Feudal Future

On this episode of the Feudal Future,  Joel Kotkin and Marshall sit with urban analyst Wendell Cox, and news analyst Jerry Sullivan. This episode dives deep into the new hybrid model of work and  its impact on cities. Wendell Cox is an American urban policy analyst and academic, known as a leading proponent of the use of the private car over rail projects. He is the principal and sole owner of Wen...

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined Alex Trembath, CEO of Breakthrough Institute, and Robert Bryce, author and podcast host of Power Hungry to cover the energy crisis from the Russia-Ukraine War. Robert Bryce is a Texas-based author, journalist, podcaster, film producer, and public speaker.  Over the past three decades, his articles have appeared i...

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by John O’Neill, author of New York Times Number One best seller Unfit for Command and (with Sarah Caton Wynne) The Fisherman’s Tomb , an Amazon Number Three best seller. This show focuses on Ukraine and the history of Russia, bioweapons, and China. John graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and,...

THEY ARE BACK FOR PART 2! On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined for a second episode by American entrepreneur, Rony Abovitz, and Charlie Fink, AR/VR consultant and professor of Chapman University. This show discusses the metaverse and the impact it will have on social and societal issues. Rony Abovitz  is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAK...

We want California to come back. Will you join us in this fight? From Chapman's Center of Demographics & Policy, Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky co-author the brand new report on restoring The California Dream. If you haven't downloaded the report, see it here:  https://joelkotkin.com/report-restoring-the-california-dream/ What is happening to the California dream? For some it s...

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Dan Hanniher of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Erol Kekic of Church World Service. This show discusses the ever pressing issues of refugees. Erol Kekic is a senior vice president at Church World Service (CWS), where he leads the Immigration and Refugee Program. CWS is one of nine refugee resettle...

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Vice-President of Jobs Ohio Andrew Deye, and Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane. This show discusses the job competition between states for innovation.  Andrew Deye Deye is managing director of strategy and business development for JobsOhio, a private nonprofit tasked with bringing jobs and investment to the state by...

SPECIAL INVITE BELOW On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by American entrepreneur, Rony Abovitz, and Charlie Fink, AR/VR consultant and professor of Chapman University. This show discusses the metaverse and what the future holds in a digital world. Rony Abovitz  is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturi...

Welcome to a special in-person recording of the Feudal Future Podcast. Marshall and Joel announce their new California report they have been working on and have a special invite for all our listeners on the 21st of January. More information coming soon. Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with other citizen leaders: https://www.facebo...

On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Austin Williams and Cullum Clark. This episode focuses on the future of cities and what it will take to build the new world. Dr. J.H. Cullum Clark is the Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative where he is responsible for managing various aspects of the new partnership between the Departm...

​​On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Jill Stewart, organizational and political strategist, and Steve Pontell, a leading voice on community development, housing affordability and neighborhood transformation, to discuss the truth behind affordable housing.  Jill Stewart was the Managing Editor at LA Weekly and laweekly.com. At LA Weekly, she ov...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, to discuss America's new journalism through digital media. Batya Ungar-Sargon is the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek. Before that, she was the opinion editor of the Forward, the largest Jewish media outlet in America. She has written for the New Yo...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky sit down with...themselves! This special in-person episode welcomes our audience to season 2 of our show. Joel and Marshall share the purpose behind the podcast as well memorable moments and learning lessons along the way. Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect w...

Feudal Future Special Episode  It’s a new world for sure, but for better or worse --- or simply different? What kind of world is being created, and how will it affect developing countries, big cities, suburbs and smaller towns around the world? Listen to Richard Florida, the world’s premier urban expert, discuss the global future with leading experts from US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Florida, auth...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Tom Campbell, former congressman, and Shawn Steel, republican national committee member. This show is a roundtable discussion on the future of California politics. Tom Campbell served five terms in the US Congress and two years in the California State Senate. He was finance director of California and director...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Ross Elliot, Chairman of the Urban Land Institute of Australia, and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, Professor of Psychiatry at UC Irvine. This show covered the psychological impact of Covid-19 and how governments are managing it. Ross is the co-founder of Suburban Futures (formerly The Suburban Alliance). He has 30 years...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by JR Turner, managing director of the Americas, Michelle Comerford, project director and industrial supply chain practice leader, and Harry Moser, founder and president of  The Reshoring Initiative. The panel takes a deep dive into reshoring. “Reshoring” is the practice of bringing manufacturing and services ba...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Ross Terrill, China specialist and Associate in Research at Harvard's Fairbank center for Chinese Studies. The panel takes a deep dive into the history of China and the future of the republic. Ross Terrill, a China specialist and Associate in Research at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Robyn Domber, DCI’s Vice President of Research, Lane Windham,  Associate Director at Georgetown University's Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, and Michael Bernick, Director of California's labor department. The panel discusses the root causes of labor shortages and solutions for...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Doug Holte, the President of Irvine Company Office Properties and formerly served as a West Coast regional partner with the international real estate firm Hines, Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics (GWA), a research and consulting firm that helps employers understand and prepare for the futur...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Susan Seely, chair of Women in Leadership, and Edward Hayman, editor of Tablet,  and Rabbi Eliezrie, who serves on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, Chabad's National Liason to Jewish Federations of North America. He is involved in Chabad national affairs as a member of the Internet Commission...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Julius Krein, editor of American Affairs, and Aaron Renn, an opinion-leading urban analyst, consultant, speaker, and writer on a mission to help America’s cities and people thrive and find real success in the 21st century. Julius Krein is the editor of American Affairs. American Affairs is a quarterly journal...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Andrew Romans, Venture Capitalist, 3x author, advisor to Corporate Venture Capital Groups & Host of podcast - Fireside with a VC. Learn more about Andrew Romans and his company here : https://7bc.vc/ Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with o...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by geopolitical analyst, Brandon J. Weichert author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, to discuss a real life version of Star Wars. Brandon J. Weichert is a geopolitical analyst who manages The Weichert Report: World News Done Right. He is also a contributor to The American Spectator and contrib...

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Hank Adler, Associate Professor of Accounting for Chapman University, and Steven Malanga, City Journal’s senior editor, to discuss Biden's new tax plan. Hank Adler was in public accounting for thirty-four years, the last twenty as a tax partner at Deloitte & Touche. He joined the faculty of Chapman U...