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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. 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. 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. 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.
Ep. 13 - Live Shooter: How Law Enforcement Reacts and How You Should
Mass shootings, unfortunately, have become normalized in our country. They can happen anywhere, anytime – on a crowded street, at work, in a store, in schools at every level, even in places of worship.
Ep. 12 - We Hold These Truths… An Honest Conversation on Racism
How do we break through and out of our cycle of racism? Our Declaration of Independence doesn’t bury the lead. It starts with the core element of what this country is supposed to be about…