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This Week's Guests:
Sociologist/ Speaker - Dr. Sam Richards

Episode 324

"Rethink Production presents "Live From America Podcast" - a weekly show that combines political commentary with humor. Hosted by the comedy cellar owner Noam Dworman and producer Hatem Gabr, the show features expert guests discussing news, culture, and politics with a blend of knowledge and laughter.

Dr. Sam Richards is an award-winning sociologist, speaker, and Teaching Professor at Penn State University and a Distinguished Professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea. With 800
students each semester and a 33 year legacy, his SOC 119 course is the largest race, ethnicity and cultural relations course in the world and was the subject of an Emmy Award winning
television broadcast called, “You Can’t Say That.” Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon (EST), his class is live streamed to 350,000 subscribers from 210 countries at the class YouTube channel.
Sam’s videos have generated over 400 million views, making SOC 119 “the most widely recognized classroom in the world,” according to one commentator. His willingness to challenge
orthodox thinking led him to be named one of the “101 Most Dangerous Professors in America” and one of the “parents of radical empathy.” He obtained his Ph.D. from Rutgers University with a
focus on socioeconomic development of Latin America and Africa but considers himself an
academic generalist who thinks about a wide range of global issues. Arguing that empathy is the
core of sociology, his "Radical Experiment in Empathy" is one of the most widely viewed TEDx

talks online. As the Co-founder at the World in Conversation Center for Public Diplomacy, Sam co-
directed an innovative research project to develop a virtual cross-cultural dialogue tool for NATO

military personnel and civilians in conflict zones. He has consulted a wide range of U.S.-based and
international corporations and organizations about a social and cultural issues. His work has been
covered by media outlets around the world and he is currently recognized for his insights about
South Korean society and culture.
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This Week's Guests:

Rachel Goldberg - Polin, whose son Hersh Goldberg - Polin is being held hostage in Gaza - @BringHershHome

Episode 323

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This Week's Guests:
Author / Human rights lawyer - Michel Paradis

Episode 322
Book Link
https://www.amazon.com/Light-Battle-Eisenhower-American-Superpower/dp/0358682371

"Rethink Production presents "Live From America Podcast" - a weekly show that combines political commentary with humor. Hosted by the comedy cellar owner Noam Dworman and producer Hatem Gabr, the show features expert guests discussing news, culture, and politics with a blend of knowledge and laughter.

Michel Paradis, human rights lawyer, Columbia law professor, and friend of the show. He is here to talk about his new book, The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower. It tells the story of the 34th president and how he learned the politics of war in the launching of the D-Day invasion during World War II. Part biography, part political history, the critics have raved about this book so far.

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This Week's Guests:
Political Analyst - Bassam Rifai

Episode 321

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Bassam Rifai is the director of public affairs at SCM Medical, an NGO that provides medical and humanitarian aid to refugees. He is also currently serving as a political advisor and government relations board member for the Syrian American Council. Prior to that, he served as the Outreach Coordinator for the NJ Governor’s Office where he was the principal liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives and the local community - Previously he was a foreign policy advisor on the Hillary Clinton campaign He received his degrees in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University and graduate certificates in International Affairs and Public Relations from NYU. Bassam has also served as a government relations and foreign affairs commentator on CNN, Fox News, Vice News, Al-Jazeera, CNBC, BBC, C-Span, Newsy, and several national talk radio shows.

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This Week's Guests:

Dr. Sunetra Gupta


Episode 320

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Sunetra Gupta is a novelist and Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology at the University of Oxford with an interest in infectious disease agents that are responsible for malaria, HIV,
influenza and bacterial pneumonia and meningitis. She has been awarded the Scientific Medal by the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award for her scientific research. Her novels have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Southern Arts Literature Prize, shortlisted for the Crossword Award, and longlisted for the Orange Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

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This Week's Guests:
Dr. Afshon Ostovar

Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Wars-Ambition-United-States-Struggle/dp/0190940980

Episode 319

"Rethink Production presents "Live From America Podcast" - a weekly show that combines political commentary with humor. Hosted by the comedy cellar owner Noam Dworman and producer Hatem Gabr, the show features expert guests discussing news, culture, and politics with a blend of knowledge and laughter.

Dr. Afshon Ostovar
is an Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is the author of the award-winning Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and a frequent contributor to Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, War on the Rocks, and other outlets. His forthcoming book Wars of Ambition: The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East, tells the story of how the U.S invasion of Iraq ignited a storm of competition for regional dominance, which continues to play out in the region's wars. Today he’s joining us in a personal capacity, and so it should be understood that all the opinions expressed are his, and do not reflect in any way those of the institutions with which he is affiliated.”


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