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The arrival of driverless cars

Autonomous vehicles are expanding in the United States. Think: Waymo in robotaxis and John Deere in autonomous tractors and other farm machinery. A keen watcher of autotech, Derek Kerton, discusses their arrival and ability to be transformative with Host Llewellyn...

How true disruption reshapes industries

Author Jeffrey Cole, a frequent guest on the program, talks about his latest book, co-authored with Harlan Lebo, which explores of how disruption happens, why it so often comes from unexpected outsiders -- "two guys in a garage" -- and why even the most powerful...

Trends in veteran suicide, blast wave exposure, and VA care

The veteran suicide rate is on the rise, and blast wave exposure is increasingly recognized as a major risk pathway. Frank Larkin, chairman of Warrior Call, and Thomas Bowman, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs discuss this dangerous trend...

An eminent software engineer and author weighs in on AI and robotics

Before introducing their guest, Capers Jones, Hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III talk about the possibility that AI could help middle-income and poor countries leapfrog older infrastructure and catch up to high-income economies. Joining in later, Jones,...

The Midwest takes on China

Rebecca A. Fannin, a journalist, author and entrepreneur, has written about the tech titans of China. Could the Midwest, from where she hails, become a challenger to China in technology? She speaks with hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III.

Competing in the Middle East broadcasting arena

Middle East Broadcasting Networks has entered a crowded and well-financed arena. Jeffrey Gedmin, MBN president and CEO, speaks with Hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III about how the network, which is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is attracting...

The gathering storm in STEMM education

Travis York, director of the Center for STEMM Education & Workforce at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, speaks with Hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III about the implications of declining Ph.D. admissions in American scientific...

Natural gas is powering the AI future

Natural gas is the backbone of U.S. electricity supply in the AI era. Host Llewellyn King traveled to Rockwall, Texas, located in an exceptionally fast-growing area east of Dallas, to interview David Naylor, president and CEO of Rayburn Electric Cooperative, and other...

Hosts talk about journalism and its essentiality

In times of war and peace, people know what they know because of journalists. Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III talk about the "essentiality" of journalism, drawing on their long experience in print and broadcast media.

How to make AI work for you

Do you want to become not just a better user, but a "power-user"of AI? Nicholas Jennings Hallman, an Associate Professor of Accounting at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton...

National Debt: The Inflation Solution

Benjamin Franklin said many pithy things about debt. What would he say about the total U.S. debt which has exceeded $39 trillion this month? Michael K. Farr, chairman of FarrCrest Capital, has a lot to say about it. He also talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host...

Giving voice to veterans through creative writing

In this episode, Jack Woodville London, an Austin-based author, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about his books and teaching creative writing to veterans. London also gives aspiring military writers -- applicable to other writers --...

AI’s impact on working women

This is National Women's History Month and Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping the workforce, creating a significant, history-making trend where women face disproportionate risks of job displacement, particularly in clerical and administrative roles. Studies...

The wonders of Asian art

Chase F. Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about the museum's wonders of Asian art, from Morocco to Japan, and its innovative exhibitions, like the recent "Korean...

Ireland to an Irish author

W.B. Yeats often wrote about Ireland as a land of myth and magic. In this episode, author Conor McAnally, talks about Ireland and the mythical and magical Irish way with words with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Civil War history told through 432 previously unpublished letters

This week's guest, journalist J. Mark Powell, says that history books tell you what happened during the Civil War, but his new book, "Witness to War," allows readers to experience it firsthand through its witnesses: Union and Confederate, battlefront and homefront,...

Increasing the use of AI/machine learning/data science for social good

Rayid Ghani, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was the chief scientist of the Obama 2012 campaign, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about AI literacy, machine learning, and the potential for AI to improve various sectors...

White House Chronicle/Innovation flows from Altamonte Springs, Florida

Frank Martz, who used to play with the Baltimore Orioles, is now the manager of Altamonte Springs, Florida. He and his team have led the city to international recognition for innovation, while maintaining one of Florida’s lowest tax rates, low utility costs, and more...

U.S. health economics

Thomas Campanella, a healthcare economist, says, "Our healthcare system is shaped by what you pay for and how you pay for it." At present, it is in terrible shape. How can this system become healthy? Campanella talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton...

White House Chronicle

New hope for local news... Newspaper closures around the country continue unabated -- recently, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, announced it will shut its doors in May. These venerable papers had a vast bundle of monopoly information, but feisty startups are creating a...