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Americans Teaching Overseas (Global Connections)

January 25, 2023 Jay Fidell

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The Possibilities, Salaries and Benefits. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Richard Tallent. Richard Tallent, a Texas high school teacher, tells us about his teaching experiences in Hong Kong over the years, and why he feels that American kids would do well to take teaching jobs there and other places […]

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Shades of January 6th in Brazil (Global Connections)

January 11, 2023 Jay Fidell

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Trump’s Conspiracy Has Had an Echo Effect. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Carlos Juarez. Carlos Juarez helps us understand the riot that took place in Brasilia in supporting of returning Jair Bolsonaro to office after he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Who organized this riot, who participated in it, […]

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How Religion is Changing the World (Global Connections)

January 11, 2023 Jay Fidell

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Are the Affects Desirable or Not. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar, Indian author and historian associated with the United Nations, helps us understand the dynamic of religion, its affects on current issues and events,and how it is changing the world, for better or worse. The […]

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The Belt & Road Initiative in the Pacific Islands (Global Connections)

December 14, 2022 Jay Fidell

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How will the Games Affect Local Athletes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Christopher Cottrell is an Indo-Pacific focused editor based out of Bangkok but presently in Suva, Fiji covering the current Fiji elections and South Pacific affairs. 1. He discusses his reporting in China and how Xi’s […]

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Narendra Modi’s Strange Relationship with Putin (Global Connections)

December 14, 2022 Jay Fidell

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What Can we Expect from Modi in the Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the strange relationship of Narendra Modi with Putin, the reasons for Modi’s recent cancellation of his annual summit with Putin, the role of India’s needs for oil and […]

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Every Day is Thanksgiving in India (Global Connections)

November 23, 2022 Jay Fidell

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But Thanksgiving Itself is Not Common. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar, who is from India, helps us understand the extent to which Thanksgiving is celebrated in India. It is not celebrated or recognized as a national holiday in India. But it is observed in the […]

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You Really Can’t Get Along with Only English (Global Connections)

November 23, 2022 Jay Fidell

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But What Other Languages Should we Learn. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Lance Askildson. Lance Askildson, Professor of Language and Linguistics at Chaminade University, helps us understand languages and linguistics in the world today, how they are coming together and how they are changing, and how it is becoming […]

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Current Prospects for Ukraine (Global Connections)

November 2, 2022 Jay Fidell

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A Short War Now Going into its 9th Month. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor at Pacific Forum, helps us understand the changing prospects of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, considering political changes in the EU, the UK and the United States, the effects […]

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Mexico’s Dying Democracy (Global Connections)

October 27, 2022 Jay Fidell

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The Militarization of Mexican Politics. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carlos Juarez. The discussion examines recent political developments in Mexico, where President Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) authoritarian populism has eroded democratic norms and weakened state institutions. It compares and contrasts AMLO’s personalistic style of governing with the rise of other […]

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The Pope at War by David Kertzer (Global Connections)

October 19, 2022 Jay Fidell

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An Important New Book About Pius XII. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Brad Kerwin. Dr. Carl Ackerman helps us understand the importance of the The Pope at War, the new book by David Kertzer that was reviewed by Tim Parks in the New York Review of […]

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