This series of two-minute briefings summarizes articles from the "Gas-Pump Expansionism" series in The Geopolitical Economist. Each short episode explores a recent article in the series to observe how modern power actually works by examining U.S. domestic and foreign policy through the lens of energy, trade, and political incentives. The podcast and article series connect politics, economics, and global leverage to explain why world events unfold as they do, and why official explanations are often inadequate for those who may be seeking to understand major players' underlying strategies.