What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Our speaker will be my buddy Steve Kuhn an entrepreneur who started sportspredict.com that allows the public to predict sporting events for fun to give them a predictor ranking. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Jon Shields who is a Professor of Political Science at Claremont McKenna. Jon recently finished a study of nearly 30,000 college syllabi where he found that there is political bias in reading materials assigned. I want to hear from Jon about what students are reading in class and whether there is real debate in the classrooms. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with L...

Our speaker is Patrick Allitt who is a Professor of History at Emory. Patrick also works with The Great Courses where he will be releasing a series of lectures on rivers. I hope to learn from Patrick the history of dams and why they were critical for the growth and financial success of the Western United States. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathapp...

Our speaker is my good friend Ofer Levy who is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Precision Vaccines at Boston Children’s Hospital. We will discuss the current controversy over vaccines that has escalated since COVID. I am also including excerpts from a previous podcast with Paul Mango who ran Operation Warp Speed for Trump in his first administration that succ...

Today’s topic is Persuading Younger Women to have More Children. Our speaker is Wolfgang Lutz who is a professor of demographics at the University of Vienna. I want to learn about the rapid decline in fertility and what it means for the world. Wolfgang, let’s start with why should we study demographics? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin...

Our speaker is H.W. Brands who is a Professor of History at University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of the book Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution. There have been disagreements in our politics since the beginning. And if you think that the politics are polarized now, imagine what it was like during the American revolution, when the losers really did hav...

Our speaker is Darren Schwartz who is the What Happens Next Culture Critic. We will review the recently released Naked Gun movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. In addition, Darren and I saw all three of the prior Naked Gun films that starred Leslie Nielsen. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Peter Moskos who is a Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is the author of a new book entitled Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop. This book is an oral history of the NY Police Department from 1970 to 2000 and includes commentary from several NY Police Commissioners as well as officers who were critical to th...

Our speaker is Monique Parsons who will discuss her new book Green Gold: The Avocado’s Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation. Monique and her husband David Wecker have been very good friends of mine for the past 25 years. Monique grew up on an avocado farm in Santa Barbara California and has spent a lifetime eating healthy unsaturated fat from her own avocado trees. Get ful...

Our speaker today is Derek Kaufman who started a new think tank called Innovative Abundance which is working on policy prescriptions to make government more efficient. Derek and I both worked in fixed income proprietary trading and are longtime friends. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Corey Moss-Pech who is a Professor of Sociology at Florida State and the author of a new book entitled Major Trade-Offs: The Surprising Truths about College Majors and Entry Level Jobs . I want to learn about the consequences of choosing a liberal arts major. I also want to hear about the interplay between college majors and internships. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Min...

Our speaker is Greg Marcus who is President of the Marcus Corporation which owns hotels, restaurants and movie theaters. Greg spoke previously on this podcast in June 2020 when he discussed how COVID was killing his business. I want to learn from Greg about how movie theaters will change in the years ahead. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensne...

Our speaker is Richard Overy who is the leading WW2 air force historian. Richard is the author of a new book entitled Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan . I want to discuss with Richard the moral and military issues related to dropping the nuclear bomb and firebombing Tokyo. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minu...

Our speaker is Eli Beer who is the founder and president of United Hatzalah. I want to learn from Eli about his idea of creating a network of volunteers who are available in an emergency to provide medical care for their neighbors. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Dr. Ari Ciment who is the President of the Medical Staff at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. Ari ran the COVID ward at Mt. Sinai during the pandemic and has appeared more on this podcast than any other guest which is 12 times. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Darren Schwartz who is the What Happens Next Culture Critic. The two of us went to the movies together to watch Mission Impossible -- The Final Reckoning. We need to tell you what we thought of the action film and how it fits into the Tom Cruise oeuvre. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Edward Erler who is Professor of Political Science at California State at San Bernardino and author of The United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State. Edward also has a new book that just came out entitled Prophetic Statesmanship: Harry Jaffa, Abraham Lincoln, and the Gettysburg Address. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernst...

Our speaker is Max Boot who is the author of a new biography entitled Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend. I hosted an in-person book club in New York City with Max and you will be hearing questions from me as well as a number of my friends. I want to learn about how Reagan’s early life experiences in radio, film, and TV honed his communication skills to succeed in politics. I also want to hear fro...

Jay Greene is most famous for being my New Trier High School Debate Partner. Jay is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. I want to hear from Jay about the escalating dispute between Harvard and the Trump Administration over the disclosure of Harvard’s foreign students who engage in illegal activity, commit violence, or threaten their fellow s...

Myron Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Myron was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking work in Options Theory. I want to learn from Myron about why AI needs to work with humans due to uncertainty and the importance of exceptions. Myron is an investor and on the board of a robotics company that focuses on inst...

Andrew Arthur is a fellow at the Center of Immigration Studies. Andrew is a former immigration judge and a former prosecutor with the INS. I want to learn from Andrew about what due process is required in deportation proceedings for individuals who are in the US illegally. I also want to find out what the impediments are to expedite the legal process. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minu...

Myron Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Myron won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking work in Options Theory. I want to find out why uncertainty is core to both investing and finance theory. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Jay Greene from the Heritage Foundation who is best known for being my New Trier High School debate partner. We also have Jon Zimmerman who is a Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Our focus will be on the Trump Administration’s letter to Harvard demanding that the institution stop violating Title VI and protect the civil rights of its Jewish students and whether t...

Eric Labs is the Congressional Budget Office Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons. I want to hear about the challenges coming from China and how that will impact what kind of Navy that we need. The shipbuilding process needs an overhaul. I plan on asking Eric if we should buy our warships from the South Koreans and Japanese or should we limit purchases to American suppliers even if it costs a lot...

John Bolton was Trump’s National Security Advisor in his first administration. John will discuss why the Americans are frustrated with the Europeans underwhelming investment in their own defense. We will discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, America’s ongoing security interests on the European continent, and whether it makes sense to kick Turkey out of NATO. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6...