Putin Has Much More on his Mind. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, is an author and an historian of Russia, and and will help us understand the next steps of Putin’s aggression there. Putin is likely to have plans to threaten and invade the Baltic […]
Evolving Implications of Putin’s War (Global Connections)
Emergence of the Historical Effect of the War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Historian Carl Ackerman helps us understand the changes that are being revealed by the invasion of Ukraine, including the rise of Russia and of blatant autocracy, the resurgence of the cold war, the fragmentation […]
Burning Global Issues 2022
Make no mistake; the world is on fire! ThinkTech presents an examination of six continents by thought and community leaders living in or expert in those continents, discussing burning issues for each, how they relate to the prospects for functioning democracy, and what we can learn from all of that. The underlying theme is of […]
Getting the Polish MIGs to Ukraine (Global Connections)
Is the US Doing the Right Thing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Our panel discusses the background of the deal by which Poland was to have sent its MIG-29 fighters to Ukraine, the status of that deal, the roadblocks that have emerged, and what is likely to […]
How the War is Affecting the Ukrainian People (Global Connections)
Their Strength, Their Patriotism, Their Resolve. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, retired member of the Social Studies Faculty at Punahou School, will help us understand the history and culture of the Ukrainian people and, the affects of the war on them, how they have come […]
The European Trajectory 1945 to Now (History is Here to Help)
How Has Europe Changed over the Years. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel takes a look at how Europe has changed over the years since the Second World War, how has NATO and the EU affected things, how has the fall of the […]
The Pleasurable Cultural Journey of K-Drama (History is Here to Help)
Includ, of Course, Discussion of the Squid. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Demand for television programming depicting Korean popular culture is steadily growing in the wake of the Korean Wave, which gave rise to worldwide interest in South Korea’s cultural economy. Author and ardent devotee to K-dramas, […]
Eastern Europe Post-1945 (History is Here to Help)
Is Life Better There Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel of historians, Peter Hoffenberg of UH Manoa and Carl Ackerman of Punahou School, discuss the history of Eastern Europe after World War II, and how things have changed, and how their relations […]