The Magical Composer from Wisconsin (Journeys of the Mind)
The Music of Richard Slamiszkis. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Richard Slamiszkis. Richard Slamiszkis Smith played the piano when he was 3 years old, and wrote his first piece of music when he was seven. Taking music theory classes at both Columbia University and at the University of Wisconsin […]
Celebrating Kumu Carolee Nishi (Journeys of the Mind)
The Meaning of Hula in Life. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Carolee Nishi. After leading and directing Hula Hui O Kapunahala (HHK), most of the time at the Nu’uanu YMCA, Kumu Carolee Nishi shares her insights into her teaching style, the significance of Hula, language and music to the […]
The Harold Keables Chair at ʻIolani School (Journeys of the Mind)
ʻIolani School Enlightens Hawaiʻi Every Year. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Russell Motter. We have a thorough discussion with scholar Russell Motter, who presents this most significant speaker series brought to Hawaiʻi by Iolani School. Largely by the work of Iolani Assistant Headmaster Charlie Proctor in 1982, and in […]
Alexei Navalny and Russian History (Journeys of the Mind)
The Legacy of A. Navalny in Russian History. The hosts for this show are Carl Ackerman and Jay Fidell. While Alexei Navalny has been compared to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela and others, this program outlines others in Russian/Soviet History who were courageous enough to work against the Tsarist, Soviet, and Putin […]
The Teacher’s Motivation (Journeys of the Mind)
What Makes a Teacher Teach. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Roy Garrison. In a day when teachers have an increasing role to play in society as social worker, substitute parent, advisor, etc., and not to mention the paper work, what motivates a teacher to stay in his/her role? Surely […]
Practicing Kindness in Daily Living (Journeys of the Mind)
Stories of Kindness and Civics. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guests are Matthew Goldberg and Atina Pascua. With so much destruction, violence and hate in the daily headlines, a discussion between Rings of Kindness author Matthew J. Goldberg and Atina Pascua, President of Youth Service Hawaii–an organization dedicated to promoting service […]
Support for Educational Institutions (History is Here to Help)
Careful Stewardship of Funding. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Sunny Donenfeld. In order to sustain critical educational institutions, there needs to be meticulous and careful stewardship of funds. Guest Sunny Donenfeld has interesting insights into this important fiscal policy that can apply to business and non-profits. The ThinkTech YouTube […]
Defining the European Union in Schools (History is Here to Help)
The European Union at Virginia Tech. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is Colin Baker. The European Union, so central in our global economy and in world politics, is now being explained to high school students through a marvelous program at Virginia Tech. Colin Baker, who grew up in Scotland describes […]
We will Never Yield (History is Here to Help)
Jews and the German Press in the 1840s. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is David A. Meola. Author David A. Meola discusses his brand new book concerning the role of the German Press in the fight for Jewish agency and participation in the 1840s. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this […]
Baseball Stories and History (History is Here to Help)
Exploring Eric Gray’s Baseball Books. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guests are Eric Gray and Lynn Rhodes. By examining what author Eric Gray, and his wife Lynn Rhodes, have written in his two baseball books, Bases to Bleachers and Backyards to Ballparks, one will be exposed to marvelous historical baseball stories—stories […]