Podcast appearances and mentions of James E Rogers

What's really in the braiding hair we use- and what does it mean for our health?In this urgent and eye-opening episdoe of the Black Women's Podcast, Dr. Rahman speaks with Dr. James E. Rogers, the lead scientist at Consumer Reports, who oversaw the recent investigation into synthetic braiding hair - and what he found may shock you.100% of the samples tested contained concerning chemicals- including some linked to cancer, hormone disruption and reproductive harm. For millions of Black women and girls who wear braids for weeks at a time, this is more than a beauty issue - it's a health issue.In this episode, we discuss:What synthetic braiding hair is made ofThe chemical found in the recent Consumer Reports testingWhat you can do right now to reduce your risk and to advocate for changeTake Action: Sign the PETITION for safer synthetic hairVisit doctorrahman.comLearn more from Consumer Reports

#474: What is the best breast pump right now and how do you choose a breast pump with so many options available? Angela Lashbrook is a new mom and Consumer Reports reporter who has tested dozens of pumps and shares her thoughts on what features to look for when you are choosing your next breast pump. Listen to this episode to learn: Why wearable pumps are unlikely to meet your everyday, max breast emptying needs How a low tech hand pump can be more effective than even some double electric pumps Which pump is the best for plugging in, battery operating, hand pumping and wearing Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/474 Links from this episode: Angela's Consumer Reports article about Best Breast Pumps of 2024 Get $10 off first year of Consumer Reports membership when you sign up here (this is not an affiliate link): https://www.cr.org/blw  Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 448 - The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby's Food with Consumer Reports' James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 436 - How Long Can I Breastfeed? with Ronietra Stewart, RDN, IBCLC Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD

#474: What is the best breast pump right now and how do you choose a breast pump with so many options available? Angela Lashbrook is a new mom and Consumer Reports reporter who has tested dozens of pumps and shares her thoughts on what features to look for when you are choosing your next breast pump. Listen to this episode to learn: Why wearable pumps are unlikely to meet your everyday, max breast emptying needs How a low tech hand pump can be more effective than even some double electric pumps Which pump is the best for plugging in, battery operating, hand pumping and wearing Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/474 Links from this episode: Angela's Consumer Reports article about Best Breast Pumps of 2024 Get $10 off first year of Consumer Reports membership when you sign up here (this is not an affiliate link): https://www.cr.org/blw  Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 448 - The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby's Food with Consumer Reports' James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 436 - How Long Can I Breastfeed? with Ronietra Stewart, RDN, IBCLC Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD

#448: Even if you make your baby's food, there's still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too. Dr. James Rogers from Consumer Reports recently tested a bunch of baby foods and formulas for plastic chemicals and the results will surprise you…even if you eat organic. Listen to this episode to learn: What plasticizers are and why they are disruptive to the human body's endocrine system How plasticizers get into our food supply…and it's not just from food storage containers Which baby foods tested highest for plastic chemicals and how to avoid them moving forward Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/448 Links from this episode: Consumer Reports - The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/ Consumer Reports - How to Reduce Exposure to Chemicals https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/how-to-reduce-exposure-to-plastic-in-food-everywhere-else-a9640874767/ Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://workshop.babyledweaning.co   Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

#448: Even if you make your baby's food, there's still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too. Dr. James Rogers from Consumer Reports recently tested a bunch of baby foods and formulas for plastic chemicals and the results will surprise you…even if you eat organic. Listen to this episode to learn: What plasticizers are and why they are disruptive to the human body's endocrine system How plasticizers get into our food supply…and it's not just from food storage containers Which baby foods tested highest for plastic chemicals and how to avoid them moving forward Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/448 Links from this episode: Consumer Reports - The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/ Consumer Reports - How to Reduce Exposure to Chemicals https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/how-to-reduce-exposure-to-plastic-in-food-everywhere-else-a9640874767/ Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://workshop.babyledweaning.co  Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

#440: How did you pick your prenatal vitamin? A new report found that prenatal vitamins might contain more or less of their stated nutrients like folic acid and iron. Helena Bottemiller Evich joins me to talk about how to choose a prenatal vitamin and why there aren't clear agreements on what should even be in these supplements. Listen to this episode to learn: Which prenatal vitamins may have more or less nutrients than stated on the Supplement Facts panel Why there aren't standardized guidelines about what goes in your prenatal vitamin How to pick a prenatal vitamin and what the most important B vitamin is to focus on Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/440 Links from this episode: Helena's Food Fix newsletter: https://foodfix.co/  GAO Report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106689 ACOG Nutrition During Pregnancy: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/nutrition-during-pregnancy . Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 389 - Can Cinnamon Cause Lead Poisoning? Applesauce Pouch Contamination Update with Helena Bottemiller Evich Episode 229 - Unpacking the Infant Formula Recall and Formula Shortage with Helena Bottemiller Evich Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

#440: How did you pick your prenatal vitamin? A new report found that prenatal vitamins might contain more or less of their stated nutrients like folic acid and iron. Helena Bottemiller Evich joins me to talk about how to choose a prenatal vitamin and why there aren't clear agreements on what should even be in these supplements. Listen to this episode to learn: Which prenatal vitamins may have more or less nutrients than stated on the Supplement Facts panel Why there aren't standardized guidelines about what goes in your prenatal vitamin How to pick a prenatal vitamin and what the most important B vitamin is to focus on Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/440 Links from this episode: Helena's Food Fix newsletter: https://foodfix.co/  GAO Report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106689 ACOG Nutrition During Pregnancy: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/nutrition-during-pregnancy . Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 389 - Can Cinnamon Cause Lead Poisoning? Applesauce Pouch Contamination Update with Helena Bottemiller Evich Episode 229 - Unpacking the Infant Formula Recall and Formula Shortage with Helena Bottemiller Evich Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

#433: Which foods should babies avoid? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for - but certain foods are choking risk foods or are harmful to developing babies for other reasons. This episode contains 15 foods to not feed your baby in order to preserve their health. Listen to this episode to learn: Which foods are choking foods…and how to modify them so they are safe for your baby to eat. How much sodium per serving you want to stay under when choosing foods for your baby to eat. Why the most common food for starting solid foods is actually dangerous for babies. Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/433 Links from this episode: Download the 15 Foods Never to Feed free feeding guide here. Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://workshop.babyledweaning.co  Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 27 - Honey: Why Honey is Dangerous for Babies Episode 107 - Corn: How to Offer Corn Safely to Your Baby Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan

#433: Which foods should babies avoid? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for - but certain foods are choking risk foods or are harmful to developing babies for other reasons. This episode contains 15 foods to not feed your baby in order to preserve their health. Listen to this episode to learn: Which foods are choking foods…and how to modify them so they are safe for your baby to eat. How much sodium per serving you want to stay under when choosing foods for your baby to eat. Why the most common food for starting solid foods is actually dangerous for babies. Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/433 Links from this episode: Download the 15 Foods Never to Feed free feeding guide here. Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program  Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://workshop.babyledweaning.co  Other Episodes Related to this Topic Episode 27 - Honey: Why Honey is Dangerous for Babies Episode 107 - Corn: How to Offer Corn Safely to Your Baby Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan

#405: Nobody wants to give their baby a foodborne illness…but do you need to be buying produce washes to prevent disease? In this episode we'll look at some produce washes including what they do, what they claim to do, and whether or not they're any better than good old fashioned friction and running water when it comes to making fruits and vegetables safe for your baby to eat. Learn how to make 100 FIRST FOODS™ safe for your baby to eat in the BABY-LED WEANING with Katie Ferraro program at https://babyledweaning.co/program

#405: Nobody wants to give their baby a foodborne illness…but do you need to be buying produce washes to prevent disease? In this episode we'll look at some produce washes including what they do, what they claim to do, and whether or not they're any better than good old fashioned friction and running water when it comes to making fruits and vegetables safe for your baby to eat. Learn how to make 100 FIRST FOODS™ safe for your baby to eat in the BABY-LED WEANING with Katie Ferraro program at https://babyledweaning.co/program

#394: Five years ago Consumer Reports tested heavy metal levels in 50 popular baby foods and found that more than ⅔ of them contained concerning levels of heavy metals. When they retested some of the same products this year, not much had changed. In this episode James Rogers, PhD who oversaw the Consumer Reports testing on both occasions is talking about what has and has not changed in the commercial baby food market in the past 5 years with regards to heavy metal levels.  Read the latest Consumer Reports findings on heavy metals and baby food: Are There Still Heavy Metals in Baby Food?

#394: Five years ago Consumer Reports tested heavy metal levels in 50 popular baby foods and found that more than ⅔ of them contained concerning levels of heavy metals. When they retested some of the same products this year, not much had changed. In this episode James Rogers, PhD who oversaw the Consumer Reports testing on both occasions is talking about what has and has not changed in the commercial baby food market in the past 5 years with regards to heavy metal levels.  Read the latest Consumer Reports findings on heavy metals and baby food: Are There Still Heavy Metals in Baby Food?

#329: Nitrates and nitrites are all around us in our environment, food and water supply. But are they something worth worrying about when it comes to your baby ingesting nitrates? In this episode we're exploring what nitrates are, where they come from, what they can do to babies in high quantities and what precautions can be taken to minimize risk of nitrates in your baby's food. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/329

#329: Nitrates and nitrites are all around us in our environment, food and water supply. But are they something worth worrying about when it comes to your baby ingesting nitrates? In this episode we're exploring what nitrates are, where they come from, what they can do to babies in high quantities and what precautions can be taken to minimize risk of nitrates in your baby's food. Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/329

#259: If your family eats rice, you can modify the cooking method to help lower arsenic. In this episode we look at the pasta water cooking method for making rice lower in arsenic. By cooking your rice in a lot of water you can reduce arsenic without compromising too much other nutrition, particularly if you're doing brown rice.    Other podcast episodes covering the topic of heavy metals in baby foods you might want to check out include:   Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan Episode 160 - Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Healthy Babies Bright Futures' report “Is Homemade Baby Food Better?” is located here. Download their two-page parent tip sheet with advice on arsenic foods not to feed babies here.   Need more starchy food ideas to offer your baby beyond rice? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie's free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop   Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/   Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/259 Thank you for being a part of this amazing baby-led weaning community. If you like this BLW podcast, please would you kindly leave me a review on Apple Podcasts? This really helps the podcast get found by other parents, caregivers and healthcare professionals and I get my best future episode ideas from your reviews. Click here to leave a review on Apple Podcasts and Happy Feeding! -Katie

#259: If your family eats rice, you can modify the cooking method to help lower arsenic. In this episode we look at the pasta water cooking method for making rice lower in arsenic. By cooking your rice in a lot of water you can reduce arsenic without compromising too much other nutrition, particularly if you're doing brown rice.    Other podcast episodes covering the topic of heavy metals in baby foods you might want to check out include: Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan Episode 160 - Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD Healthy Babies Bright Futures' report “Is Homemade Baby Food Better?” is located here. Download their two-page parent tip sheet with advice on arsenic foods not to feed babies here.   Need more starchy food ideas to offer your baby beyond rice? Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie's free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Episode%20Link   Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/   Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/259 Thank you for being a part of this amazing baby-led weaning community. If you like this BLW podcast, please would you kindly leave me a review on Apple Podcasts? This really helps the podcast get found by other parents, caregivers and healthcare professionals and I get my best future episode ideas from your reviews. Click here to leave a review on Apple Podcasts and Happy Feeding! -Katie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to America's leading higher education law podcast, EdUp Legal - part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network! Marc L. Miller, Dean, and Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law shares with us the trailblazing they have been doing since he took the role in 2013. Dean Miller discusses the expansion of their global programs to the point where they surpass the J.D. program in tuition revenue and the experience of the law school in being the first to adopt the GRE as another admission metric. He shares the impetus and evolution of JD Next, their partnership with ETS for a pre-matriculation preparation program for law students nationally, as well as details about their B.A. in Law, the first of its kind in the U.S. There are now 1,600 majors in the B.A. in Law, with more than 500 of them in dual degree programs in East Asia. Dean Miller believes that their expansion to utilizing the GRE, the B.A. in Law, and J.D. Next, all aid in diversifying the profession. James E. Rogers College of Law is also launching certificate programs that prepare undergraduates to work as legal advocates after graduation, thus helping to meet Access to Justice needs. This builds on their already successful Master of Legal Studies program. Learn more about these exciting initiatives in this episode! Thank you so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for your EdUp time! Connect with your host - Patty Roberts ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow EdUp on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to America's leading higher education law podcast, EdUp Legal - part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network! Marc L. Miller, Dean, and Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law shares with us the trailblazing they have been doing since he took the role in 2013. Dean Miller discusses the expansion of their global programs to the point where they surpass the J.D. program in tuition revenue and the experience of the law school in being the first to adopt the GRE as another admission metric. He shares the impetus and evolution of JD Next, their partnership with ETS for a pre-matriculation preparation program for law students nationally, as well as details about their B.A. in Law, the first of its kind in the U.S. There are now 1,600 majors in the B.A. in Law, with more than 500 of them in dual degree programs in East Asia. Dean Miller believes that their expansion to utilizing the GRE, the B.A. in Law, and J.D. Next, all aid in diversifying the profession. James E. Rogers College of Law is also launching certificate programs that prepare undergraduates to work as legal advocates after graduation, thus helping to meet Access to Justice needs. This builds on their already successful Master of Legal Studies program. Learn more about these exciting initiatives in this episode! Thank you so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for your EdUp time! Connect with your host - Patty Roberts ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow EdUp on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening!

#208: Does baby food really contain heavy metals that are toxic for my baby? Well according to the tests that Consumer Reports conducted on fifty nationally distributed packaged baby and toddler foods, it definitely does! In this episode we are joined by James E. Rogers PhD, he is the Director of Food Safety Research and Testing at Consumer Reports who will be talking about how the heavy metals in baby food study was conducted, why they chose the tested baby foods, what the tests found and some recommendations for parents who are considering some of these products for their babies. Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie's free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop   Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/   Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/208   Learn something you liked in this episode? Would you kindly subscribe, rate and review where you're seeing this? (...it really helps other parents find this BLW info too!)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#208: Does baby food really contain heavy metals that are toxic for my baby? Well according to the tests that Consumer Reports conducted on fifty nationally distributed packaged baby and toddler foods, it definitely does! In this episode we are joined by James E. Rogers PhD, he is the Director of Food Safety Research and Testing at Consumer Reports who will be talking about how the heavy metals in baby food study was conducted, why they chose the tested baby foods, what the tests found and some recommendations for parents who are considering some of these products for their babies.     Get your copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS list on Katie's free BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS workshop: https://babyledweaning.co/workshop   Follow @babyledweanteam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/   Shownotes with all the links mentioned in this episode are here: https://blwpodcast.com/208   Learn something you liked in this episode? Would you kindly subscribe, rate and review where you're seeing this? (...it really helps other parents find this BLW info too!) 

BioA graduate of the American Film Institute, I am a documentary director, producer and editor whose work has aired on PBS series such as Independent Lens and has been seen at film festivals around the world, including Sundance, SXSW, New Directors, New Films and DOC NYC.My 2013 directing debut THE HILL, about the demolition of an African-American neighborhood in New Haven, CT, premiered on the PBS series America Reframed and won best documentary at Greenpoint Film Festival.My 2014 film SCHOOL'S OUT, about a forest kindergarten in Switzerland, premiered on the PBS series Natural Heroes, won best short at several festivals, and was written about on Slate.com, in The Atlantic, and in National Geographic. With screenings at over 100 film festivals and public screenings around the world, SCHOOL'S OUT sparked a movement among early childhood educators to set up their own versions of an outdoor kindergarten. There are now over 250 forest kindergartens in the U.S.My recent feature documentary MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY premiered in fall of 2020 at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, has won 11 awards since and received funding from ITVS and is Executive Produced by Abigail Disney. The film was released theatrically this past summer and will air on the PBS series Independent Lens in January 2022.I spent the spring of 2019 on a Fulbright Scholarship in Toronto working on the documentary SAFE HAVEN about U.S. war resisters seeking asylum in Canada and the award-winning short film SOLEDAD about an asylum case. Both films are currently screening at film festivals in North America.Some of my other films about the Southwest are the award-winning TEACHING IN ARIZONA (2018) and THE CLEANERS. (2017).I have taught filmmaking at Yale University, Wesleyan University, Colorado College and Trinity College and currently teach at the School of Theatre, Film and Television, the Human Rights Practice Program and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. I am a member of the film collective New Day Films.LinksApple TV (iTunes) in the U.S. : https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/missing-in-brooks-county/umc.cmc.5bnccj1evebuqd9yrt97l2u2zOnly the 1 hour version is available internationally: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/missing-in-brooks-county/id1577162619PBS' Independent Lens in US: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/missing-in-brooks-county/Article in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/20/us-immigration-checkpoint-falfurrias-station-texas-documentaryAlso, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: https://www.kweli.tv/programs/the-people-of-brixtonDamien Swaby Social Media Links:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/filmmaker_damien_swaby/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorWebsite http://filmmakingconversations.com/If you enjoy listening to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby, I would love a coffee. Podcasting is thirsty work https://ko-fi.com/damienswaby

The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The topic of the conference was "Public and Private Power: Preserving Freedom or Preventing Harm?" The second day of the conference commenced with a showcase panel on "Private Control Over Public Discussion."Online platforms host a growing share of public discussion and debate. As private businesses, they have been free to develop and implement their own content moderation policies, free of First Amendment constraints. But as the amount of speech hosted on a few platforms has grown, the resulting concentration of control over that speech has sparked questions about the power of private companies to stifle lawful expression.As Justice Clarence Thomas recently noted, the Court soon will need to consider how existing legal doctrines apply to these highly concentrated, privately owned, digital platforms. Part of the solution, he suggests, might lie with common law doctrines like common carrier or public accommodation – doctrines that might permit regulation that limits the right of private platforms to exclude.But what of the First Amendment interests of the platforms themselves? Do these corporations have a protected expressive interest in declining to carry speech which is lawful but which they find objectionable? How should we think about the digital platform model – are they more like a communications network distributing information, more like publishers that actively curate content and associate themselves with hosted expression, or do they toggle back and forth?Finally, should the concentration of private power over speech change how we think about public and private threats to free expression? Private businesses are presumptively free to set terms and conditions for the use of their own property. Have digital platforms assumed a degree of control over public discourse, sufficient to alter that presumption? Is some form of regulation appropriate to protect against private threats to liberty? Or is government intrusion into private decision-making still the greater threat?Featuring:Prof. Jane Bambauer, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of LawProf. Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law CenterProf. Adam Candeub, Professor of Law & Director, Intellectual Property, Information and Communications Law Program, Michigan State University College of LawProf. Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of LawModerator: Hon. Barbara Lagoa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

In this podcast we feature a timely and pointed conversation with dear friend, water protector, artist and current law school student Amber Morning Star Byars. The topics we discuss in this episode range from healing ancestral trauma, survival, the Resist Line3 camps, Land Back initiatives, tribal law, art, wellness, mental health and self care; all of which need continued attention as we work towards a healthy relationship to our planet. Amber Morning Star Byars is an artist, advocate, storyteller, and law student from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Amber is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Chickasaw Nation. She received a BA in Indigenous Liberal Studies and an AFA in Studio Art from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2018 and is a current student at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. After graduating law school in the spring of 2022, Amber will continue to advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples, specifically in the areas of Land Back, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, and environmental protection. In the middle of our conversation we shared an audio reading of an article Amber wrote about her reflections from the Line3 pipeline resistance at Red Lake River in Northern Minnesota, while she was on the frontlines this year. The article titled I Am The River, was first published via AllCreation.org as part of their Fall Equinox 2021 collection, Sacred Relationship. At the end of my conversation with Amber, we here the song “Silt and Clay” by singer/songwriter Adam Horowitz. Land Back, Front Line and Tribal Law Resources: Rebecah Nagle work and her podcast, This Land https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ Nick Estes and the Red Nation podcast http://therednation.org Winona LaDuke and Honor The Earth https://www.honorearth.org Stopline3.org For info and then donate to legal fund http://Stopline3.org Water Protectors Legal collective https://waterprotectorlegal.org IG @resist_line_3 Well Being, Spiritual and Mental Health Books: THE EXTENDED MIND: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul The Body Keeps the Score by Vessel Vanderclock The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life by Edith Eger Breath by James Nester We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good by Tina Turner The Book of Secrets by Depak Chopra Leadership Books: Think Again by Adam grant Dare To Lead by Brene Brown Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

“As you would with meat and poultry, don't let bagged lettuce stay out of the fridge for too long, because bacteria multiply at room temperature,” says James E. Rogers, Ph. ... If even a few leaves look damaged, slimy, or bruised, don't eat any of the greens in that package. In terms of health, the benefits of eating a healthy salad definitely outweigh the risks. Being able to pick up a premade salad bowl at the deli when you're on the run or stocking your fridge with fresh greens that are ready to eat makes it that much more likely that you'll make the healthy choice. Not all salads are healthy or nutritious. It depends on what is in the salad. It is OK to add small amounts of dressing and toppings, however, if you overdo it with high-fat add-ins, your salad may cause you to exceed your daily calorie needs and contribute to weight gain. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, eating a salad a day will also increase the level of powerful antioxidants in your blood. The basis of any salad, leafy greens, offer a huge nutritional benefit. Among the best of the super greens group are: kale, spinach, beet greens, watercress and Romaine lettuce. A salad and water diet can help you to lose weight and support your health. However, it is important to eat more than just salads. You should create a well-balanced meal plan to provide your body with essential nutrients. Eating Salads for a Month and Weight Loss. Eating just salads for a month may lead to weight loss, but it isn't the only way to lose weight. Eating a balanced, varied diet is recommended for overall health and long-term weight loss success. Keep these tips in mind if you are planning to eat more salads for weight loss. Grocery store food is typically sold in glass, metal, plastic or paperboard containers, and often comes encased in multiple layers. Those containers are then placed into plastic or paper grocery bags. Processed food often has multiple layers of packaging; for example, a food item might be placed in a tray, covered in paper or plastic wrap, placed into a paperboard box and then, often, covered again in plastic wrap. People think a few salad leaves on their plate is healthy, whereas it can be more damaging for people to think they are getting nutrition when there's next to no value in lots of prebagged salads. Only dark green leaves, like rocket or spinach, contain any notable amounts of nutrition. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chrisabraham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chrisabraham/support

We’re so grateful to be able to share this inspired conversation with the amazing Sherri Mitchell, Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset. We absolutely love her book, Sacred Instructions, and highly recommend it! While we only touched on a fraction of the questions we wanted to ask Sherri, we did explore many rich topics together, including  Her beautiful perspective on embodiment How we come to recognize our power and how this can get confused in a capitalist culture (and what the Law of Attraction gets right and wrong) on living in a time of prophecy and what that entails The sources of her strength The need to examine and change the stories we’re telling- for example, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. which celebrates colonizing and killing indigenous pagans in Ireland Indigenous values as compared to Euro-centric values and the resulting differences in culture and experience.  Her incredible, visionary, 21-year ceremony dedicated toward Healing Turtle Island, and more.  And wondering together: Will we exit the planet or change our course??      What a powerful conversation with a wise visionary for our times. We’re so grateful to Sherri for this conversation and her work and way in the world. Please explore more at her websites:  https://sacredinstructions.life/ https://www.healingturtleisland.org/   Sherri was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian reservation (Penawahpskek).  She speaks and teaches around the world on issues of Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and spiritual change. Her broad base of knowledge allows her to synthesize many subjects into a cohesive whole, weaving together a multitude of complex issues and articulating them in a way that both satisfies the mind and heals the heart. Sherri received her Juris Doctorate and a certificate in Indigenous People’s Law and Policy from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law. She is an alumna of the American Indian Ambassador program, and the Udall Native American Congressional Internship program. Sherri is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the global protection of Indigenous land and water rights and the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. Prior to forming the Land Peace Foundation, Sherri served as a law clerk to the Solicitor of the United States Department of Interior; as an Associate with Fredericks, Peebles and Morgan Law Firm; as a civil rights educator for the Maine Attorney General’s Office, and; as the Staff Attorney for the Native American Unit of Pine Tree Legal. She has been actively involved with Indigenous rights and environmental justice work for more than 25 years. In 2010, she received the Mahoney Dunn International Human Rights and Humanitarian Award, for research into Human Rights violations against Indigenous Peoples. In 2015, she received the Spirit of Maine Award, for commitment and excellence in the field of International Human Rights. In 2016, Sherri’s portrait was added to the esteemed portrait series, Americans Who Tell the Truth, by artist Robert Shetterly. And, she is the recipient of the 2017 Hands of Hope Award from the Peace and Justice Center. Sherri has been deeply committed to cultivating and renewing the traditional and ceremonial practices of her people. She has worked in many capacities over the past 30 years helping to highlight and advance the position of Wabanaki peoples.  In addition to helping her own people, Sherri has been a longtime advisor to the American Indian Institute’s Traditional Circle of Indian Elders and Youth and was a program coordinator for their Healing the Future Program. She also served as an advisor to the Indigenous Elders and Medicine People’s Council of North and South America for the past 20 years. In this role, she has worked with Indigenous spiritual leaders from across the Americas, helping to ensure that their voices are heard within the larger society. This has included bringing their messages to political leaders in the U.S., and Canada and the Indigenous Peoples Forum at the United Nations. Sherri is the visionary behind “Healing the Wounds of Turtle Island,” a global healing ceremony that has brought people together from all corners of the world. The ceremony is designed to heal our relationships with one another as human beings, and then to heal the relationship between human beings and the rest of Creation.  It has been attended by people from every continent (except Antarctica), who have come together to pray with one heart and one mind for the healing of all life on Mother Earth. 

This week on the Wealth and Law Podcast, Brent and Rachel talk with Matt Schmidt about attorney wellness. The legal and financial fields are infamously known as stressful fields of work, so Matt breaks down his top tips for how to maintain balance, be productive, and live your best life. Matt is an attorney at Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian. He graduated from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Matt’s primary interest in law focuses on general personal injury, insurance bad faith, and police misconduct. Matt was honored as one of Tucson’s 40 under 40 by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Daily Star in 2014. Matt teaches law students and lawyers about both modern technology and mindfulness in the stressful legal environment. He wrote a column called “Techno-Law-gically Speaking” and now writes one called “Mind your Mind” in the Writ, the Pima County Bar Association Newsletter. You can learn more about Matt at: https://www.azinjurylaw.com/matt-schmidt.

The guest for this episode is Professor Shalev Roisman, an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Professor Roisman joins the pod to discuss his forthcoming article titled “Presidential Law” which is focused on whether the President must satisfy any procedural duty before acting and what that duty looks like. The article will be published in the Minnesota Law Review this Spring. The full article will be published soon at the Minnesota Law Review -> www.minnesotalawreview.org Follow Prof Roisman on Twitter -> https://twitter.com/shalev_roisman?lang=en Read the latest issue and archives of the Minnesota Law Review -> minnesotalawreview.org/ Follow the Minnesota Law Review on Twitter -> twitter.com/MinnesotaLawRev Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool.

In Episode 14 of “May the Record Reflect,” we gather insight on how to start your legal career against a daunting backdrop of covid, layoffs, and societal change. Listen as Dean Marc Miller of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and Allison Regan, professional development director at Houston’s Bracewell law firm, offer their perspectives on being a successful law student and young lawyer during this unique moment in our nation’s history. Topics3:33 Is this a terrible time to go to law school and become a lawyer? 6:32 Law school, firm response to pandemic9:25 2020 bar exams12:29 Difficulties in transitioning to online18:02 Standing out in Zoom 19:34 Enrollment deferrals22:10 On-ramping and training new hires25:11 Student loan debt26:33 Two-year J.D.s28:44 ROI on educational debt31:38 Practice areas with a bright future36:25 Silver linings of the pandemic for young lawyers41:20 Positive workplace changes44:10 Top three tips for success49:10 Signature signoff question Quotes“I just filled out reports for U.S. News [& World Report Top Law Schools] and we [Arizona Law] report to the ABA every year and so follow those numbers closely, and we have not only kept tuition down and lowered it – we lowered it after the last economic downturn – and this is my eighth year as dean, and we have not raised tuition either for in-state or out-of-state J.D.s. We have diversified how we fund our enterprise, making both the J.D. accessible and the bright career paths accessible is fundamental to who we are. I know [the average student loan debt of $160,000] is real, but I also know I don’t have to look at my students and wrestle with that.” (Marc Miller) “The practice of law can be hard. It can be grueling, and I think being resilient is really the key and really bouncing back, learning from those situations and being able to not just push harder but kind of pivot – pivot and move to the situation, and I think that we’re all being forced to learn that and I think that will hopefully pay dividends for our young associates over the course of their very long careers.” (Allison Regan) Recommended ResourcesDean Marc Miller (bio)Allison Regan (LinkedIn)U.S. News & World Report Top Law SchoolsA Guide to Transitioning from Law Student to Lawyer

In this episode, Bashar Malkawi, Global Professor of Practice in Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, discusses his work on national security and international trade. He begins by explaining why national security exception to international trade agreements can be a problem, especially national boycotts. He claims that the arguments in favor of broad boycotts are unconvincing and that they should be avoided. And he reflects on how international organizations can discourage boycotts and other trade restrictions. Malkawi's article "Economic Boycotts: The Interaction of National Security and International Economic Law" is forthcoming in the Academy of Legal Studies in Business National Proceedings (2021).This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A look at the Legislative Session from the Democrats point of view   We talk with Jason Barraza a Director at the Veridus Public Affairs Group about what we can expect in this session from the Democrat's point of view.  Jason Barraza brings political acumen, firsthand experience with political organizations in Arizona, and a strong legal background to Veridus. Since joining the firm in 2009, in addition to lobbying, Jason assists in the development of political advocacy plans that include political campaigns, polling, and community outreach. Prior to joining Veridus, Jason spent multiple stints assisting the coordinated campaign of the Arizona Democratic Party during the 2002, 2006 and 2008 campaign cycles. Jason also worked security, logistics and similar roles as part of each Democratic National Convention between 2000 and 2012, and also the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated with a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California (2001), and a law degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona (2006).

In multiple ways, Stacy Butler is immersed in seeking to innovate the justice system and the delivery of legal services.  As director of the Innovation for Justice program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, she leads students in thinking critically about the power of technology and innovation to close the justice gap. As president of the board of Step Up To Justice, she is helping to rethink the provision of free legal services. As a member of the Arizona Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services, she is helping to reshape the regulatory rules that inhibit innovation. Among the projects she has helped spearhead are a new tier of civil legal professional in Arizona, a free tool for helping tenants and landlords communicate, a toolkit for advocates of human trafficking survivors, and an ambitious tenant-education program to reduce evictions. She has 20 years of experience in community advocacy work related to pro bono legal services, and was named three times as one of the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona. At the recent Innovations in Technology Conference presented by the Legal Services Corporation, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi sat down with Butler for a face-to-face conversation about her work and her broader thoughts regarding innovation in legal services.  NEW: We are now on Patreon! Subscribe to our page to be able to access show transcripts, or to submit a question for our guests. Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.

https://www.fairvote.org/ Drew Penrose heads the law and policy department at FairVote. He contributes to work around ranked choice voting, primary elections, election administration, and the Voting Rights Act. He and Rob Richie have co-authored two law review articles arguing for the use of ranked choice voting in legislative elections. Penrose has also helped draft and submit amicus curiae briefs in cases concerning voting rights, primary elections, and ballot access. Penrose earned a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 2006, and a J.D. from the James E. Rogers College of Law in 2012. He is licensed to practice law in Arizona, where he has also published articles on public financing of elections in the Arizona Law Review and Arizona Attorney Magazine.   To learn more about David Ernst and liquid democracy visit https://www.democracy.space

Dr. Tara Sklar is a professor of health law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Sklar and C. Robertson. Affordability Boards — The States’ New Fix for Drug Pricing. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1301-1303.

This is Briefly, a production of the University of Chicago Law Review. Today we're discussing law enforcement's use of genealogy databases to solve cold cases and related Fourth Amendment implications. We spoke to Natalie Ram, Assistant Professor at the University of Baltimore Law School, and Jason Kreag, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, to help us make sense of this issue. Check us out on Twitter at uchilrev, and our website at https://lawreviewblog.uchicago.edu/ Music from bensound.com.

Aging. We all do it, but some do it better than others. We are going to explore this topic and give you some insights about healthy aging.     The great thing about this job, is that I get to meet a wide variety of people. I think every one has something to teach me.  The super healthy and the super sick both offer lessons.   A couple of months ago I had someone come in that was "too late", much too late. Advanced neurological destruction and severe liver problems. Those are hard ones, because there is a point of no return for the body.   One of my pet projects over the last 20 years has been to find as many ways to prevent problems as I can. I think it's important because it can keep you from jumping the rails and going off course.    Health is a nebulous concept, like wisdom. There is no end point to arrive to. But, we definitely know what unhealthy is. That's pretty easy.      You have pain. You are over weight. You are chronically tired. You have diabetes. You have XYZ disease.     There are more than 10,000 labels of problems I can give a person in the insurance code book. To my knowledge there isn't a code for "healthy."   Being healthy is when your Mind, Body, and Soul are at peace with one another.   You know veggies are good for you and cupcakes aren't.  The basics aren't hard to understand. It gets tricky in the modern world with the temptations from advertising everywhere. Your friends will tempt you at work and the sirens song of sugar is always playing.    When I was reading yesterday I came across this from C.S. Lewis. I thought it was a good way of looking at temptations.      "No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie.      Only those who try and resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in.      You find out the strength of the wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later."     You might be thinking, "that's all well and good, but I don't know how to exercise, I don't know how to cook, and my spouse isn't on board."     In modern society, you'll always encounter roadblocks...always. I have them too. You'll also constantly have temptations.  You will fall off the wagon, every one does. The difference will be if you get back on.    It's actually good for you to fall off every once in a while. It makes you appreciate the wagon more.   Ultimately, you are responsible for you. You are a priority. You are "the" priority. If you are ill, everyone around you suffers. If your spouse refuses to get on board with doing healthy things, then let it be and focus on you. Maybe, slip an extra life insurance policy in there :)   You can't force someone to believe something. It won't work no matter how hard you try.  Have you ever tried to force some one to believe anything? What happens, they dig their heels in against you. Just like trying to push a dog forward, they resist.  Try pushing a string.    You can't force people to believe in chiropractic, in organic food, or even God, for that matter. I get the "I don't believe in chiropractic" all the time. That's nice. Can I change that person's mind? Probably not. I actually can, but they have to crash and burn first, then try all other options.    Then we run into the problem of "it might be too late."   So how can you help yourself?   The first step is to just be aware that learning is a life-long process that never ends.    Look within...If you are unhealthy, realize you need to learn more. Remember the naive person is the intelligent person. They recognize they need to change something. I'm learning more about toxic metals every day.  Where ever you are on your health journey is perfect for you, as long as you are learning to be better.   Look around... If your grandfather is slumped over and in constant pain, and you don't want to end up like that, don't do what he did. If your doctor is overweight, maybe get a second opinion on health advice. If your friends tease you at lunch about eating "health food". They are just mockers and their opinion doesn't count. Wisdom is trying to make the best choice, not the easiest or most popular choice.     Let’s start at the beginning...THE BABIES   A few weeks ago, I wrote about the water contamination from the city I live in. There was fluoride, lead, and copper contamination. Toxins can affect us all. Particularly concerning are the heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium.    Last week, a patient showed me this article about baby foods and their contamination with these heavy metals.   ”One of the biggest worries: cognitive development in very young children.   Babies and toddlers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller size and developing brains and organ systems,” says James E. Rogers, Ph.D., director of food safety research and testing at Consumer Reports. “They also absorb more of the heavy metals that get into their bodies than adults do.” -Consumer Reports https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food/   Lets try and slow your aging down by limiting your toxic exposure.      Let's say you go for a hike and every 100 yards you need to pick up a tiny rock and put it in your back pack.  How far could you go? Eventually the weight will start bothering you.    You have chemicals in you right now, guaranteed. These are like the rocks in the back pack. They come in so slowly that you won't notice them for a while. Over time, though, they cause more and more damage.    As you age, your body becomes a warehouse of chemicals. It's often said people don't need to be embalmed anymore because of all the chemicals in them. The accumulation and burden of chemicals is the most common cause of cancer.    Sadly this is happening to babies. Yes, babies.   If you have a baby and are feeding them anything (even organic) in any package please go look at this web page from Consumer Reports. You will be shocked at the number of baby foods that have heavy metals in them.  https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food/   You as an adult may have a myriad of health problems from toxic metals that you may not even realize you have been accumulating over the years.    This is why I do 2-3 tissue mineral hair analysis every year. It is the best way to monitor toxic metal exposure.   Let’s go to the end ... THE ELDERLY   The most common toxic metal problem as you age is aluminum toxicity. It goes in you almost every day, and it is very difficult to get out. Aluminum accumulation in the brain is one of the main causes of Alzheimer's. That's why only elderly people get it. It accumulates.   Toxins are every where. I mean every where. Do your part by buying organic products. Use natural cleaners, detergents, soaps, shampoos, etc.  Help your body out by exposing yourself to fewer chemicals. Cancer, the scourge of our time, is often attributed to toxins.   If you use 1 tablespoon of lotion over 5 years, you’ll absorb over 7 gallons of lotion and all the chemicals in it. Check your skin care products here. Ewg.org/skindeep    More than 10 years ago the CDC did a study looking at Toxicity. They found an average of 212 chemicals in a persons blood, saliva, and urine.    If you want to slow down your aging effects try and take in less toxins and increase your bodies ability to eliminate them.    I use Livaplex from Standard Process, LivCo from Mediherb and I do the Purification Program once a year from Standard Process. I do hair analysis yearly to monitor my levels and I try and buy as many organic products as I can.   

As the nation braces for the forthcoming end of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Trump and his associates, The Lawfare Podcast decided to take a look back at the complete history of special prosecutors. Benjamin Wittes sat down with Andrew Coan, a professor of law at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Coan recently published "Prosecuting the President," which traces the history of how special prosecutors and counsels work to keep the executive branch accountable for its actions. Ben and Andrew discussed the book, the Teapot Dome Scandal, the Whiskey Ring, and what all of that might mean for the future of special counsels.

  ”One of the biggest worries: cognitive development in very young children.   Babies and toddlers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller size and developing brains and organ systems,” says James E. Rogers, Ph.D., director of food safety research and testing at Consumer Reports. “They also absorb more of the heavy metals that get into their bodies than adults do.” -Consumer Reports https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food/

In the 12 short years since Ben Riehle bought his first rundown house as an incoming college freshman, he has gone from sleeping on (and manually renovating) rotting floors to founding and becoming CEO for the vertically-integrated Apex Real Estate Network which employs 30 people in 3 states, deploys $7.5m in investments, manages over 300 properties, and brokered $50m in real estate sales last year alone. The future looks even brighter. Raised in a rural Arizona town, Ben developed his entrepreneurial spirit from an early age, selling handmade welding and woodworking projects at local swap meets on weekends. As a high school swimmer, Ben joined a team of highly-motivated athletes that motivated each other to set records and dominate regional and state competitions both as individuals and relay teams. Most of those team members later became the backbone of the Apex Real Estate Network. Ben attributes the spirit of “competitive friendship” that defines the Apex work culture to the lessons learned from competitive swimming – a team sport where success relies entirely on the individual performances of its members. Ben is a strong proponent of the idea that a rising tide of good-faith competition lifts all boats, meaning that win-win outcomes are only possible when individuals push each other to be the best versions of themselves. Ben has always had a passion for helping others build wealth. As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Ben assembled individual investors to acquire, renovate, and manage individual properties while earning a degree in Accounting. After graduating, he continued developing extensive real-estate relationships and began to assemble a company of investor services including commercial/residential property sourcing, management, renovation/construction, and brokerage. Ben concurrently earned his J.D. from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, specializing in tax planning and business formation, areas where he assists individual and corporate investors alike. Fueled by phenomenal people (including NCAA champions, military veterans, and Ivy League graduates) and competitive friendship, the Apex Real Estate Network is quickly becoming a juggernaut. Currently operating in 3 states, Apex expects to be vertically integrated in 5 different markets within the next 3-5 years, likely adding 70 employees in the process. The already-successful Apex Development and Construction division has doubled revenue each of the last two years, and expects to triple revenue again within the next 5 years. The Apex Property Management division currently has 330 properties under management, and expects to triple that number in the next 3 years, while Brokerage sales are expected to hit $100m within 2 years. First Floor Capital Management, where Ben serves as Chief Operating Officer, sees a clear path to deploying over $100m in commercial, residential, and tax- advantaged funds where investors can avoid the liabilities of individual ownership and diversify risk across numerous properties simultaneously. In what little off-time he has, Ben enjoys traveling (Spain and Nicaragua are among his favorite destinations), adventure sports, and is training to swim from Catalina Island to Long Beach, California as part of a 3-man team later this year.   Flywheel of Success: https://goo.gl/MzXLYZ  Get a call with Ben and also receive a FREE digital copy of his Wealth Building Guide: https://apexaz.com/nextlevelagents/ 

In this episode, Albertina Antognini, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, discusses her draft article "Nonmarital Coverture." Antognini begins by describing the legal concept of coverture and its relationship to the historical concept of marriage and family. Then she explains how the concept of coverture continues to shape modern family law. And she argues that we need to understand how historical concepts of interpersonal relationships shape the ideology of contemporary family law. Antognini's scholarship is available on SSRN. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Origin stories, sacred songs, and other types of sacred traditional knowledge are intangible cultural property belonging to tribes or indigenous people. Intangible cultural property is not merely information–it is essential to tribal way of life. Despite its importance, there are currently no federal laws protecting others from appropriating sacred traditional knowledge. This type of knowledge should seemingly be protected by intellectual property or cultural property laws. Intellectual property laws offer protection for a limited time for works of authorship or inventions as a way to incentivize creation. Cultural property laws, such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), offer limited protection for some types of tangible cultural property. Neither IP laws nor NAGPRA protect tribal intangible cultural property. This lack of protection leaves tribal intangible cultural property open to appropriation. Professor Rebecca Tsosie, Regents Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law with the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program and Special Advisor to the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion for the University of Arizona, and Chante Westmoreland (JD Candidate ’18) discuss this gap in the law and the harm it perpetuates. Professor Tsosie is one of the leading experts in the field of federal Indian law and tribal law and policy, and has been instrumental in shining a light on the lack of cultural property protection. She joins BTLJ to discuss the harm and complications that come from this lack of protection. Special thanks to Jacob Metoxen (University of Arizona, JD Candidate ’18) for his assistance with this episode.

Our guest today is one of the newest members of GoBundance. Ben Riehle is a young, ambitious, licensed agent with over nine years of real estate, construction, property management and investment experience, having spent his time off during college working on projects. He has an accounting and law degree from the University of Arizona and currently handles the financial organization of the business and helps develop the systems necessary for smooth operations. Don’t miss this interview with our newest GoBro on this episode of Grab Life Big! In this episode, you will learn: Ben’s brief bio. What inspired Ben to start in the real estate business. What Ben’s business model is like. Ben’s net worth and left to invest. Ben’s life happiness index. Ben’s giving back ratio and the concept of having a giving back bank account. What Ben’s dream of a 10 percenter as a group is. What Ben’s diet looks like. Ben’s exercise routine. Ben’s 5 past and future greatest hits. Plus so much more! Benjamin Riehle is the oldest of six siblings from a military family that traveled the country. He moved to the region to pursue his career and education at the University of Arizona (UA), and received an undergraduate degree in Accounting in 2011. Ben continued at UA’s James E. Rogers College of Law where he specialized in business formation/organization and tax law. He graduated in May of 2014. Ben purchased his first property at 18 years old, which inspired a great love for real estate and since have worked on and invested in numerous deals throughout Southern Arizona. Ben is a licensed agent with over nine years of real estate, construction, property management and investment experience. Early in his career, Ben recognized the lack of options available for investors who were looking for a complete real estate solution, which led him to form BAR Investment Holdings, LLC (BAR). BAR is a complete real estate investment platform with subsidiaries in construction (D.R. Construction Services, LLC.), restoration (Solve My House, LLC.), sales and property management (The Apex Team of Keller Williams Southern Arizona). The vertical integration of BAR has succeeded in offering an extensive diversity of services and products to its clients. This tractability and expert experience ensures their client’s necessities are met and interests are protected. When Ben is not working with clients to meet their investment goals or finding solutions for homeowners with rundown properties, you will find him in the gym or spending time outdoors. And he is an avid snowboarder and swimmer.

Dr. Christopher Robertson is a professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.T. Robertson. New DTCA Guidance - Enough to Empower Consumers? N Engl J Med 2015;373:1085-7. J.A. Greene and E.S. Watkins. The Vernacular of Risk - Rethinking Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1087-9.

In this episode, founder of Sunbelt Communications and former Nevada System of Higher Education chancellor James E. Rogers discusses his $10 million commitment to BMI's programs budget. Rogers is introduced by BMI Executive Director, and UNLV President Emerita, Carol Harter.

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David Tanenhaus, Professor, UNLV History Department, and James E. Rogers Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, and Barbara Buckley, Executive Director, Clark County Legal Services, and former Assemblywoman and Speaker, Nevada Assembly.