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Sunday, March 8, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Stephen Zunes, Politics, University of San Ferancisco; Ervand Abrahamian, Iran historian, City University of New York; Hawzin Azeez, Kurdish academic, activist
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| The attack on Iran by the US and Israel will have devastating consequences for Iran and the region. Is the intent to foment ethnic conflicts as a means to weaken Iran? What are the greater implications of this war, for Iran, the region, and the globe? What are the possibilities of successful resistance to American and Israeli aggression for an unpopular war, domestically and around the world?
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Sunday, March 1, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Allyson Nadia Field is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, Bernard Nicolas holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from UCLA during L.A. Rebellion era and David-James Gonzales is Assistant Professor of Histroy at Brigham Young University.
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First, In the 1960s and 70s, a group of black filmmakers at UCLA used techniques they learned to make some great films to challenge Hollywood. The LA Rebellion presented films with uniquely black stories. What was this movement? And what did it accomplish?
Followed by, California's historic segregation of Mexican-Americans contrasted with the South's version of segregation. In California, who did this segregation serve? Our guest says it was the interests of "citrus capitalism" in Orange County. The famous Supreme Court Case Broad v Board of Education challenged segregation in public schools. But there was another precedent, the Mendes et al case, that challenged segregation and education in California against Mexican-Americans.
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Ofir Turel is Professor of Information Systems (IS) Management, IS group co-lead, University of Melbourne, Tina Eliassi-Rad is a Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University, Damien Patrick Williams is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Henning Schulzrinne is Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Colombia University.
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| How do people become addicted to social media and what are the implications of such an addiction?
Followed by, most of our activity on the internet interacts with posts, memes and videos that are driven by algorithms. How might algorithms be biased, racist, or sexist, and how might they amplify those biases in us?
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Sunday, February 15, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Keisha Ray is the Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at a university in Texas, Ruqaiijah Yearby is the Judge Clifford Scott Green Chair in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and Dylan H. Roby is the chair and professor of health, society, and behavior at UC Irvine.
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| Health care outcome in the US differ substantially depending on race. How much is this health care discrepancy based on structural and historical racism? And what should change to promote health justice in the US? What sorts of policies would promote greater health care justice? How important is a diversity of health care providers in building a more just health care system?
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, February 8, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Joshua Busby Univ. of Teas Austin and Ervand Abrahamian City University of New York
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| First, how does climate change affect violent conflict?? Why might it lead to violent conflict and humanitarian emergencies in some parts of the world but not others?
After the break, what makes the latest Iranian protests and the state's response similar or different form the country's long history of demonstrations?
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Sunday, February 1, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, Francesco Grillo is Professor at Bocconi University and Visiting Fellow at The European University Institute, John B. Quigly is a Professor of Law Emeritus at Ohio State University and Omar Dajani is Carol Olsen Professor in International Law at the University of the Pacific.
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| The United Nations has endorsed the Trump "Board of Peace" to implement a post conflict peace plan and transitional government for Gaza. What might we expect from this board?
First panel: When Trump laid out the creation of the Board at Davos, it went far beyond this mandate. What is he proposing and who is signing up for it?
Second panel: The Board of Peace has a specific mission"peace and reconstruction in Gaza. How likely is it to succeed in carrying out this mission?
If the Board of Peace is governing Gaza, shouldn't Palestinians be a part of the Board? Shouldn't the local community choose its own representatives in a principle of UN peacekeeping. Why have Gazans been omitted from the plan?
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Sunday, January 25, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Robert English, International Relations, Co-Director of the Central European Studies Program, USC; Donald Heflin, Director, Murrow Center, Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice , Tufts Univ., Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, former Ambassador
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| Donald Trump's demands for Greenland risked both alliance cohesion in NATO and the global order over a potential conflict. Why does the US want Greenland? Does this desire signal greater competition and conflict in the Arctic? Trump announced an agreement over Greenland. Has conflict been averted? or just delayed? While Donald Trump dismissed Greenlanders' interests when demanding their land, has his campaign to acquire the island built support for Greenlandic independence?
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Sunday, January 18, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Felicia Arriaga, Assistant Professor, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College; Greg Brown, Adjunct Research Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology and the Dept. of Law & Legal Studies at Carleton University
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| The killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross reflects increasingly aggressive and violent immigration & customs enforcement and policing in the US. What's behind this growing violence in law enforcement?
Has ICE become more violent or are we just paying closer attention? What has changed with the organization under Trump?
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Sunday, January 11, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Carol Wise, Political Science & Int'l Relations, USC; Gabor Rona, Professor of Practice, Cardozo Law School; Jeremi Suri, History, Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin.
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| What is the impact of the US invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president and first lady? How might it affect international law, regional security & the American reputation? Will the US invasion prompt Latin American leaders to embrace China as an alternative partner in the region?
What is the Monroe Doctrine and what does the current US interpretation of the "Donroe" Doctrine mean for international law and security?
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Sunday, January 4, 2026 12:01 pm
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| Doug Becker
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| Ieva Jusionyte is a legal and medical anthropologist and associate professor at Brown University.
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| Beyond asylum seekers heading north, the problems of US/Mexico Border are also about the flow of guns and drugs. How can we understand the totality of problems related to the US southern border? What are the solutions?
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| You can hear this and other interviews at www.scholarscircle.org
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Sunday, December 28, 2025 12:01 pm
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| Maria Armoudian
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| Stanley Weintraub, Emeritus of Arts & Humanities, Penn State Univ.; Iain Wilkinson, Sociology, University of Kent; Paul Gilbert, Clinical Psychology, University of Derby; James R. Doty, neurosurgery, Stanford University.
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| Why did soldiers on the front line (in Flanders on 1914 ) of one of the deadliest wars lay down their arms and play soccer with the very men they were supposed to shoot?Well revisit the Christmas truce of 1914 with Stanley Weintraub, author of, Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce.
Then, we explore the science of compassion. What is it and how does it impact society? Can we learn to be compassionate?
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