Season 16

Nov. 15, 2022

Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics. Talking with author Adam Rutherford

Eugenics origins and how the subject was corrupted by the Nazis.
Sept. 21, 2022

Has Russia Lost the War ? Talking with Nicholas Grossman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Ukraine’s retaking of Kharkiv and 2000 square miles of occupied territory was a turning point in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Tue rout of the Russian army likely prompted Putin to mobilize 300,000 army reservists and call 4…
Sept. 17, 2022

LA Confidential, 25th anniversary. Film Producer and Former Studio Head Michael Nathanson speaks with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

This award winning 1997 film portrays Los Angeles in 1953, where Hollywood celebrity collides with police corruption. Michael Nathanson produced LA Confidential which won two Oscars, and Shaun Chang interviews him. --- Sen…
Sept. 16, 2022

Frontier Justice: Bass Reeves Deputy US Marshal. Talking with author Charlie Ray

Bass Reeves was the first African American Deputy US Marshal appointed West of The Mississippi. He apprehended more than 3000 fugitives in the Oklahoma Territory and the West. Charlie sets the record straight about the role …
Guest: Charlie Ray
Sept. 12, 2022

The UK has a new monarch and prime minister. Talking with Georgina Wright of the Institut Montaigne, Paris.

Profile of new PM Luz Truss and her cabinet and King Charles III.
Sept. 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth : In Memoriam

Looking back on highlights of the Queen’s life.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Sept. 6, 2022

Strive Asset Management launches a new Energy Index Fund. Excellence Capitalism versus Social Agendas. Talking with Justin Danhof, Head of Corporate Governance.

Excellence Capitalism versus Social Agenda Investing. Is the average American investor getting lower returns to further ESG mandates ?
Guest: Justin Danhof
Sept. 1, 2022

Turkey and Ukraine: Walking a tightrope between NATO and Russia. Talking with Rich Outzen, geopolitical consultant and nonresident fellow of the Atlantic Council.

Turkey is arming its neighbor Ukraine and at the same time, trying to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. How do they pull it off ?
Aug. 28, 2022

Kim Jong Un: North Korea's savvy but brutal dictator.

North Korea 🇰🇵 is a hereditary, dynasty of the Kim family. The nation’s nuclear weapons and ICBMs ensure the regime’s survival.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Aug. 26, 2022

China's push into the South Pacific: A New Zealand Perspective. Talking with Senior Lecturer at Victoria University, Iati Iati.

China recently signed a security pact with the strategic Solomon Islands. Australia and New Zealand fear that China could gain a military presence in their neighborhood.
Guest: Dr. Iati Iati
Aug. 24, 2022

Imagining the next 9/11: Creating fictional narratives to visualize and prevent national security threats. Talking with Peter Singer.

Blending nonfiction issues like nuclear accidents, bio terrorism, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure - through a story - a narrative.
Guest: Peter Singer
Aug. 21, 2022

Russian Speakers in NATO Countries : A Red Line for Putin ?

Will Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania be prey to Putin’s expansionist policies on the pretext of protecting their Russian speaking minorities ?
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Aug. 19, 2022

Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. In conversation with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Police drama set in San Francisco. Frank Bullitt a SFPD detective is working to protect a mobster who is to appear before a Senate panel. The action culminates with a 10 minute car chase that still enthralls audiences.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Aug. 16, 2022

Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership. Talking with author Dr. Decoteau Irby

Achieving racial equity in a large high school as the student body grew from 8% black and brown to 30%.
Aug. 10, 2022

Making sense of today's economy: Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, Unemployment and Recession. Talking with Alex Domash, Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

An overview of the Fed’s fight against inflation, dim prospects for a soft landing and the likelihood of recession in the next 12 to 24 months.
Guest: Alex Domash
Aug. 4, 2022

The UK's Conservatives choose a new leader and Prime Minister. In conversation with Georgina Wright, Director and Senior Fellow at the Institut Montaigne, Paris.

The Conservative Party leadership race pits Rishi Sunak the Former Chancellor of the Exchequer against Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary. 160,000 party members will vote on the choice with the winner to be announced in early Sept…
Aug. 4, 2022

The Towering Inferno : Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

1970s disaster genre film with an ensemble cast including Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway and William Holden among others.
Guest: Shaun Chang