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According to the New York Economic Development Corporation, while Manhattan has lost about 2,300 small businesses in the last decade, the other four boroughs have been gaining. To drill down on business in the Bronx, and resources for small business owners, our guest is Rob Walsh, President of Bronx Economic Development Corporation. For more, visit BxEDC.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you are one of those people who thinks you might have a book in you…or maybe have even written one…well, what happens next? How do you get it published? Rea Frey is a multi-published, award-winning bestselling author, and founder of Writeway, a process and podcast to help other writers get published, at writewayco.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City Primary election is Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Like most off-cycle election years, voter turnout will likely be low. What is on the ballot this year, and what needs to be done to increase voter turnout? Our guests are Betsy Gothbaum, Executive Director of the non-profit good government group Citizens Union and former NYC Public Advocate, and and Ben Weinberg, Citizens Union Director of Public Policy. For more, visit citizensunion.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Pride Month, we’re joined by Jason Marx, a partner in the Trusts and Estate practice at Mandelbaum Barrett in Roseland, NJ, for a conversation about the unique challenges of estate planning for same sex couples. For more, mblawfirm.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.eduSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UN has declared 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, as thousands of them are facing extinction. Our guests are Wil Meya of The Language Conservancy and Alex Fire Thunder of the Lakota Language Consortium, to talk about their efforts with the Lakota Language, and the New Lakota Dictionary and app now available at the New York Public Library. For more, visit languageconservancy.org and lakhota.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meg Zucker is a lawyer, a mother and founder of Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, a nonprofit with the mission of advancing understanding and mutual respect for people’s differences. Her book is BORN EXTRAORDINARY: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities, which shows parents how to empower their children to confront others’ assumptions, grow in confidence, and encourage dialogue—rather than silence, fear, and shame—around difference. For more, visit donthideitflauntit.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During The Public Health Emergency (PHE) caused by the recent Pandemic, many of the requirements keeping current Medicaid recipients protected by their coverage were set aside, including routine checks whether recipients were still eligible. But now with the end of the PHE in April, many Medicaid beneficiaries are wondering how they will be impacted. Our guest is Donny Dennison, an attorney in the Elder Law practice at Mandelbaum Barrett PC in Roseland, NJ for a conversation about what Medicaid recipients should know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TEACHERS: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession is the result of investigative reporter Alexandra Robbins intensive shadowing of three individual teachers over the course of a year, and interviews with hundreds of teachers nationwide. Alexandra Robbins is the author of five New York Times bestselling books, a Goodreads Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, and an award-winning investigative reporter who also has been honored for “Distinguished Service to Public Education.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social workers are real life superheroes who can help people navigate mental health challenges and trauma. Our guest is Katie Rodriguez, Social Work Therapist with JCCA, one of New York’s oldest child and family services organizations, to talk the growing need for youth mental health support – especially for teen girls. For more, visit jccany.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life changes, job changes, changes in our health…they’re always happening. And even when they are supposedly changes for the good, they can turn our lives upside down. Clinical psychologist Dr. Carrie Ditzel joins us for a conversation about why change is so challenging, what keeps people from progress, and ways to become more resilient. Dr. Carrie Ditzel is a practicing psychologist and clinical manager at Baker Street Behavioral Health, based in New Jersey, and recently appeared in the Real Simple magazine article, How to Cope With a Fear of Change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the beginning of Ramadan, the most important month in the Islamic Calendar, a look at a New York based organisation with Middle Eastern roots: The Syrian Music Preservation Initiative promotes and celebrate the diverse ethnic and regional musical traditions of Syria through innovation, research, and education. Our guest is President of the Board, Marissa Arciola. For more, visit syrianmusic.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In DRAMA FREE: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships, licensed therapist and NY Times bestselling relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab offers clear advice for identifying dysfunctional family patterns and choosing the best path to break the cycle and move forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's astounding to think that within the child welfare system, black youth make up nearly 57% of the foster care population in New York State, compared to 15% percent of children overall. Kerlyne Colin of The Children’s Village, a charitable organization that specializes in working with the most vulnerable children and families in the New York metropolitan area, talks about how the child welfare system has disproportionately affected Black and Brown families, and how the organization is responding to racial inequity within the system. For more, visit childrensvillage.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In THE COURAGE TO RISE, Liz Arch shows how trauma changes your brain and inhabits your body, creating a vicious cycle of physical and psychological distress. As an an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, Liz offers a prescriptive and transformative plan to use yoga to heal pain, anxiety, depression, and other manifestations of unresolved trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is lawyer and financial expert Scarlett Cochran, the wealth-building expert behind One Big Happy Life, sharing a new, holistic way to understand money and find your own path to financial freedom. Her book is IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: A Proven Path to Building Wealth and Living the Rich Life You Deserve.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City election cycle in 2023 includes races for all 51 members of the City Council. The New Majority, the organization is looking to maintain gender parity, supporting female candidates in the 2023 City Council Elections and beyond. Our guests are Board Chair, Yvette Buckner and Vice Chair Teresa Gonzalez. For more, visit thenewmajoritynyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AMERICAN THEATER GROUP presents the Tony Award-winning musical “Parade”, directed by Broadway Veteran Hunter Foster, at the Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge, NJ from March 2-5, and the Maurice Levin Theater at JCC MetroWest in West Orange, NJ from March 9-11. Our guest is American Theater Group’s Producing Artistic Director Jim Vagias. For more details about the show, visit americantheatergroup.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In recent years, the high-profile murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others, have brought much-needed attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct. Yet it remains nearly impossible to hold police accountable for abuses of power. UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz is author of the book SHIELDED: How the Police Became Untouchable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Destination Tomorrow, a national LGBTQ+ organization with centers in the South Bronx and Atlanta, believes that no individual should have to leave their neighborhood to access specific LGBTQ+ services. Our guest is founder of Destination Tomorrow, Sean Ebony Coleman, the only African American of transgender experience to lead an LGBTQ+ center in New York State. For more, visit destinationtomorrow.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While The United States faces dangerous threats from abroad— terrorists, climate change, future pandemics—perhaps the greatest peril to our democracy comes from within. Our guest is Dr. Richard Haass, president of the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations, with his new book THE BILL OF OBLIGATIONS: Ten Habits of Good Citizens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At a time when young people should be focused on their education and preparing for their professional lives, many NYC college students don’t have secure housing, and some report living with homelessness. Our guest is Ann Shalof, CEO of The Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, which recently began a pilot program to provide year-round housing to a cohort of CUNY Students. For more, visit NCSINC.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queens Theatre, the premier performing arts venue in Queens, presents THE MONKEY KING: A Kung-Fu Musical, Saturday & Sunday, February 11-12. Our guests are the writers and star of THE MONKEY KING, Kimbirdlee and Jonathan Fadner, who talk about their reinvention of the 16th century Chinese novel as a musical and with a female king, in a discussion that also addresses representation for Asian women in the performing arts. For more, visit QueensTheatre.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Generation Z - those born between 1997 and 2012 - is poised to become the most influential and impactful generation in history…in fact, we already have Maxwell Frost as the 1st Gen Z member of Congress! What do you know about Gen Z? John Sclhlimm’s book is WHAT WOULD GEN-Z DO?: EVERYTHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT GEN-Z BUT SHOULD. John Schlimm is a Harvard-trained educator, artist, advocate, and international award-winning author of twenty-five books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 18th Annual Benefit honoring the life of Staff Sergeant (SSG) James McNaughton, a New York City Police Officer and Army Reservist and the first NYC Police officer killed in action in Iraq, is Saturday, February 4th at Mulcahy’s Concert Hall in Wantaugh, Long Island. Bill and Michelle McNaughton talk about the bond between their son and his comrades, speaking with veterans, and why they “never forget”. For more, visit jimmymcnaughton.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last few years, we've changed how we do so many things: How we communicate, how we study and how we work. How are people working differently, and how do you take advantage of it for a happy work life in 2023? Our guest is Dr. Ranjit Nair, Assistant Professor School of Business and Computer Science at Caldwell University in Caldwell, NJ and author of the book, "Potluck Culture: Five Strategies to Engage the Modern Workplace."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Lauren Fleshman, one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion. Her book is GOOD FOR A GIRL: A woman running in a man’s world. Lauren tells her story of falling in love with running, and then being pushed to her limits. Lauren Fleshman is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, having one five NCAA championships at Stanford, and two national championships as a professional. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and Runner’s world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Junior Tennis & Learning, co-founded over 50 years ago by tennis great Arthur Ashe, has become the largest non-profit youth and tennis education program in the country. President and CEO Udai Tambar talks about how and why they are also mobilizing to strengthen mental wellness initiatives. For more, visit nyjtl.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At a time when we all have 24/7 access to whatever wires us, for better or worse….how do we find balance? Our guest is Dr. Anna Lembke, author of DOPAMINE NATION: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. Anna Lembke is Medical Director and Professor of Stanford Addiction Medicine, program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Her website is annalembke.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hong Kong Ballet presents the U.S. Premiere of Romeo + Juliet on Friday, January 13 at 8pm and Saturday, January 14 at 2pm at New York City Center. 131 W. 55th Street, NYC. Tickets begin at $35 and can be purchased online at nycitycenter.org, by phone at (212) 581-1212, or in person at the New York City Center Box Office. Our guest is Hong Kong Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre. For more, visit HKballet.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we can’t change the fact that there will always some stress in our lives, we can change how we respond to it. Our guest is psychologist, professor and NY Times Best Selling Author Dr. Elissa Epel, with her new book: THE STRESS PRESCRIPTION: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease. For more, visit elissaeppel.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.