Oscar Valdes
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Oscar Valdes is a writer with an interest in public affairs.
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Episodes
Helsinki - The Play - Chapter 2
November 20, 2021 04:04 - 7 minutes - 3.91 MBTrump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/2018)
The Urgent Need for Civil Discourse
November 19, 2021 21:08 - 4 minutes - 2.22 MBDo we really think we can out shout each other? Where are the mature voices?
Helsinki - The Play - Chapter 1
November 17, 2021 19:17 - 16 minutes - 8.13 MBTrump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/16/2018)
Helsinki - The Play - Preface
November 16, 2021 01:15 - 5 minutes - 2.58 MBTrump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from the meeting in Helsinki (7/2018)
Immigration and American Political Discord
November 13, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 3.8 MBImmigration is at the core of what we must address to move forward.
Admiration and Empathy. Dialogue.
November 12, 2021 23:48 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBWith the assertion of our power we must guard against the erosion of empathy. Also available as a blogpost at oscarvaldes.net
Mr Biden. The Choice of Fed Chairman
November 06, 2021 19:41 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MBPowell or Brainard? The choice is critical
Reflections on Recent News. Two Items
November 05, 2021 00:08 - 5 minutes - 2.88 MBProposed Settlements for Immigrant families who crossed the border illegally in 2018 and A Shortage of Butchers in Britain.
Money and Freedom. The Price to Pay
October 27, 2021 00:56 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBThe struggle to learn who we are, to find and assert our power is never ending. 'What makes us stronger and wiser?' Also available as a blog post. oscarvaldes.net
Don't Violate Moderna's Right to Profit
October 15, 2021 20:44 - 4 minutes - 2.08 MBWhy should Moderna surrender its intellectual property rights?
Governor Abbott and Covid. Texas USA
October 14, 2021 22:15 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://oscarvaldes.net/2021/10/14/governor-abbott-and-covid-texas-usa/ Texans disagree with the Governor
What is Holding Us Back?
October 11, 2021 20:38 - 4 minutes - 2.35 MBBiden needs to moderate the intra party divisions
Where are you Joe Biden?
October 09, 2021 01:10 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBJoe Biden needs to keep addressing us all as congress debates his budget.
Guns and Abortion. Deep in Texas
October 09, 2021 00:45 - 10 minutes - 10 MBTwo old friends talk on a subject they differ
Chairman Xi Speaks to a Group of University Students
October 03, 2021 22:15 - 11 minutes - 5.69 MBChina's challenge to the US: Are you capable of uniting, of bridging your differences to face our rise?
Afghanistan. Biden Has the Guts. Issue 2
August 17, 2021 00:21 - 3 minutes - 3.53 MBWe had to leave Afghanistan. It was time.
News and The Markets. Afghanistan has Fallen. Issue 1
August 16, 2021 05:01 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBWill the new Taliban regime be as repressive and backwards as the one we displaced in 2001?
Afghanistan is Lost
August 13, 2021 01:04 - 4 minutes - 2.11 MB'You didn't fix the problem,' laments an Afghan man, seeing that America is leaving.
What Biden Could be Saying to Americans as Afghanistan Falls
August 10, 2021 00:55 - 5 minutes - 2.76 MBThere is much to learn from our effort there. Much to learn to help us unite here in our land.
Cuba and The Embargo
July 19, 2021 20:51 - 9 minutes - 4.43 MBWhat is wrong that Cuba can't produce enough to raise its standard of living?
Afghanistan and America. The Similarities
July 09, 2021 20:47 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBIf we don't learn to talk to each other, the spirit of collective effort will wane and the price we will pay will grow dearer.
Horizontal and Vertical Thinking
July 07, 2021 21:22 - 4 minutes - 2.08 MBReminding ourselves of the differences between these two approaches, may be a source of much satisfaction.
Biden. Building Bridges
July 04, 2021 20:24 - 3 minutes - 2.86 MBThe American people is profoundly divided. We need to hear you tell us how to learn to listen to each other and strive to understand. We need that now. Good luck.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Meet. Spring 2021
July 03, 2021 01:19 - 17 minutes - 8.42 MBSeeing the animosity that reigns in America, the lack of unity, they consider their options.
George Gascon Faces A Recall Election
June 24, 2021 01:14 - 5 minutes - 2.53 MBAdding time to offenders too often equates with 'Never mind your rehabilitation.'
Biden, Pope Francis and (some) American Bishops
June 24, 2021 01:08 - 4 minutes - 2.01 MBDo they really want to deny Biden Holy Communion?
94 y/o Woman is Stabbed in San Francisco
June 24, 2021 00:59 - 3 minutes - 1.73 MBDo we just stand by as it happens?
Afghanistan. The Fall
June 23, 2021 21:41 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBWe have failed in that land. Let us learn from it.
China. When Does State Control Start Hindering Innovation?
June 23, 2021 21:00 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBTo fulfill its promise, China must allow the freedom of expression of its citizens.
Putin Goes to See Navalny in Prison
June 23, 2021 19:40 - 15 minutes - 7.72 MBRussia has started to awaken. And Navalny stirs up its capacity to dream.
Letters to A Shooter # Four
June 17, 2021 00:29 - 13 minutes - 6.41 MBAn attempt to keep a potential shooter from pulling the trigger. I read from my short book of the same title. The entire text will be read. Four videos with the entire book are posted to YouTube.
The Trials of Adapting to A New Land
June 15, 2021 21:03 - 3 minutes - 1.92 MBWhen the charge of racism is made, it should stand on solid ground. Otherwise we devalue the word.
Dr Khilanani at Yale University
June 14, 2021 01:00 - 3 minutes - 1.92 MBDealing with racism will take facing and resolving painful emotions, but we can do it.
Leaving Afghanistan. Finding New Power
June 14, 2021 00:28 - 5 minutes - 2.49 MBAs we grieve the loss of our power in Afghanistan, we look within to find ways to renew ourselves.
Derek Chauvin Pleads for Mercy
June 04, 2021 20:16 - 5 minutes - 2.76 MBThe building of yourself into a compassionate human being. How Derek Chauvin can earn his mercy.
Is America Racist? A Guide
June 02, 2021 20:12 - 5 minutes - 2.88 MBIf we have racist thoughts, we should work on them. It is not an unforgivable flaw. It can be overcome. And we will be better people.
Digesting Trump. Squaring with Immigration
May 29, 2021 21:30 - 5 minutes - 2.83 MBDigest Trump the nation must. Otherwise we will repeat the same mistakes again. Dealing with immigration is essential to the task.
Lukashenko Talks to Roman Protasevich
May 27, 2021 19:39 - 6 minutes - 3.11 MBIt could happen, couldn't? Maybe it has. Maybe it will.
Texas In The Spotlight
May 26, 2021 19:59 - 4 minutes - 2.19 MBThe lights in Texas are dimming. How Texans have chosen to resolve disputes.
Letters To A Shooter # Three
May 25, 2021 20:16 - 8 minutes - 4.13 MBAn effort to persuade a human being to not hurt another. Continuing to read from my short book 'Letters to a Shooter' I will read the entire book in chronological order.
Andrew Brown Jr, Age 42, Is Shot Dead
May 25, 2021 04:06 - 6 minutes - 3.05 MBCan Words Take The Place Of Guns?
Are We Letting Putin Get Away With It, Again?
May 25, 2021 03:56 - 2 minutes - 1.45 MBSurely, Lukashenko didn't act independently of Putin in diverting the flight that led to the arrest of activist Roman Protasevich.
Where Are The Palestinian Diplomats?
May 20, 2021 18:44 - 3 minutes - 1.85 MBArmed conflict will not beat Israel. Palestinians need to renounce warfare and embrace diplomacy to enlist world opinion to their cause.
Donating My Body - A Vignette
May 19, 2021 17:32 - 6 minutes - 3.21 MBBetween Light and Dark, I'll take Light anytime.
Letters to a Shooter # ONE
May 17, 2021 18:28 - 4 minutes - 2.32 MBAnd effort to persuade a would be shooter to not hurt other people. I read from my book 'Letters to a Shooter' published in 2018. Will read the entire book in chronological order.
Letters to A Shooter 2
May 17, 2021 04:29 - 7 minutes - 3.66 MBAn effort to persuade a would be shooter to not harm people. Reading from my book 'Letters to A Shooter' published in 2018. I will read the entire book in chronological order
Letters to a Shooter 1
May 17, 2021 04:26 - 4 minutes - 2.32 MBAn effort to persuade a would be shooter to not harm people. Reading from my book 'Letters to A Shooter' published in 2018. I will read the entire book in chronological order
The Further Decline of The Republican Party
May 16, 2021 21:02 - 3 minutes - 1.81 MBWill the party that elected one of the least insightful presidents in American history come to their senses?
Sheikh Jarrah and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
May 14, 2021 01:36 - 3 minutes - 1.97 MBBombs and rockets are flying, but the spark for the conflict has not been put up front where it belongs. The Biden administration needs to bring Benjamin Netanyahu to account