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Mindful Warrior Alliance: Mental Health, IVF & Fertility for Military Members and SpousesBreaking Barriers: IVF Access, Military Advocacy & Policy Change with Ellen GustafsonIn this eye-opening episode, Kerri talks with Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of the Military Family Building Coalition (MFBC), about the glaring gap in Tricare’s infertility coverage—and what it will actually take to change it.Ellen shares her personal IVF journey, and how she and her co-founders launched MFBC with one bold goal: to solve the problem of fertility access for military families—and then shut their nonprofit down. Why? Because IVF and fertility care should be covered by Tricare, plain and simple.This episode breaks...2025-06-1155 min
Vetted ConversationsSEASON 3 EPISODE 5 | D.J. Dozier from Sports Innovation XIn this episode, D.J. Dozier joins us from New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend to talk about his work with Sports Innovation X, a consultancy that helps small sports tech companies grow and connect with the broader sports community—from the pro level to youth sports. He reflects on growing up in Norfolk, Virginia, a major Navy town, and how being surrounded by military families, including his own, instilled in him a deep appreciation for service and sacrifice. DJ also shares how his company partners with the Air Force and Navy through wrestling events in Virginia Beach, using sp...2025-04-1505 min
Vetted ConversationsSEASON 3 EPISODE 1 | Dave Woodruff from the Bob Woodruff FoundationIn this episode, Founders Ellen Gustafson and Ben Keiser speak with Dave Woodruff from the Bob Woodruff Foundation to discuss the foundation’s mission and its partnership with the NFL’s Salute to Service initiative, including its presence at the Super Bowl. They also highlight the impact of the Wheelchair Football League, which empowers veterans through adaptive sports, and the VIVA Program, which has helped bring 92 babies into the world by providing in vitro fertilization (IVF) support for veterans. Additionally, they dive into the foundation’s efforts in mental health, housing, food insecurity, and disaster relief, and how listeners can ge...2025-03-2116 min
Kermode on FilmGuillermo Del Toro and Mark Gustafson on GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIOIn this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to a director who is a legend in his own lifetime: Guillermo Del Toro, together with his co-director for the stop-motion animation musical about Pinocchio, Mark Gustafson.GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO released at the end of 2022 is based on Carlo Collodi's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, about the wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver, Geppetto. Set in Fascist Italy, the characters are voiced by Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Ron Pe...2025-01-0734 min
The Lasting MissionEpisode 7: Ellen Gustafson - Vet The VoteIn this episode of The Lasting Mission, we dive deep into the impactful work of Vet the Vote, an organization dedicated to mobilizing veterans as poll station workers. With a remarkable goal of enlisting 100,000 veterans, they have exceeded expectations, now boasting an impressive 161,000 volunteers! Join us as we speak with Ellen Gustafson, a passionate advocate for civic engagement, who shares insights into how veterans are uniquely positioned as trusted figures in our society. Tune in to learn how you can get involved and make a difference in your community!👉🏼 About Mission Roll Call and The Lasting Missio...2024-10-1849 min
Behind The MissionBTM170 - Ellen Gustafson - We the Veterans and Military FamiliesShow SummaryOn today’s episode, we feature a conversation with military spouse and family member Ellen Gustafson, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of We the Veterans and Military Families, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that empowers the veteran and military family community to strengthen democracy. We’re going to talk about their work supporting education around information integrity and civic involvement in the military affiliated population. About Today’s GuestEllen Gustafson is a proud Navy Spouse and Navy and Coast Guard Granddaughter. She is a Co-Founder and Executive Directo...2024-05-2135 minVetted ConversationsEp. 4: Myth Busting: Understanding the Department of Homeland Security with Admiral Steve Abbot and Col. Dave LapanIn this episode we hear from retired Navy Admiral Steve Abbot who served as the deputy homeland security advisor to the President of the United States. You'll also hear from retired Marine Corps Colonel David Lapan who served as the press secretary and deputy assistant secretary for media relations during the last administration. They both join Ellen Gustafson and Jeremy Butler (USN) to dispel myths and highlight the accomplishments of the DHS over the last two decades. Support the showFor more, check us out at www.wetheveterans.us and at h...2024-01-1744 minVetted ConversationsEp. 3: Vital to Our National Security: Understanding Civics with former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera and Secretary of the Navy Sean O'KeefeIn this episode, former Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Louis Caldera and former Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Sean O'Keefe join Joe Plenzler (USMC), Ellen Gustafson, and Jeremy Butler (USN) for a discussion on how increasing public understanding of civics helps strengthen our democracy and mitigate political polarization. Support the showFor more, check us out at www.wetheveterans.us and at https://linktr.ee/vettedconversations2024-01-0348 minVetted ConversationsEp. 1: How M'urica Are You? A civics challenge.Hello, and welcome to Vet our Democracy - a podcast created and produced by We the Veterans and Military Families. We are a non-profit, non-partisan, pro-democracy and stridently patriotic organization created by veterans and their family members to promote positive, patriotic civic engagement, counter propaganda targeting the military and veteran community, and help veterans live their best lives as leaders in their communities following military service. In this series, we explore what it means to be a citizen, what veterans and their families can do to defend our Constitution following military service, and provide ways veterans can g...2023-11-1551 min
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Architects of Communication ScholarshipArchitects of Communication Scholarship - Ronald Rice, How Communication Technology, Networks, and MentoringThis episode features Ronald Rice in conversation with Abel Gustafson. They discuss Ronald’s background of how he merged as a communication analyst. Ronald also shared his thoughts on developments and insights as he was involved in the world of computers and information networks at the front row, and how he brought communication technology and network analysis together to understand how people use computer media communication. Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen WartellaAbel GustafsonRonald Rice SponsorsWee...2023-05-2318 min
Bulletproof Veteran PodcastEpisode 83: Ellen Gustafson and Ben Keiser, Vet the VoteThis week we welcome Ellen Gustafson and Ben Keiser of Vet the Vote. Vet the Vote is a national campaign to recruit veterans and military family members to become the next generation of poll workers. According to Vet the Vote, in the past 3 years alone we have lost over 130,000 poll workers. This has created a crisis for state voting organizations, with 66% of election officials reporting an issue with poll worker recruiting. There are 17 million+ veterans and millions more military family members committed to serving our country. This group is ready to serve again. Ellen and Ben outline why veterans are t...2022-09-2056 min
Eye on VeteransVet The Vote: How can 100K vets restore trust in US Elections?
In this era of smack-talk politics, and a media environment that stokes hate and fear ... how can we trust anything in politics? Or that our elections are actually functioning right? That's where "Vet The Vote" comes in. We talked with Ellen Gustafson, VTV Executive Director and US Army (Ret.) General George Casey, former Joint Chiefs of Staff and now a northern Virginia election volunteer, about their search for 100K veterans to step up and possibly restore America's faith in elections and democracy ... regardless of political affiliation.Check out Vet the dot vote for ways you can get...2022-06-2826 min
SOFspotProject TadpoleIn this episode, we discuss military family building and fertility issues. While we DO talk about freezing sperm samples, more importantly we discuss the breadth of the family planning issue in the SOF community, how it's impacting retention, and what policy changes Congress needs to make to support our Special Ops families. Our experts today come from the Military Family Building Coalition and Legacy:Ellen Gustafson, MFBC Co-FounderKaty Bell Hendrickson, MFBC Co-FounderJohn Crowley, Legacy Military AffairsListen to hear from these three experts about this issue and why it's so important that we support their e...2022-06-1047 min
Fertility CafeEp. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson & Katy HendricksonEp. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson & Katy Bell Hendrickson Episode Summary Today on the Fertility Café podcast, Eloise gets to talk with Ellen Gustafson & Katy Bell Hendrickson about fertility for military families. They share their journey that led them to be activists for change to help military service members and their spouse receive the fertility services they need. Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activist, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse. She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Fou...2021-10-2259 min
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship CareFamily Building Challenges for Military Families: Adoption, IVF & FosteringClick here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.We talk about the challenges of adopting, fostering, IVF, or third-party reproduction while being in the military. We talk with the co-founders of the Military Family Building Coalition, Katy Bell Hendrickson and Ellen Gustafson.In this episode, we cover:What are the challenges of being in the military and trying to adopt?What are the challenges of being in the military when seeking fertility treatmentMilitary health insurance: Tri CareMilitary Family Building Coalition https://www.militaryfamilybuilding.org/What does Military...2021-09-2253 min
I Want to Put a Baby in You!Episode 115: Military Family Building Coalition - Katy Bell Hendrickson and Ellen GustafsonEllen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activists, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse. She has done extensive work toward food system change (Authoring “We the Eaters: If We Can Change Dinner, We Can Change the World”, Co-Founding Food Tank: the food think tank, giving 4 four TEDx Talks on food system change and advising big food businesses like Barilla and start-ups like Food Stand). She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Foundation, an early give-back fashion brand that has helped provide over 100 million school meals to children around the world, has been the Co-Director of the Summit Inst...2021-05-1245 min
372 Pages We'll Never Get BackEpisode 99 – Quilters Ep 3 – Goodbye, Cozyverse!
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In this episode, the shockingly violent yet cozy story of Bigelow Cozy Chamomile tea! Conor imitates a cat no fewer than four times...2021-05-062h 14
Your Political PlaylistThe Politics Behind Your Food with Ellen GustafsonFood is essential to the lives of every person - and it intersects with climate change, education, health, infrastructure and more. In 2020, there were more than 50 million food insecure Americans, creating an unprecedented need for solutions to our food economy. This week Emily is sitting down with Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of FEED Projects and The 30 Project to talk about what policies the Biden-Harris administration can implement to create wrap-around solutions for the issues that exist in America’s food economy today.
Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who are making waves in politics. Ho...2021-03-2515 min
Let the Words Transport You With Free AudiobookRaising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers Audiobook by Margot Machol BisnowListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 421682
Title: Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers
Author: Margot Machol Bisnow
Narrator: Allyson Ryan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:44:26
Language: English
Release date: 05-12-20
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development
Summary:
Is your child passionate about something? Maybe it's music, sports, theater, writing, building things, or helping others-the kind of creative pursuits that create distinguished leaders and make change in the world. All parents want their kids to have success, but how do you help them cultivate their talent and...2020-05-128h 44
TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books PodcastMary Miller & Bennet JohnsonA random sign for free dogs inspired Mary Miller to drop a manuscript she'd been researching and create the character of Louis McDonald, Jr. for her hilarious and heartbreaking novel, BILOXI. She tells James about feeling indebted to her characters, teaching herself to write, looking in holes with her dog, needing to find joy, and reading with John Grisham. And bologna. And feet licking. Plus a chat with Bennet Johnson from Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI. - Mary Miller: http://www.maryumiller.net/ BUY BILOXI: Buy BILOXI from an Indie Bookseller A...2019-07-091h 37
Why Not Now? with Amy Jo MartinEpisode 78: Ellen Gustafson - The Most Important Why Not Now? You May Ever FaceThe Journey of "Trying" to Start a Family & An Exposé on Fertility: If you’re like me and your "Why Not Now?" is to start a family or if you’re trying to decide when would be the best time, this episode can provide powerful information to you. Ellen Gustafson and I take a critical look at the topic of fertility, the current state of the industry, the science and research that’s been done, and hasn’t been done, and the powerful (and sometimes misleading conversations) around fertility.2018-04-1858 min
Why Not Now? with Amy Jo MartinEllen Gustafson: The Most Important Why Not Now? You May Ever FaceThe Journey of "Trying" to Start a Family & An Exposé on Fertility: If you’re like me and your "Why Not Now?" is to start a family or if you’re trying to decide when would be the best time, this episode can provide powerful information to you. Ellen Gustafson and I take a critical look at the topic of fertility, the current state of the industry, the science and research that’s been done, and hasn’t been done, and the powerful (and sometimes misleading conversations) around fertility. Personally, this isn’t something I’ve talked about before but after my experience ov...2018-04-1858 min
Food Talk with Mike ColamecoEpisode 34: Ellen Gustafson, Patrick Martins, & Anna Polonsky
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This week on Food Talk, Mike has a full house. His first guest, Ellen Gustafson is a food activist and author of the new book, We the Eaters. Mike talks to Ellen about the politics behind why it is difficult to find and eat nutritious food. The two go back and forth regarding possible solutions to the problem, starting with a single item on your dinner plate. Next up, Mike brings in Patrick Martins, Founder and Chairman of Heritage Radio...2014-06-2757 min
Listen to New Releases Audiobooks in Nonfiction, Social SciencesWe the Eaters Audiobook by Ellen GustafsonListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: We the Eaters
Subtitle: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World
Author: Ellen Gustafson
Narrator: Dara Rosenberg
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-13-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
How we can transform the global food system by changing what's on our dinner plates.
From your burger to your soda, Gustafson unpacks how even the hyper-local can cause worldwide ripples. For instance: American agricultural policy promoting corn and soybeans in...2014-05-1310h 48
Experience Into A Captivating Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.We the Eaters by Ellen GustafsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/45242to listen full audiobooks.
Title: We the Eaters
Author: Ellen Gustafson
Narrator: Dara Rosenberg
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 05-12-14
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 13 ratings
Genres: Anthropology
Publisher's Summary:2014-05-1210h 48