Brungardt Law's Lagniappe

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Today’s guest is Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Senior Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, and a scholar and practitioner of strategy and defense policy with extensive experience across academia,...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." From wrenches to Washington, we trace a general's journey through service, strategy, and change. Today's guest is retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Benjamin Spencer who shares lessons in leadership from the flight line to the Pentagon. We hear about the processes, practices, and people essential to aerospace equipmen...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." What is behavior and how does it evolve? What can animal behavior teach us about how we behave? In this episode, we hear from Dr. Marlene Zuk, who is an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Zuk shares her insights regarding how both genetics and environment influence behavior as well as...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Despite limited resources, the men and women of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) consistently provide quality emergency medical care through unparalleled professionalism and passion. In this episode we are fortunate to engage with Dr. Meg Marino, the Director of NOEMS since 2021. Dr. Marino has been interested in and de...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In this episode of Brungardt Law's Lagniappe, we review what we have learned from our guests over the past three months. An intermission, if you will. An opportunity to pause and consider common threads which have weaved from one guest to another as we have discussed leadership, decision making, relationships, and organizational...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." To serve and to protect. The motto of many law enforcement agencies in the U.S. But what does it take to serve and to protect? Today’s guest is Patrick Baxter who served and protected the residents of New Orleans as a New Orleans Police Department officer for 17 years. Patrick was among the dedicated cohort who remained in the city d...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." The individuals who serve as intelligence community professionals come from all walks of life. Ilka Rodriguez is an example of such. Fluent in Spanish and French, she joined the ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency soon after graduating from university. From her initial work in technical intelligence she advanced through increasi...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." As a dairy industry specialist, Ms. Marianne Smukowski knows her cheese. More importantly, she knows what makes Wisconsin successful and an industry leader in the world of cheese. A former president of the American Cheese Society,  previously the Dairy Safety and Quality Coordinator at the Center for Diary Research at the University...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Today’s guest that we’ll be learning from is Professor Blaine LeCesne. Originally raised and educated in New Orleans, Professor LeCesne pursued his university and law school education in New York where he subsequently worked at a Wall Street law firm. However, Professor LeCesne's roots in the Big Easy were too strong to remain a...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." There is a house in New Orleans they call Ozanam Inn, and it's been the refuge of many a lost soul, and God, I could be one. Today's guest is Renée Blanche: Ozanam Inn's Chief Executive Officer who leads a team of exceptional individuals committed daily to providing a haven for the unfortunate who are homeless. CEO Bla...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." On a cold December day in 2018, Russian security services confronted and arrested Paul Whelan in his Moscow hotel room on allegations of espionage. It would be almost six years later when he was finally released. In today's episode, Mr. Whelan shares his experiences and thoughts about his unlawful detention, his release, and the...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Assistant Professor Ning Leng gives us an introductory session regarding China and the Chinese Communist Party.  Assistant Professor Ling teaches at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. She conducts research in comparative politics with a focus on political economy, political institutions, policy process, and Ch...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." From teaching high school social studies in the Midwest to leading several U.S. diplomatic missions, Nancy Jo Powell shares her experiences and lessons learned over a distinguished career of 37 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. As former U.S. Ambassador to India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana, and Uganda as well as Director General of the...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." In today's episode, Mike Mears imparts the observations he has made and lessons he has learned regarding decision making during his journey from the military to the intelligence community and to the private sector. Mike is a West Point graduate, former Central Intelligence Agency Chief of Human Capital, and Leadership Theoretici...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Welcome to Brungardt Law's Lagniappe! In this episode, we talk with Spencer E. Scott, retired Sergeant Major U.S. Marine Corps, who shares with us his experiences and observations from serving for 30 years among the few, the proud, the Marines. This podcast is hosted by Maurice A. Brungardt .

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Welcome to Brungardt Law's Lagniappe! In this episode, Allan Mustard, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan, shares with us his experiences and observations from his entry into the Foreign Agricultural Service during the Cold War to his eventual leadership of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. This podcast i...

"Send a text sharing your thoughts about the episode." Welcome to Brungardt Law's Lagniappe! In this episode, Todd J. Brown, former Acting Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State, shares with us his experiences and observations from his entry into the Foreign Service as a special agent, time overseas, and vantage point leading the men and women providing a...