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The new book THE WASTE FREE WORLD makes a persuasive, forward-looking case for a circular economic model - meaning, a system that wastes no natural resources. Author and Sustainability Expert Ron Gonen served as the Deputy Commissioner for Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability in New York City during the Bloomberg Administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Grech, President and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce talks about economic recovery in Queens and the launch of the Queens Tech Council. The Queens Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and largest business association in Queens, representing more than 1,300 businesses and more than 125,000 Queens-based employees. For more, visit Queenschamber.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UNWINDING ANXIETY: New Science Shows How To Break The Cycles of Worry & Fear to Heal Your Mind, by neuroscientist Dr. Judson Brewer, suggests new ways to to cope with stress and find our focus. For more, visit drjud.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As families look ahead, choosing schools for the fall, there may be more questions worth asking for parents of special needs children. Julie Mower of the Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ, explores considerations for parents when choosing the best school for their special needs child. For more, visit ThePhoenixCenterNJ.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CPA Ed Slott’s new book is THE NEW RETIREMENT SAVINGS TIME BOMB: How to Take Financial Control, Avoid Unnecessary Taxes and Combat the Latest Threats to Your Retirement Savings. A book showing readers in all stages of retirement planning how to keep more of their money for themselves. For more, visit irahelp.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March is National Social Work Month. Kate Mohan, Hospice Social Worker at Calvary Hospital, talks about her role helping people through end of life care, and about the experience of hospice care during COVID-19. For more, visit the National Association of Social Workers at socialworkers.org and to learn more about Calvary Care, visit calvaryhospital.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York Blood Center has issued an emergency call for donors, as the region’s blood supply is dangerously low. Type O and type B blood are especially needed. Senior Executive Director of Donor Recruitment Andrea Cefarelli explains the donation process and COVID-19 safety measures. The New York Blood Center has 19 donor centers across New York and New Jersey that operate up to 7 days a week, with morning and evening hours. Schedule an appointment at NYBC.org or call 800-933-2566.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Korean American Story is a NY based group, supporting and promoting storytelling in all forms to build pride and cultural awareness among the community. Board Member and Emmy-winning news anchor and reporter, Vivian Lee, talks about the new feature film produced by Korean American Story, “Happy Cleaners”, and recent anti-Asian bias. For more, visit KoreanAmericanStory.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Easterseals, New Jersey’s Largest Disability Services Non-Profit, has launched a statewide campaign to help knock down the physical and systemic barriers that keep people with disabilities from reaching their goals. Dr. Amanda Stylianou, VP of Mental Health Services for Easterseals New Jersey has details. For more, visit eastersealsnj.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the pandemic, the nonprofit Josephine Herrick Project provided free photography classes to longtime women residents of Queensbridge Houses, in Long Island City. The project and its impact is illustrated in the film, "The Way I See Now," presented by online by Queens Theatre. JHP Executive Director Miriam Leuchter talks about the film’s photographers, expansion of the project, and what makes a good photo. For more, visit jhproject.org and to see the film, visit queentheater.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Noel Pointer Foundation, a non-profit, string music education program has been teaching young musicians across New York City for over 25 years. CEO Chinita Pointer talks about the challenges of remote teaching and getting kids into classical music. NPF is currently enrolling both in-person and virtual summer music programs. For more, visit noelpointer.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, by organizational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant, examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people’s minds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queens Public Library is one of the nation's largest public library systems with 66 locations in the most diverse urban area in the world. President and CEO Dennis Walcott discusses QPL’s most in-demand services and during the pandemic, initiatives for Black History month and the Library’s 125th anniversary in 2021. For more, visit QueensLibrary.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE DATA DETECTIVE: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics, by economist, broadcaster and award-winning columnist Tim Harford, is a guide to help us clarify the political, economic and advertising data we see every day from an objective point of view.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lemon Tree Food Helpline helps New Yorkers find food pantries, soup kitchens and apply for Snap Benefits seven days a week. Community Manager Kasumi Quinlan talks about how the non-profit completely changed its mission in 2020 to become a resource for struggling New Yorkers. For more, visit foodhelpline.org, or you can text FOOD to 90847 to talk to a real person.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bestselling author and life coach, John Kim, discusses his new book, SINGLE. ON PURPOSE., guiding readers from being alone and lonely, to alone and fulfilled. John Kim created the Catalyst Life Coaching Course, and blogs at theangrytherapist.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TADA! Youth Theater is a unique NYC non-profit organization, producing award-winning original musicals by and for young kids and teens. Executive and Producing Artistic Director and Founder, Nina Trevens, talks about working with their family of students remotely and new initiatives for BIPOC students. For more, visit tadatheater.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To begin Black History Month, we speak with poet Rio Cortez, author of THE ABCs of BLACK HISTORY, a book that uses the alphabet a frame to introduce American Black History. Rio Cortez is a writer and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet who has received fellowships from Poet’s House and other foundations. Her work has appeared in the The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Mother and elsewhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellen Baer, President of the Hudson Square BID, talks about the massive challenges of the pandemic and how they’ve pivoted in an effort to create new opportunities for small businesses and customers in their particular Manhattan neighborhood. For more, visit hudsonsquarebid.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Personal Finance Expert Erin Lowry returns with her new book, BROKE MILLENNIAL TALKS MONEY: Scripts, Stories, and Advice to Navigate Awkward Financial Conversations. Her first book BROKE MILLENNIAL TAKES ON INVESTING: A Beginner's Guide to Leveling Up Your Money, was named by MarketWatch as one of the best money books of 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past summer and fall amidst widespread cancellations, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, itself facing a shuttered theater, formed bubble residencies for performing artists in the Hudson Valley. General Manager Duke Dang talks about the experiment, captured as a 4-part docuseries, Isolation to Creation, premiering this Wednesday, January 27th at 8pm on WNET’s All Arts TV channel, and for free on the ALL ARTS app, allarts.org. For more, visit worksandprocess.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In TROUBLED: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs, Journalist Kenneth Rosen follows four graduates on their journeys through “tough love” programs, and exposes the facts about this unchecked industry. For more, visit kennethrrosen.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Covid-19 vaccinations are underway, Dr. Daniel W. Varga, Chief Physician Executive at Hackensack Meridian Health, discusses what to expect and answers questions about the new strain of the virus. Hackensack Meridian Health is the largest and most comprehensive health network in New Jersey. For more, visit hackensackmeridianhealth.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In THE BEAUTY OF WHAT REMAINS: How Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift, Rabbi Steve Leder shares personal and heart-warming stories about death and life, as a guide to reflect on our own love and loss. Steve Leder is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles and author of several books. For more, visit steveleder.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send Chinatown Love is an organization borne out of a desire to offer community support and shore up small businesses during the current pandemic and beyond. Team Member Marcia Hu talks about helping businesses build an online presence, Gift-A-Meal and their growing list of initiatives. To contribute and find out more, visit sendchinatownlove.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SOCIAL CHEMISTRY: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection, Yale Professor of Organizational Behavior Marissa King, reveals how understanding the quality and structure of your real-life network has the power to transform your life and strengthen your relationships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has developed over the past year, emergency department visits have decreased by more than 40%. Avoiding or delaying a trip to the hospital for an emergency such as a stroke, can make all the difference in recovery. Neuroendovascular surgeon and stroke neurologist Dr. Paul Singh discusses the signs and symptoms of strokes—which are often misunderstood. For more, visit strokeawareness.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SOULFUL SIMPLICITY: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, Courtney Carver shows us how to pare down not only our closets but our mental and emotional spaces. COURTNEY CARVER is the creator of BeMorewithLess.com and the Project 333 challenge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Robin Hood Foundation combats poverty at its roots, by supporting the most effective social service programs in New York City. Sarah Oltmans, Chief of Grant Strategy, discusses the challenges of the pandemic and how they are working to address gaps in the system for the poorest New Yorkers. For more, visit Robinhood.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Rubinstein is Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations. His new book HOW TO LEAD: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers, features conversations about success with Jeff Bezos, Condoleezza Rice, Adam Silver and others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lawyers for Children is a one-of-a-kind organization providing free legal and social work services for children in foster care and advocating for positive systemic reform. Executive Director Karen Freeman talks about additional challenges for children in the foster care system due to the pandemic, including children who have suddenly found themselves orphaned by COVID-19. For more, visit Lawyersforchildren.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE GRATITUDE DIARIES: How A Year Looking on the Bright Side Transformed My Life, offers ideas to experience more joy this particular holiday season. Author Janice Kaplan also hosts the iHeart Radio podcast “The Gratitude Diaries” and is the former editor-in-chief of Parade Magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone is the newest children's hospital in New York City, and specifically designed with the needs of children and families in mind. Dr. Adam Ratner, the head of pediatric infectious disease at Hassenfeld, discusses Covid-19 and Cold & Flu Season, and our upcoming Hope for the Holidays Radiothon for the families and children of Hassenfeld. DONATE TODAY AT litefm.com/hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Priya Parker, author of THE ART OF GATHERING: How We Meet and Why it Matters, offers ideas on how to stay connected with our friends, colleagues and family and make virtual meetings more meaningful in the era of COVID.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November is National Adoption Month, when child welfare advocates speak up to raise awareness about the need for adoptive parents. Danielle Gaffney, Vice President for Community Foster Care at The Children’s Village, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession, has placed a new urgency on providing providing stability and permanency for youth in foster care. childrensvillage.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Robynne Chutkan is founder of the Digestive Center for Women, she operates and teaches in the gastroenterology department at Georgetown University Hospital, and is author of the book The Microbiome Solution: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AARP New York Director Beth Finkel talks about the challenges of loneliness and depression for older New Yorkers as we enter a second wave of COVID-19. For ways to help seniors living in isolation, visit aarp.org/coronavirusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

STRETCH: UNLOCK THE POWER OF LESS, AND ACHIEVE MORE THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED, by Professor of Management, Scott Sonenshein, explores working with the tools and resources we already have and getting more out them both personally and professionally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance has been helping New York City’s immigrant communities maintain and grow their performing arts traditions since 1968. Dr. Andrew Colwell, Project Director and Staff Ethnomusicologist, previews The Beat of The Boroughs NYC Online, an event with virtual presentations and workshops showcasing immigrant artists beginning this week. For more, visit ctmd.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ainsley Arment, author of the Wild + Free book series and co-host of the weekly Wild + Free Podcast, is an advocate for homeschooling built on adventure and freedom from traditional learning. Ainsley offers her thoughts for parents who find themselves building a new teaching environment in their own homes. For more, visit bewildandfree.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WALK AROUND THE BLOCK, Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About) by Spike Carlson, explores how every part of our urban landscape impacts and shape our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan, the third largest Holocaust museum in the world, is committed to educating diverse visitors about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust. President & CEO Jack Kliger discusses their mission, and a new study suggesting that nearly a third of younger New Yorkers don’t believe basic facts about the greatest crime of the 20th century. For more, visit mjhnyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THINGS YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU BITE YOUR NAILS: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook, by illustrator and author Amalia Andrade, offers her personal experience with anxiety as a backdrop to help readers who are fighting their own fears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SLEEPING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP: How to Get the Sleep You Need to Succeed offers ways to improve sleep to achieve maximum performance from sleep psychologist Dr. W. David Brown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The League of Women voters is a non-partisan organization, with over 700 state & local leagues, promoting informed citizen participation at all levels of government. Crystal Johnson of The LWV of New York City brings detailed information on voter registration, mail-in ballots, and how The League is mobilizing younger voters. For more, visit Vote411.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the new book: HIGH-OCTANE-BRAIN, Harvard and Yale trained neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Braun encourages readers to make lasting improvements, by understanding the truth about the brain, with five steps to achieve essential brain health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Primary Stages, the resident Off Broadway company at 59E59 Theaters, has just begun their fall season online. Associate Artistic Director Erin Daley talks about their upcoming schedule, taking theater virtual and how online theater presents opportunities for both the theater community and audiences. For more, visit primarystages.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Tom Shanahan, founder of Sober Active NYC, a new fitness group for New Yorkers challenged with addiction. Sober Active is on social media including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @soberactiveNYC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE OPTIMIST’S TELESCOPE: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age, explores how we can plan better for our future. Author Bina Venkataraman is Boston Globe editorial page editor and former senior adviser on climate change for the Obama White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NYC Census 2020 is a first of its kind initiative established by the Mayor’s Office to ensure a complete count of all New Yorkers. Director Julie Menin discusses the challenges of this particular census, the federal funding at stake, and the potential impact of the shortened timeline. To complete the census online through September 30th, visit my2020census.gov.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.