Figments: The Power of Imagination
Former Thunderbird Jeff Remington. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jeff Remington. Jeff Remington shares stories with host Fig of being a Thunderbird pilot in the US Air Force. The two retired three-star generals compare flying experiences and talk about two hot issues – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and […]
Imaging North Korea Part 1 (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Missile Tests – Methods or Madness. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guests are Sangmin ‘Simon’ Lee and Ed Hawkins. With the world focuses Russia and Ukraine, North Korea has conducted a significant series of missile tests in 2022. Why has the DPRK suddenly resumed testing? Is this a decision made […]
COVID Scams Courtesy of Your Government (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Soft Shut-downs Are Defrauding Taxpayers. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Many federal and state government offices suspended in-person services in March of 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Why haven’t they reopened when stores, restaurants and gyms are? What is the impact on taxpayers who need help from their government? […]
I Imagined we Could Change the World (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Security Studies Powered by Aloha. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Pete Gumataotao. Fig welcomes RADM (Ret) Pete Gumataotao, Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). DKI APCSS is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that officially opened Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, […]
Imagining a Clear View of China (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Dual-Role Scholar Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Oriana Skylar Mastro. Fig interviews Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University focused on focuses on Chinese military […]
Imagining a Safer World (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Playing Defense on a Global Scale. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Riki Ellison. Riki Ellison is all about defense. He played linebacker on a USC national championship team and over his ten year career with the 49ers and Raiders, earned three Super Bowl rings. That he stays involved […]
Imagining 2022 (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Looking Back and Forward. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig reviews an eventful 2021 and makes some predictions about 2022. He reflects on the Figments experience, what he has learned from doing these webcasts. Is he optimistic, pessimistic or neutral about the coming year? You will have to watch to find […]
Imagining Hawaii During Conflict (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Impacts of a China-Taiwan Conflict. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ed Hawkins. Retired Air Force colonel Ed Hawkins, a noted intelligence analyst, joins Fig to imagine what a China-Taiwan conflict might mean for the Aloha State. Assuming that such a conflict is indeed possible, they look at effects […]
Reimagining Veterans Day (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Veterans Should be Thanked Not Pitied. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig, a 33-year Air Force veteran, selects on the meaning of Veterans Day. Yes, military veterans sacrifice and some suffer – but they ought not be pitied. Just 6% of Americans are military veterans. Fully 75% of young Americans are […]
Imagining Effective Leadership (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Leading and Leading Leaders. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ya-Ting Leaf. Fig talks leadership with one of the best leaders he knows, his daughter Ya-Ting Leaf. Ya-Ting describes the evolution of her leadership in the military and business domains. She describes the differences and similarities between those two […]