Scholars’ Circle – Exploring Privacy as it Affects Security, Society and Democracy – September 27, 2026
Is the age of privacy over? We spend the hour on technology, spying and privacy, exploring how privacy, and the lack of it, affects security...
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The Scholars' Circle Interviews
By Maria Armoudian
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20 of 32 episodesScholars’ Circle – Author interview on “Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census” – September 20, 2026
Data drives politics. But politics drive data. That is to say, we make political decisions based on data, often selected from mountains of a...
Scholars’ Circle – Canada US relations, Trade war – September 13, 2026
The United States and Canada share the longest undefended border in the world. We record this show on September 11 and I am reminded of Cana...
Scholars’ Circle – Glacier Collapse, Flooding, Climate Change – September 7, 2026
On August 26, 2026, massive floods swept through Nepal and Tibet. As of this recording on September 3, over 1,200 people are reported killed...
Scholars’ Circle – Drone warfare and Author interview : The Crime of Aggression and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – August 30, 2026
The 21st century, and in particular the last five years, have seen a significant increase in the use of drones in warfare. Unmanned weapons,...
Scholars’ Circle – Wildfires Erupting Across Europe and North America – August 23, 2026
The world is on fire. While that seems alarmist, this summer has been the summer of fire. Wildfires have spread all around the world, with s...
Scholars’ Circle – Does Aging Population mean Decline of War ; Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy – Aug 16, 2026
Does the world’s aging population mean fewer wars in the future? What exactly is a geriatric peace? Our guest, Mark L. Haas, is the au...
Scholars’ Circle – Horn of Africa Famine Explained and UK Politics of the New Prime Minister – August 9, 2026
The Greater Horn of Africa, in Northeastern Africa, faces severe food insecurity. In Sudan 19 million-plus people are facing acute hunger, i...
Scholars’ Circle – Current and Future Migration Issues within US from Climate Disasters – August 2, 2026
Climate change will lead to climate migration. There has been a renewed interest in adaptation strategies. Mitigation efforts seek to limit...
Scholars’ Circle – Book Author Interview on “Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches” and 1973 Coup D’État in Chile – July 26, 2026
The 2026 World Cup has finished and the final two teams, Spain and Argentina, have stirred up old notions of what we call soft power. Sports...
Scholars’ Circle – Protesting for the Disappeared in Mexico and US Guns Supply Mexican Gangs – July 19, 2026
At games played for the World Cup in Mexico, protesters have lined the stadium on behalf of Mexico’s disappeared. It is estimated that 135,0...
Scholars’ Circle – Author Interview – AMERICA’S WRONG TURN: US Health Care in the Neo-liberal Era – July 12, 2026
It didn’t always cost this much and deliver this little. Something broke in the early 1980s—and in AMERICA’S WRONG TURN: US Heal...
Scholars’ Circle – SCOTUS Decisions: Birthright Citizenship and Refugee Rights – July 5, 2026
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, Section 1 reads as follows: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to...
Scholars’ Circle – SCOTUS Decisions: Gun Rights and Pushing Colorblind Justice – June 28, 2026
If its June, its time for Supreme Court decisions. On today’s show we will explore recent rulings on two large topics. The first is the exte...
Scholars’ Circle – Politics Around World Cup Games – June 21, 2026
The world is obsessed with the World Cup. Soccer, or what most of the world calls football, is the most popular sport across the globe. And...
Scholars’ Circle – Pathways to End the War on Lebanon and Iran – June 14, 2026
The War between Israel and the US on one side and Iran and Lebanon on the other is in its fourth month. Despite claims from the White House...
Scholars’ Circle – Ebola Outbreak, WHO and US CDC Policies on Infectious Diseases – June 7, 2026
Africa once again has an Ebola outbreak. At this point, it is centered in the so-called Greak Lakes region, with the largest number of cases...
Scholars’ Circle – Issues and Candidates for California Governor and Los Angeles Mayoral Elections – May 31, 2026
California has a state GDP of $4.25 trillion dollars. This is over $1 trillion more than the second largest state, Texas, with $2.9 trillion...
Scholars’ Circle – Trauma Experienced by Children from School Shootings – May 24, 2026
Mass shootings in the Unites States are unprecedented in advanced industrial democracies. We explore the psychological impact of these shoot...
Scholars’ Circle – SCOTUS Allows Access to Medication Abortion Pill Delivery by Mail – May 17, 2026
In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion. But previously the Court had al...