13 episodes

A contemporary examination of the national political scene hosted by Dr. Jacqueline Guzda, assistant professor of Communication and Media Arts at Western Connecticut State University.

Her guests pull apart the latest issues - and then attempt to put them back together.

Behind the Curtain WCSUMedia

    • Education

A contemporary examination of the national political scene hosted by Dr. Jacqueline Guzda, assistant professor of Communication and Media Arts at Western Connecticut State University.

Her guests pull apart the latest issues - and then attempt to put them back together.

    Post Truth

    Post Truth

    "Post Truth" - the time we now live in. This means that objective facts are less influential in shaping our opinions than appeals to our emotions and personal beliefs. Jackie talks with Robert Pondiscio of The Enterprise Institute and Tim Ward, author of Post Truth: a Practical Plan for Putting Truth Back into Politics to explain how Donald Trump savagely used our post truth climate and rose to power.

    • 17 min
    Growing up in Gaza - In their own words

    Growing up in Gaza - In their own words

    Growing up in Gaza - In their own words by WCSUMedia

    • 19 min
    The War For The West

    The War For The West

    The majesty and beauty of the West - open lands, wild horses running free - all gone, and gone soon, if corporate powers keep up their takeover of our lands. Jackie talks with Laura Leigh of Wild Horse Education and Christopher Ketcham, author of This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism and Corruption are Ruining the American West.

    https://wildhorseeducation.org
    https://www.christopherketcham.com

    • 21 min
    CT: Tolls or No Tolls?

    CT: Tolls or No Tolls?

    Your daily commute in CT could soon cost you - the plan to install tolls has heated up once more. Jackie investigates how we got to this point and what the future might hold for drivers - and their pocketbooks - in the state. Guests - Chris Keating of the Hartford Courant and Patrick Sasser of NoTollsCT.org

    • 17 min
    Jeremy Stein Of CT Against Gun Violence

    Jeremy Stein Of CT Against Gun Violence

    Charlotte - 2 dead. San Diego - 1 dead. This week, two shootings. Why does this carnage continue in the US? Jeremy Stein of Connecticut Against Gun Violence talks about the actions we can take to remedy this crisis.

    • 22 min
    Media Bias with John Daly

    Media Bias with John Daly

    Host Jackie Guzda interviews journalist and broadcaster John Daly of "Undercover Jetsetter" and "Informed not Inflamed" about his fascinating journey and his experiences with media bias... and golf.

    • 32 min

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