World of Books
Battles to Save World’s Greatest Creatures. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Maribeth Theisen. Maribeth Theisen, a Maui psychotherapist that has been fascinated by wildlife since childhood, introduces us to the world of conservation efforts and its challenges, particularly with rhinoceros and cheetahs. Some may roll their eyes at the […]
How to Write a CIA Novel (World of Books)
Meet Elaine Gallant, Author of ‘The 5th C’. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Elaine Gallant. Elaine Gallant has written several books and short stories; the most known is ‘The 5th C’, a CIA fictional novel. Inspired by news articles on Russian diamond mines, Elaine Gallant builds a story that […]
‘Fixer Upper’ by Jenny Schuetz (World of Books)
How to Repair Maui’s Broken Housing Systems. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Jason Economou. In ‘Fixer Upper’, Jenny Schuetz describes the causes of America’s broken housing systems and presents a variety of solutions. Maui is dealing with a severe affordable housing crisis; Jason Economou, REALTORS Association of Maui Government […]
‘The Poisoned City’ by Anna Clark (World of Books)
The True Story of Flint’s Water Problems. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Kathy Davey. Reading the entire story of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, with all the historical and technical details, may turn one into a cynic. Unless one looks for the silver lining: that it took less […]
Our Country’s ‘Battlegrounds’ (World of Books)
H.R. McMaster’s Book ‘Battlegrounds’. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is John Scott Harrel. We discuss the book ‘Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World’ by Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former National Security Adviser, with more than 30 of years of service in the Army. The author coins the terms […]
Cuba: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward (World of Books)
A Talk with Author of ‘Cubicle to Cuba’. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Heidi Siefkas. TEDx speaker, adventurer and author, Heidi Siefkas, is talking about her various tours to Cuba over the last decade. Based on her book, ‘Cubicle to Cuba’, this discussion is as political as it is […]
‘Bridges out of Poverty’ by Ruby K Payne (World of Books)
Possible Solutions to Post Covid Poverty. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Virginia Frank. This discussion is based on the 5th edition of ‘Bridges Out of Poverty’ by Ruby K Payne and others. The book explains the causes of poverty and teaches individuals, agencies, non-profits and for-profit companies what to […]
Ukraine: History Repeats Itself (World of Books)
A Talk on Marvin Kelb’s ‘Imperial Gamble’. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Marvin Kelb’s book ‘Imperial Gamble’ offers an excellent account of Ukraine’s history up to the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014. It explains how this country has struggled to consolidate its identity, oscillating like […]
‘The Changing World Order’ (World of Books)
Ray Dalio’s Predictions Are Coming True. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Carl Ackerman. This is a discussion on Ray Dalio’s book ‘Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order’, specifically the last part, where he ‘predicts’ the future of US and the world. High inflation, increased interest rates, a […]
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (World of Books)
A Talk with Diane Pure on Cold War Spycraft. The host for this show is Mihaela Stoops. The guest is Diane Pure. We start our discussion with Ben Macintyre’s book, on a true espionage story during the Cold War, that truly averted an international conflagration. Oleg Gordievsky was the best asset that MI6 planted in […]