Episodes
March 17, 2023
Irene Tsu, star of stage, film and TV. In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Irene Tsu has over 80 credits to her name and has been active in the entertainment world since the 1960s.
March 14, 2023
Oscars 2023: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Shaun Chang reviews the Oscar Awards.
March 13, 2023
Can Americans travel to Cuba ? Talking with Citizen Diplomat Bill Boerum
US regulations and restrictions on traveling to Cuba .
March 12, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank Implodes: Talking with Alexander Yokum, with CFRA Research
Silicon Valley’s premier business bank collapses leaving depositors and clients in the lurch. Ripple effects on the tech industry ?
March 9, 2023
The Aftermath: The last days of the Baby Boom and the future of power in America. In conversation with author Philp Bump
The 76 million Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are retiring and putting pressure on Social Security and housing values. But the Millennials an equally large generation born between 1981 and 1996, have other social, e…
March 5, 2023
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis. Talking with author Adam Hochschild.
The 1917 to 1921 period was a time of suppression of rights, lynchings, pandemic and WWI. A stricken President and a failed peace treaty.
Feb. 28, 2023
The 92nd All Black Division of the US Army in WWII: Remembering my uncle, Bill Perry. In conversation with Jonathan Speed.
Jonathan discusses the 92nd Division during its WWII experience through the lens of his uncle Bill Perry, who served in the Division.
Feb. 27, 2023
Philanthropy at Work: Talking with Mark Lees and Chris Septer.
Philanthropy plays an outsize role in animal welfare. The EE Mori Foundation and the South Florida SPCA are collaborating to assist in the care of larger mammals like horses, cows and other animals who are abandoned and over…
Feb. 23, 2023
Salesforce and the Future. Talking with Brody Ford of Bloomberg News.
Salesforce news and update
Feb. 22, 2023
Unstoppable Trends and your Investment Portfolio. Talking with Chris Watling, CEO and Founder of Longview Economics Ltd.
Balancing the risk of new trends against investment returns.
Feb. 22, 2023
The Wounded World. In conversation with author Professor Chad L. Williams
W.E.B Du Bois and the African American Experience in the First World War.
Feb. 20, 2023
Raquel Welch and Stella Stevens: We bid farewell to two Hollywood stars. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
The legacy of Raquel Welch and Stella Stevens.
Feb. 17, 2023
JFK: the Oliver Stone Film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
New Orleans DA Jim Garrison launched an assassination investigation which he believed was hatched by a cabal of plotters in the Big Easy.
Feb. 9, 2023
Performance Evaluations : Are they on the way out ? Talking with Senior Work Shift Reporter at Bloomberg News, Matthew Boyle.
Performance evaluations are changing in the post COVID workplace.
Feb. 8, 2023
Poverty and Inequality in California: Talking with Michael Tanner Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. Burdened by over regulation, millions of Californians cannot afford a home, struggle to get well paid jobs and are short changed with subpar education.
Feb. 7, 2023
The US Supreme Court and the issue of Capital Punishment. In conversation with Professor Bernard Harcourt, Columbia University.
The Supreme Court has a 6 vote super majority in favor of capital punishment. They are increasingly active in green lighting executions
Feb. 2, 2023
Freedom: Are we as free as we think ? In conversation with Ian Vasquez from the Cato Institute, co-author of the Human Freedom Index, published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute.
The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world.
Feb. 2, 2023
The Andrea Riseborough Oscar Controversy: A Post Mortem. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Surprise nomination for Best Actress of Andrea Riseborough, coming on the heels of Hollywood star’s lobbying has caused a major controversy amidst charges of white privilege.
Jan. 31, 2023
Ambassador Charles Ray: A Career of Service. Black History Month
Career Diplomat and Retired US Army Major, Charlie Ray shares his professional experience as a US Ambassador and senior Foreign Service Officer.
Jan. 26, 2023
On Learning to Heal or What Medicine does not know, In conversation with author, Professor Ed Cohen.
Modern medicine has overlooked the importance of healing which was the cornerstone of medical practice until the late 19th century when science began to dominate medicine.
Jan. 26, 2023
What the Fusion break through means. Talking with Professor Lee Bernstein of UC Berkeley and the Nuclear Data Group Leader at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The future of fusion power - from the science lab to the power plant.
Jan. 20, 2023
Chips: Where do the US and China stand on this strategic issue ? Talking with Cameron Johnson, Tidal Wave Solutions.
The US and China standoff about Semiconductors
Jan. 19, 2023
Spare: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.
Prince Harry’s memoir.
Attacks the Royal Family.
Jan. 18, 2023
Rent Control: Who benefits and who loses ? Talking with Ryan Bourne of the Cato Institute.
Rent control reduces housing affordability long term.