Podcast appearances and mentions of John Hockenberry

Hoy venimos con una charla entre Sacks y John Hockenberry en donde hablan sobre el afrontamiento del daño cerebral, de la demencia y también de las perspectivas futuras. La charla la podrás disfrutar en su totalidad en el siguiente enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCHKn3l4fI Al comienzo del episodio anuncio que en el próximo podrás ver/oir una charla que he tenido sobre la Migraña con el Dr. Arturo Goicoechea. El episodio lo podrás ver y oír en el canal de Youtube del podcast que te dejo a continuación pero solamente oir en la app que uses para escuchar tus podcasts. Si quieres indagar sobre qué hace y cómo trabaja el Dr. Arturo Goicoechea con su equipo, puedes hacerlo en su página web en donde también encontrarás sus libros sobre Migraña y dolor en general. https://arturogoicoechea.com/ Me puedes contactar en: paseandoconoliversacks@gmail.com Puedes suscribirte al canal de Yotube del podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@paseandoconoliversacks

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This Episode we interview Andrea Tweedy-Dixon, John Hockenberry, Hope Anderson about their take on being a Gym Owner. Welcome to the Gym Lords Podcast, where we talk with successful gym owners to hear what they're doing that is working RIGHT NOW, and to hear lessons and failures they've learned along the way. We would love to share your story! If you'd like to be featured on the podcast, fill out the form on the link below. https://gymlaunchsecrets.com/podcast

This Episode we interview Andrea Tweedy-Dixon, John Hockenberry, Hope Anderson about their take on being a Gym Owner. Welcome to the Gym Lords Podcast, where we talk with successful gym owners to hear what they're doing that is working RIGHT NOW, and to hear lessons and failures they've learned along the way. We would love to share your story! If you'd like to be featured on the podcast, fill out the form on the link below. https://gymlaunchsecrets.com/podcast

The brilliant stage, screen, and voice actress, Melinda Peterson, has been performing professionally for more than 40 years. She was introduced to audio theatre in 1990 when she played all 17 of the female roles in Proctor & Bergman's Power which aired on NPR as a regular segment of John Hockenberry's Heat. Since that time she has contributed voices to NPR Playhouse productions, including working with all-star casts on We Hold These Truths and Empire of the Air for Other World Media, as well as performing with the legendary Firesign Theatre on The Great Internet Broadcast for the Toyota Comedy Festival in New York. And she's traveled several times to Dublin to participate in Crazy Dog Audio productions for RTE, Ireland's public radio service. Melinda is most proud that she was Norman Corwin's very favorite Lucretia Borgia in his The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. She's also led the casts of Agatha Christie's BBC Murders playing Agatha Christie herself. Melinda has performed at regional theatres across the country and is a member of the Los Angeles' classical acting ensemble, The Antaeus Theatre Company. She lives in LA with her husband, the great Firesign Theatre writer and performer, Phil Proctor, who's also one of my favorite guests ever on StoryBeat. I've been privileged to interview Phil twice on this show. 

EPISODE 68: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:45) "He was completely caught up in the fantasy. He really believed in the whole MAGA, stolen election. If you go to Fox News, if you look at QAnon - you know." David DePape's employer of six years makes it Case Closed: the would-be assassin of Nancy Pelosi was energized stochastically by every weapon the GOP can muster (2:24) And it appears that DePape's defense will be a claim of "vulnerability" to the MAGA/Fox News/Trump misinformation machine (3:24) Yet the GOP continues in full denial, to the extent that a Washington Examiner columnist insists the assassination attempt never happened (5:04) How does the GOP maintain this astonishing and apparently heartfelt hypocrisy? Their party DEPENDS on it. Let me review a couple dozen Herschel Walker/Peter Navarro/Samuel Alito cases (10:30) And finally we have the explanation of "Every Republican Accusation Is A Confession" from a psychology professional: it's not projection, it's not compensation. B-Block (20:04) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Hex, in Devore CA (21:00) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Graham has to testify, Wisconsin fascist gubernatorial candidate says the quiet fascist part out loud, and Elon Musk's tries to make selling Verification into a populist issue when he's really just blackmailing the blue checks: pay me $96/year or I'll shadow-ban you, and maybe sell your identity to somebody else. Plus late word that the Treasury Department isn't happy with all those Saudi, Qatari, and Chinese investors and may try to hold up his purchase! (26:16) IN SPORTS: Even MORE home runs, yet another A's franchise shift, and the NBA screws up the Kyrie Irving disaster yet again (29:40) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLDS: Mehmet Oz, Jim "Yes MASA" Jordan and Andrea "Bothsidesism" Mitchell compete for the honors. C-Block (34:02) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: You know how I know CNN is trying to swing to the right to protect its profits in case the country goes fascist? Because MSNBC tried it in 2003. The harrowing story of the day they tried to make me run a commentary by Michael Savage - literally dressed as a brownshirt - in the middle of Countdown and what I had to do to stop them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcia Franklin talks with John Hockenberry, a longtime journalist who was the program director for the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. They discuss his view on changes in the media world, as well as advances in adaptive technology for disabled people. Hockenberry became a paraplegic in an auto accident as a teenager, but that didn't keep him from reporting all over the world. He recorded those wheelchair-piloted adventures in his 1995 book, Moving Violations - War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter!  Originally Aired: 12/04/2008 The interview is part of Dialogue’s series, "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference," and was taped at the 2008 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world’s most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.

Welcome to the Hit List: Katie & Ronit murder concepts like “Boys will be boys,” “Now let’s hear from the sexual predator,” and “Talking about this stuff is the real problem - it’s so divisive!” Time to put “boys will be boys” to bed.Jian Gomeshi, John Hockenberry, Woody Allen and--bonus--Sean Penn convinced major publications to publish their unchecked whining. It must be so hard to live without unchecked power over women!   And Katie and Ronit endorse donuts. And chips. And eating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, the latest in inane Trump statements. Climate change is bigger than any one of us, including the president of the United States. Given his backward policies and denials of scientific fact, he deserves his share of criticism in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Climate scientist Andrea Schumacher explains which aspects of hurricane season can be expected to get worse as the planet warms. Schumacher is a research associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University. In the Spiel, ­­more on John Hockenberry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, the latest in inane Trump statements. Climate change is bigger than any one of us, including the president of the United States. Given his backward policies and denials of scientific fact, he deserves his share of criticism in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Climate scientist Andrea Schumacher explains which aspects of hurricane season can be expected to get worse as the planet warms. Schumacher is a research associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University. In the Spiel, ­­more on John Hockenberry. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Slack, a workplace communication hub. Find out more at slack.com. Bombas, the most comfortable socks in the history of feet. For 20% off your first order, go to bombas.com/gist and use code gist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dara, Ezra, and Matt discuss the allegations that could derail Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation References and further reading: Christine Blasey Ford speaks out to the Washington Post Malcolm Gladwell's episode of Revisionist History on Brian Williams Twitter thread from Sandra Newman on false accusations Report on binge drinking by high school students since the 70s Slate article on Judge Kozinski's inappropriate emails Caitlin Flanagan's piece on why she believes Ford Jian Ghomeshi reflects after becoming an outcast John Hockenberry's essay on exile  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, John Hockenberry’s piece in Harper’s. Donald Trump is no stranger to settlements, and the latest of these come between his administration and hundreds of asylum-seekers. They were rejected after making their cases under the duress of being separated from their children … or their parents. “How are the kids supposed to say why they fear persecution? Try having that conversation with a 4-year-old,” says Margo Schlanger, who headed the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under Obama. If approved by the court, the settlement would give the migrants a second chance to apply for asylum.  In the Spiel, impeachment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, John Hockenberry’s piece in Harper’s. Donald Trump is no stranger to settlements, and the latest of these come between his administration and hundreds of asylum-seekers. They were rejected after making their cases under the duress of being separated from their children … or their parents. “How are the kids supposed to say why they fear persecution? Try having that conversation with a 4-year-old,” says Margo Schlanger, who headed the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under Obama. If approved by the court, the settlement would give the migrants a second chance to apply for asylum. In the Spiel, impeachment. This episode is brought to you by Slack, a workplace communication hub. Find out more at slack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Thick is taking a moment to wish you all a Happy New Year. We will be back with a new episode next week, but in the meantime, here's an encore presentation of one of our most popular shows of 2017. Allegations of sexual harassment rocked public media newsrooms in December, with WNYC hosts John Hockenberry, Leonard Lopate, and Jonathan Schwartz all accused of inappropriate conduct. But the difficulty of being a woman (and specifically a woman of color) goes way deeper than just dealing with sexual harassment. It's an entire culture. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about this and more with Celeste Headlee, host of On Second Thought from Georgia Public Broadcasting, and Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar on WGBH Radio in Boston.     For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Ashbrook. John Hockenberry. Michael Oreskes. David Sweeney. Garrison Keillor. Tavis Smiley. Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz. Charlie Rose.There's no way around it: The sexual misconduct reckoning that's happening in media and politics and elsewhere has hit public television and radio particularly hard.This hour we wonder why, and we take your calls.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegations of sexual harassment have rocked public media newsrooms this week, with WNYC hosts John Hockenberry, Leonard Lopate, and Jonathan Schwartz all accused of inappropriate conduct. But the difficulty of being a woman (and specifically a woman of color) goes way deeper than just dealing with sexual harassment. It's an entire culture. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about this and more with Celeste Headlee, host of On Second Thought from Georgia Public Broadcasting, and Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar on WGBH Radio in Boston. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This past weekend, New York Magazine published a story detailing a pattern of alleged sexual misconduct and bullying by John Hockenberry, the former host of WNYC's show The Takeaway. The story includes allegations of forcible kissing, excerpts of inappropriate online messages Hockenberry sent to staff and guests, and descriptions of a pervasive culture of intimidation on the show that was most publicly directed against three of Hockenberry's cohosts—all women of color—who left The Takeaway one after the other, while he stayed.  This story is part of a much larger conversation we're having about sexual harassment, and about misconduct of all kinds in the workplace—but this one hits close to home. I worked on The Takeaway from 2009-2010, and I remember this culture vividly. And since this story broke, I've been mad. And I've been wanting to talk about it with someone. So I called up my friend and former colleague at The Takeaway, Noel King, to talk about what we put up with during our time at the show, what we shouldn't have—and how we're rethinking that time in our careers now. And we want to hear from you about how you're processing this moment in our cultural confrontation of sexism, racism and other inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Inspired by one of our favorite new podcasts, For A Bad Time Call..., we want to hear your rage. Send us a 30 second voice memo of what you would tell your younger self about office culture, or share with us the advice you would give yourself to deal with harassment, bullying, or worse. You can send those voice memos to deathsexmoney@wnyc.org—we'll put them together and share them with you soon.  Click here to read Suki Kim's original reporting in New York Magazine about the allegations against Hockenberry. WNYC's own reporting on the story can be found here. And you can find statements from Hockenberry and WNYC here. 

Back from Thanksgiving, we tackle men continuing to behave badly from Louis CK and Matt Lauer to Al Franken and John Hockenberry. We take slightly deeper dives on Jameis Winston's alleged groping of his Uber driver in Arizona, Rick Pitino's breach of contract suit against Louisville and a man in North Carolina suing Fletcher Cox for stealing his wife (aka alienation of affection). Our Three Minute Warning - shout out Grey Cup winners Toronto Argonauts - features an update on Martin Shkreli, Burke is not OK with Blake Shelton being People's Sexiest Man Alive and a Reality TV Stoop update on the Giudices.

The gang's all here!!! In this episode we talk about R.I.P. Gomer Pyle, more from the perverts corner ( Darryl reads a long ass victim statement) but then we lighten the mood talking about The Avengers trailer, answering emails and having some what we are watching talk Jim Nabors, John Hockenberry, Russell Simmons, Matt Lauer, Avengers Infinity, Disney and Fox talks back on, Coco, The Roc does the Jungle Cruise movie, David Goyer directs Master of the Universe, Black Adam is not in Shazam , Delays on Freddy Mercury, Supa Fly remake, first look at Robin in the Titans live action, Sabrina the witch gets a two season on Netflix , casting for Umbrella Academy, Batman Ninja, The History of Image comics: So much damage, Mindhunter renewed, Black Mirror season 4, Jude Law to play Marvell, Jason Issacs- William Shatner twitter war is over, This is Us, Daphne and Thelma being developed, Fresh off the boat, Life in Pieces, 911, Supergirl, Mindy Project finale, Too funny to fail, DCEU, Crisis on Earth X, SWAT, Super Dark Times, Dark, Shot in the dark, Mudbound You can follow us on twitter : @NothingsOn123 http://www.stitcher.com/ https://taylornetworkofpodcasts.com xtremecomedyct.weebly.com

The gang's all here!!! In this episode we talk about R.I.P. Gomer Pyle, more from the perverts corner ( Darryl reads a long ass victim statement) but then we lighten the mood talking about The Avengers trailer, answering emails and having some what we are watching talk Jim Nabors, John Hockenberry, Russell Simmons, Matt Lauer, Avengers Infinity, Disney and Fox talks back on, Coco, The Roc does the Jungle Cruise movie, David Goyer directs Master of the Universe, Black Adam is not in Shazam , Delays on Freddy Mercury, Supa Fly remake, first look at Robin in the Titans live action, Sabrina the witch gets a two season on Netflix , casting for Umbrella Academy, Batman Ninja, The History of Image comics: So much damage, Mindhunter renewed, Black Mirror season 4, Jude Law to play Marvell, Jason Issacs- William Shatner twitter war is over, This is Us, Daphne and Thelma being developed, Fresh off the boat, Life in Pieces, 911, Supergirl, Mindy Project finale, Too funny to fail, DCEU, Crisis on Earth X, SWAT, Super Dark Times, Dark, Shot in the dark, Mudbound You can follow us on twitter : @NothingsOn123 http://www.stitcher.com/ https://taylornetworkofpodcasts.com xtremecomedyct.weebly.com

In this election cycle, anxiety emerged as a dominant theme for voters across the political spectrum.  This is where The United States of Anxiety began--documenting the experiences and perspectives which informed voters as they selected their candidate for President of the United States and caused them to grapple with the idea of their lives if the other side prevailed. But following a campaign season built on divisiveness from both sides of the aisle and an election results split between the popular vote and the Electoral College, the anxiety that permeated the election has not dissipated with the determination of the 45th President. The Takeaway's John Hockenberry fields the accounts of individuals preparing for a Trump Administration, and asks what hopes or fears they are carrying into the next four years. Plus, what can the President-elect do--if anything--to assuage the concerns of Americans and live up to his campaign promise to 'make America great'?

-Former WMMT reporter and DJ Sylvia Ryerson (aka Sly Rye) speak on WNYC’s nationally syndicated program The Takeaway. She along with story contributor Michelle Hudson and host John Hockenberry discuss her project Restorative Radio which connects those incarcerated in prisons across Central Appalachia with their loved ones at home. -The National Academy of Sciences is launching a comprehensive study of how mountaintop removal coal mining affects the health of those who live nearby. WMMT’s Benny Becker reports for the Ohio Valley ReSource, on how past efforts at research ran into roadblocks and delays. -WMMT’s Kelli Haywood spoke with two community college professors in southeastern Kentucky about ways the Kentucky Community and Technical College System is working to prepare their students to adapt to a changing economy in eastern Kentucky through the STEAM model of education.

WNYC Radio’s The Takeaway recently launched a year-long conversation about community colleges. On Thursday, November 19, 2015 I had the privilege of sitting down with John Hockenberry, the host of the show, to discuss a problem faced by those who decide to opt for a community college as a more affordable alternative than four-year institutions.. . . Read More The post Josh Talks With NPR on Lawsuits for Private Student Loans appeared first on The Student Loan Lawyer - Attorney Joshua Cohen.

Dream big, support the dreamers, run with the doers, thank the women that have moved us forward. Songs Inside, ep 10 features an excerpt from brainpicking.org about Jane Goodall and introduces Jennifer Hall Lee, author of American Dreamers and filmaker of Feminist: Stories from Women's Liberation. Songs Inside has links to both visit here Songs Inside American Dreamers -  American Dreamers is for those who believe in brighter futures. Gathering the optimists, mavericks, and mad inventors who believe we can create a better world, American Dreamers is a guidebook for optimism and an art book for inspiration. Featuring dreams from: Arianna Huffington, Stan Lee, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, John Hockenberry, Kurt Andersen, Yul Kwon, Cindy Gallop, Aaron Koblin, Chris Anderson, and more.

In this very special Movie Date bonus podcast, listeners have a chance to re-listen to Rafer and Kristen's Oscar predictions from earlier in this year. Also, all three parts from The Takeaway series "Real People / Best Pictures" (produced by Kristen and hosted by John Hockenberry) are here, with some voices we don't normally hear on Oscar night (but maybe should). For more on the series "Real People / Best Pictures," visit the official site.    THE FULL LIST OF ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES Best Picture "12 Years A Slave" "American Hustle" "Dallas Buyers Club" "Her" "Nebraska" "Captain Phillips" "The Wolf of Wall Street" "Gravity" "Philomena" Actor in a Leading Role Bruce Dern - "Nebraska" Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years A Slave" Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club" Christian Bale - "American Hustle" Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips" Michael Fassbender - "12 Years A Slave" Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club" Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle" Jonah Hill - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Actress in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine" Sandra Bullock - "Gravity" Judi Dench - "Philomena" Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County" Amy Adams - "American Hustle" Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine" Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle" Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years A Slave" Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County" June Squibb - "Nebraska" Animated Feature Film "The Croods" "Despicable Me 2" "Frozen" "The Wind Rises" "Ernest & Celestine" Cinematography "The Grandmaster" "Gravity" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Nebraska" "Prisoners" Costume Design "American Hustle" "The Grandmaster" "The Great Gatsby" "The Invisible Woman" "12 Years a Slave" Directing Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity" Steve McQueen - "12 Years A Slave" Alexander Payne - "Nebraska" David O. Russell - "American Hustle" Martin Scorsese - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Documentary (Feature) "The Act of Killing" "20 Feet from Stardom" "Cutie and the Boxer" "Dirty Wars" "The Square" Documentary (Short Subject) "CaveDigger" "Facing Fear" "Karama Has No Walls" "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" "Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall" Film Editing "American Hustle" "Captain Phillips" "Dallas Buyers Club" "Gravity" "12 Years a Slave" Foreign Language Film "The Broken Circle Breakdown" - Belgium "The Great Beauty" - Italy "The Hunt" - Denmark "The Missing Picture" - Cambodia "Omar" - Palestine Makeup and hairstyling "Dallas Buyers Club" "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" "The Lone Ranger" Music (Original Score) "The Book Thief" - John Williams "Gravity" Steven Price "Her" - William Butler and Owen Pallett "Philomena" - Alexandre Desplat "Saving Mr. Banks" - Thomas Newman Music (Original Song) "Let it Go" - "Frozen" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez "Ordinary Love" - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" - U2, lyrics by Paul Hewson, aka Bono "Happy" - "Despicable Me 2" - Pharrell Williams "Alone Yet Not Alone" - "Alone Yet Not Alone" - music by Bruce Broughton, lyrics by Dennis Spiegel "The Moon Song" - "Her" - music by Karen O, lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze Production design "American Hustle" "Gravity" "The Great Gatsby" "Her" "12 Years a Slave" Short Film (Animated) "Feral" "Get a Horse!" "Mr. Hublot" "Possessions" "Room on the Broom" Short Film (Live Action) "Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)" "Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)" "Helium" "Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)" "The Voorman Problem" Sound Editing: "All Is Lost" "Captain Phillips" "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Lone Survivor" Sound Mixing: "Captain Phillips" "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Lone Survivor" Visual Effects "Gravity" "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" "Iron Man 3" "The Lone Ranger" "Star Trek Into Darkness" Writing (Adapted Screenplay) "Before Midnight" - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke "Captain Phillips" - Billy Ray "Philomena" - Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope "12 Years A Slave" - John Ridley "The Wolf of Wall Street" - Terence Winter  Writing (Original Screenplay) "American Hustle" - Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell "Blue Jasmine" - Woody Allen "Her" - Spike Jonze "Nebraska" - Bob Nelson "Dallas Buyers Club" - Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, discusses the impending withdrawal of international forces from his country, and the upcoming presidential election, with John Hockenberry, host of public radio's The Takeaway. Tom Freston introduces the program. (1 hr., 5 min.)

In the small Mexican town of Malinalco Takeaway host John Hockenberry met Hermelinda Medina Millan. In April, 1997 when she and her husband first decided to migrate north, cross the border, and enter the United States illegally. Her husband Anselmo Vazquez Landeros worked in the fields for a cotton grower. He drove tractors, plowed the fields laid out irrigation tubing. Life was hard, and it became even harder for Anselmo after Hermelinda decided to take Nancy back to Mexico to rejoin their two older daughters. Anselmo stayed in California, working to support the family. Six years later, he was stopped for a traffic violation, and found to have been drinking. After a year in jail, he was sent back to Mexico. Nancy, now 15 years old, is an American citizen. She was born on American soil while her parents were undocumented in the US. But she only got six years with her father. After his deportation, carrying too much hardship and humiliation on his shoulders, Anselmo took his own life. Today, Nancy lives in California. The rest of her family is in Mexico, including her mother and three sisters. But, she says she understands why her parents made the choices they did. The story of Hermelinda and Anselmo's migration to the United States, his subsequent deportation, and then death, is a story of a family's separation and sacrifices-- all to chase the American dream.   The story of Hermelinda Medina Millan is one of the dozens of cases that come to the desk of Ellen Calmus every month. Ellen Calmus is the director of the Corner Project, a community organization, based in Malinalco, Mexico, that helps the families of migrants to the United States. Ellen is an American, and her job puts her front and center to the human toll that is taken when a Mexican immigrant leaves everything-- and everyone-- behind, as well as the devastation, trauma and stress that results when they are forced to turn around back home.

The blogger/journalist Yoani Sanchez, a leading dissident voice in Cuba and one of the most influential people in the world, according to Time Magazine, is on her first worldwide tour. Sanchez finally received her passport in January, after the Cuban government rejected her application 20 times. At the age of 37, Sanchez is the voice of a younger generation in Cuba. Her blog, Generación Y, receives millions of hits a day. Takeaway host John Hockenberry spoke with Sanchez (through a translator) about Cuban politics and her mission to scare the Castro regime while bringing the support of American policymakers into what she hopes will soon be the post-Castro era. Sanchez says her first exposure to freedom of speech in the United States has her hooked. "I find myself becoming very quickly addicted to that kind of freedom of expression." However, she has less admiration for other aspects of the United States, such as foreign policy posturing that she believes has exacerbated the situation in Cuba: "I think that policy coming from the U.S. the last 54 years has allowed for an environment of confrontation to take hold and the Cuban government has used that environment, that confrontation to justify all its acts…acts of oppression, acts of intimidation and to justify what it does." Amidst an environment rife with oppression and intimidation, Sanchez is most scared of living in fear: "There's fear at all levels of society and within the Cuban people. That comes from Raúl Castro. That comes from Fidel Castro. And so when you break that mold, when you are able to leave, you break down fear. And so they had to let people out because pressures were coming from within and now you see that fear subsiding.” Sanchez confronts her people's situation through her blog, a critical and often humorous expose of life in Cuba and the Cuban government. "Cubans from the diaspora in all corners of the world that follow me and read me, but there are also my countrymen within the island who are able to follow me and read me and keep abreast of what I say through alternative means although no internet Cubans have come up with alternative ways to communicate and through there they read me."

In this podcast interview with Debbie Millman, John Hockenberry discusses The Takeaway — his morning news show on NPR — Steve Jobs and journalism in the age of social-media.