The lineup includes Humboldt State philosophy professor Ben Shaeffer; local attorney and amateur political pundit Eric Kirk; Humboldt County Economic Development Coordinator Jacqueline Debets and HSU spokesman Paul Mann.
The hour-long program features interviews with local, regional and national experts on such topics as politics, philosophy, economics and everyday life.
Mann, a former White House, congressional and international correspondent for radio and print, kicks off the month with a discussion of Vladmir Putin’s leadership since 1999 and U.S.-Russian relations. On April 4, his guests will include University of Virginia Professor Allen Lynch, author of Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft, and HSU professor Rob Cliver, a specialist in modern Russian history.
On April 18, Shaeffer will discuss civil disobedience with HSU sociology professor Betsy Watson and political science lecturer Dan Faulk.
In May, Mann will explore the French Reign of Terror. Guests will discuss whether Robespierre’s use of the guillotine prefigured 20th century totalitarianism.
“Thursday Night Talk” airs on KHSU 90.5 FM, Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m.
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