Episodes

The Healthcare Industry is integrating AI into many aspects of the doctor patient interface. Early days, but the results are promising.

The NATO Summit was held in Ankara and attended by the 32 leaders of all members. The meeting afforded President Erdogan an opportunity to showcase the presidential complex to a global audience as well as the prominence of Turkish armed forces. He and President Trump appeared to get along quite well.

Volker Langbehn’s fifth and final episode recounting a 6 month 40,000 km odyssey through South America, ending in the Galapagos.

Concluding the term on Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down several decisions. Two of which - birthright citizenship and Trans athlete participation in women’s sports - were eagerly anticipated. The Court affirmed birthright citizenship and cut back Trans athletes sports inclusion.

The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s foundational documents, along with the Constitution and the Emancipation Proclamation. Byron spells and the wisdom of the document and the ongoing tension between Liberty and Equality.

CEO Rana Hujral introduces the concept of Artificial General Experience (AGE): systems designed to not only solve problems, but to structure and update a continuous stream of experience. The book follows the rise of AI from a background tool to a force that shapes how we think, feel and experience the world.

Everyone who lives in San Francisco has a unique encounter with the unhoused who live on our streets. A largely ineffective City bureaucracy is handsomely funded but seems to shuffle solutions around with little effect. Andrew’s own brief brush with homelessness adds a realism to Roscoe’s tale.

Govtech software is specifically crafted to meet the needs of public agencies and entities that do business with them. Like all of corporate America, this sector is beginning to introduce AI into its existing suite of specialized software solutions with some unique features. Security among them.

Gary Lucks brings 40 years of political organizing, activism, fundraising and policy advancement to this easy to read How To manual. For any political newbie who feels ready to graduate from protest movement to campaigning, this is your guide. And for those of you who used to campaign, this is a great refresher course.

Nolan Higdon is a lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, a political analyst and commentator, podcaster, published author and writes biweekly for the Gaslight Gazette on Substack.

San Francisco’s Rainbow Honor Walk honors LGBTQ trailblazers across a wide array of professions and from around the world. The 3’x3’ bronze plaques are set in the sidewalks adjacent to the Castro District.

Volker began driving the roads of South America in January. So far he has clocked 20,000 miles in 5 countries and we are still counting. In today’s episode he recounts the 1800 mile trek from Tierra del Fuego to Buenos Aires, Argentina. All along the shore of the South Atlantic Ocean. The cover art for today’s show features a downtown shot of BA’s obelisk. He also continued on to Uruguay, Paraguay and Iguaçu Falls.

For the first time in several election cycles, California voters will be able to vote for a Republican for Governor, assuming Steve Hilton maintains his current top two standing. While party registration is heavily Democrat and likely to favor Becerra in the November General Election, having a Republican on the ballot has become a rarity.