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Tune in Friday, February 20, 2026 @ 7pm EST/4pm PST/6pm CST for the next “He Said, He Said, He Said Live!” A Look at the World from A Seasoned Black Man's Perspective…because one perspective isn't enough!” for “From Voice to Vision: Larry Boggs Jr.'s Creative Journey to the Harlem Collective.” www.all-squared-away.org From Voice to Vision: Larry Boggs Jr.'s Creative Journeyto the Harlem CollectiveThis Friday, February 20th, He Said, He Said, He SaidLive presents a special edition of The Art of It, featuringmultidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and arts leader Larry Boggs Jr. — the incoming Costume Designer of The Harlem Collective.A native of Clinton, Maryland and a proud product of PrinceGeorge's County, Larry holds degrees from Morgan State University and New York University. His career bridges performance and design on both national andinternational stages. As a vocalist, he has performed across the U.S., Paris, and St. Petersburg, with recording credits including All Rise by Wynton Marsalis and the New York Philharmonic, and the motion picture soundtrack Godsand Generals.As a designer and wardrobe master, his work has shapedproductions at Baltimore Center Stage, ArtsCentric, Everyman Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center, with notable credits including CROWNS, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Scottsboro Boys, and For Colored Girls…In this intimate and inspiring conversation, Larry reflectson artistry, leadership, discipline, and what it means to build a creative life across multiple worlds—onstage, behind the scenes, and in service to community.New Episodes of “He Said, He Said, He Said” - Live stream Fridays, 7 p.m. EST on all these links: https://linktr.ee/hesaidhesaidhesaid  FACEBOOK: facebook.com/hesaidhesaidhesaidlive  RELIVE and SHARE special moments from "He Said, He Said, He Said" here: SHOW CLIPS (22) He Said, He Said, He Said - Live - YouTubeFOLLOWUS —- CLICK LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to us hesaidhesaidhesaidlive on YouTube andInstagram!#HeSaidLive #TheArtOfIt #FromVoiceToVision #ArtsLeadership #PerformingArts #CostumeDesign#CreativeJourney #MultidisciplinaryArtist #BlackArtists #BlackCreatives #DMVArts #BlackTheatre #ArtsCommunity #CreativeDirector #CulturalLeadership #CreativeLife #ArtsAndCulture

Davis is updating its General Plan, which is meant to guide Davis' physical development as a community through 2050. The update is a classic, easy-to-overlook civic project that works better when more people know about it and add their ideas about what they want for Davis. The Davis Community Action Network, a local nonprofit, has spent the last couple of years meeting with people in Davis and Yolo County to learn more about what they would like to see happen in Davis, particularly in the areas of housing and climate. The group summarized its work in “From Voice to Vision: Community Insights for Davis' General Plan Update,” released a year ago. The housing question has been refreshed by the City Council's decision last month to place the proposed 1,800-home Village Farms development on the June 2026 ballot. Today we talk about what the report says with Judy Ennis, executive director of the network, and Jonathan London, a member of its board. The map shows Davis, in this case divided into City Council districts. Village Farms would be built in the notch located in north central Davis.

In this episode of the DeFi Download, Piers Ridyard interviews Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and CEO of Celsius. Alex shares his vision for Celsius, as well as his passion for value creation and giving back to the people who couldn't make it.Celsius is a yield and loan platform that allows users to earn interest on their crypto assets as well as receive a loan in one click. Celsius has had an incredible five-year run, with $23 billion in assets under management, including 2 million ETH and over 250,000 Bitcoin, more than Michael Saylor and a number of the Bitcoin community's champions, and they've just raised an incredible $700 million. Celsius currently employs over 850 people and has paid out over a billion dollars in yield to its community. Alex's backstory is fascinating. He was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in his early twenties, where he built four tech unicorns worth over a billion dollars and invented Voice over IP at the dawn of the internet. [1:10] Alex talks about the four unicorn companies he founded.[5:26] From Voice over IP to internet access to giving people yield, why does Alex Mashinsky care so much about disintermediation?[9:27] Is the crypto world adopting Wall Street's worst habits? Insiders are said to make the most money in crypto, illustrated by the phrase "If you don't know where the yield is coming from, you're the yield." According to Alex, what are these bad habits?[12:10] What drives Alex to do the things he does?[14:51] What accounts for the high yield Celsius generates?[19:52] In the early days of the Internet, AOL was a walled garden focused on user experience. Then came the Netscape Navigator moment, when the internet suddenly became usable, and we quickly transitioned from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Instead of a curated garden, people desired an open platform where they could go and use whatever the internet had to offer anywhere in the world. How is Celsius not like AOL, based on this fact?[24:01] Is Alex considering Celsius to be an entire crypto universe? Or does he see it as a starting point for people to learn what it means to own and use cryptocurrency?[26:41] How does the Celsius team think about strategy, customer acquisition, and growth in the industry of yield-based products, given the growing competition from companies like Nexo and Coinbase Institutional? [28:50] Equality of opportunity, one of the key aspects of crypto and DeFi[30:57] CelsiusX: access the rest of DeFi via the Celsius platform[33:55] Celsius's strategy for preventing hacks and mitigating financial risk[39:14] From the perspective of regulatory risk, a single institution is a single point of failure, and the industry is currently unsure how the regulator will view crypto assets and the kinds of things that Celsius is doing. What is Alex's and his team's take on regulatory risk and how they can mitigate it as a company while still providing service to their customers?Further resourcesWebsite: celsius.network Twitter: @CelsiusNetworkAlex Mashinsky Twitter: @Mashinsky Celsius Community TelegramCelsius AMA Archive on YouTube

Today we're joined by Dr. Rob Lennox to explore the concept of advocacy for the museums and heritage sector. Rob is a Senior Advocacy Coordinator at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists in the UK where he undertakes advocacy work to influence policy-makers and maintain relationships with external stakeholders. Rob completed his Ph.D. in 2016 exploring the regulation of the historic environment through government policy instruments and the impact that political processes have on the application of sectoral value-driven visions. Through his research and work, Rob aims to develop and demonstrate a strategic understanding of the heritage sector and of its political machinations, as well as of conservation philosophy and operations in the planning system. Outside of his advocacy work, Rob is a keen mountaineer, hiker, and skiier and enjoys birding. As an enjoyer of nature and mountains, Rob has a deep appreciation and interest in British Columbia. Rob also recommends the following resources for those interested in expanding their advocacy toolkits: 1. Fighting for Birds by Mark Avery (A fantastic book, possibly not packed with directly relevant skills for the budding BC museums campaigner, but it shows the passion and dedication of nature conservation campaigners in the UK and will explain why advocacy is a long game)   2. From Voice to Influence: Understanding Citizenship in a Digital Age by D Allen & J Light (There is a lot to learn about 'new' advocacy, and it's developing all around us. But politics is changing all the time. This book looks at how we communicate around political issues and how we translate that into participatory power.)   3. Many charities have excellent advocacy resources. There are too many to mention, but The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is a great example from the UK (https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/campaigns) but you may wish to search closer to home.   4. Learn from other campaigns! You can look at different organisations, but the Museums Association in the UK has lots of information about past and current campaigns on its website: https://www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns   5. Hope For the Future is for a climate change-focused local advocacy organisation! They've got some really clear advice on letter writing and other things (https://www.hftf.org.uk/template-letters)

A binary choice is often given in the conversations about the right pathway to defeat the coronavirus: we must prioritize lives over the economy or the economy over lives. Political theorist Dr. Danielle Allen joins Dan to describe a third pathway - treating the virus as a major national security threat and aggressively building an infrastructure for fighting and surviving the pandemic. A wartime mentality that shifts our economy to the production of testing capacity and test administration, personal protective equipment, and tools for case identification and contact tracing. Dr. Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, is a political theorist who has published broadly in democratic theory, political sociology, and the history of political thought. Widely known for her work on justice and citizenship in both ancient Athens and modern America, Allen is the author of The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens (2000), Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown vs. the Board of Education (2004), Why Plato Wrote (2010), Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality (2014), Education and Equality (2016), and Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. (2017). She is the co-editor of the award-winning Education, Justice, and Democracy (2013, with Rob Reich) and From Voice to Influence: Understanding Citizenship in the Digital Age (2015, with Jennifer Light). She is a former Chair of the Mellon Foundation Board, past Chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Allen is also the principal investigator for the Democratic Knowledge Project, a distributed research and action lab at Harvard University. The Democratic Knowledge Project seeks to identify, strengthen, and disseminate the bodies of knowledge, skills, and capacities that democratic citizens need in order to succeed at operating their democracy.

Wondering how to create a flash briefing? Whether you want to promote your business, share your hobby, or raise awareness for your non-profit, now is the time to create a flash briefing. In this episode, Teri reveals the step by step instructions on how to create a flash briefing for Amazon Alexa… with no coding required!Create a Flash BriefingFlash briefings are the new podcasts… as least as far as I am concerned! If you are interested in getting your message out to the world, in my opinion there is simply no better way than to create a flash briefing. In my experience, good quality flash briefings are being consumed at a rate equal to or greater than that of podcasts. For example, 4 months after launching the Alexa in Canada Podcast, I was getting approximately 200 people listening to each episode on the day it was released (and less on the other days of the week). Compare that to the Voice in Canada Flash Briefing: after only 2 weeks, I was already getting 300 listeners every single day!When it comes to audio content, flash briefings are the new frontier. This is the next big thing in audio, so my suggestion is don’t wait any longer – go create a flash briefing now!Whether you want to promote your business, share your passion for a hobby, or raise awareness for your non-profit organization, now is the time to create a flash briefing. Below I outline the simple steps on how to create a flash briefing that anyone can follow. And there is no coding required!!Step 1: Decide on Your TopicThis one may seem like a no-brainer, but before you begin to create a flash briefing it is really important to think carefully about your topic, and what you will be talking about. The most successful flash briefings are the ones that consistently put out great content. You have to be willing to commit to create a flash briefing episode on a daily basis. So, make sure that you have enough to say about your topic to make a daily show that is engaging, exciting, and valuable for your audience.Can you imagine yourself doing this 365 days from now and still going strong with fresh ideas? Think about your general topic and then brainstorm (and write down!) at least 30 individual episode topics for your show. To help you out, here are a couple of subtopics to get the creative juices flowing: news, reviews, tips, tricks, deals, scores, updates, seasonal items…. the list really goes on and on, limited only by your imagination.Step 2: Record an Episode (or a few!)Are you cut out for this? Well, before you dive into setting up your Flash Briefing hosting service and your Amazon Developer account (don’t worry, both are really easy to setup!), try recording an episode for your first Flash Briefing and see how you like it. You could just use your mobile phone and get going, but keep in mind that the higher quality the audio, the more polished and professional your show will be!Here is the audio equipment that I recommend. It’s relatively inexpensive and works great! It is excellent value for the money and this is what I used (and still use!) to create my top-rated Flash Briefing:Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB/XLR Cardioid Dynamic MicrophoneNEEWER Adjustable Microphone Suspension StandOn Stage MY420 Studio Microphone Shock MountDragonpad Pop Filter Studio Microphone Wind Screen So, consider using some good audio equipment and a program such at GarageBand or Audacity for the recordings. Once you decide how you will record the episodes, go ahead, push record, and create your first flash briefing episode! Even better, get ahead of schedule and pre-record a week’s worth of episodes.Also, keep in mind a few key points:Make your flash briefing episodes short. I suggest keeping your audio files under a few minutes. I aim for approximately 2 minutes with each of my episodes.The main purpose of each audio episode should be to provide informative and entertaining content to your listeners. Try to avoid advertising, plugs, or promotions.Use high-quality audio formats. Amazon suggests using the MP3 format with a bit rate of at least 256kbps (this is a setting you choose when exporting your file from your recording software).Make sure your audio is free of distracting background or other noises.And finally, try to keep a consistent volume within each episode and between episodes.Step 3: Decide Where you Will Host your Audio FilesSo you got your first recording under your belt! Awesome job. That’s the first big step to create a flash briefing. Now what? Well, we need a place to upload those audio files so that when listeners ask Alexa for your flash briefing, she has a reliable, simple place to find them.There are lots of ways to host your audio files, some more complicated than others, but I promised that this would be simple and coding-free, didn’t I?! Over the years, I have tried a number of audio hosting services and I now highly recommend Pippa.io. This is because they have made it extremely easy to setup a flash briefing, particularly because there is no coding or programming required. Simon Marcus, the CEO of Pippa.io, joined me on my podcast to discuss Pippa.io and how he, his team, and I developed the flash briefing feature in consultation with each other.Note that in the spirit of full transparency, I am an affiliate for Pippa.io because I believe they offer such an incredible service. If you choose to use them, make sure to use the coupon code “alexaincanada” (without the quotes) to get a free month of service. Click here to go to Pippa.ioRegardless of who you choose to host your audio, make sure that the host can provide a publicly-accessible RSS or JSON feed, secured with an https URL. Pippa does this all automatically!Once you have setup your audio host, follow their instructions to create a flash briefing show and upload your audio files.Step 4: Register as an Amazon DeveloperThe next step to create a flash briefing is to signup for an Amazon Developer account. This is completely free, but it is absolutely required. This is where you will submit your flash briefing to Amazon so Alexa knows that your show exists. Go to https://developer.amazon.com/login.html and create a free account.Step 5: Create a New Skill in the Developer Console BetaOnce you have your developer account setup, it’s time to create a flash briefing skill. Go to the Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console at https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask and then follow along with these instructions:Click on Create Skill.Enter the Name for your skill. This name will be seen by users in the Alexa App. Make sure this name does not imply sponsorship by Amazon, or infringe on the copyright, trademark and publicity rights of a third party. Click Next.In the Language drop-down, choose the language for your skill. A Flash Briefing skill targets a single language and you cannot change the language once you select it. To create a flash briefing for the Canada Amazon store, (i.e. Amazon.ca) choose English (CA). To create a flash briefing in the American Amazon Skill Store (i.e. Amazon.com), choose English (US). Likewise, if you want your flash briefing in another country, choose the appropriate language.Click Next.Select the Flash Briefing Pre-Built model.Finally, click Create Skill. This will automatically take you to the Build tab (seen at the top left of the screen).Step 6: Set up an Error MessageEnter a Custom Error Message. Alexa says this message to the user if there are any problems retrieving the flash briefing for some reason. Hopefully, your audience will never hear this! Just type something like, for example, “Voice in Canada is not available at the moment.” There is a 100 character maximum for this phrase. Make sure this message is in the language you chose for your skill. This means if you are creating an English Flash Briefing, your error message should be in English.Step 7: Add One or More Flash Briefing Feed(s)When you create a flash briefing skill, you have the option to setup multiple feeds of text or audio content. Typically each feed focuses on a specific genre of content such as sports or local news. Alexa will read a text feed, called text-to-speech (TTS) or play recorded audio files. One feed must serve as the default feed, which is always turned on for the skill. The remainder of the feeds for a flash briefing can be turned on by the user that enables your skill. Most flash briefings only have 1 feed, but you technically could have multiple feeds covering different sub-topics all under one umbrella flash briefing skill.Here are the instruction on how to add a feed. For most flash briefings you would only have to do this once (i.e there would just be the single default feed). If you have multiple feeds, repeat the following steps or each feed.Click Add New Feed.Enter a Preamble Message. This is a short introduction for the feed that Alexa reads to the user before the actual audio is played. It should start with “In” or “From”. For example, “From Voice in Canada…”. The preamble is limited to 70 characters, and should be in the same language you chose for your skill.Enter a Name for the particular feed – choose a name that is unique to this skill and helps users determine the content. For flash briefings with one feed, this feed name can be the same as your skill name. For those with multiple feeds choose something that describes the feed. For example, “Developer news.”Choose the Content update frequency. This is how often the feed will have new content. You can choose: hourly, daily, or weekly. I recommend daily (but remember, you have to commit to doing it daily!).Choose your Content type. This is the format of the feed content. You can choose Text or Audio. I recommend audio, which is an actual audio file that you record. The rest of these instructions show how to setup this type of feed. (FYI: The other option – text – is to have Alexa read the text in her voice.)Select the best description of your Content genre from the drop-down box.Now, the moment of truth… it’s time to identify the location of your audio files, i.e. your Feed. As mentioned previously, there are lots of different ways to host your audio files. Whatever you decide to do, the feed field is where you paste the link (i.e. the JSON or RSS URL) to your audio files. The URL cannot be any destination which requires the user to login. Here is where Pippa.io really makes things simple! Remember when you setup your audio host with Pippa? Well, go back to your account, click on your flash briefing show, and then click on Distribution. Click on the Alexa Flash icon. Now simply copy the Alexa Field URL and past it into the Feed field on your Amazon Developer account. The last thing to do is edit the number at the end of the link – it can be any number from 1 to 5. This number tells Amazon how many of the latest audio files to play when a user requests your flash briefing. For most cases I suggest setting this at 1 so Alexa plays only the single most recent audio file at any given time. And that’s it! Easy, huh?!Now choose your Feed icon. This is a 512 x 512 pixel PNG (can include transparency) or JPG file that represents your feed. This image will display in the Alexa App. Again, make sure that the icon does not imply sponsorship by Amazon, or infringe on the copyright, trademark and publicity rights of a third party.Click Add.Click Save.Optional: Repeat these steps for each feed you provide for the skill. The first feed you add will automatically be marked as the default feed. If you add more feeds, you can choose which feed is the default, by selecting it in the Default column.Click the Test tab at the top left of the screen when you are finished adding feeds and are ready to test your skill.Step 8: Test Your Flash Briefing SkillThe next step in skill creation is to test the Flash Briefing skill on your Alexa-enabled device. You must have this device registered to the same account as your developer account for your skill to display.On the Test tab in the developer portal, move the the slider in the top left corner to Enable to begin the testing.Click and hold the microphone icon and say,”Alexa, what’s my Flash Briefing?” or “Alexa, what’s the news?” Alexa should respond with “Here is your flash briefing.”(Don’t worry if you get an “Unsupported Directive. AudioPlayer is currently an unsupported namespace. Check the device log for more information” error message. Just ignore it!)Now go to your Alexa App > Skills and find your skill by applying the Your Skills filter, and enable the skill.After you enable your skill, you can ask Alexa, “Alexa, what’s my Flash Briefing?” or “Alexa, what’s the news?” Your content should play or be read by your Alexa device.If you have multiple feeds, you should enable all of them and test them with your Alexa device or app.When you have finished testing your flash briefing and you are ready to move on, click the Launch tab in the upper left of the screen.Step 9: Provide Launch Information for your SkillThe descriptions and images you provide on the Launch Information page provide the content that displays in the Alexa App. Users can scroll through a list of skills, and select a skill to see more detailed information. The interaction model is already defined so the most important information you provide is a short and long description of your skill, and the images that identify your flash briefing.Fill in the Public Name. This is the name of the flash briefing that will be displayed to users in the Alexa app. It can be different from your invocation name, but I suggest keeping it the same. It must be between 2-50 characters.Fill in the One Sentence Description. This is a quick, at-a-glance description that describes the flash briefing. This will display in the skill list in the Alexa App. It can be a maximum of 160 characters.Fill in the Detailed Description. This is a more comprehensive description of this skill. This description is shown to users on the skill detail card in the Alexa app. If you have multiple feeds, list the different feeds offered here.Don’t worry about the Example Phrases. They are automatically set for Flash Briefings and cannot be changed.Upload a Small Skill Icon. This is a 108 x 108 pixel PNG (can include transparency) or JPG file that represents your skill. You can make this the same as your feed icon, just a smaller version. In fact I recommend it, particularly if you only have 1 feed.Upload a Large Skill Icon. This is a 512 x 512 pixel PNG (can include transparency) or JPG file that represents your skill. This can be the exact same icon as your feed icon.Select a Category from the drop-down box that best describes your flash briefing. This helps users find your skill quickly and easily.Optional, but highly recommended: Enter some Keywords, or simple search words that relate to or describe your flash briefing. This helps users to find your flash briefing. Make sure to use spaces or commas between each search term.Optional: Enter the link to the Privacy Policy URL that applies to your flash briefing.Optional: Enter the link to the Terms of Use URL that applies to your flash briefing.Click Save and Continue.Step 10: Answer the Privacy and Compliance QuestionsThe Privacy and Compliance page lists questions that are required for every skill, including flash briefings. Note that a Flash Briefing skill should NOT enable users to make purchases or ask customers for personal information.Answer No to the first question regarding allowing purchases.Answer No to the second question regarding collecting personal information.Answer the next 2 questions regarding targeting children and advertising as applicable to your particular flash briefing.Under Export Compliance, check to certify that your Flash Briefing skill may be imported to and exported from the United States and all countries that Amazon operates. Note: Your flash briefing will only display to customers in countries where the primary language of the country matches the skill language. For example, an English (CA) skill displays in Canada. An English (US) skill displays in other countries (including the US) where English is the primary language.Under Testing instructions, simply type ‘None’.Click Save and Continue.Step 11: Set the Availability and Beta Test the Flash BriefingAnswer the question, Who should have access to this skill? Select Public, unless of course you are creating a flash briefing to be used by a particular business.Optional: Beta Test your flash briefing. Click on the arrow in the beta test box. Enter your email address in the “Beta Test Administrator Email Address” box and then click Add. Then click on the arrow next to “Add Beta testers”, add the email addresses of people that you want to include in the beta test, and then click Add. Finally, click on Enable Beta Testing. Your beta testers will receive an email inviting them to beta test the flash briefing. Make sure to let them know about the beta test and make sure to gather feedback so you can continue to improve your flash briefing.Answer the question, Where would you like your skill to be available? I recommend selecting “In all countries…” to make your skill available to users worldwide. Select “Selected countries and regions” to limit the flash briefing to the specified countries. Your flash briefing needs to support the primary language for each of the specified countries to be accessible by users in those countries.Click Save and Continue.Step 12: Perform Final Review and Submit for CertificationCheck for any flags that indicate that you have forgotten something or are missing an element.When everything looks good to go (i.e. you see a nice, big, green checkmark), click Submit for Review.Step 13: Celebrate!You’re done! Awesome job! Now sit back, relax, and wait for Amazon to email you back to tell you that the flash briefing is live. Amazon says that this can take up to 5 business days, but in my experience this usually happens within 24 hours. There is a chance that Amazon may reject it for various reasons, but they will always provide feedback if this is the case. It’s usually not a big deal – just fix the issue they identified and then resubmit it! Before you know it, you will have your flash briefing live and your message will be available to the world! Congrats!Need some Extra Help?If you follow along with the steps outlined above, you should have all the info and settings that you need to get your flash briefing up and running.However, if you would like some personalized help with the recording, marketing, technology, or any other aspects of your particular flash briefing, I am pleased to be able to offer some limited time for flash briefing consultations. Please feel free to contact me here, tell me a little about your flash briefing ideas, and I will get back to you with the rates and some scheduling information as soon as I can.Good luck with your flash briefing!!List of resources mentioned in this episode:Pippa.io – use coupon code ‘alexaincanada’ (no quotes) to get one month freeAudio-Technica ATR2100-USB/XLR Cardioid Dynamic MicrophoneNEEWER Adjustable Microphone Suspension StandOn Stage MY420 Studio Microphone Shock MountDragonpad Pop Filter Studio Microphone Wind Screen Shopping on Amazon.caVoice in Canada: The Flash BriefingAlexa in Canada: The Voice Experience PodcastPlease leave a review on iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Brian Olds and I as we discuss the power of knowing your strengths, using your voice to empower others and the value of entrepreneurship. Our episode is called "From Voice to Vision". Brian is an award-winning speaker, entrepeneur and consultant. He created the Black Speakers Network (BSN). The mission of BSN is to equip, inspire and connect the next generation of Black professional speakers.   In our show, we will discuss Brian's experience as a passionate speaker, his journey to starting Black Speakers Network, and his vision for empowering the next generation of Black professional speakers. Philonda Johnson's Biography Philonda Johnson is a MasterPurpose Coach, Audacity Advocate and Radio SHow Host who focuses on leadership development, motivational speaking and one-on-one coaching. She is the CEO of The Leadership Playground, a development company that focuses on kick-starting the growth of a leader by focusing on the power of play, creativity and wholehearted living. She often draws from her background in Psychology and 9 years of experience as a senior urban education leader to inspire and support her coaching and leadership work. Philonda has a unique appreciation of emotional intelligence and the power it has to change patterns of behavior. Philonda has a deep passion and heart for women of color, spirit-led entrepreneurs, and PS-12 school administrators and teacher leaders. Philonda is currently her ACC credentials from the ICF at Coach University. Also, she is excitedly working on her forthcoming book, MasterPurpose: The 5 Step Blueprint to shining bright as you live creatively, playfully and wholeheartedly.

In recent years, a wave of new research focused upon the interplay between participatory culture, learning, and politics has emerged from the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative and in particular, from two related research networks, The Youth and Participatory Politics Network and the Connected Learning Network. This scholarship has often focused on such core concepts as “voice” or “civic agency” and a core debate around how we help ensure that young people’s voices are not simply heard but acted upon. This webinar brought together the scholars and practitioners who contributed to the forthcoming “From Voice to Influence” special issue of the Journal of Digital Media and Literacy to ask how in- and out-of-school experiences can help young people learn to use their voices to influence social change. This hangout was produced in support of Letters to the Next President 2.0, a project engaging youth in civic participation on issues and topics that matter to them in the US Presidential Election. It was also co-streamed at connectedlearning.tv. http://educatorinnovator.org/webinars/from-voice-to-influence-media-learning-and-participatory-politics

From Voice of the Martyrs, Darci Gill is in Iowa to talk about religious repression of the church around the world.   Wind energy pioneer Paul Gipe wants us to continue Iowa's commitment to wind energy.    A.J. Spiker at the Republican Convention is worried about some of the rules changes...power grab?    Dave Edwards wants Des Moines to leave Hubbell Ave alone... no bike lanes...gets his wish.