Episodes

Aug. 23, 2023

Reducing Russia's Nuclear Threat in the Baltic Region. Talking with Dr. Marion Messmer of Chatham House.

Putin from the start of the Ukraine invasion in 2022 has issued veiled threats of using nuclear weapons. Why now and why Ukraine ? Russia isn’t at existential risk so why threaten to use nukes ?
Aug. 17, 2023

The Shadow Docket. In conversation with author, Professor Stephen Vladeck, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law.

The Supreme Court’s Merits Docket has given us the landmark decisions that have shaped American society. But the lesser known emergency docket - the Shadow Docket - is playing an increasingly prominent role in the Court’s de…
Aug. 16, 2023

The growth of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area. In conversation with Dr. Sean Randolph, Senior Director of the Bay Area Council.

The San Francisco and Silicon Valley region is home to a majority of the top AI companies. Generative AI has dominated our discourse in 2023. And regulation is looming.
Guest: Sean Randolph
Aug. 9, 2023

California's High Number of Alzheimers Cases: In conversation with Dr. Kumar Rajan, Professor, Rush University Medical Center.

California has the highest number of Alzheimer’s patients in the US. The incidence is an increasing as the Baby Boom generation ages. Lifestyle and demographics plays a big role as regards who is likely to develop Alzheimer’…
Guest: Kumar Rajan
Aug. 8, 2023

The Ocean Globe Race: Talking with Tan Raffray and Amy Bridge.

The OGR is the successor to the Whitbread Round the World Race: 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first such race.Tan Raffray Will skipper the 60 foot, 10 person sailboat on the 7 month named the Neptune. Amy Bridge wi…
Aug. 4, 2023

Oppenheimer: In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

The film is adapted from the book American Prometheus and recounts the life of Robert Oppenheimer, who headed up the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. It was used to end World War II.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Aug. 1, 2023

The Anthropocene Epoch: Humanity's impact on the Earth. In conversation with Colin Waters, Chair of the Anthropocene Working Group.

Since the 1950s industrial and nuclear waste has left man’s indelible footprint on the Earth, heralding the Anthropocene Age.
July 27, 2023

Centers of Progress: 40 cities that changed the World. Talking to Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute

When our hunter gatherer ancestors settled in communities they were at their creative, innovative and productive best. Chelsea Follett features 40 cities where human development began.
July 24, 2023

The Titan Submersible: An accident waiting to happen. Talking with Professor Stefan Williams, University of Sydney.

Stefan is Professor of Marine Engineering at University of Sydney. He talks about the Titan submersible disaster.
July 21, 2023

Shadow of a Doubt: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller set in small town America - Santa Rosa, California. A serial killer hides with his sister’s family to escape being apprehended. But then his niece suspects his true history.
Guest: Shaun Chang
July 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence: Where does an investor begin ? Talking with Simon Greenman, Co-founder and Partner with Best Practice AI.

The AI wave of technological innovation is underway. Investors are looking for opportunities.
July 14, 2023

AI and Cardiovascular Medicine. In conversation with Professor, Dr. Collin Stultz

AI is transforming cardiology in diagnosis and therapy , precision medicine, remote monitoring.
July 13, 2023

AI and the future of Education: The Promise and Pitfalls. Talking with Ittai Shiu, UC Berkeley Extension Instructor.

The advent of Artificial Intelligence in Education is facing challenges being integrated into college, high school and elementary school curriculums.
Guest: Ittai Shiu
July 3, 2023

Fentalife ads focus on San Francisco's failed approach to drugs. Talking to Kanishka Cheng, CEO of Together SF.

A controversial ad campaign about Fentanyl use has stirred controversy in San Francisco.
July 1, 2023

The Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action. In conversation with Luke Boso, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, at the University of San Francisco, School of Law.

On June June 29, 2023 the US Supreme Court handed down two decisions that profoundly effect Affirmative Action policy.
June 29, 2023

Captain of Her Soul : The Life of Marion Davies. Talking with author Lara Gabrielle.

The life story of 1920s and 30s Hollywood actress Marion Davies and her life with press baron William Randolph Hearst
June 28, 2023

Prime Minister Modi's trip to Washington: A game changer or business as usual ? Talking to Seema Sirohi columnist for The Economic Times, India's leading business daily.

US and India’s relationship has waxed and waned over the last 76 years. However, PM Modi’s visit was described as a Hinge in Geopolitics by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Was it ?
Guest: Seema Sirohi
June 24, 2023

The Struggle for the people's King: How politics transforms the memory of the Civil Rights Movement. Talking with Dr. Hajar Yazdiha

Over the last 40 years political movements have appropriated the Legitimacy of the Civil Right Movement for their own ends. What effect does it have on our collective memory ?
June 22, 2023

The World is becoming better off and more equal. Talking with Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute.

A new global equality index based on 8 criteria has been developed by the Cato Institute. The media persists in its pessimistic view of global equality despite the data.
June 16, 2023

The Birds' 60th Anniversary. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Hitchcock’s classic horror film - one of his best - is as terrifying as it was when first released in March 1963.
Guest: Shaun Chang
June 13, 2023

The Siberia Job: In conversation with John Kleinheinz

When Russia privatized the 45,000 state owned corporations when Communism and the USR collapsed, every man, woman and child received a privatization voucher. The book recounts the story of a young American investment manager…
June 10, 2023

Quantum Entanglement is not that Spooky after all. Talking with author, Professor Chris Ferrie.

Physicists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeillinger were awarded the Nobel Prize for Phusics in 2022 for their research regarding the Principle of Entanglement. Quantum Computing Science.