How Much Does it Matter. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Russell Motter. Our panel discusses the Significance of African-American History in the American High School Curriculum. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lR54xuhmCd5nE4OhhdFnP7 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think […]
Who is the Real Reader in the Reader (Movies We Can Learn From)
Illiteracy and War Crimes in Germany. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Our panel will discuss a very unusual movie with Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes examining the struggle of post-war Germany in come to grips about what had happened. It’s also a powerful epic and tragic love […]
The National Summer Learning Association (Community Matters)
Summer Learning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Aaron Dworkin and Carl Ackerman. A Discussion of Summer Learning and the NSLA Conference. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams from […]
The Pope at War by David Kertzer (Global Connections)
An Important New Book About Pius XII. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Brad Kerwin. Dr. Carl Ackerman helps us understand the importance of the The Pope at War, the new book by David Kertzer that was reviewed by Tim Parks in the New York Review of […]
Where Does Gorbachev Fit in Global History (Global Connections)
What Influence Has He Had on Vladimir Putin. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Robert Matthews. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Russian president, died a few weeks ago. Russia Scholars Carl Ackerman and Robert Matthews give us an historical retrospective of Gorbachev’s life and times, his role in […]
What’s Going on with Russia (History is Here to Help)
How Come it’s Failing in Ukraine. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Putin’s strategies don’t seem to be so effective anymore. But why? We look into why Russia seems to be losing its war against Ukraine, what historical, cultural, social, military and economic factors are in play, and […]
Just How Bad is the National Teacher Shortage (Community Matters)
How is it Exacerbating our National Divisions. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Academician and Educator Carl Ackerman Helps us Understand the origin, scope, implications and effects of the teacher shortage in the U.S., including how and why it came about, how serious it is now (referring to […]
‘The Changing World Order’ (World of Books)
Ray Dalio’s Predictions Are Coming True. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Carl Ackerman. This is a discussion on Ray Dalio’s book ‘Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order’, specifically the last part, where he ‘predicts’ the future of US and the world. High inflation, increased interest rates, a […]
What is Putin Doing West of Ukraine (Global Connections)
He’s Busy in Eastern Europe and Elsewhere. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. In this hybrid war, Putin is connecting with and supporting Belarus, Hungary, Kalniningrad in Eastern Europe, the UK and Nicaragua and other countries in Latin America. How effective are his moves, and what to they […]
Update on the War in Ukraine (Global Connections)
Positions and Implications Are Changing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman helps us catch up and understand how things are evolving in the war against Ukraine, including the strange and failing moves of the Russian Army,Putin’s troubles with war crimes investigation and the oligarchs and Russians […]