Episodes

Mistaken Britain. London has fallen. Misperceptions of crime, race, religion and life in the UK capital.

For children who come from families where going to College has been out of reach, their parents often do not have the experience to navigate the application process. It can be complicated especially if English is not their native language. Enter First Graduate, a College readiness and access program devoted to San Francisco youngsters.

Leon Black’s friendship with Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt him. The billionaire founder of Apollo Global Management is one of Wall Street’s great innovators.

The US taxes its nationals based on Citizenship not Residency like most countries. As a result, a growing number of Americans are giving up their US passports. www.moodystax.com

Looking for a new tax friendly domicile that welcomes Americans with a Golden Visa. www.jsprive.com

18,000 Japanese Americans volunteered to fight in WWII after the Pearl Harbor attack. They fought with valor in the face of their families being interned in camps throughout the West.

The Muslim NATO Alliance as some are calling the new pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey brings three of the leading Sunni powers together. Modelled after NATO's Article 5, any armed attack against one of the three signatories will regarded as an attack against them all. The secretariat for the pact will be located in Saudi Arabia and the first Secretary General will be a Pakistani.

A recently published study by The Policy Institute, Kings College London, focuses on misperceptions of crime, race, religion and life in London. It seeks to set the record straight with fresh, objective data. Mike Wendling who lives and works in London shares his impressions of life in the Capital 2026. Photo credit David Monaghan

Volcanic Wilderness North of San Francisco

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was a group of young. Idealistic Americans who went to Spain in the late 1930s to fight in the Spanish Civil War. They fought on the side of the Republicans against Franco’s fascist forces.

Fisherman’s Wharf is both the City’s top tourist destination as well as a working fishing port, so it has two distinct audiences and purposes.

Women have played a big role at the NSA during the computer age but their story has not been told. Eileen Buckholtz’ book rights that oversight .

1970s Los Angeles is the backdrop for this coming of age memoir of a Rock n’ Roll obsessed teen Rick Lefkowitz. By dint of chance and a little chutzpah this Westside teen and his pal Moxie rub shoulders with Rock icons like Mick Jagger, David Bowie and the Dooby Brothers.

New Zealand is actively seeking out foreign investors to relocate to and invest in the country with its Active Investor Plus Visa - the Golden Visa. The visa is the first step to permanent residence and NZ citizenship. NZ recognizes dual nationality.

Justice Nechtem during her distinguished judicial career has championed innovative approaches to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and across the nation. She continues to advance the conversation through her podcast " By Her Honor".

Tabloid newspapers that are widely popular in the US, UK and Australia appealed to the Everyman and crafted a streetwise vocab and argot that hit the point. Cheeky, to the point, “take no hostages” writing style resonated withe the masses. But it is disappearing due to woke culture, fear of offending, and rise of TikTok culture.

Breanna is a classically trained opera singer who has performed in the United States and overseas. She speaks openly about transitioning and her career on the stage. Based in San Francisco she is originally from Baltimore.

The Castro Theatre sits in the heart of San Francisco's Castro District. The 1400 seat lavish movie house dates from 1922 and is a mix of Beaux Arts meets Spanish Baroque and Art Deco architecturally. But after a $41 million renovation by Another Planet Entertainment, it has re-opened in 2026 to community acclaim. With modernized and updated systems as well as a more flexible floorplan The Castro Theatre retains its' charm of yesteryear.

The Hornblower Group is one of America’s leading maritime transport companies, moving 20 million passengers annually. Two of its’ ferry services serve iconic national destinations like the Statue of Liberty and Alcatraz.

Marrying behavioral science and engineering to illustrate how the physical plant and equipment around us influences our emotions and psyche.

Lloyd Blankfein recounts an unlikely rise from Brooklyn public housing to Wall Street’s most prestigious investment bank. Smart, hardworking, affable, energetic and down to earth Lloyd survived, thrived and was tapped by Hank Paulson to be CEO of Goldman Sachs.

The Healthcare Industry is integrating AI into many aspects of the doctor patient interface. Early days, but the results are promising.

The NATO Summit was held in Ankara and attended by the 32 leaders of all members. The meeting afforded President Erdogan an opportunity to showcase the presidential complex to a global audience as well as the prominence of Turkish armed forces. He and President Trump appeared to get along quite well.

Volker Langbehn’s fifth and final episode recounting a 6 month 40,000 km odyssey through South America, ending in the Galapagos.