Episodes
Aug. 7, 2024
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her VP Running Mate, Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of the Political Science Dept. Sonoma State University
Harris’ surprise pick for Vice President.
Aug. 6, 2024
San Francisco's Mayor Race: Speaking with Candidate Mark Farrell
Mark Farrell served as interim Mayor of San Francisco in 2018 after the death of Ed Lee. He served as a City Supervisor for over seven years.
Aug. 1, 2024
The 550th Anniversary Edition
Listeners in 60 countries and featured on most podcast platforms.
July 29, 2024
How to burn a Rainbow. My Gay Marriage didn't make me whole but my Divorce did. Talking with author Karl Dunn
California’s divorce laws were created to meet the needs of heterosexual couples, not same sex couples. But the author undergoes a life changing experience navigating the divorce system as a gay man.
July 26, 2024
Black Woman on Board. Claudia Hampton and the fight to save Affirmative Action at CSU. Talking with author Dr. Donna Nicol
The history of CSU Trustee Claudia Hampton’s efforts to implement Affirmative Action policies at CSU during the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
July 23, 2024
Joe Biden Out, Harris In and the Republican Convention
Professor David McCuan of Sonoma State University analyzes the Biden Harris switch and the Republican Convention.
July 16, 2024
Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as Vice President. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.
J. D. Vance is chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate. A cultural conservative, Vance is likely to campaign hard in Midwest swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
July 16, 2024
Digital Currency or Digital Control: The future of Money. Talking with author Nick Anthony.
A digital dollar with the Fed creating a bank account for every US citizen and resident. Who benefits ? The Consumer or the Government ? 127 countries are studying or piloting CBDCs. But privacy and personal independence cou…
July 9, 2024
The British Election Results: A new political order. Talking with Vince Cable
Analysis of the July 4th British elections - it marks a realignment in the country’s politics - the largest in 30 years.
July 9, 2024
The French Election Results : Lessons for US Democracy. Talking with Professor Jonah Levy
The French legislative elections have resulted in stalemate, with no one party coming close to forming a majority government. President Macron rejected the resignation of his recently appointed Prime Minister Gabriel Attal e…
July 4, 2024
Invisible Rulers: The people who turn lies into reality. Talking with Rene DiResta
Online narratives, rumors and propaganda promoted on social media. Trust and Safety. Stanford Internet Observatory,
July 2, 2024
The US Supreme Court Ruling on the Trump Immunity Case. Talking with Professor Luke Boso
The Trump immunity decision was wider ranging than anticipated.
July 1, 2024
The SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The last of the WWII Liberty ships. Talking with Forrest Booth.
The SS Jeremiah O’Brien is the last operable Liberty ship of the 2747 built during WW II. It is berthed in San Francisco and open to the public.
June 29, 2024
BetaNXT: A Private Equity success story. Talking with Chairman and CEO Stephen Daffron.
End to end solutions across the investment lifecycle.
June 28, 2024
The Biden Trump Debate: A pivotal moment in the 2024 race for the White House. Talking with Jack Pitney.
President Biden’s goal in the debate was to dispel concerns about his age, cognitive skills and physical strength. He failed dismally prompting calls from his own party to end his campaign for a second term.
June 26, 2024
Is San Francisco the Worst Run City in the United States ? Part 2. Talking with Professor Patrick Murphy.
WalletHub’s study of San Francisco ranking the City dead last out 148 US cities is challenged by USF Professor of Urban and Public Affairs Patrick Murphy.
June 26, 2024
San Francisco ranks as the Worst Run City in the country. Talking with Cassie Happe of WalletHub.
San Francisco came in dead last with a rank of 148. Three of six categories measured - financial stability, public safety, the economy - were especially weak, setting off alarm bells .
June 20, 2024
BetaNXT: A Private Equity Success Story.
The future of Connected Wealth: Data Transparency.
June 19, 2024
Stem Cell Therapy: a new approach. Talking with Mattias Bernow, CEO of CellCoLabs.
Stem cell therapy, though heavily regulated in the US and EU has proved efficacious battling blood cancers. The next phase of development will see it expand into treating illnesses of old age.
June 13, 2024
Why Nuclear Power and Why Now ? Talking with Andy Poreda Responsible Investing at Sage Advisory.
Nuclear Power’s comeback in the United States.
June 12, 2024
China's Alternate Order and What America can learn from it. Talking with Elizabeth Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Liz Economy served as Senior China Advisor to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo from 2021 to 2024.
June 6, 2024
A Class Apart: UK Prime Ministers origins impact their world views. Talking with Professor Lee Elliot Major.
76% of British Prime Ministers since 1945 attended Oxford University. Does this narrow pool negatively affect policy making ?
June 4, 2024
A Mediterranean Union: Boosting the security on NATO's Southern flank. Talking with noted geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy, CEO of his Defense Representation Company, defending Atlanticism.
The Mediterranean Region needs to enhance its security arrangements in light of the changed geopolitical status quo.
June 3, 2024
The Trump Verdict: What's Next ? Talking with David McCuan, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Dept. at Sonoma State University.
A tectonic shift in the American political landscape.