Best Adam Kaiser Podcasts (2025)

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CarCast+Edmunds - Comparing nine small SUVs, self driving technology, Edmunds buys a new RAM truck and more. 50:25

14h ago50:25

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Cody Walker joins us to talk about FuelFest, his brother Paul and more. 55:58

5d ago55:58

55:58

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NEW! China Talking Points Ep. 1: Trade Truce, J-10C Dogfight, and What Comes Next 1:04:49

5d ago1:04:49

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The Sinica Network proudly presents a new podcast: China Talking Points, featuring Kaiser Kuo (host of the Sinica Podcast), Eric Olander (host of the China-Global South Podcast and China In Africa Podcast) and Andrew Polk, co-founder of Trivium China and host of its podcast. We'll be joined regularly by Lizzi Lee, Fellow on Chinese Economy at the A…

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China's DeepSeek Moment — a talk given April 17 2025 at Carnegie Mellon 30:45

6d ago30:45

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I had scheduled a show to record while I was in Providence last week, but it fell through and had to be rescheduled, so please give this talk I delivered at Carnegie Mellon last month a listen! Hope you enjoy. Kaiser See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Breaking the Investor Mold: Inside 4 Women-Led Funds Driving Real Impact & Real Returns (#086) 1:49:30

6d ago1:49:30

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This 4-in-1 compilation episode focuses on a persistent disconnect between capital and capability: women are founding businesses at record rates and leading high-performing funds, yet the capital rarely follows. In other words, women are underrepresented both in receiving and managing capital. Today’s episode is about those pushing back against tha…

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Like Swimming with Piranhas – Entrepreneurial China, with Zak Dychtwald 30:20

7d ago30:20

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The defining characteristic of the environment in China has been its pace of change. And that has its impact on the latest generation of Chinese entrepreneurs who need to innovate to meet the tough demands of Chinese consumers. The message is: adapt or get washed away. It's like constantly swimming with piranhas, says Zak Dychtwald, our guest on th…

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CarCast+Edmunds - BMW M5, Corvette interior, Chevy Silverado EV and more. 45:13

8d ago45:13

45:13

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Everything you wanted to know about Tremec transmissions. 44:20

12d ago44:20

44:20

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Broken Engagement: Veteran China reporter Bob Davis on his new collection of interviews 1:15:47

13d ago1:15:47

1:15:47

This week on Sinica, I chat with veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis, who has covered the U.S.-China relationship for decades. He recently published a new book called Broken Engagement, which consists of interviews with U.S. policymakers who were instrumental in shaping American policy toward China from the George H.W. Bush administratio…

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From £10M to £2B: Michele Giddens “Bridges” Impact Purpose with Double-Digit Returns (#085) 1:28:07

13d ago1:28:07

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My guest today is Michele Giddens, Co-Founder and CEO of Bridges Fund Management — one of the early architects of impact investing, before the term was even coined. Bridges now has over £2 billion in AUM invested in private equity and property, but back in 2002, it began with little more than a blank sheet of paper and a conviction that capital cou…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Cross country in a Tacoma. Plus, Ford Maverick Hybrid, BMW 540i and BMW M4 CS. 50:10

15d ago50:10

50:10

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Kyle Petty talks about the Kyle Petty Charity Ride, Paul Newman, driving his Dad’s Superbird at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and more. 37:16

19d ago37:16

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Building the Green Bond Market With No Playbook: Lessons From 500+ Deals in Sustainable Finance | Romina Reversi (#084) 1:27:16

20d ago1:27:16

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My guest is Romina Reversi, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investment Banking Americas at Crédit Agricole CIB — one of the banks that helped write the very rules of the green bond market, and has stayed near the center of gravity ever since. Romina’s path into banking didn’t start with a mission to change the world. It started with a lov…

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The EU-China Relationship in the Age of Trumpian Disruption, with Finbarr Bermingham of the SCMP 1:06:46

21d ago1:06:46

1:06:46

This week on Sinica, I chat with SCMP Senior Europe Correspondent Finbarr Bermingham, who joins from Brussels where he's been covering the EU-China relationship in fantastic depth and with great insight. 3:17 – EU-China relations in early 2025: the effect of the 2021 sanctions, who advocated for engagement versus confrontation with China, and the i…

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Reunified Vietnam at 50, with Bich Tran 34:59

21d ago34:59

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Bich Tran, senior fellow at Verve Research, adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and nonresident fellow at We Protect our Seas, discusses Vietnam's strategies at navigating geopolitical turmoil, while the country celebrates fifty years since its 1975 reunification. Why is the country rapidly increasing and intensify…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Edmunds’ Cybertruck gets hit and results in $58,000 of damage. Plus, the new Slate truck, Range Rover EV and Lucid Gravity. 1:00:58

22d ago1:00:58

1:00:58

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Reminiscing about the McLaren 720S vs the Bugatti Chiron. Also, the new Hennessey Venom F5 Evolution. 42:46

26d ago42:46

42:46

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Live at Pitt: CMU's Benno Weiner on the Evolution of China's Minzu Policy 52:07

27d ago52:07

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This week on Sinica, in a show recorded at the University of Pittsburgh, I speak with Benno Weiner, Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University, about how China's policy toward its minority nationalities (or minzu) have shifted from their older, Soviet-inspired form to the policies of assimilation we now see. 2:29 – How the so-call…

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Fixing Finance: Inside Triodos' €6B Pure-Play, Impact-Only Asset Manager | Hadewych Kuiper (#083) 1:42:56

27d ago1:42:56

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My guest today is Hadewych Kuiper, Managing Director at Triodos Investment Management — a pure-play impact investing firm since day one, with a 30-year track record of turning capital into systemic change. However, Hadewych didn’t arrive in finance with a grand plan to change the system. Her journey began in a small town in the north of the Netherl…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Testing the Audi Q6 e-tron and Volvo EX30. New York Auto Show recap. 49:36

29d ago49:36

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Sinica Live at Columbia University, with Yawei Liu and Yukon Huang 58:15

1M ago58:15

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This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with Yawei Liu, Senior Advisor for China at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and Yukon Huang, former China country head of the World Bank and now Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The show was taped live at the 2025 Columbia China Summit at Columbia University, put on by t…

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Goldberg’s Cobra project status. McMurtry Spéirling drives upside down. Oscars to include an award for stunts. 48:19

1M ago48:19

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Zeal Breaks the Mold: How Backing Overlooked Founders Delivers 3–4X on Invested Capital | Nasir Qadree (#082) 1:28:40

1M ago1:28:40

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Today's guest is Nasir Qadree, Founder and Managing Partner of Zeal Capital Partners – a venture platform based in Washington, D.C., that’s reimagining how capital flows by focusing on inclusion, economic mobility, and systems change. Nasir was raised in Atlanta between two very different worlds – one shaped by his hardworking mother and the other …

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China’s Assertive Insecurity, with Selina Ho 34:59

1M ago34:59

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Selina Ho, associate professor in International Affairs and co-director of the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, discusses the Southeast Asia trip of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, why she labels China's foreign policy as both assertive and insecure, and why China is using th…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Tesla Model Y vs. Chevy Equinox EV vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs. Honda Prologue. Plus Lucid Aid long-term review. 58:55

1M ago58:55

58:55

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Mike Spagnola from SEMA joins us to talk about “Leno’s Law,” EV Mandates, the SEMA Show and more. 1:00:52

1M ago1:00:52

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More Than Timber: How Smart Forestry Beats Market Returns for EFM | Bettina von Hagen (#081) 2:00:35

1M ago2:00:35

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In this episode, I’m talking with Bettina von Hagen, Managing Director & CEO of EFM Investments & Advisory. Since founding Ecotrust Forest Management 20 years ago, she’s been redefining forestry investment – consistently beating traditional market-rate returns while protecting ecosystems, communities, and future generations. Bettina grew up in poli…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Update on automotive industry tariffs and then Reese Counts, Vehicle Test Editor at Edmunds joins us. 48:43

1M ago48:43

48:43

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Life, Love, and Loss in China: Hazza Harding's story of resilience 1:19:20

2M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

This week on Sinica, I chat with Hazza Harding, a young Australian who began learning Chinese and made his way to China where he became a pop singer with hits on Chinese pop charts and a state media newscaster — and also lost his husband tragically, suffered through the COVID lockdowns while grieving for his loss. Yet he remains committed to furthe…

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Manny’s Custom Builds stops by to help Goldberg with his Cobra. Tremec TKX 5-speed transmission. Ford eBikes. 43:31

2M ago43:31

43:31

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Idle Funds to £10B Market: How Better Society Capital Helped Grow UK Social Impact by 12X | Stephen Muers (#080) 1:35:13

2M ago1:35:13

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Today's guest is Stephen Muers, CEO of Better Society Capital – the UK’s leading social impact-led investor. His path to impact started long before his career, shaped by his upbringing in a Quaker family rooted in values of equality, social conscience, and integrity. Before stepping into the world of impact investing, Stephen spent years in the UK …

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CarCast+Edmunds - Updates on tariffs and what it means for buying a vehicle. 41:38

2M ago41:38

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Dodge plans to bring back the V8 in the Charger. DJ Daniel visits Goldberg’s Garage. 50:45

2M ago50:45

50:45

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Is China Gaining Ground in Technology Diffusion? A Conversation with Jeffrey Ding 45:52

2M ago45:52

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Jeffrey Ding, author of Technology and the Rise of Great Powers, a book that argues that a nation's ability to invent foundational technologies matters ultimately less in its overall national power than its ability to diffuse those "general purpose technologies," like electricity, digital technology, the internet, a…

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Inside the First Impact-Only Wealth Management Firm: Veris Walks The Impact Talk | Stephanie Cohn Rupp (#079) 1:26:14

2M ago1:26:14

1:26:14

My guest today is Stephanie Cohn Rupp, Chief Executive Officer of Veris Wealth Partners — one of the first impact-only wealth management firms in the world, and one of the rare few that has been majority women-owned or led since day one. Stephanie was born in the U.S. and raised just outside Paris by parents who did medical missions in underserved …

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Throwback to a chat with Craig Jackson (Rerun) 55:30

2M ago55:30

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Evolutionary Psychology and International Relations, with Jeremy Garlick 1:26:24

2M ago1:26:24

1:26:24

This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with Jeremy Garlick, Director of the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies, Prague University, and a scholar of China’s international relations. Jeremy is the author of the book Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption, but the book we're talking about this week is his new Cambri…

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Wiring up the Cobra, automotive TV shows, Lawman Mustang and hunting pigs. 48:34

2M ago48:34

48:34

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Catalytic Capital Transforming “Risky” to “Investment Grade” Impact | Yasemin Saltuk Lamy (#078) 1:14:54

2M ago1:14:54

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My guest today is Yasemin Saltuk Lamy, Head of Investment Strategy at Legal & General (L&G), a London-based multinational financial services and asset management company. And believe it or not, her investment journey started when she was only 18. Back then, she had been dreaming of studying in Senegal to experience a French-speaking African economy…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, new Mercedes CLA and Mustang Mach-E Rally vs Hyundai Ionia 5 XRT. 52:11

2M ago52:11

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What’s Bonding Beijing and Bern? 22:08

2M ago22:08

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Switzerland was one of the first western nations to recognize the People's Republic of China, in 1950, and one of the first to reach a free trade agreement with Beijing as well, in 2013. Historian Ariane Knüsel explores the special bond between China and Switzerland in Die Schweiz und China, a book she co-authored with Ralph Weber. Ariane spoke at …

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Goldberg’s Kaiser Jeep M715 SEMA Project 46:20

2M ago46:20

46:20

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Live in Berkeley: Jessica Chen Weiss and Ryan Hass on the U.S. and China in 2025 1:02:08

2M ago1:02:08

1:02:08

This week, a special episode taped live at the University of California, Berkeley — my alma mater — on March 6 and featuring Jessica Chen Weiss of Johns Hopkins SAIS and Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution, both well-known to people who follow U.S.-China relations. This episode was made possible by the Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley's…

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A $100 Trillion Opportunity: Empowering Entrepreneurial Households in the 'Unseen Middle' in India | Jyotsna Krishnan, EPIC World (#077) 1:10:20

2M ago1:10:20

1:10:20

My guest today is Jyotsna Krishnan, the CEO and Co-Founder of EPIC World focused on empowering what she has termed "the unseen middle." Jyotsna leads initiatives to change the financial systems for entrepreneurial households in India, creating replicable models for other regions that share similar market dynamics, like Latin America. She recognized…

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CarCast+Edmunds - Tariffs and how they will affect you. 50:49

2M ago50:49

50:49

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Introducing the Trivium Podcast, now on the Sinica Network 1:18:29

2M ago1:18:29

1:18:29

This week, I'm proud to announce a new collaboration with Trivium, a China-focused strategic advisory firm you've probably heard of. They've got offices in DC, London, Shanghai, and Beijing, and they focus on analyzing and forecasting Chinese policy developments for multinational companies and institutional investors across a range of verticals -- …

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