Geopulse: Guns - Gadgets - Genes - Germs

Geopulse explores the geopolitics of flesh, steel and code—where human and machine intelligence co-engineer the future of global power. Each episode delves into the 3Cs: Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict across defense, biotech, AI, cyber and surveillance domains. With expert guests and panelists from around the world, we decode how guns - gadgets - genes and germs are reshaping alliances, strategy and security in the 21st century.

Geopulse: Guns - Gadgets - Genes - Germs is a science podcast hosted by Tamim Asey, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Tamim Asey hosts Geopulse: Guns - Gadgets - Genes - Germs, a science show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  SPECIAL EPISODE. A World on Edge: Shashank Joshi on President Trump's Bagram airbase nostalgia, Afg-Pak tensions, Ukraine and China's War Machine

  Oct 22, 202555 minS1

  <p>What does it mean when a sitting US President keeps demanding the return of a lost airbase? President Trump has repeatedly asked for the return of Bagram airbase? Can he get it back? </p><p>Is the Taliban regime more durable than many assumed and what does Pakistan’s recoil mean for its future?</p><p><br/>Has the Ukraine war already rewritten the logic of modern power or is the decisive phase still ahead? And in the shadows, is China quietly building the largest war-making machine of the 21st century?<br/><br/>In this special Geopulse episode, Shashank Jos...

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  Episode 8. Atomic Backfires in a New Nuclear Age: Dr. Stephen Herzog on a Crumbling Nuclear Order, Missile Shields, New Wars and Old Bombs

  Aug 8, 20251h 14mS0

  <p>Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear order stands at a crossroads. Treaties strain, rivalries deepen and emerging technologies challenge decades of strategic balance. What happens when nuclear policies fail—and the safeguards meant to prevent catastrophe start to crack?<br/><br/>In this gripping episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey speaks with Dr. Stephen Herzog, one of the world’s leading experts on nuclear governance and arms control. From his work at the Middlebury Institute and Harvard’s Project on Managing the Atom to his upcoming MIT Press book Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail, Dr. Herzog brings...

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  Episode 7. Firewalls and Frontiers: Dr. Edward Lemon on his book and Eurasia’s Rebellion Against Chinese Authoritarian Tech and Subtle Algorithmic Rule

  Jul 24, 202549 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Geopulse, host Tamim Asey sits down with Professor Edward Lemon — one of the world’s leading experts on authoritarianism, security, and geopolitics in Central Asia and beyond. Currently a Research Assistant Professor at Texas A&M’s Bush School and President of the Oxus Society, Professor Lemon has long been at the forefront of research on transnational repression, digital surveillance, and authoritarian legalism.<br/><br/>We dive deep into his groundbreaking new book, Backlash: China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia, co-authored with Bradley Jardine and Niva Yau. Far from the narrative of unstoppable Chinese...

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  Episode 6. The Empire Report: Yaroslav Trofimov on Ukraine, the Middle East, Books authored and the Grand Arc of History

  Jul 24, 202559 minS0

  <p>In this riveting episode of Geopulse, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Yaroslav Trofimov joins host Tamim Asey for an extraordinary journey through the frontlines of history, empire and global upheaval.<br/><br/>From the trenches of Ukraine to the deserts of the Middle East, Trofimov’s reporting has captured the pulse of collapsing regimes, rising authoritarian powers, and the unfinished wars that continue to shape our world. We dive into his latest book, Our Enemies Will Vanish, alongside his earlier works The Siege of Mecca and Faith at War, to trace the fault lines of global power and the hu...

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  Episode 5. Echoes from the Steppe: Bruce Pannier on Central Asia’s Cartographic Curse, Water Wars and Quest for Geopolitical Identity

  Jul 22, 20251h 8mS1

  <p>Few voices have captured the pulse of Central Asia with the clarity, depth and integrity of Bruce Pannier. As a widely respected journalist and veteran analyst, Bruce has long served as a trusted chronicler of the region—offering grounded, unbiased insights into one of the world’s most strategically overlooked landscapes.<br/><br/>In this special episode of Geopulse, Bruce joins host Tamim Asey to explore how the legacies of Soviet-imposed borders, forced demographics and imperial politics continue to shape the region’s modern identity and geopolitics.<br/><br/>Together, they dive into:<br/>•The lingering impact of Stalinist border-m...

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