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On Episode 39 of Brook Reading, I discuss “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.  I reveal the information provided me by my listener, John, regarding Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute (thank you so much for that!), and share the regrettable news of Mr. Relin's passing.  I also rant about sexist comments on Twitter, and share a promo from my friends at the Invasion of the Remake Podcast! Stay tuned for Episode 40, my New Year's Eve episode, where I will also tie up loose ends on “Three Cups of Tea”.     Promo: Invasion of the Remake (@invasionremake on Twitter)   Links to Articles within the episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/business/media/david-oliver-relin-co-author-of-three-cups-of-tea-dies-at-49.html   https://medium.com/galleys/greg-mortenson-disgraced-author-of-three-cups-of-tea-believes-he-will-have-the-last-laugh-760949b1f964   You can donate to the victims' families of the Borderline shooting in California, or the people who have been suffering due to the California Wildfires by visiting the following places: https://vccf.org Donate to Tavern 101:  On Venmo @ Tavern101FeedsFirstResponders or on Twitter @Tavern_101 www.redcross.org - select California Wildfires, or text the words ‘redcross' to 90999 Thank you so much for all of your support!  Subscribe and check out my other episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public, or download directly from http://brookreading.libsyn.com.  You can also leave comments, questions, or novel requests on Twitter @brookreadingpod or email me:  brookreading@gmail.com.   Also, if you'd like to support Brook Reading financially, you can buy me a coffee at www.ko-fi.com/brookreading and I'll send you some fun stuff!  Use the hashtags #wlipodpeeps #ladypodsquad #podernfamily to discover other awesome podcasts.  Happy reading!  

Ladies! Please join our Be Bold Facebook Group! You might need a little context about today’s episode. This conversation is with Jennifer Jordan, an award-winning author, writer, speaker and, most importantly to this conversation, a filmmaker. Jennifer’s the woman behind the documentary, 3,000 cups of Tea: the Rise and Ruin of Greg Mortenson. Greg’s name should ring a bell for you. He’s the author of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time. The book basically chronicles Greg’s transition from working as a nurse in Montana who has a passion for the mountains to his work in Pakistan and Afghanistan building schools for girls. I won’t go into all the details of the book because there’s a good chance you’ve already read it and, if not, you should! The paperback version of Three Cups of Tea came out in 2007 and was a number one NY Times Bestseller for three years. It’s now been published in nearly 40 languages. Because of his humanitarian work, Greg co-founded the Central Asia Institute to help further his causes. To date, they have funded 400 projects in the region including the building of 300 schools. I read the book shortly after it was published and loved it. I even had the chance to see Greg speak in Seattle many years ago. But it hasn’t been all roses for Greg. In April of 2011, 60 Minutes aired a report that was basically a take down of Greg. Their primary source for the story was Jon Krakauer, whom you likely know from several books he’s written including Into Thin Air. In that program, there were numerous allegations waged against Greg including that he fabricated the building of some of the schools, he misallocated funds and that he outright lied about events that were documented in his book. I clearly remember when this happened. As someone who has been on the board of several non-profits over the past 25 years or so, I watched this unfold with interest. I saw that 60 Minutes episode and, I’m embarrassed to say, that I didn’t question their findings. I just thought, “I better make sure that MY act is together when it comes to the work I do on these non-profit boards.” I will say that in the back of my mind, I thought about all the schools he built. Though I haven’t been to Pakistan or Afghanistan, I’ve been to enough developing countries to know that education, particularly for girls, is often not high on a government's priority list. So the fact that he was building schools to educate young girls, I knew that was a good thing. I also knew that Krakauer had written his own sort of expose about Greg. And it seems like Krakauer felt taken by Greg after having donated quite a bit of money to the Central Asia Institute. In any case, it appears that Krakauer was really behind the take down of Greg in terms of that 60 Minutes piece. And, according to Jennifer, he continues to be a threat in terms of allowing Greg’s side of the story be heard. So that’s the back story. Having read Three Cups of Tea and having some knowledge about Greg and the Central Asia Institute, I was really interested in hearing this other side of the story. Jennifer was kind enough to give me access to the film prior to our chat. While we begin this conversation with Jennifer’s background, we do spend quite a bit of time talking about this new documentary, why she made it, how she made it and her goal in having created it. As she says, she knows that Greg was not perfect. But the documentary certainly leaves one wondering why the take down of a man who was (and still is) doing so much good in the world. And if this could happen to Greg, it could happen to any of us. As you’ll hear, Jennifer’s had a difficult time getting this into film festivals and theaters. With that, I hope you enjoy this conversation with a very courageous woman, Jennifer Jordan. Connect with Jennifer:Website (Jennifer's) | Website (3,000 Cups of Tea) | Facebook | Twitter (3,000 Cups of Tea) Links/books/people mentioned:Greg Mortenson (Wiki) Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (Amazon) 3,000 Cups of Tea (buy the DVD or stream) Central Asia Institute Sterling College Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (Amazon) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Amazon) Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (Amazon) Savage Summit by Jennifer Jordan (Amazon) In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods by Galen Rowell (Amazon) I, Tonya (movie)Sharon Salzberg Connect with me: Facebook Instagram WanderTours Be Bold Facebook Group (women-only) Twitter   Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth

A discussion on leadership with GEN (Ret.) Stan McChrystal and Greg Mortenson, bestselling author of Three Cups of Tea, co-founder of nonprofit Central Asia Institute, and founder of Pennies For Peace. Part of the Jackson Institute Conversations on Leadership Series. For more details visit jackson.yale.edu.

Greg Mortenson is the co-founder of nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org, founder of Pennies For Peace www.penniesforpeace.org, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea www.threecupsoftea.com, and author of bestseller Stones into Schools www.stonesintoschools.com. In 2009, Mortenson received Pakistan’s highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan (“Star of Pakistan”) for his dedicated and humanitarian […] The post Greg Mortenson appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

Editor's Note, 4/18/11: According to numerous press reports, including CBS's "60 Minutes" broadcast on Sunday April 17th, there are many inaccuracies in Greg Mortenson's books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools." Edutopia is following these reports closely and will provide clarifications for our audience as soon as we know more. Meanwhile, we suggest that readers proceed with caution before involving students in the Pennies for Peace program mentioned in this video. Pennies for Peace is a project of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute, founded by Mortenson. "60 Minutes" has raised questions about CAI's financial accountability.

Editor's Note, 4/18/11: According to numerous press reports, including CBS's "60 Minutes" broadcast on Sunday April 17th, there are many inaccuracies in Greg Mortenson's books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools." Edutopia is following these reports closely and will provide clarifications for our audience as soon as we know more. Meanwhile, we suggest that readers proceed with caution before involving students in the Pennies for Peace program mentioned in this video. Pennies for Peace is a project of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute, founded by Mortenson. "60 Minutes" has raised questions about CAI's financial accountability.

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti- who firmly believe that the path to relieving suffering, reducing conflict, and promoting peace in the troubled and chronically war-torn country of Afghanistan is by building schools. Schools for young Afghan boys and especially for young Afghan girls for whom education and basic literacy has been denied. Greg Mortenson is the author of the best selling books THREE CUPS OF TEA and STONES INTO SCHOOLS. He’s founder of the Pennies for Peace program, and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute. Mortenson has raised the money and resources to build over 130 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan- expanding the horizons and hopes of tens of thousands of young boys and girls. Also on the program, a less well-known school builder in Afghanistan who built a school in 2001, which flourished into 2008 before it was destroyed by militants. The man behind the school was Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti who was born in a nomadic Afghan tribe in the 1940's to poor parents. In 1970, an American family in Iowa helped support him in the U.S. while he got the early education that prepared him for medical school back in Afghanistan. Now he's a U.S. Citizen and doctor of nuclear medicine at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Portland, Oregon where he established Green Village Schools, a non-profit organization, to raise funds for his school building efforts. Finally, a profile from reporter Mary Anne Meyers of a young Iraqi refugee who studies music in Indiana through the Iraqi Student Project, which invites US colleges and universities to accept qualified students who have lived most of their lives in Iraq, giving these students tuition waivers for undergraduate study.

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti- who firmly believe that the path to relieving suffering, reducing conflict, and promoting peace in the troubled and chronically war-torn country of Afghanistan is by building schools. Schools for young Afghan boys and especially for young Afghan girls for whom education and basic literacy has been denied. Greg Mortenson is the author of the best selling books THREE CUPS OF TEA and STONES INTO SCHOOLS. He's founder of the Pennies for Peace program, and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute. Mortenson has raised the money and resources to build over 130 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan- expanding the horizons and hopes of tens of thousands of young boys and girls. Also on the program, a less well-known school builder in Afghanistan who built a school in 2001, which flourished into 2008 before it was destroyed by militants. The man behind the school was Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti who was born in a nomadic Afghan tribe in the 1940's to poor parents. In 1970, an American family in Iowa helped support him in the U.S. while he got the early education that prepared him for medical school back in Afghanistan. Now he's a U.S. Citizen and doctor of nuclear medicine at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Portland, Oregon where he established Green Village Schools, a non-profit organization, to raise funds for his school building efforts. Finally, a profile from reporter Mary Anne Meyers of a young Iraqi refugee who studies music in Indiana through the Iraqi Student Project, which invites US colleges and universities to accept qualified students who have lived most of their lives in Iraq, giving these students tuition waivers for undergraduate study.

Greg Mortenson discusses the founding of the Central Asia Institute and his best selling book “Three Cups of Tea”. The Central Asia Institute helps improve infrastructure and builds schools in impoverished areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Greg Mortenson also discusses his new charity “Pennies for Peace”. He talks about certain moments and decisions in his life that inspire him and his charity work.

Greg Mortenson, author of the New York Times best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," will discuss his experiences in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Since 1997, Mortenson's Central Asia Institute has raised funds to build 64 schools in remote tribal areas of the two countries. Mortenson puts a fresh -- and effective -- face on international security and the potential of one person as a force of positive influence. Image courtesy Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute. Recorded January 15, 2008.