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Robin Bartlett: Vietnam Combat
September 22, 2023

Like so many young men in the late 60s and 70s, Robin Bartlett -- fresh out of college found himself in Vietnam. Despite coming from a family with a military pedigree he had other plans for his life.

Piers Gaveston: Minion of a Hateful King
September 15, 2023

Piers Gaveston has cast a long shadow over 700 years of British history. He wasn't quite a 'nobody' but among the well-stacked ranks of medieval nobles, he was close to the last rung of the ladder.

Forging History: Tarikh al-fattash
September 08, 2023

The West African nation of Mali has been in the media recently for all the wrong reasons. An ongoing Jihadist insurgency, created political insecurity which led to a military coup and more recently th

Hynpotist Zach Pincince
September 01, 2023

Zach Pincince has become a viral sensation as a hypnotist, motivational speaker, and voice actor. He has appeared on TedX and collaborated with the legendary Tony Robbins among others.But what is hy

Heaven to Hell and Back: Forgiving a Killer
August 25, 2023

The parents of Rose Kuhn as well as her older brother miraculously survived the killing fields of Cambodia and started a new life in America. But joy turned to despair when Rose's father was murdered

The Killing Fields: Surviving The Cambodian Genocide
August 18, 2023

In 1975, 9-year-old Sarah Pol-Lim saw her family's life descend into horror when the Communist Party of Kampuchea -- better known as the Khmer Rouge ( ) seized power in Cambodia.Initially

Pinochet: Chilean Tyrant & ”Friend” of the West
August 11, 2023

On 2 May 1973, the Chilean national football team took on Peru in a crucial world cup qualifier at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. The victory coupled with success in a subsequent playoff meant that

The Business of Sex Part Two: Paying for Sex
August 02, 2023

In parts of Nevada, you can openly stroll into a publicly advertised brothel and legally engage in sexual activities with a willing provider. But venture a few miles away and the same activity could l

The Vow: A Love Story and The Holocaust
July 13, 2023

Author Michael Ruskins powerful new book The Vow: A Love Story and The Holocaust, tells the heart-breaking yet inspirational story of his own familys experiences during the Holocaust. His Parents

Preview: Chile, the CIA and the Disappeared
July 09, 2023

Coming on 11 August, I speak with Professor Kristin Sorenson of Bentley University and an expert on Chile about the American involvement in over throwing a democratically elected government in Chile a