A True Story of the Cold War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Shackley Raffetto and Michael Lilly. Shackley Raffetto and Mike Lilly, both Navy veterans, help us understand the historical events portrayed by Bridge of Spies, a 2015 movie about the exchange of U-2 high altitude spy plane Pilot […]
Can Germany Save Ukraine (Keeping the World Company)
What Would it Have to Do. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Jean Rosenfeld and Manfred Henningsen. Our panel helps us understand the dynamics among the nations of NATO and the EU and where Germany fits in terms of its leadership, its economic and financial ability to […]
A Transformative Experience in Okinawa (Global Connections)
What Can we Learn About Living to 100. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Alan Okinaka and Gwyen Nosse. Our panel discusses their recent trip to Tokyo and Okinawa. They just returned from a 10-day trip with 18 friends to Okinawa and Tokyo. An amazing Get Lost tour with Art […]
Let’s Take a Look at the Moscow Concert Shooting (Global Connections)
Was it ISIS, the Ukraine or Someone Else Putin Knows. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Kanekar helps us analyze the causes and effects of the March 24th attack on the Crocus concert in Moscow. Was it really ISIS, who said they did it. Was it […]
Trump’s Judicial Preferential Treatment (American Issues Take One)
Trump’s Teflon Treatment from the Courts. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Once again, Trump receives special consideration from the courts. In a rare appeals decision, Trump will have his financial required payment reduced from $454 million to $175 million. Also, he has been given […]
Context of Trump’s Speech, Words, Bloodbath (American Issues Take One)
Echos of Jan 6 Resurface. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Louise Ing. In Ohio, Trump began his rally by standing to the National Anthem sung by convicted Jan 6 insurrectionists. It wasn’t the first time, and he will continue until his campaign stops. Then Trump made […]
Reviewing ‘Hell in the Pacific’ (1968) (Movies We Can Learn From)
What Can we Learn from These Two Enemies. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Shackley Raffetto and Michael Lilly. Our panel, including Shackley Raffetto, retired Marine and Naval Officer and former Chief Judge of the Second Circuit of Hawaii, and Michael LIlly, also a retired Naval Officer and former Attorney […]
Should Schumer be Calling for Regime Change (Global Connections)
Is He Serious or Just Following Orders. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical strategist, helps us understand the implication and impact of Chuck Schumer’s remarks about Benjamin Netanyahu. Is it appropriate for Schumber or any American legislator, or for that matter any American official, […]
Time to Watch the Growth of South East Asia (Global Connections)
Where is it Going in Today’s Geopolitical World. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the growth and development going on in South East Asia, what countries there are most prosperous and in what activities and industries, especially agriculture, […]
Is the US Safe from Middle Eastern Terrorism (Global Connections)
Is it Likely, and Could it be Inevitable. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical strategist, helps us understand why and how radical Islam has such animosity against the United States, and how likely they are to organize a terror attack here to demonstrate how […]