STRAT
by Mutual Broadcasting System LLC
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STRAT | 02 NOV 2026 | Hybrid Warfare Here in the Homeland
STRAT | 02 NOV 2026 | Hybrid Warfare Here in the Homeland
About this podcast
STRAT – Strategic Risk Assessment Talk, is a forum with a preparedness mindset. Mitigating risks, creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats, and understanding the objectives of a Business Continuity Plan. This is the podcast for leaders who are committed to being prepared. The program is hosted by retired Marine Corps intelligence officer and strategic risk assessment professional Hal Kempfer and investment banker Mark Mansfield.
Episodes
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- STRAT | 02 NOV 2026 | Hybrid Warfare Here in the Homeland · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 48What would hybrid warfare look like on American soil? Retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines how foreign adversaries could use covert sabotage…
- STRAT | 29 OCT 2026 | Military Preparing for Catastrophic Events Here at Home · 22 min · Season 5 Episode 47What happens when the power grid fails and supply lines stop? On this episode of STRAT, retired Marine Intelligence Officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines military preparations for…
- STRAT | 21 OCT 2026 | Defeating the Houthis · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 46What would it take to defeat the Houthis, and why could the campaign last for years? On STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines the Houthi threat…
- STRAT | 18 OCT 2026 | Ukraine, Russia and US at a Crossroads · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 45Ukraine, Russia and the United States face a pivotal moment as shifting energy policy strains alliances and complicates the search for peace. Retired Marine Intelligence Officer…
- STRAT | 11 OCT 2026 | The Russian Diesel Deal Dilemma · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 44Can buying Russian diesel ease America’s fuel crunch, or will it deepen a strategic crisis? In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine Intelligence Officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer…
- STRAT | 06 OCT 2026 | California’s “Illegal Domestic Spying” Imbroglio · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 43Retired Marine Intelligence Officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines California’s “illegal domestic spying” controversy and the questions it raises about homeland security training…
- STRAT | 01 OCT 2026 | 9-11 Remembered, and How California Countered Counterterrorism · 33 min · Season 5 Episode 42Twenty-five years after September 11, retired Marine Intelligence Officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer reflects on the attacks and examines California’s evolving approach to terrorism…
- STRAT | 27 SEP 2026 | CRINK on the Brink · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 41Could mounting economic and security pressures fracture the informal alignment of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea? On this episode of STRAT, retired Marine Intelligence…
- STRAT | 23 SEP 2026 | What Happens in Vegas… Happens in Cuba?! · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 40Could a transformed Cuba redraw the economic map of the American Southwest? On STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer explores a scenario in which a…
- STRAT | 18 SEP 2026 | Russia’s War With NATO · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 39In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines what the program describes as an escalating Russian hybrid warfare campaign targeting…
- STRAT | 12 SEP 2026 | What About Bab…el-Mandeb · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 38The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints—and renewed Houthi activity could make it even more consequential. In this…
- STRAT | 07 SEPT 2026 | The Other 1989 · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 37Could the geopolitical upheavals of 1989 offer a roadmap for understanding what is happening today? In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal…
- STRAT | 26 AUG 2026 | Ukraine’s Strategic Gambit · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 36Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign is reaching farther into Russia, targeting refineries, warehouses, defense plants, air-defense systems, and critical infrastructure with growing…
- STRAT | 22 AUG 2026 | Economic D-Day with Iran · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 35In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines what the White House is calling “Economic D-Day,” a major escalation of economic…
- STRAT | 19 AUG 2026 | Consequence Management and the Super El Nino · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 34In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines consequence management and warns of the risks he associates with a potential Super El…
- STRAT | 14 AUG 26 | Drones Across The Homeland · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 33Drones are transforming the security landscape across the American homeland, creating opportunities for first responders while introducing rapidly evolving threats to military…
- STRAT | 06 AUG 2026 | Missile Mayhem From Absent Ammo · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 32This episode of STRAT with retired Marine Intelligence Officer Hal Kempfer examines the growing shortage of advanced air defense interceptors and the strategic consequences for…
- STRAT | 03 AUG 2026 | Iran Stalemate & Russian Reality Check · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 31This STRAT episode examines two of the world's most dangerous security flashpoints as events accelerate in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The discussion with Retired…
- STRAT | 26 JULY 2026 | The Quickly Broadening War with Iran · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 30As military operations against Iran enter what appears to be an operational pause, the broader regional conflict is expanding in dangerous and unexpected ways. In this episode of…
- STRAT | 18 JULY 2026 | Iran War’s Dangerous New Phase · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 29The conflict with Iran is entering a far more dangerous stage as military operations expand beyond traditional battlefield targets and increasingly focus on critical…
