Coming Together in Israel and in the US. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Itchel Krasnjansky. Rabbi Krasnjansky of Chabad of Hawaii helps us understand how the Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and in the U.S. have reacted to the war and how factions that were not necessarily in agreement […]
China is a Moving Target These Days (Keeping the World Company)
We Have to Keep Track of all the Changes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand all the things that have been happening in and with China, including the the effects of the covid epidemic; problems in the Chinese […]
Making Sense of Modi’s G-20 and BRICS Moves (Global Connections)
How Are the US, Russia and China Affected. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. So much is going on with the meetings of the G20, G7 and BRIC, and India seems to be involved in them all. What is Modi’s foreign policy strategy in dealing with these two […]
Weapons for Ukraine (Global Connections)
How will They Make a Difference. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Researcher and author Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the kind of weapons that matter in a war like the one in Ukraine, fighter jets, missiles, anti-missile technology, artillery, tanks, armored personnel carriers, drones, cluster bombs, ammunition, […]
Should we Allow the Saudi’s to Acquire the PGA (Keeping the World Company)
Why Are They Doing This, and What Are the Risks. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Vicky Cayetano. Our panel helps us understand what has happened in the acquisition of the PGA by the Saudis, the reasons MBS wants to do it, the push […]
Political Campaign Financing in Canada (View from the North)
Comparing it with our Citizens United. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers helps us understand campaign financing in Canada and how it compares with campaign financing in the U.S. Does it work better in Canada. What can we learn from them. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
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 […]
Revelations from Ken Burns’ New Series on PBS (American Issues Take Two)
American Bigotry Right Through the War. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Ken Burns new series ‘Yearning to Breathe Free’ on PBS is a stunning examination of bigotry right here at home in the years before, during and after World War II. It’s a […]
If Democracy is Lost, What Happens then (American Issues Take One)
How will that Affect our Lives and Society. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Our panel discusses the indicators of the decline of democracy in the U.S., and nature and speed of the decline and what will happen without it. What kind of government and government services […]
Just How Bad is the National Teacher Shortage (Community Matters)
How is it Exacerbating our National Divisions. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Academician and Educator Carl Ackerman Helps us Understand the origin, scope, implications and effects of the teacher shortage in the U.S., including how and why it came about, how serious it is now (referring to […]