In this special solo episode recorded on January 21, 2026, Leslie Palti-Guzman shares what truly keeps her up at night.

She begins as a parent, reflecting on how history is taught, the disappearance of classical foundations, and the transformation of information consumption in the digital age.

Then she pivots to her professional lens at the intersection of energy, trade, and geopolitics.

Key themes include:

• Why the US energy bonanza remains a strategic asset
• The risks of undermining transatlantic energy relations
• Europe’s record LNG dependence on the US in 2025
• Atlantic basin energy interdependence
• What are the limits of geoeconomic leverage

Leslie argues for data over rhetoric, for strong transatlantic alliances, and for diplomatic use of America’s energy power.

A reflective and strategic episode about markets, alliances, and energy leadership.

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In this new episode of the Energy Vista Podcast, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Bob McNally, Founder and President of Rapidan Energy Group and former White House energy advisor, for an insightful and candid conversation on today’s oil market, great-power rivalry, and geopolitical risk.

We explore why the long-dominant “peak demand” narrative is unraveling, what chronic underinvestment means for future supply, and where the world may be heading next in the boom-bust oil cycle.

Key themes include:

• Venezuela’s return to the oil map and what the US intervention really means for global supply
• Why energy security and affordability have displaced rapid decarbonization as top political priorities
• Whether US shale has reached a plateau and what that means for exports and diplomacy
• Growing anxiety among allies about the reliability of US LNG trade
• Iran risk scenarios, the vulnerability of Hormuz, and markets' complacency
• The politicization of energy data and why objective forecasting matters more than ever

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At a moment of growing tension across the Atlantic, Europe is quietly questioning one of its most critical assumptions: can it rely on the United States as a long-term energy partner?

In this timely episode of Energy Vista, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Marco Margheri, Chairman of the World Energy Council Italy and affiliated with ENI in Washington, DC, to unpack Europe’s deepening energy anxiety and what it reveals about a rapidly shifting global order.

This conversation goes beyond gas molecules. Leslie and Marco dig into:

• Why Europe’s post-war assumptions about codependence with Russia, China, and the U.S. are no longer viable
• The emerging role of oil and gas companies as strategic actors in an era of geopolitical volatility
• Why Italy’s energy diversification strategy offers lessons for the rest of Europe
• How the U.S.–China AI and energy race is reordering global priorities, faster than Europe may realize

Candid, thoughtful, and unscripted, this episode is a must-listen for anyone trying to understand where European energy security is heading and whether the transatlantic relationship can adapt.

🎙️ Recorded on January 22, 2026.

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