Figments: The Power of Imagination
Analysis and Predictions. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ross Roley. Fig and his friend, baseball statistics guru Ross Roley, discuss the regular season and what is likely to come all the way through the World Series. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mKINeB1rYn5-MFU3JdqCSh ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]
I Imagined I Could Defy Gravity (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Operational Law and 1200 Free Fall Jumps. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Carleton Cramer. Fig talks with CAPT (Ret) Carlton Cramer, currently the Dean of the College of Security Studies at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. He has had, to say the least, a […]
I Imagined War Without them (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
The Importance of Partners and Enablers. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jeff Chase. Fig discusses the importance of partners and enablers in any military operation with Lt Col (Ret) Jeff Chase, an Army veteran of 11 overseas deployments. Jeff sees our partners as mission-critical oft under valued. His […]
I Imagined I Could Live with What I Did (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Memories of Aerial Combat. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Rick ‘Kluso’ Tollini. Fig and his friend Rick “Kluso” Tollini relive their days flying F-15s in Japan, share experiences in aerial combat, and discuss the moral aftermath of war. Kluso shot down an Iraqi MiG-25 during Operation Desert Storm. […]
I Imagined I Could Help (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Julie Wade – the Power of Positive Thinking. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Julie Wade. Julie Wade describes how she has maintained a positive attitude through life’s difficulties.She shares her challenges, how she has overcome them, and her commitment to helping others. Julie is a […]
We dreamt we were baseball commentators (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Dan & Ross assess MLB at the All-Star Break. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Ross Roley. The host is joined by baseball fanatic and math whiz Ross Roley to give a thoughtful (but slightly biased) assessment of the MLB season thus far. Dan is a […]
Figments: I dreamt of the checkered flag (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Honey, I bought a race car! The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Dick Karth. Guest Dick Karth shares his love of racing, and how it led him to by a race car in his fifties. Dick describes the journey that took him to the Brickyard for […]
I dreamt I could fly…and fly…and fly (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Greg ‘Slick’ Aguirre wants to fly every day. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Greg ‘Slick’ Aguirre. Lt Col (Retired) Greg “Slick” Aguirre shares how he took his dream of flying into 27,000 hours in helicopters, fighter aircraft and airliners – and how he still wants […]
Imagining Better Baseball (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
A math major/baseball fan changes the game. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Ross Roley. Fig talks baseball with Ross Roley, a baseball fanatic who majored in math at the Air Force Academy. Ross analyzed the impact of blown calls on baseball outcomes. He shared his […]
Imagining Equality: Racism in the military (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
A white veteran’s perspective on racism. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The host discusses his experiences over a thirty-three year career, focusing on institutional equal opportunity colored by subtle (and not-so-subtle) racism. He explains the out-sized role African-Americans played in his success, and the racism he witnessed towards them. In the […]