Episodes

Mistaken Britain. London has fallen. Misperceptions of crime, race, religion and life in the UK capital.

For children who come from families where going to College has been out of reach, their parents often do not have the experience to navigate the application process. It can be complicated especially if English is not their native language. Enter First Graduate, a College readiness and access program devoted to San Francisco youngsters.

Leon Black’s friendship with Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt him. The billionaire founder of Apollo Global Management is one of Wall Street’s great innovators.

The US taxes its nationals based on Citizenship not Residency like most countries. As a result, a growing number of Americans are giving up their US passports. www.moodystax.com

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18,000 Japanese Americans volunteered to fight in WWII after the Pearl Harbor attack. They fought with valor in the face of their families being interned in camps throughout the West.

The Muslim NATO Alliance as some are calling the new pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey brings three of the leading Sunni powers together. Modelled after NATO's Article 5, any armed attack against one of the three signatories will regarded as an attack against them all. The secretariat for the pact will be located in Saudi Arabia and the first Secretary General will be a Pakistani.

A recently published study by The Policy Institute, Kings College London, focuses on misperceptions of crime, race, religion and life in London. It seeks to set the record straight with fresh, objective data. Mike Wendling who lives and works in London shares his impressions of life in the Capital 2026. Photo credit David Monaghan

Volcanic Wilderness North of San Francisco

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was a group of young. Idealistic Americans who went to Spain in the late 1930s to fight in the Spanish Civil War. They fought on the side of the Republicans against Franco’s fascist forces.

Women have played a big role at the NSA during the computer age but their story has not been told. Eileen Buckholtz’ book rights that oversight .

1970s Los Angeles is the backdrop for this coming of age memoir of a Rock n’ Roll obsessed teen Rick Lefkowitz. By dint of chance and a little chutzpah this Westside teen and his pal Moxie rub shoulders with Rock icons like Mick Jagger, David Bowie and the Dooby Brothers.

New Zealand is actively seeking out foreign investors to relocate to and invest in the country with its Active Investor Plus Visa - the Golden Visa. The visa is the first step to permanent residence and NZ citizenship. NZ recognizes dual nationality.

Justice Nechtem during her distinguished judicial career has championed innovative approaches to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and across the nation. She continues to advance the conversation through her podcast " By Her Honor".