Episodes

The Latino Century: How Americas' largest minority is transforming Democracy. Talking with author Mike Madrid. h
Dec. 5, 2024

The Latino Century: How Americas' largest minority is transforming Democracy. Talking with author Mike Madrid. h

45% of Latino males voted for Donald Trump primarily for economic reasons like cost of living, inflation and interest rates.
Guest: Mike Madrid
Fatal Inheritance: How a family misfortune revealed a deadly medical mystery. Talking with author Larry Ingrassia.
Nov. 26, 2024

Fatal Inheritance: How a family misfortune revealed a deadly medical mystery. Talking with author Larry Ingrassia.

Hereditary cancer is a relatively new discovery in the annals of medical science. The Li-Fraumeni Syndrome which is related to a mutation of the P-53 gene, causes multiple cancers in family members. The Ingrassia family is one such case.
New Zealand charts its' own course. Talking to Dr. Patricia O'Brien
Nov. 14, 2024

New Zealand charts its' own course. Talking to Dr. Patricia O'Brien

NZ revamps its foreign policy, concerned about its strategic security.
San Francisco elects a new Mayor, Daniel Lurie. Talking with Brian Sobel.
Nov. 8, 2024

San Francisco elects a new Mayor, Daniel Lurie. Talking with Brian Sobel.

The Mayoral election resulted in voters awarding a mandate to a non-politician defeating the incumbent Mayor who had been mired in scandal and criticized for inept management.
Guest: Brian Sobel
The Power of Liberal Nationalism. Talking with Professor Steven Fish.
Nov. 5, 2024

The Power of Liberal Nationalism. Talking with Professor Steven Fish.

The Left needs to recapture patriotism and love of country when advocating for increased legal immigration .
Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Orna Tsultem.
Oct. 25, 2024

Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Orna Tsultem.

An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.
Terre Haute Takedown: Cracking a 20th Century Election Conspiracy. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.
Oct. 15, 2024

Terre Haute Takedown: Cracking a 20th Century Election Conspiracy. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.

A landmark case of corruption that influenced the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
In conversation with Ben Kaplan, candidate for SF Community College Board of Trustees.
Oct. 14, 2024

In conversation with Ben Kaplan, candidate for SF Community College Board of Trustees.

Candidate for the SF Community College Board.
Guest: Ben Kaplan
Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality & Urban Crisis. Talking with author Professor Patrick Condon.
Oct. 9, 2024

Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality & Urban Crisis. Talking with author Professor Patrick Condon.

Vancouver grew its housing stock 300% but became the least affordable city in Canada. 🇨🇦 Shouldn’t increased supply reduce prices ?
The Hezbollah AR 924 pager explosions: What we know two weeks on. Talking with Michael DiMino, Public Policy Manager & Fellow, Defense Priorities
Oct. 7, 2024

The Hezbollah AR 924 pager explosions: What we know two weeks on. Talking with Michael DiMino, Public Policy Manager & Fellow, Defense Priorities

An audacious attack on Hezbollah operatives with booby trapped pagers has changed the strategic calculus in the Middle East.
The Vice Presidential Debate: J.D. Vance and Tim Walz. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.
Oct. 2, 2024

The Vice Presidential Debate: J.D. Vance and Tim Walz. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.

Analysis of the Vice Presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.
Disabled Ecologies. Lessons from a Wounded Desert. Talking with author, Professor Sunaura Taylor
Sept. 18, 2024

Disabled Ecologies. Lessons from a Wounded Desert. Talking with author, Professor Sunaura Taylor

The Tucson, AZ Superfund story of groundwater pollution with TCE chemicals.
Nationalism: Nato's need to balance members' own identity with the Alliance's vision of unity. Talking with global strategist Alp Sevimlisoy
Aug. 28, 2024

Nationalism: Nato's need to balance members' own identity with the Alliance's vision of unity. Talking with global strategist Alp Sevimlisoy

NATO walks a tightrope to reconcile members’ nationalism movements and Atlanticism that holds the 32 member alliance together.
The Children of Madness. Talking with author Jarrett Brandon Early.
Aug. 21, 2024

The Children of Madness. Talking with author Jarrett Brandon Early.

Children of Madness is set in the vast world of Quaan, an intricate realm teeming with conflict and the struggles of youth. Jarrett’s fourth fantasy genre novel.