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Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: General Jack Hammond on the "Takin’ A Walk” podcast with Buzz KnightWe are pleased to present this special episode from a podcast headed by our fellow podcaster, friend, and supporter of veterans, Buzz Knight.Buzz has been a force in media, working as a strategist and a media executive for decades. He has an excellent podcast called "Takin' A Walk", a show that focuses on resilience, mental health, and amazing stories through the healing power of music. We are fortunate to cross-pollinate with Buzz to share an episode of "Takin' A Walk" where he shares an interview with the Chief Executive Director for the Home Base, r...2025-08-0637 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Admissions Coordinator Zachary Morin, and Cartoonist and Writer Garry TrudeauWe have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought it would be a good idea to look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and select 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond. For this episode, you will hear a brief conversation with t...2025-07-1541 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Staff Psychologist Dr. Drew Teer, and Musician and Marine Veteran ShaggyWe have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought it would be a good idea to look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and select 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond. If you are just tuning in to the show, our h...2025-07-0841 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Family Support Team Manager at Home Base Stacie Frederiksson, and storyteller and filmmaker Spike Lee.We have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought it would be a good idea to look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and select 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond. Welcome back to Home Base Nation! For this episode, you w...2025-06-1038 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Veteran Outreach Coordinator at Home Base Marc Moyer, and retired Air Force Reserve Major and TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll.We have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought it would be a good idea to look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and select 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond. For this episode, you will hear a brief conversation with M...2025-06-0334 min
Home Base NationA "Match" for Life - Two Families, Two Dads, Two Sons - And One US/UK Mission at the Liverpool Football ClubThis Episode is dedicated to the memory and honor of the service of Dan Allen and Dominic Snyder.Special Thank You to the Liverpool Football Club and the Royal British Legion for hosting these families."Thank you to the amazing organizations of TAPS, SSAFA, and Home Base for bringing together healed hearts and healed families." - Dustin Snyder.The 2nd Annual Run To Anfield is coming up – August 2nd, 2025 – so join us, run, walk, or support us virtually from anywhere in the world, especially if you're a Liverpool fan, of course.Go t...2025-05-2326 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Clinical Social Worker Kate Basile, and the journalist, author and filmmaker Sebastian JungerWe have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought it would be a good idea to look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and select 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond.Over the next twenty weeks, we will share the staff...2025-05-2031 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Home Base Marine Veteran Alexander Hohl, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and the Dr. David King and David "Big Papi" Ortiz episodeWe have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought we would look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and choose 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond.Over the next twenty weeks, we will share these staff conversations I had with some...2025-05-1342 min
Home Base NationHome Base Nation Favorites: First meet Home Base Director of Veteran Outreach Jessica Covitz and the Bob and Lee Woodruff episodeWe have published 120 episodes since 2019. For this new season, we thought we would look back on some of the highlights of our conversations and choose 20 episodes that resonated with veterans, service members, military families, and the civilians who support them.But first up, you'll hear from some of the folks at Home Base who wake up every day with the same mission in mind, no matter what they do at the Center of Excellence in the Navy Yard and beyond.Over the next twenty weeks, we will share these staff conversations I had with some...2025-05-061h 00
Home Base NationAll-Star Strength and Support: On and Off the Mound - With Kristi and Liam HendriksThree-time All-Star Pitcher, Six-time Roberto Clemente Award nominee, (and Run to Home Base Captain) Liam Hendriks, and entrepreneur and philanthropist Kristi Hendriks join Dr. Ron Hirschberg for a conversation at Home Base. As the Red Sox welcome Liam to the team, he and Kristi reflect on living the baseball life over the years including the comaradarie and the challenges, the causes they support, and how military lineage runs in their families. Liam talks about his own battle against Stage IV non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2022, and the return to pitching the following year along with Kristi's ongoing support. Kristi highlights the...2025-01-2730 min
Home Base NationInfluencing the Homosapien! - With Lieutenant Commander (Ret) Evangelo “Vann” MorrisKicking off 2025, Navy Veteran Vann Morris sits with Dr. Ron Hirschberg and talks about his journey from young sailor, to Lieutenant Commander, and a man on a mission to heal America through his patriotism and infectious personality. Vann is a teacher, preacher, and leader. Retired after 30 years, his last 3 tours were at the Pentagon, the 82nd Airborne Division in Bagram, Afghanistan, and US Special Operations Command. Vann talks about love for country, family and the fact that we all should be aware that our best friend and our worst enemy are actually the same person – ourselves. He talks about th...2025-01-0747 min
Home Base NationHome Base Holiday Replay: Operation Christmas Drop!This week three years ago, we told the story of “Operation Christmas Drop” after discovering the oldest ongoing Department of Defense mission - the world’s longest running humanitarian airdrop - to deliver critical supplies to remote islands in the Pacific. On 12/14/24, Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Airforce Base in Guam was another success, and the 73rd annual drop delivered 220 bundles to 58 islands, helping more than 42,000 people. Ron Hirschberg and Lucy Little told this story in 2021 including Zoom interviews east to Guam with (now) former President of OCD2021 Air Force Capt. Matt Carrowan, and north to Canada with the 2021 Netfli...2024-12-2323 min
New Business RadioDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 1Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2643 minNew Business RadioDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 2Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2643 minNew Business RadioDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 3Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2644 min
New Business Radio - Listen Today, Lead TomorrowDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 1Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2643 min
New Business Radio - Listen Today, Lead TomorrowDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 2Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2643 min
New Business Radio - Listen Today, Lead TomorrowDoemdenken of doendenken - Festival van de Toekomst 26 september 2024 uur 3Je hoorde Ron Lemmens en Fabienne de Vries vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek.
We leven in een ingewikkelde tijd met veel uitdagingen. Denk aan klimaatverandering of de overgang van fossiele brandstoffen naar duurzame energie en circulariteit. Daarom zijn de broodnodige transities in volle gang. Wat betekent dit voor Zuid-Holland in bijvoorbeeld 2050? Wordt de toekomst groen of grijs? Tijdens het Festival van de Toekomst werden bezoekers uitgedaagd om na te denken over de weg naar 2050.
Vanuit de Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam deden Fabienne de Vries en Ron Lemmens live verslag vanaf het festival en werd er gesproken met Meindert Stolk, g...2024-09-2644 min
Home Base NationLearning to Juggle, Learning to Lead - With Air Force Veteran and Harvard Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Ali RajaIn Season 7's final episode, Dr. Ron Hirschberg sits with Dr. Ali Raja, MGH's Executive Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, in his office in the heart of the Bulfinch Building at Massachusetts General Hospital, est. 1811... 159 years prior to establishing Emergency Medicine training programs in 1970. Dr. Raja's life and work are discussed, from growing up in Houston looking towards an Air Force career - a family legacy - to a journey into medicine, business, service, and leadership - while along the way juggling all the balls in the air with his eye always on the most important (and delicate) "glass...2024-07-2355 min
Home Base NationMarine Veteran Kirstie Ennis honored at National Memorial Day Concert / The Invisible and Visible Wounds in Ukraine - With Yuliia Matvieieva: VP of Medical and Veteran Affairs at Volia FundThe National Memorial Day Concert features Marine Veteran Kirstie Ennis and others and a conversation with Yuliia Matvieieva, working with Ukrainian Veteran Amputees on mental and physical health - Nearly 60,000 people have lost limbs over the the past two years since the Russian envarion of Ukraine in February 2022, the vast majority being servicemembers. Yuliia came to Home Base during a two week Ukrainian physician visit to MGH, a collaboration with Global Response Medicine, the W.H.O. and our colleague at MGH Center for Global Health, Dr. Jarone Lee. Yuliia finished medical school in Ukraine in 2013, and has been...2024-05-2733 min
Home Base NationCrossing Your Own Ocean - With Army Veteran Bryan Fuller and Dr. John LowryBryan Fuller and John Lowry met in kindergarten on the north shore of Massachusetts in 1974. They were living the adventurous life back in elementary school, getting home just before dark – most of the time. After rooming together at UMass-Amherst, John’s path would eventually lead to medicine and Bryan to Army intelligence during the Bosnian War. It’s now been 50 years since these two buddies met - and along with Klara Anstey from Wales and Elizabeth Gilmore from Virginia, they are about to venture across the Atlantic Ocean on the first fully human-powered boat traveling from Boston to Lond...2024-05-1442 min
Home Base NationOn The Road Again: With Navy Veteran, Home Base Marathoner, and Commercial Truck Driver Yuma HaidaraIn this episode, Dr. Ron Hirschberg talks with Navy Veteran and 7-time marathoner Yuma Haidara about her journey to the Navy, nursing, and a path to a career in commercial truck driving with Walmart. Yuma sees the road in front of her as an opportunity, and at the same time with just enough adventure. She holds a unique balance of bonding with fellow veterans, while finding strength on her own, trucking cross country, running anywhere from 3.1 to 26.2-mile races, and building her own business of organic skincare products, “A Yummy Life.” Yuma's strength also comes from confronting vulnerability and acce...2024-04-1633 min
Hello From The Magic TavernSeason 5, Ep 4 - King Ron (w/ Ron Funches & Erin Keif live from San Francisco Sketchfest)Our live show from San Francisco Sketchfest with Ron Funches as a worried King and Erin Keif as Momo the Mouse with Human Strength.CreditsArnie: Arnie NiekampUsidore: Matt YoungChunt: Adal RifaiKing Alphadaronious Exstian III: Ron FunchesMomo the Mouse: Erin KeifMysterious Man: Tim SniffenProducers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal RifaiAssociate Producer: Anna HavermannPost-Production Coordination: Garrett SchultzEditor: Tim JoyceMagic...2024-04-081h 03
Home Base NationTherapeutic GOALS – Featuring Ret. Navy SEAL Ryan Croley and Ret. Boston Bruin Frank SimonettiRetired Navy SEAL Capt. Ryan Croley founded the Warrior For Life Fund (WFLF) in 2012 after never skating or picking up a hockey stick until his mid-thirties, creating an opportunity for veterans, active duty service members, and families to meet and compete on the ice no matter the skill level, ability…or disability. Frank Simonetti played for the Boston Bruins from 1984-1988, and as a Bruins Alumni continues to help raise funds and awareness for people in need through organizations like WFLF. With some pre-game smack talk for the tied series between the Bruins Alumni and WFLF Teams and a co...2023-12-1940 min
Home Base NationMore Than an Unbelievable 29-year Undefeated Track Streak – Featuring Marine Veteran and Teacher Hal Croft, with Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond and Producer Brandon MillettOn the show today, Marine Veteran, teacher in the classroom and on the track – Hal Croft, including two of his former Reading, MA High School students – Film Producer Brandon Millett, and Home Base's Executive Director Brigadier General Jack Hammond. Host Ron Hirschberg sits with Hal, Brandon and Jack to talk teaching, building bonds on and off the track and battlefield, and healing wounds of war in and out of the clinic. It was just a few years prior to starting his teaching career that in 1967 in Vietnam Hal Croft would earn both a Silver Star for valor in action, and...2023-12-0538 min
Home Base NationTwo Hats and Camo-Scrubs: A Conversation with US Navy Combat Veteran and Current President of the American Medical Association, Dr. Jesse EhrenfeldUS Navy Combat Veteran Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld has worn two hats, both literally and figuratively whether donning his surgical cap in the OR, or his camouflage cap down range, and they seem to blend together when you talk with him about humanity, what the right thing to do is when it comes to stigma, equity in healthcare and equality for all, no matter who we are, both at home and abroad. In this episode, host Dr. Ron Hirschberg talks with Dr. Ehrenfeld about his role as the current President of American Medical Association and how his military experience has...2023-11-0719 min
Home Base Nation"Embrace your story and don't be afraid to let it go!" - Actor, Advocate and Military Family Member Mariel HemingwayAcademy Award and Golden Globe nominee Mariel Hemingway is known for her iconic roles in Lipstick, Manhattan, and Star 80. But did you know she created a Mental Health Foundation, and that she is from a military family? Her dad enlisted in WWII just after Pearl Harbor, was in the OSS which would become the CIA. Her grandfather, the great American writer Ernest Hemingway was denied enlistment for visual impairment but served the frontline in Italy with the Red Cross as an ambulance driver in 1917. Ron and Mariel talk about service, wellness, mental health, about her 2015 memoir "Out Came The...2023-10-2429 min
Home Base NationServing Service with a Smile: Part II - With Cartoonist and Writer Garry TrudeauIn Part II of this conversation, Ron and Garry talk about gaining the trust from military leadership during wartime, with the opportunity to visit Kuwait during the Gulf War after getting the call directly from the battlefield, and how just like visiting Walter Reed, these are chances to Get it Right in order to follow him or her from servicemember to veteran and from deployment to home. They discuss how he’s not really that guy who could ever really tell a joke, and where his humor seems to come from, about his love for putting on a show ev...2023-08-2938 min
Home Base NationServing Service with a Smile: Part I - With Cartoonist and Writer Garry TrudeauIn Part I of this conversation, Dr. Ron Hirschberg talks with the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy winner, and Army’s Commander’s Award for Public Service honoree Garry Trudeau. Garry talks about learning that characters need to "known who they are" from his days working with MASH's Robert Altman, and tells us that not only did his dad and grandfather both serve, they were also both physicians. He talks about an eye-opening visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, with stories of injury and resilience that not only informed his storytelling, but have had lasting impacts on him for the long...2023-08-2931 min
Home Base NationUnbroken Code, Unbroken Love (For Country) - With WWII Marine Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald, Sr.Today is August 14th - And US Navajo Code Talker Day. Many do not know about the Code Talkers and what they did for our nation - and the world - starting in 1942. On the show today, we are thrilled and honored to share a live conversation that took place on July 23rd 2023 at the Home Base Center of Excellence in Charlestown Navy Yard, with WWII Marine Veteran, Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald. Hon. Peter MacDonald is one of three surviving Navajo Code Talkers and his Knowledge, Wisdom, and Strength all come through in this special episode. ___2023-08-1444 min
Home Base NationHome Base’s Dr. Rachel Millstein and Staff Pick: Army Veteran and Comedian Thom TranToday on Home Base Nation, we'll first hear from Dr. Rachel Millstein who works at Home Base and the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine at MGH on what meditation is, why we do it, and how people can elicit the "Relaxation Response." Resilient Warrior was adapted from the great work at the BHI and is now delivered to not only veterans but military families and kids nationwide. Following this, please enjoy our past episode on resilience and healing through comedy and laughter with Army Veteran Thom Tran! Thom Tran wears many hats...He’s a retired U.S...2023-03-281h 12
Home Base NationHome Base's Family Outreach Coordinator Betsy Hart and Staff Pick: The Service of Sesame Street – Featuring Rocio GalarzaOur Home Base Staff Pick this week is "The Service of Sesame Street – Featuring Rocio Galarza." You’ll first hear from Home Base's Family Outreach Coordinator, military spouse and military daughter Betsy Hart. Betsy was in this original episode in April 2021, and talked about the time when her kids were really little, how Sesame Workshop for Military Families was a saving grace for them and for the whole family during all their deployments and transitions. Rocio Galarza is Vice President of US Social Impact at Sesame Workshop, and she and Dr. Ron talk about Sesame's partnerships with the military comm...2023-03-1435 min
Home Base NationWalking the Walk, After 4,325 Episodes of the Talk - With Navy Veteran Montel WilliamsIn this episode, Navy Veteran Montel Williams sits with Dr. Ron Hirschberg to discuss his three 17-year long careers, the first of which as Navy Intelligence Officer, followed by his prolific and award-winning talk show, which led to work and support in veteran trauma, a multiple sclerosis foundation, and bringing service and giving to military families together with Lifetime's Military Makeover. Among other decorated honors, Mr. Williams holds two Navy Commendation Medals, two Humanitarian Service Medals, and...two Emmys, and has shown the world many forms of service with interwoven themes of leadership, storytelling, wellness, and always giving back.2023-01-3127 min
Home Base NationTalk While You Exercise, Learn While You Podcast! - With Boston VA Whole Health Medical Director Dr. Eddie PhillipsToday on the show, host Dr. Ron Hirschberg chats with friend and colleague Dr. Eddie Phillips, Whole Health Medical Director at the Boston VA, and Associate Professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, about asking not what's the matter with you - but what matters to you, about Eddie's "Bike Desk" that keeps him moving while working, moderate and vigorous intensity exercise, and learning while laughing with his cohost Juna Gtata on PRX's Food, We Need To Talk.___I first met Dr. Eddie Phillips back in… 2003 (gasp), which is officially now 20 years ag...2023-01-1032 min
Home Base NationLearning, Laughing on all things Military Life - With Senior Editor at Military Times Sarah SicardOn our last episode of 2022, Dr. Ron Hirschberg talks with Journalist Sarah Sicard about growing up in a military family, and growing an interest in shining light on the 1% military community through stories on culture, humor, history and all things entertainment in the military and veteran space. Sarah writes for Military Times and you'll find her work in Task and Purpose, National Defense News, and stay tuned of course for her upcoming first novel. Happy Holidays and we look forward to connecting back soon in 2023!I also noticed that three people/organizations I admire and follow also...2022-12-2722 min
Home Base Nation"A Little Hope" (And A Lotta Harmony) - Featuring Voices Of ServiceArmy Veterans Caleb Green, Christal Rheams, Ron Henry, and Jason Hanna join host Dr. Ron Hirschberg for a conversation about the love of music, singing and one another as brothers and sisters that runs as deep as their harmonies, backstage at the Home Base Veterans Day Dinner on November 12th 2022. Their mission to help others heal those invisible wounds through song and bringing people together in both the military and civilian community hit a new level in 2019 when they became Top 5 finalists in the 14th season of America's Got Talent. They continue to tour, create and inspire wherever they g...2022-12-1329 min
Home Base NationHealing Waters at the Head of The Charles - With Navy Veteran Patrick JohnsonIn this episode, host Dr. Ron Hirschberg sits on the bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, MA with Navy Veteran and Rowing Coach Patrick Johnson, at the famous Head of The Charles Regatta. Coach Johnson is National Director at Athletes Without Limits (AWL), and DC Strokes integrated rowing program, a USRowing Freedom Rows designated adaptive program for the Armed Forces. Ron and Patrick talk about his joining the Navy as a musician, finding a new family in the military music community, and how his band of military-music brothers and sisters decided to partake in a Learn To Row...2022-11-2926 min
Home Base NationThankful for Old Friends and New Missions - Featuring US Army Legal Specialist (Ret.) Matt BatailleHome Base Nation Thanksgiving Message from host Ron Hirschberg 11-23-22“Thank you sir, for your service.” I said this to a Marine Veteran in the hospital the other day who was admitted with a bad pneumonia, and he was getting back on his feet to get home hopefully for Thanksgiving. He said Thank YOU doc for yours. I nodded and lifted my brow, knowing that like every other day I would still take the train home to my suburban neighborhood, sleep in a comfy bed and feel safe at home.As doctors we si...2022-11-2417 min
Home Base NationReturning to Fenway - The 2022 Run To Home Base: Honoring Black Veterans of All ErasIn this Season 5 opener, come back to Fenway Park on July 30th, 2022 for the 13th Annual Run to Home Base. This is our first RTHB at the Park since Covid, and this year Home Base and The Red Sox Foundation honors and celebrates Black Veterans and Families of all eras. From the first base line and Sam Adams Deck, Dr. Ron Hirschberg interviews WWII Tuskegee Airman Enoch "Woody" Woodson II, WWII Army Veteran Marvin Gilmore, Brigadier General Joe Carter, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kitching, Green Beret Julian Kitching, Colonel Dana Sanders-Udo, Mass General Brigham leaders who have and continue to...2022-11-1520 min
Majority 54Does the Senate Hinge on Oz vs. Fetterman?What do Ron DeSantis, Tom Brady and the 1993 film "A Bronx Tale" all have in common? They're the focus of animated discussion in this week's "Talking Trash". Later on, Jason, Ravi and Grace assess the implications of the Pennsylvania Senate debate, the shaky state of the midterms and how to talk about a partisan judiciary. To close, Grace discusses Florida's recent radical approach to civics education with Majority 54 listener, Justin Vogel. Enter to win an election night giveaway by following @Majority54 on Twitter, and @wmnmedia and retweeting the pinned tweet! If you've listened for a whi...2022-10-2750 minMajority 54Breaking: Civil Charges Against TrumpIn this episode, Ravi takes a break from thinking about his beloved Buffalo Bills to dive into the news of the week with Jason. The boys talk trash about the assistant coach who won the Supreme Court case that gave him the right to pray at work - and then didn't return to work. Then, they discuss Ron DeSantis' political stunt of flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Biden's declaration that the pandemic is over, and the breaking of the civil charges filed against Trump and his family in New York. If you've listened for a while, you k...2022-09-2252 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
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
The Murder Police PodcastThe Murder of Ronald Browning | Part 1 of 4Send us a textOn February 7, 2015, Rexanna Walker Browning, walked into her home on Odessa Avenue home in Beckley West Virginia, and found her 69-year-old husband, Pastor Ron Browning, dead in the home. Ronald Browning had been viciously attacked, leaving a horrific scene in the home.Investigators arriving shortly after described what they saw in the home as one of the most gruesome they had ever witnessed.Join your host David as he invites you into a detailed conversation with the 2 seasoned investigators that investigated this brutal act of evil.Beckley P...2022-05-1726 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 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 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
STARS PodcastBryce Allard - Microgreens Enthusiast NFT Collector Online RetailerThis guy has the voice of a mammoth, the heard of a lion, and just the right amount of humility to round him out. Thank you for joining us. Please welcome Bryce Allard onto the show! He is an online retailer, NFT Collector, and Microgreens Enthusiast When Bryce finds something he wants to do he masters it. Here is his journey.2021-08-2534 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
Home Base NationFulfillment Of Trust, Part II - Featuring General (Ret.) Fred M. Franks, Jr.*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 Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, FL on May 6th, 2021 To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack Hamm...2021-07-1934 min
Home Base NationFulfillment Of Trust, Part I - Featuring General (Ret.) Fred M. Franks, Jr. *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 Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, FL on May 6th, 2021 To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier Gene...2021-07-1237 min
Home Base NationRebuilding Lives - Featuring Brigadier General (Ret.) Tom Landwermeyer, President and CEO of Homes For Our Troops*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) Click here to learn more about Homes For Our Troops To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack HammondProdu...2021-06-2740 min
Home Base NationLeveling All The Playing Fields - Featuring Executive Director of The Red Sox Foundation Bekah Salwasser*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. Click here to learn more about Bekah Salwasser and The Red Sox Foundation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack HammondProducer and Host: Dr. Ron HirschbergM...2021-06-1439 min
Home Base NationBeyond The Battlefield: Stories Of War That Bring Us Together - Featuring Army Veteran Jessica Rivera and Green Beret Kevin TrujilloThis year marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and on this Memorial Day, with Covid clearing, Memorial Day seems to come with a collection of emotions. As vaccinations rise, masks come off and people start to congregate more and more - Up the road at Fenway Park and cheering on the Bruins around the corner from Home Base as they make their way in the playoffs.And looking back one year exactly, we hosted an event called Beyond The Battlefield - To bring veteran storytelling to our community, connecting civilian and military culture in a unique way. Home...2021-05-2934 min
Home Base NationCommon Goals - Featuring Boston Bruins Defenseman Kevan Miller-This virtual conversation was originally recorded on November 18th, 2020-Kevin Miller is a defensemen for the Boston Bruins, in his 7th season. Pre-Covid, he was injured at the knee during the 2019-20 season, and is now back on the ice for the 2020-21 season, resilient and rehabbed. Kevan came to Boston's WCVB Home Base Televent for Veterans Day 2019, bringing friend and fellow Bruin Brad Marchand to answer the phones to help our team raise awareness and funds to cover the care of our veterans and families. Kevan and Brad are good buddies in and out of...2021-05-1036 min
Home Base NationThe Service of Sesame Street - Featuring Rocio Galarza, Vice President of US Social Impact at Sesame WorkshopAt Home Base, the team has cared for more than 25,000 veterans, and we know that connected to each veteran is a family who also serves. Change and injury affect everyone, and the kids, no matter how resilient, can benefit from our support and care. April is a special month, Month of the Military Child, initiated in 1986 by the DOD - a legacy of the Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Military children are connected through all branches of the military… and all with their own culture and color - With Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Co...2021-04-1232 min
Home Base NationStrengthening the Team, In and Out of Fenway – with Red Sox Athletic Performance Coordinator and US Air Force Veteran, Mike RooseThanks very much to our guest, US Air Force Veteran Mike Roose for your service and what you continue to do for all of us on and off the field.Home Base is a partnership of MGH and The Red Sox Foundation – And as we look at moving forward to spring 2021 and baseball season, these two institutions give all of us a little more hope. To learn more and connect with us at Home Base:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Ste...2021-03-2530 min
Home Base NationBattle Buddies - With Marine, Home Base Psychologist, and CEO of Frost Call, Dr. Wes SandersLearn more: Frost Call-----------To learn more and connect with us at Home Base:www.homebase.org/homebasenationTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedInHome Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Charlotte Luckey, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack HammondProducer and Host: Dr. Ron HirschbergMusic: "Bats" from Acadia's Second Century Stewardship - Ron HirschbergHome Base Media Lab Chairman: Peter SmythHome Base Nation is the official podcast of Home Base Pr...2021-03-0430 min
Home Base NationHow Can Writing Save Your Life? - With Poet Seema Reza, George W. Bush Stand-To Veteran Leadership ScholarSeema Reza is a 2019 President George W. Bush Stand-To Veteran Leadership Scholar. She is the author of two books and CEO of Community Building Art Works, an organization that bridges the veteran and civilian communities and combats social isolation through writing, art, improv, and music workshops in military and veteran healthcare settings. Through her participation in Stand-To, Seema is working on bringing the programs she developed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital to VA and Military Medical Center staff to reduce burnout, build resiliency, improve communication, and bridge the civilian-military divide....2021-02-2330 min
Home Base NationHome Base 2020: Adapt Or Fall, Respect For All - Featuring Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond12-23-20Dear Home Base Nation,This second season of our show has come to an end, and so has 2020. Even though the country and world look ahead to a continued difficult situation in 2021, there is always something hopeful about a new year, along with the natural reflection that we all can use now.Personally, I’ve learned a lot from our guests both military and civilian, especially in that with challenge, comes opportunity to build back and overcome. Resilience is somewhere in all of us and learning to adapt to change and ad...2020-12-2331 min
Home Base NationIn Service To Warriors And Their Families - Featuring Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael Linnington, CEO, Wounded Warrior ProjectYou can’t see it but behind our guest in his office is a big flag that shows the classic Wounded Warrior Project logo of one service member being carried on the back of another. We have the honor to be talking with LTG Ret. Mike Linnington who served 35 years in the US Army prior to taking on multiple new roles, with new service to his country and all of our veterans and military families.He served as Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as the Military Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense....2020-11-2443 min
Home Base NationUnity Of Purpose – Reflections On Boston Hope, A COVID-19 Field HospitalThis episode is dedicated to the 723 people with COVID-19 who came to recover at the Boston Hope Field Hospital during Spring 2020, and to all 1,034 staff who took incredible care of them. With heartfelt appreciation to the Dr. Anne Klibanski, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham (MGB) and the entire MGB leadership team, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh for making it happen. And with much gratitude to our partners and colleagues at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Atrius Health, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, Boston Convention and Exhibition Ce...2020-10-2744 min
ClarineatE019: Ed Joffe (Part 3 of 3) on his Broadway career of almost 40 yearsIn this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin speaks with Ed Joffe about his nearly 40 year career as a versatile Broadway musician. Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from Broadway shows such as “Fosse” and “Victor Victoria”; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universities, is a gradua...2016-05-281h 17
Clarineat: The Clarinet PodcastE019: Ed Joffe (Part 3 of 3) on his Broadway career of almost 40 yearsIn this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin speaks with Ed Joffe about his nearly 40 year career as a versatile Broadway musician. Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from Broadway shows such as “Fosse” and “Victor Victoria”; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universities, is a gradua...2016-05-281h 17
ClarineatE018: Ed Joffe (Part 2 of 3) on the history of doubling, and doubling tips for clarinetistsIn this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin continues the conversation with Ed Joffe about woodwind doubling for clarinetists and his brand new album “Contrasts.” Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from broadway shows such as “Fosse” and “Victor Victoria”; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universi...2016-05-221h 04
Clarineat: The Clarinet PodcastE018: Ed Joffe (Part 2 of 3) on the history of doubling, and doubling tips for clarinetistsIn this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin continues the conversation with Ed Joffe about woodwind doubling for clarinetists and his brand new album “Contrasts.” Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from broadway shows such as “Fosse” and “Victor Victoria”; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universi...2016-05-221h 04
Clarineat: The Clarinet PodcastE017: Ed Joffe (Part 1 of 3) on woodwind doubling and his new album "Contrasts"In this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin speaks with Ed Joffe about woodwind doubling for clarinetists and his brand new album "Contrasts." Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from broadway shows such as "Fosse" and "Victor Victoria"; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universities...2016-05-1751 min
ClarineatE017: Ed Joffe (Part 1 of 3) on woodwind doubling and his new album "Contrasts"In this episode of the Clarineat Podcast host Sean Perrin speaks with Ed Joffe about woodwind doubling for clarinetists and his brand new album "Contrasts." Ed has been a vital part of the New York music scene for over 40 years. He has performed in every type of musical situation imaginable, ranging from broadway shows such as "Fosse" and "Victor Victoria"; Chamber ensembles such as the Philip Glass and Steve Reich Ensembles; and orchestral performances with The New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet Orchestras. Ed has offered numerous clinics on woodwinds and jazz at music education conferences and universities...2016-05-1751 min
Outstanding OhioansThe Outstanding Ohioans show, Episode 37-Interview with Matt Mayer, President of Opportunity OhioFor Episodes 36 & 37 of the Outstanding Ohioans show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Mayer, President of Opportunity Ohio. Opportunity Ohio (O2) is dedicated to enhancing prosperity for Ohioans through educating policymakers and citizens. We pay particular attention to the impact of state and local government decisions and how they foster or hinder job creation and economic growth. Our strategic aim is to provide our leaders with sound policies for a better tomorrow.
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Matt A. Mayer serves a...2015-10-1900 minOutstanding OhioansThe Outstanding Ohioans show, Episodes 36 -Interview with Matt Mayer of Opportunity OhioFor Episodes 36 & 37 of the Outstanding Ohioans show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Mayer, President of Opportunity Ohio. Opportunity Ohio (O2) is dedicated to enhancing prosperity for Ohioans through educating policymakers and citizens. We pay particular attention to the impact of state and local government decisions and how they foster or hinder job creation and economic growth. Our strategic aim is to provide our leaders with sound policies for a better tomorrow.
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Drum Corps History PodcastEpisode 075: Cadets LaSalle“In 1963, a drum corps emerged literally from the shadows of the magnificent “Peace Tower” of Parliament Hill in Canada’s National Capital of Ottawa. This group would go on to set the drum corps world on fire, but unfortunately, the flame that was the Cadets LaSalle would burn out much too quickly, lasting for only […]2013-04-0823 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 074: Spirit of Atlanta“Established in the fall of 1976, Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps was the creation of husband and wife team Freddy Martin, a successful suburban Atlanta band director, and his wife, Lynda. That summer, they and Bob Hoehn partnered with a local network television affiliate to realize their dream of an Atlanta area junior drum and […]2013-03-2530 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 073: Phantom Regiment“The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps has been in existence since 1956. Originating in the “blue collar” community of Rockford, IL, the Regiment is the surviving marching unit in an area where drum and bugle corps have existed since the end of World War I.” …2013-03-1833 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 072: Bluecoats“In 1972, Canton, OH, police officers J. Babe Stearn and Ralph McCauley, the director and assistant director of the Canton Police Boys Club, met with Canton businessman Art Drukenbrod to discuss an idea they had for a music program at the Boys Club.” …2013-03-1122 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 071: St. Rita’s Brassmen“The Saint Joseph Patron Parish was small, mostly Italian, and located in Brooklyn, New York. In 1956 the parish leaders were moved to organize a Sea Cadet corps for the youngsters of the neighborhood. The corps had a two-fold mission: to keep the kids out of trouble and to represent the church in parades for […]2013-03-0426 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 070: Giant Killer – The 80s Part II“The musical program and drill design underwent explosive growth during the 1980s. In 1980, the Top 12 competing units were playing a musical book that averaged 5 separate selections, much the same as had been done for the previous 20 years.” …2013-02-2533 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 069: Giant Killer – The 80s“No history of the 1980s can be written without a look at the influential year of 1979. At first glance, this year might seem like an average year for DCI up to the time. The Blue Devils had again won the national title. The Top 12 remained essentially the same. Thankfully, Fanfare from “Rocky” and […]2013-02-1833 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 068: Glassmen“The history of the corps that would be known as the Glassmen actually started in 1961. The Maumee Demons, a senior corps based in the Toledo suburb, wanted to create a positive outlet for the children of the members, as well as the youth of the Toledo area.” …2013-02-1127 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 067: St. Raphael’s Golden Buccaneers“The St. Raphael’s Golden Buccaneers junior corps was organized in the fall of 1958 as a coeducational competitive marching activity as part of St. Raphael’s parish’s CYO music program.” …2013-02-0429 minDrum Corps History PodcastEpisode 066: Minnesota Brass, Inc.“Like many Drum and bugle corps, Minnesota Brass, Inc. began during the boom of military-based units after World War II. Unlike most that started during that period, MBI is now experiencing their greatest success and proficiency in their more than 66-year history.” …2013-01-2834 min