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Women Peace Builders: Women, Peace and Security. Talking with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, M.B.E.
Season 14 Episode 2
Women have rarely participated in peace negotiations, though they suffer a disproportionate share of civilian injuries and suffering in modern day co…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey. In conversation with Ireland's Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall.
Season 14 Episode 1
James Joyce's great novel of the 20th Century - Ulysses - now has a companion guide with Ambassador Mulhall's new book. In today's episode the Ambass…
3 years, 11 months ago
The five acts of Diego Leon. Talking with author Alex Espinoza.
Season 13 Episode 20
Diego Leon flees his home in 1920s revolutionary Mexico for Los Angeles. Like most immigrants from Mexico, he is ambitious, hard working and driven.…
3 years, 11 months ago
Don't shoot, I'm the Guitar Man ! Talking with author Buzzy Martin
Season 13 Episode 19
Buzzy Martin taught guitar to the convicts at San Quentin Prison for three years and shows how music can transform lives, even for hardened criminals…
3 years, 11 months ago
Unleashed: In conversation with author Skye Blaine.
Season 13 Episode 18
Unleashed is a story of loss, healing and growing stronger from dealing with unexpected tragedy. The protagonists all gain comfort and insight from e…
3 years, 11 months ago
Silicon Valley to Silicon Wadi: California's economic ties with Israel. Talking with Israeli Consul General Shlomi Kofman and Bay Area Council Economic Institute Senior Director, Sean Randolph.
Season 13 Episode 17
Israel has built a broad and deep technology ecosystem in Silicon Valley. And it is a two way street. In addition to the numerous California tech com…
3 years, 11 months ago
Mayhem and Drama at the Academy Awards. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Season 13 Episode 16
The 94th Academy Awards was one for the history books to paraphrase Chris Rock, one of the presenters. The best actor award went to Will Smith for hi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Origins of Russia's shifting political regime. In conversation with Professor Tomila Lankina of the London School of Economics.
Season 13 Episode 15
Russia's post Communist democratic reforms in the 1990's gave the country a representative form of government with a relatively free press. But under…
3 years, 11 months ago
Women in the Cannabis Industry. Talking with Chase Roberts.
Season 13 Episode 14
Cannabis sales passed $17.5 billion in the United States during 2020 which was a 46% increase over 2019. Sales in California reached $4.4 billion in …
3 years, 11 months ago
From Silicon Valley to Napa Valley: Talking with entrepreneur Barry Waitte.
Season 13 Episode 13
Barry Waitte took his entrepreneurial skills and drive from the center of the tech industry in Silicon Valley and headed 85 miles North across the Go…
3 years, 11 months ago