How Concerned Should we be. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Avi Soifer. Our panel will discuss the crisis of confidence now facing the Supreme Court; is this unprecedented in American history; what did the justices do or not do to get here; are […]
Trump’s Influence in 2022, 2024 Elections (American Issues Take One)
He Keeps Hanging on. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. Trump has left his indelible fingerprints on the GOP and our republic. The main stain left was an assault to our democratic election system. Reports from the January 6 House Select Committee leave little doubt […]
What Role Does Tucker Carlson Play in US Politics (American Issues Take Two)
And What is his Relationship with Donald Trump. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and John Waihee. Our panel examines Tucker Carlson and Fox News, the content they broadcast, particularly as to racism and nationalism, their viewing audience and followers, how they affect American public […]
SCOTUS Leak, Roe v. Wade to be Reversed (American Issues Take One)
How 50 Years of Settled Law Gets Unsettled. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Cynthia Lee Sinclair and Jeff Portnoy. A rare leak obtained by Politico reflects a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that Roe v. Wade abortion rights for women would be reversed after 50 years […]
Putin’s Nuclear Blackmail (Politics for the People)
Nuclear Brag Get Results until when. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Putin’s nuclear blackmail is working in Ukraine. The more Putin rants about his nuclear arsenal, the more he enacts atrocities with impunity. The world cowers, fearing escalation to mutually assured destruction (MAD) through […]
Citizen Kane’s Newspaper is Musk’s Twitter (What Now America)
Oversight and Limits of Social Media. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Cynthia Lee Sinclair. In the 1941 movie Citizen Kane, newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane uses sensational journalism to gain readership so it becomes one of the best-selling publications. From there, his newspaper pushes his personal […]
This is Wilful and Intentional Mass Murder (Politics for the People)
Is the coalition doing enough to stop it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tim Apicella. We take stock of the murderous Russian attacks and atrocities in Donbas and Mariupol and how Zelensky and the Ukrainian military and civilians are coping with them. We take stock of the new strategies, […]
Public Transportation, Mask or No Mask (What Now America)
Feeling Secure when Everyone is Maskless. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Today the DOJ is appealing a federal judge’s decision to strike down a mask mandate on public transit or flights. Is it premature to eliminate a mask requirement when the Omicron virus […]
The Role of Propaganda in Genocide (Politics for the People)
Vulnerabilities in the Human Condition. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses the social psychology of propaganda and social media, and the human frailties and vulnerabilities that make us susceptible to propaganda and demagoguery, how Putin has learned to use it to affect […]
Cheney, a Jan 6 Criminal Referral for DOJ (What Now America)
Evidence of Trump’s Criminal Acts. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Cynthia Lee Sinclair. The wheels of justice move slow. This week House Select Committee Vice-Chair, Liz Cheney, announced the January 6 House Committee has gathered enough evidence to recommend to the Department of Justice that a […]