Meet the Hosts

Two perspectives — operative and academic — brought together to make sense of a world in motion.

Nathan Kiker, Democratic Political Consultant · Founder, Commodore

Nathan Kiker

Democratic Political Consultant · Founder, Commodore

Background

Nathan Kiker is a Democratic strategist specializing in campaign architecture, strategic communications, and capital deployment. As the founder of Commodore—an AI-native fundraising and donor intelligence platform—he advises corporations, candidates, and firms on major donor strategy and modern fundraising technology. Co-host of the geopolitics podcast Clearer Than Truth, Nathan brings a practitioner's perspective to global affairs—examining how power, money, and policy intersect on the world stage. Having visited more than 50 countries, his analysis is grounded in firsthand observation of the regions and dynamics shaping global news.

Affiliations

  • BA, Vanderbilt University
  • Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
  • Security and Defense Forum

Key Focus Areas

Democratic CampaignsPolitical StrategyState & Local Politics
George E. Bogden, Senior Visiting Researcher, Bard College

George E. Bogden

Senior Visiting Researcher, Bard College

Background

George E. Bogden is a Senior Visiting Researcher at Bard College, a Krauthammer Fellow, and a Blankley Fellow at the Steamboat Institute. He previously served as the Helmut Schmidt Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and as an inaugural Senior Fellow at the Hungary Foundation, in residence in Budapest. At the Hudson Institution, he was the first Associate Director of the Center for the Future of Liberal Society. Before defending his dissertation, he undertook a Fulbright Fellowship in Kosovo.

Affiliations

  • Senior Visiting Researcher, Bard College
  • Krauthammer Fellow
  • Blankley Fellow, Steamboat Institute
  • Former Helmut Schmidt Fellow, German Marshall Fund
  • Former Senior Fellow, Hungary Foundation

Key Focus Areas

Transatlantic RelationsDemocratic InstitutionsForeign Policy Commentary
Our Approach

A Standard Above the News Cycle

Clearer Than Truth is committed to long-form, non-partisan interviews with leaders across government, foreign policy, and intelligence — the people who shape decisions at the level where outcomes are won or lost.

Long-Form, No Soundbites

We give guests the time to actually think out loud — uncut conversations where ideas can breathe, not clip-driven takes engineered to trend.

Non-Partisan by Design

Democrats, Republicans, and independents sit at the same table. The goal is understanding, not scoring points for a team.

Leaders Who've Done the Work

Ambassadors, intelligence officers, strategists, and scholars — people who have made the calls, not just commented on them.