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The Politically Social Podcast

Afia Sengupta and Christopher German

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We’re proud to say we are a female-founded publication. Our top management is also comprised of women who have decades of experience in the legal and media sectors.Our mission is to report the news objectively, concisely, and clearly. We don’t just focus on objectivity—we have the right tools to select our stories among hundreds of topics, without compromising on fact-checking. Our aim is to spread awareness and knowledge and to make media access easier for the public.Founded in 2020, the Cu ...
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Today we have with us Attorney Michael Bachner. Michael Bachner is a prominent American criminal defense and securities litigation attorney in New York City. He has represented numerous high-profile figures in the political, sports, entertainment, and business communities, and is frequently quoted by national media outlets like CNN and ABC News as …
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Today we have with us, Captain. Reyne O’ Shaughnessy. Reyne served as a commercial airline pilot for over 34 years for a Fortune 50 company, and captained Boing 767/757, 747,727, Airbus 300/310 aircrafts, with over 10,000 hours of total heavy jet flight time logged. Notably, thirty four years ago Reyne was one of the first women boeing 747 qualifie…
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Today we have with us, Jacy Chavira. Jacy was prescribed puberty blockers at the age of 13, transitioned during adolescence, and then stopped treatment at 18. She has strongly advocated self-acceptance, removing religious and social stigma, and more importantly dealing with the discomfort of puberty naturally as opposed to a medical transition to a…
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Today we have with us Mr. Peter Kellner once again. The last time we spoke was when Borris Johnson had announced his resignation. Peter Jon Kellner is an English journalist, former BBC Newsnight reporter, political commentator, and former president of the YouGov opinion polling organization in the United Kingdom. He is known for his appearances on …
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Today we have with us, Jillian Snider. Jillian is a retired NYPD officer who spent the majority of her career working in special operations. She has appeared as a subject matter expert on a variety of media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, and NewsNation. Jillian is the policy director for R Street Institute where she leads their Criminal Justice & C…
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Today we have with us, Retired Detective, John Baeza. He was involved in hundreds of criminal investigations in his 20-year law enforcement career. Det. Baeza began his career as a New York State Correction Officer; worked patrol in Harlem's 32nd Precinct, and served as an undercover police officer and detective in the Manhattan North Narcotics and…
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Daniel K. Williams is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia and the author of Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before Roe v. Wade and God's Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right. His articles have appeared in Christianity Today, First Things, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He blogs at the Anxiou…
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Today we have with us, Mr. Peter Kellner. Peter Jon Kellner is an English journalist, former BBC Newsnight reporter, political commentator, and former president of the YouGov opinion polling organization in the United Kingdom. He is known for his appearances on TV, especially at election times. He has also been a visiting fellow at Nuffield College…
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Doctor Helena Herr, the author of the fin whale study that was quoted everywhere from the New York Times to CNN about how the oceans are showing signs of hope, said in an exclusive interview with The Current Affairs Times on Thursday, “I think it is a trap if you witness some great natural event to extrapolate (that) to the whole ocean. Just becaus…
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Dr. Robert A. Sanders is a retired U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps) Captain, a legal/national security educator, a former federal government organization counsel, and private industry military communications and weapons systems engineer. For more than two decades he developed the critical thinking of diverse groups of global lea…
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Today we have with us staff judge advocate for Air Force Materiel Command Col. Eric Mejia. He received his undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas. He’s served in a number of roles as an Air Force attorney, including as an area defense counsel. Currently, as the senior military attorney for a…
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Today we have with us Attorney Ryan Guilds - Attorney Guilds represented the victim in the case against Gen. William Cooley. Mr. Guilds has nearly two decades of experience and is a recognized national victims’ rights expert who represents survivors of crime in connection with the investigation and prosecution of their assailants. Under his leaders…
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Lt Col. (ret.) Rachel E. VanLandingham is a national security law expert and former judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) who was appointed to the Southwestern Law School full-time faculty as a Professor of Law in Fall 2014. She teaches criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, and national security law. During Professor VanLandingham'…
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Today we have with us, Professor Eugene Volokh. Prof. Volokh. Prof. Volokh teaches Constitutional Law at the UCLA School of Law. Before coming to UCLA, he clerked for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the U.S. Supreme Court. Volokh is the author of the textbooks The First Amendment and Related Statutes (6th ed. 2016), Academic Legal Writing (5th ed. 2…
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Good Morning everyone, welcome to the politically social podcast brought to you by The Current Affairs Times. I am your host Afia Sengupta. Today we have with us former senior NYPD Detective Sergeant Joseph L Giacalone. Today, we are addressing the issues and challenges that the police force faces while making every effort to prevent crimes similar…
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Current Affairs Times reporter, Christopher German sits down to talk with Eric Balkin, director of The Glen Canyon Institute. In this interview, they discuss the latest in the Western Drought including a recent federal announcement to release 500,000-acre feet of water into Lake Powell. This announcement comes despite concerns from critics that thi…
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Francisco Puebla manages the Saifee Hardware store in the East Village. He is one of the heroes that helped the NYPD get Frank James, the man who opened fire in a Brooklyn Subway. Today, we are honored to tell you Francisco Puebla’s story, his concerns, and the details of what exactly happened the day the New York Police caught Frank James. There a…
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Today we talk about the prevailing social issues in China. The whole world read about the mysterious chaining of a woman in China. A video shows a chain running from her neck to a wall inside a doorless shed. This is shocking. Today we speak to Yaqiu Wang. Yaqiu Wang is a senior researcher on China at Human Rights Watch, working on issues like inte…
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