First, a look behind the presidential campaign events with one of the top advance men. How do Advance people shape what we see in mass media? Steven Jacques, author of Advance Man. [ dur: 19 mins. […]
First, the normalized violence and growing authoritarianism in Turkey. What does it mean for the country, the region and European Union? We speak with Fatima Muge Gocek author of Denial of Violence. [ dur: 28 mins. […]
First, we talk to two political scientists about campaigns, elections and how voters decide, at the Midwest Political Science Association conference.[ dur: 42 mins. ] Sean Theriault is Professor of Political Science at University of Texas. […]
First, last week we began our conversation with Michael Grunwald, award winning journalist and author of the New New Deal. He described the process of passing the President’s signature policies. We continue with part II of […]
First, we look at the effects of Wikileaks on Latin America with Latin American specialist, Peter Kornbluh. Peter Kornbluh is Senior Analyst, National Security Archives and an author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and […]
This week, in honor of the late Gore Vidal, we bring a 2008 interview we did at his Hollywood Hills home where he reflected on the state of politics and education. Then on the Scholars’ Circle, […]
What does nature teach us about organizing societies, governments and businesses? [dur: 28mins. ] Rafe Sagarin (1971-2015) was a research scientist with the Institute of the Environment at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ and […]
Our interview with scholars’ about following questions: 1) How much does the President drive US foreign policy and how much is driven by other factors? [duration: 25 min.] With: Prof. Jeremy Suri, Univ. of TX, Austin. […]
Seg. 1: A look inside the secret world of spying and intelligence agencies. A discussion with Glenn Carle, former CIA agent and author of the book, The Interrogator. Seg. 2: Scholars’ Circle. As we head into […]