Wake-Up Call With Bill Lundun & Gerry Snyder

Matt Rosen - Schools AI

Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria.  The AI software must be patented, “designated as qualified anti-terrorism technology,” in compliance with certain security industry standards, already in use in at least 30 states and capable of detecting “three broad firearm classifications with a minimum of 300 subclassifications” and “at least 2,000 permutations,” among other things.  Only one company currently meets all those criteria: the same organization that touted them to Kansas lawmakers crafting the state budget. That company, ZeroEyes, is a rapidly growing firm founded by military veterans after the fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. We chat with Matt, the CEO & Founder of Allata (pronounced as a-ley-ta). It's a technology consulting firm that's helping automate companies through AI

James Duper - Randy Travis

By now I'm sure you are well aware of the new Randy Travis song, "Where That Came From" and are likely even somewhat familiar with the AI technology utilized to create. JAMES DEPRÉ  the vocalist responsible for giving a singing voice back to Randy Travis, after a devastating stroke in 2013 took it - leaving him with aphasia.  Not only were they able to find a way for Randy to "sing" the song, but the song marks Randy's return to the Billboard Country Airplay Chart for the first time in  TWO DECADES  -  and earned  MORE THAN 3.3 MILLION STREAMS  in its first week of release.

The Shedd

Mark Slifka - OHSU

The H5N1 or “moo flu”

Dan Hampton - Vanishing Act

Dan's new book  Vanishing Act: The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo uses never-before-published documents and photos in exclusive collaboration with Japanese researchers and the Doolittle Raiders’ descendants, to tell the story of a secret WWII mission and definitively solve the final mystery of the Doolittle Raid.
The book was in the WSJ over the weekend  https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/vanishing-act-review-the-doolittle-raids-side-quest-990f66c2?st=r6dzpcn8o4nc2fk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attacks, on April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s,known as the Doolittle Raiders, hit targets across Japan before escaping to China. The eighth plane, however, did not return with the rest of the raiders.Instead, Plane 8’s pilots did not attack Tokyo, but headed across Japan to the Soviet Union, supposedly due to low fuel. Yet, this bomber was the only plane on the mission with maps of the Soviet Union aboard.  Why did Plane 8’s flight plans, recently discovered in the Japanese Imperial Archives, show them nowhere near their target? The facts have long indicated that bombing Tokyo was merely a cover for Plane 8’s real mission, but what was their secret objective?No one, aside from the two pilots and whoever sent them on this mission, truly knew why they were there, nor has the reason ever been revealed. Until now.
 
AUTHOR BIO
LieutenantColonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years(1986–2006) in the United States Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War,Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, five Meritorious Service medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School and USAF Special Operations School. A frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC discussing foreign affairs and geopolitics,he has also appeared as an analyst on Bill O’Reilly, Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Anderson Cooper 360. He is the nationally bestselling author of Viper Pilot,Lords of the Sky, The Hunter Killers, The Flight, Chasing the Demon, Vengeance,Valor, and a novel, The Mercenary.
 

Garry Weber - Roaring Rapids Pizza

Garry from Roaring Rapids. We are hosting the KPNW Listener Party this Thursday, May 30th from 5p-7p. 

Jared Knott - Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

It appears that we are on the very cusp of WWIIILearn about the "Butterfly Effect" how the small things had great historical consequences and its effect on a post pandemic societyJared Knott, author of Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever. Knott was a decorated combat infantry officer in Vietnam in the First Air Cavalry Division.“Heart-stopping, compelling, and fun!” Win Blevins, New York Times Bestselling Author How often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think! Readers of Jared Knott's book, Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters, will be amazed at the little things that changed history in a big way. Here are a few examples:
A single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed the outcome of a presidential election and led directly to a major war. 
A soldier accidentally kicks a helmet off the top of a wall and causes an empire to collapse. 
A small mechanical device several inches long fails to function, which changes the outcome of WWII and leads to the death of millions of people. 
A man fails to gather his army in time to defend against an attack because of the temptation of opium and a young slave woman. 
And many more!
Hypnotic and addictive, these well-researched, factual stories will keep you turning pages far past your bedtime. Human weakness at it very worst at critical moments. This book is the "Butterfly Effect" in human history reviewed.BOOK: Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

Shawn Trotter - NW Precision

Shawn Trotter from NW Precision talks about the increasing violence within our community and the need for firearms education. Oregon e-Deals has a 2-person gun training class. Click here to find the class: https://www.oregonedeals.com/Eugene/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1913

Gary Conley - May 16

Gary from Conley Capitol
Here is his website: https://www.conleycapital.com/

Shawn Dahl - Space Weather

Shawn Dahl is a space weather forecaster at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, CO. Shawn signed on with the U.S. Air Force in 1985, where he spent 22 years serving around the world in the intelligence and meteorology operations' fields; all while continuing university studies in history and physical sciences. He retired from the Air Force in 2007 and held jobs as a meteorological technician for the National Weather Service (NWS) and as a lead weather forecaster for the U.S. Air Force. He finally settled into his current position at SWPC eight years ago. Shawn also conducts additional work at SWPC as a focal point for customer decision support services, training, and education outreach programs. Shawn's work in education and outreach was recognized by the NWS as a National level Cline Award winner in 2018.