Rich reflects on the past year, and what&apos;s ahead for America after a cross country trip down Route 66.   He sets the stage for his Common Bridge Season 3 and talks about the important policy decisions ahead, and as a country, what we&apos;ve gotten right and what we&apos;ve gotten wrong.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

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Episode 124- Down Route 66 and Beyond with Rich Helppie

This is the second of a two-part interview with Robert Greenfield, as he returns to The Common Bridge.  Greenfield travels from Perth, Australia to talk about US politics, policy, elections and COVID.  A favorite guest of The Common Bridge, Rich and Robert finally meet face-to-face and have a great conversation. Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 123- Part 2- Leaving the Extremes Behind- What News Should Be with Robert Greenfield.

Robert Greenfield returns to The Common Bridge, but this time in our Ann Arbor studio.  Greenfield travels from Perth, Australia to talk about US politics, policy, elections and COVID.  A favorite guest of The Common Bridge, Rich and Robert finally meet face-to-face and have a great conversation.  This is the first of two parts.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 122- Leaving the Extremes Behind- What News Should Be with Robert Greenfield.

Rich discusses actual election law and history, without the partisan and media hype,  with Iowa College Professor of Law, Derek Muller.   Muller goes through the history of election law in the US, and talks about what he thinks we get right and wrong, and how we may be able to improve it.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 121- Election Integrity, Law and What Citizens Can Do with Professor Derek Muller

Rich talks with Rakhi Ruparelia, professor of Law at Ottawa University, on Critical Race Theory, and why it strikes such a chord with those who oppose its presence in public school curriculum.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 120- A Discussion about Critical Race Theory with Rakhi Ruparelia

Rich does a very quick take on what he sees would be a sensible approach to gun control.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 119- A Quick Take on Better Gun Laws

Rich talks wiht retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig about his career, and how the community and police department in Detroit avoided the social chaos that tore apart other cities across the United States in the Summer of 2020.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 118- How Detroit Beat the 2020 Summer of Unrest- with James Craig

Rich and Russian-British comic and political commentator, Konstantin Kisin talk about the minefield of standup comedy in a world where every word can be used as ammunition to destroy the comic on social media.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 117- Is Comedy is Dead in a Woke World? with Konstantin Kisin

Rich talks about blockchain technology with the author of "Blockchain: The Next Everything," Stephen R. Williams.   Williams talks about what exactly blockchain is, how it is currently being use, and what the promises of it&apos;s implementation could be.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 116- Blockchain: The Next Everything - with Author Stephen P. Williams

Rich talks with the president of Action Benefits, Karl Albrecht about the state of Health Insurance.  Albrecht also gives a candid insight to his personal fight with pancreatic cancer and how being a Health Insurance executive as well as a patient, has given him a unique perspective on how things work, and how they could improve.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 115- A Professional and Personal look at Health Insurance, with Karl Albrecht

A fast- paced discussion of Delta Variant, Breakthrough Infections, Gain-of-Function, Vaccine Success & Side Effects, with Dr. James Baker of Michigan Medicine.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 114- Vaccine and Pandemic as of NOW, with Dr. James Baker

Rich talks with the founder of the Educational Travel Alliance, Michael Eizenberg, about the history of Cuba, and the politics of the US/Cuban relationship for the last 150 years.  They discuss what may be the causes of the current strife in Cuba and what might be done to help.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 113- Social and Political Unrest in Cuba- Our History and Policies , with Mike Eizenberg

Rich brings back healthcare expert and consultant, Nathan Kaufman, Managing Director of Kaufman Strategic Advisors.  Rich and Nate talk about the current policy issues surrounding healthcare, and why the United States&apos; approach to health insurance, care, and finance, are  woefully inadequate in today&apos;s landscape.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 112- Health Insurance Business Harms Doctors, Patients and Hospitals - Inside Healthcare with Nate Kaufman.

Rich continues his analysis of what he considers the three flawed pillars that are driving division and misinformation in our country today; The Republican Party, The Democratic Party, and Mainstream Media.Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 111- Where Do We Go From Here? Civil War or Civil Discussion Vol 3.

Rich talks with Frank Supovitz, who for over 30 years, has been the producer of some of the world&apos;s most prestigious, widely-viewed, and most well-attended sports and entertainment events.  Frank is the host of the When Things Go Wrong podcast and author of What to Do When Things Go Wrong and The Sports Event Management & Marketing Playbook, the definitive textbook used by sports business professionals and universities across the globe for more than a decade.  Support the show (https://RichardHelppie.com)

Episode 110- What to Do When Things Go Wrong- With Frank Supovitz

The problems we have in the country are solvable, but not solvable the way we’re approaching them today, because of partisan politics. Richard Helppie, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist seeks to find a place in the middle where common sense discussions can bridge the current great divide.

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