Europe’s Answer to Ukraine. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is George Bogden. George Bogden, Keenan Fellow discusses the European (focusing most on Germany) to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Dr. Bogdan makes comments drawn from his recent article in The Atlantic. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lR54xuhmCd5nE4OhhdFnP7 […]
Are we Doing Enough to Help Ukraine (American Issues Take Two)
If we Aren’t What Happens then. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Stephanie Dalton. Our panel discusses the situation in Ukraine, the current Russian offensive, the state of the Russian military, the state of the Ukrainian defenses, the weapons Volodymyr Zelensky has requested (tanks and fighters), whether […]
Review of the Unorthodox Movie (Guttman’s Garage)
Escape from an Orthodox Community. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Steven Guttman. The panel reviews the Unorthodox Movie. A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her orthodox community comes calling. the movie is taken […]
Yes, Sachertorte for 100 Days (Movies We Can Learn From)
The Sweet Life in Berlin then Vienna. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. Jay Fidell and George Casen review a movie that shows the sweetness of Viennese pastry, and women. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ndGTtVp_AGrEMiKTnOj4pz Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see […]
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 […]
Boston Behnisch Boost Vol 4 (Humane Architecture)
Planet and People Friendy Democritecture. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. The guest is Matt Noblett. Previous Human[e] architecture shows have discussed the disciplinary and professional threat to democracy through autocracy / authoritarian architectural attitudes. Based upon the introductory ‘Boston Behnisch Boost vol 1’ show this vol 4 one further […]
Boston Behnisch Boost Vol 3 (Humane Architecture)
Planet and People Friendy Democritecture. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. The guest is Matt Noblett. Previous Human[e] architecture shows have discussed the disciplinary and professional threat to democracy through autocracy / authoritarian architectural attitudes. This vol 3 episode one further introduces Behnisch Architekten as one of the most democratic […]
Reviewing the U.S. and the Holocaust (Movies We Can Learn From)
Shocking After all These Years. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. Our panel discusses the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and the revelations that film provides about American anti-semitism and how the U.S. dealt with Hitler and Hitler’s genocide during the 1930s and 1940s. […]
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 […]
What the Holocaust Film Tells us About America (Bigotry In America)
An Examination of the Ken Burns Film on PBS. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Manfred Henningsen, an emertus political science professor from UH Manoa, helps us understand the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and what that film tells us about American […]