The Tea Leaves Podcast

by The Asia Group

The Asia Group's Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma break down the Indo-Pacific through revealing interviews with policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and artists from the world's most dynamic and consequential region. Previous guests include Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), and Washington Post Asia editor Ana Fifield.

6 Episodes

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Episodes

IPDI Spotlight: Reimagining the Allied Maritime Industrial Base

In this Indo-Pacific Defense Incubator (IPDI) Spotlight episode of Tea Leaves, Kelly Magsamen and Chris Johnstone sit down with Admiral (Ret.) John Ri...

56m

•Sep 23, 2025

IPDI Spotlight: Accelerating Allied Innovation Through AUKUS Pillar II

In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kelly Magsamen, Senior Advisor at The Asia Group, sits down with Abe Denmark, TAG Partner and former Senior AUKUS Advis...

37m

•Sep 8, 2025

Building the Indo-Pacific’s Defense Future: Innovation, Industry, and Alliances with Kelly Magsamen

In this episode of Tea Leaves, Rexon and Mira sit down with Kelly Magsamen, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and newly appoi...

33m

•May 14, 2025

Dr. Kurt Campbell Returns to Tea Leaves to Discuss The China Challenge: Industrial Scale and Allied Strategy

In this episode of Tea Leaves, TAG Chairman Dr. Kurt Campbell joins the show to discuss his recent Foreign Affairs article, “Underestimating China,” a...

42m

•Apr 30, 2025

Tariff Shockwaves: The New Era of U.S.-China Economic Competition

In this episode of Tea Leaves, Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma are joined by Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, head of The Asia Group’s Geopolitics Practice, and Dr. Eva...

38m

•Apr 16, 2025

Tariffs, Technology, and Transactionalism - U.S. Policy in Asia Under Trump

In this episode of the Tea Leaves Podcast, Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma are joined by Ambassador Kurt Tong to explore the Indo-Pacific's response to ...

20m

•Nov 22, 2024