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Overreach. How China derailed its' peaceful rise. In conversation with Professor Susan L. Shirk
Season 23 Episode 2
Since the mid 2000s, China has taken a more aggressive stance on the world stage and towards the United States in particular. President Xi Jin Ping r…
2 years, 5 months ago
Barbie: The Motion Picture, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Season 22 Episode 20
Barbie, the Summer blockbuster which has already grossed $1.34 billion worldwide, is a unique film that caught the public's attention at a unique mom…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Putin Kim Summit: What were the results ? Talking with Seong Hyeon Choi of the South China Morning Post.
Season 22 Episode 19
Is Russia so desperate for old Soviet era shells and ammunition still made by North Korea and interoperable with Russian armaments, that they would t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. Talking with author Gray Brechin.
Season 22 Episode 18
San Francisco's great wealth creation in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the emergence of dynastic family elites largely developed as a result…
2 years, 6 months ago
When the Sound hits the Walls: The Hyde Street Studios and the San Francisco Sound. Talking with Producer John Montoya
Season 22 Episode 17
Award winning film maker, John Montoya discusses the 10 part docuseries entitled When the Sound hits the Walls which he is producing . It will featur…
2 years, 6 months ago
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State. Talking with author, Professor Danny Dorling, Oxford University
Season 22 Episode 16
Shattered Nation, written by Oxford Professor Danny Dorling, demonstrates how the United Kingdom has been fundamentally damaged by 40 years of neolib…
2 years, 6 months ago
Friends with Benefits: The India - US Story. In conversation with author Seema Sirohi.
Season 22 Episode 15
The India and US relationship is growing in importance and per Prime Minister Modi and President Biden will be the defining global relationship of th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking with Paul Levin, Professor at Stockholm University.
Season 22 Episode 14
Sweden's path to NATO membership has been made more arduous by Turkey, itself a NATO member. Despite Turkish President Erdogan's agreement at the NAT…
2 years, 6 months ago
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's mission to China. Talking with Dexter Roberts of the University of Montana.
Season 22 Episode 13
Gina Raimondo spent four days in Beijing and Shanghai discussing the US' position on tariffs, investment and export controls. And making it clear to …
2 years, 6 months ago
CFIUS: How the US monitors foreign investments in sensitive industries, Talking with Professor Sarah Bauerle Danzman.
Season 22 Episode 12
The US is taking a closer look at restricting the export of sensitive dual use technology to China through CFIUS and the recent Executive Order of Pr…
2 years, 6 months ago