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 […]
Teachers, Teaching and Philosophy (Journeys of the Mind)
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Dancing into the Studio (Journeys of the Mind)
Roger D the Dance Master. The hosts for this show are Carl R. Ackerman and Cheri Nakamura. The guest is Roger Dillahunty. Roger Dillahunty, master dancer, discusses his journey in the dance world and what it took for him to become a master dancer. We also discuss the business side of dance and the establishment […]
Give Peace a Chance (Journeys of the Mind)
The Journey of Maya Soetoro-Ng. The host for this show is Carl R. Ackerman. The guest is Maya Soetoro-Ng. With conflicts in the Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, the Sudan and other places around the world, one turns to the Director of the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace (and the co-founder of Ceeds of Peace […]
Harold K L Castle Foundation (Journeys of the Mind)
The Foundation of Doing Good. The hosts for this show are Carl R. Ackerman and Jay Fidell. The guests are Mitch D’Olier and Terry George. While focusing on the many activities of the Harold K L Castle Foundation, we get to the heart of philanthropic work in Hawai’i. Speaking to two critical leaders of Foundation […]