A Story You’ve Never Heard Before. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Steven Guttman. Our panel will review Rough Diamonds, a movie made about the diamond industry in Antwerp. Although we don’t know if the events of the story are true, the movie covers some sordid international diamond deals and machinations in […]
PEJ Transitional Justice Program (Transitional Justice)
Transitional Justice in Ethiopia. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Solomon Feday. Mr. Solomon Feday discusses the planned transitional justice process in Ethiopia and the opportunities and challenges it presents. ThinkTech Transitional Justice is coordinated together with Project Expedite Justice. Find out more about PEJ: https://www.projectexpeditejustice.org/ https://www.instagram.com/projectexpeditejustice/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ProjectExpediteJustice Tweets by […]
The History of WASC Accreditation (History is Here to Help)
What Goes into a WASC Visit. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Carl Ackerman. The guests are Brian Jensen and Marilyn George. WASC is the accreditation mechanism that reviews and helps DOE, Charter, and private schools in Hawaii. We discuss the history of WASC and what goes into a WASC evaluation and […]
Sudan Without Democracy is Violence (American Issues Take Two)
Nobody Can Feel Safe in Khartoum Now. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Cynthia Ibale. Khartoum is in a state of complete chaos resulting from the two military factions there, one the Sudanese Army and the other the RSF (Rapid Support Force), who are […]
Continued TANF Hoarding (Talking Tax)
378 Million Dollars Idle. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. About a year ago, we tried to shine the spotlight on a federal program for families and children called TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. That program provides assistance for struggling families and children – but not directly. The federal […]
Stromboli (Movies We Can Learn From)
‘From Fear to Love’ Retreat Episodes. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. A Dutch woman, going through a divorce, signs up for a retreat on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli. The movie showcases the hidden reason for her alcoholism. The process of healing for the other attendees conducted by […]
USA Gun Culture Vs. Gun Access and Use (American Issues Take One)
We Can’t Separate Gun Violence from Movies. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Last week a 85-year-old white man in Kansas City, MO shot a black male teen in the head because he rang the doorbell at his front porch at 10PM. The 16-year-old teen […]
AI Goes North, Too (View from the North)
Canada is Having an AI Explosion Also. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Retired businessman Ken Rogers helps us understand the excitement over AI in Canada as well as the United States, and why programmers, entrepreneurs and business executives are just as excited about AI as those in […]
Spring 2023 is Here (Community Matters)
Time for our Spring Fund Drive. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Shackley Raffetto. Jay Fidell and retired Judge Shackley Raffettto, both directors of ThinkTech Hawaii, compare notes on the evolution of the company and its finances and funding, and particularly the funding from its Underwriters and from its semiannual […]
Oceanit’s Blast Ninja Acquired by Kennametal (ThinkTech Tech Talks)
Another Hi-tech Product Developed by Oceanit. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jay Andrews. industrial equipment company, Kennametal (NYSE: KMT), just acquired Oceanit’s Blast Ninja brand of abrasive blasting nozzles. Oceanit developed and commercialized Blast Ninja with support from the US Navy and Air Force, and built the brand in […]