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  • Bringing Healthcare Reform to Montgomery County


    This is the one hundred and sixteenth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Kirill Reznick, a Democratic Maryland state Delegate representing District 39, who speaks about his role in the healthcare reform roll-out in Maryland and on his experience as a former business owner and as an immigrant.



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  • Braving Civil War to Give Children Sight, Life, Al Sommer, Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health


    Al Sommer, Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shares his improbable story of how he pursued the most interesting life path that he could and how that path relatively quickly led to his discovery that 2 cent Vitamin A supplements could drastically reduce the incidence of childhood "nighttime blindness," childhood mortality, and maternal mortality among populations living in the developing world.


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  • Libertarians: Don't Tread on Me

    Aubrey Eyrolles, PR Director at the Libertarian Party of Texas, speaks about her belief that government services should by and large be replaced with voluntary citizen contributions.



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  • Libertarians: Don't Tread on Me
    Aubrey Eyrolles, PR Director at the Libertarian Party of Texas, speaks about her belief that government services should by and large be replaced with voluntary citizen contributions.
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  • Time & Reunification in Cyprus
    Dr. Leonides Pantelides, Cypriot Ambassador to the United States, speaks about the philosophy of time and the effects of time on potential reunification talks for Cyprus. Discussing possible reunification of Cyprus with its Ambassador #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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  • Identity, Culture, & Informal Statecraft
    This is the one hundred and sixty-eighth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Dr. Andreas Strohl, Director of the Goethe-Institut of Washington and Regional Director of North America, former Director of the International Munich Film Festival, and former lecturer of Media Theory at the University of Innsbruck in Austria who speaks about the unique mandate set for this independent, publicly funded arm of German diplomacy. Dr. Strohl characterizes the mission of the Institut to promote 1) German language, 2) cultural dialogue, and 3) exposing the world to German culture. He speaks of the formation of German culture in the 19th century and its role in creating a state and national identity. He elaborates upon the unique role that the Institut can play in times of crises when formal diplomatic channels have been severed, the Institut can be leveraged to faciliate diplomacy through informal relations. Subscribe by Email Post from RICOH THETA. - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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  • Uncharted American Waters - Literally
    This is the one hundred and fifty-ninth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Rear Admiral Shepard Smith, Director of the Office of Coast Survey at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commissioner on the Mississippi River Commission, and the former commanding officer on the Thomas Jefferson who speaks about the impact of technological innovations from channel dredging to GPS on coastal waterway navigation. He elaborates upon the benefits of cartography to coastal communities seeking to use naval commerce and tourism to boost local economies.   Subscribe by Email Post from RICOH THETA. - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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  • Uncharted American Waters - Literally
    This is the one hundred and fifty-ninth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Rear Admiral Shepard Smith, Director of the Office of Coast Survey at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commissioner on the Mississippi River Commission, and the former commanding officer on the Thomas Jefferson who speaks about the impact of technological innovations from channel dredging to GPS on coastal waterway navigation. He elaborates upon the benefits of cartography to coastal communities seeking to use naval commerce and tourism to boost local economies.   Subscribe by Email Post from RICOH THETA. - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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  • Animal Testing, Nuclear Radiation, & Wall Street
    This is the one hundred and fiftieth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Dr. Paul Locke, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an attorney admitted to practice law in DC, New York, and before the Supreme Court of the United States, a law professor at Lewis and Clark Law School, a former Duputy Director of the Trust for America's health, a member of the Board of the National Academy of Sciences Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, and is a former member of the Board of Directors for the National Council on Radiation Protection. Dr. Locke speaks about the importance of doing some good everyday whether by facilitating robust business on Wall Street, protecting animals from inhumane treatment, or protecting society from the dangers of nuclear radiation or carbon-fuel-driven climate change.   Subscribe by Email Post from RICOH THETA. #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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