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NYC H20 teaches people about our local water system and local water ecology. Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer Joins us as they celebrate a big win--The Ridgewood Reservoir has just been added to the National Register of Historic Places. For tours and more, visit nych2o.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City begins their annual NYC Interns campaign, Executive Director Darren Bloch explains the details on the largest summer jobs initiative for young people in the country. For more, visit nycinterns.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PICK THREE: You Can Have It All, Just Not Every Day, is the new book by Randi Zuckerberg to help those of us who are over-scheduled, embrace an unbalanced life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT: A PROVOCATIVE MANIFESTO THAT EXPOSES THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER PARENTING & SETS FORTH A NEW ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHY. Julie Lythcott-Haims, a self-proclaimed “anti-Tiger mom” and former Stanford University Dean, offers her concerns about overprotective parenting, and explains why giving your kid more independence may be a better long term alternative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Elegudin and Sharifa Abu-Hamda, represent Wheeling Forward, a leading New York City based advocate for people with disabilities. They join us to speak on behalf of Independence Care Services, a specialized long term care plan, in danger of being closed due to state budget cuts. For more, visit wheelingforward.org and icsny.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out by gastroenterologist Dr. Robynne Chutkan, explains how to correct our internal imbalance caused by a typical diet and medications.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RETIRE SECURELY: INSIGHTS ON MONEY MANAGEMENT, by award winning financial columnist Julie Jason, offers ideas on how to make smart and strategic investment choices so you can retire with confidence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Alliance for Positive Change, a non-profit that helps New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, has launched the #SaveALife campaign to equip New Yorkers With skills to prevent fatal opioid overdoses -- by raising funds to provide and train people in the use of overdose prevention kits. Program Manager Reilly Glasgow gives us the details. More at alliance.nycSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Dr. Daren Ingels, a leader in Natural Medicine, with his new book THE LYME SOLUTION: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wheeling Forward, a city non-profit that helps people with disabilities, hosts it's annual grand wine tasting, Wine On Wheels, at City Winery on April 28th. Co-Founder Yannick Benjamin talks about their expansion of the city's only fully accessible gyms, and other benefits that the fundraiser makes possible. For more, visit wheelingforward.org and wineonwheels.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A #MeToo Conversation: What should you do about inappropriate behavior or unwanted advances at the office? Lauren X. Topelsohn a member of the Labor and Employment Practice at Mandelbaum Salsburg, brings common sense solutions from a legal perspective. More at lawfirm.msSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 WAYS TO GET A JOB is an unconventional guide to finding work on your terms, by Dev Aujla, CEO of the recruiting firm Catalog. His approach includes novel ways to make yourself stand out, connect with new people, and play up your strengths.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PEACEFUL PARENT, HAPPY SIBLINGS: HOW TO STOP THE FIGHTING AND RAISE FRIENDS FOR LIFE is a guide for parents to manage the challenges of sibling relationships with Dr. Laura Markham. Our guest is the founder of ahaparenting.com and lives and works in Brooklyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Access Unlimited, based in Elizabeth, NJ, helps people with disabilities achieve independence through a variety of supports and services. We discuss their work, inclusion and employment opportunities with Assistant Executive Director Joanne Oppelt. For more, visit caunj.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American Lyric Theater is the only company in the U.S. offering extensive, full-time mentorship for emerging operatic writers. Producing Artistic Director Larry Edelson previews The Living Libretto: Opera in Eden, a first look at three new one act operas, premiering at the National Opera Center. For more visit, altnyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Civil Rights Lawyer Steve Phillips, author of BROWN IS THE NEW WHITE: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority, rejoins us a look at the 2016 election, and an analysis of current efforts to capture the vote of progressives and people of color for the fall 2018 mid-terms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Massimine, CEO of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, discusses the work at the world's oldest continuously operating Yiddish theatre company, and the new Immigrant Arts Coalition, created to engage the community, create a vital dialogue, and further the success of its artists. For more, visit nytf.org and immigrantarts.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SURVIVE LIKE A SPY: Real CIA Operatives Reveal How They Stay Safe in a Dangerous World and How You Can Too, by former CIA officer Jason Hanson, reveals true stories and expert tactics from real CIA operatives -- to help all of us feel empowered and prepared no matter where we are or what we do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heidi Latsky Dance's D.I.S.P.L.A.Y.E.D. premieres at Baruch Performing Arts Center March 8-10. Heidi Latsky joins for a preview of this unique show with a physically integrated cast. More at heidilatskydance.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The book THE SELF-DRIVEN CHILD offers a new approach to parenting chronically stressed kids, based on decades of clinical experience and the latest developments in brain research. Our guest is co-author and neuropsychologist Dr. William Stixrud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we best use space in New York to house the most people, within current demographics, in the most economical and innovative ways? Answers from Sarah Watson, Deputy Director of the Citizens Housing & Planning Council, a non-profit education and research group focused on housing policy in New York City. chpcny.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devachan Salon founder Lorraine Massey returns with her new book SILVER HAIR: A love letter to every woman who has considered embracing her natural hair color, with the best cuts, processing and test drives to phase out coloring for good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the number of women entering politics rises, we're joined by Emily Cain, Executive Director of Emily's List, the largest resource for women in politics, for a conversation about this year's candidates, momentum into 2018-mid terms, and how things are different for women in politics. emilyslist.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by best-selling author Daniel Pink shows us essential keys to timing our decisions and actions so that we can thrive both personally and professionally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cents Ability is a non profit teaching financial literacy to thousands of high school students across NYC. Executive Director Roy Paul explains how they help kids reach their financial goals. For more, including details on volunteering, visit cents-ability.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bestselling author Dr. Stephen Masley joins with his newest book, THE BETTER BRAIN SOLUTION: How to Start Now--at Any Age--to Reverse and Prevent Insulin Resistance of the Brain, Sharpen Cognitive Function, and Avoid Memory Loss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

STEM Scouts is a new co-ed program from the Boy Scouts of America that has kids doing activities to learn about physics and biology. Rebecca Fields of the Northern New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts brings details on the program and opportunities for kids in our area. More at Stemscouts.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A WORLD IN DISARRAY: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, by Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, takes a candid look at the current state of international affairs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights hosts a public awareness event Jan. 28th from 12:30-3:30pm, with speakers from the NYPD, a documentary filmmaker who's studied trafficking in Brooklyn, and a trafficking survivor. Beth Fleisher, chair of the Anti-Trafficking Ministry at Plymouth Church tells us more about trafficking--human slavery--here in the city. Plymouthchurch.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WHEN TO JUMP: If the Job You Have Isn’t the Life You Want, by Mike Lewis, lays out four fundamental steps to pursing the life you want -- by telling the experiences of a wide variety of people who did just that. More at whentojump.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE MINDFUL WAY TO A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP, by mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover, is a plan to help people rediscover the pleasure of sleep and creative nighttime dreaming. For more, visit Tzivia Gover.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an effort to beat sudden cardiac death in athletes, The Players Development Academy in Somerset, NJ and St. Peter's University Hospital, have partnered to create The All Heart Program, training athletic coaches to be first responders on the field. Mike O’Neil, Director of the Girls Program at Players Development Academy brings details on the program, which is open to coaches of any sports club and also to individual coaches. For more information, contact James Spaulding, coordinator, the Sim Lab, by phone at 732-745-8600, ext. 5185, or by email at [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THAT SUITS YOU is an NYC non-profit that accepts gently worn professional attire and provides it free of charge to qualified men for work and to high school seniors for graduation and prom. Co-founder PK Kersey explains how the program helps men find opportunity and gets them interview ready. thatsuitsyou.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THIS NAKED MIND: CONTROL ALCOHOL, FIND FREEDOM, DISCOVER HAPPINESS & CHANGE YOUR LIFE by author Annie Grace, provides a clear path to a healthier relationship with alcohol without scare tactics, pain, or rules.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City Police Foundation is the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the NYPD. President and CEO Susan Birnbaum discusses current counter-terrorism initiatives, community relationships and new technology they've helped build at the NYPD. For more, visit nycpolicefoundation.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DIGITAL DISRUPTION: Future of Work, Skills, Leadership, Education and Careers in a Digital World by Dr. Tracey Wilen, has insights about how artificial intelligence workplace diversity and independence are changing traditional careers, and give us an opportunity to shape own paths. For more, visit traceywilen.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The charitable legal fund, The Bronx Freedom Fund, is being scaled up to a national level, as the Bail Project. Co-Founder Robin Steinberg how the bail system was designed vs. how it operates. For more visit bronxfreedomfund.org and bailproject.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE CROSSROADS OF SHOULD AND MUST: FIND AND FOLLOW YOUR PASSION by artist and author Elle Luna provides the tools and inspiration you need to start your incredible life change. For more, visit elleluna.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorney Jay Freireich, of Brach Eichler L.L.C. in Roseland, New Jersey, discusses the do’s and don’ts of estate planning. For more, visit bracheichler.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep trains, educates, and mobilizes professional photographers to provide portraits for families facing the untimely death of an infant. Co-Founder Cheryl Haggard and Regional Coordinator Sharon Nord tell us their story and how they help honor the life of a child. For more, nowIlaymedowntosleep.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul, by chocolate entrepreneur Shawn Askinosie, is a book of stories and practical steps to find your personal vocation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pilots to the Rescue's mission is to save potential pets facing euthanasia, using an advanced rescue flight system. Founder Michael Schneider talks about their network of volunteers. Their 2018 fundraising calendar features 106.7 Lite-FM's Christine Nagy! pilotstotherescue.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE SPECTRUM OF HOPE: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, by Dr. Gayatri Devi, offers perspective on how and why it's important for patients to maintain their dignity even as their personality begins to change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Operation smile is a non-profit medical service organization providing cleft lip and palate repair surgeries worldwide. Sr. VP of Medical Affairs Dr. Ruben Ayala brings stories about how the program reaches far and wide to provide life changing care. More details at operationsmile.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has offered outstanding arts and arts education programs at affordable prices for more than 60 years. Director Jon Yanofsky previews the 2017-18 season in their temporary home at the Kumble Theater. BrooklynCenter.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HIDING IN THE BATHROOM: An introvert's road map to getting out there, when you'd rather stay home by Morra Aarons-Mele, is a guide for solving networking anxiety, and she explains how introverts can use their natural instincts to build their careers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veterinarian Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of Animal Medical Center returns to answer questions on ear, nose, throat and eye issues in dogs and cats. Animal Medical Center is an internationally recognized non-profit veterinary hospital at 510 East 62nd Street. More at AMCNY.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best Buddies International is the world's largest non-profit focused on assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and through their Best Buddies Jobs program, helping clients find work and independence. Director of Expansion Vallye Adams talks about their new center in Bergen County, NJ. Bestbuddies.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Winter Activity Center in Vernon, NJ is the first and only non-profit facility in the country dedicated to improving the lives, health and fitness of youth, through winter sports. CEO & Founder Schone Malliet tells us program basics and how kids can get involved. Find out more at winter4kids.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.