Episodes

  • Strategerist After Hours: Gratitude in a season of gathering

    Strategerist After Hours: Gratitude in a season of gathering
    Nov 25 2025
    As we gather, travel home, or pause for a quiet moment, Thanksgiving reminds us to slow down and focus on what matters most. In today’s Strategerist After Hours episode, we’re embracing the spirit of gratitude — not just during the holidays, but as an everyday practice of noticing the good, acknowledging the people who lift us up, and finding meaning even in challenging times.
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    42 mins
  • Dr. Marc Siegel — The miracles among us

    Dr. Marc Siegel — The miracles among us
    Nov 14 2025
    Fox News senior medical analyst and NYU clinical professor of medicine, Dr. Marc Siegel, joins The Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann to share the inspiration behind his latest book, The Miracles Among Us. Dr. Siegel explores the intersection of faith and medicine, reflecting on how true healing engages both body and soul. He introduces the idea of “soft miracles” — the small, interconnected moments of grace, coincidence, and human connection that together create extraordinary outcomes — and shares moving stories from his book that bring this concept to life.
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    31 mins
  • Veterans Day 2025

    Veterans Day 2025
    Nov 11 2025

    Every year, President Bush invites some of the men and women of our armed forces to his ranch in Crawford, Texas to spend Veterans Day in nature and on mountain bikes. The weekend of camaraderie is a celebration of the brave folks who raised their hand to defend our nation.

    Minutes after they got off their bikes, we sat down with three of those veterans -- Leslie Zimmerman, Brian Flom, and Josh Stankwicz -- to hear about their experience on the trail and as they transitioned from military to civilian life.

    Related:

    • Veteran Check-In -- high-quality care for the invisible wounds of war
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    23 mins
  • Stability and Education for Military Kids — Lisa and Francis Molinari

    Stability and Education for Military Kids — Lisa and Francis Molinari
    Nov 7 2025
    On this episode of The Strategerist, Lisa and Francis Molinari joined host Andrew Kaufmann and Jason Galui, director of veterans and military families at the Bush Institute, to discuss how their family’s own journey sparked the idea of Orion Military Scholars. Together, they talk about seeing the difference stability made in their own family, and wanting to make that a possibility for other families.
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    41 mins
  • How North Korea’s “Zero Covid” Plan Backfired — Katrin Katz

    How North Korea’s “Zero Covid” Plan Backfired — Katrin Katz
    Oct 28 2025
    In this episode of The Strategerist, Katrin Katz, Adjunct Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea Chair, joined host Andrew Kaufmann and Joseph Kim, the Bush Institute’s program manager of global policy, to unpack the research behind her COVID-19 report on North Korea. Joseph, himself a refugee from North Korea, offers personal insight into life under the regime and the ongoing oppression faced by its people.
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    26 mins
  • The big impact of Little League: Patrick Wilson and Jim Wilkinson

    The big impact of Little League: Patrick Wilson and Jim Wilkinson
    Oct 16 2025
    In this episode, old friends Patrick Wilson, President and CEO of Little League International, and Jim Wilkinson, former White House Deputy Director of Communications and senior advisor at the NSC, State Department, and Treasury sit down with Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann. Together, they talk tee ball on the White House lawn and why Little League matters — not just for kids, but for their parents, too.
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    27 mins
  • Joe Buck: Family, Broadcasting, and the Power of Sports

    Joe Buck: Family, Broadcasting, and the Power of Sports
    Oct 10 2025
    From walk-off home runs to game-winning touchdowns, Joe Buck has narrated many of the defining moments in sports — and is a fixture in America’s living rooms. But broadcasting is a family business. Joe Buck is the also the son of the late Jack Buck, another iconic broadcaster. And following in his father’s footsteps wasn’t a coincidence: Joe Buck was raised in broadcast booths and locker rooms. In this episode, Buck joins Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Bush Center President and CEO Shilo Brooks to explore what makes “greatness”, how competition brings people together, and how sports can teach us life lessons along the way.
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    41 mins
  • Bob Costas: Beyond the broadcast

    Bob Costas: Beyond the broadcast
    Sep 26 2025
    Bob Costas is more than a sports broadcaster—he’s a storyteller and trailblazer who shaped how Americans experience sports. Having been voice of the Olympics, the World Series, and countless other events, he defined how we remember these moments --blending history, storytelling, and context, making sports feel bigger than the score. In this episode, Costas joins Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Kevin “Sully” Sullivan, senior advisor at the Bush Center, to discuss what went on behind the scenes of those broadcast moments. He reflects on the art of the introduction and explains why sports continue to bring us together.
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    48 mins