Episodes

Dec. 14, 2024

Gobsmacked: The British Invasion of American English. Talking with author, Professor Ben Yagoda.

Britishisms are becoming an increasing part of Americans’ vocabulary. Pop culture, writers , movies and theater are all sources of the new British Invasion - the largest one since the Beatles in the 1960s
Dec. 11, 2024

The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai became a billionaire, Hong Kong's greatest dissident, and China's most feared critic. Talking with author Mark L. Clifford.

Jimmy Lai is a successful Hong Kong entrepreneur who came from China when he was 12 and became a billionaire. But he ran afoul of the CCP because of his political beliefs and has been in jail for 4 years. But family and frie…
Dec. 5, 2024

The Latino Century: How Americas' largest minority is transforming Democracy. Talking with author Mike Madrid. h

45% of Latino males voted for Donald Trump primarily for economic reasons like cost of living, inflation and interest rates.
Guest: Mike Madrid
Nov. 26, 2024

Fatal Inheritance: How a family misfortune revealed a deadly medical mystery. Talking with author Larry Ingrassia.

Hereditary cancer is a relatively new discovery in the annals of medical science. The Li-Fraumeni Syndrome which is related to a mutation of the P-53 gene, causes multiple cancers in family members. The Ingrassia family is o…
Nov. 14, 2024

New Zealand charts its' own course. Talking to Dr. Patricia O'Brien

NZ revamps its foreign policy, concerned about its strategic security.
Nov. 8, 2024

San Francisco elects a new Mayor, Daniel Lurie. Talking with Brian Sobel.

The Mayoral election resulted in voters awarding a mandate to a non-politician defeating the incumbent Mayor who had been mired in scandal and criticized for inept management.
Guest: Brian Sobel
Nov. 5, 2024

The Power of Liberal Nationalism. Talking with Professor Steven Fish.

The Left needs to recapture patriotism and love of country when advocating for increased legal immigration .
Oct. 25, 2024

Mongol Zurag: A new tradition in Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Urna Tsultem.

An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.
Oct. 15, 2024

Terre Haute Takedown: Cracking a 20th Century Election Conspiracy. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.

A landmark case of corruption that influenced the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Oct. 14, 2024

In conversation with Ben Kaplan, candidate for SF Community College Board of Trustees.

Candidate for the SF Community College Board.
Guest: Ben Kaplan
Oct. 9, 2024

Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality & Urban Crisis. Talking with author Professor Patrick Condon.

Vancouver grew its housing stock 300% but became the least affordable city in Canada. 🇨🇦 Shouldn’t increased supply reduce prices ?
Oct. 7, 2024

The Hezbollah AR 924 pager explosions: What we know two weeks on. Talking with Michael DiMino, Public Policy Manager & Fellow, Defense Priorities

An audacious attack on Hezbollah operatives with booby trapped pagers has changed the strategic calculus in the Middle East.
Oct. 2, 2024

The Vice Presidential Debate: J.D. Vance and Tim Walz. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.

Analysis of the Vice Presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.
Sept. 18, 2024

Disabled Ecologies. Lessons from a Wounded Desert. Talking with author, Professor Sunaura Taylor

The Tucson, AZ Superfund story of groundwater pollution with TCE chemicals.
Aug. 28, 2024

Nationalism: Nato's need to balance members' own identity with the Alliance's vision of unity. Talking with global strategist Alp Sevimlisoy

NATO walks a tightrope to reconcile members’ nationalism movements and Atlanticism that holds the 32 member alliance together.