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01. Kelis — Trick Me
02. CSS — Alala
03. Betty Boo — Where Are You Baby?
04. Deep Dish, Everything But The Girl — The Future Of The Future
05. TV On The Radio — Happy Idiot
06. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Red Right Hand (Sllash Remix)
07. Joe Carl — Actually Kind Of Simple
08. BEARWOLF — Валькирия
09. Ozma, Grinder, Женя Винд — Полынь
10. Daft Punk — Veridis Quo
11. autoKratz — Always More
12. Moby — 1983
13. Mu-Seum — for the very first time
14. The Flaming Lips — Yoshimi Battles the Pi...
2025-05-0400 min
a Church PodcastHow the Light Gets In - Luke 4:1-13Welcome our guest preacher Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus. Laurie serves the national office of the Presbyterian Church (USA) as Director of Humanitarian and Global Ecumenical Engagement in the ministries of Compassion, Justice, and Peace. Support the show
2025-03-0927 min
Connecting our ConversationsMatthew 25 Series: Intersectional Focus #1 - MilitarismIn the fifth episode of the Matthew 25 series, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo is joined by the PC(USA)'s Luciano Kovacs, World Mission's Area Coordinator for the Middle East and Europe, and Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus, Director, Humanitarian and Global Ecumenical Engagement, for a discussion on the intersectional focus on Militarism, and how the Presbyterian Church can transition from charity to systemic advocacy.Together, they explore:Militarism’s direct connection to poverty and the decline in resources for humanitarian and development workThe PC(USA)’s engagement and advocacy efforts around ceasefire, military aide and Chris...
2025-02-0349 min
Happily Booked: A BookcastS2, E27 - Bookish updates over the phoneSend us a text15:17 - Death At Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige / Crown Of Swords by Robert Jordan / The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie24:23 - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 28:28 - Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah30:42 - Out Of The Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology 32:19 - Goblin: A Novel In Six Novellas by Josh Malerman- Station Eleven / The Glass Hotel / Sea Of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel37:27 - She And Her Cats: Stories by Makoto Shinkai (Author), Naruki Nagakawa (Author), Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)40:01 - Death At Bishop's Ke...
2024-07-161h 16
HPC Outreach PodcastRelentlessly InC. Laurie and Peter Kraus join Kim Gagne to update us on all the Lord is doing though Relentlessly InC.
2024-05-1427 min
Along the Road: A Podcast for PC(USA) LeadersEncounter: The Care and Nurture of the Congregation - Church Safety and Emotional Well-BeingIn this episode that accompanies the Jan. 3, 2024 Encounter episode on Church Safety and Security, guests Kathy Riley and Jim Kirk explore the importance of a comprehensive approach and attentiveness to both physical safety and emotional well-being as sessions and presbyteries live out their call to nurture the covenant community of disciples. We recommend also listening to the Nov. 15, 2023 Encounter episode on Trauma-Informed Decision-Making which complements both the Church Safety and Security and Emotional Well-Being episodes well.Web Resources recommended by Kathy Riley and Jim Kirk, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance ProgramNational Center for...
2024-02-0745 min
Calvary Presbyterian Church San Francisco"Change of Plans" - Mark 1:35-45A chance encounter with an outsider and an unexpected request invite Jesus’ involvement and compel his compassion, challenging his place and plan at the beginning of his public ministry.
The sermon was delivered on February 4, 2024 by guest preacher Rev. Laurie Kraus. The scripture reading was from Mark 1:35-45.
2024-02-0525 min
Build Me UpPowerGirls: Catapulted into the World of the TradesThis week, Abbie Lown from Girl Scouts of River Valley, Barb Pecks from the Carpenters Union, and Laurie Trousil, Kraus-Anderson’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion, join Build Me Up. The group talks about the Girl Scouts' Power Girls program which focuses on exposing middle school and high school girls to the trades and the impact it’s having on not only the girls but their families as well. We also discuss the current state of women in the trades and what keeps some women from looking at trade work as a viable career. Kraus-Anderson recently sponsored an event at t...
2023-11-2140 min
Books Are My PeopleStephen Sondheim, Writer's Strike and BooksShownotes:Today, on episode #106, I am joined by screenwriter, Ron Clark, who also happens to be my father. We discuss the writer's strike, Stephen Sondheim, my dad's secret fear and, we hum, in addition to recommending books, of course. Click on any of the titles to be taken to my bookshop.org shop. Permanent Linkups: Sign up for my weekly newsletterFollow me on Substack Follow me on Instagram Take a writing class with me Buy a unique, upcycled journal for book lovers Reach out and emai...
2023-08-1426 min
Home Base NationInvictus/Warrior Game Alumni and Home Base ICP Graduate Army Veteran Monica “Mo” SouthallToday's episode is another installment of Home Base Nation: Veteran Stories with Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Monica "Mo" Southall. Mo participated in Home Base's Intensive Care Program (ICP) in January 2022. Mo is an athlete and adaptive sports athlete, having competed multiple times in the Invictus Games, and competed and coached in the Department of Defense Warrior Games. Mo was gravely injured in 2009 while on deployment, and speaks openly about how finding her way into adaptive sports saved her life. In this conversation, Mo and Ron talk about her time in the Army and her love of service, into...
2022-08-0242 min
Home Base NationMilitary Giving Made Possible - With the Armed Forces Financial Network and Inspire UpHome Base is all about helping veterans and military families thrive. Mental health and addressing the invisible wounds are part of the equation – And Inspire Up with help from AFFN is such a good example of that needed collaboration to make that thriving a reality.Thanks to our guests – John Broda and Scott Duszynski, of Armed Forces Financial Network, and Jessica Manfre of Inspire Up for your service and for all you do for military families. ###If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and p...
2022-07-1914 min
Home Base NationEmergencies Without Borders - With US Navy Veteran Dr. Eric GoralnickIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base at (617) 724-5202, or visit www.homebase.org.Sign up to join us in person or virtually for the 13th Annual Run to Home Base at runtohomebase.org.###Eric Goralnick, MD, MS is focused on improving patient care in two main areas: ensuring access to healthcare for our most vulnerable patients and supporting collaborations between the civilian and military medical communities. He is an emergency medicine physician and serves as Med...
2022-07-0548 min
Home Base NationPride in Service: Looking Backwards to Move Forward from Don't Ask Don't Tell - With U.S. Army Veterans Cliff Brown and Jade GriffithsToday we have the honor of sharing two U.S. veteran stories, both out gay military service members who were in basic training together fifteen years ago and have not seen each other since. Army Veterans Cliff Brown, who is a project manager at Home Base, and Jade Griffiths, who works today as a 911 dispatcher, talk to us and each other about how life was for them as LGBTQ-identifying soldiers during Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and after it was repealed, about President Trump’s 2017 reenactment of the Transgender service ban, and how things are going today. Like all pe...
2022-06-2834 min
Home Base NationDoing The Right Thing - with U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and Marine veteran Seth MoultonToday's episode is with U.S. Congressman (D-MA 6th District) and Marine veteran Seth Moulton. We connected with the Congressman after we spoke with Said Noor, the Afghani American U.S. Army Veteran who's episode we released last week. Said's mom and siblings were able to get out of Afghanistan about the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, thanks in large part to Congressman Moulton and his team, including Director of Constituent Services Neesha Suarez, who worked with Said and U.S. military on the ground in Afghanistan to get to them safety. We spoke with Congressman...
2022-06-2321 min
JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) PodcastPreparing Your Child With ADHD/LD for College... and for Life with Dr. Rachel FrymanDr. Rachel Fryman supports adolescents and adults with ADHD. Together with clients, she explores the impact of ADHD on relationships, academic achievement, job performance, and overall well-being. Rachel helps clients to identify and incorporate strategies to manage organizational and time management challenges, so that everyday is less stressful and more meaningful. In addition to private practice, Rachel is a social worker at Adelphi University's Learning Resource Program for students with ADHD and learning differences. She teaches at Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University and has experience in community mental health and special education administration. Rachel earned her...
2022-06-161h 20
Home Base NationSupporting the Peaceful Warrior - With Shawndin Tracy & Dino Haley of Navajo Nation and the Arizona VAIn today's episode, Dr. Ron Hirschberg talks with Veteran Affairs (VA) social worker Dino Haley and VA Facility Rural Health Coordinator Shawndin Tracy, both currently based out of the Phoenix, Arizona VA. At 19 percent, Indigenous Americans have the highest per-capita of any ethnic group to serve in the U.S. military. There is a pride in service, in defending ones' country, as well as in working to preserve community, traditions and ways of life for indigenous communities. The Navajo people refer to themselves diné, which translates to "the people" or "children of the holy people" in Diné Bizaad. Dino and...
2022-05-3142 min
Home Base NationInfinite wisdom on a parking ticket: Army Veteran JR Martinez's story of "Amitābhaḥ"AmitābhaCheck out JR's Podcast! - Rebirth With JR Martinez-----If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base at (617) 724-5202, or visit www.homebase.org **REMEMBER FOLKS THE ANNUAL RUN TO HOME BASE IS 7-30-22 THIS YEAR! ALL FUNDRAISING GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CARE OF OUR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES, SO SIGN UP HERE: www.runtohomebase.orgTheme music for Home Base Nation: "Rolling the tree" by The Butler FrogsAd...
2022-05-2306 min
Build Me UpThe Buzz on Bees (and Other Pollinators)This episode, we're joined by Laurie Schneider, founder of the Pollinator Friendly Alliance, as well as Tonya Kostick and Brendan Ward, Kraus-Anderson employees and the keepers of our KA bees. We talk about various types of pollinators, the important role they play in our ecosystem, and how KA started beekeeping. Our guests also suggest ways in which all individuals can do their parts to help preserve pollinators. The conversation wraps with some fun bee facts. "Take Action" List: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/623c9365af01026ca2eb4c15/t/62587b89efb6b16e6c2897d9/1649965969709/action+list...
2022-05-1742 min
Home Base NationU.S. Army Veteran & cancer survivor Brandi Benson on her mission to "defeat with purpose"Today's episode features a conversation with Brandi Benson, U.S. Army veteran and author of the book "The Enemy Within: A Young Soldier's Unexpected Battle with Cancer." Brandi, a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and outspoken mental health advocate, was only twenty-four and a few months into her first deployment when she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, possibly due to toxic exposure while she was deployed. Dr. Ron Hirschberg speaks with Brandi about her beginnings in the military and being forced to return home from war only to have to continue fighting, this time...
2022-05-0943 min
Home Base NationWhat Yoga, Bird Watching, and Home Base All Have in Common - with U.S. Army veteran Joshua MaloneyToday's episode is another installment of Home Base Nation: Veteran Stories with Joshua Maloney, a Cape Cod-based U.S. Army and Army Reserves veteran. Josh is no stranger to Home Base, having participated in our Training for First Responders when he was a Barnstable, MA police officer, and as a patient with us in 2019 when he participated in our Intensive Care Programs, or ICP. Today, Josh works with the Veterans Yoga Project a yoga teacher and as their New England Regional Director, is a full-time student at MA Maritime Academy, studying marine science, safety, environmental protection, and is an...
2022-04-2540 min
Home Base NationHome Base Strong: The Journey of Dr. Patrick Downes Before and After the Boston Marathon BombingToday’s episode brings us back home - to Home Base, and to Boston. Dr. Patrick Downes is a psychologist at Home Base and a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Speaking with Patrick, you immediately can see that this is someone who embodies the essence of someone who serves those who serve. A Cambridge, MA native and Boston College alumnus, Patrick started his psychology training in 2012, and planned to pursue a career as a youth psychologist. Nine years ago this week, on April 15th, 2013, Patrick and his wife Jessica were standing near the finish line, cheering on the ma...
2022-04-111h 00
Home Base NationA Coincidental Conversation in an Uber: Wise Words from a First-Generation Cuban-American Vietnam VeteranPicture this: you get into an Uber on your way to the airport in Los Angeles, and after some light exchanges with your driver, you learn that he is a Vietnam veteran. The infamous LA traffic fades away as you learn more about his life and service, and before you know it, thirty minutes have gone by and you're already at the airport. Well, that's what happened to Ron Hirschberg the other week as he was a podcast conference in Los Angeles. In a first for Home Base Nation, we're excited to bring you into the field with Ron...
2022-04-0416 min
Home Base NationCombat, Comedy & Feeling the Laugh Again - A Conversation with U.S. Army veteran, comedian, and musician Thom TranThom Tran wears many hats, just like his dad. He’s a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and paratrooper, a first generation Vietnamese-American, a Purple Heart recipient, and a ‘triple-threat’ entertainer - an actor, musician, and comedian. Thom’s father was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force, and was a POW for three years before escaping, getting his family to a refugee camp, and then later immigrating the whole family to the U.S. Growing up, Thom wanted to be a punk rocker (specifically, Van Halen), but instead joined the army at 18, retiring from active duty after be...
2022-03-281h 07
Home Base NationWhen a Rock D.J. Deploys - A Conversation with Mistress Carrie and General Jack HammondMany deployed troops are lovers of rock music, and those deployed from the New England area would send Boston's beloved radio DJ and podcast host Mistress Carrie letters from Iraq and Afghanistan. A vehement supporter of U.S. troops and veterans, she wanted to find a way to give back, and in 2006 she made her way to Iraq, as the first non-news journalist embedded with troops there, before "deploying" for a second time in Afghanistan in 2011, where she met Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond, who was leading command in Kabul at the time. He tells us how a civilian...
2022-03-2134 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation: Season Four Starts March 21stHome Base Nation is back for season four on March 21st! Today, amidst the global fear and exhaustion that exists for both military and civilian communities, we know that we can’t lose hope, and we bring you this season with a renewed sense of purpose. This season, we will bring you more conversations with - and stories about - veterans, service members, military families, and the artists, athletes, comedians, activists, who all share stories of transition and resilience from challenge and trauma, and the work being done to stomp the stigma around seeking care for these invisible wounds. Jo...
2022-03-1403 min
Home Base Nation(Season Four Teaser) The War in Ukraine & Military Mental Health - With Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond & Mistress CarrieSeason Four of Home Base Nation will start in just a few weeks, and we have been working over the past few months to bring you another great season. Given what is going on in the world right now, our mental health and military community has its finger on the pulse with you all and our hearts are with the Ukrainian people and all those trying to escape the violence in the Ukraine right now. We sat down on Tuesday to record an upcoming episode with Mistress Carrie, Boston’s beloved Rock DJ and spouse of an active-duty Marine, in...
2022-03-0315 min
Home Base NationWords of Strength and Healing From Our Guests - Happy and Healthy 2022!If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base NationTo learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, Taylor Orlando, with COO Michael Allard, Brigadier General Jack Hammond, and Peter SmythProducer and Host: Dr. Ron HirschbergP...
2021-12-2716 min
Home Base Nation70 Years of Love From Above: Operation Christmas DropOperation Christmas Drop - Official Trailer / NetflixThe Guam Daily Post - Article on OCDLearn more about OCD:"Operation Christmas Drop is the world’s longest running humanitarian airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to many Micronesian islands, impacting more than 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. The drop is the oldest ongoing Department of Defense mission which remains in full operation. The operation was first conducted in 1951, when the aircrew of a WB-29 aircraft assigned to the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, formerly assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in G...
2021-12-2020 min
Home Base NationStories from the Intrepid - What Prince Harry, an iconic WWII aircraft carrier, and three brave Americans can teach usThe Intrepid Valor Award - Honorees included Air Force Veteran / Master Sgt (Ret) Kyle Hines, Surviving Spouse of Lt Col Matt Block, Barbara Block, Army Special Forces Veteran Julian Kitching, US Navy Servicemember Wayne “Ty” Garvin, and Marine / Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Rudinksi."Service isn't loud. Service is what happens in the quiet and when people aren't looking. It's about how we take care of each other every single day. It's about the camaraderie we share, the laughs, the comfort, the pain, the challenge and yes, the banter. Throughout my time in the military and after, I recogn...
2021-12-0744 min
Home Base NationKernels of Gratitude - Happy Thanksgiving From The Home Base Family TableIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base NationTo learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, and COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack HammondProducer and Host: Dr. Ron HirschbergProducer, Editor: Lucy Little...
2021-11-2504 min
Home Base NationServing Country, Family and Health - Featuring Major General (Ret.) Patrick Sargent, SVP DoD Healthcare at OptumServeIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base NationTo learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, and COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack HammondProducer and Host: Dr. Ron HirschbergAssistant Producer, Editor: Lucy Li...
2021-11-1950 min
Home Base NationA Salute to Freedom, and A Home Base Salute to all Veterans and Military FamiliesSalute To Freedom Gala: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumTEXT to give: HBDONATE to 617-582-2098 Or call NOW: (866)-615-8387Or anytime WWW.WCVB.COM/HOMEBASEIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base NationTo learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedInHome Base Nation Te...
2021-11-1104 min
Home Base NationBattlefield of Dreams - Featuring Green Beret Nate BoyerThis conversation was recorded in August, 2021 at the time of the US was pulling troops out of Afghanistan. HBN released this relevant content on all of our minds that week: Your Sacrifice Matters (8/23/21)Today we dive into Nate’s work and experiences at home. What moved him towards the military and about what he continues to do for his own form of service. Looking backwards, Nate’s story seems to fit together at every turn. But what’s behind the scenes is always seeing opportunity, along with grit and dedication at every step, not to mention learning from th...
2021-11-051h 06
Home Base NationResetting The Mission - Featuring Psychologist and Author of PTSD Unplugged Dr. Pam HallMany thanks for Dr. Pam Hall who has devoted years and her own service to our servicemen and women who’ve experience trauma and stress in their lives.Check out her new book: PTSD Unplugged and see Dr. Pam’s website to learn more.Remember if you want to sign up for Home Base No-Shave November to directly support the care at Home Base, sign up at www.homebase.org/noshaveIf you are local, check out the Boston Televent, an all-day program on Veterans Day (11/11/21 )on ABC/Channel 5 WVCB to see how you c...
2021-10-2934 min
Home Base NationInside and Outside the Mask: Art Therapy At Home Base...Mask work is steeped in human history, and in many cultures around the world. Mask therapy work with service members stems from the work of Art Therapist Melissa Walker at Creative Forces at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (or NICoE), part of Walter Reed Medical Center. The language of trauma may not be accessed, or not there at all. And we recognize that the important thing here is the process of creating a unique and personalized mask – so that the conversations can accompany or follow...Very special thanks to Air Force Veteran John Hicks for your se...
2021-10-2618 min
Home Base NationDedication To The Soldier - Featuring Lieutenant General Gary Brito / Deputy Chief of Staff US Army- This conversation was recorded virtually in April, 2021 -The many challenges of the pandemic including stress, anxiety, and isolation, caused an increase in mental health challenges for our Veterans and a spike in suicides amongst our military members. The recent triggering effects of the evacuation from Afghanistan and growing humanitarian crisis has made a bad situation worse and created a perfect storm of events that will require our clinical staff to grow to meet the needs of our warriors and families. Together, we have raised more than $1.8 MILLION – And we have a goal for thi...
2021-09-3036 min
Home Base NationCreativity, Sports and Service - Featuring Red Sox Chairman Tom WernerIt is hard to know where to begin with our next HBN guest. It makes sense to begin with a recent award for service at the White House just a few months ago. The second-highest award from the head of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his work with the Red Sox Foundation in creating Home Base, along with our partner Massachusetts General Hospital.Creativity is the common thread to our guest’s entire career… As he and his creative and successful teams hold other awards you may have heard...
2021-09-1044 min
Home Base NationYour Sacrifice Matters - With Green Beret Nate BoyerThank You Nate Boyer for your service and missions that began even before joining the military, and thanks for your advocacy for your fellow veterans and those who continue to need a voice in Afghanistan.To every human that fought for the people of Afghanistan. And especially to those that didn’t make it back: YOUR SACRIFICE MATTERS. It has to. Because if yours doesn’t than mine doesn’t. We can’t lose hope and believe it was all for nothing. It was for humanity if nothing more. - 8.16.21 Nate BoyerPlease SUBSCRIBE to Home Bas...
2021-08-2317 min
Home Base NationRoommates and Rifles: Back From Tokyo 2020! - With Military Olympians / US Army Active Duty Soldiers SPC Alison Weisz and SPC Sagen MaddelanaClick to learn more about SPC Maddelana, SPC Weisz, and the team at US Army Marksmanship Unit*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee)This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2021 via Zoom from Boston, MA to Fort Benning, GATo learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, La...
2021-08-1640 min
Home Base NationAlways Looking Ahead of The Ball - Featuring WWII Army Veteran Marvin Gilmore*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee)This episode was recorded at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Boston, MA, on April 29,th 2021.Marvin Gilmore: Crusader For Freedom - By Paul KatzeffFor more on Mr. Marvin Gilmore, tune in recent story on Chronicle to learn more.To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHo...
2021-08-0242 min
A Matter of Faith: A Presby PodcastEpisode 20: Pledging, TATTOOS?! & Grieving within DisastersSend us a textQuestions for the Week:I was confirmed recently in my local Presbyterian Church and have become a member. Suddenly, I am on all of these email lists, being asked to help with things, and biggest of all - being asked how much money I pledge to give over the next year. I'm only in high school. I'd love to give, but honestly don't have much money. How much should I be giving? Are there suggestions for other ways I can contribute? What are your thoughts on tattoos? Can Christians have t...
2021-07-1544 min
Build Me UpBuilding an Equitable Workforce with Carpenters in ActionAfter the tragic death of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests and civil unrest, almost every industry has had to look in the mirror – reflecting on overt, covert and systemic racism that exists, and which creates barriers for people of color and other underrepresented groups. The construction industry is no different. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 88% of construction workers are White, compared to 78% in the overall workforce. In Minnesota, only 4.8% of the construction workforce is comprised of people of color. How can we create more opportunities for people of color in this industry? The...
2021-03-0241 min
Build Me UpSam Ebute and the Power of ResilienceSam Ebute is the director of the MN Trades Academy, a paid internship experience for high schoolers to expose them to career pathways in construction. But his own journey to the industry did not follow a traditional path. In this special episode, guest host and KA's Director of Inclusion and Diversity Laurie Trousil sat down with Sam to learn more about his early life in Nigeria, the culture shock of moving to Menomonie, Wisconsin, and the events in his life that led him to mentoring Twin Cities youth. His story of courage, resilience and compassion built from adversity, is...
2020-06-0945 min
Breaking UpEpisode 2: Intimishoes / Gone Girl + A Simple Favour
Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.
In our second episode we discuss how to handle it when someone you're seeing keeps cancelling on you, what to do if your ex tells you something which affects your self-perception, and the films Gone Girl (2014; Dir. David Fincher) and A S...
2020-01-211h 23
All the Books!E229: New Releases and More for October 8, 2019This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts, The Grace Year, How We Fight for Our Lives, and more great books.
This episode was sponsored Book Riot's Blind Date with a Book; Ritual Essential Vitamins for Women; and The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz, new from Algonquin Young Readers.
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2019-10-0834 min