Episodes

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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 friends are waging an international campaign to free him.
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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
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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 one such case.
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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.
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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
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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 .
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Oct. 25, 2024

Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Orna Tsultem.

An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.
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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.
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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.