Episodes

Two months after the October 7th attack by Hamas on a Music Festival and Kibbutz in Israel, Mark Patinkin, a veteran journalist for the Providence Journal, went to Israel to cover firsthand the attack and Gaza War. Unlike major networks or newspapers, Mark’s resources were his experience, persistence and determination to send a daily dispatch to the ProJo to give his readers a firsthand account.

Auburn Correctional Facility, a Max Security Prison, was originally founded in 1816 as a for profit prison. To this day, it still manufactures all the license plates for New York State.

Britishisms are becoming an increasing part of Americans’ vocabulary. Pop culture, writers , movies and theater are all sources of the new British Invasion - the largest one since the Beatles in the 1960s

Jimmy Lai is a successful Hong Kong entrepreneur who came from China when he was 12 and became a billionaire. But he ran afoul of the CCP because of his political beliefs and has been in jail for 4 years. But family and friends are waging an international campaign to free him.

45% of Latino males voted for Donald Trump primarily for economic reasons like cost of living, inflation and interest rates.

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.

NZ revamps its foreign policy, concerned about its strategic security.

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.

November 5th Presidential election and the historic 2024 campaign.

The Left needs to recapture patriotism and love of country when advocating for increased legal immigration .

The historic and consequential 2024 campaign,

San Francisco’s climate will become warmer like LA’s

An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.

Nutrition choices by a mother can have lasting multigenerational impacts.

A landmark case of corruption that influenced the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Candidate for the SF Community College Board.

Vancouver grew its housing stock 300% but became the least affordable city in Canada. 🇨🇦 Shouldn’t increased supply reduce prices ?

An audacious attack on Hezbollah operatives with booby trapped pagers has changed the strategic calculus in the Middle East.

Building more housing in San Francisco.

Analysis of the Vice Presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.

Cash Bail: does it reduce crime or not ?

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment.

The Tucson, AZ Superfund story of groundwater pollution with TCE chemicals.

The Trump Harris Debate analysis: Who won ?