Podcasts about United Nations Population Fund

It's Monday, May 12th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Chinese Communists order Christian media to publish propaganda China's only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement, has been ordered to publish more communist propaganda including President Xi Jinping's thoughts and teachings in its so-called “Christian” media, reports Bitter Winter. But Exodus 20:16 warns, “You shall not bear false witness.” Biden denied cognitive decline, claimed voters are sexist for electing Trump Last Thursday, former President Joe Biden, and former First Lady Jill Biden, appeared on ABC's “The View.” Whoopi Goldberg asked about the now famous debate debacle. GOLDBERG: “You know, what freaked everybody out? was that debate. BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “It wasn't a great night. It was a bad night.” BIDEN: “Terrible night.” GOLDBERG: “and everybody lost their mind.” BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “This is what started … BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “… both sides with this, ‘Oh, he can't do this. This needs to stop.' Why do you think that caught fire? Why do you think people bought into it, especially the Democrats?” JOE BIDEN: “The Democratic Party at large didn't buy into it, but the Democratic leadership and some of the very significant contributors did. I'm going to say something outrageous. I've not lost many debates in my life. I've been pretty good at doing that. I was sick. No excuse. I had a bad, bad night.” Alyssa Griffin asked about his mental competence. GRIFFIN:  “Mr. President, since you left office, there have been a number of books that have come out, deeply sourced from Democratic sources, that claim in your final year there was a dramatic decline in your cognitive abilities. What is your response to these allegations? Or are these sources wrong?” JOE BIDEN: “There are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that.” Jill Biden weighed in as well. JILL BIDEN: “The people who wrote those books were not in the White House with us, and they didn't see how hard Joe worked every single day. I mean he'd get up, he'd put in a full day, and then at night, I'd be in bed reading my book, and he was still on the phone, reading his briefings, working with staff. I mean, it was nonstop. Joe worked really hard. I think he was a great president. If you look at things today, give me Joe Biden any time.” GRIFFIN: “Mr. President, just to follow up on this, some of the reporting is that people like your former president, you served under Barack Obama, George Clooney, a long-time supporter of yours -- a major Democratic donor, Chuck Schumer, your dear friend Nancy Pelosi, also had expressed concerns about your ability to do the job for four more years. Can I ask what your relationship is with President Obama and how you address those concerns that they raised?” JOE BIDEN: “The only reason I got out of the race was because I didn't want to have a divided Democratic Party. It's a simple proposition. So that's why I got out of the race. I thought it was better to put the country ahead of my interest, my personal interest.” Sara Haines asked about Kamala's election loss. HAINES: “Why do you think the Vice President lost? And were you surprised?” JOE BIDEN: “I wasn't surprised, not because I didn't think the Vice President's not the most qualified person to be president. She is. She's qualified to be president of the United States of America. I wasn't surprised because they went the route of, the sexist route, all the whole route. I mean, this is a woman. She's this, she's that. Really, I've never seen quite as successful and a consistent campaign undercutting the notion that a woman couldn't lead the country and a woman of mixed race.” And Alyssa Griffin asked about Trump's landslide election to a second term. GRIFFIN: “Well, Mr. President, you had previously said that you thought that you would have won. Since then, Donald Trump won all the battleground states and made inroads with almost every major demographic, from working class voters to Hispanic men to black men. Knowing what you know now, do you think you would have beat him?” JOE BIDEN: “Yeah, he still got 7 million fewer votes. A lot of people didn't show up, number one, Number two: They're very close in those, those toss up states. It wasn't a slam dunk.” Charlotte viewer objects to Biden's Preserve-My-Legacy Tour Jack Acuff of Charlotte, North Carolina, sounded off in a fascinating  Facebook video post. ACUFF: “Somebody tell me:  'Why Jill Biden keeps dragging Joe out for these TV appearances and making a bad situation worse?' “Did you see him on ‘The View' this week? It was sad. It's the Preserve-My-Legacy Tour and the ‘Stick-it-to-Obama-and-George-Clooney-and-Nancy-Pelosi Tour, where he repeats again that he could have won, that Americans only chose not to vote for her because she's a minority and a woman, and we're racist and misogynist, and that he is ready to go at any minute.” Trump fully defunds pro-abortion UN Population Fund The Trump administration has fully implemented the defunding of the United Nations Population Fund, an agency which promotes abortions worldwide, reports LifeNews.com.   Specifically, Trump pulled $335 million in taxpayer funds from the pro-abortion United Nations agency. It's the result of the pro-life executive order Trump signed in January that prohibits American tax dollars from going to groups that promote or provide coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. Connecticut calls for tough new laws on homeschooling And finally, the state of Connecticut is getting tough with homeschoolers, reports WFSB. Using a couple of cases of egregious child abuse, the Connecticut Office of Child Advocate commissioned a report which advocates new legislation.  It's entitled “A Review of Children Withdrawn from School for Equivalent Instruction Elsewhere.” They write, “Currently, parents who wish to withdraw their children from school need do nothing more than assert that they are homeschooling or sending their children to private school. Once a parent does that, there is no further interaction with the public school system required. There is no verification of enrollment in private schools. There is no verification that a child is, in fact, being homeschooled.” The Connecticut Office of Child Advocate says every other New England state requires some form of annual evaluation or assessment.  The report says, “Homeschooling, when done properly, can be a positive experience for children and families. … Nothing in this report is a general criticism of homeschooling nor a suggestion that children should not be homeschooled. Nonetheless, not every parent who withdraws their child for the stated purpose of homeschooling is, in fact, providing their children with an education. Worse, some take advantage of Connecticut's complete lack of oversight to isolate children and abuse them.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7 says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.  These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, May 12th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Artist Ting Ting Cheng uses a traumatic experience to educate in her recent show "They told me it's not your fault. And I told them everything will be fine." Held at Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab in Taipei, Cheng explores digital gender-based violence which the United Nations Population Fund says is most likely to impact women and girls, minorities and the marginalized. Hosted by ICRT's Tim Berge and Hope Ngo. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aidan Grogan joins Josh to discuss Trump once again cutting off funds to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  They discuss the economics and immorality of funding organizations like the UNFPA and some of the disastrous policies they have supported over the years.   Aidan's article in The Daily Wire:   https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-president-trump-must-defund-this-u-n-agency-once-again   Follow Aidan on X, and at The Daily Economy:   https://x.com/aidangrogan?s=21&t=S8JoQpY3m4n6bFrTo8tLrg https://thedailyeconomy.org/   Follow Aidan at Young Voices:   https://www.joinyv.org/talent/aidan-grogan   Links:   https://gml.bio.link/   YOUTUBE:   https://bit.ly/3UwsRiv   RUMBLE:   https://rumble.com/c/GML   Check out Martens Minute!   https://martensminute.podbean.com/   Follow Josh Martens on X:   https://twitter.com/joshmartens13   Join the private discord & chat during the show!   joingml.com   Bank on Yourself bankonyourself.com/gml   Get FACTOR Today! FACTORMEALS.com/gml50off   Good Morning Liberty is sponsored by BetterHelp! Rediscover your curiosity today by visiting Betterhelp.com/GML (Get 10% off your first month)     Protect your privacy and unlock the full potential of your streaming services with ExpressVPN. Get 3 more months absolutely FREE by using our link EXPRESSVPN.com/GML

Gaps in the design of everything from AI to pharmaceuticals lead to everything from safety risk to poor health outcomes. Ngina Muntean, the chief of innovation at the United Nations Population Fund, is looking to fix this, making research and design more inclusive for everyone. Her agency launched the Equity 2030 Alliance last year bringing together leaders in tech and pharma and other sectors to share best practices. Its experts in academia, government and business come together to help advocate for new standards in equitable investment, and to champion more gender-inclusive approaches to tech and design. The group is coming upon its first year anniversary which it celebrated during this year's UN General Assembly Week in New York City at the Summit of the Future. Nigina is also a former physician and a public health expert who understands how investments in research and design impact the lives of everyday people, especially those with the least resources. She shares her first-hand perspectives on what's needed tackle bias in design and what any leader should keep in mind. More about this episode:  2030 Equity Alliance: 2024 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap: 2024 Sustainable Development Impact Meetings: Related podcasts: Cyber has a skills gap. How approaches to tech, hiring – and retaining women - can help: Build a culture of innovation: HPE's CTO shares what must be in place:      

This week's show is with Maria Rodale. Maria is an explorer in search of the mysteries of the universe. She is the author of Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden, Organic Manifesto and Scratch and is the children's book author, Mrs. Peanuckle. Maria is also the co-chairman of the Rodale Institute, an independent scientific research and education non-profit that studies regenerative organic vs. chemical agriculture. Maria has received awards for her lifetime of service and activism, including the National Audubon Rachel Carson Award in 2004, United Nations Population Fund's Award for the Health and Dignity of Woman Everywhere in 2007, and The Auburn University International Quality of Life Award in 2014. And in 2017 she received an honorary Doctorate Degree from Delaware Valley University. Maria is a mother, grandmother, artist, and crazy gardener who lives in Pennsylvania, right near where she was born. In this show, Maria and Lian explored the topic of shamanic journeying, and how it can support us in developing a relationship with nature, especially with the plants around you. They spoke about the practicality of working shamanically in this way and how it can be used in everyday life to navigate relationships, understand oneself, and live in balance with nature - developing a collaborative relationship with the plants and animals around us. We'd love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let's carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage. What you'll learn from this episode: Developing a relationship with nature, especially the beings around us - such as the plants and animals in our local land - is essential for rewilding and living in harmony with the natural world. Shamanic journeying can be a powerful tool for gaining insights and guidance, and it can be accessed through various resources and practices. Start with what annoys you in your garden or surroundings as a way to begin developing a relationship with nature and understanding the messages it has for you. Resources and stuff spoken about: The episode about The Lindworm in which Lian invites you on a shamanic drum journey Visit Maria's website Maria's Books: Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden, Organic Manifesto, Scratch & more. Read & subscribe to Maria's newsletter: Life.Unfiltered. Join UNIO, the Academy of Sacred Union. This is for the old souls in this new world… Discover your kin & unite with your soul's calling to truly live your myth. Be Mythical Join our mailing list for soul stirring goodness: https://www.bemythical.com/moonly Join UNIO: The Academy of Sacred Union Go Deeper: https://www.bemythical.com/godeeper Follow us: Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Thank you for listening! There's a fresh episode released each week here and on most podcast platforms - and video too on YouTube - if you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your device every week automagically (that way you'll never miss an episode).  

Back in 2011, a landmark study by the United Nations Population Fund warned that the global population would reach 15 billion by the end of the century, “putting a catastrophic strain on the planet's resources unless urgent action is taken to curb growth rates.”Cue lots of subsidies, initiatives, hand-wringing, wasted money, damaging narratives, damaging policy, and articles in the Guardian.Here we are today, and suddenly the issue is population decline. By 2100, 97% of the world's countries will have a shrinking population, according to a study published in The Lancet, leading to “staggering social change”. The Telegraph followed with a ludicrously sensationalist headline: "World population to fall for the first time since the Black Death."Cue, no doubt, lots more subsidies, initiatives, hand-wringing, wasted money, damaging narratives, damaging policy, though, perhaps not so many articles in the Guardian. The last thing that publication wants is westerners reproducing. Not white ones, anyway.The problem is economic modelling. It is wrong as often as it is right. Tossing a coin or consulting a psychic is just as reliable. Economic models commonly rely on extrapolating trends, which can work for a bit - trend-following is a highly effective investment strategy, after all - but they are largely based on the assumption that current conditions will persist, when they usually don't, particularly when projecting decades out. Something unforeseen happens, such as lots of people making decisions an economist didn't expect, and this changes everything.Yet such flawed models, even though nothing more than projections that only carry more weight than Mystic Meg because they were delivered on a spreadsheet by a bloke with a PhD, become the basis for huge and expensive decisions by policymakers. We have seen it with climate change, with Covid, with economic policy, and with anything the OBR touches. The consequences are sometimes really harmful to people: lockdown policy being the most obvious recent example. It was based on flawed data and it was deeply destructive. Net Zero is the next one. Everyone can see it, yet still policy-makers persist.I was, broadly speaking, persuaded in the early 00s by the arguments that population growth was inevitable. I am less persuaded by the idea that we will now see population decline, though perhaps I shouldn't be. Fertility rates are coming down: globally, between 1950 and 2021, they fell by more than half: from 4.8 children to 2.2 - and there is not a nation where they haven't fallen. Annual global births peaked at 142 million in 2016, falling to 129 million by 2021.But whatever. Nobody knows what's going to happen. There could be a nuclear war and the population might sink below a billion. Global planning laws could be eased, just as the world abandons fiat money for gold and bitcoin, with the result that house prices come down, just as people realize that seed oils, processed food, and tap water have all been making them infertile, and, as a result, we suddenly get a population boom. So much of this is economic. In Developing Countries, people tend to have fewer children as they get richer and live longer. Irony of ironies, in the richer, Developed World, the main reason people have fewer children is that they can't afford them. Italians, being Catholic, are associated with large families and lots of brothers, sisters and cousins. But when Elon Musk, himself a prolific reproducer, observed yesterday that Italian birth rates hit their lowest level since the country was unified in 1861, he got this reply: The main reason people are not reproducing is expense. What is the biggest expense in your life? Your government. It takes roughly 50% of everything you will ever earn. The next biggest expense is a house, something few can afford. With less government and cheaper housing, westerners would pretty quickly start reproducing again. What government is going to stand for less of itself and cheaper houses? Not one that I can see, except maybe in Argentina.The idea that government is going to fix a problem of its own creation. Please. It will only make it worse. I do know that stuff often happens for reasons we can't explain, so the last thing we want is the planners meddling, especially with something as significant as this, when their models are so flawed. It doesn't matter if the global population goes up or down; human beings will find a way of coping. We always do. The last thing we need is more government intervention based on spurious data.So what if growth falls? GDP growth is a bogus measure, anyway. Dimwitted, short-sighted obsession with GDP has been one of the major reasons mass immigration has gone so unchecked, if not encouraged, with such terrible consequences to local culture, history, and tradition, never mind locals' opportunity and earnings.GDP focuses on quantity not quality. It neglects individual quality of life. It ignores income and wealth distribution. It ignores unaffordable housing and high levels of taxation (if anything high house prices are seen as a good thing). It creates societies based around spending and consumption, rather than making stuff and saving. It incentivises government activity - please, no more intervention - and short-termism. There are other better measures. Or, better still, take the John James Cowperthwaite positive non-intervention route and ban the Office of National Statistics altogether. The Returning Soldier Effect.After World War One - itself a monumental government cock-up - which saw the death of countless young men across Europe, the number of boys born relative to girls increased. It happened after World War Two as well. This phenomenon has been noticed so many times after wars that it now has its own name: the Returning Soldier Effect.All sorts of explanations have been posited, ranging from changing female hormones during wartime to divine intervention to a surprisingly persuasive argument that "taller soldiers are more likely to survive battle and that taller parents are more likely to have sons". On the other hand, it could just be Mother Nature. There is plenty that Mother Nature gets up to that we don't even notice, let alone find a credible and proven explanation for. Yet she determines much of what we do, without us even realising it.Our instincts come from Mother Nature. Our first instinct is survival: to find water, food, and shelter, for ourselves and then those close to us. Next is the survival of the species: the urge to have sex and reproduce with the best possible mate. These instincts come before nice houses, cars, and clothes. But even the urge for those derives from a need for safety and to make ourselves look more desirable to a potential mate - aka Mother Nature. We are animals.At the birth of my children, I came away with the thought that a woman is nature's vessel, subservient to the species as a whole.So back to population levels: it really would not surprise me to discover that some kind of Natural Law is at work, in the same way that plants talk to each other, and it will deal with the population issue way better than any government. But even if not, the human population will be what it is as a result of a plethora of individual decisions, many of which will be guided by Mother Nature, and many of which by economic circumstance. As the great man Cowperthwaite set, “A multiplicity of individual decisions will produce a better and wiser result than a single decision by a Government or by a board with its inevitably limited knowledge of the myriad factors involved, and its inflexibility.”So please let's keep Positive Law and meddlesome planners with flawed models out of this.My first book, and many readers' favourite, Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government (2013), which fell out of print last year, is now, thanks to the invaluable help of my new buddy Chris P, back in print (Amazon, Apple Books), with the audiobook here:Audible UKAudible USApple Books And if you are in the Guildford neck of the woods this Friday, there are still some tickets left to my show, which, among other things, will feature me playing Elon Musk's new favourite song. Bath on Saturday is sold out.Thank you for being a subscriber to the Flying Frisby! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Back in 2011, a landmark study by the United Nations Population Fund warned that the global population would reach 15 billion by the end of the century, “putting a catastrophic strain on the planet's resources unless urgent action is taken to curb growth rates.”Cue lots of subsidies, initiatives, hand-wringing, wasted money, damaging narratives, damaging policy, and articles in the Guardian.Here we are today, and suddenly the issue is population decline. By 2100, 97% of the world's countries will have a shrinking population, according to a study published in The Lancet, leading to “staggering social change”. The Telegraph followed with a ludicrously sensationalist headline: "World population to fall for the first time since the Black Death."Cue, no doubt, lots more subsidies, initiatives, hand-wringing, wasted money, damaging narratives, damaging policy, though, perhaps not so many articles in the Guardian. The last thing that publication wants is westerners reproducing. Not white ones, anyway.The problem is economic modelling. It is wrong as often as it is right. Tossing a coin or consulting a psychic is just as reliable. Economic models commonly rely on extrapolating trends, which can work for a bit - trend-following is a highly effective investment strategy, after all - but they are largely based on the assumption that current conditions will persist, when they usually don't, particularly when projecting decades out. Something unforeseen happens, such as lots of people making decisions an economist didn't expect, and this changes everything.Yet such flawed models, even though nothing more than projections that only carry more weight than Mystic Meg because they were delivered on a spreadsheet by a bloke with a PhD, become the basis for huge and expensive decisions by policymakers. We have seen it with climate change, with Covid, with economic policy, and with anything the OBR touches. The consequences are sometimes really harmful to people: lockdown policy being the most obvious recent example. It was based on flawed data and it was deeply destructive. Net Zero is the next one. Everyone can see it, yet still policy-makers persist.I was, broadly speaking, persuaded in the early 00s by the arguments that population growth was inevitable. I am less persuaded by the idea that we will now see population decline, though perhaps I shouldn't be. Fertility rates are coming down: globally, between 1950 and 2021, they fell by more than half: from 4.8 children to 2.2 - and there is not a nation where they haven't fallen. Annual global births peaked at 142 million in 2016, falling to 129 million by 2021.But whatever. Nobody knows what's going to happen. There could be a nuclear war and the population might sink below a billion. Global planning laws could be eased, just as the world abandons fiat money for gold and bitcoin, with the result that house prices come down, just as people realize that seed oils, processed food, and tap water have all been making them infertile, and, as a result, we suddenly get a population boom. So much of this is economic. In Developing Countries, people tend to have fewer children as they get richer and live longer. Irony of ironies, in the richer, Developed World, the main reason people have fewer children is that they can't afford them. Italians, being Catholic, are associated with large families and lots of brothers, sisters and cousins. But when Elon Musk, himself a prolific reproducer, observed yesterday that Italian birth rates hit their lowest level since the country was unified in 1861, he got this reply: The main reason people are not reproducing is expense. What is the biggest expense in your life? Your government. It takes roughly 50% of everything you will ever earn. The next biggest expense is a house, something few can afford. With less government and cheaper housing housing, westerners would pretty quickly start reproducing again. What government is going to stand for that? Not one that I can see, except maybe in Argentina.I do know that stuff often happens for reasons we can't explain. So the last thing we want is the planners meddling, especially with something as significant as this, when their models are so flawed. The idea that government is going to fix a problem of its own creation. Please. It will only make it worse. It doesn't matter if the global population goes up or down; human beings will find a way of coping. We always do. The last thing we need is more government intervention based on spurious data.So what if growth falls? GDP growth is a bogus measure. Dimwitted, short-sighted obsession with GDP has been one of the major reasons mass immigration has gone so unchecked, if not encouraged, with such terrible consequences to local culture, history, and tradition, never mind opportunity and earnings.GDP focuses on quantity not quality. It neglects individual quality of life. It ignores income and wealth distribution. It ignores high house prices and high levels of taxation (if anything high house prices are seen as a good thing). It creates societies based around spending and consumption, rather than making stuff and saving. It incentivises government activity, which is the last thing we need, and short-termism. There are other better measures. Or, better still, take the John James Cowperthwaite positive non-intervention route and ban the Office of National Statistics altogether. The Returning Soldier Effect.After World War One - itself a monumental government cock-up - which saw the death of countless young men across Europe, the number of boys born relative to girls increased. It happened after World War Two as well. This phenomenon has been noticed so many times after wars that it now has its own name: the Returning Soldier Effect.All sorts of explanations have been posited, ranging from changing female hormones during wartime to divine intervention to a surprisingly persuasive argument that "taller soldiers are more likely to survive battle and that taller parents are more likely to have sons". On the other hand, it could just be Mother Nature. There is plenty that Mother Nature gets up to that we don't even notice, let alone find a credible and proven explanation for. Yet she determines much of what we do, without us even realising it.Our instincts come from Mother Nature. Our first instinct is survival: to find water, food, and shelter, for ourselves and then those close to us. Next is the survival of the species: the urge to have sex and reproduce with the best possible mate. These instincts come before nice houses, cars, and clothes. But even the urge for those derives from a need for safety and to make ourselves look more desirable to a potential mate, aka Mother Nature. We are animals.At the birth of my children, I came away with the thought that a woman is nature's vessel, subservient to the species as a whole.So back to population levels: it really would not surprise me to discover that some kind of Natural Law is at work, in the same way that plants talk to each other, and it will deal with the population issue way better than any government. But even if not, the human population will be what it is as a result of a plethora of individual decisions, many of which will be guided by Mother Nature, and many of which by economic circumstance. As the great man Cowperthwaite set, “A multiplicity of individual decisions will produce a better and wiser result than a single decision by a Government or by a board with its inevitably limited knowledge of the myriad factors involved, and its inflexibility.”So please let's keep Positive Law, meddlesome planners with flawed models out of this.My first book, and many readers' favourite, Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government (2013), which fell out of print last year, is now, thanks to the invaluable help of my new buddy Chris P, back in print (Amazon, Apple Books), with the audiobook here:Audible UKAudible USApple Books And if you are in the Guildford neck of the woods this Friday, there are still some tickets left to my show, which, among other things, will feature me playing Elon Musk's new favourite song. Bath on Saturday is sold out.Thank you for being a subscriber to the Flying Frisby! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

In this episode we talk about the systemic neglect of gender equality in allopathic medicine and the need and opportunity for the lifestyle medicine advocates to rectify this disparity. We underscore the significance of cultural and political sensitivity in healthcare interventions and the need for early integration of public health education into the medical curricula. Dr Sathya talks about the spectrum of prevention and the different levels it has and shows that in western medicine there is very little understanding of community diagnosis and community treatment. We finalize my projecting 50 years into the future and how an optimistic and a pessimistic scenario would look. Dr. Sathya Doraiswamy is a medical doctor, board certified in public health and board certified in lifestyle medicine. He has received diplomas in applied population research, applied statistics and human resource management.He works for the United Nations Population Fund and has over 20 years of experience in academia, government and NGOs. His special interests include refugee health, sexual and reproductive health, and strengthening health systems, particularly in fragile settings. 

Family planning is one of the most economically important strategies for women and girls. Access to contraceptives can help women and girls get an education and participate in the workforce. Furthermore, it could reduce maternal deaths by as much as three-quarters, according to the United Nations Population Fund. But nearly 10 percent of women of childbearing age around the world have unmet contraceptive needs and teenage girls report less access to contraceptives than other age groups.  On today's episode of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women, we look at the most effective ways to increase family planning services. First, reporter Elodie Toto travels to the West African country of Benin, which recently expanded abortion access. Then host Reena Ninan speaks with Dr. Samukeliso Dube, Executive Director of the global partnership FP2030. They work with governments, NGOs, civil society, and the private sector to mobilize investments in family planning. Program Note: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which supports this podcast, is one of the funders of FP2030.  The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Nellis is the Founder and CEO of Authentic and the Founder and Executive Chairman of Quiller. Authentic is a digital-first fundraising and advertising agency where Mike focuses on online fundraising, paid media, and creative design, catering to high-profile clients, including President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and entities like the United Nations Population Fund. Quiller is an AI copilot that helps Democratic campaigns and allied organizations draft and deploy high-quality, effective fundraising content, leveraging generative AI to innovate online fundraising and earning awards like AI Efficiency of the Year by Adweek in 2023. With over two decades of experience in fundraising and AI, he has been instrumental in raising over $1 billion for various political campaigns and nonprofit organizations.  In this episode… In a world where technology is rapidly transforming how we approach challenges, can it also revolutionize the way nonprofits fundraise? Imagine a future where AI not only streamlines processes but also fundamentally changes how we connect with donors and tell impactful stories. According to Mike Nellis, incorporating AI into fundraising strategies enhances the efficiency of campaigns and also opens new avenues for donor engagement and data analysis. This technological integration goes beyond mere automation; it brings a nuanced understanding of donor behaviors and trends, enabling more personalized and effective fundraising approaches. He emphasizes that this tech-driven approach is about raising money more effectively and reshaping the nonprofit operations landscape, making them more adaptable, responsive, and impactful. In this episode of the Rising Entrepreneurs Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz is joined by Mike Nellis, Founder of both Authentic and Quiller, to explore the cutting-edge intersection of AI and fundraising. They discuss Mike's innovative approach to online fundraising, the role of AI in revolutionizing nonprofit strategies, and the importance of nurturing a supportive company culture in high-stakes environments.

According to the United Nations Population Fund's 2009 report, 2008 was the first time in history that over 50 percent of the world's population resided in cities instead of rural areas. Because of the different ways countries define cities, others date the qualitative shift to as recently as 2021. Regardless, across the spectrum it's undisputed we now live in an “urban age” and, as such, transforming the relationship between cities and the natural world is essential for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The international capitalist institutions like the World Bank that are increasingly taking up the issue of cities and climate change can't explain the various factors behind urbanization nor can they pose real solutions to its impact on or relationship to climate catastrophes. Cities consume 78 percent of the world's energy resources and produce 60 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2022 UN Habitat report. Under the capitalist model, urban planning lacks a holistic approach, leaving human well being and ecological needs as an afterthought, which will continue to have a degenerative effect on the environment and global climate. Marx and Engels lived during a time in which capitalist urbanization was a nascent phenomenon concentrated mostly in some European cities, like Manchester, the English city about which Friedrich Engels wrote his first and classic book, The Condition of the Working Class in England. Engels demonstrates how the “great town” of Manchester, the first major manufacturing center in England, was great only for capitalist profits. The concentration of capital required for the invention and adoption of machinery outproduced independent handicraft and agricultural production, forcing both into the industrial proletariat of the city. There, they had to work for the capitalists, whose wages were so low they could, if they were lucky, live in overcrowded houses and neighborhoods just outside the city limits. Because the city was produced chaotically for capitalist profits, no attention was given to accompanying environmental impacts. As the masses were driven from their land into the urban factories, the ancestral ties to the land and ecological knowledge of how to live sustainably on that land was lost. Read the full article here: https://www.liberationschool.org/capitalist-urbanization-sponge-cities/

Dominic Allen, United Nations Population Fund, discusses the harrowing challenges facing pregnant women in Gaza.

On this day in 1987, the United Nations proclaimed a newborn boy the world's five billionth inhabitant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radical rethink is needed in terms of how population numbers are framed, according to the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency. It says that government policies to raise, lower or maintain fertility rates are often ineffective and can actually erode women's rights. So are we asking the wrong questions when it comes to the global population? Diene Keita, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, joined us for Perspective to give us her take.

Habiba C Mohamed is a social change activator, and trained psychotherapist advocating for women's bio-psychosocial health and rights. Ms Mohamed supports marginalized women and girls to tap into their inner strengths and amplify their potential and impact in society. Habiba Mohamed works with Fistula Foundation as the Regional Director, Programs (Africa, Asia). Habiba Joined the Foundation in 2014 as the outreach manager. In this role, she designed and spearheaded the community strategy for the Fistula Foundation Treatment Network in Kenya. Later, she was promoted to country director to oversee the entire network of hospital and community partners. Her work has contributed to provision of fistula surgeries, and restoring of dignity to more than 11,000 women in the last 8 years. In her role as regional director of programs, Habiba is responsible for the expansion of the treatment network model throughout the African region.Before joining the Fistula Foundation, Ms. Mohamed worked on the fistula program for nearly a decade. She is the Founder and Lead Director of Women and Development Against Distress in Africa (WADADIA), a nonprofit organization that advocates for sexual reproductive health and rights for the marginalized women. Since establishing the organization in the year 2006, she has been actively involved in the formulation of policies, procedures and strategies that has led to its growth and expansion. Besides her work with WADADIA, Habiba also supported a community program funded by the United Nations Population Fund for six years, and served as a consultant program specialist for One By One, a US-based nonprofit focused on fistula treatment. She has worked and volunteered with several other organizations, giving her an in-depth understanding of community dynamics and engagement.  Ms Mohamed was the lead consultant in the development of the female genital fistula training curriculum for community health volunteers in Kenya, and a contributor for the new global fistula guidance. She is the author of the psychosocial effects of obstetric fistula on young mothers in Western Kenya, obstetric fistula post-repair follow up; an outreach workers perspective, and the obstetric fistula community-based assessment tool (OF-COMBAT) - a verbal screening tool, that has helped reduce the number of women being referred to fistula treatment centers with other forms of incontinences.Ms Mohamed began her career as a veterinarian, assisting livestock farmers in Western Kenya. Through this close contact with the community, she began to see the social challenges faced by rural, communities and became passionate about working with marginalized women. She has a higher diploma in Social Work and Community Development, a first and a master's degree in counseling psychology and is an ongoing PhD candidate of counselling psychology at Kenyatta University. Links:https://fistulafoundation.org/https://www.facebook.com/fistulafoundation/ https://www.facebook.com/WADADIA/https://www.wadadia-nonprofits.org/https://www.facebook.com/WADADIA/Support the showPlease support us at daysforgirls.org

Meet Maria Rodale, an author and advocate for organic regenerative farming. An explorer in search of the mysteries of the universe, Maria is the author of "Love Nature Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden", "Organic Manifesto", "Scratch", and is the author of a children's book series called written by the under the pen name "Mrs. Peanuckle". Her book "Love Nature Magic" was featured as a part of the a recent selection for the Lady Farmer book club, so it was truly an honor to get to talk with her on The Good Dirt. Together, Mary, Emma, and Maria discuss her new book, her family legacy in the world of regenerative agriculture, as well as her evolution from a CEO to (in her own words) a “crazy gardener.” Maria is truly a voice for the power and magic of nature and a guide for all of us seeking to rekindle a meaningful connection to the earth. Maria is the former CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc, and has served on multiple nonprofit boards including the Rodale Institute, Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project, and the Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Advisory council. She has received awards for her lifetime of service and activism, including the National Audubon Rachel Carson Award and the United Nations Population Fund's Award for the Health and Dignity of Woman Everywhere. Topics Discussed • Growing up on as 3rd Generation Farmer at the Rodale Institute • The Farming Systems Trial • Moving Out at 18 to Becoming CEO: Family Loss & Legacy • The Implosion of the Publishing Industry • Following Her Nose: How Maria Found Writing • The Making of "Love Nature Magic" • What is a Shamanic Journey?  • Dealing with Mugwort in Gardens • Decolonizing Our Relationship with Nature • A Garden's Desire to be Wild • Why the Biggest Changes Come from a Change in Behavior • Being Open to Hearing Nature's Message • Changing the Future by Modeling What Could Be Over What Is • Recovering from a Stroke •"Regenerative" over "Sustainability" Episode Resources: The Rodale Institute: 75 Years of Organic Agriculture Leadership "Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden" "Organic Manifesto: How Organic Food Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe" "Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious: A Cookbook" Mrs. Peanuckle's Books Mindful Bear The Good Dirt: "The Urgent Need for Restorative Gardens with Mary Reynolds" Fried Dandelion TikTok Connect with Maria Rodale: • Website: https://www.mariarodale.com/ • Mrs. Peanuckle Website: https://www.mrspeanuckle.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarodale/  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Meet Maria Rodale, an author and advocate for organic regenerative farming. An explorer in search of the mysteries of the universe, Maria is the author of "Love Nature Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden", "Organic Manifesto", "Scratch", and is the author of a children's book series called written by the under the pen name "Mrs. Peanuckle". Her book "Love Nature Magic" was featured as a part of the a recent selection for the Lady Farmer book club, so it was truly an honor to get to talk with her on The Good Dirt. Together, Mary, Emma, and Maria discuss her new book, her family legacy in the world of regenerative agriculture, as well as her evolution from a CEO to (in her own words) a “crazy gardener.” Maria is truly a voice for the power and magic of nature and a guide for all of us seeking to rekindle a meaningful connection to the earth. Maria is the former CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc, and has served on multiple nonprofit boards including the Rodale Institute, Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project, and the Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Advisory council. She has received awards for her lifetime of service and activism, including the National Audubon Rachel Carson Award and the United Nations Population Fund's Award for the Health and Dignity of Woman Everywhere. Topics Discussed • Growing up on as 3rd Generation Farmer at the Rodale Institute • The Farming Systems Trial • Moving Out at 18 to Becoming CEO: Family Loss & Legacy • The Implosion of the Publishing Industry • Following Her Nose: How Maria Found Writing • The Making of "Love Nature Magic" • What is a Shamanic Journey?  • Dealing with Mugwort in Gardens • Decolonizing Our Relationship with Nature • A Garden's Desire to be Wild • Why the Biggest Changes Come from a Change in Behavior • Being Open to Hearing Nature's Message • Changing the Future by Modeling What Could Be Over What Is • Recovering from a Stroke •"Regenerative" over "Sustainability" Episode Resources: •The Rodale Institute: 75 Years of Organic Agriculture Leadership •"Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden" •"Organic Manifesto: How Organic Food Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe" •"Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious: A Cookbook" •Mrs. Peanuckle's Books •Mindful Bear •The Good Dirt: "The Urgent Need for Restorative Gardens with Mary Reynolds" •Fried Dandelion TikTok Connect with Maria Rodale: • Website: https://www.mariarodale.com/ • Mrs. Peanuckle Website: https://www.mrspeanuckle.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarodale/  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

In this episode, I speak with Naqib Noory. Naqib is currently Director of the Office of Security Cooperation at the United Nations Population Fund. He has an inspiring story of resilience and drive to constantly develop himself through education. He grew up in Afghanistan but had to flee to Pakistan during the Soviet invasion. The decision to learn English as a young adult was the first of many educational door openers that would enable Naqib to find his way into the security profession, initially in his home region and later on as international staff of the UN, working in Bosnia, Sudan and now at UN Headquarters in New York.Recorded on 25 August 2022.Instagram: @at.the.coalfaceConnect with Naqib Noory on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/naqib-noory.Please subscribe to At the Coalface wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every two weeks: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google PodcastsHelp us produce more episodes by becoming a supporter. Your subscription will go towards paying our hosting and production costs. Supporters get the opportunity to join behind the scenes during recordings, early access to episodes and my deep gratitude!Support the show

Russell Matambo hosts Shivani Siroya, Founder and CEO of Tala, a global technology company expanding access to credit and financial services in underserved markets. They discuss how Shivani's built Tala on the basis of her microlending activity from her own savings, the importance of trust when lending in Emerging Markets, the socioeconomic impact of credit in Emerging Markets, and much more! About Shivani: Shivani is the Founder and CEO of Tala, a global technology company expanding access to credit and financial services in underserved markets. Nearly 8 million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Tala has been named to the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC's Disruptor 50 four years in a row, and Forbes' Fintech 50 list for seven years running. Shivani has been invited to speak on Financial Inclusion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Prior to founding Tala, Shivani worked in Investment Banking, Microfinance and for the United Nations Population Fund. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MPH from Columbia University. —--- As always, for more Fintech insights and opportunities to collaborate, please find us below: WFT LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club WFT Twitter: www.twitter.com/whartonfintech WFT Blog: www.medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Home: www.whartonfintech.org Russell's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/russell-matambo-cfa-a5900039/

HOUR 1Due to the ongoing violence in Sudan that has left hundreds of people dead, it is unsafe to conduct another coordinated evacuation for remaining U.S. citizens, John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told "CBS Mornings" on Monday / (CBS News)  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-news-americans-not-safe-another-evacuation-attempt-khartoum-embassy-john-kirby/Based on the projections, India's population by mid-year will reach 1.4286 billion, compared to China's 1.4257 billion – 2.9 million fewer – according to the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) / (CNN)  https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/asia/india-china-population-intl/index.htmlThe Pentagon released a video of a reported UFO flying at a high rate of speed in the vicinity of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones that "showed some really interesting things that everyone thought was truly anomalous." / (FOX News)  https://www.foxnews.com/us/newly-released-ufo-video-sean-kirkpatrick-pentagon-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office-aaro-truly-anomalousBud Light's VP of marketing, Alissa Heinerscheid, and her boss, Daniel Blake, were placed on leave following conservative backlash to a recent campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney / (MB)  https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/23/bud-light-makes-changes-to-its-marketing-team-after-calls-for-boycott?Los Angeles Mayor asks President Biden for $1.3 Billion to combat homelessness / (NPR)https://www.npr.org/2023/04/23/1171507534/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-homelessnessPresident Joe Biden's struggles in the polls are no shocking news. He has been drowning since day one of his presidency, and liberal news outlets are being forced to admit it (Townhall)  https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/04/23/nbc-admits-new-poll-numbers-for-joe-biden-doesnt-look-good-n2622299Who could run for president as a Democrat? / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63654388Clarence Thomas and ethics rules / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/24/1171343472/justice-thomas-gifts-scandal-highlights-double-standard-for-ethics-in-governmentTucker Carlson leaving FOXNews / (FOXNews) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/business/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news.html?HOUR 2Joe from Midtown Anchorage discusses Minnesota police officer Kim Potter getting out of prison today after 16 months served because of mistakingly killing Daunte Wright. Mark from East Anchorage on the Tucker Carlson departure and APD and crimeTom & Tom on Tucker Carlson's departure A backcountry skier had to be rescued off a mountain in Girdwood after a human-triggered avalanche swept him approximately 1,000 feet /  (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/22/avalanche-center-warns-warming-temps-after-skier-rescued-off-mountain/The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport continued to move up the global ladder in cargo shipments last year, jumping to third place and switching spots with Shanghai Pudong Airport in China, the airport announced earlier this month / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/04/23/anchorage-international-airport-jumps-to-third-in-world-for-air-cargo/CNN fires Don Lemmon / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.co

A new UN report is urging governments not to focus on fertility numbers when dealing with population anxiety, but instead to reframe the issue entirely and focus on women's rights and choices. We hear more from Dr. Natalia Kanem, the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund.

You can find remarkable people in every corner of this planet. Many of these people have something in common. There is a spirituality about them. They seem to be motivated by the call of something greater. They seem to live their lives in the context of a bigger story. A story that precedes them, and will go on after them. They are on a path of awakening to wisdom. I met Khadra Ali in 2014. I've always been struck by the light that radiates from her face. I have also been intrigued by how she keeps traditional, religious, ways of Islam and remains so open to so much that fits outside of her tradition. I have to brag and say that Khadra was part of the original, FIRST, cohort of the Evolutionary Leadership Workshop. It is an honor and a blessing to count her among our accomplished alumni. Khadra is doing amazing things. She works with the Youth and Innovation Team at the United Nations Population Fund, and she is based in Mogadishu. She is also dreaming up an organization called “Toos,” which means: Wake Up! Khadra is part of the passionate generation of migrants, who came West as children and returned to their homelands as adults. They share the privileges they've been afforded just by living in the rich world. Khadra shares the story of leaving her motherland, and of the advice her grandmother gave her: stay true to your religion. It is a powerful charge from one's elder. And Khadra has stayed true to her grandmother's direction. While also finding ways to dive beneath what is traditional. Her authentic relationship with God keeps her tracking for the pathways to awakening. Religions of each and every ilk have managed to corrupt themselves into systems of myopia, self-righteousness, and oppression. But they still come from wisdom traditions. You can find wisdom in ancient stories. You can find healing in time-tested practices. In prayer, contemplation, meditation, acts of collective worship, and adoration. These are patterns that we find through traditions that have stood the test of time. Getting wise is not an option. It is a necessity. It is how we become good ancestors. It is how we learn to contend with life itself. It feels to me that this is what Khadra is aiming for.  Get to know her. She is a soul worth knowing. Get a sense of her light.

This week on the Pro-Life America podcast, we cover the scandal that most Americans have no idea they are footing the bill for.  This episode will have your blood boiling as we reveal and provide proof of how eugenics and population control efforts are being thrust on foreign countries under the guise of “aid.” Links Mentioned:The United States Announces $43.5 Million To Support Youth Empowerment In South Sudan - USAID Press ReleaseGAO Finds USAID-Funded Organization Pushed Pro-Abortion Language in Kenya Constitution - Rep. Chris Smith Press ReleaseWHO and UN Exploit Coronavirus to Push Abortion on Third-World Nations - Life NewsThe UN, the IMF, the World Bank, and abortion - The InterimApproach paper: Evaluation of the World Bank's Assistance for Health, Nutrition, and Population - Independent Evaluation GroupBiden rescinds abortion restrictions on US foreign aid - AP NewsUnited Nations Population Fund and the CLIMATE CRISISUSAID Climate Strategy PolicyStudy on: Donor Commitments and Disbursements for Sexual and Reproductive Health Aid in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and ZambiaUnited Nations 2030 Agenda For Sustainable DevelopmentReport Highlights Lack of Access to SRHR Information in Kenya - Center For Reproductive RightsUNFPA Kenya announces £500,000 funding from UKAID to strengthen reproductive health commodity security - UNFPA Press ReleaseThe Population Control Holocaust - The New AtlantisContraceptive Imperialism and Third World Poverty - Catholic Education Resource CenterWatch Maafa 21Rate & Review Our Podcast Have a topic you want to see discussed on the show? [Submit it here.]To learn more about what Life Dynamics does, visit: https://lifedynamics.com/about-us/Support Our Work Be Sure To Follow Life Dynamics:Our WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubeRumble 

In the latest episode of Let's Talk Human Rights podcast. Host Masechaba Mdaka is joined by Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, a Kenyan human rights activist advocating for an alternative right of passage or ARP for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the February 2022 United Nations Population Fund statistics on FGM, 14 African countries, predominantly in the west, east and horn of Africa regions still practice FGM. As part of aspiration six priority 51 of the African Union Agenda 2063, it aims to eliminate all forms of gender based violence and discrimination against women and girls. Political leaders are playing their own critical part. The African Union has appointed the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as the champion for the elimination of FGM and launched the Salima Initiative in 2019. What has made this practice necessary? Listen in to find out more. Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa · FNF Africa · FNF S3 Ep 4_Transcript.pdf — PDF (145.0 KB)

In the latest episode of Let's Talk Human Rights podcast. Host Masechaba Mdaka is joined by Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, a Kenyan human rights activist advocating for an alternative right of passage or ARP for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the February 2022 United Nations Population Fund statistics on FGM, 14 African countries, predominantly in the west, east and horn of Africa regions still practice FGM. As part of aspiration six priority 51 of the African Union Agenda 2063, it aims to eliminate all forms of gender based violence and discrimination against women and girls. Political leaders are playing their own critical part. The African Union has appointed the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as the champion for the elimination of FGM and launched the Salima Initiative in 2019. What has made this practice necessary? Listen in to find out more. Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa · FNF S3 Ep 4_Transcript.pdf — PDF (145.0 KB)

In the latest episode of Let's Talk Human Rights podcast. Host Masechaba Mdaka is joined by Nice Nailantei Leng'ete, a Kenyan human rights activist advocating for an alternative right of passage or ARP for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the February 2022 United Nations Population Fund statistics on FGM, 14 African countries, predominantly in the west, east and horn of Africa regions still practice FGM. As part of aspiration six priority 51 of the African Union Agenda 2063, it aims to eliminate all forms of gender based violence and discrimination against women and girls. Political leaders are playing their own critical part. The African Union has appointed the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, as the champion for the elimination of FGM and launched the Salima Initiative in 2019. What has made this practice necessary? Listen in to find out more. Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa · FNF S3 Ep 4_Transcript.pdf — PDF (145.0 KB)

World Population Day is approaching on July 11. According to the United Nations Population Fund, ‘8 billion people means 8 billion opportunities', however many population sustainability advocates are not quite so optimistic. For this episode, PGAP welcome back Karen Shragg, American and Degrowth activist, along with two new guests, Madeline Weld and Valorie Allen from Canada. In this special four way discussion, we explore the similarities and contrasts of the population movement in across our respective countries and unite to shred the myths and misconceptions around population sustainability. Karen Shragg is a lifelong environmentalist, naturalist, educator, poet, author and overpopulation activist based in the USA. Her book ‘Move Upstream, A Call for Overpopulation' was published in 2015. Her latest book ‘Change Our Stories Change our World' was published in 2020. Karen maintains the ‘Moving Upstream (https://www.movingupstream.com/)' blog and is a regular article writer. A recent article “For Your Consideration: To be Anti-Growth is to be Pro-humanity” can be read at Medium here (https://karenshragg.medium.com/for-your-consideration-to-be-anti-growth-is-to-be-pro-humanity-e32a57e8b221). Madeline Weld is president of Population Institute Canada (https://populationinstitutecanada.ca/) which seeks to inform the Canadian public and policy-makers about population matters. She has impressively held this position for almost 30 years. In the spirit of this episode of busting population myths, Madeline has published many impressive articles on this subject. Favourites include: “The 'Silent Lie' in Coverage of Madagascar's Famine (https://overpopulation-project.com/the-silent-lie-in-coverage-of-madagascars-famine/),” “The Myth of Canada's Underpopulation: Lay it to rest (https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_23_3/tsc_23_3_weld_1_printer.shtml)” and “Deconstructing the dangerous dogma of denial (https://www.int-res.com/articles/esep2012/12/e012p053.pdf)”. Valorie Allen has been an activist for 35 years in the environmental, population and animal rights movements, receiving the Canadian Volunteer Award. Her first award-winning book “Growing Pains—A Planet in Distress” was published in 2010. This year, Val has published her new book “8 Billion Reasons Population Matters.” More information regarding her new book can be found here (https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000096587474). Val's website, Population In Sync here (https://populationinsync.net/). Want to find out more about World Population Day? Considering we're reaching an 8 Billion milestone very soon in a heating world running out of resources, you might imagine that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) might sound a little anxious in their write up of the event (https://www.unfpa.org/events/world-population-day). However, they sound pretty upbeat, showing more concern over population ‘alarmists'. Go figure. The UNFP also raise concerns around the historical legacy of family planning and reproductive health care. Jane O'Sullivan's article for The Overpopulation Project “History was rewritten to delegitimize population concerns: we need to reassert the truth (https://overpopulation-project.com/history-was-rewritten-to-delegitimize-population-concerns-we-need-to-reassert-the-truth/)” challenges these notions and is essential reading. Given that the high court in the USA has just upended the Roe vs. Wade case, ruling no constitutional right to abortion in the USA, your PGAP host believes this is just the latest in a long trend of denying funding and support for family planning and healthcare. This impacts women for the worse and contributes to the 121 million unintended pregnancies worldwide every year. All the more need for episodes such as this one, bringing together a united female voice to the vexed population issue. Immigration was raised in this episode and on this topic I would like to invite you to watch a small video I made in 2020 for Sustainable Population Australia. “Migrant perspective - infrastructure and population growth in Melbourne (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_s2zM3-eM&t=407s)” is unique in that a first generation migrant interviewee speaks directly to a population organisation in regard to growth based issues affecting his community in Melbourne's growth corridors. Regardless of whether you believe this is a ‘population' issue or merely ‘a lack of planning and infrastructure', we can all agree that our current growth based paradigm is creating infrastructure starved ghettos that impact the prospects of newly arrived migrants. Can't get enough PGAP? We don't blame you! Click here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpd) and here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpdpartb) for both World Population Day 2020 episodes, including recognisable guests such as Dave Gardner from Growthbusters and Terry Spahr, Director of ‘8 Billion Angels.' Or our 2021 episodes with Sustainable Population Australia's John Coulter and Nandita Bajaj from Population Balance. Links here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpd2021) and here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpb). Karen Shragg was also guest on PGAP last year, her episode ‘Changing Our Story on Population' can be found here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/movingupstream). Finally, Jane O'Sullivan, quoted in this episode, was interviewed earlier this year, along with SPA Patron Ian Lowe, which can be heard here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/populationclimatechange). That should be enough to keep you busy! Speaking of Sustainable Population Australia (https://population.org.au/), SPA are proud supporters of PGAP. They are also very kind in allowing PGAP to venture beyond population into a broader conversation on Degrowth. This includes constructive conversations (we hope!) with guests who have very different or even oppositional perspectives on overpopulation. As the only Australian environmental charity currently willing to be centre stage on the ecological impacts of population growth, SPA relies on community support and donations to give momentum for their uphill battle. Consider giving them a little something here. (https://population.org.au/donate/) If you're still feeling charitable after that, please consider supporting PGAP. Podcasts like ours are the antidote and panacea to a mainstream media that has become corrupt, vacuous and dangerous. It is word of mouth that spread the work of the people, and PGAP is no exception. Please actively share this episode and others among your networks. Rate and review PGAP on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099). Please contact us (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact) to let us know what you think to this and other episodes of PGAP and what topics and guests you would like to see in future. More information on PGAP host Michael Bayliss can be found on his website here (https://michaelbayliss.org/). _All views and opinions expressed by our guests, including references to their past and present work are totally their own and do not necessarily reflect any views or positions held by Post Growth Australia Podcast. _ Special Guests: Karen Shragg, Madeline Weld, and Valorie Allen.

Aisha Jumaan is the Founder and President of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. Jumaan has over 30 years of experience in public health, including in viral vaccine preventable diseases, cancer research, maternal & child health and nutrition, and women in development. She worked with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for over a decade. Jumaan also worked in her native home, Yemen, with the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Development Program. She also participated in health-related program development, evaluation, and training activities for the Peace Corps. She has served on the faculty of Emory University, as well as Sana'a University. Jumaan is currently working as an Independent Consultant coordinating health- projects in Yemen. Do something about it: https://bit.ly/leaveyemen

[This show is produced in Somali only; English caption of the show context is down below] Maanta waxaan idin soo gudbinaynaa qayb cusub oo ah #taakulo, oo ah barnaamij aan kaga hadalno wararka iyo warbixinada shaqada qoyska QM ee Soomaaliya. Qaybtan waxaan wax badan kaga ogaan doonaa shaqada Sanduuqa Dadweynaha QM(UNFPA) ee ku aadan taageerada caafimaadka taranka ee uu siiyo bulshooyinka ay saamaysay #AbaartaSoomaaliya. Ugu horayn waxaa marti noo ah, Dr. Ahmed Aweis, oo ku takhasusay Caafimaadka Hooyada iyo Dhallaanka iyo Taranka, wuxuu sharaxayaa baahiyaha ka jira goobaha ay sida daran u saamaysay abaartu iyo sida dadaalada UNFPA ay gacan uga gaysanayaan badbaadinta nafta. Waxaan sidoo kale la hadlaynaa, Dr. Mohamed Abdirahman Mohamed, oo ka tirsan Hay'adda Maxaliga ah ee Organisation for Somalis Protection and Development (OSPAD). Wuxuu dhagaysteyaasha la wadaagayaa muhiimadda ay leedahay in haweenka iyo gabdhuhu ay helaan adeegyada caafimaadka taranka. Waxaa barnaamijka idin soo gudbinaya Ali Gutale iyo Fathi Mohamed. Waxaaad nala wadaagi kartaa fikirkaaga adoo soo wacaya raadiyaha aad jeceshahay: Radio Mogadishu (2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) Radio Kulmiye KNN (2:30 p.m., 10:30) Radio Baidoa (2:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) SBC Radio (2:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.) Radio Garowe (2:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m.) Radio Cadaado (2:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.) Radio Risala (2:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) Radio Dalsan (2:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) Radio Hiranweyn (2:00 p.m., 8:15 p.m.) Radio Galgadud (3:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m.) Radio Kismaayo (2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) Waxaad sdoo kale ka helikartaa Podcast qybtaan iyo qaybaha kaleba: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace/id1373615264 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/Tubta-Nabaada-Path-to-Peace-p1120872/ Si aad wax badan uga ogaato shaqada iyo warbixinada Howlgalka kaalmaynta QM ee Soomaaliya waxaad booqan kartaa: Website: https://unsom.unmissions.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNSomalia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNSOMALIA Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unsom/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/unsom-somalia/... Vimeo: https://www.vimeo.com/unsom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today we bring you a new episode of #Taakulo, the radio show that shares news and updates about the work of the United Nations family in Somalia. In this episode, we find out more about the work of the United Nations Population Fund, also known as UNFPA, in bringing reproductive health services to communities affected by the #DroughtinSomalia. Our first guest, Dr. Ahmed Aweis, UNFPA Reproductive and Maternal Health Specialist, explains the reproductive health needs in areas suffering from severe drought and how the interventions of his organisation are helping save lives. We also talk to Dr. Mohamed Abdirahman Mohamed, Health and Nutrition officer from the Organisation for Somalis Protection and Development (OSPAD), a local organisation that provides essential health services to women and girls. Through Dr. Mohamed's experience, the listeners learn about the criticality of access to reproductive health services by women and girls. The programme is presented in Somali by Ali Gutale and Fathi Mohamed. You can share your thoughts by calling in your favourite radio stations during the show today at: Radio Mogadishu (2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) Radio Kulmiye KNN (2:30 p.m., 10:30) Radio Baidoa (2:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) SBC Radio (2:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.) Radio Garowe (2:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m.) Radio Cadaado (2:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.) Radio Risala (2:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) Radio Dalsan (2:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m.) Radio Hiranweyn (2:00 p.m., 8:15 p.m.) Radio Galgadud (3:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m.) Radio Kismaayo (2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jaime Nadal about the humanitarian effects of Russia's war on Ukraine. Nadal is the representative to Ukraine at the United Nations Population Fund.

Gunnar Froh is CEO & Founder of Wunder Mobility, the leading global tech and service platform for new mobility solutions. Key topics in this conversation include Gunnar's background in shared asset utilization, including leading Airbnb's international efforts Why shared mobility is so important for developing an effective and sustainable mobility ecosystem What it takes to develop a successful shared vehicle offering Gunnar's vision for a Netflix-like mobility experience Wunder Mobility's role enabling shared mobility companies Links Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/gunnarfroh Gunnar's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnarfroh/ Wunder Mobility website: https://www.wundermobility.com/ Gunnar's Bio Gunnar Froh is founder and CEO of Wunder Mobility, the international provider of software and hardware for new mobility services. Founded in 2014, the company develops a technology platform that enables companies, cities and startups to launch and scale new mobility services. Froh joins from Airbnb, where he played a senior role in its internationalization until late 2013. Airbnb acquired Accoleo, a housing marketplace he founded in 2011. Prior to that, Froh gained experience as a consultant at McKinsey and founded the nonprofit car-sharing organization CampusCar. In addition to his role as CEO of Wunder Mobility, Gunnar Froh is active as an angel investor in the field of mobility and sustainability. He is a member of the Innovation Advisory Board of the United Nations Population Fund and host of the Wunder Mobility Podcast. Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, he completed his business studies at WHU in Germany and at the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, USA. He lives and works in Hamburg. About Wunder Mobility Wunder Mobility is the world's leading provider of software and hardware for scooter, bike, moped, and car sharing. The mobility tech company provides robust and feature-rich white-label solutions that enable enterprises, startups and cities worldwide to launch and scale sharable station-based and free-floating fleets to deliver sustainable, convenient and secure mobility. Its industry-defining full-stack solution for mobility is complemented by a catalog of IoT-connected hardware built in partnership with leading manufacturers. More than 100 customers use the Wunder Mobility platform to monitor, manage and finance shared vehicle fleets, to optimize daily operations and add comfortable on-demand mobility to existing transport modes in more than 900 cities across six continents. The global Wunder Mobility team, which encompasses more than 40 nationalities, consists of veterans from the technology and mobility industry 50% of whom work in product and engineering. Wunder Mobility was founded in 2014 by Gunnar Froh. The headquarters are in Hamburg, with additional locations in Dortmund and Los Angeles. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/

Scarlett Hawkins is a gender-based violence specialist and storyteller from Melbourne, Australia. Scarlett has worked for both the International Organization for Migration, the UN Migration Agency, and the United Nations Population Fund in Vanuatu; and previously worked on gender issues for several non-governmental organizations across Europe. Scarlett is currently a Rotary Peace Fellow at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.In this episode, Scarlett discusses her experiences living and working in Vanuatu on programs to address gender-based violence… the importance and benefits of bringing our whole self to work… opportunities and challenges associated with relocating or living in a new place… the importance of reflecting on the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves… defining risk-taking as “going for the greater story”... facing the question “Am I enough?”... attention deficit hyperactivity disorder… forgiving other people and forgiving ourselves.  (Australia)

COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many parts of the world have highlighted the urgent need for accurate spatial data, which has led governments and international development institutions to seek out reliable sources of such information to inform their COVID-19 interventions. A recent New York Times article spotlights the GRID3 program, which works with countries to generate, validate, and use geospatial data on population, settlements, infrastructure, and boundaries. Program partners include Columbia's University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), the United Nations Population Fund, WorldPop at the University of Southampton, and the Flowminder Foundation. Our podcast this week features a conversation between GRID3 communications officer Chisimdi Onwuteaka, and Nazir Halliru, who is now the country manager for GRID3 Nigeria. Halliru describes how GRID3 is producing and distributing paper-based maps — featuring data on vaccination sites, population, comorbidities risk, and settlement names — to support Nigeria's COVID-19 vaccination planning and other development interventions. You can find Pod of the Planet wherever you listen to podcasts, on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio and Stitcher. For more information about this work, make sure to check out this news story and video. To explore and download GRID3 data, visit the GRID3 Data Hub.

Dr. Annemarie Middelburg is a consultant from the Netherlands with unique expertise on women's rights and is a recognized global expert on FGC. She obtained her PhD with a thesis entitled ‘Empty Promises? Compliance with the Human Rights Framework in relation to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Senegal'. In 2013, Dr. Annemarie wrote a report for UNFPA about the implementation of the international and regional human rights framework for the elimination of FGC. In 2015, she founded Middelburg Human Rights Law Consultancy and started to work as an independent consultant. Dr. Annemarie has had assignments for the United Nations, European Union, civil society organizations and universities. She has authored and co-authored numerous academic, EU and UN publications on the topic of FGC. She has worked on various research projects, including for the European Institute for Gender Equality, the United Nations Population Fund and more. Dr. Annemarie also serves as an expert witness during asylum court cases in relation to FGC in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Elizabeth Ho is an actor who you might have seen on the Netflix stoner sitcom Disjointed featuring an up-and-coming star called *checks notes* Kathy Bates. She's also a postpartum doula, which has given her a close-up view of motherhood, and the mom role that Hollywood may soon expect her to play. Elizabeth knows "bone deep" that she doesn't want kids, and she's content to support her community, her parent friends, and she's happy being the weird other part of the family, the most authentic expression of herself. In this episode, Elizabeth brought up my previous conversations with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis and environmentalist Marie Fisher, from whom I learned that "mother is a verb". And I mention the United Nations Population Fund's report on bodily autonomy, which you can find here. Follow Elizabeth at @realelizabethho on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok And check our her adorbs Shih Tzus, Cooper and Coco on Instagram @hanginwithmrcoops

Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban and the destruction caused to Haiti by a 7.92 magnitude earthquake have created two simultaneously unfolding humanitarian situations. Rachel Moynihan, Advocacy and Communications Specialist at the United Nations, sits down with us to discuss the work that UNFPA does to support and expand access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for populations in humanitarian settings, and how UNFPA is assisting in Afghanistan and Haiti specifically.UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency founded 50 years ago. UNFPA has three goals: 1) to end the unmet need of voluntary family planning; 2) to end preventable maternal deaths, and 3) to end gender-based violence. UNFPA is active in over 150 countries and territories, working in multiple humanitarian settings. UNFPA is able to gather the political will to address the reproductive health and rights needs of people in humanitarian settings while also providing critical on-the-ground services, supplies, and care.The COVID-19 pandemic and climate disasters have further stressed the ability for UNFPA to reach populations that may be in need of sexual and reproductive health care, menstrual products, and protection from gender-based violence. Lockdowns, layoffs, and inability to attend school have increased rates of abuse, child marriage, female genital cutting.In 2018, 1600 women per 100,000 were dying in childbirth Afghanistan, leading UNFPA to train 35 young women in the Gorom Harat region to become maternal midwives. Now, that rate hovers around 600. While that rate is still high, it's lowering is due to safe maternal care and delivery services largely supported by UNFPA programming. UNFPA has also established 171 “family health houses” that provide 24/7 maternal health care in Afghanistan. If you'd like to hear more about the impact the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan may have on women and girls, you can find our recent podcast episode here.On August 14th, a 7.92 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on the same fault line that caused a similarly devastating earthquake ten years prior. This earthquake, in the shadow of the pandemic, a recent presidential assassination, and consistent food insecurity and gang violence, has compounded the country's humanitarian crisis. Over 200,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake, with 10,000 injured. Because hospitals have experienced severe damage, UNFPA has rushed supplies into Haiti, set-up mobile teams and distributed reproductive health kits. LinksUNFPA on FacebookUNFPA on TwitterTake ActionFollow UNFPA on Facebook and Twitter. You can support UNFPA's sister organization, Friends of UNFPA, here.Call on your members of Congress to support sexual and reproductive health and rights on a domestic and global scale. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Support the show (https://www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#donate)

Ms. Maya Abi Chahine, is Program Manager, University for Seniors, American University of Beirut - AUB. The University for Seniors is a new life-long learning initiative at AUB, the first of its kind in Lebanon and the Middle East. It gives older adults (who are 50 and above) the opportunity to share their wisdom and passion, to learn things they have always wanted to learn in a friendly academic environment and to interact socially with other seniors, AUB faculty and students. Ms. Abi Chahine holds an MA in Public Policy & Ageing from King's College London and is a passionate advocate and researcher in health, well being issues and third age learning. Her portfolio includes collaborations with UN agencies, including WHO, United Nations Population Fund, and International Labour Organization, as well as INGOs such as HelpAge International and universities in the UK. Ms. Abi Chahine has 21 years of experience in setting-up and managing programs in the fields of public health, gerontology and education, notably universities. Throughout her multifaceted career, she developed skills in establishing and restructuring programs, by spearheading strategies, setting institutionalization mechanisms and driving daily operations that ensured customers and collaborators' satisfaction and expansion. Ms. Abi Chahine has been leading AUB's University for Seniors for the past 10 years along with her team, and she recently co-led, with Dr. Abla Mehio Sibai (Co-founder and the current President of the newly established ‘Center for Studies on Ageing' in Lebanon) the drafting of the first ever National Strategy on Ageing in Lebanon. The latest recognition of Ms. Abi Chahine's work came with WHO's Centre for Health Development selecting the lifelong learning program she's been leading and transforming at AUB, as one of the 10 most innovative community-based social innovations in low and middle-income countries. When not working, Ms. Abi Chahine would be savoring nature, discovering new countries, cultures and people. She also revels in exploring new paths to evolve and grow!

The most respected brand amongst Indian women entrepreneurs.  President of The Indian Television Academy. Founder of The ITA Awards since 2001, GR8 Women Achiever Awards, NGO BETI Association – Charity for Women, Anchor & Producer of Reel or Real with Anu on Facebook. Television veteran with a 3-decade repertoire, Philanthropist and educationalist. Self-motivated multi-tasking entrepreneur and authentic visionary who changed the face of Indian Television. To garner and galvanize the entire TV fraternity under one umbrella, Anu envisaged The Indian Television Academy in 2001, with the cardinal aim of building bridges amongst the disparate sectors of this medium. As the President of The Indian Television Academy, she was the first person to introduce a structured system into the unorganised television segment to provide a ready platform for the industry to meet, interact and figure the future landscape Simultaneously she single-handedly launched the ITA Awards dedicated towards honouring personalities of the highest distinction from the television fraternity which assumed the throne of being India's maiden television awards of repute. Today it completes its 20th year of existence in India.  Since then, she has turned ITA into an unqualified success story, whether by creating unprecedented welfare measures for its members; instituting the first ever totally TV centric awards; providing a pioneering platform for interaction amongst the different quarters of the industry by way of the seminar, “On Television”; providing mediation between channels and producers, creating awareness on bureaucratic flaws with a social welfare documentary “Who Cares”, so forth and so on.   Being an educator at heart, she co-founded The ITA School of Performing Arts which boasts of being a premier institution where veterans belonging to the performing arts industry impart training in acting, dancing, singing, modelling, image grooming with branches in Mumbai, Indore, Jaipur and Pune.  In 2003 she advanced a step further and launched a television-only centric glossy called GR8 TV Magazine to bring to the fore untold stories from the television world. Her pursuits for creating better working ethos for Indian television continued unabated. She instituted the Gr8 Women Awards to felicitate and celebrate women achievers from different walks of life in India and Middle East. Today the IP completes 2 decades since its inauguration and launched its maiden Dubai edition in 2011.  A grand milestone in her wide-ranging occupations has been the initiation of BETI Association-A Charity for Women in 2006 in conjunction with United Nations Population Fund. The NGO was launched to increase awareness around female foeticide, child abuse, girl child education and assistance to acid and rape victims.  Listen to his incredible journey on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya! You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God and Love on Route 80: Dr. Stephen Post There are no coincidences in this world. God and Love on Route 80 is the highly entertaining true story of a cross-country road trip and a spiritual journey that led one young man to the discovery that a powerful force carries us toward our destinies. Many scriptures teach of an eternal, Infinite Mind beyond space and time that creates and sustains the universe. The divine Mind whispers and winks at us as we move through our everyday lives to reassure us that the journey is meaningful after all, even when we stumble. The goodness of the universe is greater than ourselves. This conversation is for dreamers and questers of any spirituality who are looking for positive meaning and purpose in life. On the road, we can find God, redemption, forgiveness, and the understanding that we are all connected. Stephen G. Post, PhD is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving. In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love which researches and distributes knowledge on kindness, giving, and spirituality. Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. He is a professor at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, where he directs the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics. https://stephengpost.com www.unlimitedloveinstitute.com Post is also internationally recognized for his work with Alzheimer's patients, organizations and for his seminal book, The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer's Disease: Ethical Issues from Diagnosis to Dying, which was designated a “medical classic of the century” by the British Medical Journal. Learn more about Simran here: www.iamsimran.com www.1111mag.com/

Rebel MPs have been lining up to criticise plans to reduce the foreign aid budget from 0.7% of our national income to 0.5%, a loss of £4 billion. Today we explore the impact of these cuts In Westminster and in Mozambique - one of Africa's poorest countries.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:Henry Zeffmanchief political reporter for The Times.Andrea Wojnar, Mozambique Resident Representative of UNFPA the United Nations Population Fund.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: BBC, CBS, and UNFPR. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund, and DM Analytics recently produced the final installment of their report "Families on the Edge". Based on this, Stephen Barrett, UNICEF's Chief of Social Policy discusses much-needed policy responses and reveals that B40 families still need cash assistance and that 4 in 10 surveyed are vaccine-hesitant. Image credit: Try_my_best / Shutterstock

Can Culture Save The Environment?© 2021 Podcast ISBN 978-976-96650-6-4 .mp3Through an interest in understanding human impacts on the environment all things being considered given the logistical specificity of this conversation I have arrived at this question Can Culture Save The Environment?© 2021ISBN                      WORKS CITED   "Cultural anthropology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-24.   "Cultural anthropology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-24.   "Nature Reserves, lva Forest and Ecological Parks of Madeira". Madeira Live. Retrieved 2009-07-16.   "Nature Reserves, lva Forest and Ecological Parks of Madeira". Madeira Live. Retrieved 2009-07-16.   "United Nations Population Fund moves Day of 6 Billion based on new population estimates". Population Connection. 1998-10-28. Archived from the original on 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2006-03-11.   Anholt, Robert R. H., and Trudy Mackay. 2010. Principles of behavioral genetics. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-372575-2. Lay summary.   Boardman, Philip. The Worlds of Patrick Geddes. Routledge, 1978 (pg. 33).   David Urbinato (Summer 1994). "London's Historic 'Pea-Soupers'". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2006-08-02.   Elizabeth A. Minton, Lynn R. Khale (2014). Belief Systems, Religion, and Behavioral Economics. New York: Business Expert Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-60649-704-3.   Gorvett, Zaria (2019). "The Norwegian art of the packed lunch". BBC News.   Kagan, Jerome, Marc H. Bornstein, and Richard M. Lerner. "Human Behaviour." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.   Lizardo, Omar (27 August 2006). "the sociology of culture versus cultural sociology". orgtheory.net – via WordPress.   Lizardo, Omar (27 August 2006). "the sociology of culture versus cultural sociology". orgtheory.net – via WordPress.   Lizardo, Omar (27 August 2006). "the sociology of culture versus cultural sociology". orgtheory.net – via WordPress.   Macionis, John J; Gerber, Linda Marie (2011). Sociology. Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-13-700161-3. OCLC 652430995.   McNeill, J. R. "The Historiography of Environmental History" (PDF). World Environmental History. Re-trieved 1 February 2018.   Spilka, B., and D. N. McIntosh. 1996. The psychology of religion. Westview Press.   Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son  "'How religious commitment varies by country among people of all ages". Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.  "anthropology". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 August 2013.  "Career Paths and Education - Advance Your Career". www.americananthro.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.  "Career Paths and Education - Advance Your Career". www.americananthro.org. Retrieved 2020-02-24.  "Environmental movement" article in the French Encyclopedia Universalis  "Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather?". BBC News. 2018.  "The fall of King Coal". BBC News. 6 December 1999. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.  "UK's last deep coal mine Kellingley Colliery capped off". BBC. 14 March 2016.  "United Nations Population Fund moves Day of 6 Billion based on new population estimates". Population Connection. 1998-10-28. Archived from the original on 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2006-03-11.  "What Is Cultural Anthropology? - Cultural Anthropology Program (U.S. National Park Ser-vice)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-24.  "What Is Cultural AnthroSupport the show (http://www.buzzsprout.com/429292)

A constructive panel discussion of episode 20.11 of The Non-Prophets airing March 14th with Jena Miyu, Cynthia McDonald, Neil The 604 Atheist and welcoming back our guest host X from Utah Outcast.This episode focuses on various international issues starting with the “worth” of managing a home and addressing the problem of period poverty. In our “Strange But True” segment, a woman claims a miracle birth and a deeper dive into the issue with miracle claims. Since March is Women's History Month, we end with highlighting contributions of women throughout our history.A Woman's “Worth”The Guardian, Feb 24, 2021: By Helen DavidsonWoman awarded $7,700 for five years of housework in China divorce rulinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/woman-awarded-7700-for-five-years-of-housework-in-china-divorce-rulingHindustan Times, Feb 6,2021: By Soumya Kapoor Mehta and Sona MitraRecognising housework: Is paying the only way?https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/recognising-housework-is-paying-the-only-way-101612532127348.html Addressing Period PovertyNPR, Feb 18, 2021: By Rachel Treisman New Zealand Will Offer Free Sanitary Products At Schools To Fight Period Povertyhttps://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/969129496/new-zealand-will-offer-free-sanitary-products-at-schools-to-fight-period-povertyUSA Today Feb 19, 2021: By Kaanita Lyer New Zealand schools will offer free menstrual products. Where is the US on period equity? Far behind, experts say.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/19/united-states-period-poverty-free-products-tampon-tax-new-zealand/6797036002/ United Nations Population Fund, May 2020: By UNFPA Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questionshttps://www.unfpa.org/menstruationfaq#Period%20Poverty NPR, Mar 25, 2018: By Ema Sagner More States Move To End 'Tampon Tax' That's Seen As Discriminating Against Women https://www.npr.org/2018/03/25/564580736/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-that-s-seen-as-discriminating-against-women Blume.com 3 Reasons Why Period Products Should be Free and Accessible in Public Washroomshttps://www.blume.com/blogs/blume-university/3-reasons-why-menstrual-products-should-be-free-and-accessible-in-public-washrooms STRANGE BUT TRUE: Baby Born from WindAIR APPARENT Woman makes bonkers claim she was made pregnant by a GUST OF WIND entering her as cops launch probehttps://www.the-sun.com/news/2365000/woman-claims-pregnant-gust-of-wind-cops-probe/-Youtube- Real Stories Jul 2, 2020Holy Scam or Miracle? The Faith Healing Industry (Controversy Documentary) | Real Storieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XmbHMSFUNAPOSITIVE REFLECTION: Women's History MonthJenaHenrietta Lacks - https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/hela-consent-henrietta-lacks/Cynthia McDonaldPhillis Wheatley (first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish a book of poems.)https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/phillis-wheatley#:~:text=Although%20she%20supported%20the%20patriots,others%20on%20liberty%20and%20freedom. Phillis Wheatley Homehttps://blockclubchicago.org/2021/01/29/demolition-court-looms-for-chicagos-last-phyllis-wheatley-home-which-sheltered-black-women-during-the-great-migration/ Neil Nellie McClung - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nellie-letitia-mcclung Outcast XSally Ridehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride

Maria Rodale is my guest on Episode 70 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Maria is an author, activist and detective in search of the mysteries of the universe. She is the author of the following books: Scratch, Organic Manifesto, Betty's Book of Laundry Secrets, It's My Pleasure and Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening. From 1986 to 2017 she spent her career in the family publishing business, Rodale Inc, which published the magazines Men's Health, Women's Health, Prevention, Organic Gardening, Runner's World and Bicycling. Men's Health was published in 99 Countries. Rodale Inc also published such classic books as The South Beach Diet, Doctors Book of Home Remedies, Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore and Onward, by Howard Schultz. During her career she worked in marketing circulation, leading the in-house advertising agency, strategic planning and led the first brand integrated business (books, magazines, digital and e-commerce) for the Organic Living business. In 2009 Maria became CEO and Chairman of the board, leading the company through the Great Disruption and ultimately selling the company to Hearst in 2018. In 2016 she launched the children's book imprint, Rodale Kids, which is now owned by Penguin Random House. She has also been involved as a board member and co-chairman of the Rodale Institute, an independent scientific research and education non-profit which studies regenerative organic vs. chemical agriculture. She was Co-Chair from 2007 to 2017 and still sits on the board. Her grandfather is considered the founder of the organic movement in America. From 2003 to 2011 she was on the board of Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project. And she also served on the Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Advisory council from 2014 to 2017. She also served on the board of the multi-billion-dollar non-profit hospital Lehigh Valley Health Network. She has received many awards for her lifetime of service and activism, including the National Audubon Rachel Carson Award in 2004, United Nations Population Fund's Award for the Health and Dignity of Woman Everywhere in 2007, and The Auburn University International Quality of Life Award in 2014. In 1985 she graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA with a dual major in Communications and Art. And in 2017 she received an honorary Doctorate Degree from Delaware Valley University. She resides in Bethlehem, PA and is the mother to three daughters and one son in law. She has one grandchild, one cat and 12 chickens. https://www.mariarodale.com/

Dr. Padmini (Mini) Murthy - Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice. Dr. Murthy is a physician and an activist who trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has practiced medicine and public health for the past 28 years in various countries. She worked as a consultant for United Nations Population Fund, she is the Secretary-General of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) and its NGO representative to the United Nations (UN). She is the global health lead for the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). In 2020 she published a book titled Technology and Global Public Health, which is a great read if you wish to get a perspective about health and technology, women, and technology in countries like Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Japan, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and more. This episode explores the book’s content, the emphasis on women’s health and the impact of COVID on women’s health, the power of mHealth for public health, especially in developing countries, using apps for gender empowerment.  Technology and Global Public Health  - https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030463540 Faces of digital health website: www.facesofdigitalhealth.com  Leave a rating or review: https://lovethepodcast.com/facesofdigitalhealth 

Book discussion: Technology and Global Public Health Dr. Padmini (Mini) Murthy - Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical College School  of Health Sciences and Practice. Dr. Murthy is a physician and an activist who trained in Obstetrics and  Gynecology. She has practiced medicine and public health for the past 28 years in various countries. She worked as a consultant for United Nations Population Fund, she is the Secretary-General of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) and its NGO representative to the United  Nations (UN). She is the global health lead for the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). In 2020 she published a book titled Technology and Global Public Health, which is a great read if you wish to get a perspective about health and technology, women, and technology in countries like Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Japan, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and more. This episode explores the book’s content, the emphasis on women’s health and the impact of COVID on women’s health, the power of mHealth for public health, especially in developing countries, using apps for gender empowerment.    Technology and Global Public Health   - https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030463540 Faces of digital health website: www.facesofdigitalhealth.com  Leave a rating or review: https://lovethepodcast.com/facesofdigitalhealth 

Gender equality speaks to a better life for women, for men, for people who are not on the binary axis — for all of us. Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and this month's guest on A Deeper Look, places the adolescent girl at the center of the future of development. Dr. Kanem and Patrick Fine discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls, how the pandemic reveals both strengths and weaknesses in our development efforts, the power of technology for the next generation's sexual and reproductive rights, and the important role that men and boys must play in achieving gender equality. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Fine hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

“Our Mother Earth is on fire, and we have to stop her from burning…because [she] is in our hands, we have to take her.” This was the message youth climate activist, Yola Mgogwana presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa and a delegation of the United Nations Population Fund at a climate change symposium in 2019. She was twelve years old, at the time, but already an old hand in addressing large crowds about the devastating impact climate change is already having on young and poor people in the global south, and the urgency with which our leaders have to act to reverse its effects.

Abdul Karim Hanif and Rania Saadi speak to Dr. Sawsan Al Madhi, Director General of Friends of Cancer Patients, about the MoU signed by United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Office with FOCP, to boost collaborative efforts in reducing the burden of cervical cancer on the Arab states. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

The United Nations Population Fund released a report in April this year titled “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage”. According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic would result in 13 million additional child marriages worldwide, over the next decade.  Media reports show a sharp increase in child marriages during the COVID-19  lockdown in states such as Karnataka and Maharashtra. Other states like Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have also witnessed a sharp increase in the number of child marriages during the lockdown period.  To understand the spike in the number of child marriages amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kunika Balhotra, our Research & Communications Officer reached out to representatives of nonprofits working in child rights space- Prabhat Kumar from Save the Children who lead the Child Protection portfolio which measures and builds structures to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence affecting children and Kumar Nilendu from CRY (Child Rights & You) who heads the program team for CRY in the Western Region i.e Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Chhattisgarh.  I also reached out to Mr BP Suryavanshi from Kalapandhari NGO which is CRY's partner organisation from the past 20 years in Maharashtra and the Concerned for Working Children which is a not-for-profit secular, democratic development agency based in Bangalore. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

A study by UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund found that urban poor families prefer sustainable assistance as compared to cash handouts. Wan Ya Shin gives us her insights on what forms that assistance can take. Image Source: EPA-EFE

Duncan Ryuken Williams of USC explains how Japanese Americans in internment camps kept their religious practices alive. Azza Karam is senior advisor on social and cultural development at the United Nations Population Fund.

The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting a much deeper crisis on the world's population than we can tell. While the focus largely stays on rebuilding the economy and controlling the surging cases of coronavirus, a lot of other issues faced by vulnerable groups are being neglected. Gender-based violence is on the rise, and sexual and reproductive health services have taken a back seat.What does it mean for reproductive health issues to be sidelined in this pandemic?On the occasion of World Population Day which is observed on 11 July every year, the United Nations Population Fund or the UNFPA estimated that 47 million women in low and middle income countries may not have had access to safe contraceptives, and there could be 7 million unintended pregnancies at the least. Among them are millions of Indians who lost their access to contraceptive options the minute the lockdown began.Supply chains around the world have been disrupted and a lot of work done by sterilisation service providers in India have been reversed in just the last few months. If we can't visibly see the adverse impacts of this crisis on India's population right now, we're likely to see them soon in the form of millions of unwanted pregnancies in the country, millions of unsafe abortions, not to mention maternity deaths.So why is it so important to talk about reproductive rights in relation to family planning and population growth? What are the policy asks to mitigate the negative impacts of the lockdown on India's population?Also Listen to: Locked Down, Locked in: Women Caught Between COVID-19 & Domestic Abuse Producer and Host: Shorbori PurkayasthaGuests:Dr Nupur Gupta, Gynaecologist, Fortis HospitalVS Chandrashekhar, Chief Executive Officer, FRHS India and CAG member of Pratigya Campaign for Gender Equality and Safe AbortionDr.] Sanghamitra Singh, Sr Manager of Knowledge Management & Partnerships, Population Foundation of IndiaEditor: Shelly Walia Music: Big Bang FuzzListen to The Big Story podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Castbox: http://bit.ly/2VqZ9ur

Wendy Cai-Lee is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Piermont Bank, a next-generation bank that focuses on accelerating growth for entrepreneurs. It is the first bank to open in New York State since 2008.As a successful entrepreneur and executive, Wendy has 25 years of management and business-building experience in commercial and consumer banking, mergers & acquisitions, and cross-border investment advisory services at Fortune 500 financial organizations as well as start-up companies.Wendy is a member of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New York State Committee for the Advancement of Women in Leadership in Financial Services. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Friends of UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) since 2007 and served as its chairperson for seven years. She serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at Douglass College. Wendy is a recipient of numerous industry honors, including “50 Most Important People in Commercial Real Estate Finance” by the Mortgage Observer in 2015 and frequently invited to speak at industry forums and media programs including CNBC.Don’t forget to listen to last week’s episodes with Christine Chang, CEO of 6th Avenue Capital on how they bridge the small businesses financing gap and a special episode with Carol Normandeau, Executive Vice President, Advice & Service with Libro Credit Union who is in the trenches helping Canadian small business owners with the application process with Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and Export Development of Canada (EDC) Loan Guarantee programs.I would love to hear from you and let me know what financial questions you need help with. Submit your question here or email me at christina@christinasjahli.com and I will answer your question in a bonus episode.In this episode, Wendy shared:➤ Wendy’s journey to build the first chartered bank in New York since 2008 (6:41)➤ Piermont Bank holistic approach to serving its clients (9:06)➤ Common struggles among women business owners (14:24)➤ The key takeaway of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) (19:46)➤ Strong capital and cash position set Piermont Bank to actively offering more loans (24:02)➤ The type of financing offers by Piermont Bank (25:43)➤ The underwriting process to apply for financing at Piermont Bank (26:55)➤ A list of questions business owners must answer before applying for financing (28:02)➤ How a finance expert can help answer the questions raised by the bank (29:25)➤ The type of communication a lender expects from a borrower during any crisis (31:25)➤ Guiding a client to stress test the financial situation of the business (33:53)➤ Advice from a lender perspective to small business owners during COVID-19 crisis (36:28)Connect with Wendy:➤ Website➤ Linkedin - Wendy Cai-Lee➤ Linkedin - Piermont Bank

Paul Krauss MA LPC interviews Stephen G. Post PhD about his life and work as both a leader in the field of science and participant in realm of spiritual seeking. Paul and Stephen also delve deep into exploring the hidden mystery of human connectedness in this podcast interview. God and Love on Route 80 is a recent book by Stephen G. Post where he tells the story of his life in terms of his search for meaning throughout his adolescence and into adulthood, as he listened to his dreams, pursued a spiritual life, and became an accomplished scientist. Stephen is a career scientist (he has contributed hundreds of scientific publications) and has demonstrated empirically that some of the great philosophies of giving to others and direct attention and love—stand up as best practices for patient care in the medical field among other findings. On the personal side, Stephen Post discusses how many chance meetings (synchronicities) shaped his personal life and career in huge ways. Stephen reflects that how his academic and scientific work led him to many unexpected places and eventually to heading multiple organizations including the institute for Bioethics at Stony Brook University—and how it led to a project with United Nations and some actual high profile threats. Stephen is a delight to speak with and listeners of all stripes should enjoy this interview which runs the gamut from personal narrative, to reflections on spirituality and philosophy, to discussions of scientific studies and publications, and much more. Stephen G. Post, PhD, is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Random House, 2008). The British Medical Journal designated his book, The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995), a medical classic of the 20th century. Post is among a handful of individuals awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the national Alzheimer's Association. In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, which researches and distributes knowledge on kindness, giving, and spirituality. A frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine, Post has appeared on The Daily Show among other national television programs. Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. He is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, and the founder and director of the Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics. A leader in medicine, research and religion, Dr. Post's latest book is a meditation on the meaning of life and the importance of spirituality. Visit him online at StephenGPost.com and UnlimitedLoveInstitute.org. Check here to buy the book “Love and God on Route 80” Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress)  as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.  If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups.  For details, click here. Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids: Instagram   |   Facebook     |     Youtube   Original Music:
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God and Love on Route 80: The Hidden Mystery of Human Connectedness with Stephen G. Post God and Love on Route 80 is the highly entertaining true story of a cross-country road trip and a spiritual journey that led one young man to the discovery that a powerful force carries us toward our destinies. Many scriptures teach of an eternal, Infinite Mind beyond space and time that creates and sustains the universe. The divine Mind whispers and winks at us as we move through our everyday lives to reassure us that the journey is meaningful after all, even when we stumble. Stephen G. Post, PhD, is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Random House, 2008).  Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. He is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University, and the founder and director of the Stony Brook Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics. A leader in medicine, research and religion, Dr. Post's latest book is a meditation on the meaning of life and the importance of spirituality. Visit him online at StephenGPost.com and UnlimitedLoveInstitute.org ********************************************************************* For more information about BITEradio products and services visit: http://www.biteradio.me/index.html

Twenty five years ago, the city of Cairo, Egypt hosted a UN-backed gathering of international development professionals from nearly every country on the earth. That 1994 meeting was called the International Conference on Population and Development, or the ICPD, and it became one of the most significant global development gatherings of the last quarter century. At the conference over 170 countries signed was was known as an "action plan" that for the first time recognized fulfilling the rights of women and girls is central to development. That Cairo conference 25 conference firmly established what is now taken as a given around the UN and in the development community more broadly: that development is not possible without promoting the health and eduction of women and girls. That was 25 years ago. And this month, in Nairobi, Kenya global development experts, government officials and other key stakeholders are meeting for what is known as the Nairobi Summit ICPD25, to mark a quarter century since that landmark Cairo conference. On the line with me to discuss why the International Conference on Population and Development was such a watershed moment for the international community, what progress has been made since then, and what to expect at the Nairobi summit is Dr. Natalia Kanem. She is the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund and very much at the helm of planning the Nairobi conference. More importantly though, her agency, UNFPA, is very much the focal point for global efforts to promote the health, rights, and eduction of women and girls around the world. So, our conversation today serves as both a curtain raiser to the Nairobi summit and also a stocktaking of what kinds of progress has been made on the rights and health of women and girls since the ICPD 25 year ago.   https://www.patreon.com/GlobalDispatches 

Life Mastery Radio Aug. 3rd, 2019 There are no coincidences in this world: God and Love on Route 80 is the highly entertaining story of a cross-country road trip and a life-long spiritual journey that led the boy to the discovery that a powerful force carries us towards our destinies. Many scriptures teach of an eternal, infinite Mind beyond space and time that creates and sustains the universe. The divine Mind whispers and winks at us as we move through our everyday lives to reassure us that the journey is meaningful after all, even when we stumble. Stephen G. Post, PhD, is the bestselling author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving (Random House). In 2001 he founded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love (www.unlimitedloveinstitute.com), which researches and distributes knowledge on kindness, giving, and spirituality. Post served as a co-chair of the United Nations Population Fund conference on spirituality and global transformation. Post has served as a full professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, where he directs the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics. https://stephengpost.com

EP65 - “The Coaching Show meets The DreamMason Podcast”   “We have to honor our core beliefs, we have to honor each other, we have to honor the planet we're on, we have to honor things, and that reverence seems so missing in our day to day existence…” Christopher McAuliffe   You know how sometimes on CBS or NBC they do those wacky episodes where two different shows meet in a combined episode?  Or in Comics where somehow Batman and Superman somehow exist in the same comic universe?  Whomever thought of this idea was brilliant and I'm stealing it!     So for Episode 65 of The DreamMason Podcast we are doing something fun, experimental and silly.  We did a collaboration episode with The Coaching Show podcast and its Host, my mentor, teacher, and friend, Christopher McAuliffe.     If you listen to The Coaching Show, you know Christopher McAuliffe as the funny, insightful, and light-hearted Host and Producer of the International Coaching Federation partnered podcast.  Through The Coaching Show, each week for the past 16 years he has spoken with leaders in coaching, including Debbie Ford, Robert Kiyosaki, John Grey, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Werner Erhard and more!   Christopher is also a Master Certified Coach, the CEO of the internationally successful ICF-Accredited coach training program, Accomplishment Coaching, which has trained thousands of people over the past 17 years around the world, including training and coaching services to organizations, including the United Nations Population Fund, Major League Soccer, UBiome, and more.  He has also twice served as President of the San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance. And if this wasn't enough, for 8 years he's worked with the ICF-IRB in the area of Coaching Ethics. With over 26 years of experience, and training over 500 coaches he is clearly a force in the world of ontological coaching and beyond.    On this episode of The DreamMason Podcast & The Coaching Show we discuss: -Christopher's journey and challenges in becoming a successful coach -How and why he created the world's finest coach training program -His vision of coaching and the future of coaching in the world -The challenges in going from creator and trainer to CEO -What makes a great coach -Consciousness and reverence -And we share some great stories and books that have impacted us.   Thanks for listening. Please SHARE THIS EPISODE, TAG A FRIEND who needs to hear it, and SUBSCRIBE to The Dream Mason Podcast - so you don't miss an episode! You can connect with    Christopher McAuliffe: The Coaching Show:  www.thecoachingshow.com Accomplishment Coaching: www.AccomplishmentCoaching.com Accomplishment Media:  www.AccomplishmentMedia.com Christopher McAuliffe:  www.christophermcauliffe.com     You can connect with Alex Terranova here:  Instagram:@InspirationalAlex  Website: www.TheDreamMason.com  Email: Alex@TheDreamMason.com  YouTube: TheDreamMason Podcast.    Remember, You are a DreamMason®…  Because Your Dreams Don't Build Themselves.   Alex Terranova is a DreamMason, a Performance & Mindfulness Coach, and the Host of The DreamMason Podcast. He helps strong and successful men boldly declare what they want, get real about what's in the way, and create the strategy and the steps for more clarity, freedom, and success in their life. Together, we get things done faster, raise the bar on your goals, improve your relationships, and get crystal clear on what you really want. Alex has been featured on Focus TV's Good Morning La La Land, NBC Radio, The Rising Man Podcast, Elephant Journal, The Sovereign Society Podcast, The Coaching Show, Love Living Radio and an episode of The Villain Crusher.

Tashiya de Mel is a story teller at heart. Her passion to explore off the beaten paths is evident on her Instagram profile called Lost in Ceylon! Also, as a freelance communications specialist, she advises across various industries in organisations including the United Nations Population Fund among others. In this episode, get a glimpse of her perspectives about responsible travel in Sri Lanka, her initiatives encouraging a zero waste lifestyle, and her recipes for a home-cooked plant-based diet! ******* Lost In Ceylon Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Green Lanka / Zero Waste Lanka Like on Facebook Also mentioned in this episodeAnanta Sustainables Booking.com Brian Cox Carl Sagan DJI Spark Fujifilm Goethe Institut Go Pro Instagram iPhone Katy Perry Knuckles Mountain Range Lonely Planet Mental Health Psychosocial Support Network Neil deGrasse Tyson Savera Weerasinghe Sony α Stephen Hawking United Nations Populations Fund ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Dr. Aisha Jumaan with the Facts about the Genocide of Yemen. Plus a conversation with His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche. The US Senate voted this week 56-41 to end US support of the war on Yemen. According to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: “The Saudi intervention in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with millions of people facing imminent starvation. The time is long overdue for the United States to stop following the lead of Saudi Arabia, a brutal regime that recently murdered a dissident journalist and has no respect for human rights. Further, and importantly, the Senate must reassert its constitutional authority and end our support of this unauthorized and unconstitutional war.” Dr. Aisha Jumaan returns to the Beloved Community to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the latest political developments. Dr. Jumaan is the founder and president of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.  (http://www.yemenfoundation.com) , a nonprofit charity organization that aims to provide relief to the people of Yemen and support peace building efforts.Professionally, Aisha has been working as an independent consultant in health related projects since April 2013.  She manages and coordinates Health funded projects in Yemen, including the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). Prior to this Aisha was a consultant for CDC FETP program supporting FETP programs in the Middle East. In 2011 she helped establish the Yemen program (amid social and political unrest) in collaboration with CDC, WHO and the Ministry of Public Health and Population.Between 2008 and 2010, Aisha was the Director of the HPV vaccine project at PATH working in India, Peru, Vietnam and Uganda. She has served as a Senior Epidemiologist for over 10 years in several divisions at CDC, including Cancer, Immunizations, Nutrition and Environmental Health.  She has been the primary investigator on several research projects and provided epidemiological and statistical technical expertise. As an Assistant Professor at both Emory University School of Public Health in the Epidemiology Department and at Sana’s University in Yemen under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aisha developed and taught intermediate epidemiology to graduate students as well as epidemiology and biostatistics to medical students. While in Yemen, Aisha served as a National Program Officer for the United Nations Population Fund and as a Health Program Officer for the United Nations Development Fund, supervising several major programs in collaboration with local government institutions. She developed and implemented training programs for US Peace Corps Primary Health Care Volunteers in Yemen, and has evaluated training programs for Primary Healthcare Workers for the Dutch Volunteer Organization SNV. Aisha holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, an MPH in Epidemiology from Emory University, and a BA in Biology from Mills College. Plus John Shuck speaks with His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche who visited the West Coastthis summer.He was born in India on November 18, 1985. He was taken to the Tibetan Childrens Village in Dharamsala, after his mother died, and stayed there until His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of his Senior Tutor, the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, who passed away in 1983. During this interview, he spoke with John Shuck about leadership, suffering, kindness, and happiness.

As of Tuesday, December 11th, the Senate is poised to vote on ending US support of the war on Yemen. According to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders:"Tomorrow, I will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the resolution I have offered with Senators Lee and Murphy to end U.S. involvement in the disastrous Saudi-led war in Yemen. I am optimistic that a bipartisan coalition of senators will vote to make clear that the United States will no longer support Saudi Arabia in its incredibly destructive war. The Saudi intervention in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with millions of people facing imminent starvation. The time is long overdue for the United States to stop following the lead of Saudi Arabia, a brutal regime that recently murdered a dissident journalist and has no respect for human rights. Further, and importantly, the Senate must reassert its constitutional authority and end our support of this unauthorized and unconstitutional war." Dr. Aisha Jumaan returns to the Beloved Community to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the latest political developments.  Dr. Jumaan is the founder and president of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.  (http://www.yemenfoundation.com) , a nonprofit charity organization that aims to provide relief to the people of Yemen and support peace building efforts. Professionally, Aisha has been working as an independent consultant in health related projects since April 2013.  She manages and coordinates Health funded projects in Yemen, including the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). Prior to this Aisha was a consultant for CDC FETP program supporting FETP programs in the Middle East. In 2011 she helped establish the Yemen program (amid social and political unrest) in collaboration with CDC, WHO and the Ministry of Public Health and Population. Between 2008 and 2010, Aisha was the Director of the HPV vaccine project at PATH working in India, Peru, Vietnam and Uganda.  She has served as a Senior Epidemiologist for over 10 years in several divisions at CDC, including Cancer, Immunizations, Nutrition and Environmental Health.  She has been the primary investigator on several research projects and provided epidemiological and statistical technical expertise. As an Assistant Professor at both Emory University School of Public Health in the Epidemiology Department and at Sana’s University in Yemen under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aisha developed and taught intermediate epidemiology to graduate students as well as epidemiology and biostatistics to medical students. While in Yemen, Aisha served as a National Program Officer for the United Nations Population Fund and as a Health Program Officer for the United Nations Development Fund, supervising several major programs in collaboration with local government institutions. She developed and implemented training programs for US Peace Corps Primary Health Care Volunteers in Yemen, and has evaluated training programs for Primary Healthcare Workers for the Dutch Volunteer Organization SNV. Aisha holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, an MPH in Epidemiology from Emory University, and a BA in Biology from Mills College.

Joan Kaufman is the New York-based Senior Director for Academic Programs at Schwarzman Scholars, a newly launched elite international master’s program training leaders in global affairs at Tsinghua University in China. She is also a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. As an expert on both China and global health policy, she was Director of Columbia University’s Global Center for East Asia (Beijing) from 2012-2016 and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. Her experience in China goes back to 1980, when she was the first international program officer for the United Nations Population Fund, and since then she has lived and worked in the country for 15 years. Ta for Ta is a new biweekly podcast, which captures the narratives of women from Greater China at the top of their professional game. “Ta for Ta” is a play on the Chinese spoken language that demonstrates equality between the sexes. Tā 他 is the word for “he”; tā 她 is also the word for “she.” For more musings and links about the people and topics covered in Ta for Ta, check out Juliana's Medium page. Juliana loves to hear from listeners — send her a message at ta.for.ta.china@gmail.com. 

Joan Kaufman is the New York-based Senior Director for Academic Programs at Schwarzman Scholars, a newly launched elite international master’s program training leaders in global affairs at Tsinghua University in China. She is also a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. As an expert on both China and global health policy, she was Director of Columbia University’s Global Center for East Asia (Beijing) from 2012-2016 and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health. Her experience in China goes back to 1980, when she was the first international program officer for the United Nations Population Fund, and since then she has lived and worked in the country for 15 years. Ta for Ta is a new biweekly podcast, which captures the narratives of women from Greater China at the top of their professional game. “Ta for Ta” is a play on the Chinese spoken language that demonstrates equality between the sexes. Tā 他 is the word for “he”; tā 她 is also the word for “she.” For more musings and links about the people and topics covered in Ta for Ta, check out Juliana's Medium page. Juliana loves to hear from listeners — send her a message at ta.for.ta.china@gmail.com. 

Azza Karam is the senior advisor on social and cultural development at the United Nations Population Fund. On this episode, we talk about how she coordinates outreach with multi-religious collaborations and her focuses on international gender issues, democratization, human rights, conflict, and political Islam.

In this podcast, Sheila Roseau, Deputy Regional Director of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund, delivers a keynote address that explores the critical importance of challenging problematic and long-standing gender norms and emphasizes the need to work in partnership with other actors to effectively achieve this goal. This presentation was recorded during the inter-parliamentary meeting for ParlAmericas’ Anglophone membership, Partnerships to Transform Gender Relations, held in Kingston, Jamaica on January 24 and 25, 2018.

December 6, 2017 | In their latest book Islam, Gender, and Democracy in Comparative Perspective (2017), contributors Jocelyne Cesari, José Casanova, and Katherine Marshall attempt to reframe the debate around Islam and women's rights within a broader perspective that challenges the often portrayed binary opposition between liberal advocates of secular democracy and Muslim religious opponents of of women's full equality. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the book's essays examine the complex and contingent historical relationships between religion, secularism, democracy, law, and gender equality in Muslim-majority countries as well as in minority contexts. Azza Karam, senior advisor on culture and social development at the United Nations Population Fund, joined the three authors for this book discussion.

Jeanne talks with Sarah Craven and Rachel Moynihan from the United Nations Population Fund about what they do for women around the world and what happens now that President Trump has eliminated US funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan Kaufman is a fascinating figure: Her long and storied career in China started in the early 1980s, when she was what she calls a “cappuccino-and-croissant socialist from Berkeley.” Today, she is the director for academics at the Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University and a lecturer in the department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Joan shares some stories about her time in China at organizations like the United Nations Population Fund and the Ford Foundation, including a visit to a condom factory in the 80s. She discusses the newest developments in the China educational and non-governmental organization (NGO) sectors after the adoption in 2016 of new laws regulating foreign NGOs, and the realities of working on the ground with NGOs in China. We also talk about current trends in China’s openness to U.S.-China academic partnerships, and questions of censorship at the China campuses of U.S. universities. Recommendations: Jeremy: Kishore Mahbubani, former senior diplomat and dean at the Practice of Public Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, usually has an interesting perspective on China’s relationship with the rest of the world, particularly on the U.S.-China relationship. Check out his article in the Huffington Post: “It’s a problem that America is still unable to admit it will become #2 to China.” Joan: China File’s new China NGO Project, recently launched on June 7. The website has five sections, including the latest updates, laws, and regulations, and other resources to help NGOs understand the ins and outs of operating in China under the new NGO law. Kaiser: The Hi-Phi Nation podcast produced by Vassar College philosophy professor Barry Lam uses investigative journalism techniques to look at real-world events through a philosophical lens, all while weaving in creative narrative storytelling and sound design.

Anika Rahman has worked with such organizations as Rainforest Alliance, the Ms. Foundation, and the United Nations Population Fund. She joins this session to talk about the different facets of leadership, from how leadership is different for men and women to how leaders should deal with failure. She talks about the true role of a leader when it comes to creating inspiration and—most importantly—trust. She and Beth explore the differences between a vision and a mission, how a leader can build trust, what "leadership" actually means, and much more.

We are having fewer children than we used to. That's not true everywhere, but the global trend is a declining birth rate and in some countries populations have actually started shrinking. Some have talked of the trend in fairly apocalyptic terms, forecasting the slow death of entire countries, but is it really that catastrophic? Is it in fact the answer to the economic and environmental pressures of population growth? Falling fertility comes at the same time that many of us are living longer - could we find there aren't enough workers to power the world's economies and support the growing numbers of people in retirement? What's causing these fertility declines and what, if anything, should governments and international agencies do about them? In developing parts of the world, where birth rates are comparatively high, is falling fertility still seen as a sign of progress? Andrew Walker is joined by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director at the United Nations Population Fund, Ronald Lee, professor of demography at University of California, Berkeley, and Professor Jane Falkingham, of the University of Southampton and director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for Population Change. (Photo: A baby's cheek being stroked. Credit: Fiona Goodall, Getty Images)

In this episode of the Caribbean Mentors podcast I speak with Ms. Hetty Sarjeant. She has dedicated the past 30 years of her life to becoming an experienced and award winning leader in the area of Population and Reproductive Health. She has held senior positions and worked with some of the top organizations in the field like, The United Nations Population Fund; Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive   On July 25th, the world gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate the opening of the 2015 Olympics in Los Angeles, California.  The next morning world leaders, philanthropists and leaders of industry gathered for a special roundtable to discuss global inclusion.  Here is the panel that spoke after that roundtable, featuring Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of the Special Olympics; Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF; Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent;  Dr. Babatune Osotimehin, Executive Director of The United Nations Population Fund and Ms. Loretta Claiborne, Special Olympics Athlete.     Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, and with offices throughout, the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Michael Emery is the Director of Human Resources at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. He started his career as a teacher in Australia and has since then had a remarkable career with different UN organizations. In this interview you will hear Michael share some of his experiences and valuable advice. Hear what Michel believes are essential skills and qualities if you you want to work with UNFPA and much more.

GENDER VIOLENCE: IS IT REALLY THAT DIFFERENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST? The news gives us shocking reports of violence against women in the Middle East – stoning, brutality, punishment for being sexually assaulted—it has to be worse than the US, right?  It turns out there are vast differences in gender violence, but there also are a surprising number of similarities.  Leyla Welkin, Ph.D. is a clinical cross cultural psychologist born in Turkey and educated in the US.  After 25 years working in the Pacific Northwest, she founded the Pomegranate Connection Program in Ankara, Turkey in 2008.  She has partnered with organizations in the US, the UK, and Turkey to address gender based violence.  Welkin has worked with civil and social organizations, government agencies, businesses, universities, and the United Nations Population Fund to develop programs to prevent and intervene in sexual and family violence among Syrian refugees living in Turkey. Her work has given her a unique perspective on talking about the perpetrators, survivors, social views and struggles faced by women in the Middle East and how they compare with those in the United States. Join us Saturday at 11 am Pacific Time to as we discuss domestic violence and gender abuse in the Middle East and how it compares with that in the US. Call-in with your comments to (646) 378-0430. And if you miss the live program, you can go to the website and listen to all our archived programs whenever you like. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways

International political economist Mitchell Smith joins Zach Messitte, Joshua Landis, and Monica Sharp to discuss the Greek financial situation, and what last week's suspension of Ratko Mladic's trial says about the difficulty of trying war criminals. Later, Jane Roberts joins the program. She started the 34 Million Friends campaign in 2002 to raise money for the United Nations Population Fund.

FT health correspondent Andrew Jack talks to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, about the arrival of the world’s seven billionth person See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kakenya Ntaiya was born in a rural village in southern Kenya, one of eight children. When she was 5 years old, her parents arranged an engagement to a local boy. She was to be circumcised before becoming a teenager to signify the end of her education and the start of married life. It seemed that a future of working on her rural family farm was set. But she made a deal with her father: She would agree to be circumcised only if he would allow her to finish high school. He agreed. She then negotiated with the village elders to do what no girl had done before: leave her village to go to college in the United States. Kakenya is now finishing her Ph.D. in education. Kakenya was the first youth adviser to the United Nations Population Fund, and she has traveled around the world to speak on the importance of educating girls, particularly as a means to fight the practices of female genital mutilation and child marriage. And, she started the only primary school for girls in her home region. The school has 95 girls in grades 4 through 6 and six teachers, and accepts 30 new girls each year. In this interview, Ntaiya discusses the opportunities that come with education for girls in her community, the effects of early marriage on girls' livelihoods, and how the practice of FGM/C has changed in Kenya. (Passed by Kenya's parliament in 2001, the Children's Act outlaws various forms of violation against children, including FGM, for females 18 and younger.)

Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, in addition to leaving lives and institutions in ruin, also exacerbated a much more common and lethal emergency in Haiti: Dying during childbirth. Challenges in transportation, education, and quality health care contribute to Haiti having the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere, a national crisis even before the earthquake struck. While great strides are being made with global health issues like HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality figures worldwide have seen virtually no improvement in 20 years. Worldwide, over 500,000 women die each year during pregnancy. A NOW team that had been working in Haiti during the earthquake reports on this deadly but correctable trend. They meet members of the Haitian Health Foundation (HHF), which operates a network of health agents in more than 100 villages, engaging in pre-natal visits, education, and emergency ambulance runs for pregnant women. The United Nations Population Fund, which trains midwives to share life-saving birth techniques, says that with proper funding, public support, and wider application of simple but scarce innovations, such deaths could be reduced by nearly 70%. As humanitarian attention on Haiti slowly fades, the issue of maternity mortality remains as imperative as ever. But with an estimated 63,000 women in Haiti currently pregnant -- and a main midwife training school devastated by the earthquake -- the mission of keeping mothers alive has never been more daunting.

Welcome to episode 374 of Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to be speaking with Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh. In today's episode, Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh discusses her book and her new model of emerging love. The model focuses on six main ingredients for a successful relationship: attraction, trust, shared vision, respect, compassion, and acts of being loving towards one another. She expands on the role of attraction and the concept of building on physical chemistry to create sexual harmony.  Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, a distinguished expert in Sexuality, Relationships, and Intercultural Fluency, is recognized for her global contributions as a speaker, author, and consultant. Dr. Nasserzadeh's media presence is notable, having created and hosted "The Whispers" for BBC World Service, a pioneering program on sexuality in the Middle East, and featured in major outlets like CNN, NPR, and Harper's Bazaar.  She is also an accomplished author, with her latest book, "Love By Design," based on extensive research. Her involvement extends to various professional organizations, including AASECT and ISSWSH, contributing significantly to the field.   Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Nasserzadeh maintains an active international profile, engaging in speaking engagements and cultural research. She serves on the United Nations Population Fund's task force on Religion and Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights. Her work primarily focuses on coaching and consultancy, emphasizing future-oriented strategies and personal development, distinct from psychotherapy or mental health counseling.  In this episode you will hear:  The Importance of Chemistry in Relationships Exploring the Concept of Sexual Harmony Media Impact on Our Perception of Relationships Importance of Self-Knowledge in Building Relationships The Role of Chemistry in Long-Term Relationships Six Ingredients for a Thriving Relationship Understanding the Role and Meaning of Sex in Relationships The Importance of Touch in Relationships  Stress Reduction Toolkithttps://nazanin-moali.mykajabi.com/opt-in Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast  Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

TRANSCRIPT These are days where everything is being revealed. Thank God, seriously. Thank God. For decades, the Marxists in the media and the Church have been able to hide out under sweet-sounding platitudes uttered to fool people. Perhaps the premier example of that in the Marxist crowd in the Church is Cdl. Joseph Bernardin's idiotic and evil "seamless garment" approach to life issues. First — about Bernardin — recall that he was one of the leading members of the Church in America's gay mafia. He's held up by "Catholic" Marxists as a hero to the poor, the downtrodden, etc. He was, in reality, a pro-gay bishop who was credibly accused by a victim of participating in the rape of a child as part of a Satanic ritual. The victim reported his case to the archdiocese of Chicago, the papal nuncio, the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops and even the papal household. Acknowledgments of the reports being received are voluminous, as Church Militant reported earlier. Nothing happened: There was no investigation, no procedural inquiry — nothing. With the exception of acknowledging receipt of the charges, no one contacted the victim. Likewise, Theodore McCarrick's main victim, James Grein, revealed to Church Militant that Bernardin had also assaulted him when Grein was 19. Then there was a raft of charges against Bernardin from former seminarians for homosexual predation. James Grein revealed to Church Militant that Cdl. Bernardin had also assaulted him when Grein was 19. Once again, why would all these stories be circulating, as well as a number of others? Bernardin is a hero only to Marxist-minded "Catholics" — apologies to faithful Catholics. He designated a specific parish in Chicago, Resurrection Parish, to be the "gay parish," and appointed an active homosexual priest with a gay-porn problem to be the pastor. For the record, that priest was discovered dead, hooked up to a sex machine in the rectory — something the archdiocese hushed up and even lied about. Understand, you are not dealing with honest people here. And given the fact that they are ordained and engage in all this, they are evil. So to appeal to such a man's thoughts on the "life issues" is disingenuous. Bernardin was a pervert who supported perversion, promoted perverts and protected perverts. Period. So when he starts propounding his smoke screen of the "seamless garment" garbage, it's not surprising that it was only his fellow travelers in the Church who cheered him. For clarity, the seamless garment is a wicked theory that all life issues matter more or less the same. It demolishes the Catholic-minded thinking that there are always distinctions that need to be made. Of course there are many issues that affect people's lives! But nothing "affects" your life more than having it taken from you by an abortionist. But Bernardin and his ilk (fellow gay and wicked clergy) don't think that distinction matters. They just lump all issues that impact people's lives into the same bucket as if they are equal, which of course they are not. So various members of the hierarchy, taking their lead from the Satanic homosexual cardinal's screed about the "seamless garment," are now busy trying to create a smokescreen about Trump. They are claiming he's not really pro-life — not according to Bernardin's definition of what is "pro-life." But of course, that's more idiocy from some of the men in miters who have an agenda to dump Trump — regardless of how much they have to deceive to do it. While trashing Trump (an actual pro-life president), they need to simply overlook and not tell you about the following: He appoints only pro-life judges to the federal courts — including three to the Supreme Court He signed into law a bill permitting states to take money away from Planned Parenthood they were getting through the Title X program Through executive order, he allowed states to withhold Medicaid money from groups performing abortion, including Planned Parenthood Trump instituted a rule through the Department of Health and Human Services that bars any facility that performs or refers for abortion from access to Title X funding Internationally, the president has reinstituted the Mexico City policy — and in a new way, preventing almost $9 billion in overseas aid from being used for abortion He also cut off all funding for the United Nations Population Fund, which is a major worldwide proponent of abortion Trump has backed legislation like the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. He's also pushed for full federal defunding of Planned Parenthood There is the quiet factor of appointments of various pro-life personnel scattered all over government — which is almost a first in any administration (some of the personnel appointed even have written into Department of Health and Human Services guidelines that when the documents refer to human beings, that term includes babies in the womb) Trump had his DHS issue a rule for insurance companies that they declare to their customers whether they cover abortion or not, thus giving pro-life Americans the ability to make a choice when deciding on an insurer for themselves Trump brought an end to the Obama attack on religious freedom of employers who do not want to pay for abortion drugs in their employees' insurance policies But see, none of this counts to the abortion-nonchalant bishops and phony Catholic groups because they see abortion as no worse than not having a job. And that isn't an exaggeration. Cardinal Cupich of Chicago, heir to Bernardin, said that exact same thing. The seamless garment is a wicked theory that all life issues matter more or less the same. His comments came in the context of the David Daleiden videos showing Planned Parenthood selling aborted baby parts: While commerce in the remains of defenseless children is particularly repulsive, we should be no less appalled by the indifference toward the thousands of people who die daily for lack of decent medical care; who are denied rights by a broken immigration system and by racism; who suffer in hunger, joblessness and want; who pay the price of violence in gun-saturated neighborhoods; or who are executed by the state in the name of justice. Note the key phrase in there the snake uses to equate abortion with everything else, specifically, "no less appalled." We shouldn't be any less appalled by a dude who doesn't have a job — almost always temporary — compared to a chopped-up, murdered baby having his pieces sold. Yeah — in precisely what diabolical algorithm are those two things equal, even remotely? But see, when the Marxist creeps in the Church get to bring in joblessness and climate change and illegal immigration to muddy the waters, they create a smokescreen. And plenty of phony, heretical Catholics have used that smokescreen, that perversion of beautiful Catholic social teaching, to climb over millions of dead babies' bodies to grab hold of power. One of them is running against Trump.