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Latest Episodes

Gianmarco Soresi, Stand-Up Comedian: Healing Through Humor
November 19, 2020

Gianmarco Soresi is a stand-up comedian and actor who just released his first comedy special "Shelf Life (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6bc76ignnhed8bw/AABVH7jdtuceM2Jh0DyXo_Dwa?dl=0)" on Amazon Prime, documenting the experience of writing and performing new

Iman Aoun: Breaking Down Walls &Cultivating Hope Through Theatre
October 01, 2020

For over thirty-five years, Iman Aoun, a theatre-maker from Palestine has dedicated herself to advancing her mission of “breaking down walls” that exist as both physical and psychological phenomena by “cultivating hope [and creating] beauty and change” th

Bunny Yan: Fashion Edutainer
September 16, 2020

With fashion being the 2nd biggest polluter, we need to consume and produce smarter.  Guess what? The solutions exist, now we need to implement! Through this series, I want to show the potential that's all around us, give a stage to the visionaries and gi

Bunny Yan: Fashion Edutainer
September 16, 2020

Maggie Stern: Sock Art Celebrates the "Sole" of America
July 09, 2020

A children's book writer, folk artist, and founder of Maggie Stern Stitches (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaggieSternStitches), a sock company featuring Stern's illustrations of notable women—from Maya Angelou to Greta Thunberg to Gloria Steinhem. On the sol

Valerie David: the Pink Hulk
June 30, 2020

Put on your Super Hero Cape when you listen to Valerie David’s podcast: The Pink Hulk, a One-Woman Warrior’s survival story from cancer. But her show is NOT just about cancer; it is about conquering our fears, our anxieties, our despair during the pandemi