Richard Helppie's Common Bridge

The second of a two-part interview where Rich welcomes back Robert Greenfield, who again dropped into The Common Bridge Studios all the way from Perth,  Australia to trade stories and opinions on politics, policies, and news of the day.  

Rich welcomes back Robert Greenfield, who again dropped into The Common Bridge Studios all the way from Perth,  Australia to trade stories and opinions on politics, policies, and news of the day.  This is the first of two parts.

In this repeat episode from 2021, Rich sits down with Thomas Frank, the prophetic author of the now-classic What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, to talk about his book, The People, No, which explores the idea that everything we think we know about populism, is wrong.

Renowned physician, health researcher, and first to codify benefits of aerobic exercise, Dr. Kenneth Cooper visits The Common Bridge. Dr. Cooper sets out simple guidelines for improving health status and shares lessons and data from his  50-year journey on helping people stay well. 

Tax accountants Rachel Keller and Brett Bissonnette join Rich on The Common Bridge to discuss the IRS.

In this fiercely non-partisan episode, Rich brings back energy expert Fred Gallagher, the CEO and Managing Director of Canadian Vitality Pathway to talk about Hydrogen Energy and its use to strive for zero emission.

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Rich invites CEO and Managing Director of Canadian Vitality Pathway to the Common Bridge to talk about Energy, our Carbon footprint, and what we may be getting right and what are getting wrong about Energy policy in the U.S. and around the world.

Rich invites former New York and Detroit FBI Agent in Charge, Andy Arena to talk about the current landscape of Federal and State Law.  Arena, currently the Executive Director of the Detroit Crime Commission, and Professor in Homeland Security at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, talks about how FBI investigates cases, navigates controversy and serves justice.  

Columnist and author,  Adam Coleman joins Rich to talk about the impact of fatherless homes and its relationship to gun violence, and social upheaval in the United States.

Rich invites Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Timo Stewart to The Common Bridge to talk about the impact of Finland and Norway possibly joining NATO.

In response to President Joe Biden’s June 2, 2022 speech, “Remarks by President Biden on Gun Violence in America.”  Rich creates a reaction video that looks for sensible gun control.

Noted author and media figure Patricia Posner discusses language, degendered medical care, and impact on women’s progress. Provocative conversation at a time when SCOTUS nominee must feign not knowing what a woman is.”

This is the second part of the two-part interview with Investment Strategist Beata Kirr, who joined Rich in a conversation where  they talk about the stocks, bonds, investing, and the societal drivers and are currently impacting the world of finance and personal wealth.  

Political process blocks practical solutions to this preventable tragedy. Guest Justin Higgins says the GOP at fault.  Rich and Justin try to work out what could be done.

Investment Strategist Beata Kirr joins Rich in the first of two episodes where they talk about the stocks, bonds, investing, and the societal drivers and are currently impacting the world of finance and personal wealth.  This is a conversation broken up into two segments, with second part posting on March 31.