A Blunt Force Minute with Bart - w/ Bart Marcois

About this episode

The episode discusses winter weather in Michigan and features guest Bart Marcois, who shares insights on national security and energy policy.

On Today’s Episode – Snow has returned to Michigan and Winter is Here. Mark and Matt are jpioned by returning guest Bart Marcois. We meet Bart, and get a little back story. We move into Mark talking about Sec. of War Pete Hegseth being attacked on all fronts. Mark talks us through how we have been running clandestine operations for as long as we have been policing the world. People act like Trump is doing something different than Obama never did, which is preposterous. Tune in for all the Fun https://aminutewithbart.com/   Bart Marcois is an international expert in energy, foreign affairs, and national security with experience in Europe and NATO, the Arabian Gulf, and East Asia. A senior corporate, government and foundation executive, Mr. Marcois has managed delicate negotiations in uncertain and changing environments. A media analyst in print and broadcast, he has served as a career Foreign Service Officer and as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs. At the Department of Energy, Marcois was the chief operating officer of a department with over 100 senior specialists and a $20 million budget to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Matt

Guest: Bart Marcois

Topics covered

• Winter weather
• National security
• Energy policy
• Political analysis
• Clandestine operations

Keywords

• Bart Marcois
• national security
• energy policy
• Michigan
• clandestine operations
• political analysis
• Pete Hegseth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Energy, FERC

Places: Michigan, United States, Arabian Gulf, East Asia, Europe

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