- Posted January 22, 2026
Buckle up for a special “Warrior Thursday” edition of The Other Side of Midnight where Lionel navigates the…
Frank starts the third hour with commendations for the week. He moves on to talk with Bradley Thayer and James Fanell, co-authors of Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure. James E. Fanell is a retired U.S. Navy captain, serving twenty-nine-years in the military. He is the former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Government Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, and Founding Member of the Committee on Present Danger China. Bradley A. Thayer, Ph.D., is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and a former visiting fellow at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. They discuss the future of the U.S.’s relationship with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices