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On a July episode of this show we discussed the rise of Zohran Mamdani and how his campaign for mayor of NYC was being backed by the very people behind the scenes who he supposedly was in conflict with in front of the camera. While Mamdani was called a communist Muslim, his communications director was the Jewish Andrew Epstein; his political director was the Jewish Julian Gerson; his media strategist was the Jewish Morris Katz; his key ally was Jewish NYC comptroller Brad Lander; his campaign was funded by Jewish billionaire George Soros; and his political image was propped up on TikTok by the Jewish Larry Ellison whose Oracle company began with the CIA. Furthermore, Mamdani also worked behind the scenes with the Jewish Daniel Goulden from the NYC Democratic Socialist steering committee, discussing what liberal Jews advocate for and how he can manipulate Muslims to vote for him. It turns out his wife, Rama Duwaji, got her start in art with money funneled from the Ford Foundation into various art communities, a group with links to the CIA and cultural influence campaigns. Some link it to Soros and his Open Society too. Strangely, one Jewish publication said “Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani” are actually attacks on “Jewish voters.” But Canary Mission, which engages in espionage and blackmail against American citizens and legal residents who criticize Israel, published a video of someone dressed like a “Muslim” saying Mamdani got all his money from Muslims. After winning the election, Mamdani put on a Jewish hat and had dinner with the people he truly represents. *The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKWEBSITEBuyMe-CoffeePaypal: rdgable1991@gmail.comCashApp: $rdgable EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings--5328407/support.

This week Jelani Cobb drops in to talk about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, what we don't see onscreen, the promise of Barack Obama, and the rise of Donald Trump. Plus, we preview his new book, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here, 2012-Present. This is a powerhouse episode.About our guest:Jelani Cobb joined the Columbia Journalism School faculty in 2016 and became Dean in 2022. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2015. He received a Peabody Award for his 2020 PBS Frontline film Whose Vote Counts? and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 2018. He has also been a political analyst for MSNBC since 2019.He is the author of The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress and To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic. He is the editor or co-editor of several volumes including The Matter of Black Lives, a collection of The New Yorker's writings on race and The Essential Kerner Commission Report. He is producer or co-producer on a number of documentaries including Lincoln's Dilemma, Obama: A More Perfect Union, Policing the Police and THE RIOT REPORT.Dr. Cobb was educated at Jamaica High School in Queens, NY, Howard University, where he earned a B.A. in English, and Rutgers University, where he completed his MA and doctorate in American History in 2003. He is also a recipient of fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation and the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Journalism Project and the Board of Trustees of the New York Public Library. He received an Honorary Doctorate for the Advancement of Science and Art from Cooper Union in 2022, and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Rutgers University in 2024. York College / CUNY and Teachers College have honored Dr. Cobb with medals.Dr. Cobb was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2023.

The American movement for Soviet Jewry was composed of a number of organizations, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and ranging from grassroots organizations to larger, internationally established nonprofits. Established Jewish organizations dedicated significant staff time and effort to the cause, and worked to coordinate with both regional and national grassroots organizations that quickly became instrumental in the fight for freedom. While tensions over methods and priorities would arise, coalition-building between the various organizations was critical to saving hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jewish lives. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Dr. Shaul Kelner, professor of Jewish Studies and sociology at Vanderbilt University and author of A Cold War Exodus: How American Activists Mobilized to Free Soviet Jews. Image: from the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry Collection (I-362), Box 118 The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

Rebecca Cokley, U.S. Disability Rights Program Officer for the Ford Foundation joins the program for this fourth episode. Rebecca shares the importance of economic justice for people with disabilities. Rebecca also discusses some of the challenges that young people with disabilities are facing when it comes to employment and what motivates her in her work.

Don sits down with Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, for an inspiring conversation about his life, his lifelong commitment to philanthropy, and his new book, The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share. They explore how Darren's journey from humble beginnings to leading one of the world's most influential philanthropic organizations has shaped his view of service, justice, and leadership. The two also dive into the deep polarization dividing America, and Darren shares what he believes it will take to rebuild trust, empathy, and common purpose in this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unleashed: The Political News Hour with Chris Cordani – A detailed breakdown of financial contributions to protest partner groups exposes a massive influx of cash from the world's most powerful left-wing philanthropists and political influence networks: George Soros/OSF – $72.1 million - Ford Foundation – $51.7 million - Rockefeller Foundation – $28.6 million - Buffett Foundation – $16.6 million...

My conversation with Dr Victor Ray starts at about 33 minutes in to today's show after headlines and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Dr Victor Ray is the author of On Critical Race Theory WHY IT MATTERS & WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Professor Ray was born in Pittsburgh and raised in western Pennsylvania. After receiving his bachelor of arts in urban studies at Vassar, he earned his PhD from Duke University in 2014. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including American Sociological Review and The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Dr. Ray is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and his research has been funded by the Ford Foundation. As an active public scholar, his social and critical commentary has appeared in outlets such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review, and Boston Review. Victor Ray currently resides in Iowa City. An alum of 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, Melissa Byrne is a national campaigner for various progressive organizations. She served on the Democratic National Committee's transition committee and as a former state director for MoveOn.org in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Join us Thursday's at 8EST for our Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE  On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift

After earning a journalism degree at the University of Missouri, Strobel was awarded a Ford Foundation fellowship to study at Yale Law School, where he received a Master of Studies in Law degree. For fourteen years he was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois' top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide. We'll be talking today primarily about his new book Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating Angels, Demons, Mystical Dreams, Near-Death Encounters, and Other Mysteries of the Unseen World. Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

In this week's episode the hosts delve into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and its implications for the nonprofit sector. The shutdown, now extending over half a month, poses significant challenges for nonprofits that rely on government partnerships. With 750,000 federal workers furloughed, nonprofits face operational hurdles, particularly in grant management and accessing social services like SNAP benefits. The shutdown's ripple effects could increase demand for nonprofit services as more workers remain unpaid and public services remain halted. In brighter news, a consortium of ten major philanthropic foundations has announced a $500 million initiative, Humanity Forward, to explore AI's societal impacts. This collaborative effort includes the Doris Duke Foundation, Ford Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation, among others. The initiative aims to investigate AI's influence on democracy, economy, culture, and education, with funds being distributed as early as fall 2025. The episode highlights the importance of nonprofits actively engaging with AI to drive innovation rather than being passive participants. The hosts also introduce a fun, albeit tongue-in-cheek, mini-game created by Whole Whale. The game serves as a metaphor for the challenges nonprofits face in fundraising, emphasizing innovative content strategies to engage audiences beyond traditional written articles. This interactive approach underscores the potential for nonprofits to leverage AI and technology in new ways. For nonprofits navigating these uncertain times, the episode underscores the importance of strategic planning and adapting to technological advancements. The discussion encourages nonprofits to explore AI's potential and consider how these tools can enhance their mission-driven work.

In this week's episode the hosts delve into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and its implications for the nonprofit sector. The shutdown, now extending over half a month, poses significant challenges for nonprofits that rely on government partnerships. With 750,000 federal workers furloughed, nonprofits face operational hurdles, particularly in grant management and accessing social services like SNAP benefits. The shutdown's ripple effects could increase demand for nonprofit services as more workers remain unpaid and public services remain halted. In brighter news, a consortium of ten major philanthropic foundations has announced a $500 million initiative, Humanity Forward, to explore AI's societal impacts. This collaborative effort includes the Doris Duke Foundation, Ford Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation, among others. The initiative aims to investigate AI's influence on democracy, economy, culture, and education, with funds being distributed as early as fall 2025. The episode highlights the importance of nonprofits actively engaging with AI to drive innovation rather than being passive participants. The hosts also introduce a fun, albeit tongue-in-cheek, mini-game created by Whole Whale. The game serves as a metaphor for the challenges nonprofits face in fundraising, emphasizing innovative content strategies to engage audiences beyond traditional written articles. This interactive approach underscores the potential for nonprofits to leverage AI and technology in new ways. For nonprofits navigating these uncertain times, the episode underscores the importance of strategic planning and adapting to technological advancements. The discussion encourages nonprofits to explore AI's potential and consider how these tools can enhance their mission-driven work.

Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Lindsey Moore, Founder and CEO of DevelopMetrics, joins Humanitarian AI Today producer Brent Phillips to talk about agentic AI and bold new funding initiatives like Humanity AI. According to Humanity AI's website, the coalition is co-chaired by Omidyar Network and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Its founding members include the Doris Duke Foundation, Ford Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Over five-years, the coalition plans to dedicate $500M towards making sure people and communities beyond Silicon Valley have a stake in the future of artificial intelligence establishing an AI future where people and communities can flourish. Lindsey Moore offers a grounded perspective on the current state of AI in the humanitarian sector. She observes that despite industry buzz, most organizations are not yet experimenting with agentic AI. Instead, they are focusing on more foundational challenges, such as organizing their data and building domain-specific large language models that can grasp the unique context and terminology of their work. Discussing the Humanity AI initiative, Lindsey and Brent express hope that such bold new funding can, with an informed understanding of the sector, help offset the destructive impact of recent aid funding cuts. These cuts disrupted foundational AI capacity-building that was being carried out by established organizations with deep domain experience, destroying numerous projects and dismantling teams behind them. They make a compelling case for funders to reinvest in these organizations and their important work to prevent hard-won gains from being lost and to scale their forward momentum. The conversation serves as a call to action, emphasizing that for initiatives like Humanity AI to be truly transformative, they must go beyond traditional philanthropy. This means proactively identifying and engaging with the humanitarian community's own AI leaders, reforming conventional cyclic grant solicitation and grant-making processes that too often overlook real sector innovators and builders, and boldly forming new partnerships that make them accessible and open to input, rather than insulated behind institutional firewalls. Substack notes: https://humanitarianaitoday.substack.com/p/lindsey-moore-from-developmetrics

One of the driving forces behind the American Soviet Jewry freedom movement were college students. In 1964, the activist Jacob Birnbaum arrived in New York City, and soon became inspired by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to start his own student group dedicated to the plight of Soviet Jews. Birnbaum, who had himself fled persecution as a child when the Nazis rose to power in his native Germany, convened a group of concerned students from Columbia University, Queens College, Yeshiva University, and the Jewish Theological Seminary to help organize a rally in support of the refuseniks. He named the group the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, which became instrumental in igniting a nationwide movement. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Dr. Amy Fedeski. Image: Union of Councils for Soviet Jews Bumper Stickers, Buttons, Prisoner of Conscience Medals, P-906. The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

This episode is the first of a new part series on African queenship, which will connected with coming episodes on African monarchy which you can look forward to as well. In this episode, host Ellie Woodacre interviews two scholars who work on African queenship: Professor Nwando Achebe and Lydia Amoah. We discuss the distinctive features of African queenship with many rich and fascinating examples of powerful royal women from across African history from ancient Egypt and Kush to the recent death of the Asantehemaa in Ghana.Guest Bios:Nwando Achebe, University Distinguished Professor, Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, and Associate Dean for Access in the College of Social Science, is a multi-award-winning historian at Michigan State University. She is the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of West African History, an elected member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters and Vice President/President-Elect of the African Studies Association.Dr. Achebe received her Ph.D. from UCLA in 2000. In 1996 and 1998, she served as a Ford Foundation and Fulbright-Hays Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her research focuses on the use of oral history in the study of women, gender, and sexuality in Nigeria.Achebe is the author of six books including Farmers, Traders, Warriors, and Kings: Female Power and Authority in Northern Igboland, 1900–1960 (Heinemann, 2005), The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe (Indiana University Press, 2011)—which won three major book awards and Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa (Ohio University Press, 2020).Lydia Amoah just completed a PhD in African Studies form the Institute of African Studies, university of Ghana, Legon. She has a Masters in African Studies and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts. Her work focuses on critical areas such as Akan Customary Law and culture, women's agency, and female traditional leadership, with a strong emphasis on customary dispute resolution and peacebuilding in Ghana. Her doctoral thesis titled Akan Queenmothers and Conflict Resolution in Ghana, A Study of the Asantehemaa's ‘traditional' Court, examined how Akan Queenmothers use their customary courts for grassroots dispute prevention, resolve disputes and contribute to peace building in their communities. 

In the summer of 1970, Soviet Jewish dissidents Eduard Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits organized a group of 16 refuseniks to take over a small, 12-seater airplane and escape from the USSR. Dubbed “Operation Wedding,” the group booked their tickets on the small civilian aircraft under the guise of attending a wedding. Their plan: to board the flight, forcibly remove the pilots during a stop, and continue on to Israel. But on the morning of June 15, as they arrived to board their flight, KGB agents intercepted the group. The accused were charged with high treason, and the trial drew international attention - and shined a light on the human rights violations the Soviet government was committing, igniting the Soviet Jewry movement as we know it. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov. Image: Prisoner of the Soviet Secret Police Eduard Kuznetsov poster produced by the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, from the Records of Action for Soviet Jewry at the American Jewish Historical Society, I-487. The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

Vous aimez notre peau de caste ? Soutenez-nous ! https://www.lenouvelespritpublic.fr/abonnementUne émission de Philippe Meyer, enregistrée au studio l'Arrière-boutique le 26 septembre 2025.Avec cette semaine :Nicolas Baverez, essayiste et avocat.François Bujon de l'Estang, ambassadeur de France.Béatrice Giblin, directrice de la revue Hérodote et fondatrice de l'Institut Français de Géopolitique.Lucile Schmid, présidente de La Fabrique écologique et membre du comité de rédaction de la revue Esprit.L'ASSASSINAT DE KIRK ET LES TENTATIONS ILLIBÉRALES AUX ETATS-UNISLe meurtre par balle de Charlie Kirk, l'influenceur de la galaxie Maga lors d'un meeting dans l'Utah aux États-Unis le 10 septembre, pourrait débrider davantage une violence politique déjà bien ancrée. Trump et ses ministres se disent prêts à limiter le Premier amendement et à déclencher une chasse aux sorcières. Avant même l'arrestation d'un suspect, Donald Trump avait accusé « la gauche extrémiste » d'être responsable de l'attentat, mais également les médias critiques et les démocrates. Le président et ses alliés visent aussi les organisations de gauche accusées de « fomenter » la rébellion, comme la Ford Foundation et The Open Society Foundations du milliardaire George Soros, bête noire des conservateurs. L'administration envisage de supprimer leurs exemptions fiscales. Le Département d'Etat, de son côté, tente d'identifier tout étranger qui a « glorifié, rationalisé, ou fait peu de cas » du meurtre de Charlie Kirk pour révoquer son visa. L'administration américaine menace de réduire la durée des visas des journalistes étrangers et le Pentagone vient d'annoncer que les reporters qui couvrent la Défense devront s'engager à ne publier que des informations approuvées par les militaires, sous peine de perdre leur accréditation. Certains républicains œuvrent à une campagne de délation nationale encouragée par le vice-président J.D. Vance qui a déclaré : « Démasquez-les et allez-y, appelez leur employeur ». Des centaines d'employés dans des ministères, des cabinets d'avocats, des compagnies aériennes, ainsi que des dizaines d'enseignants font l'objet d'enquêtes disciplinaires ou ont été limogés pour leurs commentaires « insensibles » et « inappropriés » sur les réseaux sociaux. Lundi, au lendemain d'une cérémonie ayant rassemblé des dizaines de milliers de personnes en hommage à l'influenceur Maga, Donald Trump a signé un décret classant officiellement comme une « organisation terroriste » le mouvement « Antifa ». Il s'agit d'une première puisque les Etats-Unis n'ont à ce jour aucune liste d'« organisations terroristes nationales ».En 2023 déjà, 48% des Américains reconnaissaient s'auto-censurer en raison du climat politique, selon une étude de l'université de Saint Louis. Pendant la Peur rouge des années 1950, ils ne représentaient que 13,4%. De quoi antagoniser un peu plus la vie politique aux États-Unis. Les étudiants, qui ont grandi pendant le premier mandat de Donald Trump, n'ont pratiquement connu que ce climat de tension politique. Selon un très récent sondage de la Fondation pour les droits individuels et d'expression (FIRE), un tiers de cette génération estime que la violence peut être une réponse légitime pour s'opposer à un interlocuteur public.LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE, APRÈS LES ACCORDS DE BOUGIVALAprès les accords de Matignon de 1988, puis ceux de Nouméa de 1998, dont l'issue heurtée avait plongé la Nouvelle-Calédonie dans la violence au printemps 2024, un nouvel accord obtenu par le ministre des Outre-mer Manuel Valls a été signé à Bougival, dans les Yvelines, le 12 juillet dernier, entre les indépendantistes, qui demandent l'autonomie de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, et les loyalistes, qui désirent le maintien de l'archipel dans la République française. L'Accord de Bougival prévoit la création d'un État de Nouvelle-Calédonie dans la Constitution française, qui jouira de la compétence de relations internationales « dans le respect des engagements internationaux et des intérêts de la France » (sécurité, défense et intérêts vitaux). Il crée une nationalité calédonienne, et donc une double nationalité, puisque les nouveaux nationaux Calédoniens auront aussi la nationalité française. Enfin, il formalise un éventuel processus de transfert des compétences régaliennes – la justice, l'ordre public, la défense et la monnaie, assujetti à un vote à la majorité qualifiée des trois cinquièmes du congrès, et à sa validation ensuite par un référendum.Toutefois, les indépendantistes du Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste (FLNKS) ont annoncé début août le « rejet total et sans ambiguïté » de ce texte considéré comme « incompatible avec le droit à l'autodétermination» et « porteur d'une logique de recolonisation ». Une décision jugée « incompréhensible » par Manuel Valls, qui vient d'installer à Nouméa le « comité de rédaction » chargé de traduire l'accord, tout en invitant le FLNKS à « poursuivre la discussion » avec l'Etat et les autres signataires. Si cette opposition frontale de l'Union calédonienne-Front nationaliste calédonien confirme et clarifie la fragmentation préexistante au sein de la mouvance indépendantiste, la question de la viabilité de cet accord se pose avec acuité.Le durcissement des indépendantistes les plus radicaux fait craindre de nouvelles exactions à une partie de la population, traumatisée par la flambée de violences de mai 2024, à la suite du projet de réforme constitutionnelle visant à élargir le corps électoral. La mort de douze civils et de deux gendarmes a depuis exacerbé les divisions ethniques au sein de la société calédonienne. Ces émeutes ont également dévasté une économie déjà très fragile, conduisant à la destruction de 500 entreprises et occasionnant pour 2 milliards d'euros de dégâts. Chaque année, l'Etat investit en Nouvelle-Calédonie sous forme de dotations et de rémunérations à hauteur de 1,4 milliard d'euros. En 2024 et en 2025, ces sommes ont été doublées, atteignant 3 milliards d'euros par an. Toutefois, l'économie souffre en Nouvelle-Calédonie : son produit intérieur brut a régressé de plus de 20%, la filière du nickel est à l'arrêt et les institutions calédoniennes demeurent fortement endettées.Chaque semaine, Philippe Meyer anime une conversation d'analyse politique, argumentée et courtoise, sur des thèmes nationaux et internationaux liés à l'actualité. Pour en savoir plus : www.lenouvelespritpublic.frHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In the season premiere of Season 8, your host Rusty Stahl (Founder, President & CEO of Fund the People) outlines the season's focus on strengthening and defending the nonprofit sector. He previews upcoming conversations with influential leaders such as Tonya Allen of McKnight Foundation, Deepak Bhargava of Freedom Together Foundation, and Michael Thatcher of Charity Navigator. Rusty shares a new Fund the People research report and webinar (10/10 at 10am PT) on ‘long-haul grantmaking' that emphasize better jobs in nonprofits and will be featured on the podcast this season, alongside a forthcoming concept from Fund the People called “Staff Operating Support” (or “S.O.S.”) Grants, a new type of strategic, responsive funding meant to provide direct investments in nonprofit workers.Rusty frames this season within the broader context of what he calls the Trump Administration's War on Charity (#TrumpWarOnCharity), citing efforts to undermine First Amendment freedoms, nonprofits, charitable giving, and the nonprofit workforce. He discusses how euphemisms have obscured the severity of these threats, and emphasizes the need to speak plainly about the challenges facing the sector. He encourages nonprofit leaders to stand in solidarity with all other nonprofits. He invites listeners to make their nonprofit values visible by wearing FTP Defend Nonprofits, Defend Democracy gear.The episode addresses current events, including the politicization of the horrific Charlie Kirk assassination, which Rusty argues has been exploited by the Trump Administration to justify attacks on progressive philanthropy and nonprofits. He details the flawed logic behind these narratives, putting his M.A. in Philanthropy from Indiana University up against a J.D. from Yale Law School. Finally, Rusty closes with a call to remain vigilant,and to follow Season 8 for research, tools, and practices to help you invest in the nonprofit workforce despite (or because of) the ongoing siege on our sector.Bio:Rusty Stahl serves as Founder, President, and CEO of Fund the People. Fund the People works to strengthen the effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of philanthropy and the social sector by maximizing investment in America's nonprofit workforce. Rusty is a tenacious, mission-focused thought-leader, social entrepreneur, and student of the field. Alongside his colleagues, Stahl has studied, developed ideas, and written extensively on what it takes to invest in the nonprofit workforce. This podcast is one of the places such exploration and learning takes place. Before launching the organization, Rusty completed R&D for Fund the People as a Visiting Scholar in Residence at NYU's Wagner School of Public Service. Previously he served as Founding Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) and as a Program Associate at the Ford Foundation. He holds an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University.Resources:Long-Haul Grantmaking report Long-Haul Grantmaking webinarMeet the Moment CommitmentUnite in AdvanceFund the People's Defend Nonprofits, Defend Democracy workFund the People's Defend Nonprofits, Defend Democracy Merch StoreRelated Episodes:MacArthur President Chooses Courage, Not Quiet - with John PalfreyNonprofits, The Constitution, and the ACLU - with Mike Zaymor, American Civil Liberties UnionMeet the Moment: A Call to Action for Funders - with Shaady Salehi, Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

Send us a textConversations on African Philanthropy Podcast: In this special episode, we welcome Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, for a profound conversation with Prof. Moyo. Darren Walker is outgoing President of the Ford Foundation, a $16 billion global social justice philanthropy with over 70 years of deep engagement in Africa. His journey, from small-town Texas and Harlem community development to senior leadership at Rockefeller, has made him one of the most influential voices in global philanthropy. Under his presidency, the Ford Foundation pioneered groundbreaking initiatives, including the historic $1 billion social bond during the COVID-19 pandemic, and championed efforts to reduce inequality worldwide. The ConversationGuided by Prof. Moyo, the dialogue traces Darren's early influences, leadership lessons, and reflections on legacy. Together, they explore:• How personal experiences of public education and social justice shaped his worldview• Lessons learned across law, finance, Harlem, Rockefeller, and Ford• Achievements and challenges of his presidency, including navigating crises, financing innovation, and advancing equity• Ford Foundation's historic and future role in Africa• Insights from his new book, The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share• The future of philanthropy, African agency, and transitions in global leadershipWhy ListenThis episode offers more than biography, it captures wisdom at a pivotal moment of transition, as Darren reflects on a lifetime of work and the future of philanthropy in Africa and beyond. Listeners will gain a rare window into the leadership of one of the world's most important foundations, while engaging with urgent questions of justice, democracy, and sustainable development.Visit the podcast webpage: https://bit.ly/484AEr3#podcast #philanthropy

Meet my friends, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton! If you love Verdict, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show might also be in your audio wheelhouse. Politics, news analysis, and some pop culture and comedy thrown in too. Here’s a sample episode recapping four Tuesday takeaways. Give the guys a listen and then follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. There is No Unity Vice President JD Vance’s powerful commentary on political violence, delivered while guest-hosting Charlie Kirk’s show. Vance condemns left-wing extremism and the celebration of Kirk’s murder, calling out organizations like the Ford Foundation and George Soros’s Open Society Foundation for allegedly funding radical narratives. Clay and Buck echo Vance’s sentiments, arguing that the left’s rhetoric—comparing Trump and his supporters to Nazis and fascists—has fueled real-world violence. They highlight the hypocrisy of left-wing platforms banning dissenting voices while tolerating or even celebrating political assassinations. The hosts also analyze the online radicalization of Gen Z through platforms like Reddit, Discord, and Twitch, describing them as breeding grounds for left-wing extremism. They explore how these digital communities have become echo chambers for anti-conservative sentiment and misinformation. Buck and Clay express concern over the influence these platforms have on shaping public opinion and fueling ideological violence, especially among younger users. They also discuss the implications of AI systems being trained on biased data from these sources, warning of future distortions in political discourse. Free Speech vs. Hate Speech U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi’s controversial comments about hate speech. Buck defends TikTok’s utility for conservatives, while Clay raises concerns about government overreach and free speech. The conversation transitions into a broader critique of censorship and the left’s shifting stance on political unity, especially in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Luigi Mangione Madness The Luigi Mangione case involving the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The hosts criticize a judge’s decision to drop terrorism-related charges and discuss the suspect’s use of Discord, an online chat platform, to coordinate and confess. FBI Director Kash Patel testifies on Capitol Hill, revealing that the bureau is investigating ideological motives, funding sources, and potential co-conspirators within Discord communities. A Dark Network The show raises concerns about online radicalization, likening Discord to jihadist chat rooms and questioning the platform’s moderation policies. Make sure you never miss a second of the show by subscribing to the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton show podcast wherever you get your podcasts! ihr.fm/3InlkL8 For the latest updates from Clay and Buck: https://www.clayandbuck.com/ Connect with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton on Social Media: X - https://x.com/clayandbuck FB - https://www.facebook.com/ClayandBuck/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/clayandbuck/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuck Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/ClayandBuck TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@clayandbuck YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, we cover Trump's investigation into the groups behind Charlie Kirk's assassination, a second Venezuelan drug boat sunk by U.S. forces, the White House deal on TikTok, Trump's push to revive America's mining industry, and listener questions on Ilhan Omar, socialism, and whether the U.S. should split in two. From Marxist activists in Utah to uranium mines in Wyoming, today's brief connects the fights over America's culture, security, and survival.   Trump Investigates Groups Behind Charlie Kirk's Assassination: The FBI is probing ties between shooter Tyler Robinson and radical groups including Armed Queers Salt Lake City, trans activists, Marxists, online gamers, and even the “Furries.” VP JD Vance vowed to dismantle institutions like the Soros Open Society and Ford Foundation if found complicit, urging Americans: “When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out. And call their employer.” Bryan warns that Marxist Queer Theory's strategy is to radicalize youth, break families, and build a socialist revolution.   U.S. Sinks Second Venezuelan Drug Boat: Trump confirmed the Navy destroyed another cartel vessel, killing three traffickers and scattering cocaine and fentanyl across the sea. “BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!” he declared. Behind the scenes, Trump's CIA is quietly working with vetted Mexican Navy and Army units to target cartel leaders, leaving Mexico's president to deny cooperation in public while relying on U.S. intelligence in private.   TikTok Deal With China Raises Concerns: The White House reached a framework deal to keep TikTok running under new U.S. ownership, but China secured concessions on investment barriers and trade. Trump's team insists Beijing needs the deal more, as China's economy just suffered its worst month of the year. Bryan warns, “This President likes to make deals with Beijing… I'm nervous.”   Trump Builds Uranium Reserve to End Dependence on Russia: Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a plan to stockpile uranium for America's 94 nuclear reactors, as Russia still supplies 25 percent of U.S. needs. The administration will repurpose $2 billion in Biden-era funds for critical minerals, including $500 million in cobalt and new reserves of bismuth, a metal once sold off by Bill Clinton. Bryan calls the Mineral Wars “one of Trump's most important legacies” if successful.   Listener Questions — Ilhan Omar, Socialism, and National Divorce: Bryan tells Nichole from Maryland that Omar should face a DNA test with her alleged brother, and if confirmed, be “denaturalized and deported on Air Pinochet.” Robert from Virginia flagged new polling showing Democrats prefer socialism, which Bryan calls “dense and dangerous.” And Morris from the Ozarks asked about national divorce, but Bryan warns partition would collapse America into chaos: “This is our country. We will either defend and reclaim it, or we will fall trying — just like Charlie did.”   "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: Charlie Kirk assassination Armed Queers Salt Lake City, Tyler Robinson shooter investigation, JD Vance Soros Ford Foundation quote, Queer Theory Marxism youth radicalization, Trump Navy sinks Venezuelan drug boat, CIA Mexico cartel targeting, Trump TikTok China deal, China economic slowdown August 2025, Trump uranium reserve Chris Wright, U.S. cobalt bismuth mineral wars, Ilhan Omar DNA brother marriage fraud, Democrat socialism poll Data for Progress, Marjorie Taylor Greene national divorce

As hostilities behind the Iron Curtain worsened, a large number of Soviet Jews began to apply for exit visas, most commonly to Israel. Most of these applications came from Jews living in territories in the Western part of the Soviet Union, including regions annexed during World War II. The vast majority of these applications were denied, giving rise to the plight of the Refuseniks. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Gemma R. Birnbaum, executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society. Image: From the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews collection at AJHS, P-906. The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

C dans l'air du 16 septembre 2025 - Assassinat de Charlie Kirk: Trump lance la "chasse aux sorcières"L'Amérique est toujours sous le choc de l'assassinat de Charlie Kirk et vit désormais dans une ambiance de chasse aux sorcières.Depuis le meurtre de l'influenceur d'extrême droite, les partisans du « Make America Great Again » (MAGA) ont décidé de recenser toutes les personnes qui se réjouissent, ou refusent tout simplement d'être attristées, par la mort de l'un de leurs idoles.Des dizaines d'entre elles ont même été licenciées : pompiers, employés de compagnies aériennes, enseignants… Plusieurs exemples ont fait la Une ces derniers jours, dont celui d'une professeure qui avait posté un message : « La haine appelle la haine. Zéro compassion. » Cela lui a valu une vague de harcèlement sur Internet, puis son licenciement pour atteinte à la réputation de l'université.La journaliste Matthew Dowd a, elle aussi, été virée de la chaîne MSNBC. Son tort ? « Lors d'un échange avec la présentatrice Katy Tur, Matthew Dowd a fait remarquer que Charlie Kirk avait encouragé les discours de haine, ajoutant que les pensées haineuses conduisent à des mots haineux, qui conduisent ensuite à des actions haineuses », relate le New York Times.Un licenciement dont s'est réjoui Donald Trump en personne. Le président des États-Unis a d'ailleurs lui-même encouragé cette chasse aux sorcières : « On cherche des noms. On n'aime pas ça. Personne ne se réjouit de la mort des gens. Ce sont des gens malades, dérangés », a-t-il déclaré.Mais cela va encore plus loin. Hier, le vice-président des États-Unis s'est symboliquement installé au micro de Charlie Kirk, à la Maison-Blanche, pour réaliser une émission à la mémoire de son ami assassiné. Animé d'une colère à peine contenue, multipliant les citations de la Bible, J. D. Vance a annoncé une répression sans précédent contre les « gens de gauche », accusés sans fondement de promouvoir la violence politique.Le vice-président a notamment désigné nommément pour cibles l'Open Society Foundations, fondée par le milliardaire George Soros, et la Ford Foundation. Elles sont accusées d'avoir financé le magazine mensuel de gauche The Nation, où J. D. Vance a lu un article présentant, selon lui, une vision déformée de Charlie Kirk, en raciste. La revue n'a bénéficié d'aucun fonds de cette origine, a déclaré Bhaskar Sunkara, son président. Cela n'a pas empêché J. D. Vance de reprocher aux deux fondations de « mettre le feu à la maison construite par la famille américaine depuis deux cent cinquante ans ».Parallèlement, Donald Trump continue d'envoyer la Garde nationale dans les villes dirigées par des démocrates, au nom de la lutte contre la criminalité. Après son déploiement dans la capitale Washington, mais aussi à Los Angeles et à Memphis, le président des États-Unis a déclaré que Chicago et Saint-Louis pourraient être les prochaines villes concernées, malgré les critiques des démocrates qui l'accusent de dérive autoritaire et de militariser les questions de sécurité publique.Alors, que se passe-t-il outre-Atlantique ? Pourquoi l'assassinat de Charlie Kirk fracture-t-il l'Amérique ? Quelles étaient les idées promues par cette star de la mouvance MAGA ? Les Etats-Unis sont-ils à point de bascule ? Jusqu'où ira la chasse aux sorcières lancée par l'administration Trump ? Enfin, pourquoi des portraits de Charlie Kirk étaient-ils au cœur de la manifestation anti-migrants de Londres ce week-end ?LES EXPERTS :- Gallagher FENWICK - Grand reporter, spécialiste des questions internationales, ancien correspondant à Washington- Christine OCKRENT - Journaliste, spécialiste des affaires étrangères – France Culture- Nicole BACHARAN - Historienne et politologue, spécialiste des États-Unis, éditorialiste - Ouest France - Vincent JOLLY - Grand reporter – Le Figaro Magazine - Claire MEYNIAL – Duplex de Washington, correspondante aux États-Unis - Le Point, autrice de « La guerre des Amériques »

C dans l'air du 16 septembre 2025 - Assassinat de Charlie Kirk: Trump lance la "chasse aux sorcières"L'Amérique est toujours sous le choc de l'assassinat de Charlie Kirk et vit désormais dans une ambiance de chasse aux sorcières.Depuis le meurtre de l'influenceur d'extrême droite, les partisans du « Make America Great Again » (MAGA) ont décidé de recenser toutes les personnes qui se réjouissent, ou refusent tout simplement d'être attristées, par la mort de l'un de leurs idoles.Des dizaines d'entre elles ont même été licenciées : pompiers, employés de compagnies aériennes, enseignants… Plusieurs exemples ont fait la Une ces derniers jours, dont celui d'une professeure qui avait posté un message : « La haine appelle la haine. Zéro compassion. » Cela lui a valu une vague de harcèlement sur Internet, puis son licenciement pour atteinte à la réputation de l'université.La journaliste Matthew Dowd a, elle aussi, été virée de la chaîne MSNBC. Son tort ? « Lors d'un échange avec la présentatrice Katy Tur, Matthew Dowd a fait remarquer que Charlie Kirk avait encouragé les discours de haine, ajoutant que les pensées haineuses conduisent à des mots haineux, qui conduisent ensuite à des actions haineuses », relate le New York Times.Un licenciement dont s'est réjoui Donald Trump en personne. Le président des États-Unis a d'ailleurs lui-même encouragé cette chasse aux sorcières : « On cherche des noms. On n'aime pas ça. Personne ne se réjouit de la mort des gens. Ce sont des gens malades, dérangés », a-t-il déclaré.Mais cela va encore plus loin. Hier, le vice-président des États-Unis s'est symboliquement installé au micro de Charlie Kirk, à la Maison-Blanche, pour réaliser une émission à la mémoire de son ami assassiné. Animé d'une colère à peine contenue, multipliant les citations de la Bible, J. D. Vance a annoncé une répression sans précédent contre les « gens de gauche », accusés sans fondement de promouvoir la violence politique.Le vice-président a notamment désigné nommément pour cibles l'Open Society Foundations, fondée par le milliardaire George Soros, et la Ford Foundation. Elles sont accusées d'avoir financé le magazine mensuel de gauche The Nation, où J. D. Vance a lu un article présentant, selon lui, une vision déformée de Charlie Kirk, en raciste. La revue n'a bénéficié d'aucun fonds de cette origine, a déclaré Bhaskar Sunkara, son président. Cela n'a pas empêché J. D. Vance de reprocher aux deux fondations de « mettre le feu à la maison construite par la famille américaine depuis deux cent cinquante ans ».Parallèlement, Donald Trump continue d'envoyer la Garde nationale dans les villes dirigées par des démocrates, au nom de la lutte contre la criminalité. Après son déploiement dans la capitale Washington, mais aussi à Los Angeles et à Memphis, le président des États-Unis a déclaré que Chicago et Saint-Louis pourraient être les prochaines villes concernées, malgré les critiques des démocrates qui l'accusent de dérive autoritaire et de militariser les questions de sécurité publique.Alors, que se passe-t-il outre-Atlantique ? Pourquoi l'assassinat de Charlie Kirk fracture-t-il l'Amérique ? Quelles étaient les idées promues par cette star de la mouvance MAGA ? Les Etats-Unis sont-ils à point de bascule ? Jusqu'où ira la chasse aux sorcières lancée par l'administration Trump ? Enfin, pourquoi des portraits de Charlie Kirk étaient-ils au cœur de la manifestation anti-migrants de Londres ce week-end ?LES EXPERTS :- Gallagher FENWICK - Grand reporter, spécialiste des questions internationales, ancien correspondant à Washington- Christine OCKRENT - Journaliste, spécialiste des affaires étrangères – France Culture- Nicole BACHARAN - Historienne et politologue, spécialiste des États-Unis, éditorialiste - Ouest France - Vincent JOLLY - Grand reporter – Le Figaro Magazine - Claire MEYNIAL – Duplex de Washington, correspondante aux États-Unis - Le Point, autrice de « La guerre des Amériques »

A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, Tavia Nyong'o is the William Lampson Professor of American Studies at Yale University, with award-winning books including The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of Memory (University of Minnesota Press, 2009), and Afro-Fabulations: The Queer Drama of Black Life (New York University Press, 2018) . His work in critical theory and performance studies explores the intersection of history, imagination, and Black aesthetic life through the lens of performance. Tavia Nyong'o's public-facing writings have appeared in prominent publications such as Vogue, them, The Nation, n+1, Artforum, Texte Zur Kunst, Cabinet, Triple Canopy, The New Inquiry, and NPR.  and has been recognized with fellowships from prestigious foundations such as the Ford Foundation and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He serves on multiple editorial boards and co-edits the Sexual Cultures book series at NYU Press with Ann Pellegrini and Joshua Chambers-Letson. Currently curating public programs at the Park Avenue Armory, Nyong'o is completing groundbreaking research on topics ranging from digital technology's cultural history to racial and sexual dissidence in art and culture. In today's conversation, we discuss his latest monograph Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World (University of California Press, 2025), where he shows that the end of the world is crucial to afrofuturism and reframes the binary of afropessimism and afrofuturism to explore their similarities.

Ballet Hispánico is the nation's leading Hispanic/Latine dance company and the largest cultural institution of its kind in the United States. For over five decades, it has been a beacon of artistic excellence, celebrated for its bold repertory and exceptional training programs. The Company has commissioned over 100 original works, performed on the world's most prestigious stages, and inspired generations through performances, education, and community engagement. Recognized as one of America's Cultural Treasures by the Ford Foundation, Ballet Hispánico continues to redefine what it means to be an American dance company. This performance includes a collection of their renowned repertory works, including Club Havana. In this piece, choreographer Pedro Ruiz revives 1950s Havana's vibrant nightlife, blending conga, rumba, and mambo into a dazzling reimagining of a golden era. Ballet Hispánico continues to redefine American dance with bold, culturally rich storytelling. Find your tickets at calpolyarts.org

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, Kate Zernike and Rachel Swarns talk about their professions as journalists and authors, and how they developed their long-form articles into books. Rachel L. Swarns is a journalism professor at New York University and a contributing writer for The New York Times. She is the author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church and American TapestryThe Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama, and a co-author of Unseen. Her work has been recognized and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ford Foundation, the Biographers International Organization, the Leon Levy Center for Biography, the MacDowell artist residency program, and others.Kate Zernike has been a reporter for The New York Times since 2000. She was a member of the team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for stories about al-Qaeda before and after the 9/11 terror attacks. She was previously a reporter for The Boston Globe, where she broke the story of MIT's admission that it had discriminated against women on its faculty, on which The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science is based. The daughter and granddaughter of scientists, she is a graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. Resources:Isabel Wilkerson interviewing to look for ‘the onion'Michelle Obama Genealogy NY Times PieceThe Washington Post Georgetown's History with SlaveryBooks:A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available here. Register for Upcoming Events.The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, NJ. The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell. Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica. Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff. Thanks to all the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids' Room! If you liked our episode please like, follow, and share! Stay in touch!Email: wbpodcast@watchungbooksellers.comSocial: @watchungbooksellersSign up for our newsletter to get the latest on our shows, events, and book recommendations!

Darren Walker has spent much of his life fighting inequality. From humble beginnings in rural Texas, he went on to lead one of the nation’s most powerful philanthropic institutions. Walker is now nearing the end of his tenure as president of the Ford Foundation, and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his new book, "The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Darren Walker has spent much of his life fighting inequality. From humble beginnings in rural Texas, he went on to lead one of the nation’s most powerful philanthropic institutions. Walker is now nearing the end of his tenure as president of the Ford Foundation, and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his new book, "The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In June 1956, a delegation of American Orthodox rabbis traveled to the Soviet Union, marking the first significant contact between U.S. Jews and the Soviet Jewish community in nearly four decades. The rabbis' mission was to bring hope to Soviet Jewry and learn first-hand of their oppression. Among the five travelers was Rabbi Herschel Schacter, a former U.S. Army chaplain who had ministered to the survivors in Buchenwald. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Dr. Rafael Medoff, founding Director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and author of The Rabbi of Buchenwald: The Life and Times of Herschel Schacter.   Episode Image: Pamphlet published by the Journal American containing trip reports from the delegation of American Orthodox Rabbis in 1956. From the Subject Files Collection in the Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement at AJHS, I-424.   The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation.   Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

White Money in Black Movements (WMBM): How The Ford Foundation United With US Intelligence To Destroy Black Militancy Part 1: Foundations of US Intelligence's Infiltration of Black Movements - In episode 113 and part 1 of our new series, the trio dissect the early history of the FBI & US Army intelligence's infiltration of Black movements and communities. The threat of "Negro Uprisings" and Black militancy in the early 20th century led white racists in power to surveil and disrupt anything that sniffed of militant Black nationalism. This history sets up future episodes where the ties between the Ford Foundation and US intelligence will be explored further. Peace!  

Today's guest is Kiira Benz, a filmmaker, theatre director, and pioneer in immersive storytelling. She has been working in the XR space for the last decade, pushing boundaries at the intersection of film, theatre, and virtual reality. Kiira is the founder of Double Eye Studios, the award-winning creative XR studio behind Finding Pandora X, which became the first VR theatre production to win a Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. She has directed acclaimed immersive projects including Territory, Runnin', Loveseat, and Cardboard City, and she was the first VR director to film on the Intel Studios volumetric capture stage. Her work has been recognized with major honors at Venice, SXSW, and with a JustFilms Fellowship from the Ford Foundation. She is also the host of the Portal to the Next Stage podcast, where she talks with trailblazers working at the crossroads of art, technology, and human connection. In our conversation we dig into her creative process, where immersive media is headed, and we break down two of her favorite movie scenes: from AMELIE (2001) and the poetic mirror-filled moments from Agnès Varda's THE BEACHES OF AGNES (2008).   Hosted by Zef Cota

After earning a journalism degree at the University of Missouri, Strobel was awarded a Ford Foundation fellowship to study at Yale Law School, where he received a Master of Studies in Law degree. For fourteen years he was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois' top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide. We'll be talking today primarily about his new book Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating Angels, Demons, Mystical Dreams, Near-Death Encounters, and Other Mysteries of the Unseen World. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Ursula Burns, Chairwoman of Teneo and founding partner of private equity company Integrum Holdings. But Ursula is best known for serving as Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox during a 36-year-career there, where she became the first black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. In addition, Ursula serves on several private company boards, while also providing leadership counsel to several community, educational and non-profit organizations including the Ford Foundation, the MIT Corporation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Mayo Clinic, among others. President Obama appointed her to lead the White House national program on STEM and she served as Chair of the President's Export Council. Since February 2022, Ursula Burns has served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness. Ursula holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from NYU.  She's a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Listen to this episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share with friends and colleagues! SHOW NOTES: URSULA BURNS: BIO: Bio: Ursula Burns DEIC Power 100 BOOKS: Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir, by Ursula Burns ARTICLES / NEWS: Pioneering CEO Ursula Burns Wants to Make Stories Like Hers Less Rare– WSJ Ursula M. Burns – The New York Times In Her New Memoir, Ursula M. Burns Recounts Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox – The New York Times “I'm Here Because I'm As Good As You” – The Harvard Review Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns on becoming the 1st black female Fortune 500 chief exec– YouTube Expect to see a sizable uptick in M&A in 2024, says Teneo's Ursula Burns – CNBC

At just 21, Linda Mudzenda carried the hopes of Zimbabwe—and much of Africa—onto the Britain's Got Talent stage. Her show-stopping vocal performance earned her the Golden Buzzer, but it also represented something bigger: African talent claiming its place on the global stage. We sat down with Linda to hear her story and what this breakthrough means for her future.Show Notes:Sign up for Radio Workshop's newsletter on Substack, and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.Support the work of Radio Workshop by donating today.Acknowledgements:Luminate, the Constitutionalism Fund, the Shin Creek Trust, the Anne Levy Charitable Trust, the SCP Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pam and Bill Michaelcheck. Special thanks to Rob Byers, and to Hindenburg for supporting our projects across Africa with audio editing software.

In this conversation, we explore AI bias, transformative justice, and the future of technology with Dr. Avriel Epps, computational social scientist, Civic Science Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University's CATLab, and co-founder of AI for Abolition.What makes this conversation unique is how it begins with Avriel's recently published children's book, A Kids Book About AI Bias (Penguin Random House), designed for ages 5-9. As an accomplished researcher with a PhD from Harvard and expertise in how algorithmic systems impact identity development, Avriel has taken on the remarkable challenge of translating complex technical concepts about AI bias into accessible language for the youngest learners.Key themes we explore:- The Translation Challenge: How to distill graduate-level research on algorithmic bias into concepts a six-year-old can understand—and why kids' unfiltered responses to AI bias reveal truths adults often struggle to articulate- Critical Digital Literacy: Why building awareness of AI bias early can serve as a protective mechanism for young people who will be most vulnerable to these systems- AI for Abolition: Avriel's nonprofit work building community power around AI, including developing open-source tools like "Repair" for transformative and restorative justice practitioners- The Incentive Problem: Why the fundamental issue isn't the technology itself, but the economic structures driving AI development—and how communities might reclaim agency over systems built from their own data- Generational Perspectives: How different generations approach digital activism, from Gen Z's innovative but potentially ephemeral protest methods to what Gen Alpha might bring to technological resistanceThroughout our conversation, Avriel demonstrates how critical analysis of technology can coexist with practical hope. Her work embodies the belief that while AI currently reinforces existing inequalities, it doesn't have to—if we can change who controls its development and deployment.The conversation concludes with Avriel's ongoing research into how algorithmic systems shaped public discourse around major social and political events, and their vision for "small tech" solutions that serve communities rather than extracting from them.For anyone interested in AI ethics, youth development, or the intersection of technology and social justice, this conversation offers both rigorous analysis and genuine optimism about what's possible when we center equity in technological development.About Dr. Avriel Epps:Dr. Avriel Epps (she/they) is a computational social scientist and a Civic Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell University CATLab. She completed her Ph.D. at Harvard University in Education with a concentration in Human Development. She also holds an S.M. in Data Science from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA. Previously a Ford Foundation predoctoral fellow, Avriel is currently a Fellow at The National Center on Race and Digital Justice, a Roddenberry Fellow, and a Public Voices Fellow on Technology in the Public Interest with the Op-Ed Project in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation.Avriel is also the co-founder of AI4Abolition, a community organization dedicated to increasing AI literacy in marginalized communities and building community power with and around data-driven technologies. Avriel has been invited to speak at various venues including tech giants like Google and TikTok, and for The U.S. Courts, focusing on algorithmic bias and fairness. In the Fall of 2025, she will begin her tenure as Assistant Professor of Fair and Responsible Data Science at Rutgers University.Links:- Dr. Epps' official website: https://www.avrielepps.com- AI for Abolition: https://www.ai4.org- A Kids Book About AI Bias details: https://www.avrielepps.com/book

How do you rebuild trust and reshape perceptions within a key organizational function? Diane Headley, vice president and chief people officer at the Ford Foundation, shares her journey of revitalizing the HR function to better serve employees and align with organizational goals. Headley discusses the challenges of uniting a newly formed HR leadership team, building trust internally and externally, and shifting the perception of HR from a reactive function to a proactive, strategic partner. Explore actionable insights into creating cohesion and driving meaningful change within HR, a unified effort that ultimately contributed to the Ford Foundation's broader mission of becoming "one foundation."Resources from this Week's Episode - 2025 State of the Workplace Report: https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/research/2025-shrm-state-of-the-workplaceSubscribe to the All Things Work newsletter to get the latest episodes, expert insights, and additional resources delivered straight to your inbox: https://shrm.co/fg444d  ---Explore SHRM's all-new flagships. Content curated by experts. Created for you weekly. Each content journey features engaging podcasts, video, articles, and groundbreaking newsletters tailored to meet your unique needs in your organization and career. Learn More: https://shrm.co/coy63r

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back Described as having “something approaching rock star status” in her field by The New York Times Magazine, Joan C. Williams is a scholar of social inequality and a prominent public intellectual. Williams is the author of 12 books and 116 academic articles in law, sociology, psychology, medical and management journals. She is the 11th most cited legal scholar both in critical theory and employment law. She is a Sullivan Professor and the Founding Director of the Equality Action Center at UC Law San Francisco, former Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law. She has three TED/TEDx talks, including one with over 1.3 million views. Her 2016 essay on why Trump attracted so many non-college voters went viral, with over 3.7 million reads, becoming the most-read article in the 90-year history of Harvard Business Review. She is widely known for “bias interrupters,”—an evidence-based metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias introduced in the Harvard Business Review in 2014. The website  biasinterrupters.org with open-sourced toolkits for individuals and organizations has been accessed over 500,000 times. She was profiled in Financial Times and has published on class dynamics in American politics in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Politico, The Hill, the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. Her work on class includes her upcoming book Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class – And How to Win Them Back (forthcoming St. Martin's, May 2025) and her critically acclaimed 2017 book White Working Class – one of three books President Biden carried, dog-eared and annotated, during his 2020 presidential campaign, according to the Washington Post. Her work on gender includes What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know (NYU Press, 2014) and her prize-winning Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It (Oxford, 1999). Williams' work helped create the field of work-family studies, modern workplace flexibility policies, and the study of maternal wall bias in sociology. Her work on race includes eight studies documenting how racial and gender bias play out in today's workplaces, including two focused specifically on women of color: Pinning down the Jellyfish: Racial and Gender Bias against Women in Tech (2022) and Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias against Women of Color in STEM (2014). She is a leading voice on diversity, equity, and inclusion; with her team, she has published 39 articles published in Harvard Business Review. In 2014, she launched Bias Interrupters, a data-driven approach to interrupting bias in organizations whose website has been downloaded over half a million times. Williams has received awards in several different fields. For her contributions to the legal profession, she is one of the few people to receive both the American Bar Foundation's Outstanding Scholar Award (2012) and the ABA's Margaret Brent Women Award for Lawyers of Achievement (2006).  For her contributions to the work-family field, she received the Work Life Legacy Award from the Families and Work Institute (2014) and MSOM Responsible Research Award in Operations Management (2022). For her contributions to women's advancement in engineering, she received the President's Award from the Society of Women Engineers (2019). For contributions to psychology, she received the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology (2005). Her work has been funded by three National Science Foundation grants, as well as grants from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the W. W. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She holds degrees from Yale, Harvard, and MIT as well as an honorary PhD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Join us Monday's and Thursday's at 8EST for our Twice Weekly Happy Hour Hangout's !  Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift

Today, Ceri is joined by Hunter Braithwaite, an artist, writer, editor, and cultural strategist who is Senior Vice President of Cultural Counsel and has led strategic communications for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Hyundai Artlab and the Ford Foundation. Hunter shares how to craft powerful narratives that tell your story and engage decision makers and how to use your creativity to connect with others and be an agent for change. The Artist Mastermind Circle: Ready to stop second-guessing and start building momentum in your art career? Applications are now open for the next Artist Mastermind Circle—a six-month coaching programme for mid-career artists who are serious about growing their confidence, income, and opportunities. Apply by 21 July at https://cerihand.com/artist-mastermind-circle/ and take the next bold step. KEY TAKEAWAYS Authentic story telling is at the core of being able to gain attention. Tell your story – if you don't, someone else will and it might not reflect who you really are or what you stand for. Your work and voice can make a difference for others. Don´t feel guilty about being paid. Ask for feedback – it gets you out of your own head. Keep in touch with those who you work for/with. Understand how systems work so you can move through them with clarity, care and agency. BEST MOMENTS “Storytelling isn't just PR or promotion, it's how we shape perception, create resonance and invite people into our worlds” “I live within a story; I am genetically coded to gravitate towards stories as are you.” “It's the individual stories that contribute to a collective change.” “What do you want to change? - you have the power to change it.” “There are multiple art worlds, and the art market is different from the art world.” EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.hunter-braithwaite.com https://www.instagram.com/hunterbraithwaite https://culturalcounsel.com PODCAST HOST BIO With over 30 years in the art world, Ceri has worked closely with leading artists and arts professionals, managed public and private galleries and charities, and curated more than 250 exhibitions and events. She sold artworks to major museums and private collectors and commissioned thousands of works across diverse media, from renowned artists such as John Akomfrah, Pipilotti Rist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Vito Acconci. Now, she wants to share her extensive knowledge with you, so you can excel and achieve your goals. Ceri Hand Coaching Membership: Group coaching, live art surgeries, exclusive masterclasses, portfolio reviews, weekly challenges. Access our library of content and resource hub anytime and enjoy special discounts within a vibrant community of peers and professionals. Ready to transform your art career? Join today! https://cerihand.com/membership Build Relationships The Easy Way Our self-study video course, "Unlock Your Artworld Network," offers a straightforward 5-step framework to help you build valuable relationships effortlessly. Gain the tools and confidence you need to create new opportunities and thrive in the art world today. https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network Book a Discovery Call Today To schedule a personalised 1-2-1 coaching session with Ceri or explore our group coaching options, simply email us at hello@cerihand.com Discover Your Extraordinary Creativity Visit www.cerihand.com to learn how we can help you become an extraordinary creative. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

Listen and learn from our fantastic special guest in this classic interview on the Dear Katie Podcast.  In this week's episode, Claire and Katie sit down with Aishah Shahidah Simmons to discuss her survivorship, and the trauma and healing that would develop her artistic voice. Aishah's lived experiences as a survivor of childhood and adult sexual violence, a Black feminist lesbian, and a long-term Buddhist practitioner inform the creation of her work. Aishah Shahidah Simmons (she/her) is the creator of the 2006 groundbreaking Ford Foundation-funded film, NO! The Rape Documentary, and the editor of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, love WITH accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse.  Presently, she is a Soros Media Fellow completing her trilogy of cultural work that uses storytelling as a praxis to heal from, disrupt, and end sexual violence without relying on the carceral state. Hosts: Katie Koestner and Claire Kaplan Editor: Kelsey Styles Producers: Kelsey Styles and Emily Wang

The clock is ticking for 17-year-old Nonhlanhla Mashabana. For months, she's buried herself in her textbooks. Now, instead of enjoying her matric dance like any teenager should, she can't shake her anxiety about the make-or-break final exams. They're just weeks away. In South Africa, the odds are against her: just 12 out of every 100 students who start Grade 1 will ever reach university. As Nonhlanhla prepares for her greatest challenge yet, the question is: Can she overcome a broken education system, or will it bring her down with it?  Show Notes This is episode two of a series from Radio Workshop that explores the transition to higher education in South Africa. Listen to Episode One, Finding the Right Words.Support the work of Radio Workshop by donating today.Sign up for Radio Workshop's newsletter on Substack, and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.Sources: Youth Capital Education BriefPublic Servants Association of South Africa - Fixing Higher Education in South AfricaBusiness Tech - University FeesStats SA - Income and Expenditure SurveyNews24 - Campus crisis: 337 158 matrics qualify for university admission but there are only 202 000 placesAcknowledgements:Luminate, the Constitutionalism Fund, the Shin Creek Trust, the Anne Levy Charitable Trust, the SCP Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pam and Bill Michaelcheck. Special thanks to Rob Byers, Clotilde Angelucci at Youth Capital, and to Hindenburg for supporting our projects across Africa with audio editing software.

What happens when a group of women dare to follow their calling—despite being told they can't? In this compelling episode, Martha Tatarnic speaks with documentary filmmaker Margo Guernsey about her powerful film The Philadelphia Eleven, which tells the story of the first women ordained as Episcopal priests in 1974. Margo reflects on her own evolving faith journey, the deep spiritual nature of storytelling, and how this film reignited her connection with church and community. They discuss the courage and solidarity required to challenge institutional injustice, the cost of following one's calling, and why this story of ecclesiastical disobedience remains incredibly timely today. Whether you're in ministry or simply seeking inspiration to live more truthfully, this conversation reminds us why history matters—and how faith and justice must always walk hand in hand. Topics Covered: Margo's journey from UCC upbringing to filmmaking as spiritual practice The groundbreaking ordination of the Philadelphia Eleven Why solidarity, trust, and long-term relationship-building matter The cost of truth-telling and challenging church hierarchy Representation, visibility, and the power of embodied leadership The importance of storytelling in shaping faith and future How churches can resist silence and engage with courage Hosting a screening and engaging your community with the film   Margo Guernsey (she/her) is a documentary Director/Producer, impact strategist, and founder of Time Travel Productions LLC. Her films include Councilwoman (America ReFramed 2019), No Time To Fail (America Reframed 2023), The Philadelphia Eleven (impact distribution 2023 - 2024 topping 500 screenings, American Public Television 2025), and THE OFFICIALS (TIME Studios, 2024). Prior to film, Margo worked as a union organizer, non-profit development director, and Spanish/English translator. Margo's work has received support from Chicken & Egg Pictures, ITVS, Catapult Film Fund, GoodPitch, Perspective Fund, Ford Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and LEF Moving Image Fund among others; and she was a Film Independent Fast Track Fellow. She speaks both Spanish and English and holds an MFA in Film (University of Miami), an MA in History (UMass Amherst), and a BA in History (Brown University). Margo teaches producing as affiliated faculty at Emerson College and is a member of the Documentary Producers Alliance and Global Impact Producers Alliance.   Mentioned Resources:

Why does a society that depends so much on nannies, caregivers, and home-care workers offer them so little in return? What does this reflect about modern culture and the values it espouses? How can we elevate caregiving into a much-valued pursuit in society?And what drives certain individuals to become changemakers and dedicate their whole lives to serving others? Find out from Ai-jen Poo, exclusively in conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, an award-winning organizer, and a leading voice in the women's movement. She is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to win respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the nearly 2.5 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers across America; Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, a national organization of family caregivers, care workers, disabled people, and aging adults working to transform the way we care in this country, and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Recently, she served as a commissioner on President Biden's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Ai-jen has been recognized among Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders and Time's 100 Most Influential People, and received a MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a “Genius Grant.” A nationally recognized expert on the care economy, Ai-jen has authored the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.In this episode, Ai-jen reveals:- Why some people devote their lives to serving others, and what they gain in return- What changes when we organize not from rage, but from love- Elevating caregiving to a central pillar in our society's values

Today we're diving into the sixth of our eight-part series, exploring how nonprofits champion democracy and protect voting rights. We'll unpack the strategies these organizations use to advocate for democratic participation while operating within the law. This conversation feels especially urgent as we see acceleration to challenges to voting rights and democratic institutions in 2025.   Attorneys for this episode   Tim Mooney  Natalie Ossenfort Susan Finkle Sourlis    Shownotes Current Events / Executive Orders ·      Trump Administration Directives on Voting & Civil Rights o   Disbanded the DOJ Voting Rights Section's Election Monitoring Program. o   Rescinded Biden executive order promoting federal agency voter registration partnerships o   Halted implementation of interagency plans for voter access through social service agencies, and redirecting the Election Assistance Commission to implement draconian requirements outside the scope of its mission his authority over it. ·      Impact on Vulnerable Communities o   Revoked supporting access to the ballot for voters with disabilities and non-English speakers. o   Pressured USPS to deprioritize ballot delivery during election periods and issued an EO that attempts to reject mail in ballots postmarked on Election Day but received afterward.   Nonlobbying Advocacy Although you may consider this an off year for federal elections (but many local and state elections are happening this year)  – now is the time to work to ensure the protection of voting rights for the future. Advocacy can take many forms, lobbying is just one form. There are many ways organizations can advocate for change to ensure democracy and voting rights are secure. Organizing, educating the public, conducting research, executive branch and regulatory activities, working with your local state board of elections, trainings and litigation just to name a few way.   Here are some ways organizations have undertake ·      Educate the Public o   Democracy North Carolina launched a digital explainer on redistricting and gerrymandering for community audiences, and engaged in election protection work. This included monitoring polling stations for long lines, problems with voting, voting misinformation. ·      Hold a Rally or Event o   Detroit Action organized “Halloween Early Vote,” a trunk or treat in a historically underrepresented part of Detroit, promoting civic pride, early voting… and candy. ·      Litigation as Advocacy o   Campaign Legal Center and Southern Poverty Law Center sued Louisiana for new proof of citizenship documentation as a violation of federal law. o   League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the Democratic National Committee and others sued to overturn Trump's federal elections executive order, successfully enjoining some of the more egregious parts of it. Foundation-Funded Advocacy ·      Public and private foundations can fund 501(c)(3) nonpartisan voter engagement activities that do not support or oppose candidates for public office. ·      Special rules for private foundations re: voter registration drives (grants must be for nonpartisan VR drives conducted in 5 or more states over multiple election cycles), but community foundations can fund VR even for small, local, grassroots organizations. ·      Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York have supported nonpartisan voter education and rights litigation to strengthen democracy and public trust in government.   Lobbying ·      Legislative Wins o   New York: Enacted the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, pushed through with support from a coalition including Legal Defense Fund and Citizen Action of NY o   New Mexico: Passed legislation mandating automatic and same-day voter registration following lobbying by ProgressNow NM and allies. ·      Ballot Measures Protecting Voting Rights o   Michigan Proposal 2 (2022): Guaranteed early voting and drop boxes; supported by Voters Not Politicians and League of Women Voters of Michigan. o   Arizona: Local advocates, including Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), defeated multiple voter suppression ballot initiatives. o   Nevada: Voters passed automatic voter registration (2018) and expanded it further in 2022 with strong nonprofit support. Resources ·      Democracy & Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Democracy and Voting Rights ·      Public Charities Can Lobby (Factsheet) ·      Practical Guidance: what your nonprofit needs to know about lobbying in your state ·      Investing in Change: A Funder's Guide to Supporting Advocacy ·      What is Advocacy? 2.0 ·      Seize the initiative

In this episode of the Common Creative Podcast, Jillian Reilly discusses her journey from the US to South Africa and the inspiration behind her book, 'The Ten Permissions.' She emphasises the need for adults to navigate profound changes in a volatile world, advocating for a new operating system for life that embraces creativity, self-permission, and intentional living. Gillian shares insights on the importance of looking for challenges, engaging with one's desires, and celebrating individuality as a means to contribute meaningfully to society. Jillian Reilly is a founder, writer, keynote speaker, and consultant with 30 years of experience driving change across Africa, Asia, and Central Europe. She helps individuals and organisations navigate transformation and growth. Her upcoming book, The Ten Permissions, empowers readers to redesign their lives for the disruptive realities of the 21st century. Jillian’s work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek, and the LA Times. Her memoir, Shame, reflects on her early career in international aid, explored further in her TEDx talk Vain Aid. She also hosted the Ford Foundation-funded podcast Courageous Conversations, featuring African activists and change makers. _____________________________________________________________________ LINKS: Jillian Reilly- Special Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillianreilly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetenpermissions/?hl=en Website: www.tenpermissions.com Substack: https://substack.com/@thetenpermissions Paul Fairweather - Co-host https://www.paulfairweather.com Chris Meredith - Co-host https://www.chrismeredith.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruby is a 30-year-old mother of three, and she's ready to do whatever it takes to give her kids a better life. Even if it means leaving her family in Zimbabwe to become a live-in care worker in the UK. Now, halfway across the world from everyone she loves, Ruby works around the clock to make enough money to bring her family together again. But can Ruby sustain the punishing routine long enough to pull it off? Acknowledgements: Veryus Studio in Harare, Hindenburg, The Ann Levy Trust, The Shin Creek Trust, Luminate and The Ford Foundation.

During this bonus episode, taped live at the Angelika Film Center in downtown Manhattan in a send-up to the Hollywood Ten, writer and critic Julie Salamon returns to The Wreckage to host New York Times editor/reporter and historian Clay Risen and AJHS executive director Gemma R. Birnbaum. Risen's new book, Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, provided an excellent framework for the discussion. Our deep appreciation to Rebecca Naomi Jones, who has once again brought life to the archives this season, and with her immense talent and empathetic storytelling, took our listeners on a riveting journey through one of the most tumultuous times in US history.  Additional thanks to Matthew Dallek, Thomas Doherty, Martin J. Siegel, Larry Tye, Jelani Cobb, Clay Risen, and Julie Salamon for being part of our season. The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.  

Marina Franklin talks with guest Professor Marlene Daut and Nonye Brown-West. They dive into the incredible history of Haiti with Dr. Marlene Daut on the latest episode of Friends Like Us. Discover the power of education and representation in shaping our narratives.  Nonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe's Rise column as a Comic to Watch. She has also appeared on Amazon, NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning on Sirius XM, and the New York Comedy Festival. Check her schedule on nonyecomedy.com or Instagram to see when she's coming to a city near you. Marlene L. Daut is an author, scholar, editor, and professor. Her books include Tropics of Haiti: Race and the Literary History of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World (Liverpool UP, 2015); Baron de Vastey and the Origins of Black Atlantic Humanism (Palgrave, 2017); Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution (UNC Press, 2023); and The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe (Knopf, 2025). Her articles on Haitian history and culture have appeared in over a dozen magazines, newspapers, and journals including, The New Yorker (“What's the Path Forward for Haiti?”), The New York Times (“Napoleon Isn't a Hero to Celebrate”), Harper's Bazaar (“Resurecting a Lost Palace of Haiti”), Essence (“Haiti isn't Cursed. It is Exploited”), The Nation (“What the French Really Owe Haiti”), and the LA Review of Books (“Why did Bridgerton Erase Haiti?”). She has won several awards, grants, and fellowships for her contributions to historical and cultural understandings of the Caribbean, notably from the Ford Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Haitian Studies Association, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Most recently, she won a grant from the Robert Silvers Foundation for The First and Last King of Haiti. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in English and French in 2002 and went on to teach in Rouen, France as an Assistante d'Anglais before enrolling at the University of Notre Dame, where she earned a Ph.D. in English in 2009. Since graduating, she has taught Haitian and French colonial history and culture at the University of Miami, the Claremont Graduate University, and the University of Virginia, where she also became series editor of New World Studies at UVA Press. In July 2022, she was appointed as Professor of French and African American Studies at Yale University. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf. Writer for HBO's 'Divorce' and the new Tracy Morgan show on Paramount Plus: 'Crutch'.   

HUAC's continued targeting of activists spread to Jewish Americans and others at the forefront of the anti-Vietnam War movement. In 1967 - a year that would become one of the deadliest for U.S. military casualties as more than 11,000 American soldiers perished - counterculture activists Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were among those subpoenaed. In response, Hoffman and Rubin were openly defiant, and their highly visible antics, which included arriving dressed in outrageous costumes and waving toy guns, helped to further erode the public's trust in the committee. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Gemma R. Birnbaum, executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society. Episode Image: Yippie activists Abbie Hoffman (left) and Jerry Rubin arrive at the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearing October 1, 1968 investigating the clashes at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Photograph by Joseph Silverman. The image is courtesy of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post. The Wreckage is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided through the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

Zelensky's Kursk invasion hands Putin a prisoner bonanza as drones rain death and Starlink squabbles expose Western disarray.Trump slashes $400 million from Ivy League radical dens while Shin Bet drops a bombshell—Netanyahu's funding Hamas with Trump's $4 billion war chest!An AI satire of Trump's Gaza-to-Vegas fantasy ignites a free speech inferno, while Soros, NGOs, and satanic puppet masters fuel a woke assault on civilization.Chris Pratt's faith vow bolsters his faith and Joe Kirby's crushing loss tests his faithSenator Cassidy's does it again — demanding a Faustian pact with the devil BigPharma to NOT investigate autism or challenge vaccines2:30 Daylight Savings Disaster as Trump Comes Up Short for BreakfastThe history of daylight savings time—a government-sanctioned insanity that's throwing your body into a tailspin, spiking heart attacks, and stroking out the nation with just one lost hour of sleep! And Trump tries to buy time with the egg crisis scrambling to find any egg-stra in any country (because no other country is killing off its food supply like USA).  Was it Biden? Yes.  But the partisan media doesn't give you full story 16:32 Turns out Biden Couldn't Even Sign His Own Name (at least didn't)Trump-sucker Proxy Media is so proud of their guy who can at least sign his name.  But apparently Trump endorsed the Blackrock checks with Panama prizes while the company is busy buying up ALL American homes…so American, so proud. 27:04 Ukraine's Kursk Calamity: Putin's Drone-Powered Trap Snaps Shut on Zelensky's Doomed ArmyZelensky's desperate bid to stall Putin and score a bargaining chips now handing Putin a jackpot of prisoners as Poland and US bicker over Starlink 53:54 Trump Cuts Radical College Funding as Shin Bet Exposes Netanyahu Funding HamasBacked by Trump's $4 billion war chest, Netanyahu's not just bombing—the bombshell revelation from Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) says he's funding Hamas Trump cuts $400 MILLION in funding to wealthy Ivy League college.  Conservative media says the college radicals want to destroy Western Civilization and are racist.  So what's new?  Funding these radical seminaries has long been unconstitutional and their racism has long been unconscionable and institutional, but ignored until now 1:33:54 Trump's Gaza AI Satire Sparks Free Speech FirestormAn AI-generated video mocking Trump's wild idea to transform Gaza into a glitzy Vegas-style paradise —complete with bearded belly dancers and casino swagger—started as an inside joke, only to explode when Trump himself snatched it up and flaunted it.  Was he unaware that it was satire or was he infatuated with all the gold statues of himself?  Either way the creators say satire should be off limits with AI.  THEY COULDN'T BE MORE WRONG.  That's exactly the opposite of where the real danger of AI lies 1:51:58 Trump's Punishment of the Elderly Who Got in His in Atlantic City & ScotlandJust like Pixar's “Up”, no one's home is safe if the Don wants it for his casino or golf course. 1:53:53 Soros, NGOs, and Satan's Puppet MastersForget just Soros—Brandon Smith's explosive article unveils how the Ford Foundation, Rockefellers, and a web of NGOs, fueled by the U.S. government and CIA, birthed Gay Pride and transgender insanity out of thin air, morphing them into the woke wildfire torching Western civilization.  But it's all orchestrated by unseen principalities to shred family, faith, and freedom. This isn't just politics; it's a spiritual war, and the stakes couldn't be higher 2:09:36 Massive Slaughter of Christians by U.S.-Backed Jihadis in Syria and AfghanistanA sickeningly familiar pattern of US allies murdering Christians since terrorists are our allies and partners in geopolitics 2:;17:14 From Chris Pratt's Pact to Kirby's Pain: Faith's Fierce Test in Life's Darkest Storms As a new Christian, Hollywood's golden boy Chris Pratt vowed to give God everything if his premature son survived—now he's preaching unashamed faith from the rooftops. But what happens when the miracle doesn't come? Cue the gut-punching story of YouTuber Joe Kirby, Off the Kirb Ministries, whose baby girl died despite desperate prayers, leaving him and his wife to wrestle with grief amid snowdrops and shattered dreams. 2:31:55 Senator Cassidy (R-LA) Pushes Again for MAHA Heroes to Sign a Pact with the Devil — AND SUCCEEDS!Swear your fealty to BigPharma.  Swear you will NOT investigate the plague of Autism and what causes it — BECAUSE CASSIDY ALREADY KNOWS.  Jay Bhattacharya folds and fails.  “Shall we do evil so that good may come?”  Bhattacharya supports MMR, measles fear mongering and now opposes any research on autism.  MAHA is a joke — HAHA.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

Zelensky's Kursk invasion hands Putin a prisoner bonanza as drones rain death and Starlink squabbles expose Western disarray.Trump slashes $400 million from Ivy League radical dens while Shin Bet drops a bombshell—Netanyahu's funding Hamas with Trump's $4 billion war chest!An AI satire of Trump's Gaza-to-Vegas fantasy ignites a free speech inferno, while Soros, NGOs, and satanic puppet masters fuel a woke assault on civilization.Chris Pratt's faith vow bolsters his faith and Joe Kirby's crushing loss tests his faithSenator Cassidy's does it again — demanding a Faustian pact with the devil BigPharma to NOT investigate autism or challenge vaccines2:30 Daylight Savings Disaster as Trump Comes Up Short for BreakfastThe history of daylight savings time—a government-sanctioned insanity that's throwing your body into a tailspin, spiking heart attacks, and stroking out the nation with just one lost hour of sleep! And Trump tries to buy time with the egg crisis scrambling to find any egg-stra in any country (because no other country is killing off its food supply like USA).  Was it Biden? Yes.  But the partisan media doesn't give you full story 16:32 Turns out Biden Couldn't Even Sign His Own Name (at least didn't)Trump-sucker Proxy Media is so proud of their guy who can at least sign his name.  But apparently Trump endorsed the Blackrock checks with Panama prizes while the company is busy buying up ALL American homes…so American, so proud. 27:04 Ukraine's Kursk Calamity: Putin's Drone-Powered Trap Snaps Shut on Zelensky's Doomed ArmyZelensky's desperate bid to stall Putin and score a bargaining chips now handing Putin a jackpot of prisoners as Poland and US bicker over Starlink 53:54 Trump Cuts Radical College Funding as Shin Bet Exposes Netanyahu Funding HamasBacked by Trump's $4 billion war chest, Netanyahu's not just bombing—the bombshell revelation from Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) says he's funding Hamas Trump cuts $400 MILLION in funding to wealthy Ivy League college.  Conservative media says the college radicals want to destroy Western Civilization and are racist.  So what's new?  Funding these radical seminaries has long been unconstitutional and their racism has long been unconscionable and institutional, but ignored until now 1:33:54 Trump's Gaza AI Satire Sparks Free Speech FirestormAn AI-generated video mocking Trump's wild idea to transform Gaza into a glitzy Vegas-style paradise —complete with bearded belly dancers and casino swagger—started as an inside joke, only to explode when Trump himself snatched it up and flaunted it.  Was he unaware that it was satire or was he infatuated with all the gold statues of himself?  Either way the creators say satire should be off limits with AI.  THEY COULDN'T BE MORE WRONG.  That's exactly the opposite of where the real danger of AI lies 1:51:58 Trump's Punishment of the Elderly Who Got in His in Atlantic City & ScotlandJust like Pixar's “Up”, no one's home is safe if the Don wants it for his casino or golf course. 1:53:53 Soros, NGOs, and Satan's Puppet MastersForget just Soros—Brandon Smith's explosive article unveils how the Ford Foundation, Rockefellers, and a web of NGOs, fueled by the U.S. government and CIA, birthed Gay Pride and transgender insanity out of thin air, morphing them into the woke wildfire torching Western civilization.  But it's all orchestrated by unseen principalities to shred family, faith, and freedom. This isn't just politics; it's a spiritual war, and the stakes couldn't be higher 2:09:36 Massive Slaughter of Christians by U.S.-Backed Jihadis in Syria and AfghanistanA sickeningly familiar pattern of US allies murdering Christians since terrorists are our allies and partners in geopolitics 2:;17:14 From Chris Pratt's Pact to Kirby's Pain: Faith's Fierce Test in Life's Darkest Storms As a new Christian, Hollywood's golden boy Chris Pratt vowed to give God everything if his premature son survived—now he's preaching unashamed faith from the rooftops. But what happens when the miracle doesn't come? Cue the gut-punching story of YouTuber Joe Kirby, Off the Kirb Ministries, whose baby girl died despite desperate prayers, leaving him and his wife to wrestle with grief amid snowdrops and shattered dreams. 2:31:55 Senator Cassidy (R-LA) Pushes Again for MAHA Heroes to Sign a Pact with the Devil — AND SUCCEEDS!Swear your fealty to BigPharma.  Swear you will NOT investigate the plague of Autism and what causes it — BECAUSE CASSIDY ALREADY KNOWS.  Jay Bhattacharya folds and fails.  “Shall we do evil so that good may come?”  Bhattacharya supports MMR, measles fear mongering and now opposes any research on autism.  MAHA is a joke — HAHA.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.