Impact of the War Outside of the USA. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky and Robert Eldridge. We bring together three experts to form a panel discussion on the ramifications of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in Asia and Europe. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
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 […]
Can we Afford to be Optimistic These Days (Community Matters)
If Not, What Should we be Worried About. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Our panel will discuss the things that we should be most fearful about in this fragmented and violent world and whether and to what extent we can afford to be optimistic given the […]
Youth City Hall at the CEFF (Community Matters)
An Environmental Film from Antwerp. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mark Saey. Belgian Educator and Filmmaker Mark Saey joins us from Antwerp to discuss his environmental documentary Youth City Hall, which was selected along with ThinkTech’s Spiraling Crisis film in the Colorado Environmental Film Festival. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Global Implications of the War in Ukraine (Global Connections)
How is the International Order Being Affected. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the larger implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not only in terms of its own citizens, but the disruptive affects it is having on other […]
Bluff and Blunder in Ukraine (Global Connections)
But will it Turn into War. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, updates us on the events in around and about Ukraine, and which factors will determine what happens. Is Putin serious or just playing games. Is the United States reacting […]
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 […]
International Travel During the Pandemic (The Middle Way)
To Open or Not to Open. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander H.E. Morawa. The US will open its doors to European travelers this November. And to Chinese travelers. For a brief period in summer, EU lifted travel restrictions for Americans. But, the EU is off limits to Chinese […]
Further International Travel Adventures in Covid (Community Matters)
Martin Despang Keeps us Current on his Travails. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. Martin Despang, host of Human(e) Architecture, brings us current on his adventures in trying to return to the US and get to Hawaii from a trip to Germany. There were extraordinary examples of irrational […]
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 […]