We Seem to be Heading in the Wrong Direction. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian businessman, will help us understand how energy profits stand in the way of global efforts to deal with climate change. Will Energy Security concerns and oil profits continue […]
What Happened at the 2024 VEX Robotics Tournament (Community Matters)
How Hawaii Schools Advanced to the Global Competition. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Adria Fung. Adria Fung, robotics specialist at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at UH Manoa, helps us understand what happened in the 2024 Hawaii Middle and High School VEX Robotics Regional Championships held on […]
Create Your Own World (Community Matters)
You Can be Happy on Your Lifelong Journey. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Charles Toftoy. The world is unstable and comlex. Many things in the world cause you to become depressed, disappointed, and stressed, Some of these are: misinformation/disinformation, cyber security, gun control, political divisiveness, climate change, racism, Therefore […]
Analyzing the ICJ Decision on Israel and Hamas (Keeping the World Company)
What Does it Say, and What Are its Implications. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our panel discusses the decision made by the ICJ on the war crimes claims made by South Africa against Israel. How is the court constituted and how did this case […]
GOP Demands Boarder Fix, MIA for Solution (American Issues Take One)
Trump Obstructs Major Immigration Deal. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Ukraine military funding is frozen by Congress until the Democrats bend to come up with major changes to existing immigration legislation. When the Democrats acknowledge Ukraine funding is imperative, they have come to the […]
Japanese Art Film Woman in the Dunes (Movies We Can Learn From)
How Well Has it Aged Since 1964. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our panel reviews Woman in the Dunes to make some philosophical sense of it now all these years later. What did the filmmaker have in mind at the time. What were they trying to say […]
Can Psychology Explain the Israel-Hamas War (Keeping the World Company)
Can These Tools Make Peace Possible. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. When religion becomes the underlying factor in military conflict, then the utilitarian rules by which policy is made and negotiations are started, often do not apply. Our panel refers to an opinion piece […]
VP Pick is Critical in the 2024 Election (American Issues Take One)
Age of Candidates Takes Center Stage. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Not since candidates Ronald Reagan, John McCain, and Joe Biden has the age factor entered into the political discussion to the degree it is now. There are concerns that Trump and President Biden […]
Solutions for our Major Social Problems (View from the North)
How Do These Problems Differ in Canada. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian businessman, helps us understand the social problems common to the US and Canada, and how they differ in Canada. These include poverty, joblessness, homelessness, racism, inequality, immigration, healthcare, education, and […]
The Global Emergence of the Evangelical Movement (Global Connections)
Is its Growth, Wealth and Influence Just Coincidental. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the Evangelical movement in the US that played so prominently in the Iowa Caucus, and its politicization there and elsewhere in the US, and the extent to which […]