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Dr. Melina Abdullah in conversation with Cat Brooks about the ongoing resistance in Los Angeles to the Trump Administration's ICE raid's this week. Dr. Abdullah is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Check out the BLM Grassroots website at https://blmgrassroots.org/ __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post LA Anti-ICE Uprising w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we spend the hour looking back at the five years of abolitionist and community organizing since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th, 2020. First, we speak with Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney. Hennepin County's most known city is Minneapolis. Then, we're joined by Melina Abdullah, a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Alongside Melina Abdullah, we speak with Chauntyll Allen, a longtime front-line community organizer and educator who leads Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, founded Love First Community Engagement, and works as the Director of Criminal Justice and Activism at the Wayfinder Foundation — among many other community leadership roles.  Then, we're joined by ​Alex Vitale, a Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults community-based movements, human and civil rights organizations, and governments internationally. He is also the author of The End of Policing. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post 5 Years Since George Floyd w/ Mary Moriarty, Melina Abdullah, Chauntyll Allen & Alex Vitale appeared first on KPFA.

(Airdate 5/21/25) Dr. Melina Abdullah is the Director on Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Lead Organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. She is part of the original formation that created the Black Lives Matter movement and organization. Dr. Abdullah is a professor at Cal State Los Angeles and a mother of three. On this podcast we look at the actions planned to mark five years since the murder of George Floyd and look at local issues around policing and the movement.https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/ https://www.instagram.com/blmgrassroots/ https://www.instagram.com/blmlosangeles/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/

Richard Cabral is an Emmy-nominated actor, producer, writer and storyteller. His story is one of resilience, having battled addiction, incarceration, and generational trauma. Recorded before a live audience at Cal State Los Angeles, Richard generously opens up to us about his personal story, how he first discovered his talent for writing, and what the craft of acting means to him today.  See his upcoming play Time Alone on Nov. 16 and 17th at Plaza de la Raza. For Tickets and info: https://www.plazadelaraza.org/news/2024/10/5/time-alone Richard Cabral is known for End of Watch (2012), Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) and Walk of Shame (2014), Mayans M.C. (2018-2022), Twisted Metal, (2023) and RZR (2024), among others.    TIME ALONE traces the parallel journeys of a young man convicted of killing a gang rival and a woman whose son ⁠—⁠ a police officer ⁠—⁠ is murdered in the line of duty. Both end up in places of extreme loneliness: a solitary confinement prison cell and the silent house of the bereaved. As time itself seems to unravel, their tales both contrast and mirror each other, providing answers to each other's questions ⁠—⁠ until they find new doors to life. In this episode, we mention Encuentro, a restorative retreat.Join us in Puebla, Mexico  May 2 - 6, 2025 for a restorative, culture filled, retreat, at a UNESCO world heritage site known for its exquisite cuisine and varied architecture. Beginning each day with wellness activities, you'll recharge and experience Cinco de Mayo, the celebration of the battle of Puebla.  This retreat is intended for women and non-binary folx facing burnout looking for a culturally rich wellness experience. Tier 1 - LIMITED EARLY BIRD Price: $1,999. (Must pay in full by December 15, 2024) Tier 2 - $2,600 (Must pay in full by January 17, 2025) Tier 3 - $2,975 (Must pay in full by February 20, 2025) All the tiers above are for the same experience, so act today for maximum savings. To be invited to participate, please complete our interest form soon while spots remain: https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/encuentro-25 Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We're here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.  SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump becomes the first convicted felon elected president of the United States, also the oldest person, the wealthiest person, and apparently the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote. Republicans have also won the Senate, and remains to be seen if they also win the House. To discuss what happened, we're joined by John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:20 -What happens to the criminal and civil cases against Trump now? Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate.  0:33 – Latinos, immigration and the election Oscar A. Chacón is Senior Strategy Advisor for Alianza Americas.  0:45 – The impact on the war on Palestine and US solidarity movements Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 1:10 – San Francisco sees a swing to the right Tim Redmond is the founder of 48hills, and has covered San Francisco for more than 30 years.  1:25 – Oakland votes to recall both mayor and district attorney Pecolia Manigo is the political director of Oakland Rising, which mobilizes and educates voters in the flatlands – East and West Oakland – around issues of social justice. 1:35 – What happened in Los Angeles: District Attorney's race Melina Abdullah is a Vice Presidential candidate who ran this election as an Independent with Dr Cornel West. She's a professor of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. 1:45 – California ballot propositions Keyan Bliss is a community organizer with the Anti Police Terror Project in Sacramento, where he also serves as a commissioner on the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission.  Co-hosted by Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.  The post Post-Election Day 2024 Special appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, Sharona and Bosley interview one of their former students. Dr. Mary Reeves took the MAA OPEN Math intensive training on "Redesigning Your Course for Mastery Grading" in the summer of 2023. Subsequently, she redesigned two of the math content courses for future Elementary and Middle School Math teachers. Join us to hear about Mary's experiences working with, and impacting, future teachers.LinksPlease note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Clicking on them and purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!Random Thoughts on Teaching Future Elementary Teachers, by Dr. Mary Reeves60 – The Role of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Aligning Assessments to Learning Outcomes: An Interview with Erik Francis[00:00:00] Mary Reeves: I was like, in 35 years I've never seen a student knock it completely out of the park on the very first try the way Isabella just did. And I'm not saying the rest of you didn't do a good job, you did, but this is amazing. And I want you to appreciate how incredible I think this is after doing this for years and years. Afterwards I told her, I'm like, this is going to be an assignment. I'm going to go ahead and put Mastery in your guidebook. You do not have to do it. Because you did it so beautifully the first time. Focus on something else. You've already accomplished everything that I wanted you to accomplish. After class she stayed for a few minutes and told me that was the first time she'd ever been singled out in a math class for something positive. And I'm not going to say that we both cried, but that's entirely possible. [00:00:57] Boz: Welcome to the Grading Podcast, where we'll take a critical lens to the methods of assessing students learning, from traditional grading to alternative methods of grading. We'll look at how grades impact our classrooms and our students success. I'm Robert Bosley, a high school math teacher, instructional coach, intervention specialist, and instructional designer in the Los Angeles Unified School District and with Cal State LA. [00:01:23] Sharona: And I'm Sharona Krinsky, a math instructor at Cal State Los Angeles, faculty coach and instructional designer. Whether you work in Higher ed or K 12, whatever your discipline is, whether you are a teacher, a coach or an administrator, this podcast is for you. Each week you will get the practical detailed information you need to be able to actually implement effective grading practices in your class and at your institution.[00:01:51] Boz: Hello and welcome back to the podcast. I'm Robert Bosley, one of your two co hosts and with me as always Sharona Krinsky. How are you doing today, Sharona? [00:02:00] Sharona: I am doing well. I have a theme for this semester for myself. This is the theme of Exam generation semester, because with the new job I have, I'm writing a lot of exams and it's really making me aware of how much I've enjoyed my alternative grading over the last number of years. Because I haven't had to write exams in probably six years. And now that I have to do it as part of my new job, it's proving to be a little challenging. [00:02:32] Boz: Well, but give a little bit more detail about that. Cause you're not just writing exams to give. What's going on with your new role that you're having to do that? [00:02:43] Sharona: So in my new role, I have nine different courses that I coordinate of those nine, seven of them are...

(Airdate 7/18/24) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a scholar of political science. She is a professor of Pan African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, the Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. On this podcast Dominique and Melina examine important local issues: proposed changes to LAPD disciplinary rules, the firing of Ty Shelton who killed Niyani Finlayson and the continued growth of Black Lives Matter Grassroots are all in th conversation. First Things First w/Dominique DiPrima Streams Live Weekdays 6AM-9AM PDT (6AM)

(Airdate 7/18/24) Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Africana Studies at Cal State Los Angeles. She is co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, BLM's national formation. On this podcast Dr. Abdullah and Dominique unpack the RNC convention, put Trump's VP pick JD Vance under the microscope, and Dr. Abdullah responds to questions about her quest for VP on the West/Abdullah ticket. www.BLMGrassroots.Org www.dominiquediprima.com

President Joe Biden is meeting G7 leaders in Italy today and the war in Ukraine is likely to dominate discussions. South Florida is being hit with intense flooding. Pro-Palestinian protestors at Cal State Los Angeles have reportedly barricaded a building with staff still inside. More than 117 people were forced to flee their homes around the world last year. And, a transgender swimming has been told she can't compete in elite women's races.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kathy Gardarian is the Founder and CEO of Qualis International Inc., a multi-million dollar sales and distribution company. She has served as a director on many boards, both corporate and non-profit, including Van's Inc., The World Business Academy, Chapman University, The Gorbachov State of the World Forum, and the Woman's Leadership Board at Harvard's JFK School. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Woman Business Owners, and her company Qualis International Inc. has been one of the top forty woman-owned businesses in Orange County in Southern California. She lives in Newport Coast, California and published the book called "The Wisdom of Love in Business". In episode 441, we find out why she decided on Cal State Los Angeles for her undergraduate experience, how her company (Qualis International) has been so successful, how meeting the Dalai Lama changed the way she approaches business, where college students can do to find mentors, how college students can get better at solving problems, why you shouldn't stay for the money if you're unhappy at work, how you can clarify your intentions with people around you to reach your goals, why lifelong learning is so important, and how you can balance your masculine and feminine energies. Enjoy! 

Dr. Melina Abdullah is a Professor at Cal State Los Angeles and the Director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. She is a lead organizer for BLMLA and a mother of three. www.BLMLA.org

Ari Ashkenazi was a professor of art at Cal State Los Angeles from 1972 to 1991. He took a disability leave due to the onset of blindness, earned a certificate in rehabilitation teaching for the blind, received ordination as a Zen Buddhist monk, and worked with AIDS patients who experienced blindness as a result of their illness. He is the author three memoirs: The Skeptic: Jews, Zen, and Blindness; About My Dog: Guide Dog Training at The Seeing Eye; and Mitzvah: A Memoir about Zen, Judaism, Pain, and Recovery. Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field Producer-engineer: Mike Tomren The Skeptic: Jews, Zen, and Blindnesshttps://www.amazon.com/Skeptic-Jews-Zen-Blindness/dp/B0BBY5DFXP/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=B0BmJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=142-9158865-9035219&pd_rd_wg=BK6V8&pd_rd_r=b5229d66-8e96-4e73-b11a-b925ca8c6ff2&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dskAbout My Dog: Guide Dog Training at the Seeing Eyehttps://www.amazon.com/About-My-Dog-Training-Seeing/dp/B0CLRP4WCD?ref_=ast_author_dp Mitzvah: A Memoir about Zen, Judaism, Pain, and Recoveryhttps://www.amazon.com/Mitzvah-Memoir-about-Judaism-Recovery/dp/1979927332?ref_=ast_author_dp Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jews Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/ Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/ Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Joining the show is Ivan Ferraz, Senior Vice President of the Southwest division at Wells Fargo, who recently shared his remarkable journey from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the United States on the show. After graduating college, he faced challenges while adjusting to life in the U.S., working various jobs to make ends meet. He pursued further education at Cal State Los Angeles, earning degrees in economics and international business.Beginning his career at Sanwa Bank's credit trainingprogram, Ivan concurrently pursued an MBA in Supply Chain Management with afinance focus from the University of Laverne. He seized an opportunity at WellsFargo Bank, where he has thrived for the past 20 years. For the last 4 ½ years,he's managed the commercial banking team for Nevada.During the interview, Ivan discussed Wells Fargo'sinnovative recruitment and talent retention strategies, as well as the latesttechnology the bank utilizes for business banking. He also shared insights onNevada's investment prospects to attract big businesses.Emphasizing community involvement, Ivan highlightedthe importance of giving back and offered advice to aspiring community leaders:pursue your passions, stay humble, listen attentively, and treat customers likefamily, and prospects like future clients. Ivan's journey and wisdom serve asan inspiration to all.Wells Fargo Talent:Join our talent community | Wells Fargo (wellsfargojobs.com)Ivan Ferraz's Contact Information:Ivan.Ferraz@wellsfargo.com

It's kind of a podcast cliche - one that I'm certainly guilty of - to refer to an interview as, "wide-ranging." However, in this case, that description certainly fits. I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Hank Schlinger, who, amongst other pursuits, teaches in the Department of Psychology at Cal State Los Angeles.  During this conversation we talked about the state of ABA when he entered the field; his behavioral interpretations of psychological concepts like intelligence, consciousness, object permanence, and others; books he's written on parenting and developmental psychology; Skinner 1945 and the idea of explanatory fictions; why it's easy to be a skeptic about some things and harder with others; and, as the title of this podcasts suggests, how to foster critical thinking skills.  We also spent a bit of time previewing what he and Dr. Eb Blakely will be presenting on at the 2024 Verbal Behavior Conference. As always, we conclude the show with advice for the newly-minted BCBA.  Lastly, Hank is an accomplished musician, and we spent a few minutes on how being a Behavior Analyst influences his approach to songwriting. In fact, Hank has given me permission to play a portion of the song, One More Invention, that was inspired by, you guessed it, behavior analytic principles. As such, you'll  hear that instead of the normal outro music as the show concludes. Here are the links to some of the things we talked about. The Verbal Behavior Conference speakers' list. Malott's Principles of Behavior, 8th edition.* Skinner (1945). The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Hank's Skeptic Magazine article, Consciousness is nothing but a word. Hank's Instagram. Hank's book, How to build good behavior and self esteem in children.* A Behavior Analytic View of Child Development, also by Hank.* Hank's 1998 album, One More Invention. This show is brought to you by: HRIC Recruiting. Barb Voss has been placing BCBAs in permanent positions throughout the US for just about a decade, and has been in the business more generally for 30 years. When you work with HRIC, you work directly with Barb, thereby accessing highly personalized service. So if you're about to graduate, you're looking for a change of pace, or you just want to know if the grass really is greener on the other side, head over to HRIColorado.com to schedule a confidential chat right away. ACE Approved CEUs from .... Behavioral Observations. That's right, get your CEUs while driving, walking your dog, doing the dishes, or whatever else you might have going on, all while learning from your favorite podcast guests! Behavior University. Their mission is to provide university quality professional development for the busy Behavior Analyst. Learn about their CEU offerings, including their brand new 8-hour Supervision Course, as well as their RBT offerings over at behavioruniversity.com/observations.

The California State University system is the largest public university system in the nation. This week, faculty at four campuses — Cal Poly Pomona, San Francisco State, Cal State Los Angeles, and Sacramento State — launched a series of 1-day strikes. KQED's Juan Carlos Lara takes us to Tuesday's strike at SF State, where faculty and staff say they're fed up with working conditions, low pay, and looming job cuts. Episode transcript This episode was produced by Ericka Cruz Guevarra and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

Kent Weishaus is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in California, with a diverse background that includes a 25-year career in television production. He has worked in various settings, including psychiatric hospitals, community clinics, and educational institutions. Kent's expertise extends to teaching social work theory and practice at Cal State Los Angeles. In his recent work, Kent explores the impact of our abstract thinking skills and self-aware consciousness on our ability to adapt to the complex technology, stories, and myths that shape our modern world. He suggests that we often underestimate the overwhelming nature of the numerous systems and narratives that surround us. This can lead to issues such as anxiety, sadness, and an inability to cope with the constant influx of information and societal pressures. Kent's book, "Stop Breaking Down: The Secret to Avoiding Overwhelm and Crack-Up," provides insights on how to step back and observe how 21st-century media and narratives interact with our mental and biological processes. He emphasizes the need to recognize the challenges posed by the systems we take for granted and their impact on our unique abstract thinking capabilities. His website can be accessed here: kentw.net #drdanamzallag, #drdanpodcast, #Happinessjourneywithdrdan, #ddanmotivation, #inspiringinterviews, #drdancbt, #drdantherapy, #drdancoaching, #drdanhappiness, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happinessjourney/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happinessjourney/support

In this episode, Rob is joined by a remarkable woman, Elianne Rodriguez. Elianne is a serial entrepreneur dedicated to a life's work of empowering and educating entrepreneurs from under-served communities! She makes a fascinating connection between her deep passion for Los Angeles' two professional soccer clubs, Angel City FC of the NWSL and LAFC, one of the City's two MLS franchises. She predicts what Los Angeles will look like 50 years from now, and she shares some amazingly inspired stories about why ACFC has become such an anchor for her (and so many in LA) life. Elianne is a literal DREAMER (DACA recipient) and she shares the resilient stories of that immigrant journey to the USA as a child. She's a dedicated advocate for equity, exemplified through her work at (LEEAF) at Cal-State Los Angeles. In addition to this pivotal role, she serves as a Managing Partner at the research agency, LIST Ventures, and acts as a Strategic Advisor for the LA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and member at PledgeLA. Elianne's story is one of resilience, advocacy for herself, and others, and entrepreneurship. Her dedication to equity and access to education and resources, plus her tireless efforts to empower communities of color, make this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in building a more inclusive and diverse future. Tune in to gain valuable insights and inspiration from a true change-maker and genuinely kind, smart, funny person. Feel free to follow and engage with ELIANNE here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliannerodriguez0315/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/eliannevenice Website: https://www.calstatela.edu LEEAF at CSULA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeaf_calstatela/?hl=es LEEAF at CSULA LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/getleeaf We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors, executives and anyone interested in the human stories behind the entrepreneurial economies of the Americas, from every corner of the United States to the furthest points in Latin America. Plug in, relax and enjoy fun, inspiring, educational and empowering conversations between Rob and his friends, so that you can build the future atop their wisdom! ¡Cheers y gracias!, Mentors Today's Team --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mentorstoday/message

My guest, Kent, believes humanity is in a crisis but he is very optimistic that we have the tools and knowledge to overcome that crisis. Much of the problem is rooted in our attachments (or lack thereof) during childhood. We are all damaged children who grow up to become damaged adults and the work Kent is doing is to help us figure out how to heal that damage and be better going forward. If you've listened to the show before, you know I tend to take a much more cynical view of humanity. I look around and see all the damage Kent speaks of, but I don't see any reason to believe that we, at scale, can figure it out and heal ourselves. Life is too complex and our minds are too incapable of handling it. So Kent and I spent some time discussing his work, why he does it, and why he thinks it will actually help humanity. A more complete bio from Kent below- Kent Weishaus' new book, “Stop Breaking Down: The Secret to Avoiding Overwhelm and Crack-Up,” shows us how to step back, take the high ground, observing our biological and mental processes within the context of the overwhelming demands of our 21st century world. Kent is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in California. He has worked in mental hospitals, community clinics, schools, and served as an adjunct professor at Cal State Los Angeles, teaching social work theory and practice classes to master degree students.

Kent Weishaus is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in California.  He has worked in mental hospitals, community clinics, schools, and served as an adjunct professor at Cal State Los Angeles, teaching social work theory and practice classes to master degree students. Prior to Kent's switch to a “helping-profession,” he had a 25-year career in television production, directing and working with many celebrities and actors, writing and producing promotions and teases, interacting with numerous network executives, finance and legal personnel, and supervising hundreds of crew-members.  Kent made this switch as he was becoming aware that much of his work in television production was only adding to the sensory and narrative demands of today's world in ways that made functioning worse for many viewers.  Simultaneous to switching professions Kent began researching how the 21st century culture and environment was eclipsing our development and evolutionary capabilities.  His therapeutic style looks at our abstract thinking skills and self-aware consciousness, and how these set us apart from other mammals and give us the ability to collectively adopt the all-encompassing technology, stories and myths that make up today's world – for better or worse. Kent's book, Stop Breaking Down, can be found via his website, kentw.net.  It reveals how to step back, take the high ground, observe and understand how overwhelming engagement with 21st century systems interacts with our biological and mental processes, and how best to avoid the resulting overwhelm and crack-up.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/new-mind-creator/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/new-mind-creator/support

Kim Adelman began her producing career with the indie feature, Just Friends. She then launched the Fox Movie Channel's short film program, where the 19 shorts she produced won 30+ awards and played over 150 film festivals worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival four years in a row.Kim Adelman currently teaches Low Budget Filmmaking at UCLA Extension and Cinema Production II at Mount Saint Mary University. In 2014, she was named UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies Instructor of the Year. In 2016, she won its Distinguished Instructor Award.In addition to guest lecturing at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State Los Angeles, she has also taught filmmaking workshops across the US, Canada, and New Zealand. Most recently she led creative writing workshops for kids at UCLA's Hammer Museum via 826LA and filmmaking for teens at Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum.Over the past two decades, Ms. Adelman has also reported extensively on festivals and short films for Indiewire, co-programmed the American Cinematheque's annual Focus on Female Directors short film screening series for fifteen years, and co-founded FFC: the Female Filmmaking Collective. She has also been a jury member and/or a panel moderator at numerous international film festivals, including Sundance Next and the Los Angeles Film Festival during its final year.Her short film book, Making it Big in Shorts, is on its third edition and has been published internationally in Spanish and Mandarin. The three pop culture books she wrote for Penguin Random House are The Girls Guide to Elvis, The Girls Guide to Country, and The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks. which was also published in Japanese.She has recorded a five-part educational podcast on independent filmmaking for UCLA Extension and co-hosted the 15-episode movie adaptation podcast Book to Screen, available on iTunes. She has also appeared as cinema expert in the ARTE documentary From Weepies to Chick Flicks, E!'s Hollywood & Sex special, and the DVD extras for Love Me Tender and Ghost. She was profiled for Women Transforming Media and appeared onKim Adelman was also Director of On Air Creative Production for Style Network until that network shut down. She has worked at multiple cable networks including FX/FXM, E!, G4, PopTV, the Game Show Network, and Cinevault.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement

Pablo Picasso once said “Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” On this episode of the N&H Podcast my special guest Dominic Quagliozzi talks about his experience creating art that started from childhood while he was hospitalized with Cystic Fibrosis. We also talk about the importance Art in healthcare where Dominic will share his experience of creating art from illness which has guided him into a career as an artist. Through various media, with a focus on drawing, painting and performance, Dominic Quagliozzi's work merges his lived experience as a person with chronic illness and disability into art. Using medical materials common to hospitals, clinics and home healthcare; hospital gowns, IV tubing, clinic table tissue paper, to name a few, Quagliozzi hints at the presence of a body past, present and future within health care systems and sick-well-sick-well cycles. By repurposing and re-coding medical materials as art making materials, he explores the emotional and psychological space in those moments of vulnerability, anxiety, fragility and resilience. Parallel to his art practice, Dominic uses art as a method of teaching for medical students and health workers. Quagliozzi received an MFA in Studio Arts from Cal State University, Los Angeles and a BA in Sociology from Providence College. His work is in the permanent collection at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and a collaborative work in the permanent collection at Museum of Latin American Art, in Long Beach, CA. He has exhibited work in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Providence and Denmark. In 2018, he was on the Keynote patient panel at the Nexus Summit for interprofessional care and education at the University of Minnesota. He is on the Arts Council for Creative Healing for Youth in Pain and has given workshops and lectures at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Chapman University, Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State Long Beach. http://www.artistdominic.com/ The episode is sponsored by Rogue Nurse Media Empowering Nurses and Patients to tell their stories. Throw us some bucks, and help support our cause! Venmo: @Nurses-Hypo or PayPal paypal.me/eproguenursemedia Need consulting or have questions: nursesandhypochondriacs@gmail.com Give us a 5 star rating on apple podcasts For The Well Written Nurse Writing and Storytelling classes go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-your-story-part-1-detox-intro-to-writing-and-storytelling-tickets-94768506153 Join our email newsletter http://mailchi.mp/f134561374e9/rogue-nurse-media-501c3-newsletter-empowering-nurses-and-patients-to-tell-their-stories. Nurses get 1.0 CE's for listening to this episode go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3H9Z5J

Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. We're very happy to share with you our first conversation episode of 2023. Your host, Dr. Sheree Mack is talking to Anatalia Vallez. Anatalia is  a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from California, United States with roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Addressing everything from migration, machismo and our relationship to nature, she seeks to find intimate truths and plant seeds through art.   In this episode they talk about: * Gratitude * When Sheree and Anatalia first met * Where Anatalia is calling in from * What is Anatalia's relationship with nature * What does Anatalia do? Who do she be? * The art making process * The Most Spectacular Mistake, Anatalia's writing * What it was like to release a collection of poetry during a pandemic *The benefits of listening * Remembering our ancestors * Belonging to nature * Homies who submit - writing and publishing   Bio: Anatalia Vallez is a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from California, United States with roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Addressing everything from migration, machismo and our relationship to nature, she seeks to find intimate truths and plant seeds through art.   She is the author of the poetry collection: The Most Spectacular Mistake (FlowerSong Press, 2020) which has been featured in the LA Times, LibroMobile and KPFK Radio's Nuestra Voz. Currently completing her MFA in Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State Los Angeles this Spring, she's also working on a second collection of poetry and curating a virtual BIPOC-centered community called Homies Who Submit. Subscribe to Anatalia's newsletter:  Substack newsletter Purchase a signed copy of The Most Spectacular Mistake Follow Homies Who Submit on Instagram and Twitter  Support Anatalia on Patreon or Ko-Fi 

On this episode of the Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews Sandy Correa, MS, a native East Los Angeles and first gen Salvadorian and Puerto Rican Latina who recieved her Bachelor's in Sociology from UC Santa Cruz and a Master's in Health Care Management from Cal State Los Angeles. Ana María Gaona, MPA , is a first gen bilingual Latina and the eldest daughter of immigrant parents from Oaxaca, Mexico and Cordoba Spain and is a MPA, Cal State-Northridge graduate who received the Dr. Davidds' Leadership Institute Resilient Leadership Negotiation Certificate and is an honors recipient of the USC Multicultural Women Executive Leadership program. Together, these two amazing amigas are co-founders of Two Peacocks Travel and travelpreneurs elevating the life experiences of Latinas and Women of Color through luxurious and transformational travel. Topics in this episode include the history behind our names, the challenges we experienced as mothers attaining our degrees, having people in power believing in us in the workplace and how working 25+ years in their desired field gave them motivation to start their own travel agency elevating and inspiring Women to step out of their busy lives & experience the beauty of traveling! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latinaswithmasters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latinaswithmasters/support

Welcome back to The Truth About Addiction! Today's' guest is a dear friend, Tali Bermudez, with 13 years sober from drugs and alcohol. Her story is incredible and her sobriety is breathtaking. Tune in to today's episode about her journey from addiction to recovery and her relationship journey from single to married and no kids to motherhood and step-parenthood.  Tali is a true testament of what it looks like to overcome adversity and build an inner resilience in the face of massive life trauma. Check out her bio below!Tali was born in Santa Monica and grew up splitting time between the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles. This experience provided her with a broad perspective of the ever-evolving city. Tali's professional background is rooted in excellent customer experience. She majored in Psychology at Cal State Los Angeles, then went to work in various careers. She began in the apparel industry, learning sales for the next ten years. Soon afterward, she moved into consulting for a prominent plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. More recently she managed an accounting firm front office with over 200 clients. Her experience in client care and service for over ten years allows her to transition smoothly into the world of real estate. Currently married and mama to a three-year-old daughter and 12-year-old stepson. Tali spends a lot of outdoor time with her children. In her free time, she provides guidance for adults and youth, with various needs.#thetruthaboutaddiction#sobriety#the12steps#recovery#therapy#mentalhealth#podcasts#emotionalsobriety#soberliving#sobermindset#spirituality#spiritualgrowth#aa#soberlife#mindfulness#wellness#wellnessjourney

Last week, Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife went public with some of the voicemails and threats she has been receiving as a result of the public work she does as an activist and councilmember. While the threats were shocking to some degree, Black women who do work in the public space often live with these kinds of threats, hateful e-mails and attacks. We speak with Carroll Fife, a longtime community organizer and an Oakland City Council Member, representing District 3, elected in 2020. We are also joined by Melina Abdullah, a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Follow Carroll Fife on Twitter: www.twitter.com/carroll_fife Follow Dr Melina Abdullah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel Follow Dr Melina Abdullah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Threats leveled against Black women organizers and politicians w/ Oakland CM Carroll Fife & Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

In episode number 326 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we have David D'Orazi as our guest, an author. He's taken all the information from his sister's diaries and scrapbooks since the early 1960's and wrote an incredible book with it. David graduated from UC Irvine, and then got his Masters in Business at Cal State Los Angeles. He's also an award winning salesman for many years, and he tells the story of mental illness in his family and how that impacted his life. We find out the life story about Dave's father, influential twentieth century artist, in his first book “The In-Between Artist: The Story of Tony D'Orazi”, we hear about all the materials that Dave had to go through in order to write the book, how the mental health of his father impacted Dave's life, we hear about Dave's sister (the actress) Kathy O'Dare and her upbringing in his book "Is Everybody Happy?", why Dave ended up at UC Irvine for his undergraduate degree, how Dave credits his own success in sales to his father and sister, how our listeners can learn from mental health struggles in those we love, and the next book that Dave is planning to write.

Alex Bruno founded Bruno Group Inc. A legal firm that helps entrepreneurs and business owners in their growth by taking care of their legal needs. Alex is an entrepreneur himself. He understands the various responsibilities and time limitations entrepreneurs experience daily. Alex's approach is designed to streamline a business' legal needs, anticipate and eliminate potential issues and set a framework for a business to meet its goals.Alex previously worked for a national Am Law 100 law firm representing national, international and local companies in their corporate, business and liability matters.Alex graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2000. He was an inaugural member of the school's Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. He received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UC Berkeley.Alex currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. He also devotes his time as a Board Member for Family Promise of the Verdugos, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting homeless families regain their independence.Alex frequently guests as an instructor and speaker in Business Law. He taught at the Entrepreneurship Master Class at Cal State Los Angeles, UCLA Extension and the SIPA Entrepreneur Training Program.When Alex is not assisting his clients in their growth and success, he spends time outdoors running with his wife, Patricia and their German Shepherd, Simba.Alex's current venture that he greatly enjoys is his podcast, Bizmode. On his show he talks with guests about their entrepreneur journey and the lessons learned along the way.Websites: gobizmode.com                   brunogroupinc.comSocials: @alexbrunoesq_____________ Music Podcast Intro and OutroEveryday, Jason Farnhmam, YouTube Audio Library Podcast AdvertisementI love you, Vibe Tracks, YouTube Audio Library Sour Tennessee Red (Sting), John Dewey and the 41 Players, YouTube Audio Library Dewey, Cheedham, and Howe (Sting), John Dewey and the 41 Players, YouTube Audio Library Film Project Countdown.flac Copyright 2013 Iwan Gabovitch, CC-BY3 license

We spend this episode talking Los Angeles politics with Dr. Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, and founder and director of BLM Grassroots – not to be confused with the BLM Global Foundation. They are dealing with the fallout from racist comments made by sitting city council members, a heated mayoral race, a sheriff who has condoned gangs in his agency and an ongoing lawsuit. Follow Dr Melina Abdullah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Focus on LA politics – racism at the city council and upcoming elections w/ Dr Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

Daniela is now a senior in HS and set to play golf at the collegiate level at Cal State Los Angeles next year. In this podcast we get to know Daniela as a golfer and also discuss the latest "Home Course Advantage" documentary that was made on her by the golf channel.

La Mikia has over two decades of experience in leadership development, strategic planning, design thinking, grassroots community organizing, youth engagement, policy advocacy and systems change. A commitment to social justice and racial equity permeates each aspect of her personal and professional life. ​La Mikia supports organizations with developing, implementing, and assessing data-driven strategies, she designs and facilitates leadership development trainings, conducts equity assessments, and moderates important conversations around race, bias, and equity. Her expertise lies in helping companies effectively embed equity, inclusion, diversity, access and anti-racism into their leadership, policies, and procedures so they can best support and retain their people. ​An Afro-Latina who was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, La Mikia is a first-generation alumna who has committed her life and career to developing leaders, investing in communities, and promoting equity. She holds Bachelors' degrees in Ethnic Studies and Urban Studies & Planning from UCSD, dual Master's degrees in Public Policy and Urban Planning, and Certificates in Public Management, Political Management, and the Ross Minority Program in Real Estate from USC, where she serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. La Mikia also teaches Black, Latino and Latin American Relations courses in the Pan African Studies Department at Cal State Los Angeles.

Kim Adelman began her producing career with the indie feature, Just Friends. She then launched the Fox Movie Channel's short film program, where the 19 shorts she produced won 30+ awards and played over 150 film festivals worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival four years in a row.Kim Adelman currently teaches Low Budget Filmmaking  at UCLA Extension and Cinema Production II at Mount Saint Mary University. In 2014, she was named UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies Instructor of the Year.  In 2016, she won its Distinguished Instructor Award.In addition to guest lecturing at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State Los Angeles, she has also taught filmmaking workshops across the US, Canada, and New Zealand. Most recently she led creative writing workshops for kids at UCLA's Hammer Museum via 826LA and filmmaking for teens at Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum.Over the past two decades, Ms. Adelman has also reported extensively on festivals and short films for Indiewire, co-programmed the American Cinematheque's annual Focus on Female Directors short film screening series for fifteen years, and co-founded FFC: the Female Filmmaking Collective.  She has also been a jury member and/or a panel moderator at numerous international film festivals, including Sundance Next and the Los Angeles Film Festival during its final year.Her short film book, Making it Big in Shorts, is on its third edition and has been published internationally in Spanish and Mandarin.  The three pop culture books she wrote for Penguin Random House are The Girls Guide to Elvis, The Girls Guide to Country, and The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks. which was also published in Japanese.She has recorded a five-part educational podcast on independent filmmaking for UCLA Extension and co-hosted the 15-episode movie adaptation podcast Book to Screen, available on iTunes. She has also appeared as cinema expert in the ARTE documentary From Weepies to Chick Flicks, E!'s Hollywood & Sex special, and the DVD extras for Love Me Tender and Ghost.  She was profiled for Women Transforming Media and appeared onKim Adelman was also Director of On Air Creative Production for Style Network until that network shut down. She has worked at multiple cable networks including FX/FXM, E!, G4, PopTV, the Game Show Network, and Cinevault.

Returning to chat with us again is Professor Ping Yao of Cal State Los Angeles.  A specialist on gender and religion in Premodern China, Dr. Yao joins us to do a deeper survey into the important aspects of gender systems and gender practices throughout Chinese history, from the earliest period to the modern era.Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden co-host.

Julianne Malveaux is a true pioneer in the field of economics, focusing her research on the labor market, public policy, and the impact of policy on women and people of color. Malveaux holds a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is President Emeritus of Bennett College and is currently Dean of the School of Ethnic Studies at Cal State Los Angeles. On this podcast Dr. Malveaux offers insight on the national June 7th primary election and gets real on the issues of predatory capitalism, White nationalism and more.

Dominique breaks down what we know so far about the Los Angeles City Controller's race and unpacks the demands of the NAACP, California Faculty Assoc and BLMLA following the rough treatment of CAl State LA Professor/BLM Activist Dr. Melina Abdullah by campus police at a Los Angeles Mayoral debate

Join us for a conversation about Food, Labor and Climate Change with Professor Enrique C. Ochoa and Chef Chris Rodriguez. This is the third episode in the series called Pull Up a Chair, featuring the Rouxbe team in discussion with various leaders in food-spaces on diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the broad landscape of food. During this conversation, you'll hear from Ochoa about the global climate impacts of food policies and how they affect the local communities and cultures that produce identity crops like maize, and most importantly, how we can address climate change and the threats facing our global food supply chains. The Event Document mentioned can be found at https://bit.ly/3kfUjO9. *Enrique C. Ochoa* (they/them/he) is professor of Latin American studies and history at Cal State Los Angeles. Enrique grew up on the San Gabriel Valley and was raised by his Sicilian American mother and his Nicaraguan father, both of whom were middle school teachers. Enrique received their Ph.D. in history from UCLA and has been teaching at Cal State LA since 1995. In 2013-2014, Enrique was named the President's Distinguished Professor, and from 2006-08, they held the Walter and Michi Weglyn Endowed Chair of Multicultural Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. The author and editor of multiple articles and several books, Enrique's research focuses on Mexican and Central American history, food studies, Latinx studies, immigration, and teaching history and intersectional ethnic studies in K-16 classrooms and communities. *Chris Rodriguez* grew up between Los Angeles and Baja California with ancestral roots in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, France, and Basque Country) and across Northern-Central Mexico. He is the descendant of classically trained chefs, crystalized by the culinary legacy of his great-grandfather's bacalao a la vizcaina, still prepared by his family to this day. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Ethnic and Multicultural Studies; as well as a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe.

In this episode of In the Circle, we are speaking with John Rigney. As an A list entertainment business manager, John has worked with top tier talent for decades, and has made a name for himself as force to be reckoned within the often mysterious cross hairs of arts and finance. Listen close for the subtle details of how such a technical multifaceted profession vaults the line between left and right brain thinking, balancing large financial estates, international tax law, and interpersonal integrity, might we say even close personal friendship, being just some of the components of this intersection of two of mankind's more infamously distinct activities. If one was ever wondering how the stars build and maintain their personal fortunes from their fantastic public careers, look no further than the expert himself! We present with joy this insightful interview with the entrainment industries finest, Mr.John Rigney.  John E. Rigney, is the Founding Partner of Level Four Business Management, LLC. His clients include Jim Carrey, Josh Hutcherson,Samuel L. Jackson, Jenny McCarthy, Omar Epps, Mara & Salim Akil, Walton Goggins and Danny McBride.John began his career at Jess Morgan & Co. in 1972. He graduated Cal State Los Angeles with an Accounting Degree and passed the CPA exam in 1974. He opened his own firm in 1987; added Mark Friedman in 1994 and Charles Clancy in 2005. They merged with Matt Lichtenberg & GLWG in 2007.John holds a private pilot license and is an avid back country snow skier, mountain climber (attempted Everest in 2017 & 2018) & outdoorsman.Level Four Business Management, LLC is a full service entertainment business management firm providing services to writers, actors, directors and musicians.

Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of Yes Twinkie, There is a Santa Claus, a play starring Chris Dorman as “Twinky” and Julia Sanford as “Noelle”; and written by Don Goodrum, and directed by Sophie Goldstein.It's time for the end of the year performance reviews at the North Pole, and the Head Elf of Personnel, Noelle Frost has saved the worst for last, Twinky, an Elf with a tragic past and a bad attitude who no longer believes in Santa Claus. Can Noelle help Twinky find his Christmas Spirit, or will it take a Christmas Miracle?Playwright: Don Goodrum is a stage veteran of almost 50 years. He was born in Tennessee and raised in Mississippi. He got his first taste of the spotlight as “The King of the Calendar” in his second-grade play and after that, he moved on to the church play circuit and managed to turn a Best Actor win in a One Act Play Festival into a theatre scholarship for Mississippi College. After college, he wound up on the radio, a career choice that kept sharpening his comedic and writing skills for the next 25 years.  In 2006, he retired from radio and began teaching high school theatre, and started writing once again. He has seen productions of many of his plays throughout the US. He is now retired and lives close to his three grown daughters and their families in Florida.Director: Sophie Goldstein is a Jewish Chicana from Los Angeles, California, who majored in Theatre Arts and Dance at Cal State Los Angeles, and received her MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia Dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. She has worked as a director/choregrapher for several theaters around LA. Learn more about her director and choreographer work profile by visiting her website.Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast that supports new and emerging writers by producing plays in the style of living Radio Plays popular in the 1940s & 1950s. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is supported by listeners like you through tax-deductible donations.Support the show (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/open-door-playhouse)

Join us as we discuss the roles of women in Ancient China with Prof. Ping Yao of  Cal State Los Angeles.  What were gender relations like in Chine before and during the first dynasties (2700 BC - 221 BC)? What kind of roles did they have in governance, education, warfare and marriage?  Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden co-host. 

Theater artists José Cruz González and David Lozano join us in this episode. Their conversation “On Making Shakespeare Relevant to Latinx Communities” appears in the new book Shakespeare and Latinidad. González and Lozano talk with Barbara Bogaev about adapting and translating Shakespeare, performing and directing it in ways that make it relevant to Latinx audiences, and whether the Bard has a place at theater companies working to carve out a space for Latinx voices. José Cruz González received the NEA Directing Fellowship in 1985 and the 2010 Kennedy Center National Teaching Artist Grant. His plays include American Mariachi, Sunsets & Margaritas, and The Astronaut Farmworker. He's also a professor of Theatre Arts at Cal State Los Angeles. David Lozano is Executive Artistic Director of Cara Mía Theatre in Dallas. In 2014, he was recognized by The Dallas Observer as one of six “Masterminds of Arts & Culture.” He co-wrote and directed Deferred Action and Crystal City 1969, which was named the “Best New Play of 2009” by The Dallas Morning News. Their chapter on “On Making Shakespeare Relevant to Latinx Communities” appears in Shakespeare and Latinidad, a collection of essays in the field of Latinx theatre, edited by Carla Della Gatta and Trevor Boffone. Shakespeare and Latinidad was published by Edinburgh University Press in June 2021. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published October 12, 2021. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “I Understand Thee and Can Speak Thy Tongue,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leonor Fernandez edits a transcript of every episode, available at folger.edu. We had technical help on this episode from Andrew Feliciano & Evan Marquart at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California, and Todd Cotham and Aaron Carpenter at fifty50studios in Dallas.

In this episode, Alex sits down with Cole Costello to discuss socialism, the future of capitalism, and what people get wrong about Karl Marx. Cole is a friend and currently in the graduate program for history at Cal State Los Angeles, focusing on early twentieth-century American urban/race/labor history. Cole falls somewhere on the left, with some Marxist tendencies and a sense of loss and confusion in modern politics. In this episode, some topics they discuss/debate are -    Does the US system still work?    What Marxism actually means and would it work in a country like the US?    Is the US heading towards a Civil War or conflict?    What does history tell us about socialism? And why did the Soviet Union fail?    Is Capitalism the best system?    Should there be billionaires? 

Chris Young's passion in the community is reflected through the development of basketball players on and off the court. The former Cal State Los Angeles standout thrives on creating, coordinating, producing and managing exciting and interesting basketball events, leagues, tournaments and games. As co-founder of Air West, where future stars find themselves and their game in a basketball-rich environment, Young helps mold some of the best players in the world.

Larry Radden graduated from San Francisco State University in 1987 with a minor in Theater Arts and a major in Communication Studies. While attending SFSU he was actively involved in theater productions with highlights such as Tom Stoppards “The Real Inspector Hound” Charles Fullers “Soldiers Story”, Bernard Pomerance's “The Elephant Man” and Cole Porter‘s “Hot and Cold.” He went on to audition for American conservatory theater and which he landed his first professional acting job in August Wilson‘s “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” After touring the country with the production, he landed in Los Angeles and did commercial and television work. He also coached on the forensics teams at El Camino College and LA Valley College, receiving multiple state and national awards. Radden then enrolled for graduate school at Cal State Los Angeles and graduated with a degree in communications studies in 1994. Radden was hired at Saddleback College in 1995 and has continued to teach in the Communications studies department to present.

We're back! After a short hiatus The Embodiment Project is back with a very special episode. In this episode, Danellia speaks with her comadres Dr. Renee Lemus and Dr. Cristina Rose—hosts Las Doctoras Podcast. Dr. Cristina Rose is mother, artist, and full time lecturer in Women's Studies at CSU, Dominguez Hills. She received her PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and a VONA (Voices of Our Nation's Arts) sister and has publications of pieces such as “Sacred Heart of Mango” and “mumbling of prayers (at the basilica of la virgen)” in spaces as distinguishable as Regeneración Tlacuilolli, Label Me Latina/o, and Verses Typhoon Yolanda. Dr. Renee Lemus—the academic bruja—has a PhD in Ethnic Studies and works as a college professor at Cal State Los Angeles and in the Los Angeles Community College District. She is also a certified yoga instructor specializing in prenatal yoga, and yoga for bodies of all shapes and sizes. On their podcast, they create spaces for important conversations about the oppressive social dynamics that impact our world. Grounded in a connection to ancestral wisdom, they discuss ways to heal from the wounds of generational trauma. In this episode, we'll discuss decolonizing education and the challenges of creating a space free from Westernized societal hierarchies. Plus, we'll examine the emotional toll that comes along with dismantling the hierarchy.  Learn more about Dr. Renee Lemus and Dr. Cristina Rose's work at https://lasdoctoras.net/ Enjoying this podcast and want to support it's production? Buy me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/danellia

Lucas Ochoa competed for the Orange Coast College State national team, garnering several gold medals. Lucas then transferred to Cal State Long Beach qualifying numerous events for the American Forensics Association. Lucas advanced several interp events to the quarterfinal and semi-final Rounds. Finally, Lucas earned a master's degree in communication studies from Cal State Los Angeles. Lucas is a tenured professor at Saddleback College leading his team to multiple State and national championships in interpretation and Readers Theatre. Lucas's wife, Heidi, writes a family blog called The Autism Collection, which focuses on their son's autism. The link to that blog is: https://www.theautismcollection.com

#039 – We continue covering two elements of the senior year checklist that have everything to do with financial aid. It is in the senior year when students apply for financial aid. Different colleges and universities have different financial aid eligibility requirements, and they must be taken into consideration when applying for financial aid. These include, but are not limited to Grade Point Average and number units taken during a quarter or semester. Jankel provides an explanation of the different financial aid elements that may be available to students, including, different grants, scholarships, work-study jobs, and student loans. She also goes over expectations placed on colleges and universities that receive Title IV funds, by the U.S. Department of Education. We cover basic eligibility criteria for financial aid, including the need for male applicants to register with the Selective Service System. Additionally, provide examples of the differences in financial aid eligibility requirements of two popular universities in Southern California. These are UCLA and California State University, Los Angeles. We finish the episode by going over some of the steps to take to apply for financial aid by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. You can find the show notes for this episode at https://collegemetropolis.com/39. Please help us reach more high school students and parents by giving our show a 5-star rating, and by leaving us a positive review on the platform you used to download this episode. We would truly appreciate it. Thank you!

A talented coach with extensive NCAA Division I experience, Michael Erush returns for his third year as an assistant coach on the Cal State LA men’s soccer coaching staff. Erush helped the Golden Eagles to a record-setting 2019 season that saw the team win California Collegiate Athletic Association and Super Region 4 championships on their way to the national championship game.Erush excelled as a high school soccer player, being named player of the year by both the Los Angeles Times and San Fernando Valley Daily News.  He then had a legendary college playing career at Loyola Marymount, which inducted him into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2017. He was a four-time All-West Coast Conference selection, earning first-team honors in 2003. He also earned All-Far West first team and third-team All-America honors and was a team captain during his junior and senior seasons. The Lions advanced to the NCAA playoffs in each of his last three seasons.Contact us: https://isportsrecruiting.com/consultation When considering athletics scholarships, you need to examine three primary organizations. The three primary avenues for athletics scholarships are through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Within these organizations, there are further divisions based on the size of the institution. All of these organizations combine education and athletics to deliver the experience of a lifetime to the committed student-athletes playing and studying under this umbrella.

Today on AirTalk, we recap the latest major headlines in California's political news and discuss what these stories mean for the weeks ahead.  CA to receive $42 billion from American Rescue Plan CDC warns of fourth coronavirus wave, what this means for Newsom's reopening efforts Potential Democratic challengers gauge whether or not to dip foot in gubernatorial race Latest poll on Gov. Newsom’s approval rating National GOP puts money behind recall effort Rob Bonta appointed as the state’s new Attorney General GOP’s misinformation leads to flipped California House seats State lawmakers push to expand hate crime legislations GUESTS: Nicole Nixon, reporter covering politics and government for CapRadio; she tweets @_Nixo Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles; author of “Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles” (Princeton University Press, 1994); he tweets @SonensheinPBI

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews una Latina muy maravilla, Paulina Lainez. A first generation Latina to graduate in her family with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Cal State Los Angeles. Paulina's family originates from Gaunajuato, Mexico and grew up in South Los Angeles. She shares with us her academic journey attending community college as a dance major, transferring to Cal State LA with a communications major and her personal experience in her Master's program. She is now a college professor and a research associate with the Intimate Communication Lab, a Transgenerational Latina/Latinx research study about trigenerational family communication about sexual and reproductive health in Latina/Latinx families. Paulina is also an entrepreneur at heart as her parents started their own business to support their family when they migrated to the United States. She currently owns two businesses: a digital marketing agency that helps small businesses thrive and Eres Una Maravilla, a tiendita that celebrates Latinx cultura. Check out and follow her Instagram pages @Eres.Una.Maravilla, @IntimateCommLab and @ZenDigitalLA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latinaswithmasters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latinaswithmasters/support

This episode of All Hazards (#84) takes us to the front lines of the fight against Covid-19, the vaccination super site located at Cal State Los Angeles. We sit down with some of the top leadership there: David Stone, Cal OES Fire & Rescue Branch Jack Nelson, FEMA Major LeRoy Cisneros, California Army National Guard Lt. Col. Andy Olson, Active Duty Army All four have their own areas of responsibility and face unique and similar challenges. How are they meeting those challenges, and what are they? What is it like to be part of history as they manage (in unified command) the first-ever Type-I Vaccination Super Site, one that’s becoming a model for all others nationwide? Let’s find out. Links MyTurn Covid19.ca.gov  

Handel on the news late edition with the morning crew discussing the LATEST in news such as a federal partnership opening a COVID-19 vaccine site at Cal State Los Angeles, grocery workers feeling expendable, and firefighters hailed as heroes for saving cats with oxygen masks!

Kris Ankarlo on the latest from the new vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles. Newsom was accompanied by Mayor Garcetti and others at Cal State Los Angeles. Minneapolis City Council has unanimously decided to give a budget raise to the police department due to a rise in crime.

Chris Fitzgerald Walsh chats with veteran math teacher Jinna Hwang about why she's so excited about data science and how she's using a new, free interactive textbook called CourseKata to help all high school students succeed through productive struggle.------------------ ◠‿◠ ------------------ /¯ school180.com@school_180Chris Fitzgerald Walsh: @fitzwalshJinna Hwang: @teaching_ninJa | Teaching NinjaCourseKataUCLA Teaching and Learning Lab

Today on "The State of California," KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern is joined by Jaime Relegado, political science professor emeritus and former director of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State Los Angeles. They discuss Gov. Newsom's selection of Alex Padilla to fill the open California Senate seat.

On Episode 013, Garland interviews Alberto Vela, Managing Director, Project and Construction Management Group - SW United States at CBRE | HEERY.Highlights of Episode 011:Albert Introduction - 00:47Growing up in East LA - 02:40Lessons from Alberto’s mother - 09:00Living legacy 15:50Belonging as the only - 19:45Advice to 21 year old Alberto - 23:00Giving back and paying it forward - 28:20Inclusion in my industry looks like - 36:35Full Circle - 38:13Afterthoughts - 39:42Alberto Vela is Senior Vice President at CBRE | Heery, overseeing project and construction management group for the Southwest Region. Prior to CBRE, he served in similar roles at AECOM, Samsung C&T, URS, and Jacobs Engineering.He serves in a leadership role at CBRE's Hispanic and Latino ERG: Hola.Mr. Vela holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from Cal State Los Angeles.Connect with Alberto:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvela/NAIOP https://www.naiop.org/-/media/About-NAIOP/Diversity-Resources/August-2013-Commercial-Real-Estate-Diversity-Report.ashx?la=en// Connect with and learn more about your host, Garland Fuller:Web: garlandfuller.comInstagram: @FullCircleWithGarlandLinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/garlandfuller

The Democratic National Convention featured several Republicans but almost no Bernie supporters: Harold Meyerson comments. Plus: A Black Lives Matter leader in LA confronts the LAPD—outside her house. Melina Abdullah is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles; she's also professor of Pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles—and last week she was on the front page of the paper in LA. We asked her what happened. Also: Virus-time TV with Ella Taylor – today Ella recommends “the 24th” - a new feature film about an all-black army regiment sent to Texas in 1917, and the violent confrontation with local racists that followed --it's a true story about the only racial insurrection in American history where more whites were killed than blacks--16 whites died, including 5 policemen, and 4 of the Black soldiers. over a hundred Black soldiers were courmartialed - for mutiny. Thirteen were hanged immediately, and six more later.

The Democratic National Convention featured several Republicans but almost no Bernie supporters: Harold Meyerson comments. Plus: A Black Lives Matter leader in LA confronts the LAPD—outside her house. Melina Abdullah is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles; she’s also professor of Pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles—and last week she was on the front page of the paper in LA. We asked her what happened. Also: Virus-time TV with Ella Taylor – today Ella recommends “the 24th” - a new feature film about an all-black army regiment sent to Texas in 1917, and the violent confrontation with local racists that followed --it’s a true story about the only racial insurrection in American history where more whites were killed than blacks--16 whites died, including 5 policemen, and 4 of the Black soldiers. over a hundred Black soldiers were courmartialed - for mutiny. Thirteen were hanged immediately, and six more later.

A Black Lives Matter leader in LA confronts the LAPD—outside her house. Melina Abdullah is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles; she’s also professor of Pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles—and last week she was on the front page of the paper in LA. We asked her what happened. Plus: Katie Porter, the new member of Congress who flipped a longtime Republican district in California’s Orange County, talks about defending the postal service and about ending student loan debt. (Watch her full conversation with Katrina vanden Heuvel. (https://www.thenation.com/events/katie-porter-covid-politics/) ) Also: Changing our broken criminal justice system—radically. Jody Armour, who teaches law at USC and is a prominent defender of Black Lives Matter has a new book out, with the provocative title N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law. Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: http://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.

Dr. Linda Spilker is a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who has participated in NASA and international planetary missions for over 40 years.  Spilker’s mission roles include mission leadership as well as design, planning, operation and scientific data analysis. As Cassini Project Scientist Dr. Spilker leads a team of over 300 international scientists. She has worked in a science role on the Cassini project for 30 years and is a Co-I with the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer team.  She previously worked on the Voyager mission for 12 years.  She also conducts independent research on the origin and evolution of planetary ring systems and supports proposals and concept studies for new missions to the outer planets.   She enjoys yoga and hiking in National Parks, including her favorite park, Yosemite.  She is married, with three daughters and nine grandchildren. Dr. Spilker received her PhD summa cum laude from UCLA in 1992 in Geophysics and Space Physics while also working at JPL. Dr. Spilker received her B.A. from Cal State Fullerton, and her M.S. from Cal State Los Angeles, both in Physics.  She also received the Distinguished Alumni Award for Natural and Social Sciences from the California State University at Los Angeles in 1996, and the Distinguished Alumni award from the California State University at Fullerton in 2005. She has received a number of NASA awards including a NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal and two NASA Exceptional Service Medals.Dr. Spilker has worked at JPL for over 40 years, her first and only job out of college.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ULJTCPj0DRUe9zuIPl00Qhttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/videos/index.htmlhttps://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGAQCq9BMU  

Welcome to episode 185 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Peyman Raoofi to the podcast. In this episode Dr. Raoofi speaks with me about the Madonna and whore complex, its complexities for relationships, how we can learn to adjust our own behaviors and learning to see your partner in a different light.     Dr. Peyman Raoofi, licensed clinical psychologist in California, holds a Doctorate and Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, Northridge with Summa Cum Laude Honors.     He is currently working in his own private practice with individuals, couples and families. In addition Dr. Raoofi is contracted with multiple Long Term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes as consultant psychologist.     He has many years of experience working with children on the spectrum of Autism/Asperger, and Mental Retardation. Throughout his trainings for intense psychosocial interventions he has been trained for ABA methodologies and DTT program in treating children with challenging behaviors. He has trainings from Johns Hopkins University and Yale University on science of well-being and health psychology. In addition Dr. Raoofi has worked as a social worker with geriatric population at an Adult Day Health Care Center.     UNICEF, Relief International and Human Rights Council are other organizations that Dr. Raoofi has been actively involved to help disadvantaged children on a global level. He is a lifetime member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Golden Key International Honor Society, recipient of Gold honor of the US President’s Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush and President Obama's Call to Service Award. He also has been recognized as an Honorary Ambassador by UNICEF and recognized as a Mental Health Hero by Chicago School of Psychology.      Dr. Raoofi is currently serving on the Boards of Iranian Psychological Association of America (IPAA), Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) and Profamily Group.     Dr. Raoofi is an International speaker and has been a guest speaker in many universities including MIT, UCLA, Cal State Los Angeles, Chicago School of Psychology, California School of Psychology, Pepperdine University and Sharif University. He has been a guest on multiple TV and Radio shows such as Voice of America, BBC, Spectrum News, Radio Hamrah, and KIRN 670AM.    In this episode, you will hear:     What is the Madonna and whore complex?  How cultures can affect this issue   The way in which more male dominated cultures are more affected   Overcoming seeing your partner as a sexual being as well as mother, carer etc   Can this complex be cured?   Understanding the importance of not solely focusing on one role, E.G Being a father   Knowing it’s okay to indulge in sexual exchange and selfishness with your partner  Paying attention to your own patterns and learning to adjust   Learning to see your partner in a different light         101 Ways to Keep Your Relationship Hot:  http://www.sexologypodcast.com/subscribe    Find Dr. Peyman Raoofi online:  http://www.raoofi.com     Find Dr. Moali online:    http://www.sexologypodcast.com    Find me on social media:    https://www.instagram.com/oasis2care   https://www.facebook.com/oasis2care       If you are interested in booking a video counselling session with Dr. Moali:  https://oasis2care.com/contact-nazanin-moali-psychologist      Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio 

Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Richard Henriques. Richard was born in Los Angeles and has made it a mission of his to never leave the beautiful la la land. He went to Cal State Los Angeles and when there weren't a lot of employers hiring at his school, he took it upon himself and created a group to attract employers to the school. Through networking and building relationships with people far and wide, he broke into Boeing, then NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, then Deloitte, and now at Internet Brands. His story is one of perseverance, staying focused on the long term goal, and being happy along the way. Tune in, it's Story Time! Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say hello on Twitter @sherjan.

Dr. ChorSwang Ngin is Professor of Anthropology at Cal State Los Angeles where she Founded the Asian and Asian American Studies (AAAS) Program and most recently has authored the award-winning book, "Identities on Trial in the United States: Asylum Seekers from Asia." http://csngin.com Book ► http://bit.ly/ChorSwang Series ► http://bit.ly/CrossingBordersSeries Partner ► https://www.americananthro.org Welcome ✌

Douglas Miranda and his family left El Salvador, during the civil war in the early 80's. His family arrived in New York, where Douglas grew up. Afterwards, his family came to California where Douglas graduated from Cal State Los Angeles obtaining the Bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Then, Douglas obtained a juris Doctorate degree from Western State Law School. He has been practicing law for over 15 years, exclusively in criminal law. Douglas primary represents Latinos and specializes in handling the most serious types of Felony cases like murder, rape and child molestation. Miranda Rights Law Firm DM@mirandarightslf.com

Douglas Miranda and his family left El Salvador, during the civil war in the early 80's. His family arrived in New York, where Douglas grew up. Afterwards, his family came to California where Douglas graduated from Cal State Los Angeles obtaining the Bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Then, Douglas obtained a juris Doctorate degree from Western State Law School. He has been practicing law for over 15 years, exclusively in criminal law. Douglas primary represents Latinos and specializes in handling the most serious types of Felony cases like murder, rape and child molestation. Miranda Rights Law Firm DM@mirandarightslf.com

BallN Gems with Cal State Los Angeles Head Coach Torino Johnson dropping some knowledge

Statistics is the universal language. If you have a fear of math and stats, but you know it is important for your work and you need to know for your job promotion, then listen on to learn five statistic commonly used in public health and healthcare. At the end of this episode, you have a better of the why statisitc is important and you’ll be able to read statistics with confidence. Dr. Hersch Knapp, a researcher who has created and oversees the Nurse Research Fellowship and Mentorship Programs, guiding nurses in deriving and implementing applied health science research, computing statistical results, and publishing and presenting their findings. His clinical specialty is emergency and trauma psychology in medical / surgical, ICU, CCU, Oncology, ER, and code blue team. He’s participated in a variety of research domains including improving HIV diagnostic testing, telehealth, remote learning, and general health care. He regularly teaches research methodology and statistics courses at universities including UCLA, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State San Bernardino, and USC. He’s published multiple scientific papers as well as textbooks on effective clinical communication and statistics. Connect with Dr. Hersch Knapp at Linkedin. To learn more about public health, connect with Dr. Kee Chan at www.keechanphd.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatispublichealth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatispublichealth/support

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on how the California Community Colleges have gone online in response to the coronavirus. Plus how Cal State LA's college newspaper is covering the big story.

Toby Harwell has been a contributor to the vibrant Los Angeles music scene as a multi-instrumentalist, performer, recording artist, and K-12 music educator for the last 25 years. He’s worked with national artists such as Motown veteran Michael Schuman, the legendary Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO, Will Smith, Nelly, and several local acts including Badaue, Katia Moraes, and Jahgun, among others. Toby holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Music from Cal State Los Angeles, and in 2013, he was honored as “Teacher of the Year” for his innovative arts curriculum. (LIVE Performance episode)

Episode: Independent Filmmaking 101 - USC Graduate, director David Kronmiller, joins host Kurt Caceres  to discuss the daily grind and how to make it as an Independent Filmmaker.  They are joined by special guest, fellow USC MFA Grad and Professor at Cal State Los Angeles, Yelena Deleon, who had just returned from the Sundance Film Festival.  David opens up about his childhood growing up deep in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest to parents who were missionaries.   However, it was revealed years later that it was all a front for his Fathers real job, being an international spy for the state department in the middle of a South American coup d'état.  This experience was the true inspiration behind David deciding to write and direct the feature film, "Boris and the Bomb", out now on Amazon Prime. 

On Episode 5 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” The Bauhaus, one of the most influential schools of art, design and architecture, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with retrospectives taking place at the Getty Research Center and the Los Angeles Museum of Art. The Post’s Asia Morris and Steve spoke with Tom Tredway, Cal State Long Beach design historian, and Cal State Los Angeles professor and Long Beach artist Carol Francis Lung about the school’s influence on how art is taught as well as its effect on local architecture and what you find on the shelves at Target. Virginia Broersma is a local artist whose Artist’s Office helps her colleagues find out about opportunities and commiserates with the everyday challenges of being an artist. Asia and Steve spoke with Virginia about her new “Survival of the Artist” column for the Post. Finally, Steve and Asia speak with Post columnist Tim Grobaty about a really dumb idea he had to find Long Beach’s Seven Wonders which, for some inexplicable reason, has become quite popular. Dumb.

EP20 - Dorothy Rae Garcia is an artist in a visual and a lyrical sense. From her time as a speech and debate performer at Cal State Los Angeles, to the work she is not pursuing with photography, she consistently finds a way to be creative through voice and her lens.Music: “Late Night” by Lucky Daye “Footsteps” by Kehlani “Balancé” by Sara Tavares “Losing My Balance” by J Cole

  Open up Instagram right now, and start counting the number of narcissists in your feed today. How many? Three, ten, fifty? Is there anyone real in your feed? Narcissistic personalities have always existed, but with social media, it's a bigger problem than ever. These hyper-insecure people lack empathy, live in a constant state of conflict, and value status and outward appearances over real human connection and understanding. Why does it matter? Because we work with them, we live with them, and in some cases, we even marry and spend our lives with them. In this week's podcast, you'll meet a clinical psychologist who shares her pragmatic and down-to-earth approach to living with or running from the narcissists in your life.   Listen & Learn: How to identify a narcissist. Why the stereotypical "successful man" today is often the definition of a narcissist. Realistic outlook of change (hint: low to none). Should you stay, or should you go? Links & Resources: Dr. Ramani's Website Dr. Ramani's Books on Amazon ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist. She has a private practice in Santa Monica and Sherman Oaks, CA. She is a professor of psychology at Cal State Los Angeles where she was named "Outstanding Professor" in 2012. She is also a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg. She is the author of two books: Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist (Post Hill Press), and You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life. She has appeared on nearly every major television network, as well as radio, print, and internet platforms. Nutritional Tip of the Week: Potatoes Got Questions? Send me a voicemail here: Ask Lucas a Question Or write to us: podcast@yogabody.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes

Learning will be a key factor in the 21st century. Making sure we personally are learning and that educators are helping develop the next generation is a challenging task. This is because our models for learning and educating are routed in the 20th Century mindset. Is a 4 year degree necessary when the job market will be so changed by the time you get out? You'll graduate into jobs that don't exist. We need to learn how to learn, how to build relationships, and innovate collectively. These are not things necessarily discussed in today's curriculum. Where should you look to further your education? Join us as we discuss with this week's special guest, Dr. Jim Goodrich, Stoller Distinguished Chair of Business and Dean of the College of Business at Pacific University. Jim Goodrich is currently Dean of the College of Business at Pacific University, where he is responsible for creating a new strategic plan for the College and growing the operation. Prior to this he was Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Cal State Los Angeles, where he was chief academic and administrative officer responsible for strategic management, internal operations, faculty, budgets and external relations. Goodrich has been active in strategic planning and leadership development in higher education as Dean or Associate Dean for the past 20 years. Jim's career also includes accomplishments as a teacher, scholar and consultant. Dr. Goodrich started his teaching at the University of the Pacific in California, where he became a tenured full professor and Director of the Westgate Center for Management Development. Jim has done training and consulting for national and international clients including IBM, Coca-Cola, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Deloitte, the Red Cross and public agencies such as CALTRANS. He has also done executive coaching for the Marshall Goldsmith organization with C-suite executives in multinational firms – as well as innovative leaders of smaller organizations – for many years.

Shout out to our faves at CSULA. We love to 2000s. More shows to come.———————————————http://jadeandxd.com email us: jadeandxd@gmail.comfollow us @jadeandxdcall us: 917-727-1445--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jadeandxd/message

Shout out to our faves at CSULA. We love to 2000s. More shows to come.———————————————http://jadeandxd.com email us: jadeandxd@gmail.comfollow us @jadeandxdcall us: 917-727-1445

We continue our Black Love, Brown Pride Series by discussing organizing in the era of high profile police killings of unarmed African Americans and other people of color. Our guest is Dr. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Cal State Los Angeles and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles.  Dr. Abdullah talks about the history of Black Lives Matter and how it has evolved into an international movement with 40 chapters worldwide. She shares her insights about killer police, the District Attorney who refuses to prosecute officers that murder innocent people, and the resistance. We also bring you stories from our listeners who sent us their personal experiences of Black/Brown relations including tensions and love. Please send us your own stories by email to thehooddigest@gmail.com and we may read your story as part of our series! Read the stories here: http://www.thehooddigest.com/category/stay-woke/ Connect with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/chapter/blm-los-angeles/

As of January an employer can no longer ask a person's salary history. They also can not ask about any form of compenstion and benefits. This includes 3rd party recruiters and reference checks. Companies with 5 or more employees will also be required to Ban the Box on job applications. This means that the criminal history section will be omitted and can no longer be asked during the interview process. With over 15 years in the “People Business”, Karen Bajanov is a seasoned Human Resource Compliance Specialist. After graduating from Cal State Los Angeles with a degree in Health and Human Services, Karen began her career as Director of HR for a major corporation that had over 500 employees.  While in the corporate environment, Karen realized that small and medium businesses had a real need for human resource solutions in order to grow and protect their business. After 13 years as the Director of Human Resources with a corporate firm, she began KEB Business Consultants. KEB Business Consultants now serves small and medium businesses, across a variety of industries, with all of their human resource, talent management and benefits administration requirements. Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd, the Windows Insider Podcast team explores advancements in inclusive technology. For decades, Microsoft has been creating products and services to serve people of all abilities, and in recent years the company has made a stronger commitment to this goal with the appointment of Chief Accessibility Officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie. In this episode, we chat with Jenny about the future of inclusive tech, and we learn how feedback from users (and Windows Insiders!) is shaping Microsoft’s efforts. To find out more about Microsoft’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion, visit Microsoft.com/Accessibility.   Episode transcript: NARRATOR:  Welcome to the Windows Insider where we explore all things Windows, the Insider community and beyond I'm your host, Jason Howard (ph).  You are listening to Episode 9, and this month's theme is accessibility JASON HOWARD:  Wait a minute, that's not me.  That was the Windows 10 Narrator.  And it's more than just a podcast gimmick, the Narrator feature helps people who are blind or have low vision navigate their computers by reading what's on screen When you think about how much of what we do in the world relies on what can be read, you really start to understand how this technology could impact the lives of millions of people More and more accessibility features are built into the DNA of Microsoft services and products.  These features deliver on Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.  That includes ensuring people of all abilities can participate in life, work, and society Today, we're going to talk to someone who's taking the ideals of accessibility and inclusion and putting them into action.  Please meet Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie So here you are the Chief Accessibility Officer. JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  I am JASON HOWARD:  What does that mean JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Basically, it means that my job is to drive for a great experience for customers with disabilities and employees with disabilities, and also really pursue the concept of inclusive design. So it just means I'm really thinking about a section of our customer base that's pretty big, and how we can ensure that we're delivering great products, great services, great hiring process, to ensure that we're really inclusive JASON HOWARD:  A few years ago, accessibility could have been considered a side project at many companies, but things have changed, at least at Microsoft.  Now it's becoming an integral part of our company culture and product development.  Can you tell us how that happened JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Yeah, it's kind of cool what's going on, and I'm loving being part of it.  But actually accessibility has been part of Microsoft's strategy for well over actually 20 years.  But we've definitely in the last couple of years decided to really kick it up a notch And by kicking it up a notch, it's just really leaning into the opportunity that we have.  You know, there's a billion people in the world with disabilities, a billion plus.  These are our customers, our friends, our peers, our everything.  And there's a whole suite of innovation that can come from really designing products and building products that include disability So we invested in some resources across the company, across our product divisions, including my lovely team, and really decided to go after that opportunity to build better products, and to really think about how we were hiring talent across the spectrum of disability as well JASON HOWARD:  So Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has a son who's in a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy, and is paralyzed.  Satya has said in his new book Hit Refresh that having a son with disabilities has made him more empathetic, and that's one of the reasons he's committed to driving accessibility and inclusion at Microsoft.  That explains why the company is working towards some of these accessibility initiatives On a personal level what experience has led you to working in accessibility JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  It's a great question, and Satya, the book is just it's incredible.  And if you haven't read it, please do.  I mean, Satya is sharing his own personal experiences there.  It's just incredibly powerful I think we've all had a personal journey.  My personal journey, let's just say I would never have predicted that I would be doing this job today.  I mean, I come from a small town on the outskirts of Birmingham in the UK.  I went through mainstream education.  I went to a music college.  I got a classical music degree.  And I thought I was going to be a really cool classical rock star or a music therapist or something in that vein And then I started working in IT, actually in a newspaper in London on the IT help desk, and realized that I dig, I just love problem-solving.  And I thought that was going to be my career was, you know, solving problems with IT and doing a bit of music on the side But all the way through the one stream that I've had all the way through this is that I'm deaf, I'm profoundly deaf.  And my deafness has decreased since I was a child So I went to music college with moderate deafness.  It's slid since then.  And I never, ever -- I mean, I hid  my deafness for many years, wasn't really open about it.  But I think maybe people way wiser and smarter than me could have predicted the path is me realizing that I could really use these skills, and use them to make a difference, not just for me and my friends, but to make a difference seriously in a company like Microsoft So I came to Microsoft 13 years ago.  I came to run technical support, still solving problems, and then about five, six years ago took a risk and changed career, and went to be an individual contributor to change the world for customers with disabilities, and I've never looked back JASON HOWARD:  Wow.  So how does working in this field change the way you see the world JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  I've worked in different jobs over the years, you know, whether it was support or online advertising for a while.  I've worked in different things.  And I firmly believe that technology has the power to empower.  And I've seen that in different spheres, but I think never more in the work that I do today, which is every day working with peers and friends, seeing how they're leveraging technology and just realizing and appreciating what we can do to make that experience better, whether it's somebody using a wheelchair with limited dexterity manipulating some part of Office, or it's somebody who's blind working through a web page, whether that's our own or someone else's, or me with captioning and how that changes my life and others, and how we can get that more integrated into the fabric of our company So you know, I really do think that it's a really empowering field to work in.  I walk out every day with the same frustrations and same joys as everyone else, but I do have a deep-seated sense that we are making a difference.  And that's the opportunity we have JASON HOWARD:  Well, as you just mentioned Office, Microsoft has developed a wide variety of accessibility features such as Windows 10 Narrator, Office 365's built-in tools for authoring accessible content, things of that nature.  There's even eye tracking technology that enables people who have limited mobility to navigate their PCs using only their eyes Can you tell us about the development of those features?  Did anything come up unnecessary during the R&D research and development cycle JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  I don't know what you mean.  I don't think anything ever comes up that surprises during an R&D cycle.  (Laughter.)  I can't ever imagine that scenario playing out Always.  And I think at the core if we follow those principles of inclusive design, inclusive design is all about making sure that you design a product that is embedding the feedback of people and experts.  And in our area that's people with disabilities So whenever we're looking, and Office has done incredible job across every single component of Office 365, across every platform, of putting a brand new bar of accessibility out there, and that's anything from PowerPoint to Excel to Sway, right?  If you don't Sway, you should Sway.  And every single componentry has been designed in collaboration with people So that means you do some prototypes, you get them out there, you get a bunch of people in a room, and you say, hey, but have a play, and scenario-led and all that good stuff But yet it's very hard to replicate the experience of someone who's blind or someone with a visual impairment.  The speed at which they are reading the screen, as somebody who's deaf it's very hard for me to comprehend, and it's way faster than we can sign You have to lean into the experiences that you get from people, and you learn the hints and tricks and the keyboard shortcuts are very important.  And if you have tried to go off the standardized path, you need to pull it back in a little bit And just the extra words that we tend to put in, or if we put in alt-text, you know, the words that describe images, and we don't put those in accurately, just how destructive that can be to the overall usability of the experience So I think we've learned a lot along the way, and we've definitely learned a lot with eye control, the new feature in Windows, because that came from a hack actually three years ago, the first hack that I ever got involved in, and it was a guy called Steve Gleason from Louisiana who came to us with a list of beautiful ideas that basically were, hey, Microsoft, can you make my experience better?  He's an NFL player, a Spokane native, Washington State native, but living in Louisiana with his wife and beautiful kid Rivers.  And he was the genesis of a three-year journey through our research division, through Windows division, and many, many more, and many people with ALS here in Seattle that helped us to get eye control into Windows And we're still learning.  It's a beater feature, and we're still learning.  You can't replicate ALS.  It's about hours and hours and hours of sitting with people and understanding how to make sure it's the best experience But yeah, you can now control your mouse with your eyes.  You can type with your eyes using a Windows device with a full Creator's Update.  So it's pretty kickass JASON HOWARD:  That's quite a journey, it seems JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Yeah, I do think it's a journey, and I think we'll continue to reiterate.  And that's also why Insiders are so important, right?  We need -- we need people to give us that feedback, what is working, what is not, what can we tweak, what can we improve, what's driving you nuts.  We're only as good as the feedback that we get JASON HOWARD:  I wanted to ask you about how you include people with disabilities in the product development process, but it seems like the Insider programs are a great way to start with that JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  You know, there's multiple, multiple also ways to give feedback.  There always are in a company this size with as many products as we have The Insiders I cannot promote enough.  I mean, I think it's just a brilliant way to get involved in early stage technology that may be buggy, that may have some funkiness to it, but you have the opportunity to give us feedback knowing that we're listening, and know we're really listening for our customers with disabilities who are using accessible technology.  We want that feedback.  It's gold dust. And you have the chance to shape the next rev, right, of Windows.  There's nothing more powerful than that The same with Office.  You know, there's an Office Insiders program. But there's also other ways.  If you're not too game to install a potential version of Windows that may disrupt the flow a little bit, then there's User Voice.  We have forums there where we're always listening for features.  We're voting them up, voting them down And also you can give feedback within Narrator built-in screen reader So there's plenty, plenty ways to make sure your voice is heard JASON HOWARD:  And now just kind of as a personal note, being on the Windows Insider team, one of the things that when we originally got started, accessibility wasn't necessarily a blocking gate as part of promoting builds from our internal canary and self-host rings into the fast and slow rings. And part of the feedback that we got was we were making it entirely too difficult to get some of the feedback that was extremely important to get during that development cycle.  So especially for the slow ring and more so now into the fast ring accessibility is becoming a blocking gate to help ensure that we don't break that experience for the users who are giving us that type of feedback JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  I love that.  I'm so excited that the priority of accessibility within Insiders and within our products broadly generally is at that level where, yeah, if we're not cutting it, we're going to stop ship, right?  I mean, it's that important to us.  So yeah, I mean, the advice I get, know your power.  You have huge power to influence the flow of our product set JASON HOWARD:  So along the way obviously there have been many changes of course.  Was there anything that you thought would be an easier problem to solve but proved to be a bit more complex than expected originally JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Harder to solve.  You know, I think when you're looking at accessibility across as many products as we have, and we have really five product divisions, and each of our product sets is launching multiple, you know, literally hundreds of products every year and every month and every week, you know, my biggest challenge today is just really making sure that we keep the consistency, we keep prioritizing at this level, and we keep innovating Yeah, there are some brilliant features that have come out of now our emphasis on AI in one of our five divisions that's making an impact in Windows.  In fact, if you're blind and using a screen reader or Narrator, and it comes up in images, it's leveraging AI describing that image and embedding alt-text in and speaking that as part of your experience So no longer are we reliant on everyone to be able to write really good alt-text, right, the descriptions behind these pictures.  We can leverage some of our AI infrastructure. And I'm looking forward to doing that a lot more, that kind of collaboration across the groups, bringing different parts of joy and wisdom from one into the other.  And both Office and Windows are doing amazing work there But yes, it's a broad gig, and the bar is very high, because we do believe that this isn't just about meeting a conformance or compliance, this is about leveraging the power of what is possible with the lens of disability JASON HOWARD:  So the Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update was available through the Insider program months ago.  And the public beta has already launched.  The actual retail release is occurring right now.  And obviously Insiders were able to preview this.  Were there any specific features that showed up in this past development cycle that you've seen in action with real users out in the world? JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Eye control we've already mentioned.  That's built into Fall Creator's Update.  It's an early feature.  We're already getting some feedback.  We really want more.  And, you know, that's one that's just going to grow.  You do need a 4C Tobii device in order to leverage the feature.  So yeah, there are a couple of things to think through with eye control if you're looking at that I think the other thing with Fall Creators that I really love are the color filters.  This is a brand new feature set.  But if you think about it, color blindness is huge.  Color blindness affects -- it's around 1 in 9 individuals, and mostly men.  And there's lots of different types of color blindness.  Well, now you can go into your ease of use settings within Windows and you can select one of those filters, and hopefully see Windows in a different way as a result So that's just brilliant innovation, and I've seen some of that out in the wild, and got some really good feedback from folks who are loving it.  But I also think that's a brand new one that I want to make sure people know about and are leveraging.  I was showing a bunch of people yesterday.  And it's amazing how many people, you'll be sitting in a meeting and mention this feature, and I dare you, right, I bet you at least one hand goes up, because it is that prevalent So I really do love the color filters.  I think those are really cool The other one just within Windows I have to mention just Narrator. The Windows team has been really incrementally every release tweaking and performance improvements on Narrator.  They're also now making sure that magnifier speaks with Narrator as well. And if you are using screen readers, just please go and try it out.  I mean, we've really worked on the languages, we've worked on the speed, we've worked on the accuracy and the usability of it. And so it's been incremental.  You know, if you're tracking where we're going, this is probably about third or fourth release with improvements to Narrator.  But I urge you to give it a go.  It's kind of fun JASON HOWARD:  So we mentioned eye tracking technology a couple times, and how it enables people who can't type to both communicate and interact with their PCs.   But at some point, it could be something that we all use.  So how do you see the field of inclusion driving innovation into the future JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  I look at that journey that we started with eye control, you know, going back to Steve and an e-mail, right?  It just came from an e-mail, right?  That was the genesis of all of our efforts here And then you meet Steve and you fall in love, and you're totally lost, right?  You'll do anything for team Gleason But I think where it's at now is tip of the iceberg as to where it could go.  I've spent some time really looking into eye control, using your eyes to control a device, and there really is limitless potential there for that And then you look at other areas, right, what we can do and what we are doing with captioning.  One of my favorite products is Microsoft Translator.  And we've actually now got an add-in in PowerPoint And what it means is that I can be standing on stage or I can be watching somebody else using PowerPoint, and as long as they're mic'd up pretty well, the words of what they're saying will appear on the screen, automatically captioned onto the screen Now, it in no way replaces the need that I had for my beautiful interpreter sitting to your right or for actual captioning which comes from people using stenographers, using those devices you see in court.  But it's automatic captions that instantly is available, giving me independence, giving me the ability to make a phone call, right, if you think about it, as we start to weave that technology in So what it means is we have the chance not just to level the playing field, we have the chance to advance the playing field. People with disabilities in the U.S. but also more broadly, the unemployment rate is double that of people without disabilities.  And a lot of the reason is this empowerment.  We have this opportunity to empower in the workplace, empower at home.  We can change an unemployment rate So I get very excited about it, because I look at how technology is impacting my life, and I know there's a long, long way to go.  I look at how eye control has the power to impact communication for Steve going down the road again, and how things like Narrator can impact someone who's blind.  And we're on a journey, but I do believe that over time technology can make that difference JASON HOWARD:  It sounds like you have quite an impressive vision for the future of technology.  It's going to be fun to join along that ride and see where we go from here JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Game on, right JASON HOWARD:  Absolutely JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Okay JASON HOWARD:  So before we break, if you let your imagination run wild, what do you see as the future of technology JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Oh, this is a fun one.  So I'm a big Trekkie fan.  I mean, I am a big Trekkie.  I mean, it's not something I talk a lot about, but my father educated me really well And, I mean, you think about some of the technologies that were there, I mean, they had people with disabilities empowered through tech, right?  Geordi La Forge and his visor, I mean, how wicked is that I also think about Xbox and the power of holograms, and while I love my interpreter with every part of my soul before she throws things at me across the room, I mean, wouldn't it be wicked on-demand whenever I needed it to be able to just have a hologram appear and be able to understand a room with my interpreter just sitting right there?  And sometimes invisible.  Again I love you, but a little bit invisible.  I mean, that would be just wicked.  No scheduling, no logistics, just poof, up it comes, complete independence and freedom And I would love to see wheelchairs seamlessly going down stairs.  There's been a lot of different crazy stuff around that.  My goodness, I could keep going.  I mean, it's world is our oyster I think with this space JASON HOWARD:  So it seems you have quite the vision for the future of technology.  Before we wrap up, is there anything specific you'd like to share with the users JENNY LAY-FLURRIE:  Yeah.  Get involved, get going.  Please do check out the website.  That's really the single spot where everything is linked.  So it's Microsoft.com/accessibility.  That's got details on our products, it's got details on conformance.  I mean, it's got details on feedback channels.  It's really a one-stop shop.  It's got our hiring programs on there as well And the one I'd call out really is our support team.  We actually have a dedicated support environment for our customers with disabilities.  It's called DAD, Disability Answer Desk.  I have no MOM, but I do have a DAD on my team.  And basically they are experts in accessibility, they're experts in accessible technologies.  And so give them a call.  You can use chat, you can use phone. And for our deaf customers -- and we'll transcribe this podcast, so I know they'll be looking at it, too -- we also have direct videos so you can contact us in American Sign Language, ASL.  And so they can help you with the latest rev of product But I know for our Insiders they're on it, and I just encourage the feedback, and let us know what else you want to see, because this is a journey and we'll only be as good as the feedback we get JASON HOWARD:  Absolutely For you non-Trekkies out there, the visor Jenny mentioned earlier is a device worn by the character Geordi La Forge from the series Star Trek the Next Generation.  If you're not familiar with this, you can check it out on Bing. Whatever changes may come in tech, it's exciting to know that these efforts will allow more people to participate in school, work, and their personal lives My conversation with Jenny got me wondering, what kind of impact do innovations in Windows 10 have for real people.  So I sat down with a Windows Insider who is blind and uses accessibility technologies every day JOSEPH LEE:  I'm Joseph Lee, currently a student at Cal State Los Angeles, studying communication studies, formerly studying computer science at UC Riverside, and currently a Windows Insider.  And I joined the Windows Insider program.  I was one of the first ones to get in on the first day when the very first build came out in October, 2014. And right now as part of my Insider program work I also am a developer of a screen reader, a third party screen reader named NVDA, Nonvisual Desktop Access So my work currently focuses on making sure that Redstone 4 builds are usable by people with visual impairments, specifically with Narrator and NVDA and other screen readers JASON HOWARD:  So obviously you're a Windows Insider, and you said you've been participating in the program since the beginning JOSEPH LEE:  Yes, since the beginning JASON HOWARD:  So just kind of overall how has the experience been of being a Windows Insider? JOSEPH LEE:  I'm impressed with progress I've seen, especially with accessibility features and other Windows features that does have accessibility potential such as most recently eye gaze or eye control, and Cortana obviously, progress with Microsoft Edge and seeing how people can how use consoles with Narrator and many other interesting developments in the accessibility space JASON HOWARD:  That's awesome So I do want to ask you about some of your personal experiences, if that's okay JOSEPH LEE:  Sure JASON HOWARD:  You know, you mentioned earlier of studying engineering.  I'm assuming that was at UC Riverside, as you had mentioned.  What was that experience like?  If I understand correctly, you were one of the first blind students to actually be in the engineering program at that college JOSEPH LEE:  I was one of the first blind students to take on engineering.  And for me it was a challenge, at first, because professors didn't know how to describe calculus graphs to me.  I knew the formulas for what the theorems were, but then in terms of graphing and whatnot it was a challenge.  For me it was quite an interesting experience going through computer science as a blind student.  Initially means communication but then in the end through some negotiations and communication it worked out JASON HOWARD:  So it sounds like you made some progress after a little bit of talking here, you know, some -- getting on the same page, it sounds like, to make some accommodations given the change in the environment, at least for that professor, right JOSEPH LEE:  Perfectly right.  In the early on, right JASON HOWARD:  So kind of on a broader scale like just in life as a whole can you describe the experience of having a visual impairment for our listeners JOSEPH LEE:  I was initially able to see, because I was low vision early on, because I was able to use magnifying glasses to see and walk around, or even take transportation around.  But the overall experience of visual impairment is adjustment and negotiation, adjustment because as often said in many research papers that if you lose one sense, it enhances the others.  For many people for visual impairment it's either touch or hearing.  In my case I'm blessed with both senses. And the other one is negotiation, trying to live life with something at a loss, but then it opens up a lot of opportunities such as being able to become more sensitive to hearing things such as hearing conversations much better, and being able to use alternative forms of communication, for example, as we'll get into, the screen readers, assistive tools, or sometimes even reading braille So for those who never experienced visual impairment, it's like stepping into another culture.  There's always going to be initial shock or loss, but then what makes a huge difference in the lives of people with visual impairment is seeing the potential despite loss of something, through adjustment in whatever they do, and negotiating the path forward JASON HOWARD:  You've had plenty of experience using technology.  Can you tell me about some of the early experiences previously?  Because obviously you said there's been a lot of progress and a lot of change.  So some of that older, early experience, can you tell me about using technology previously? JOSEPH LEE:  For me the very first taste of technology was when one of my elementary school teachers brought in a printed circuit board, a PCB.  And then a few months later, I got introduced to computers through DOS and screen reader.  Back then the screen readers would just take whatever is on the console and just print it out. And then this around the time is when I moved to U.S.  And then a few years later, I was introduced to what we now call a primitive note-taker device, a video cassette sized hardware with seven keys, six keys for braille dots and a spacebar.  And the alternative, because the market for assistive technology is small, back then it retailed for more than a thousand dollars JASON HOWARD:  Wow JOSEPH LEE:  About 1,500, to be exact JASON HOWARD:  Oh my goodness JOSEPH LEE:  Being able to use more advanced tools in Microsoft Office or being able to use more complicated websites was just a dream for us.  It was just static pages, static web pages, just using the basic features of Office, basic features of Word, and using Outlook as an e-mail client and whatnot That was early days, and that is very, very different world today when we have touchscreens, we have Surface Book 2, we have mixed reality, we have potentials for Cortana collections and whatnot JASON HOWARD:  So let me touch back on the Windows Insider program for a moment.  So obviously you having been in the program from the beginning, you've seen the change of accessibility features and the focus in Windows on accessibility along the progress as Windows 10 has jumped from build to build and release to release along the way.  And being an Insider obviously you have a chance to help influence the design of Windows and the progress of accessibility along the way.  Can you tell us about some of the experience you've had in helping guide the future of accessibility within Windows JOSEPH LEE:  I joined the Insider program mostly to see how accessibility is going, as mentioned, as well as to see, making sure that people with disabilities will not be left out in making sure that Windows 10 ecosystems are working for them and whatnot For me I think the biggest influence that I had on the program, and the most fruitful experience is dialogue and collaboration.  Back then in the early days of Windows Insider program I wrote an open letter to Microsoft addressed to Terry Myerson and other top executives, asking them to invest in accessibility, asking third party universal app developers to invest in listening to feedback on accessibility needs, because they will be potentially speaking and interacting with at least 400 million customers worldwide, and this is just visual impairment.  But there are billions of people who have visible and invisible disabilities around the world So that was my first initial focus of the Windows Insider program back then, and I think that has been the most fruitful thing I've seen Obviously appointment of Jenny Lay-Flurrie, on Twitter Jenny Lay-Fluffy, as Chief Accessibility Officer has been a greatest, one of the most significant achievements in terms of disability advocacy at Microsoft And the other thing that I helped influence is making sure that people think about accessibility in giving feedback JASON HOWARD:  We've talked a lot about Windows, we've talked about accessibility, we talked about some of your background, but let me ask you an important question about yourself.  Like what are some of your goals in life JOSEPH LEE:  Since I was a kid, I want to get into teaching.  My other life goal has been to serve, not just teach, because I feel that it is much better for people to show that they are willing to serve others than to be served.  Because for me serving others meant trying to find out what's going on so they can have a better experience in life or providing technical support.  And that's one of the reasons why I joined Insider program was to serve So those are my life goals, to one day stand on a podium and give lectures about computer science, communication studies, and whatever I learn, and serve JASON HOWARD:  Are you looking to teach others who have the same sight impairment as you or just broadly in general you want to reach out to anybody that you can have an effect on? JOSEPH LEE:  Ah, so mostly general public, because to me it doesn't matter who the audiences are, as long as they get the message.  It doesn't have to be people who use screen readers, it doesn't have to be all the blind people alone, all blind people in a group sitting together and using various phones and laptops.  It could be people, general public who are really interested in the back behind the scenes story of disability, accessibility work, or anything, that I need to tell the public about what I'm passionate about JASON HOWARD:  Well, Joseph, I have to say it's been fantastic chatting with you today.  Thank you so much for taking time out of your schedule.  I know being a student is chaotic and crazy.  There's a lot going on.  Your time is a bit limited.  But it means a lot to us for you to have taken the time to come and speak with us today.  So thank you so very much for that JOSEPH LEE:  You're welcome JASON HOWARD:  It's been a pleasure As we innovate for accessibility and inclusion, it can lead to benefits for people of all abilities.  Take this scenario:  sidewalks have a ramp to enable people in wheelchairs to use them, but that ramp is also helpful for people on bikes or with rolling luggage.  It's a great example of inclusive design benefitting everyone In addition to changes in the physical world like sidewalk ramps, accessibility features and inclusive design are already changing the way people of all abilities interact with technology.  Who knows what the future will bring?  It's possible that eye tracking and Narrator will have a broader influence on how we all use Windows If you have questions or feedback about Microsoft's accessibility efforts, I'll include some information to learn more in this episode's description.  And if you want to try out the features we mentioned for yourself, all you need to do is download the Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update.  And of course keep flighting for the chance to get the first look at the newest features in Microsoft releases Thanks for listening to this month's episode of the Windows Insider podcast.  If you like this episode, be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcast.  We'll be tackling some great topics in the coming months like mixed reality.  You won't want to miss them Thanks, Insiders.  Catch you next time on the Windows Insider podcast NARRATOR:  Our program today was produced by Microsoft Production Studios.  The Insider team includes Tyler Ahn, Michelle Paison, and Amelia Greim Our website is insider.windows.com.  Support for the Windows Insider podcast comes from Microsoft, empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more Moral support and inspiration comes from Ninja Cat, reminding us to have fun and pursue our passions Thanks as always to our program's cofounders, Donna Sarkar and Jeremiah Marble. 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Today’s Guest is Doctor Cynthia Wang, Assistant Professor of Communications at Cal State Los Angeles and co-organizer of The Restorative Education Project. "The Restorative Education Project aims to bring educators, artists, and activists of all disciplines and levels, inside and outside of formal education, together to create space for critical reflection, conversation, and community, in an effort to cultivate and restore humility and humanity in society." Enjoy this Chat with my good friend and fellow #Pinecrest Alum!! visit the website: https://www.RestorativeED.org Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restorativeed/?ref=br_rs Attend the first bi-monthly “Performance & Dialogue” Series at the Arc Pasadena THIS Saturday June 17th at 6pm Come share in some constructive workshop dialogue, enjoy the performances and Bring a Friend! **Beware the Box of Spiders Underneath Your Bed!!**

Terry E Hill has worked in the social services industry for over 25 years. A native of Southern California, he attended Cal State Los Angeles. After completing college, Hill was employed as Associate Executive Director for a non-profit agency in Santa Monica, California serving the homeless and battered women with children. Terry is the author of the three successful novels of the Sunday Morning Trilogy. The first book, Come Sunday Morning was released in January 2012 and selected as number 3 of 5 best fiction books of 2012 by the Sankofa literary Society. WhenSunday Comes Again was released in the Summer of 2012 and made the AALBC (African American Literary Book Club) Urban Fiction Best Seller List and The Last Sunday, released in 2013 made the Black Expressions Best Sellers List. The Sunday Morning trilogy has been acquired by more than 10,000 libraries in the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand and have developed a significant and very loyal audience who eagerly await each new release. They have been selected as best books of the month and year by book stores and book clubs throughout the U.S. June 2015, Urban Books released Come Sunday Morning Saga. His fourth novel, The Committee, was released with much acclaim in December 2015. Elev8.com, an online property of Hello Beautiful, profiled the author as the next E. Lynn Harris for his story telling. He and his writings have been featured on BET.com’s monthly YOU GOTTA HAVE IT column, Crème Magazine, Elev8/Hello Beautiful, Black Literature Magazine and The Literary Network. While Hill’s writings are works of fiction they continuously stir conversation on important topics nationwide.

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of information and news on political prisoners held by the US government.  Unfortunately we will be focusing on the recent assassination of political prisoner Hugo Pinell who was murdered after finally getting out of solitary confinement where he spent 46 years. San Francisco Bayview writes, Hugo Pinell, affectionately known as Yogi Bear, was assassinated Aug. 12. The news sparked a victory celebration by prison guards on social media: “May he rot in hell” and “Good riddens” (sic), they typed. Yogi was the only member of the San Quentin 6 still in prison, and his role in the events of Aug. 21, 1971, the day George Jackson was assassinated, has earned the guards' incessant enmity ever since. There appears that prison gangs played a role in Mr. Pinell's murder. We will be joined by Robert Weide who is an assistant professor of Sociology at Cal State Los Angeles with subfield specializations in criminology, urban studies and racial and ethnic relations. He is currently working on two books based on his dissertation research while a student at NYU. Robert's first book will be about inter-racial gang conflict between Black and Latino street gangs in Los Angeles County. His second book will be about historical and contemporary conflict between racialized inmate factions in carceral settings in California. We will also be joined by Ernest Sheperd (Big Ern) who is a life time supporter of Yogi Pinell. They shared memories in prison together, struggled together and fought oppression together. Big Ern got out of prison but stayed in contact with Yogi and has personal letters where they discussed politics, mass incarceration and the ongoing struggle. Big Ern has a letter he recieved right before the assassination of Yogi. He has a lot to say about his fallen Comrade. Political Prisoner BirthdaysHanif Shabazz Bey has a birthday today and is part of the Virgin Island Five. More information on his case can be found here.

The Shrimps take on LAUNFD at the Eagle's Nest Gymnasium on the campus of Cal State Los Angeles. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action. Jensen Karp has the Sock Report and Renaud Notaro stops by for a quick call. The Shrimps on Twitter: @pistolshrimpsbb The Shrimps on Instagram: thepistolshrimps Matt Gourley on Twitter and IG: @MattGourley Mark McConville on Twitter and IG: @MarkMcConville

Dwight Slaughter graduated from Verbum Dei High School, a school with one of the top 10 winning basketball teams of all time. While at Verbum Dei High School Dwight was voted number one player in the Country in 1972 by different sports magazines.  He then went on to further his education and play basketball at Cal State Los Angeles from 1972 to 1976—a period that would set a precedent with new laws changing how colleges accept athletes. During his athletic career, Slaughter was interviewed by such greats as Howard Cosell, on his show SportsBeat and in his book, I Never Played the Game; Morley Safer from 60 Minutes; and John Chancellor from World Nightly News. He was voted by ESPN and Sports Illustrated as one of the top 100 basketball players in the State of California.

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Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake, Los Angeles with Vincent Brook, teacher at UCLA, USC, Cal State Los Angeles, and Pierce College, and author of books on Jewish émigré directors and the Jewish sitcom as well as the new Land of Smoke and Mirrors: A Cultural History of Los Angeles. They discuss the difference between Los Angeles obsession and Los Angeles chauvinism; his time in Berkeley, when Los Angeles became the enemy; the Christopher Dorner incident and the old racial wounds it has re-opened; Gangster Squad and the cinematic abuse of Los Angeles history; the city's tendency to repurpose rhetoric about it, no matter how negative, and Reyner Banham's role in that; Los Angeles as Sodom, Gomorrah, and whipping boy; what the German word Stadtbild means, and how Los Angeles lacks it; the great power ascribed to the city by its criticism; whether or not we only use twenty percent of brains, or of cities; hidden places, including but not limited to Barnsdall Park; the work Los Angeles requires from you to master it, and whether that counts as a desirable quality; how technology enables you to watch Sunset Boulevard as you cruise down Sunset Boulevard; Watts Towers as the key to Los Angeles; the city's far-flung museums, and their 21st-century tendency to roll large objects through the streets; how he came to teach a Rhetoric of Los Angeles class, and what his students have taught him; the truth of most local legends, even when contradictory; and how best to see the Los Angeles palimpsest.