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Is It 1968 All Over Again?
Episode 409
Then, as now, there was pent-up frustration, which boiled over, particularly in many poor black neighborhoods setting off riots that rampaged out of …
5 years, 9 months ago
The Microbiome is Revolutionizing Medicine and Yes, Probiotics Matter
Episode 408
Beyond the virus we fear most, we are also surrounded by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. But wait, no need to reach for the Purell every time…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Genetic Superiority of Women
Episode 407
In the current pandemic, we have seen men succumb to COVID 19 at far greater rates than women. A lot of theories have been expounded as to why. And m…
5 years, 10 months ago
Lincoln Almost Never Made It To The White House
Episode 406
Early in his political career, before he ever became president, Lincoln said referring to America, that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.…
5 years, 10 months ago
Maybe There Were Some Smart People in Oklahoma
Episode 405
Along with the ideological divisions that are part of our political and social life today there are also the geographical divisions that essentially,…
5 years, 10 months ago
Accepting Science is Actually a Test of Character
Episode 404
It was George Orwell who said that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs constant struggle.”
Sometimes we are all trapped in our inability to…
5 years, 10 months ago
It's Economic Dignity, Stupid
Episode 403
I’m sure you all remember when Bill Clinton ran for President in 1992, James Carville’s precinct slogan, “it’s the economy stupid” was a fundamental …
5 years, 10 months ago
Not Your Father's CIA
Episode 402
When looking at the world of the CIA, spycraft, and espionage, it fair to say that the images of both WWII and particularly the Cold War, shape our v…
5 years, 11 months ago
It Is A Small World After All
Episode 401
Most of you have heard about the Butterfly Effect. The butterfly flapping its wings in New Mexico can cause a hurricane in China. It may take a very …
5 years, 11 months ago
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
Episode 400
Who knew that 17th-century pirates were both the original terrorists and the original globalists. We mark seminal events that we are living through a…
5 years, 11 months ago