New Technology Helps Ukrainian Civilians. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Paul Nahmias. Paul Nahmias explains the new UA technology being developed in Ukraine, and how the app works on your smartphone, and how the Ukrainians use it to help civilians seek shelter against Russian missiles. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Understanding the Move to Global Autocracy (American Issues Take Two)
What Are the Causes and Factors in Play. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Alexander H.E. Morawa. Our panel examines the remarkable growth in the rise of autocrats and autocratic governments around the world, including China, Russia, Hungary and so many other places in […]
Narendra Modi’s Strange Relationship with Putin (Global Connections)
What Can we Expect from Modi in the Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the strange relationship of Narendra Modi with Putin, the reasons for Modi’s recent cancellation of his annual summit with Putin, the role of India’s needs for oil and […]
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. […]
Why Ukraine Matters (Global Connections)
A New Book by Fazle Chowdhury. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Fazle Chowdhury. Fazle Chowdhury of the Global Policy Institute is the author of a new book entitled ‘Why Ukraine Matters.’ We review the book with him, and have him explain its background and message about the history and […]
What’s Going on with Russia (History is Here to Help)
How Come it’s Failing in Ukraine. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Putin’s strategies don’t seem to be so effective anymore. But why? We look into why Russia seems to be losing its war against Ukraine, what historical, cultural, social, military and economic factors are in play, and […]
What Happens if Trump Leaves the Political Stage (American Issues Take Two)
How Would his Departure Affect America. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel addresses what happens if Trump left the political stage. How would that affect America. Nobody lasts forever especially when they’re pushing 80. What would happen to his sycophants and acolytes, to […]
Ukraine: History Repeats Itself (World of Books)
A Talk on Marvin Kelb’s ‘Imperial Gamble’. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Marvin Kelb’s book ‘Imperial Gamble’ offers an excellent account of Ukraine’s history up to the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014. It explains how this country has struggled to consolidate its identity, oscillating like […]
Sustainable Lighting for a Better Future (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
A Floatable Solar Lantern to Reduce Pollution. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alice Chun. How Alice Chun came to invent Solight Design. Her struggles,and celebrations as a female inventor and entrepreneur. How she worked with her students to build and test prototypes. Current projects: helping refugees from the Russia-Ukraine […]
The Global Effects of Putin’s War on Ukraine (Global Connections)
Let us Count at Least Some of the Ways. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the global effects of Putin’s continuing. unilateral war crimes war against Ukraine, including its economic, social, political and geopolitical effects on the rest […]