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204. Cyrus Jaffery on New Memoir 'Triumph After Trauma'
Cyrus Jaffery is the founder and CEO of Jaffery Insurance. His new memoir is “Triumph After Trauma: How a Scrappy Battle-Scarred Refugee Insured His Own Success and Can Inspire Yours,” which he co-wrote with Leo Adam Biga. The book outlines Jaffery’s jour
203. Leah Whitney Chavez of World Speaks Omaha on How Language Access Shapes Communities
Leah Whitney Chavez is the founder and executive director of World Speaks Omaha, a nonprofit that works to expand language access in Omaha. World Speaks offers low-cost tutoring and language classes, and translation services in more than two dozen languag
202. Diana Rogel of Live On Nebraska Shares Impact Stories and Dispels Myths About Organ Donation
Diana Rogel is the diversity outreach and engagement coordinator at Live On Nebraska, one of 56 organ procurement organizations in the country. Live On is responsible for recovering organs and tissue from deceased donors for transplantation, and maintaini
201. Martin Sneider on Omaha Retail Roots and New Book 'Amy Unbound'
Martin Sneider, former co-CEO of Edison Brothers Stores, is author of the new book Amy Unbound, the second installment in his Feldman Family Saga. The series follows a powerful family in the fashion industry, and the rise and fall of their business empi
200. Marcos Mora on Casa de la Cultura and Cinco De Mayo 2025
Marcos Eduardo Mora Barrientos is the executive director of Casa de la Cultura, the organization behind Omahas annual Cinco de Mayo celebration.Mora was born in Los Angeles and raised in Omaha, where his family has lived for nearly a century after his g
199. Doris Lassiter on Her Journey from Corporate Life to Public Health Advocacy
Doris Lassiter is a public health advocate for North Omaha. Lassiters career began with a corporate job, which she left after becoming pregnant unexpectedly and prematurely giving birth to her daughter. The experience led her to work with the Omaha Housi
198. Matthew Wurstner on the TikTok Ban
Attorney Matthew Wurstner returns to the show for a conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the legality of the United States' attempts to ban TikTok if it isn't sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Originally aired 6-24-24 --- Support t
197. Clarice Dombeck Makes her Pitch for Regional Metropolitan Transit Board
Clarice Dombeck is a candidate for the Regional Metropolitan Transit Authoritys Board of Directors in District 2. The Transit Authority, also known as Metro, is responsible for running Omahas bus system, including ORBT and MOBY services.The first elect
196. Shelley Mann Explains 3 Reproductive Rights Petitions
Shelley Mann is the founder and executive director of Nebraska Abortion Resources, also known as NEAR.Mann started NEAR in 2020 with a mission of providing financial aid to people seeking abortions. That assistance can take different forms, such as payin
195. Lucia Pedroza-Estrada on Empowering the Youth, Advocacy, and the Nuts and Bolts of Grantmaking
In today's episode, Michael speaks with Lucia Pedroza-Estrada, Elevate Omahas advocacy and grantmaking director. Born in Guatemala, and a self-described lifelong lover of politics, Pedroza-Estradas work involves acting as a connector to elected of