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Los Angeles Anti ICE Riots and the California National Guard. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.
Season 31 Episode 17
When President Trump federalized the CA National Guard during the LA riots, he set up a confrontation with Governor Gavin Newsom who sued the Adminis…
9 months ago
Why Nothing Works - Who killed progress and how to bring it back, Talking with author Marc J. Dunkelman
Season 31 Episode 16
For almost 50 years Progressivism has favored a Jeffersonian approach giving weight to the individual's concerns pushing power down instead of a Hami…
9 months, 1 week ago
America's Antisemitism Problem. Talking with Dr. Arie Perliger, Professor of Security Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Season 31 Episode 15
Antisemitism has emerged as a growing threat to America's Jewish community. Academia has been a breeding ground for this pernicious philosophy. Profe…
9 months, 1 week ago
San Francisco's Comeback. Talking with Erica Sandberg.
Season 31 Episode 14
Mayor Daniel Lurie is 5 months into his term as Mayor of San Francisco and he is getting good marks so far. Journalist and San Franciscan Erica Sandb…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Science Cuts will mortgage our Tech Future. Talking with Sean Randolph, Bay Area Council
Season 31 Episode 13
Cuts to Universities' federally funded research budgets are impacting the top Scientific Research Universities in the United States. We have started …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
1925: A Literary Encyclopedia. Talking with author Tom Lutz.
1925 marked a peak year in American Literature with the publication of The Great Gatsby, In our Time, The Harlem Renaissance. Tom has created a refer…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War against the West. Talking with Ambassador John J. Sullivan
Season 31 Episode 11
Ambassador Sullivan served as Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. He then became Ambassador to the Russian Federation serving as Ambassador …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ambassador William H. Luers. May 15, 1929 - May 10, 2025. An American Diplomat, Patron of the Arts, Museum Director, Author. In Memoriam.
Season 31 Episode 10
Ambassador Bill Luers was an advocate of promoting American interests overseas, by showcasing our leading writers, painters and artists through Cultu…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Reagan White House. A front row seat to Presidential Leadership with lessons for today. Talking with author Frank Lavin, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Season 31 Episode 9
A memoir which melds Frank's professional development and progress in the White House with personal impressions and anecdotes about President Reagan …
10 months ago
Russia and US relations: the role of a Citizen Diplomat. Talking with Bill Boerum former Chairman Sister Cities International.
Season 31 Episode 8
While US and Russian diplomatic relations remain frozen citizen diplomats continue to talk to each other despite limited official contacts.
10 months ago