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Free Library PodcastErik Larson | The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil WarIn conversation with award winning broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak.
''America's most compelling popular historian'' (The Christian Science Monitor), Erik Larson is the bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed books, including The Splendid and the Vile, a chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz; In the Garden of Beasts, the story of the first American ambassador to Nazi Germany; The Devil in the White City, a history of the serial killer who stalked attendees of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago; and Dead Wake, the tale of the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania. A former features writer for The Wall Str...2024-05-0659 minFree Library PodcastTricia Rose | Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives-and How We Break FreeIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
Acclaimed for her study of the intersections of pop music, contemporary Black U.S. culture, and sex and gender, sociologist Tricia Rose is the author of Longing to Tell, The Hip Hop Wars, and, most notably, Black Noise, which is considered a foundational text for the academic study of hip hop. She is the Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies and the director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University, and she has presented seminars and workshops on a wide range of topics to scholarl...2024-04-121h 03Free Library PodcastStacey Abrams | Rogue Justice: A ThrillerIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Tracey Matisak
Introduced by State Rep. Donna Bullock
Stacey Abrams is the Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University. After serving eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives-seven as minority leader-she became the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, where she won more votes than any Democrat in the state's history. Dedicated to civic engagement, she is the creator of multiple nonprofit organizations devoted to democracy protection, voting rights, and effective public policy. Abrams has also co-founded successful companies, including a financial services firm, an energy and i...2024-04-0853 minFree Library PodcastBilly Dee Williams | What Have We Here?: Portraits of a LifeIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
Screen icon Billy Dee Williams is perhaps best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars movies The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. His dozens of other film appearances, which date back to the 1950s, include roles in Lady Sings the Blues, Brian's Song, Mahogany, Nighthawks, and too many others to list; his similarly prolific television career includes starring turns, appearances, and cameos in more than 40 dramas, sitcoms, and TV movies; and he has acted in seven acclaimed Broadway plays. His many honor...2024-02-2052 minFree Library PodcastPaul Alexander | Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last YearIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Tracey Matisak
Paul Alexander's bestselling and acclaimed biographies include portraits of James Dean, Sylvia Plath, John McCain, and J. D. Salinger, the last of which served as the basis of a documentary that appeared on HBO, PBS, and Netflix. Alexander's nonfiction has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Nation, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, as well as numerous literary journals. He is also the author of several stage plays and screenplays. A writing teacher at Hunter College in New York City and a for...2024-02-1452 minFree Library PodcastSheryl Lee Ralph | Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons From Me For YouIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
A celebrated veteran of film, television, and the Broadway stage, Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy Award, a Critic's Choice Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her comedic supporting role on ABC's Abbott Elementary. In a career that spans almost 45 years, she also originated the role of Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, for which she earned a Tony Award; starred in the shows It's a Living, New Attitude, and Moesha, for which she was voted one of TV's Favorite Moms; and starred in dramatic and comedic films with some of Holly...2023-08-2457 minFree Library PodcastWesley Lowery | American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of ProgressIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
In American Whitelash, Wesley Lowery examines the cyclical pattern of violence that marks each watershed moment of racial progress in this country, most recently evidenced by the resurgence of white supremacist movements during and following Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election. Formerly The Washington Post's lead journalist in Ferguson, Missouri, during the aftermath of the murder of African American teenager Michael Brown, Lowery, together with his team, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for the paper's coverage of police shootings. He was a 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his project ''Murder with Impunity...2023-07-211h 03
The Mind Over Matter PodcastSeason 1 RecapThe Mind Over Matter Podcast Season 1 Recap is an inspiring compilation of stories that focus on mental health awareness and recovery.2023-06-2212 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastSocial Media and KidsThis episode, we discuss the Surgeon General's report, focusing on the negative effects of social media use on adolescent brain development and mental health.2023-06-1530 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastHumor & Laughter for our Mental Health feat. Gab Bonesso & Jeannine LubyIn this episode we discuss the value of humor and laughter for our mental health with our comedian guests, Gab Bonesso and Jeannine Luby.2023-06-0830 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastRestorative Parenting featuring Tia DreckmanOn this episode of the Mind Over Matter podcast, we'll discuss restorative parenting.2023-06-0131 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastHealthy Relationships featuring Dr. Kylie OleskiIn this episode, we're talking about how boundaries are essential to healthy relationships, which in turn affects our mental health.2023-05-2525 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastCPTSD featuring Don ReitmeyerDon Reitmeyer, who served in the Marine Corps, is a cannabis lobbyist, advocate, and speaker, and is a survivor of Complex PTSD(C-PTSD).2023-05-1717 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastDigital Addiction featuring Kelly KleeArtist Kelly Klee shares her advice on dealing with digital addiction.2023-05-1122 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastIsolation feat. George KinneyVeteran George Kinney shares his story about senior isolation during the pandemic and how it took a big toll on his health.2023-05-0431 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastMental Health App feat. Kevin WintersIn this episode, we talk to Wyoming area students and Kevin Winters, the General Manager of the US arm of Kooth Digital Health.2023-04-2728 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastChildren and Trauma feat. Lynne GallagherIn this podcast, we are talking about Children and Trauma. We talk to Lynne Gallagher, who is a licensed clinical social worker and certified clinical trauma professional at Geisinger’s Psychology department.2023-04-2021 minFree Library PodcastMary Louise Kelly | It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-OversIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
Barbara Gohn Day Memorial Lecture
An NPR reporter for more than two decades, Mary Louise Kelly currently co-hosts the network's flagship program All Things Considered, the most listened-to radio news show in the United States. Also the author of two popular suspense novels, she has contributed articles and essays to a variety of publications, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Kelly created and taught a graduate course on national security and journalism at Georgetown University, served as a contributing editor at The Atlantic, and has moderated high...2023-04-141h 00
The Mind Over Matter PodcastSudden Grief featuring Jamie DonnellyHear the story of Jamie Donnelly, a man who is grieving multiple family members - and how he’s coping with so much loss.2023-04-1328 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastOpioid AddictionPennsylvania opioids have been on the rise for years, according to the National Institutes of Health. How did we get here?2023-04-0628 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastADHD featuring Dr. Timothy LionettiMillions of kids and more than a few adults have been diagnosed with ADHD, so what is it exactly and what do we need to know about kids and ADHD?2023-03-3030 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastMedical Marijuana & PTSD featuring Dr. Jennifer DressIn this episode, Dr. Dress talks about Medical Marijuana and PTSD.2023-03-2323 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastMusculoskeletal Pain featuring Dr. Joshua BlumIn this week's Mind Over Matter podcast, host Tracey Matisak speaks with Geisinger psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Blum about the connection between anxiety and physical pain.2023-03-1625 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastSubstance Use Disorder featuring Darren WeberOn this week's Mind Over Matter podcast, Addiction Treatment Specialist Darren Weber joins Tracey Matisak for a discussion on Substance Use Disorder.2023-03-0924 minFree Library PodcastHeather McGhee | The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers): How Racism Hurts EveryoneSandra Shaber Memorial Lecture
In conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
The Sum of Us, Heather McGhee's 2021 odyssey across the American landscape of inequality, won wide acclaim for its empathetic and incisive imagining of a future that could offer more than our current racial paradigm. A New York Times bestseller, longlisted for the National Book Award, and named one of the best books of the year by numerous media outlets, it was recently adapted as a podcast on the Obama's Higher Ground network. One of the nation's foremost experts in economic and social policy, McGhee is the chair...2023-03-0856 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastEating Disorders feat. Dr. Jennifer BuckwashTracey is joined by Dr. Jennifer Buckwash, a clinical psychologist specializing in Eating Disorders Therapy, offering family-based treatment.2023-03-0231 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastSleep feat. Dr. Jessica SeveckeTracey Matisak is joined by Dr. Jessica Sevecke, a pediatric psychologist at Geisinger whose clinical interest includes children's sleep issues.2023-02-2329 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastGrief & Loss with Dr. Samantha FitzgeraldOn this episode, Tracey discusses Grief and Loss with Geisinger's Dr. Samantha Fitzgerald.2023-02-1622 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastFamily Anxiety with Isabella DiBileoOn this episode, Tracey is joined by Geisinger's Isabella DiBileo for a discussion about anxiety and how it pertains to the family.2023-02-0927 minFree Library PodcastClint Smith | How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
''A public intellectual with much to offer about teaching (and unlearning) history'' (The Washington Post), Clint Smith, in his bestselling book How the Word Is Passed, takes the reader on a tour of monuments and landmarks that tell an intergenerational story about the continuing legacy of slavery in the United States. A staff writer at The Atlantic, he is also the author of the poetry collection Counting Descent, which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. Smith has earned fellowships from a variety of institutions, including the Andrew W. Mellon Foun...2023-02-031h 03
The Mind Over Matter PodcastPTSD with Amber ViolaOn this episode of Mind Over Matter podcast, Tracey Matisak is joined by guest Amber Viola to talk about PTSD.2023-02-0233 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastVeteran Suicide with Kylie Oleski, PsyD and Jim McLainOn this episode of the Mind Over Matter podcast, we'll hear from Geisinger's Dr. Kylie Oleski and Jim Mclain, 2nd Vice Commander of American Legion Post 274.2023-01-2632 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastVirtual Care with Ben GonzalesGeisinger's Operations Manager for Virtual Care Ben Gonzales opens up about his road to long-term recovery2023-01-1929 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastPsychosis with Monica MongielloLiving with psychosis for more than 20 years, Monica Mongiello turns to her mother and others within her support network for strength and perseverance.2023-01-1230 min
The Mind Over Matter PodcastIntroducing: The Mind Over Matter Podcast2022-12-1501 minFree Library PodcastStacy Schiff | The Revolutionary: Samuel AdamsIn conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak
Acclaimed for her ''balanced, perceptive, thoroughly researched and exceptionally well written'' (The New Yorker) nonfiction portraits of historical figures, Stacy Schiff won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for her biography Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), a narrative of the 52-year marriage of the legendary writer and his even more vivid wife. She is also the author of A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America; the Pulitzer Prize finalist Saint-Exupéry; Cleopatra: A Life; and The Witches: Salem, 1692. Her other honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the H...2022-10-2858 minFree Library PodcastMargaret A. Burnham | By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow's Legal ExecutionersIn conversation with Tracey Matisak
Margaret A. Burnham is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, an initiative to document every racially motivated killing in the South between 1930 and 1970. Also a law professor at Northeastern University and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, she formerly worked as a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as a staffer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and as a judge in the Boston Municipal Court. In By Hands Now Known, Burnham expands her analysis of the astonishing viol...2022-10-0356 minFree Library PodcastTommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile | Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for JusticeIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics when they stood at the winners' podium and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice in the United States. Smith, gold medalist in the 200-meter sprint, and Carlos, the bronze medal winner, were forced to leave the games and faced a swift and brutal backlash at home. In his illustrated memoir for young readers, Smith tells the story of his rural Texas childhood, early career, Olympic victory, and internationally famous protest.
In addition to his Olympic gold...2022-09-281h 02Free Library PodcastJenifer Lewis | Walking in My Joy: In these StreetsIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award-winning journalist and interviewer
Co-star of the ABC mega-hit show Black-ish, Jenifer Lewis' nearly 35-year career has featured roles in some of Hollywood's most beloved films and television shows. These include such diverse projects as What's Love Got to Do With It, Pixar's Cars series, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, among dozens of others. Titled after her unofficial nickname, her memoir The Mother of Black Hollywood charts her journey from a childhood of poverty in the Midwest to the acting roles that have made her an icon. Lewis earned two Critics' Choice Television Award nominat...2022-09-191h 06Free Library PodcastAdam Schiff | Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still CouldIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning journalist and broadcaster
The United States Representative for California's 28th Congressional District and the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Adam Schiff was the lead manager for the first impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump. He is a former member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee, and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles from 1987 to 1993 and a California State Senator from 1996 to 2000. In Midnight in Washington, Schiff reveals an inside look at American democracy's darkest moment, his own path to becoming one...2022-08-3058 minFree Library PodcastMark Leibovich | Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of SubmissionIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
Mark Leibovich's books include the No. 1 bestseller This Town, a ''vastly entertaining and deeply troubling'' (The New York Times Book Review) exploration of the political culture in Washington, D.C.; and Big Game, a beyond-the-playing-field analysis of professional football at its precarious economic and social peak. Former chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine and a former correspondent for The Washington Post, Leibovich recently joined The Atlantic as a staff writer and is a contributing political analyst for NBC and MSNBC. He won the 2011 National Magazine Award for his profi...2022-07-2959 minFree Library PodcastBo Seo | Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be HeardIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
A two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Harvard College Debating Union and the Australian national debating team, Bo Seo has won the World Schools Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship. He formerly served as a national reporter for the Australian Financial Review and has contributed writing to The New York Times, The Atlantic, and CNN, among other media outlets. Currently a law school student at Harvard, he has a master's degree in public policy from Tsinghua University. In Good Arguments, Seo describes how debate e...2022-06-1656 minFree Library PodcastEric Holder | Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a PlanIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
The United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015, Eric Holder is the first African American to hold that position. In his 30-year career in government he also served in the Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section and as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Currently the chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, he also works as senior counsel at the law firm of Covington & Burling. He was named to Time magazine's list of most influential people, referred to by Legal Times as one of...2022-05-1656 minFree Library PodcastMarc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster | Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial JusticeIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
The host of BET News, Black News Tonight, and UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill is the Steve Charles Chair in Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University. His books include Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond and Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. Hill is the owner of Philadelphia's Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books and is the founder and director of the People's Education Center, a Germantown-based nonprofit organization devoted to community education.
Todd Brewster is the co-author, with Peter Jennings, of...2022-05-031h 00Free Library PodcastMary Ann Sieghart | The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About ItBarbara Gohn Day Memorial Lecture
In conversation with Tracey Matisak, award winning broadcaster and journalist
In her 20 years as a columnist and assistant editor at The Times of London, Mary Ann Sieghart won a popular following for her pieces on politics, feminism, economics, and parenthood. Also a frequent broadcaster, she has presented several programs on BBC Radio 4 and hosted Newshour on the BBC World Service. Sieghart is chair of the judges for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction, recently served as a visiting professor at King's College London, chaired the Social Market Foundation think tank, and sat on several corporate, arts, and pu...2022-02-2453 minFree Library PodcastMark Bowden and Matthew Teague | The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped ItIn conversation with Tracey Matisak, award-winning journalist and broadcaster
Renowned for his ''signature blend of deep reportage and character-driven storytelling (The New York Times Book Review),'' Mark Bowden is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. He is the author of 15 bestselling books of investigative journalism, including Blackhawk Down, adapted by Ridley Scott into a popular film; Killing Pablo, winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius Ryan Award for book of the year; The Three Battles of Wanat, a collection of his best long-form essays; and Hue 1968, the story of the Vietnam War's bloodiest battle as told by participants from both sid...2022-01-1348 min