On this episode of Brigadoon Radio, Gerald Ashley and Marc Ross discuss being back from summer break and hip surgery, a new PM, a new King, the US Midterm Elections, the role of central banks in the global economy, Mikhail Gorbachev influencing Xi Jinping, Boris Johnson making a comeback, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and what they are reading and watching.

Show notes for this episode of Brigadoon Radio:

Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II BBC

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 - 2022: Britain’s longest-serving monarch whose reign was defined by an unwavering sense of commitment to her people and her country. The Times

The end of an era: The death of Elizabeth II: It deprives Britain of a thread that wove the nation together, and linked it to its past. Economist

Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dies: Her seven decades on the throne spanned the dismantling of an empire and a shrinking of the UK’s role in the world. WSJ

Bloomberg: GOP bickers, plays defense as dream of Congress ‘red wave’ fades

+ Democrats have more than double the money in the bank than Republican
+ House Minority Leader McCarthy to unveil GOP platform on September 19

Dems erase GOP’s Senate advantage: Four factors, including a better political environment for Democrats and some struggling GOP candidates, have turned the Senate battle into a coin flip. Politico

The Democrats are likely to lose the House but keep the Senate: Meet our election-forecasting model for America’s 2022 midterms. Economist

Liz Truss vows energy crisis action ahead of first day as PM: BBC reports Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes after winning the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM. She will succeed Boris Johnson after being formally appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday.

Liz Truss’s inheritance: A UK economy on its knees: The new prime minister faces record inflation, a faltering pound, spiraling energy costs, and an ill-timed labor shortage. WSJ

Gorbachev’s reputation rests on the world’s amnesia George F. Will

The Party congress that will change the world begins on October 16: China has set the start date for the 20th National Congress, the nation’s high-level meeting where Xi is expected to consolidate his power. Nadya Yeh

How China’s party congress actually works: Unpacking the institution of the National Party Congress – its essential concepts and some common misunderstandings. Ling Li

Summoned by Bells - John Betjeman Amazon

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels IMDb

The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World - Scott Hartley Amazon

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century - PW Singer Amazon

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA): The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Web

Brigadoon Monthly Call | September

Title: Communicating innovation

Speaker: Suzanne Zurn | Head of Strategic Communications @ National Security Innovation Network

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