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Ep. 33 – In the Wake of Joe Exotic
Ian Ford shares the origin story of WildCat Ridge Sanctuary and talks about the work they’re doing and their encounters with Joe Exotic and his cohort.
Ep. 32 – A Brief History of Voting Rights and Suppression
Tomorrow is election day when we all go out and exercise our right to vote. But we didn’t always have that right. And since the very beginning of America, voter suppression has been an issue.
Ep. 31 – Have Yourself a Ghostly Little Halloween
Lindsey Charlick and Amanda Mednansky, hosts of the new podcast, True Creeps are talking about ghosts and the history of Halloween. We’ll get into the details on hauntings and our own experiences, then jump into the harrowing holiday.
Ep. 30 – Surviving the Holocaust and Communism
Having survived the Holocaust and escaped the yoke of Communism, Les and Eva Aigner’s history provides insights and perspective on what we’re witnessing today and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Ep. 29 – Teach Your Children Well – The Physical Side of Remote Learning
Nicole Drieske, Executive Director of the International Children’s Media Center talks about how parents can help their kids more screen smart, literate and emotionally intelligent through digital devices.
Ep. 28 – From Interpol’s Most Wanted To Lifting Up Nigeria’s Young Women
Marek Zmysłowski, a high-tech entrepreneur who was on his way back to Nigeria was waiting to board a plane... Suddenly, he was being escorted to a cell, informed that he was wanted by Interpol.
Ep. 27 – Stop That Diet… Just Listen To Your Body
Intuitive eating is nothing new and has been around since we first crawled out of the primordial ooze. Marisa Michael a registered dietician and nutritionist is breaking it down for us.
Ep. 26 – Finding Hope in Hopeless Times
For me and my guest, David Fields, our faith informs how we breakthrough to finding hope. And regardless of your faith, or non-faith, the same ideas that we go to for finding hope apply for just about anyone.
Ep. 25 - Urban Growers Collective Creates an Oasis in a Food Desert
Erika Allen, Co-Founder and CEO of Urban Growers Collective, and her partner, Jason Feldman from Green Era Sustainability are working to solve food apartheid. We're talking about their efforts to create the Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farming Campus.
Ep. 24 - Red-Blue 2020 : Fact Check
Mary and Mark had a lot to say, respectively, about Joe Biden and President Trump. In this episode we dig into their comments on all the topics we covered and have presented a fact check on their information.
Ep. 23 - Red-Blue 2020 : Joe Biden
Hear from two fellow citizens on why Joe Biden is wrong and right for our country.
Ep. 22 - Red-Blue 2020 : President Trump
Hear from two fellow citizens on why Trump is wrong and right for our country.
Ep. 21 - 5 Steps to Heal Our Country
Nicole Vick, an adjunct professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, and a public health specialist in the city of Los Angeles, shares her thoughts on how we can open ourselves up, and the five steps we can all take to help heal our country.
Ep. 20 - The Lessons of a Pandemic - On Going Back to School
The risks in beginning the 2020 fall term aren’t limited to contracting COVID. Tracy Stedry, a 20-year veteran of school classrooms, shares her insights about what might and might not work so well, the impact on child development, and the inequities and shortcomings of remote learning.
Ep. 19 - Take It From Plants… You’ve Got a Lot to Learn
Tigrilla Gardenia explains how plants connect, communicate, thrive under the harshest conditions and how we can listen to and learn from them.
Ep. 18 - The Gumpian Life of David Mucci
There are folks out there who aren’t that far off the Forrest Gump mark. David Mucci's Gumpian life has ranged from politics to rock music to seeing the world through a colorful, 3D lens.
Ep. 17 - The Community of Survivorship - Fighting Cancer Isn’t a Solo Gig
Survivorship is an action word... Dianne Danowski-Smith lives it every day. If you’ve ever been through or alongside someone in a fight with cancer, you know how brutal that battle is, and how much a support circle can make a difference.
Ep. 16 - On Leadership, Social Justice, Pandemics and More From the Mayor of a Big Little City
Denny Doyle is the Mayor of a big little city, Beaverton, Oregon. He’s done a lot right in his years as Mayor. We’re talking about how a city moves forward through turbulent waters.
Ep. 15 - Must Love Dogs
A rescue agency is a good way to go, provided they’re doing it right. Must Love Dogs NW is a rescue/fostering agency that absolutely is. Courtney Givens, the agency's President is walking the talk.
Ep. 14 - The Declaration of Independence... More Relevant Than Ever
As we celebrate Independence Day and look at the state of affairs in our country, we may struggle to see much of a reason to celebrate. Certainly, we don’t appear to have realized the self-evident truths that the Declaration of Independence refers to.
