This week on Think Tank we discuss the neurology of trauma and toxic stress, its impact on us over the lifespan, how it impacts learning in children and physiology in adults.
How has news changed? What has been the impact of the advent of the arrival of CNN in 1980 and 24-hour news cycles that CNN produced? What about the internet? Think Tank answers these questions in this week's episode.
Traditional media (newspapers, broadcast TV stations) are cutting back on newsroom staffing. Investigative reporting, in general, is getting shortchanged, since it is labor-intensive. Where can news consumers go for insights into political shenanigans, especially of local politics? A number of nontraditional media have been created in Arizona and elsewhere to fill this gap. Generally they […]
Voter laws make it virtually impossible for anyone other than a Democrat or a Republican to get elected. This week's Think Tank goes over political reform efforts with Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richer and political consultant Chuck Coughlin.
Russia expert Candace Rondeaux and foreign policy guru Daniel Rothenberg join the Think Tank to discuss the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As Arizona approaches its annual spring break season, tens of thousands of Arizonans, young and old, will head south to Puerto Penasco, aka Rocky Point. Some have labeled this "Arizona's Beach."
Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned physicist, public intellectual and public advocate for science. He is also currently host of a video podcast, The Origins Podcast, and joins us for this week's Think Tank.
This week, Think Tank puts together an expert team to talk big-time college sports, which many have observed are increasingly taking on the character of professional sports.
Think Tank guest Robert Robb is a longtime Arizona Republic political columnist. He was also a hands-on former practitioner of the dark art of political consulting.
Practicing attorney and sometimes KTAR News 92.3 FM host Barry Markson joins this week's Think Tank to discuss his take on Biden’s recent speech and other topics.
Every 10 years, each state must redraw its congressional and legislative district lines. In Arizona, this process was assigned to an independent redistricting commission which just completed its work.
Former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona shares his perspectives on his time in the Senate and discusses several current issues in light of this experience on this week's Think Tank.
Stacey Champion is perhaps best well known for her fights with APS over rates and service shutoffs in the hot summer months. She recently posted several provocative statements about the treatment of the homeless in Phoenix that caught my attention. Included was some outrage at what some of our public officials are doing – and […]
