Podcasts by Holding the Line

Episode 25 - What Can Silicon Valley Teach the Military? from 2021-03-04T09:11:13

What do you get when you take an incredibly large bureaucracy and combine it with a fast-paced environment and unrelenting technological change? 

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Episode 24 - Texas Power Outages and Resiliency from 2021-02-26T04:42:16

Living through last week's power outages, water shutoff, gasoline shortages, and 'run' on grocery stores brings to mind just how important it is to ensure resiliency for our nation's critical in...

Episode 23 - Broaden Your Horizons with Jim Stavridis from 2021-02-11T11:24:32

Few people have had the breadth of experience that Jim Stavridis brings to the table. A retired U.S. Navy 4-star admiral, Jim is an operating executive with...

Episode 22 - Innovation with John Ferrari from 2021-02-03T15:09:26

Join us for a conversation on innovation, cybersecurity, and the information economy with retired U.S. Army Major General John Ferrari. ...

Episode 21 - Wired for War with Author Peter Singer from 2021-01-27T08:00

Join for a conversation on artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomy, and what our national security future looks like with noted author and strategist Listen

Episode 20 - Inauguration and SolarWinds cyber attack with Adm. Mike Rogers from 2021-01-20T05:20:54

This week's episode is a discussion of two important milestones in American history: the inauguration for the 46th President of the United States and the recent SolarWinds cyber attack. The inau...

Episode 19 - Storming the Capitol with Mackenzie Eaglen from 2021-01-07T18:49:44

No, MacKenzie and I did not participate in yesterday's tragic events on Capitol Hill. Rather, we had a discussion just prior to the election that sounds incredibly prescient given what occurred ...

Episode 18 - The Confirmation of Lloyd Austin from 2020-12-17T06:20:45

President-elect Biden's nomination of retired U.S. Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense was contentious from the start.

Civilian-military scholars decried his nomina...

Episode 17 - Cyberspace (Part 2) with Adm. Mike Rogers from 2020-08-04T04:35:39

Join former National Security Agency director and U.S. Cyber Commander commander Mike Rogers as he discusses the soft digital underbelly of America's technological infrastructure. 

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Episode 16 - Cyberspace (Part 1) with Mark Hagerott from 2020-07-28T08:00

Join cyber expert and historian Mark Hagerott for a riveting discussion regarding the numerous threats facing America in the digital realm, including the vulnerabilities of our ever-expanding di...

Special Episode - Leadership Lessons from the Crozier Affair from 2020-07-21T13:54:10

Join guests Ward Carroll and Brett Odom as we discuss the behind-the-scenes issues at play during the firing of Captain Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt. Mo...

Episode 15 - Adversarial AI from 2020-07-14T06:43:13

Join Guy Snodgrass and guest co-host Mark Solomons as they discuss adversarial AI with Russian experts Mike Kofman and Sam Bendett. 

Adversarial AI is incredibly important, as nation...

Special Report - Firing of Captain Brett Crozier (again) from 2020-06-23T04:00

Join Holding the Line for a discussion on the U.S. Navy's decision to reverse course yet again on Captain Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS...

Episode 14 - Innovation from 2020-06-16T11:52:08

What is innovation? How can organizations harness its transformational power to accelerate success? Why do innovators run a risk to their careers and what can leaders do to protect those who inn...

Episode 13 - Operationalizing AI from 2020-06-09T04:14:49

Join hosts Guy Snodgrass and Mark Solomons as they discuss operationalizing AI--where the rubber meets the road with artificial intelligence--with Joe Larson. Joe was recently the deputy directo...

Special Report - Mattis Speaks! from 2020-06-05T21:57:44

Join us as we discuss former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis's decision to release a scathing statement about President Trump's leadership. Was it the right move, an opportunistic grab for atten...

Episode 12 - AI Strategy from 2020-06-02T05:00

Join Joe Larson as we discuss the national security strategy behind the Department of Defense's pursuit of artificial intelligence.

Joe is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant c...

Episode 11 - The Basics of AI from 2020-05-26T10:51:06

Join us for part 1 of a three-part series on artificial intelligence (AI).

Steve Escaravage (Booz Allen Hamilton SVP for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence) joins us as our guide as we...

Episode 10 - Reopening America for Business from 2020-05-12T14:50:28

Join hosts Guy Snodgrass and Mark Solomons as they discuss the Trump Administration's decision to relax Coronavirus restrictions to fire up the U.S. economy. What are the likely outcomes? How wi...

Episode 9 - Latest Headlines and 2020 Election from 2020-05-05T12:26:40

Join host Guy Snodgrass and co-host Mark Solomons as they catch up on the latest "news of note," including North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's return from the dead, the latest on the U.S. Navy a...

Episode 8 - Third Offset Strategy (Part II) from 2020-04-28T13:30:12

Join former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work for part two of our discussion on the Third Offset Strategy. In this episode we discuss how the Third Offset Strategy is being affected by corona...

Episode 7 - Third Offset Strategy (Part I) from 2020-04-24T11:54:37

Join former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work as we discuss the Third Offset Strategy. But first, what's an "offset strategy" and why is it important to America's national security? If this i...

Episode 6 - Professionalism with Col. Andy Milburn, USMC (ret.) from 2020-04-20T04:22:14

Join retired Marine Colonel Andy Milburn as we discuss his concerns about the increasingly partisan nature of the U.S. military, the risks this poses for professionalism, and his career as a mem...

Episode 5 - The Meaning of Service from 2020-04-16T03:36:07

Join Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath as we discuss the meaning of service, whether in uniform or in your local community.

A 1997 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Amy served ...

Episode 4 - Civilian-Military Relationships from 2020-04-13T13:34:40

Join Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin and Dr. Doyle Hodges as they discuss the critical relationship that exists between members of the U.S. military and the American public they serve. Along the way w...

Episode 3 - Relationship Between Military & Media from 2020-04-09T09:14:57

As the firing of Captain Brett Crozier demonstrates, the only thing more deadly than combat action to a service member is choosing to interact with the media. 

Lara Seligman (Politic...

Episode 2 - Coronavirus Pt II w/ Dr. Tom Nichols from 2020-04-05T22:56:58

Join Guy and Mark as the discuss the national security implications of coronavirus with Dr. Tom Nichols, an academic specialist on international affairs. 

We know coronavirus is alre...

Special Report - Firing of U.S. Navy Captain Brett Crozier from 2020-04-03T21:09:19

Join Guy Snodgrass and co-host Mark Solomons as they walk through the recent firing of commanding officer for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, U.S. Navy Captain Brett Crozier.

Captai...

Episode 1 - Coronavirus Pt 1 w/ Dr. Sam Ward from 2020-04-03T20:04:20

Join host Guy Snodgrass and co-host Mark Solomons as they discuss coronavirus pandemic facts and projections with Dr. Sam Ward, Vice Chairman of Research for the University of California San Die...

Episode 0 - Introduction to the Podcast from 2020-04-03T18:18:52

Host Guy Snodgrass joins with co-host Mark Solomons to introduce the Holding the Line Podcast, their respective careers as U.S. Navy and U.S. Army officers, and why they decided to fire up a new...