Former Mayor Kirk Caldwell Tells us About his New Book. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Kirk Caldwell. Flormer Mayor Kirk Caldwell tells us about his new book of commentaries describing Honolulu’s experience dealing with the Covid pandemic. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ Please visit our […]
A New Book, Plague Doctors (Community Matters)
How Hawaii Battled the Pandemic. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jonathan Dworkin. Dr. Jonathan Dworkin, an Infectious Disease Specialist in Honolulu, introduces his book, Plague Doctors, How Hawaii Battled the Pandemic, and helps us understand the COVID public health threats and events that took place in Hawaii, and what […]
Covid is Surging in India (Global Connections)
It’s Coming Back with a Vengeance. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the covid surge that is taking place in India, how it is coming back, why is it coming back and what it is doing to India, its health care system and […]
Don’t Gut the University of Hawaii (History is Here to Help)
It is Hawaii’s Most Important Educational Institution. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. Professor Peter Hoffenberg has written an important oped piece for the Star-Advertiser. It is entitled Gutting Hawaii’s Major Research University would Hurt us All. We discuss the points and arguments Dr. Hoffenberg advanced in that […]
Imagine a Nation of Underlying Conditions (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
The Pandemic Reaches the Hermit Kingdom. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ed ‘Hawk’ Hawkins. This episode features host “Fig” Leaf and guest Ed Hawkins, retired senior USAF officers who have studied North Korea for decades. They answer key questions on the sudden admission by Kim Jong-un and his […]
Fix Your Business (Sister Power)
A 90 Day Plan to Get Back Your Life. The host for this show is Sharon Thomas Yarbrough. The guest is Melinda F. Emerson. Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, social selling, and marketing strategy. As CEO of Quintessence Group, […]
Figments Special Edition: Hot Topics (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Ukraine War, China Lockdowns and More. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Dan “Fig” Leaf, security consultant and retired Air Force three-star general, shares his insight on the Blinken/Austin visit to Ukraine and how the US role in the conflict should evolve. He also examines the situation in China with COVID-19 […]
COVID Scams Courtesy of Your Government (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Soft Shut-downs Are Defrauding Taxpayers. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Many federal and state government offices suspended in-person services in March of 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Why haven’t they reopened when stores, restaurants and gyms are? What is the impact on taxpayers who need help from their government? […]
Update on Global Covid (Global Connections)
Recognizing the Epidemiological Realities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar, author and researcher on global covid, helps us understand the latest sea changes and dynamics on the spread and lethality of the various mutations, including delta, omicron and now stealth, the distribution and effect of the […]
Unanswered Questions Burning Issues USA 2022 (What Now America)
Five Burning Issues to Shape our Future. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch, Cynthia Tai and Karen Buzzard. Five issues carried over from 2021 will dominate the news in 2022. Those issues are: the Jan 12 insurrection, the forces that threatened our democracy, the pandemic, the […]