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Audacious with Chion WolfLife advice, one Audacious guest at a timeFor the past two years, at the end of every interview, I asked every guest to tell me their favorite piece of life advice. We took dozens of our favorite clips and brought them together in this very special episode. And we also hear from Connecticut Public employees! Email your favorite piece of advice: Audacious@ctpublic.org For a full transcript of this episode, click here. Suggested episode: Views from the end: David Meyers GUESTS (in order of appearance): First segment: Paul Gladis, AJ Wolfe, Christine Hazel Decker, Cyn...
2025-01-1049 min
Vale la Pena (Worth Your While)Wanda Montemayor | Uvalde Love ProjectWanda Montemayor is an Austin-based art therapist and founder of the Uvalde Love Project. Through the Uvalde Love Project, Wanda is providing community healing in the wake of the tragedy, the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Tune in to this episode as Wanda shares insights into:
* How Wanda’s life work prepared her for her work with the Uvalde community
* What is TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) and how Wanda uses it
* How Wanda connected with the close-knit, guarded community of Uvalde
* The difference in how c...
2023-09-2840 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Nadia Valliani | Greater Houston Community FoundationNadia Valliani is Director of Community Philanthropy at the Greater Houston Community Foundation.
Tune in to this episode as Nadia shares insights into:
* How Nadia helps donors fulfill their philanthropic impact and their donor intent, supporting them as they make gifts and donations to causes and organizations that they care about
* Learn about the Understanding Houston Initiative and how it is informing the public about the region's strengths and challenges, enabling them to make targeted investments in the areas where Houston is struggling the most
* The equity and rac...
2023-09-2238 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Madeleine Salenius | World Childhood FoundationMadeleine is a Global Communications Executive from Sweden though she travels abroad extensively. Tune in to this episode as Madeleine shares ways the Swedish address societal issues that forward the aims of protecting the environment, promoting education and balancing parental childcare rights, including:
* commuting by bicycle and rail
* free college education with a stipend
* parental leave for both parents, with mandatory requirements for fathers
Also hear us talk about Sweden’s choices for getting through the pandemic, requirements for military training, and view of marijuana.
2023-07-2655 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Natasha Draycott | Amnesty InternationalNatasha Draycott is a barrister in London and one of the most highly regarded and sought-after juniors of the UK Bar. Her practice is focused on Extradition and International Crime and Public Law. She is recognized as a leader in her field by both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. She was appointed to the prestigious Attorney General Panel in 2021.
Natasha Draycott has been nominated as Crime and Extradition junior of the year (2022), at the Legal 500, UK Bar Awards.
Tune in to this episode on modern slavery/human trafficking...
2023-05-0242 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Heidi Howard | Food On FootHeidi Howard is an executive in IT software sales. She also volunteers with Food on Foot, a non-profit that assists the unhoused and low income neighbors in the Hollywood and Greater Los Angeles area.
Tune in to this episode to hear about actions you can take to impact food insecurity, locally and abroad. The nonprofit organizations featured are Food on Foot, as well as Feeding America and The World Central Kitchen.
In addition, Heidi shares insights into:
* Why she volunteers with her family with Food on Foot
2023-04-2331 min
Verbal Sparring MMAMMA Weekend Preview - UFC 287 & PFL 2 | UFC and WWE Merging | Did Francis Ngannou Make a Mistake?Join us as we discuss the most significant fights for UFC 287 and PFL 2, UFC and WWE merging into one company, Francis Ngannou's free agency status, and more!
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Time Stamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:02) - Endeavor buys majority shares of the WWE with plans to combine WWE and UFC into one publicly traded company
(16:13) - UFC 287 main event preview: (C) Alex Pereira vs (1) Israel Adesanya
(33:21) - UFC 287 co-main event preview: (5) Gilbert Burns vs (11) Jorge Masvidal
(44:58) - The rest of UFC 287
(6) Rob Font vs (12) Adrian Yanez
Kevin Holland...
2023-04-071h 56Vale la Pena (Worth Your While)Malene Davis | West Virginia CaringMalene Davis is a national healthcare expert in the post acute field known for institutional financial and quality turnaround - utilizing Quality as a Business Strategy. She has more than 30 years of leading and educating clinicians on the Business of Healthcare resulting in outcomes of achieving key quality metrics.
Malene is the Founding President & Chief Visionary Officer of West Virginia Caring, serving the state of West Virginia with hospice and palliative care services.
Tune in to this episode as Malene shares insights into:
* what hospice means and how it includes families and communities...
2023-04-0150 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Dr. Perry Fine | Grand Theatre & West Virginia CaringDr. Fine is an anesthesiologist with subspecialty certifications in pain medicine, hospice, and palliative care. He is a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine, where he serves on the faculty in the Pain Research Center, and is an attending physician in the Pain Management Center.
Much of Dr. Fine’s time over the past two decades has been spent developing sustainable models of advanced illness coordinated care in community settings, as an integrative component of comprehensive advanced illness care. He is Past President of the American Academy of Pain...
2023-03-2852 min
Per Raps CastPer Raps Entrevista AmabbiPodcast 51 e temporada 2 na área! Depois de um hiato, o host Eduardo Ribas retorna com o Per Raps Cast (@per_raps) entrevistando a jovem Amabbi (@_amabbi) sobre sua carreira e seu primeiro EP homônimo. A artista é um novo nome na cena, mas já é empresariada por Primo Preto, possui contrato com uma grande gravadora (Som Livre) e feats com nomes de peso como Felp 22, Mateca e Pedro Qualy. Nascida na zona norte de SP, a cantora e MC teve seus primeiros contatos com a música na igreja, depois descobrindo seus heróis e heroínas como Michael Jackson e Beyoncé...
2023-03-2252 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Frost Murphy | HeartGift Foundation & Greater Houston Community FoundationFrost Murphy is an entrepreneur with broad business experience including real estate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, oil and gas, and custom furniture/upholstery. In addition to his many for-profit endeavors, Frost makes time to support nonprofits Heart Gift, as well as the Greater Houston Community Foundation, among others.
HeartGift is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides life-saving congenital heart defect surgery to children worldwide. Established in 2000, HeartGift began its work in Austin, Texas, and now has chapters in multiple cities. Through partnerships with children’s hospitals around the globe and thanks to generous donors, more than 600 chi...
2023-02-2233 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Mary Schanz | Ironwood Pig SanctuaryIn this episode of Vale la Pena, Cynthia interviews Mary Schanz, President & Co-Founder of the Ironwood Pig Sanctuary.
The Ironwood Pig Sanctuary is dedicated to eliminating the suffering of pot bellied pigs in Arizona and surrounding states by promoting spaying and neutering, assisting owners and other sanctuaries, and providing a permanent home in a safe, nurturing environment for those that are abandoned, abused, neglected, or unwanted. They are home to over 600 pigs.
Tune into this episode to learn:
The biggest threats facing pigs today
What you need to know before bringing a pet...
2023-02-0836 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Sara Britt | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)In this episode of Vale la Pena, Cynthia interviews Sara Britt, Manager of PETA's Corporate Responsibility Department.
PETA is an international nonprofit charitable organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, with entities worldwide. (Tax ID number 52-1218336.) Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the principle that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. PETA informs policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes the kind treatment of all animals everywhere.
Tune into this episode...
2023-01-3149 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Maureen Delaney | Delaney's DogIn this episode of Vale la Pena, Cynthia interviews Maureen Delaney, Founder, CEO, President & Top Dog at Delaney's Dog.
Delaney's Dog, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, is a volunteer-run, all breed dog rescue serving the Los Angeles & surrounding SoCal communities.They are dedicated to the rescuing and re-homing of dogs in danger, whether from shelters or out on the street.
Learn more and connect with/follow Maureen:
* At Website: https://www.delaneysdog.com
* On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-delaney-a5b92917
* On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delaneysdog
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2023-01-2429 minVale la Pena (Worth Your While)Richard Hatch | The Equal Justice InitiativeIn this episode of Vale la Pena, Cynthia interviews Richard Hatch, the original winner of the long-running television program, Survivor. Tune in to hear their wide-ranging conversation, from broken justice in the United States, to the spotlit nonprofit organization, the Equal Justice Initiative, founded by Bryan Stevenson.
Richard Hatch is Executive Producer of MOONSTONEtv.com
Learn more and connect with/follow Rich:
* On YouTube: https://youtube.com/RichardHatch
* On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hatch
* On Twitter: https://twitter.com...
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