Greg Rucka on BLM

188. Greg Rucka on BLM protests and media

 In this episode, Greg discusses a very personal subject, the arrest of his son Elliott in NYC at a BLM protest and the inaccurate articles by the New York post and online blogs that have caused death threats and stress for Greg and his family. 

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James Hong

122. James Hong on working in tv and films

I feel fortunate that James Hong took time to interview with me today. He is an actor who has starred in over 500 film and tv roles during his 60+ year career. At age 90, he isn’t slowing down. It was great to have a little Mulan reunion with James, as we discussed our thoughts on the upcoming live-action film. James shared his stories on Hollywood through the years, and the challenges Asian Americans face in cinema. He is hopeful for the future after the success of Crazy Rich Asians, however, still feels we have a long way to go.

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43. Emmy award winning journalist Fred Francis on fake news vs shallow reporting

Is it fake news?  No, it’s shallow reporting according to Fred Francis.  Fred is a Two-time Emmy award winning broadcast journalist that has over 46 years of experience in the communications industry. He retired as a senior correspondent after 30 years at NBC News with a longstanding expertise in national and international security.  We have an interesting conversation about the evolution of journalism and how we as consumers need to do our due diligence and seek out information.  Fred sheds light on the ins and outs of the news world and why it has changed so drastically in the past 10 years.  He also shares some of his fascinating stories of investigative reporting from Miami crime in the 1960’s to working at the Pentagon through the Gulf war.  We couldn’t chat about news and not mention the current day issues of deciphering fact from false information and how this administration treats the media.

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