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Episode 174
There are many writers that reflect a particular time, place and style. Tom Wolfe, Faulkner, Norman Mailer, to name a few. Each conjures up a specifi…
8 years, 5 months ago
Chris Matthews on Bobby Kennedy
Episode 175
Forty nine years ago, on June 5th 1968, the world shifted on its axis. The assassination of Bobby Kennedy, after his victory in the California primar…
8 years, 5 months ago
The Refugee Crisis and the Failure of Humanity
When we talk about the refugee crises in Syria, we are really only talking about a small fraction of the world's refugee crisis. Hundreds of millions…
9 years, 2 months ago
Is Music Just an Escape or an Inescapable Part of Life?
The only thing that may be more pervasive than talk of Russia today is music. Music is everywhere. It seems no space, public or private, is not in so…
9 years, 2 months ago
"Stoking the Star Maker Machinery"
We are in the midst of awards season. The Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden Globes. They are all about both content and popularity. But what is the nex…
9 years, 2 months ago
The New Power of Women at Work
While there may be 63 million more cracks in the glass ceiling, the recent election brought into bold relief the challenges faced by women in leaders…
9 years, 2 months ago
These are the Guy Who Are Changing the World
It’s kind of amazing that we spent a whole Presidential campaign talking about jobs and outsourcing and immigration, when the fact is that all of tha…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Humanity That's Missing From Our Health Care Debate
Every day we hear what’s become today’s language of medicine. Time with patients, bending the cost curve, managed care, health saving accounts, prima…
9 years, 2 months ago
How Real Is The Prospect of This Being the Asian Century?
So how many Asians countries have we offended this week? This in spite of the fact that the 21st century may very well be, as many have predicted,…
9 years, 3 months ago
It Is Happening Here
In business we often hear those meaningless four words, “this time it’s different.” Usually it means that it isn’t. That it’s just a delusional way t…
9 years, 3 months ago