Episodes

Artificial Intelligence companies - 17 of the largest are located in San Francisco - are fueling a supercharged economic recovery. The Doom Loop is over and a new and some believe an unprecedented cycle of wealth creation is underway. Over 60 % of global venture capital investment in the sector is…

Chile is a land of enormous diversity: deserts, lakes, ice fields, glaciers, volcanoes, fjords and Tierra del Fuego. With a population of 20 million, it is a democracy and the most affluent and stable country in South America. Volker shares his impressions of this beautiful, complex nation on the s…

The author’s two grandfathers were the inspiration for Criminal Lu YanShi, an intellectual who was disenchanted with the politics and turmoil in China during the 1930s. A chain of disappointments and disenchantments after returning to from the US left him depressed and a tragic figure.

Public Diplomacy between the US and NATO allies in particular needs to be revived. Keir Starmer of the UK, Emanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany have struggled with the US direction under Donald Trump. While direct communication has been difficult at times, there are other equally …

Gerrymandering congressional seats has become the norm in states like California, Virginia and Texas - and voters are embracing what was always a shadowy practice. And money has flowed into congressional races at an alarming pace. America’s Main Street Party has a plan and technology to restore tru…

DDP gives voters a tech based toolkit enabling them to tell politicians and legislators how they should vote on a specific bill. Accountability, record, and pressure point that puts the voter in the driver seat ahead of lobbyists. Tackling endemic political corruption.

Political moderates in the skewed ideological wonderland in this bluest of blue cities would be considered very liberal. But such is the politics of San Francisco.

Josh Dorfman is a hands on climate entrepreneur who has created companies, jobs and products that align with sustainability and climate friendly goals. He is also a visionary always looking for the next opportunity.

While a plurality of American voters identify as Independents, organized political parties are being dominated by more extreme views. Younger voters in particular are less likely to join existing parties. But does the electoral system disfavor Independent voters ?

Frederick Rutland was a British double agent and a much decorated WWI war hero and ace naval flyer who helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor in 1941. The British didn’t share this intel with the Americans for fear it would jeopardize a US wartime alliance.

A nanoparticle nasal spray that can cross the blood /brain barrier. A noninvasive, non surgical method to access the brain for medical treatment purposes and to provide a direct portal for Artificial Intelligence.

Bridging the rural / urban college degree divide. Why do rural adults have significantly lower rates of college degree attainment versus urbanites ? Our guest explores the reasons and how to boost rural participation.