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) […]
Multiple Red States Are Defying the Federal Courts (American Issues Take One)
Can the Country Afford to Have this Happen. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Federalism has taken a sharp turn to the right, and multiple red states are defying the decisions and orders of the federal courts, including Alabama,Texas, Wisconsin and maybe some others too. […]
First Amendment Concerns with NIL Policies (The Sports Playbook)
Can State Actors Restrain Athlete Speech. The host for this show is Angela Hayslett. The guests are Neal Ternes and Sam Ehrlich. We discuss whether Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policies established by state actors violate athlete First Amendment rights. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6meZE3R0oHy_OBeomxTylhe Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]
The History of Elections in America (History is Here to Help)
A Free and Fair Election is a Beautiful Thing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. Peter Hoffenberg, UH History professor, helps us understand how the notion of elections arose in western society and how it was built into the American System, and how it has evolved, for better […]
Miles to Go on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment (American Issues Take Two)
Great Possibilities of Disqualifying GOP Officials. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Heather Ferguson and Stephanie Dalton. Our panel takes a closer look at Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and the specific language of that section in the context of he case decided in the State Court of New […]
Overturning Roe will Not End Abortion (Life In The Law)
It’s Time to Push Back Against the Repeal. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sharline Chiang. Sharline Chiang is part of the team at Democracy in Color, a political media organization that focuses on politics with a race-conscious lens. The organization was founded by NY Times bestselling author of Brown […]
The Transformation of Chile (Latin American Directions)
A Hopeful Horizon for Latin America. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Catalina Fernández Carter. Since 2019 Chile has undergone a social and political transformation. Following demonstrations against the rise in public transport fares and then against police brutality, Chilean society demonstrated its discontent with current affairs. That led […]
What Basis Do Homegrown War Cries Claim (Politics for the People)
Overarching Toxic Partisanship. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell, Tim Apicella, Winston Welch and Karen Buzzard. Panel Guests comment on fractious threats from right extremists to solve problems with guns, violence, inciting Cold War and warfare on US soil. They spotlight deep discord, including racism, driving the nation’s […]
Burning Issues for America in 2022 (What Now America)
Our Insurrection, Our Democracy, Our Society, Our Pandemic, Our Perspective. A panel of Former Governor John Waiheel, Former UH Political Science Professor Neal Milner, Hawaii attorney Louise Ing, New York covid expert Roopmati Khandekar, and HPU History Professor Jon Davidann, moderated by ThinkTech host Tim Apicella. There is so much media noise and public confusion […]
Is the Voting Rights Bill Lost (Community Matters)
What Can we Do to Resurrect it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Sylvia Albert and Sandy Ma. Sylvia Albert and Sandy Ma of Common Cause help us understand the status of voting rights in this country, in the various GOP state legislatures which have moved to suppress voting and […]