Episodes
July 13, 2022
The Politics of appointing San Francisco's new District Attorney, Brooke Jenkins. Talking with Jason McDaniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University.
Mayor Breed's appointment of Brooke Jenkins after the historic recall of Chesa Boudin, the duly elected DA, is a political minefield. Played out against the backdrop of San Francisco's fractious political scene, Brooke faces ...
July 7, 2022
The best and the worst US cities for first time home buyers.
Most affordable for First time homebuyers : Pittsburgh, PA. Least affordable : Los Angeles.
July 7, 2022
How I built my own company: Talking with Victoria Sanchez DeAlba, CEO of DeAlba Communications.
Transitioned from journalism to creating her own firm, DeAlba Communications.
June 30, 2022
Family Plot: Alfred Hitchcock's last film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
A light hearted thriller set in San Francisco in the mid-1970s.
June 29, 2022
Tik Tok: Will Apple and Google remove the popular app from their stores ?
FCC Commissioner Carr has called on the two tech giants to drop the Tik Tok app from their stores on security grounds.
June 25, 2022
Roe versus Wade overturned. In conversation with Associate Professor of Constitutional Law Luke Boso at University of San Francisco School of Law.
The United States Supreme Court overturned this 49 year landmark precedent which gave a woman the right to an abortion. As a result of this decision, regulation of abortion will be de-constitutionalized and returned to the st...
June 24, 2022
Is a Recession inevitable ? Talking with Jeff Krumpelman, Chief Investment Strategist at Mariner Wealth Advisors.
Market overview for investors in todays uncertain conditions.
June 21, 2022
Prisoners of Geography : 10 maps that explain everything about the world. By Tim Marshall. A Review by Jim Herlihy
A country’s physical geography still largely determines its global power and either advantages or disadvantages the geopolitical decisions of its leader.
June 17, 2022
Power to change lives: How to leverage life's obstacles to reach financial success. Talking with author Helen Chong.
In her memoir, Helen illustrates the power of the Chinese word for Crisis: the two characters for the word are Danger and Opportunity. She seems to have found opportunities where others might have stepped away. --- Send in a ...
June 16, 2022
Woke Inc. Inside America's Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy. Talking with Justin Danhof of Strive Asset Management
Stakeholder Capitalism ESG or Vivek’s alternate philosophy of Excellence , Opportunity and Civility.
June 16, 2022
Patriot Front plot to disrupt Gay Pride March is foiled. Talking with Quinn Welsch, reporter for the Spokane Spokesman Review
The white supremacist group the Patriot Front, planned a riot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Saturday, June 11 during the Gay Pride Parade. They were apprehended and arrested and charged before they could carry out their plan. Qu...
June 14, 2022
Under a Broken Sky: talking with award winning author, Kris Calvin
A mystery set in Sacramento. Multilayered plot lines with finely drawn characters from award winning author Kris Calvin.
June 8, 2022
The Chesa Boudin Recall and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
Political analysis of the June 7th California Primary by Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
June 8, 2022
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery : Promoting Women in the Arts. Talking with Pam Borrelli, President of the Board of Directors of SFWA
Profile of the Gallery and its President Pam Borrelli.
June 3, 2022
The Innocence Commission of San Francisco : Righting a wrongful conviction. In conversation with Commission Head, Professor Lara Bazelon.
San Francisco’s unique Innocence Commission. Exonerating Joaquin Cirica who served 32 years in prison, wrongfully convicted.
June 2, 2022
Top Gun Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog
Sequel to the 1986 Top Gun film also starring Tom Cruise. Ensemble cast of well rounded characters. Suspenseful.
June 1, 2022
Art at the Source: Sonoma County opens its' artists studios to the world. Talking with Sally Baker, President of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
June 4 & 5 and June 11 & 12 124 artists in Sonoma County open their studios to the public.
May 31, 2022
See me naked: Black women defining pleasure in the Interwar years. Talking with author, Professor Tara Green.
Four iconic black black women - Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Memphis Minnie, Yolande DuBois Williams - are profiled and how they found pleasure in their public and private lives.
May 26, 2022
Chesa Boudin Recall Campaign: the Closing Arguments. Talking with Brooke Jenkins.
With the historic campaign to recall San Francisco's District Attorney drawing to a close as election day - June 7th - looms before us, the two campaigns are in high gear. Brooke Jenkins with the recall campaign makes the clo...
May 25, 2022
Ambitious Like a Mother: Why prioritizing your career is good for your kids. Talking with Lara Bazelon.
Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her arguments with data.
May 21, 2022
Putin scores own goal: Sweden and Finland to join NATO. The Law of Unintended Consequences. In conversation with Pierre Morcos, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Sweden and Finland to join NATO: the law of unintended consequences of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
May 20, 2022
Day for Night: a film by Francois Truffaut, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
François Truffaut’s comedy classic movie about making a movie. It won the 1974 Oscar for best foreign film. He was one of the great filmmakers of the second half of the 20th Century.
May 17, 2022
Nashville, The Film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.
Robert Altman’s 1975 drama about the intersecting lives of people in Nashville, Tennessee. Country music, the entertainment industry and politics are some of the major themes.