Episodes – Page 18

French visionary Jean Monnet, his Washington experience and lasting legacy

July 30, 2022 by

Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello discuss how a visionary French Cognac maker and distributor, Jean Monnet, working for Churchill in Washington in 1940, was able to get Roosevelt to send armaments to the British, and would become one of the founding fathers of the European Union.

The Making of a Washington Lawyer

July 23, 2022 by

Host Llewellyn King talks with Clinton Vince, Chair of the U.S. Energy Practice of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, on what makes a Washington lawyer.

The Electric Revolution, Part 2

July 8, 2022 by

Electricity is the vital commodity of the future. At the Edison Electric Institute’s annual meeting in Orlando, Host Llewellyn King speaks with utility CEOs, including Eric Silagy of Florida Power & Light, about how they’re keeping the electricity flowing during fires, ice storms, and supply chain disruption, and are innovating. Second and final episode in a series.

The electric revolution, first in a two-part series

July 2, 2022 by

The electric revolution is upon us, but how well is it going? Host Llewellyn King speaks with Philip Moeller, executive vice president of the Edison Electric Institute and others at the group’s annual meeting.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

June 18, 2022 by

Host Llewellyn King discusses the challenges and opportunities of America’s entrepreneurial economy with Morgan O’Brien, executive chairman of Anterix, and John Sibley Butler, professor of sociology and management at the University of Texas at Austin.

Electric grid challenges for summer 2022

June 11, 2022 by

Llewellyn King discusses this summer’s challenges for the nation’s power grid with Daniel Brooks of the Electric Power Research Institute, Peter Londa of Tantalus Systems, and Rod Kuckro of Energy Policy News.

Biodiversity and ecosystem benefits of prescribed fires

May 27, 2022 by

Llewellyn King discusses the biodiversity and ecosystem benefits of prescribed fires with Morgan Varner, Director of Research and Kevin Hiers, Director of Fire Science Applications at Tall Timbers, a Tallahassee, Florida-based fire ecology group.

Joe Madison, “The Black Eagle,” discusses his activism in America and abroad

May 21, 2022 by

Joe Madison, “The Black Eagle,” discusses his activism in America and abroad, and dangers ahead for U.S. civil society

Health benefits of Tai Chi for Covid long-haulers, ME/CFS, and other patients

May 14, 2022 by

Host Llewellyn King discusses how the practice of Tai Chi can help Covid long-haulers, ME/CFS and other patients with Lloyd Kelly, a Louisville, Kentucky-based artist and certified Tai Chi instructor.

The Electric Power Research Institute’s new climate initiative, and new energy technologies

May 7, 2022 by

Host Llewellyn King and Arshad Mansoor, president and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute, discuss the institute’s new climate initiative and electricity as key to the clean energy future

How Loneliness Became a Pandemic and What You Can Do

You don’t have to be sitting by yourself on an island to be lonely. Loneliness is everywhere. Studies from universities, governments and public health groups find that the world is in the grip of a loneliness pandemic. More than half the U.S. population is said to be suffering from loneliness. It is classified globally as […]

Inside the Civil War: New Letter Trove Takes You Among Soldiers, Widows, and the Enslaved

J. Mark Powell’s new book, “Witness to War,” tells the story of the Civil War objectively through the letters of everyday people who endured it. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — J. Mark Powell, a journalist with the InsideSources syndicate, became fascinated with the Civil War when he was just 9 years […]

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely, Including at the Tech Giants

For me, the most remarkable thing about Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance at a Los Angeles court, to answer questions about the addictive aspects of social media, was that he was there at 8:30 a.m. wearing a suit. Sarah Wynn-Williams, in her excellent book about Facebook, “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and […]

The Danger of Being Inured to the Status Quo

We have all had the experience of staying a few days in a hotel — say on holiday — which becomes home; quickly, it becomes familiar. Individuals adjust to change. People who come into money get used to being well-off, and people who lose everything get used to that. So, too, with nations. They adjust […]