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The Chamber of Progress. Talking with Founder and CEO Adam Kovacevich.
22 mins; April 11, 2024
Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen.
46 mins; April 09, 2024
The Real Roots of Xi JinPing Thought: When Marx met Confucius. Talking with Rana Mitter, Professor Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
45 mins; April 04, 2024
Thriving ! How to create a Healthier, Happier, and more Prosperous Life. Talking with author Rand Selig.
30 mins; March 28, 2024
Australia and the AUKUS Pact. In conversation with Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia.
35 mins; March 20, 2024
Atlanticism versus Eurasianism Redux. When Worlds Collide. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy.
38 mins; March 18, 2024
The Lie Detectives. In search of a playbook for winning elections in the Disinformation Age. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.
35 mins; March 15, 2024
Advanced Trauma Life Support in Ukraine. Talking with Dr. Michael Baker
30 mins; March 11, 2024
Will Mexico elect its' first Woman President ? Talking with Professor Tony Payan.
37 mins; March 07, 2024
Super Tuesday Results and the California Primary. Talking with Professor David McCuan
35 mins; March 06, 2024
Women in Fintech: Talking with Andrew Harrison, Head of US Digital Partnerships, BMO.
29 mins; March 05, 2024
Putin's Exiles: Talking with author Paul Starobin.
34 mins; February 28, 2024
Milton Friedman The Last Conservative. Talking with author Jennifer Burns.
22 mins; February 27, 2024
Ocean Globe Race Leg 3 - Auckland NZ to Punta delEste, Uruguay. Talking with Skipper Tann Raffray and Amy Bridge.
26 mins; February 21, 2024
The AI Super Computer Race to the top. Will the US maintain its' lead over China, Russia and the Middle East ?
15 mins; February 18, 2024
Sweden, Turkey, Nato and the $23 billion F16 deal. Talking with Dr. Rich Outzen.
29 mins; February 14, 2024
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by Marc Andreessen. Are you an accelerationist or a doomer ?
13 mins; February 08, 2024
BBC and Social Media. Talking with Mike Wendling, US National Digital Reporter.
34 mins; February 06, 2024
The Subplot: What China is reading and why it matters. Talking with author and critic Megan Walsh
25 mins; January 29, 2024
Looking at Mexico, Mexico looks back. Talking with writer and photographer Janet Sternburg.
43 mins; January 24, 2024
I am a Tinkerer: Talking with Professor Dr. Rolf Hut
26 mins; January 22, 2024
Critical Thinking: Your essential guide. Talking with Dr. Tom Chatfield.
29 mins; January 18, 2024
Ecuador fights the drug gangs for control of the country. Talking with Sebastian Hurtado, President and CEO of Profitas.
22 mins; January 15, 2024
2024 the year of global elections. How we vote and how we count the vote. Talking with author Professor Brendan Sullivan.
35 mins; January 12, 2024
Britain's growing diplomatic presence in California. Talking with Tammy Sandhu, Consul General of the United Kingdom in San Francisco.
30 mins; January 09, 2024
Rubik's Cube turns 50: Talking with Tom Rokicki.
25 mins; January 04, 2024
Cancelling a prominent author in China: Acclaimed novelist and screenplay writer Geling Yan fights back.
27 mins; January 01, 2024
Remembering Henry Kissinger: the last of the great architects of Chinese American relations. Talking with Dr. Andrew Scobell
28 mins; December 26, 2023
Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers: Talking with Vince Gennaro
30 mins; December 25, 2023
CapeTown to Auckland: The Ocean Globe Around the World Sailing Race: Talking with Skipper Tan Raffray and Amy Bridge
16 mins; December 21, 2023
A Digital US Dollar: the Pros and Cons. Talking with Nick Anthony of The Cato Institute.
38 mins; December 18, 2023
Our American Experiment: In conversation with Byron Williams
34 mins; December 13, 2023
Yoodlize - the Rent Anything App. Talking with founder Jason Fairbourne.
28 mins; December 11, 2023
Henry Kissinger and China: One man's legacy. Talking with Professor Mark Storella of Boston University
45 mins; December 08, 2023
The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present and Hope for the Future. Talking with author, Dr. Peter Gleick
35 mins; December 04, 2023
Was China behind Sam Altman's ousting - Tech may not be interested in Geopolitics, but Geopolitics is interested in Tech. Talking with Dr. Pippa Malmgren.
35 mins; November 29, 2023
Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their battle for the future. Talking with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ian Johnson.
37 mins; November 27, 2023
India as it is: Talking with author Daniel Markey, Senior Advisor on South Asia, at the United States Institute of Peace.
50 mins; November 22, 2023
Does China's CCP see the US as an existential threat ? Talking with Matt Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
47 mins; November 20, 2023
APEC 2023 Conference Day 6 and 7.
5 mins; November 17, 2023
APEC 2023 Conference Day 5. Presidents Biden and Xi meet on the sidelines of the APEC Conference.
5 mins; November 15, 2023
APEC 2023 Conference. Day 4.
5 mins; November 14, 2023
APEC 2023 Conference, Day 3
5 mins; November 13, 2023
APEC 2023 - Day 2.
5 mins; November 12, 2023
The APEC 2023 Conference: Opening Day.
6 mins; November 11, 2023
Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. Talking with Professor Emeritus, Jerry Porras.
39 mins; November 11, 2023
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen: warfare, constitutions and the making of the modern world. Talking with author, Professor Dame Linda Colley
41 mins; November 10, 2023
PM Rishi Sunak Convenes a Global AI Safety Summit. Talking with Simon Greenman, Partner at Best Practice AI
33 mins; November 09, 2023
Enterprise China: Adopting a competitive strategy for business success. Talking with co-author, Professor of Global Management. Allen Morrison.
28 mins; November 02, 2023
Ocean Global Race. Neptune arrives in Cape Town South Africa. Talking with Skipper Tann Raffray and Amy Bridge.
36 mins; November 01, 2023
Discovering Alien Life in the Universe. Talking with Professor Nikku Madhusudhan
27 mins; October 26, 2023
Don't Cry for me Argentina. The Presidential Runoff: Massa versus Milei. Talking with Professor Laura Gomez Mera.
29 mins; October 25, 2023
Daniel Noboa: Ecuador's newly elected, 35 year old President. Talking with Sebastian Hurtado.
27 mins; October 20, 2023
The 5 Eye Intelligence Chiefs meet in Silicon Valley to combat Chinese tech espionage. Talking with Dexter Roberts.
18 mins; October 18, 2023
Weight Loss Drugs: Are they a cure all ? Talking with pediatric endocrinologist, Robert Lustig.
37 mins; October 17, 2023
Australia's Voice to Parliament Referendum. Talking with Professor Chris Wallace, University of Canberra
29 mins; October 14, 2023
Elon Musk's $13 billion debt bomb versus Wall Street. The state of play with the Banks. Talking with William D. Cohan of PUCK News.
29 mins; October 13, 2023
The State is everything. Talking with noted strategist and geopolitical expert Alp Sevimlisoy
27 mins; October 10, 2023
Covid 19 and Masks: Are they effective ? Talking with Dr. Katrine Wallace, noted epidemiologist at the University of Illinois, Chicago
24 mins; October 09, 2023
Alfred Hitchcock and the Censors. Talking with author John Billheimer.
25 mins; October 05, 2023
Talking with Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chairwoman of the EXIM Bank of the United States.
15 mins; October 04, 2023
Senator Laphonza Butler, California's new junior Senator. Talking with David McCuan, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Sonoma State University
29 mins; October 04, 2023
The Communist Party of China and the Chinese Military: How they work together. Talking with James Char, Research Fellow at RSiS.
28 mins; October 02, 2023
Senator Dianne Feinstein: A San Francisco Legend. Talking with Jason McDaniel, Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University.
16 mins; September 29, 2023
Human Skin Color is the Product of Evolution. In conversation with Professor Nina Jablonski.
34 mins; September 29, 2023
Overreach. How China derailed its' peaceful rise. In conversation with Professor Susan L. Shirk
34 mins; September 28, 2023
Barbie: The Motion Picture, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
27 mins; September 21, 2023
The Putin Kim Summit: What were the results ? Talking with Seong Hyeon Choi of the South China Morning Post.
17 mins; September 20, 2023
Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. Talking with author Gray Brechin.
47 mins; September 19, 2023
When the Sound hits the Walls: The Hyde Street Studios and the San Francisco Sound. Talking with Producer John Montoya
32 mins; September 14, 2023
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State. Talking with author, Professor Danny Dorling, Oxford University
46 mins; September 13, 2023
Friends with Benefits: The India - US Story. In conversation with author Seema Sirohi.
43 mins; September 06, 2023
Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking with Paul Levin, Professor at Stockholm University.
30 mins; September 05, 2023
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's mission to China. Talking with Dexter Roberts of the University of Montana.
35 mins; September 02, 2023
CFIUS: How the US monitors foreign investments in sensitive industries, Talking with Professor Sarah Bauerle Danzman.
36 mins; August 28, 2023
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs - Is he on the way out ? Talking with William D. Cohan of PUCK News.
28 mins; August 24, 2023
Reducing Russia's Nuclear Threat in the Baltic Region. Talking with Dr. Marion Messmer of Chatham House.
29 mins; August 23, 2023
The Shadow Docket. In conversation with author, Professor Stephen Vladeck, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law.
49 mins; August 17, 2023
The growth of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area. In conversation with Dr. Sean Randolph, Senior Director of the Bay Area Council.
37 mins; August 16, 2023
ESG scorecard dropped by Standard and Poors. Talking with Professor Tom Lyon, Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce, University of Michigan.
29 mins; August 11, 2023
California's High Number of Alzheimers Cases: In conversation with Dr. Kumar Rajan, Professor, Rush University Medical Center.
31 mins; August 09, 2023
The Ocean Globe Race: Talking with Tan Raffray and Amy Bridge.
33 mins; August 08, 2023
Oppenheimer: In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
36 mins; August 03, 2023
The Anthropocene Epoch: Humanity's impact on the Earth. In conversation with Colin Waters, Chair of the Anthropocene Working Group.
34 mins; August 01, 2023
Centers of Progress: 40 cities that changed the World. Talking to Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute
30 mins; July 27, 2023
The Titan Submersible: An accident waiting to happen. Talking with Professor Stefan Williams, University of Sydney.
31 mins; July 24, 2023
Shadow of a Doubt: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
34 mins; July 21, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Where does an investor begin ? Talking with Simon Greenman, Co-founder and Partner with Best Practice AI.
33 mins; July 20, 2023
AI and Cardiovascular Medicine. In conversation with Professor, Dr. Collin Stultz
31 mins; July 13, 2023
AI and the future of Education: The Promise and Pitfalls. Talking with Ittai Shiu, UC Berkeley Extension Instructor.
28 mins; July 12, 2023
DeRisking China: Is America's 50 year love affair with investing in China over ? Talking with Jeremy Mark, Senior Non Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council.
44 mins; July 05, 2023
Fentalife ads focus on San Francisco's failed approach to drugs. Talking to Kanishka Cheng, CEO of Together SF.
26 mins; July 03, 2023
The Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action. In conversation with Luke Boso, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, at the University of San Francisco, School of Law.
27 mins; June 30, 2023
Captain of Her Soul : The Life of Marion Davies. Talking with author Lara Gabrielle.
35 mins; June 28, 2023
Prime Minister Modi's trip to Washington: A game changer or business as usual ? Talking to Seema Sirohi columnist for The Economic Times, India's leading business daily.
30 mins; June 27, 2023
The Struggle for the people's King: How politics transforms the memory of the Civil Rights Movement. Talking with Dr. Hajar Yazdiha
32 mins; June 23, 2023
The World is becoming better off and more equal. Talking with Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute.
28 mins; June 22, 2023
The Birds' 60th Anniversary. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
45 mins; June 15, 2023
The Siberia Job: In conversation with John Kleinheinz
40 mins; June 12, 2023
Quantum Entanglement is not that Spooky after all. Talking with author, Professor Chris Ferrie.
22 mins; June 09, 2023
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