What Can Taiwan Do to Protect Itself. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bill Sharp. Bill Sharp, expert on Taiwan and the geopolitical considerations of its relationship with China, helps us understand how that relationship has evolved, the risks of an attack by China, the concerns of the Taiwanese about […]
The Hypocrisy of Iran’s Retaliation (Global Connections)
More and More, Israel Stands Alone. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical analyst, will help us understand changes in US support of Israel, especially in the face of an open threat of retaliation by Iran. After October 7, the goal was clear: to eliminate […]
Review of the Oliver Stone Movie Platoon (Movies We Can Learn From)
What Can it Tell us About Atrocities in Vietnam. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Shackley Raffetto and Michael Lilly. Our panel discusses the Oliver Stone movie Platoon, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon and Forest Whitaker, and its depiction of the American soldiers who […]
Status of the Election Campaigns – all Three (American Issues Take One)
The Three Candidates Seek Voters. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. There are three candidates seeking voters well in advance of the November election. President Biden, Trump, and Robert Kennedy Jr. now show double digits in the polls. The panel looks at the strengths […]
What we Need is a Little Happiness (Community Matters)
But Exactly What is it and How Do we Get it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roger Epstein. Retired attorney Roger Epstein helps us understand his Committee on Happiness in Business, and we ask him what happiness really means, how it can be achieved to provide a countervailing influence […]
New Connections with Australia and New Zealand (Global Connections)
How Important Are They in US Defense Poiicy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the current and changing security connections with Australia and New Zealand and how that changes the calculus for us in the Western Pacific and […]
Africa: the Forgotten Continent (Global Connections)
Should the US Pay More Attention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical analyst, help us understand what is happening in Africa and why so many leaders and countries have essentially forgotten about it. In spite of having 54 countries, why is the African element […]
Trump Dumps on the Prestige of Oval Office (American Issues Take One)
Trump’s Desperate Calls for Cash is Lowbrow. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Cynthia Lee Sinclair and Chuck Crumpton. The prestige for the office of President of the United States has lost a great deal if its luster in the past 50 years. The reason is partially […]
Shifting Geopolitics from Germany (Global Connections)
Is it Less Interested in Ukraine and Israel. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the politics and geopolitics in Germany these days, including signs that Germany may not follow through on its earlier assurances of support for either Ukraine or Israel. How […]
What Do Canadians Think of Justin Trudeau (View from the North)
How Does He Compare with his Father Pierre. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian businessman in Kewlona, BC, helps us understand Justin Trudeau, his politics, power, personality and popularity among the people in Canadian, and how he and his administration compare with the […]