Podcast appearances and mentions of laura flynn

Laura Flynn joins us this week to express her experiences within her teaching career and throughout the pandemic. Laura talks about how it has affected students and overall considerations of teaching going forward. 

High-quality design demands a unique blend of art and science — plus a constant, renewable source of inspiration. Without inspiration, the outcomes are rote, derivative, and dull. Put another way, how can you expect to create spaces that inspire without being inspired yourself? For our latest podcast we sat down with a diverse group of employees from BWBR and asked each of them the same question: Where do you find inspiration for your work?Hosted by: Matthew Gerstner - BWBR Lead AV ProducerGuests:Craig Peterson - BWBR PrincipalDaniel Treinen - BWBR Design LeaderEllen Konerza - BWBR Senior Project ArchitectGreg Fenton - BWBR Principal and DirectorJason Nordling - BWBR Principal and DirectorJackie Peck - BWBR Senior Project ManagerMark Baumhover - BWBR Senior Project ArchitectNathan Roisen - BWBR Project PlannerLaura Flynn - BWBR Design LeaderMusic provided by Artlist.ioSiberian Summer by Sunny FruitDuDa by Ian PostAdventure of a Lifetime by CampagnaThe Dawn of a New Era by BranderEarth and Heavens by Sémø

Today on the HR Room Podcast, we're joined by Laura Flynn from EY to talk about The EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey. The survey reveals insights from more than 17,000 employees and 1,575 employers across 22 countries and 26 industries. The findings explore chief motivators of workforce turnover or retention and highlight areas of focus for leaders looking to lean in to the opportunities of the moment. Laura Flynn is Partner and Head of EY's People Advisory Services in Ireland. . About The HR Room Podcast The HR Room Podcast is a series from Insight HR where we talk to business leaders from around Ireland and share advice on how to create the HR systems and workplace culture that's right for your business. For show notes, go to www.InsightHR.ie/Podcast.  If you need any HR support in Ireland, get in touch with us at Insight HR. Whether it's conducting a complex workplace investigation, filling a gap by providing you with a virtual or an onsite HR resource, or providing advice via our HR support line, as an expert HR consultancy in Ireland, we'll help you resolve whatever Human Resources challenge your business is facing. Visit us at www.InsightHR.ie.

In this episode we chat with Laura. Laura is an intuitive inner transformation mentor supporting other mothers to heal their relationship with self so that they can become the parent and person they want to be, reconnect to their true essence, create deeper connections with their loved ones and discover their purpose so that they can create a life that they love. We talk trauma, emotions, healing, energy and chakras. Laura shares her personal journey and how she has used chakra dance to support her healing and also shares her knowledge on chakras in relation to a child's development. You can find Laura's website here: www.lauraflynnfly.com and use the code: 

Now in the run up to the final of this years EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards next Thursday we've been chatting to some of this year's finalists and alumni of the awards about some of the issues that affect entrepreneurs. One of those issues is staff motivation.. particularly during a pandemic. Bobby was joined by Kevin O'Loughlin, Co-Founder and CEO, of Nostra who was a finalist in 2017 Roisin Molloy, CEO and Founder of TriMedika and one of this year's finalists and also by Laura Flynn, Head of People Consulting with EY. Listen and subscribe to Down to Business with Bobby Kerr on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Co-founder Jodie Evans is joined by Eugene Puryear, Marian Moore , and Laura Flynn. Eugene Puryear is a community activist and journalist for BreakThroughNews.org. He talks to us about the first hand action hes witnessing on the very streets of Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and New York and how to keep this movement going. Marian Moore and Laura Flynn are longtime Minneapolis community activists and organizers. They talk about being social justice activists as white women, their witnessing the unimaginable happenings on Sunday, and how their City Council has decided to dismantle the police.

As Bloomberg launches a massive attack ad campaign against Sanders ahead of the South Carolina and Super Tuesday primaries, Sanders is facing a multi-pronged battle against the most powerful political and economic forces in the country. From Columbia, South Carolina, Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses the red-baiting of Sanders, offers his views on Democratic Socialism, and suggests Bloomberg should have run against Trump in the Republican primary. Jackson, who won the South Carolina primary in 1984 and 1988, discusses his presidential runs and Joe Biden’s claims of involvement with the civil rights movement.  Intercepted producer Laura Flynn and Intercept journalist Aída Chavez report from Nevada on how the Latinx community propelled Sanders to victory. Plus, Jeremy Scahill takes on the red-baiting scare tactics being deployed against Sanders.

Jeremy Scahill is back. Well, sort of. He passes the reins over to Intercepted's producers. A recent report from Airwars investigates the incredibly thin media coverage of civilian harm during the U.S. war against ISIS. The author of that report, investigative researcher Alexa O'Brien, shares her findings with associate producer Elise Swain.  Lead producer Jack D'Isidoro interviews Wilfred Chan, who dives deep into the pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong and explores the protesters' demands.  The Intercept's Jordan Smith discusses the first abortion case before the Supreme Court since Trump’s new appointments with producer Laura Flynn. They analyze the latest in the war against women's reproductive rights.

Kevin Hale shoots with Todd Antz, Laura Love Flynn & Courtney Lewis - chatting up the 14th Annual Keg Liquors Fest of Ale - Saturday, June 1, the event history & other features in the lovely city of New Albany, Indiana. Check out the podcast AND make plans to attend this cool event on Saturday, 6/1 at 3:00p. The Keg Liquors Fest Of Ale is a charity fundraiser for the WHAS Crusade for Children through New Albany's finest at New Albany Fire Department. Use the link below for event and ticket info.thekegfestofale.comThanks to Caroline Knop for setting up this podcast.ALSO - we might have discovered a new shots game with the podcast. Do a shot of your choice every time you hear about the "free bridge".

We're coked to the eyeballs and back with our pal Laura Flynn to discuss 1983's ‘Scarface'. We talk The Hays Code, the varying quality of dance moves on show, and one-floor elevators. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Everyday Coffee everyday-coffee.com/ Links: Scarface (1932) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023427/ The Hays Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code

The fabulous Laura Flynn joins us to discuss the 1997 sci-fi adventure, ‘The Fifth Element'. We discover Seb's skills with made-up love languages, Mike recants his blanket disdain for Chris Tucker, Laura reveals her love of both Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford, and Kane is baffled by the three-boobed lady from Total Recall. We're giving away this amazing Diva Plavalaguna print, courtesy of our friends at Dangerfork Printing: https://dangerfork.com/limited-edition-prints/rhys-cooper-diva-plavalaguna/ To enter, simply follow both Dangerfork (@dangerfork) and Deja Review on Instagram, and tag someone you'd like to give the print to. Entries close 5pm on Wednesday, May 22nd 2019. Sponsors This episode is brought to you by Everyday Coffee https://everyday-coffee.com/ & Seasoning the Means of Production

Montreal-based performer Laura Flynn enters The Gateway to discuss her gateway album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey. We discuss her musical upbringing in Dundalk, Ireland, unrequited love, why we love musical improv and lots more. Spotify playlist of songs that are played or referenced during the episode https://open.spotify.com/user/x5228znb6j0817tdq7otw61fi/playlist/1cnBGCAJeFvzmqtLcakwgi?si=oEtXCHsGToeHTkQgIH0DSg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ E-Mail: gatewaymusicpodcast@gmail.com Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Producer: Tom Zalatnai www.upfordnetwork.com

Silicon Valley hiring practices, free lunches, and stock buybacks on this week's episode with Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss allegations of sexual misconduct involving CBS’s Les Moonves. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck. Production by Laura Flynn and June Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silicon Valley hiring practices, free lunches, and stock buybacks on this week's episode with Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski. In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss allegations of sexual misconduct involving CBS’s Les Moonves. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck. Production by Laura Flynn and June Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re just 1 week away from our Episode 150 Live Spectacular at Mainline Theatre so we thought it would be a good idea to have Laura Flynn on for episode 149. Why? Because she’ll be our Mainline buddy over in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Laura Flynn – Go Plug Yourself 149 appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

On this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus talk with the executive director of Mozilla about how Firefox competes with Chrome and the biggest threats to the Open Web. They break down the fallout from the FCC’s 3-2 vote to kill net neutrality and what it means for mega-mergers like Fox and Disney. And they speculate on the motivations behind Uber’s misdeeds, why Apple’s AirPods are sold out, and why the Koch brothers are trying to kill municipal broadband. Stories discussed on the show: BuzzFeed: Uber Accused Of Espionage, Bribery, Hacking, And More In Bombshell Letter Slate: The Fight for the Open Internet Isn’t Over Mozilla: Privacy Not Included: A Guide to Make Shopping for Connected Gifts Safer, Easier, and Way More Fun If Then’s “Don’t Close My Tabs” recommendations: MacRumors: Apple is Currently Sold Out of AirPods Until January Wired: KOCH BROTHERS ARE CITIES' NEW OBSTACLE TO BUILDING BROADBAND Podcast production by Laura Flynn. If Then plugs: You can get updates about what’s coming up next by following us on Twitter @ifthenpod. You can follow Will @WillOremus and April @Aprilaser. If you have a question or comment, you can email us at ifthen@slate.com. If Then is presented by Slate and Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways emerging technologies affect society, policy, and culture. To read more, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus talk with the executive director of Mozilla about how Firefox competes with Chrome and the biggest threats to the Open Web. They break down the fallout from the FCC’s 3-2 vote to kill net neutrality and what it means for mega-mergers like Fox and Disney. And they speculate on the motivations behind Uber’s misdeeds, why Apple’s AirPods are sold out, and why the Koch brothers are trying to kill municipal broadband. Stories discussed on the show: BuzzFeed: Uber Accused Of Espionage, Bribery, Hacking, And More In Bombshell Letter Slate: The Fight for the Open Internet Isn’t Over Mozilla: Privacy Not Included: A Guide to Make Shopping for Connected Gifts Safer, Easier, and Way More Fun If Then’s “Don’t Close My Tabs” recommendations: MacRumors: Apple is Currently Sold Out of AirPods Until January Wired: KOCH BROTHERS ARE CITIES' NEW OBSTACLE TO BUILDING BROADBAND Podcast production by Laura Flynn. If Then plugs: You can get updates about what’s coming up next by following us on Twitter @ifthenpod. You can follow Will @WillOremus and April @Aprilaser. If you have a question or comment, you can email us at ifthen@slate.com. If Then is presented by Slate and Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways emerging technologies affect society, policy, and culture. To read more, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – March 17, 2017 appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – November 4, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

It's the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o'joe. Featuring: Jairo Martinez, Mariana Cruz, Suzana Angarita, coffee farmers; Jeff Goldman, former executive director Fairtrade Resource Network, Jeff Chean, Principal and Chief Coffee Guy Groundworks Roasters;  John Hazen, single-cup coffee machine owner; Rebecca Jewell, recycling program manager for Davis Street Transfer Station Host: George Lavender and Mallory Smith Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Jennifer Dunn, Mallory Smith, Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth More information: Fair trade lite: Fair Trade USA moves away from worker co-ops Hijacked Organic, Limited Local, Faulty Fair Trade Groundwork Coffee Roundup on the Fair Trade USA/FLO Split FWP's Statement on Fair Trade USA s Resignation from Fairtrade International (FLO) A Schism Over Fair Trade A Brewing Problem Your Coffee Pods Dirty Secret Kill the K-Cup   The post Coffee: Trouble Brewing? (Encore) appeared first on KPFA.

Women Rising radio profiles food sovereignty activists from India, Mexico, and Native American communities. Featuring:   Vandana Shiva, founder of Navdanya; Adelita San Vicente Tello, founder of Semillas de Vida; Sage La Pena, Native American, ethno- botanist and food sovereignty activist; Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Native American youth educator. Credits: Host: Sandina Robbins Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Lynn Feinerman, Stephanie Welch Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth For More Information: Navdanya fundación semillas de vida The Women's Herbal Symposium of Northern California I Who are the Teachers Kanyon – Portfolio https://www.organicconsumers.org TPP Fine Print: Biotech Seed Companies Win Again | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/ What drove a Korean farmer to kill himself in Cancun?   The post Women Rising 29: Food Sovereignty appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – July 22, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – June 17, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

Laura Flynn is a straight up original. It only takes a few minutes before Laura is sharing the bizarre world of her childhood spent with a giant stuffed Teddy who was Patrick Swayze or sneaking sips from her grandmother’s Benelyn.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Go Fringe Yourself: Get Your Shuffle On appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – April 15, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

In 2012, fast food workers in NYC kicked off a movement that has exceeded all expectations, and changed the conversation about the minimum wage. On this edition, low paid workers tell the story of the fight for 15, the exploding nationwide movement for fair wages. Featuring: Alvin Major, KFC employee and original NYC striker; Richard Wilson, Walmart employee; Bernardo Monteo, Chanda Roberts, Jayla Mosley; fast food workers; Mary Kay Henry, SEIU President; Ken Jacobs, chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education; Thomas Geoghegan, author of “Only One Thing Can Save Us: Why America Needs A New Kind of Labor Movement“ Credits: Host: Andrew Stelzer Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez, Monica Lopez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth   More information:                                        Fight for 15 Fast Food Forward Clocking In Only One Thing Can Save Us: Why America Needs A New Kind of Labor Movement“ by Thomas Geoghegan States Move to Roll Back City Minimum-Wage Raises Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act Summer For Respect on Soundcloud Voices of Walmart California's $15 Minimum Wage Initiative Is Likely Headed to Voters Columbia University Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE) 14 Cities States Approved 15 Minimum Wage in 2015   The post Unstoppable: The Fight for 15 appeared first on KPFA.

From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California – environmental racism is real. On this edition of Making Contact, we look at polluting industries in Northeast and South L.A. We begin with a story by Making Contact's Community Storytelling Fellow Ivan Rodriguez, followed by an interview with journalist Aura Bogado and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis. Featuring: Ivan Maceda Rodriguez, Making Contact Community Storytelling Fellow; Aura Bogado, Journalist; Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor. Credits: Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: Monica Lopez, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producer: Ivan Maceda Rodriguez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Blue Dot Sessions More information:   Exide cleanup: Toxic lead removal could be California's biggest yet: The sad, sickening truth about South L.A.'s oil wells Money doesn't matter: White people breathe cleaner air   The post Life, Breath, and Toxics: Lethal Negligence of Northeast and South L.A. appeared first on KPFA.

Robert Neuwirth, author of “Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World”, estimates that more than a billion people—that's 1 in 7–are squatters.  This week, we visit squats in Venezuela and the Philippines. We find out why squatters aren't just tolerated, but are crucial to the growth of major cities and national economies. Featuring:  Robert Neuwirth, author of “Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World”; Filomena Cinco, Barangay captain of Estero de San Miguel; Luz Sudueste, Urban Poor Associates organizer, William Gonzalez, Gladys Flores, Jacqueline Calderon and Yolimar Noriega, Toree David residents; Andres Antillano,Universidad Central de Venezuela professor & activist for squatters' rights Host: Andrew Stelzer Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Andrew Rosati, Aurora Almendral Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Organizational Volunteers: Barbara Barnett Music: Spectacled Cobra by Simon Mathewson Night Creeper by Hellenica Haven by Lee Rosevere Pensacola Twilight by Lee Rosevere Grand Caravan by Blue Dot Sessions The post Squatters: Intruders or Innovators (ENCORE) appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – November 20, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – August 14, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – July 31, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

This is a special encore edition. Renowned biologist Sandra Steingraber has made fighting environmentally induced cancers her lifes work.  Steingraber's book, Living Downstream, has been turned into a movie chronicling a year in her life trying to create a world free of cancer causing toxics.  On this edition, we hear excerpts of the documentary film, Living Downstream. Special thanks to The People's Picture Company for allowing us to excerpt the film ‘Living Downstream'. Featuring: Sandra Steingraber, author of Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment Host: Andrew Stelzer Producers: George Lavender, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez Community Storytelling fellows: Al Sasser, Ivan Rodriguez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Sunchyme by Dario G Recurring by Bonobo For More Information: Living Downstream Living Downstream Home Video DVD Sandra Steingraber Dangers of Fracking Food and Water Watch About Air Toxics-EPA Blacksmith Institute   Articles, reports, etc. A Conversation with Sandra Steingraber Toxic Power: How Power Plants Contaminate Our Air and States   The post Living Downstream ENCORE appeared first on KPFA.

From unpaid bills to entire governments facing bankruptcy, debt is never far from our minds or the news. It's deeply embedded in our lives: our language, culture, even major religions. It's also at the heart of many of our most pressing political debates. But have you ever thought about where debt comes from? On this edition of Making Contact we hear from Anthropologist David Graeber, author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years.” Graeber traces the history of debt and asks what might we learn from how societies in the past dealt with it. His 2011 talk was recorded by Allan Campbell, producer of People United at KOOP radio, in Austin Texas and featured on Bread and Roses Radio. Featuring: David Graeber, anthropologist and author of  “Debt: The First 5000 Years” Host: George Lavender Producers: Jasmin Lopez, Laura Flynn, and Andrew Stelzer Storytelling Fellows: Al Sasser and Ivan Rodriguez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Hellenica- Night Creeper More information: David Graeber on Twitter The Debt We Shouldn't Pay David Graeber Talks on Debt 5000 Years (Bread and Roses Radio) Bread and Roses The (Perceived) Tragedy of Greece Jacobin:Debt: The First 5,000 Years The post Why We Owe: David Graeber on the Origins of Debt appeared first on KPFA.

This is a special encore edition. The female body as medium, and as message. How can a woman determine how she is perceived by the world, and even by herself?  On this edition, we hear stories of women who are using their bodies for political protest, and as tools of self-empowerment…forcing everyone to reevaluate their perspectives on the female form. Featuring:  Neda Topaloski & Xenia Chernyshova, Femen members; Galia Ackerman, author of the book “Femen”; Catherine King, International Museum of Women Vice President of Exhibitions and Programs; Yolando Y'Netta Harbin-Venson, Big Ol Pretty Girls owner; Jenny “Diva” Davis, Diva's Exquisite Designs. Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Andrew Stelzer Storytelling Fellow:: Al Sasser Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth More information: Big Ol Pretty Girls FEMEN Global Fund for Women Imagining Equality Indignadas (Outraged Women)   The post My Body, My Message (Encore) – July 10, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

When journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates set out to write about police killings he went to visit Mable Jones. Back in 2000, Jones' son, a friend of Coates from their time at Howard University, was shot and killed by police in Virginia. He was twenty-five years old. Written in the form of a letter to his own teenage son, Coates' book “Between the World and Me” puts police shootings in a wider context. Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke as part of the Lannan Foundation's Pursuit of Cultural Freedom Series. Featuring: Ta-Nehisi Coates journalist and author of “Between the World and Me” Host: George Lavender Producers: Jasmin Lopez, Laura Flynn, and Andrew Stelzer Storytelling Fellow: Al Sasser Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Hellenica- Night Creeper More information: Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates on Twitter Cases Tied to Killing Of Jones Are Dropped; Officer Who ShotStudent Initiated Probe LannanFoundation: Ta-Nehisi Coates with Michele Norris OfficerLiable in Student's Killing The Counted Black Victim,Black Cop, Black County The post Bodily Safety: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Shootings appeared first on KPFA.

This show takes a look at issues within the foster care system in the U.S. from the high rate of teen pregnancy to the alarming use of psychiatric medications in California's foster care system. Special thanks to the Bay Area News Group. Featuring: Nicole Rocke, former foster youth; Kyle Lafferty, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Linda Bryant, Clinical Professor at New York University's School of Social Work; Benita Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Family Permanency Services at the Administration of Children's Services; Lorraine Jacobs, caseworker; Yolanda Vasquez, former foster youth;  Adriane Fugh-Berman, Pharmacology Professor at Georgetown University's Medical Center; Bill Grimm,Attorney at National Center for Youth Law; Susan Bullard; David Arredondo, Child psychiatrist; Dr. Edmund Levin, at the Lincoln Child Center; Nancy Forster, Therapist at the Lincoln Child Center; April Rene Sanders, former foster youth and recipient of AB12; Kyle Sporleader, Statewide Legislative Coordinator for California Youth Connection (CYC) Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producer: Leticia Miranda, Bay Area News Group Community Storytelling Fellow: Al Sasser Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Quiet Orchestra, My Friend Jahzzar, Siesta Jahzzar, The Flowers Are Still Standing Poor Alexei, The Long Goodbye Cory Gray, Build a View More information: Drugging Our Kids – Full documentary: http://webspecial.mercurynews.com/druggedkids/California Youth Connection Chapin Hill at the University of Chicago: Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth Chapin Hill at the University of Chicago: Findings from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH) National Conference of State Legislatures: Extending Foster Care Beyond 18 California Fostering Connections to Success: Resource page California Department of Social Services: California Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB12) Extending Foster Care Benefits Fact Sheet The post Failing Our Youth: An Inadequate Foster Care System appeared first on KPFA.

Covering the movements and organizations fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Andrew Stelzer, George Lavender, Laura Flynn, and Jasmín López. The post Making Contact – June 12, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, not everyone is “back to normal”. On this edition, we follow BP's trail from the bayous of Louisiana to the fine art galleries of London. Featuring: Antonia Juhasz, investigative Journalist; Monique Verdin & Beau Verdin, Houma tribe members; David Gauthe, community organizer; Thomas DarDar, United Houma Nation Chief; Mark Miller, Southern Utah University History professor; Mel Evans, author of Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts. Host: Andrew Stelzer Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Anna Simonton, Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth   More information: Liberate Tate Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts by Mel Evans Oil and the Arts Antonia Juhasz United Houma Nation My Louisiana Love BP Global-Gulf of Mexico Restoration You & I Films 10 Reasons Why BP Got Off and Offshore Oil Drilling Just Got More Dangerous The politics of energy: Oil and gas The Great Invisible Pretty Slick The Dilbit Disaster The post BP Five Years Later: Deepwater Horizon and the Cost of Oil appeared first on KPFA.

Climate change is here affecting weather conditions and sea levels. In India it's also having a more surprising influence on the country's tigers. On this edition of Making Contact, reporter Daniel Grossman takes us to India in Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise. Heat of the Moment was originally produced for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and WBUR. Featuring: Pranabes Sanyal, former park director for the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve; Amit Mallick, Sundarbans resident and man attacked by tiger; Tushar Kanjilal, secretary of the Tagore Society for Rural Development; Mohammed Sheikh Gafur, Sundarbans resident and tea shop owner; Sugata Hazra, an oceanographer at Calcutta s Jadavapur University; Ainun Nishat representative to the International Union for Conservation of Nature; Shafiqul Islam, director of a small college and founder of the Pani Committee; Sheikh Nural Ala, chief engineer for this region of the Water Development Board; Atiq Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies; Daniel Grossman, journalist. Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Daniel Grossman Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth The post Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise appeared first on KPFA.

1895 Nicaragua Canal Cartoon Officially opening in 1914, the Panama Canal connected the Atlantic and Pacific creating a short-cut for ships. It was the biggest infrastructure project of its time. But originally the United States wanted to build the canal in Nicaragua. The plans shifted largely after French engineer Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla convinced U.S. lawmakers otherwise. Well now the Nicaragua canal plans are back on the table. Nicaragua plans to build a $50 billion canal to connect the Caribbean and Pacific. Supporters argue it will create more than 250,000 jobs. But small farmers and environmentalists say the project will destroy Lake Nicaragua. On this edition, we ll take a look at the economic, political and environmental controversies surrounding the Nicaragua canal. Reporter Reese Erlich has the story. Featuring:  Maria Mercelin, fisherman s wife; Michael Healey, head of an agribusiness association; Monica Lopez, anti-canal activist and lawyer; Lionel Teller, former Nicaraguan ambassador to the EU; Rosibel Lope, owner of snack bar on Ometepe Island; Jairo Carrilon, anti-canal coalition leader; David Quintana, spokesperson for Foundation for Nicaraguan Sustainable Development; Benjamin Lanzas, member of the canal s governing body; Juana Juarez, resident of Ometepe Island; Osvaldo Navas, Ometepe Island leader; and Antonio Granados, land owner whose property lies directly along the canal route. Host: Laura Flynn Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Reese Erlich Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth More information: Foreign correspondent Reese Erlich is author of five books, most recently, “Inside Syria: the Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect,” foreword by Noam Chomsky. Twitter: @ReeseErlich Facebook: Reese Erlich Foreign Correspondent Home page:  www.reeseerlich.com MUSIC: “Simon Mathewson – Spectacled Cobra” (by Simon Mathewson) “Wash Out” (by Broke For Free) The post The Controversial Nicaragua Canal appeared first on KPFA.

It's the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o'joe. Featuring: Jairo Martinez, Mariana Cruz, Suzana Angarita, coffee farmers; Jeff Goldman, former executive director Fairtrade Resource Network, Jeff Chean, Principal and Chief Coffee Guy Groundworks Roasters; John Hazen, single-cup coffee machine owner; Rebecca Jewell, recycling program manager for Davis Street Transfer Station. Host: George Lavender and Mallory Smith Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producers: Jennifer Dunn, Mallory Smith, Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth More information: Fair trade lite: Fair Trade USA moves away from worker co-ops  Hijacked Organic, Limited Local, Faulty Fair Trade Groundwork Coffee Roundup on the Fair Trade USA/FLO Split FWP's Statement on Fair Trade USA s Resignation from Fairtrade International (FLO)  A Schism Over Fair Trade A Brewing Problem Your Coffee Pods Dirty Secret Kill the K-Cup MUSIC: “Pensacola Twilight” by Lee Rosevere “Cafetero” by Christian Martinez Artist: Blue Dot Sessions Song: Grand Caravan Sessions is licensed under aAttribution-NonCommercial License. Artist: Hot Fire Song: Them Never Love No Bans La Boite A Sons – Contest Contributions by Various Artists [LibreCommeLair] is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License. The post Coffee: Trouble Brewing? appeared first on KPFA.

Nomi Prins, journalist and a former managing director of Goldman Sachs, discusses her book All the Presidents' Bankers, the hidden alliances that drive American power. Prins retraces the relationship between American financiers and presidents stretching more than a century. From family friends, trusted confidants to the present day; how the relationship has deteriorated and presidents have lost control of the economy. Special thanks to Pirate TV for the original recording from June 17, 2014. Featuring: Nomi Prins, journalist and author of “All the Presidents' Bankers, the hidden alliances that drive American power.” Host this week: Laura Flynn Series Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Organizational Volunteers: Barbara Barnett For More information: Nomi Prins  Pirate Television: All the Presidents' Bankers  Articles: Smithsonian: The Copper King's Precipitous Fall, Augustus Heinze dominated the copper fields of Montana, but his family's scheming on Wall Street set off the Panic of 1907 Smithsonian: The Financial Panic of 1907: Running from History, Robert F. Bruner discusses the panic of 1907 and the financial crisis of 2008 Washington Post: The Federal Reserve was created 100 years ago, this is how it happened NerdWallet: The Glass-Steagall Act Explained Bloomberg: “Combined profit at the six largest U.S. banks jumped last year to the highest level since 2006, even as the firms allocated more than $18 billion to deal with claims they broke laws or cheated investors.” Videos & Multimedia: Artist: Scott Joplin Song: Maple Leaf Rag Source: Internet Archive Artist: The Platters Song: I'll Get By Source: Internet Archive   The post Making Contact – All the Presidents' Bankers appeared first on KPFA.

In the last Rights To Ricky before Sixers training camp begins, Spike and Mike take some listener questions about what we can expect from MCW and Nerlens, who else to keep an eye on, break some Sixers news and give relationship advice. 

This week on Women's Magazine, feminist scholar Michele Wallace, author of Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, on the tradition of Black feminism and the civil rights movement; Laura Flynn on situation in Haiti; Janney Castillo on the struggle for affordable housing; Kathy Spillar on the trial of the assassin of Dr. George Tiller. The post Women's Magazine – January 18, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.