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As US politicians struggle with a powerful and assertive China, Congressman Jake Auchincloss challenges current policy directions, rejects attempts to wall off China from US technology, and lays out a compelling vision for the future.Learn about the latest episodes and special events. Sign up for our newsletter at ALFA Newsletter.If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.

The number one bottleneck in greening the grid is transmission - moving the power from here to there. A years long waitlist keeps new solar and wind projects on the drawing board and off the grid. Troy Helming's company has an answer - go underground. His "light saber" technology cuts underground tunnels faster and cheaper than anything else, promises to accelerate green energy, aid fire prevention in California, and to put new power lines under public roads that can't be seen and bother no one.Learn about the latest episodes and special events. Sign up for our newsletter at ALFA Newsletter.If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.

Aleksandar Hemon talks about his latest novel, his experience of dislocation and migration, and the role of a writer telling other peoples' stories. Born and raised in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hemon’s prior work has been selected as New York Times Notable Book, New York Magazine’s No. 1 Book of the Year, and finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University, a MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient, co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections, four novels, and other fiction and non-fiction works.Learn about the latest episodes and special events. Sign up for our newsletter at ALFA Newsletter.If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.

Marvin Kalb has a first-hand perspective on Russia that few if any can match. Young Kalb was first posted to Moscow in 1956. He served as Moscow bureau chief for CBS News at the height of the Cold War, anchored NBC’s Meet The Press, was founding director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, and is a Senior Fellow at Brookings.From before the Cold War through to today, Russia has had a troubled relationship with the outside world. What is Putin all about? Is he an anomaly, or a continuation of long Russian history, and what are we to do about it?Learn about the latest episodes and special events. Sign up for our newsletter at ALFA Newsletter.If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.