You Won’t like it at all. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Ken Rogers helps us examine what Trump will do when he’s elected (truly or by trick) next November. This examination includes the following categories of presidential action: (a) appoint a new and completely loyal cabinet, (b) […]
Not a World War but a World at War (Global Correlations)
A Dramatic Increase in Conflicts Around the World. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us review the dramatic increase in conflict around the world. Paul Poast, who wrote about this in the Atlantic, calls it ‘Not a World War But […]
The Fiery Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin (Keeping the World Company)
Was Putin Responsible and What Are the Implications. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Historian Jean Rosenfeld helps us understand the implications of Prigozhin’s death and the patterns and strategies of assassination that have emerged under Vladimir Putin, the echos of other such assassinations by other autocrats, whether […]
How Putin Does his Propaganda (Global Connections)
What Are his Techniques, and Are They Effective. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Federico Thofern. Federico Thofern of Transitional Justice helps us understand how Putin does mind control on the Russian public; how he runs the media and especially state TV; what techniques he uses in spinning lies and […]
Revelations from Ken Burns’ New Series on PBS (American Issues Take Two)
American Bigotry Right Through the War. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Ken Burns new series ‘Yearning to Breathe Free’ on PBS is a stunning examination of bigotry right here at home in the years before, during and after World War II. It’s a […]
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 […]