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For over 50 years, the legendary NYC Pride March has been a symbol of the LGBTQ+ presence in our community. Our guest is Dan Dimant of Heritage of Pride, the non profit organization that plans and produces New York City's official Pride events each year--including this year’s Pride March on June 25th. For more, visit NYCPride.org.

Right now 70% of Americans say they are unhappy with what they do for a living. Feel familiar? At the present moment, a million Americans a week quit their job—that’s a third of the workforce. Another third questions how, where and when they work. Our guest is Bruce Feiler, author of THE SEARCH: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World. Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Life is in the Transitions, The Secrets of Happy Families, and The Council of Dads.

For the 100th Anniversary of Star Lake Camp, the Salvation Army’s summer camp in Bloomingdale, NJ, they’re launching a program for children of the incarcerated. Our guest is Major Antonio Rosamilia, a former camper and now Co-Camp Director! For more information on Star Lake Camp and applications for campers and staff, visit starlake.camp.

For some people, there is no planning when it comes to having a family. However, Tasha Van Howe’s was very different. Her memoir is MISS ME, ALWAYS, a story she shares for anyone who’s ever experienced the loss of a child, struggled with infertility or adoption challenges—she’s faced them all.

A charter school focused on the future is coming soon to Brooklyn’s historic Floyd Bennett Field: Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School will explore green jobs, solutions to climate change, food injustice, and systemic racism. Executive Director Geoffrey Roehm is our guest. For more, visit launchschool.org.

Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist focused on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. In her reporting for Outside, The Washington Post, Runner’s World and others, she realized that even as women excel in sports, we know little about female physiology and sports performance. Her new book is UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, returns to New York City Center, June 1-3. Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro visits for for a preview of their performances, including two world premieres. For more, visit BalletHispanico.org, and for tickets visit nycitycenter.org

The New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud estimates that business fraud costs every state resident approximately $900 per year. The NYAAIF’s Frank Sztuk discusses at the impact of insurance fraud, and red flags for both employers and employees. For more, visit fraudny.com.

The Fresh Air Fund is a New York City institution, providing summer adventures for urban kids through a number of programs, including free sleepaway camps and their signature Volunteer Host Family Program. CEO Lisa Gitelson visits as 2023 recruiting for participants, host families, and paid summer camp staff begins! For more, visit freshair.org.

MOTT STREET: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming, is a sweeping narrative history of the Chinese Exclusion Act, told through an intimate portrayal of one family’s epic journey to lay down roots in America, researched and written by Ava Chin, Professor at City University of New York.

Manhattan based non-profit Hot Bread Kitchen creates opportunity for immigrant women and women of color through food entrepreneurship. I spoke with CEO Leslie Abbey about how they leverage the NYC food industry to help women improve their economic trajectory. They also have an amazing marketplace! Visit hotbreadkitchen.org.

Sharon Palmer is a vegan nutritionist whose writing has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Oprah Magazine, Prevention, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. Her new book is The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes, which includes 100 easy vegan recipes that are both inventive and delicious.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Lasallian Catholic, co-educational institution of higher learning. In 2023, Manhattan College markes several milestones: 100 years in the Bronx, 170 years since the college’s founding, and it’s 50th anniversary of admitting female students. The President of Manhattan College, Brother Daniel Gardner, talks about the school's rich history in New York, being one of the first schools to prioritize first-generation college students, and it’s evolution into one of the region’s top schools. For more, visit manhattan.edu

Written by author and anthropologist Dr. Rooane Van Voorst, ONCE UPON A TIME WE ATE ANIMALS imagines of a future where animal consumption is a thing of the past. Dr. ROANNE VAN VOORST, is a researcher, writer, speaker, and moderator. As an anthropologist of the future, her core research focuses on what she calls ‘sustainable humanity’. For more, visit www.roannevanvoorst.com

Journalist Brianna Holt has spent years covering identity, race and culture. She now invities readers to unlearn their biases and expand their worldviews in her debut book IN OUR SHOES: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So "Post-Racial" America. Brianna Holt is an author, writer, and reporter living in New York City, who’s has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, GQ, The Cut, The Atlantic, Complex, and more.

With legalization of marijuana, easier access and more open usage among adults, the cannabis landscape has also shifted dramatically for children and teens. Davon Russell, President of the Bronx-based Community Development Organization WHEDco, talks marijuana perception and access for young people, and the need for education for all New Yorkers. For more, visit whedco.org.

More than half of the U.S. workforce are now millienals--and millenials say they prefer to work for businesses that embrace diversity. For Autism Acceptance Month, we spoke with Michele Ford, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities, a NJ based group that provides job training and placement to people with a variety of disabilities. For more, visit inroadsto.org.

In her new book REAL SELF-CARE: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included), Dr. Pooja Lakshmin explains why our understanding of self-care is incomplete at best and manipulative at worst—and instead, she offers a complete road map to treat ourselves with compassion, while asserting our power. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is a board-certified psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, and the founder of Gemma, a physician led women’s mental health education platform.

For Immigrant Heritage week, our guest is Mino Lora, founder of the People’s Theatre Project, a theater rooted in Washington Heights and Inwood, presenting the world premiere original play THE DIAMOND, onstage now thorough April 23. For more, including show tickets, visit peopletheatreproject.org

Through a blend of compelling exercises, illustrations, and stories, Annie Duke, the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets and a former professional poker player, will train you to combat your own biases, address your weaknesses, and help you become a better and more confident decision-maker.