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Why are fewer women seeking political leadership today? In this episode, recorded on June 1 for KSFR's The Forum Plus, Linda Robinson and I discuss the growing threats, harassment, and intimidation that are driving many
Tina Young, after retiring as a Navy Captain, continued her public service with NATO and then later with the American Battle Monuments Commission. From July 2010 to March 2021, she was Director of Cemetery Operations whe
At a time when there is growing pushback against AI, Sebastian Mallaby, the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined me for a wide-ranging conversation based o
Simon Rogers, data editor at Google and author of What We Ask Google and I talk about his new book. Drawing on search data from around the world, Rogers talks about how our questions about grief, cooking, relationships,
Steven Cook, Amb. Deborah Jones and Beth Sanner draw on their years of experience for an insightful conversation on the war on Iran. With so much uncertainty surrounding the negotiations, their views provide rarely heard
In our conversation, Matthew Frakes, author of Rogue States: The Making of America’s Global War on Terror, takes us back to the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidencies—when policies forged in that era help expla
If you love France, a good steak frites, and have ever wondered what really happens inside the kitchen, you’ll want to hear my recent conversation with author Luke Barr. His latest book, "The Secret History of French Coo
University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer is one of the most influential, and often controversial, voices in international relations. In this conversation, recorded April 17 for KSFR’s The Forum Plus, Mearsheimer
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tod Robberson and I talk about his just published book, "Globemaster Down: Soviet Espionage and the Doomed American Attempt to Sneak Nukes into Europe." Shrouded in mystery, the U.S. gov
As the war on Iran entered its fourth week, David Vine, a key contributor to the Costs of War Project at Brown University, talked about the human and financial costs of conflict with particular attention to what we are s
Shortly after the publication of her first book, author and journalist Yi-Ling Liu joined WorldNow to talk about how Chinese citizens navigate the web. Despite censorship, either self or dictated, and , the web continues
In this show, William Hartung, senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, takes a hard, unvarnished look at the extraordinary growth of the U.S. defense budget. Now just under $1 trillion,
In this show, William Hartung, senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, takes a hard, unvarnished look at the extraordinary growth of the U.S. defense budget. Now just under $1 trillion,
Steve Twomey is the author of "Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack." In addition to this podcast, I also produce and host The Forum, a weekly public affairs program on KSFR, Northern New Mexico's public radio sta
On December 8, the editor of The Economist's "The World Ahead," Tom Standage joined me for what has become an annual conversation about the popular predictive issue. We began with Tom presenting his Top Ten Trends for 20
Originally broadcast on KSFR's The Forum Plus, UMass historian Stephen R. Platt shares the untold story of Evans Carlson — a WWII Marine commander, secret confidant of FDR, and pioneer of U.S. special forces. Drawing on
We speak with Lois Lipman, director of the documentary First We Bombed New Mexico, and Tina Cordova, the film’s heart and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium. Together, they discuss the film’s impact
Eliza Reid, Iceland’s former First Lady, joins Jim Falk to discuss her debut novel — Death on the Island — a gripping murder mystery set against the dramatic backdrop of Iceland’s Westman Islands. Drawing from her own di
Dr. Ian Kumekawa, an Anniversary Fellow at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard, is the author of "Empty Vessel." Through the lens of a single barge, and its travels from the Falklands, Germany, to NYC's East
Journalist, author Adam Weymouth's latest book, "Lone Wolf" is a fascinating story how over the course of several months he followed the path of Slavc, a European grey wolf, who journeyed from Slovenia to the Italian Alp
Demis Hassabis
Co-founder and CEO · Google DeepMind
1 appearance on this show
Sebastian Mallaby
author of "The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence" · Council on Foreign Relations
1 appearance on this show
Simon Rogers
award-winning data journalist · Fiducia
1 appearance on this show
Deborah Jones
founder and CEO · Resolute Women’s Support Services
1 appearance on this show
Steven Cook
1 appearance on this show
Luke Barr
food writer
1 appearance on this show
John Mearsheimer
professor of political science · University of Chicago
1 appearance on this show
David Vine
Author of The United States of War · Costs of War Project at Brown University
1 appearance on this show
Yi-Ling Liu
author of The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
1 appearance on this show
Yi-Ling Liu
journalist, former China editor at Rest of World, author
1 appearance on this show
Tom Standage
author of A History Of The World in 6 Glasses · The Economist
1 appearance on this show
Eliza Reid
former First Lady of Iceland, bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, entrepreneur · Iceland Writers Retreat
1 appearance on this show
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