Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We’re here for a CHIPS Act megapod, in person with Mike Schmidt and Todd Fisher, the director and founding CIO of the CHIPS Program Office, respectively.
We discuss…
The mechanisms behind the success of the CHIPS Act,
What CHIPS can teach us about other industrial policy challenges, like APIs and rare earths,
What it takes to build a successful industrial policy implementation team,
How the fear of “another Solyndra” is holding back US industrial policy,
Chris Miller’s recent interest in revitalizing America’s chemical industry.
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We’re here for a CHIPS Act megapod, in person with Mike Schmidt and Todd Fisher, the director and founding CIO of the CHIPS Program Office, respectively.
We discuss…
The mechanisms behind the success of the CHIPS Act,
What CHIPS can teach us about other industrial policy challenges, like APIs and rare earths,
What it takes to build a successful industrial policy implementation team,
How the fear of “another Solyndra” is holding back US industrial policy,
Chris Miller’s recent interest in revitalizing America’s chemical industry.
This post is a collaboration with the Factory Settings Substack: factorysettings.org/. Subscribe for more insights from former CHIPS Program Office leaders!
Suno song link: suno.com/s/wwVYK10LfrAD5zK2
YOU SHOULD SIGN UP TO MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER!
chinatalk.substack.com
The podcast is also available in your favorite app, just search ChinaTalk!
