Episodes
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Dr. Arabia Mollette
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
If anyone epitomizes grit, determination and heart it's Dr. Arabia Mollette. Even though she always wanted to be a doctor, achieving that goal was going to be no easy feat for a child from a broken home, surrounded by crime, drugs, alcohol and despair. But she sure as hell did! There's no way you can afford to miss the inspiring, life-affirming, riveting story of Dr. Arabia Mollette.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Civia Tamarkin
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
In her decades long career as an award-winning investigative journalist, former television executive and documentary filmmaker, much of Civia Tamarkin's focus has been on criminal and social justice. She's covered stories all around the world, including the fall of Vietnam. Her latest project is "Birthright: A War Story." This riveting, feature length documentary tells the story of "how women have become collateral damage in the aggressive campaign to take control of reproductive health care and to allow states, courts and religious doctrine to govern whether, when and how women will bear children." This is yet another conversation you can't afford to miss.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Meklit Hadero, Singer/Songwriter
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Meklit Hadero was just 2 when she, her two older sisters and parents fled to the U.S. from Ethiopia to escape the violence that followed the country's 1974 revolution. They settled in Iowa before moving to Brooklyn, New York where Meklit sang in choirs and was introduced to the music of Billie Holiday. She continued singing while attending Yale University, earning a degree in political science. But music remained an important part of her life. Meklit eventually settled in San Francisco, developing and performing her own sound - a combination of jazz, folk and East African influences; what she describes as, "music coming from in-between spaces." You can't afford to miss this conversation with the talented, passionate, committed artist and activist, MeklitHardero.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Actress/Producer
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Rebecca Harrell Tickell's acting career began at a very young age. She went from performing in school plays in Vermont to New York, where at the tender of age of 9, she got a starring role in the Christmas movie classic Prancer. It was on to L.A. and more film and tv roles. In 2007 she moved from acting to pursue her dream of combining environmental activism, filmmaking and production. She and her future husband Josh Tickell joined forces and through their company Green Planet Productions, have made several documentaries that focus on social causes. We cover a lot of ground in our conversation with this creative, committed, passionate woman.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Erin McKeown, Singer-Songwriter
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Talk about creativity! Singer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer Erin McKeown is known as an artist who dispenses with stylistic boundaries. Her music includes pop, swing, rock, folk, electronic. Erin, who’s performed here, there and everywhere has released 9 studio albums. She has also worked closely with a range of non-profits focusing on passion for media justice and immigration reform. Here’s yet another ‘not to be missed’ conversation.
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Pamela Flores, Singer/Songwriter
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Singer, songwriter, and Jersey girl Pamela Flores makes soulful, personal, impassioned music. She also uses her music to effect change. She's the co-founder of Lakehouse Voices, which partners with young people to bring music to area senior centers. Pamela also bravely shared her personal story to host a benefit concert to raise awareness against sexual violence. Join us for an honest, yet uplifting conversation with this amazing talented young woman.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Meg Heubeck, Educator
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
As Director of Instruction for the Youth Leadership Initiative at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, it's Meg Heubeck's mission/job to teach civil discourse to those who have yet to vote - our nation's young people. And to that end, Meg has connected with 70,000 teachers across the country, providing them with full lesson plans to help prepare students, as young as kindergarteners, to be active participants in American democracy. In a word, Meg is amazing. Tune in and find out for yourself.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Ferne Pearlstein and Judy Gold, Filmmaker and Comedian
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Lori Sokol, PhD., Executive Director of Women's eNews
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Lori Sokol's list of credentials is long and impressive. A psychologist, scholar, writer, mover and shaker, Lori is President of Sokol Media, which publishes a variety of business magazines that advocate for diversity in the workplace. She is also Executive Director of Women's eNews. Founded in 1999, its mission is to 'report stories of women and girls to create a more equitable world, a world that honors, respects and supports the lives of women and girls.' The match is a perfect one, since Lori is, someone who has, "dedicated my entire career to advocating for gender rights through the media."
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Khuraira Musa, Make Up Artist
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Khuraira Musa's career as a successful make up artist and creator of a cosmetics line that bears her name is a far cry from her humble beginnings in a small village in Northern Nigeria. Life began in an orphanage after her mother died in childbirth. She was later adopted by an aunt, who had very little. They lived in a mud hut with no electricity or running water. What Khuraira says she didn't lack, was a tremendous amount of love. Listen in as she shares the details of her life in Nigeria and here in the States in this riveting, no-holds barred conversation.