Not the usual parade of quirky personalities, we will examine their ideas, the creative work and their influence.

How the idea of meritocracy sustains economic and social inequality giving rise to today’s worldwide populist anger.

The furies and pleasures of her work and what has made her novels beloved around the world.

The story of WWII from FDR’s perspective. New information that challenges the Churchillian view and gives new information about FDR’s war time leadership.

A riotous but true overview of the forces that compelled people to move westward. The romace of the West in all its facets.

The History of Migration, Plant, Animal and Human: The role of migration in response to environmental and biological changes and how migration has saved the world.

The City as Humankind’s Greatest Invention: A journey through 7,000 years and 26 cities to discover how cities have spurred our greatest innovations.

From Emerson to Octavia Butler, how some of our great thinkers expound on and refine philosophical thought.

How rational and well-meaning political and media people have combined to create a dysfunctional society.