World Began to Move Beyond Tribalism. John will explain why this subject is verboten in American university classrooms, graduate work, and history journals. I want to learn how British imperialism made the world a better place. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Vicky Collison will give us a firsthand account of what it was like to fight the fires in the Palisades. I first met Vicky immediately after graduating from college when we were in the Salomon Brothers Corporate Finance Training Program in 1987.Our second speaker is Gerald Posner who will talk about the public policy failures for fire mitigation in LA, with particular concern about DEI. Gerald joined us several times previously on What Happens Next. He previously spoke about the JFK Assassination Part 1 and Part 2 as well as the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. He also joined us to discuss his new book on the opioid crisis. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Ed Glaeser is a Professor of Economics at Harvard and the author of Triumph of the City. I want to learn from Ed what the key issues are for rebuilding of the Pacific Palisades. How long will it take to for the victims of the fires to move in? What the implications are for permitting and zoning, and should the residents opt for a major redesign of the entire city by increasing density. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Scott Turow is the author of the newly released courtroom thriller Presumed Guilty and the best selling book Presumed Innocent that was made into a movie and recently into a TV series. I want to learn from Scott about why the jury is biased against the defendant, how race influences the legal strategy, what it costs these days to defend in a murder case, and why you should not take the stand in your own defense.Darren Schwartz is the What Happens Next culture critic. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

H. W. Brands is the author of the book America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War. Trump has indicated that his foreign policy will place America’s interests first following a long tradition in this country. We need to reexamine the debate prior to America’s entry into World War 2 and hear Lindbergh’s arguments about why we should stay out of wars in Europe. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Jim Zelter is the co-President of Apollo. Jim will discuss the growing dominance of Private Credit lending and the disintermediation of banks. Current corporate capital expenditures require enormous sums of long-term capital to build computer chip factories, data centers, and energy projects. These long duration assets should not be funded by short-term depositors. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Michael Vickers was the Defense Department’s top civilian military intelligence officer under Obama. He is also the author of the book By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations and Strategy. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe