How will the Ukraine Invasion Impact Asia. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Robert D. Eldridge. We explore the impact of the Ukraine invasion by Russia on the politics and the economy of Japan and more broadly Asia including China. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nDxMvBHydvswLNthwOl5QT Please […]
A Life in TV Journalism (Community Matters)
A Special View of the World. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Annalisa Burgos. Annalisa Burgos has more than 20 years of experience as a news anchor/reporter/producer in nearly a dozen cities across the United States and Asia, most recently Manila. Annalisa loves telling stories about people making an impact […]
Where Do I Send Money to Save the Country (Politics for the People)
So Many Causes, so Little Time and Money. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch and Karen Buzzard. We get so many requests for money every day, email, calls, tobo calls, mail spam, and for that matter friends and acquaintances, all asking us to support a given […]
Political Issue Polling: so What (Talk Story with John Waihe’e)
What Do Media Polls Tell us. The host for this show is John Waihe’e. The guest is Colin Moore. We answer the following questions: 1) What does the recent Star Advertiser poll tell us about the 2022 elections? 2) How should a political candidate respond to the poll? 3) Do Media influence election results? 4) […]
Hawaii Goes Door to Door on the Mainland (Community Matters)
Campaigning and Registering Voters in 16 States. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Lorna Strand and David Strand. Lorna and David Strand have done campaigning and voter registration in no fewer than 16 states on the mainland. They tell us about why and how they do this, and what experiences, […]
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 […]
Investment Expectations for 2022 (Community Matters)
This Year is Likely to be Tricky. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Richard Wertheimer. Richard Wertheimer, fund manager, discusses the markets at the end of 2021 and how they are likiely to be in 2022 and how optimistic we can be on equities, the outlook for bonds, and the […]
Sisters Across Oceans (Sister Power)
HIWA: Hawaii to West Africa Poetry Exchange. The host for this show is Sharon Thomas Yarbrough. The guests are Daphne Barbee-Wooten, Kathryn Waddell Takara and Kimberly Keys. The idea for this collection, Sisters Across Oceans, was inspired by the much needed conversation between influential Black women across the African diaspora. West Oakland to West Africa […]
Examining the Negative Media Coverage on Joe Biden (On the Media)
Has it been Good and Fair Journalism. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Karen Buzzard. Karen Buzzard, an emeritus professor in communications and media at various universities, joins us to examine how well the media has done in reporting on Joe Biden and his administration over the past year and […]