The San Francisco Experience

Karkhiv is the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1.5 million in the North East of the country, 440 kilometers from Kyiv, the capital. Julia recounts what it's like to live day to day in the war zone that her city has become, with the Russian Army 35 kilometers away.

African American women who served in the US armed forces in World War II had a double disadvantage to surmount - racism and sexism. Jonathan Speed recounts these tales of accomplishment for Black History Month.

Alice Dunbar Nelson was a poet, journalist, educator, political activist and feminist, born 1875 in New Orleans. Her mother had been born into slavery. Alice was also a thought leader in the African American community and beyond. Professor Green brings this remarkable woman and her accomplishments into sharp focus in this episode.

As sundry groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and Boogaloo Bois stand accused of organizing and abetting the Capitol siege last year, white supremacy groups have spread throughout the world. Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Greece, Australia and the UK are seeing a rise in their activity. Professor Dan Byman of Georgetown University, a noted terrorism and counter terrorism expert, discusses his new book on the subject - Spreading Hate: the Global Rise of White Supremacist Terror.

During the Golden Age of Television, the 1950's to the 1980's, Oscar Night was almost as big as the Super Bowl is today. Families would gather in front of the TV to soak up the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. But of late, TV audiences have steadily declined for the the Academy Awards, due in no small measure to its' pompous solemnity and preachy virtue signaling. Is Oscar Night following the Miss America Pageant into oblivion ?

A fusion power experiment last week in Oxfordshire, England at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility marked a breakthrough in the quest for fusion power. See the episode cover art for a picture of the white hot plasma which was generated. The results from JET will be analyzed and used to refine the design of a much larger Takamak reactor in Cadarache, France, with a view to eventual commercial production of fusion based electricity.

Doug London is a retired, decorated,  34 year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's Clandestine Service, With assignments in the Middle East, Africa, South and Central Asia he recruited numerous agents in many countries. His CIA subject matter expertise includes Iran, Counterterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction. 

Serial entrepreneur Gary Hoover is the former Entrepreneur in Residence at University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, Austin, Texas. Founder of two public companies,  Book Stop and Hoover's Business Information Company, he is high energy and creative with great mentorship skills. Listen in for some tips for entrepreneurs at the American Business History Center.

Ed French was murdered in a senseless act of violence atop Twin Peaks, San Francisco iconic highpoint with its vistas of the city he loved. Yet almost 5 years later, the case has not come to trial, even though the murder was caught on film. Lorrie French, Ed's sister has doggedly pursued justice for her brother but so far no results. Justice delayed is Justice denied.