Episodes

Dec. 11, 2023

Yoodlize - the Rent Anything App. Talking with founder Jason Fairbourne.

How to raise venture capital for a startup in today’s economy for a sharing economy App.
Dec. 9, 2023

Henry Kissinger and China: One man's legacy. Talking with Professor Mark Storella of Boston University

Henry Kissinger’s opening to China: a geopolitical strategy that continues to unfold with global consequences.
Dec. 5, 2023

The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present and Hope for the Future. Talking with author, Dr. Peter Gleick

A review of man’s use of water and how sustainability needs to factor into water management.
Guest: Peter Gleick
Nov. 29, 2023

Was China behind Sam Altman's ousting - Tech may not be interested in Geopolitics, but Geopolitics is interested in Tech. Talking with Dr. Pippa Malmgren.

Sam Altman, the face of AI, was fired and re-hired by OpenAI. What was behind it and does this debacle mark a turning point in AI development and governance ?
Nov. 27, 2023

Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their battle for the future. Talking with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ian Johnson.

In the face of whitewashing history by the CCP, independent writers, artists and filmmakers in China are using digital technology to publish honest, non biased accounts of Chinese history.
Guest: Ian Johnson
Nov. 23, 2023

India as it is: Talking with author Daniel Markey, Senior Advisor on South Asia, at the United States Institute of Peace.

Dan Markey discusses his Foreign Affairs article about the growing strategic relationship between India and the US.
Guest: Daniel Markey
Nov. 18, 2023

APEC 2023 Conference Day 6 and 7.

The accomplishments of the APEC 2023 Conference.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 16, 2023

APEC 2023 Conference Day 5. Presidents Biden and Xi meet on the sidelines of the APEC Conference.

Presidents Biden and Ci meet on the APEC 2023 sidelines.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 15, 2023

APEC 2023 Conference. Day 4.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Trade Representative, Katherine Tai convene the Foreign Ministers of APEC in San Francisco.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 14, 2023

APEC 2023 Conference, Day 3

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s Press Conference, post her APEC Finance Minister meetings.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 13, 2023

APEC 2023 - Day 2.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds bilateral meetings with APEC member Finance Ministers.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 12, 2023

The APEC 2023 Conference: Opening Day.

We will feature brief daily summaries of conference proceedings.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
Nov. 11, 2023

Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. Talking with Professor Emeritus, Jerry Porras.

The SLEI program enables Latino entrepreneurs whose companies have at least $1million annual sales, to scale up using research and a robust ecosystem.
Nov. 10, 2023

The Gun, the Ship and the Pen: warfare, constitutions and the making of the modern world. Talking with author, Professor Dame Linda Colley

Written constitutions became widely adopted between 1750 and 1918. Professor Colley explains the link between warfare and constitutions.
Nov. 9, 2023

PM Rishi Sunak Convenes a Global AI Safety Summit. Talking with Simon Greenman, Partner at Best Practice AI

Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, UK.
Nov. 1, 2023

Ocean Global Race. Neptune arrives in Cape Town South Africa. Talking with Skipper Tann Raffray and Amy Bridge.

OGR is a 27,000 mike around the world race. 14 ocean going sailboats representing 8 countries. They set sail from Southampton September 10. Neptune covered the 7000 mile first leg to Cape Town in 42 days . Neptune also has …
Oct. 26, 2023

Discovering Alien Life in the Universe. Talking with Professor Nikku Madhusudhan

Exoplanet K2-18b. James Webb Space Telescope JWST atmospheric retrieval DMS
Oct. 25, 2023

Don't Cry for me Argentina. The Presidential Runoff: Massa versus Milei. Talking with Professor Laura Gomez Milei

Nightmare choice in November 19 runoff election - left wing populist versus libertarian populist. With 138% inflation. The libertarian candidate wants to ditch the Peso for the US dollar.
Oct. 21, 2023

Daniel Noboa: Ecuador's newly elected, 35 year old President. Talking with Sebastian Hurtado.

Daniel Noboa will serve out the remaining 28 months of President Lasso’s term. A new face in Ecuadorian politics, he was a congressman and company executive.
Guest: Daniel Noboa
Oct. 19, 2023

The 5 Eye Intelligence Chiefs meet in Silicon Valley to combat Chinese tech espionage. Talking with Dexter Roberts.

The intelligence chiefs of the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US had a public meeting at Stanford University on Tuesday to warn Silicon Valley and the global tech community, that China has mounted an unprecedente…
Oct. 15, 2023

Australia's Voice to Parliament Referendum. Talking with Professor Chris Wallace, University of Canberra

Australia’s Voice to Parliament Referendum on October 14th 2023 was defeated 60% to 40%. Professor Wallace analyses what went wrong for the Yes campaign.