Steven Spierer, 12/21/19

Steve talks with child development & behavior specialist and all around Parent, Betsy Brown Braun, author of Just Tell Me What To Say and of You’re Not The Boss of Me and host of www.betsybrownbraun.com

Steven Spierer, 11/23/19

We are subjected every day to an overwhelming information dump from television, from the internet and from what’s left of newspapers.  What has emerged is a cottage industry of people deciding fact and fiction. Some in that industry work to convince us that stop means go and that red is somehow green.  As a […]

Steven Spierer, 11/16/19

Steve interviews five time US Congressman, Professor of Law and Economics, Chair of the California Common Sense Party and former Supreme Court Attorney/Law Clerk Tom Campbell about his direct experiences as a Congressman during the Clinton impeachment.

Steven Spierer, 10/26/19

Lots of people hate business, and in particular big business, pointing out that Walmart and Amazon destroy small businesses and sometimes entire communities.  Facebook’s systems turn some people into addicts while putting our personal data at risk.  Giant service providers no longer provide good service as they grow.  Only 42% of millennials support […]

Steven Spierer, 10/5/19

“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” is the first new “Land” to debut at Disneyland since Mickey’s Toontown opened in 1993.  Steve talks about all things Disney Parks with David Koenig, author of The 55ers: The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland.

Steven Spierer, 9/14/19

There is real power in understanding our bad feelings.  Negative emotions are useful in certain situations, yet can become overwhelming. Low moods prevent us from wasting effort in pursuit of unreachable goals, but they often escalate into pathological depression.  Understanding bad feelings by understanding individuals as individuals can reveal new paths for relieving human […]

Steven Spierer, 8/24/19

Even for his supporters the daily choices made by Donald Trump are hard to understand.  For non-supporters he is even more confusing and confounding.  There is at least one journalist who has followed Donald Trump for decades and who understands what he is actually doing better than most.  Steve welcomes back Gwenda Blair, author […]

Steven Spierer, 8/17/19

Among the first things we need to help people rise is knocking down the obstacles government puts in front of advancement which reinforce persistent poverty and inequality and prevent entrepreneurship from flourishing, particularly among those who haven’t had previous success.  Steve talks with John H. Cox, the 2018 Republican candidate for Governor of California.  […]

Steven Spierer, 8/10/19

Free Speech is under attack at colleges and universities, with critics challenging the value of open inquiry and freewheeling intellectual debate.  Too often speakers are shouted down, professors are threatened and classes are disrupted.  Steve interviews Keith Whittington, author of Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech

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Steven Spierer, 8/3/19

Data is fundamental to our modern world.  We rely on numbers to allocate resources in economic development, employment, health care, education and public policy.  But because most data fails to take gender into account, treating men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems.  Steve talks […]