An Examination of the Ken Burns Film on PBS. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Manfred Henningsen, an emertus political science professor from UH Manoa, helps us understand the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and what that film tells us about American […]
Preview of National Burning Issues Program – Gun Violence (Community Matters)
Chris Marvin on Gun Violence Prevention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Marvin. Chris Marvin of Marvin Strategies, a former Army Officer and helicopter pilot, and a combat-wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan, helps us understand the state of gun violence in America, what we can and should […]
A Preview of our Legal Chicken, Legal Egg Program (Community Matters)
Connecting five burning national issues. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Avi Soifer and Richard Wallsgrove. Warming up for our National Burning Issues program on September 30, we look at its various segments, including the challenges of connecting and dealing with those issues by moderator and former WSRSOL dean and […]
A Preview of our Legal Chicken Legal Egg Program (Community Matters)
Two Segments: Abortion and Voting Rights. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Kimi Ide-Foster. Our panel discusses the scope and content of the presentations they contemplate in our National Burning Issues program on September 30. Kimi Ide-Foster gives us an idea of what she has in mind for her talk […]
Should we be Less Concerned About Civil War (History is Here to Help)
How Things Have Changed Since January 6th. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Stirred by an opinion piece by Thomas Ricks in the Washington Post, our panel examines how the possibility of civil war in the country has changed, the evolution and threat of militia […]
The Status of Diversity in New York City (Community Matters)
Is it Changing These Days, and in What Way. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our New York correspondent Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand diversity in New York, in the streets, shops, restaurants, museums and the UN. Is there racism or bigotry, or are people friendly and tolerant […]
What Happens if Trump Leaves the Political Stage (American Issues Take Two)
How Would his Departure Affect America. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel addresses what happens if Trump left the political stage. How would that affect America. Nobody lasts forever especially when they’re pushing 80. What would happen to his sycophants and acolytes, to […]
The Separation of Church and State in America (History is Here to Help)
How Has it Changed over the past Two Decades. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Kathleen Sands. Our panel helps us understand the founders’ intention in the separation of church and state in the First Amendment; how it has changed in our history, and how has it […]
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (Community Matters)
What Can we Do to Help it in its Efforts. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Erin Davis. Attorney Erin Davis tells us about the Brady Campaign against Gun Violence, and what it does. We discuss the recent gun control bill passed in Congress and what else needs to be […]
How Roe Changes our Democracy (American Issues Take Two)
How will it Affect our National Decline. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel discusses how the reversal of Roe v. Wade affects the country socially, economically and legally, and how it will exacerbate the decline of our democracy. The ThinkTech […]