“I’ve been asked over the years a lot for the potential of humor to bridge these divides and I have not figured out a way it work. …. Unless you’re someone who is willing to targets the machinery that creates the division in the first place.” – Dannagal Young

Today I […]

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“Call-out culture impoverishes our pools of meaning because we don’t get to share what everybody is thinking. Because some people are intimidated by the brutality with which an unfolding thought is received.” – Loretta Ross

Today I interviewed Loretta Ross.

In this episode we speak about:
How her years of activism have given […]

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“I have choices. I’m responsible for my happiness.” — Mary Goggin

Today I interviewed Mary Goggin, the creator of the solo show Runaway Princess.

In this episode we speak about:
Mary’s journey through drinking and hooking to become a working actor in NYC.
How Mary found her calling, the desire to share her story […]

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“Everyone has a story to tell and when its your personal story you’re selling yourself, too. And that, to me, is a very easy sell.” — Rick Kaempfer

Today I interviewed Rick Kaempfer and David Stern of Eckhartz Press.

Rick Kaempfer is the co-founder and publisher of Eckhartz Press. In addition to […]

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“Restorative justice is about healing. And healing in communities.” — Gina Hill

Today I interviewed Gina Hill.

Gina M. Hill is currently the Lead Administrator at the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy High School and a trainer with RJTI – Restorative Justice Training Institute founded by Rita Renjitham Alfred. Gina M. Hill […]

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“It’s quite possible that TikTok is the Nintendo of this generation.” – Jesse Sneddon

Today I chatted with Jesse Sneddon, standup comedian and co-writer and producer of The Melania Trump Road Show: Get Out the Vote and Get Me Out of the White House of Garbage.

Jesse Sneddon is a comedian, actor […]

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“People are being groomed and don’t realize that they’re being groomed or that they have been groomed.” — Sammy Rangel

Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel from Life After Hate. This is part two of that discussion.

Sammy Rangel is an author, social worker, peace activist, speaker, trainer and father. His autobiography, “Fourbears: […]

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“You can fix a lot of things. That’s why erasers were made. But the one thing you can not fix is stupid.” — Charles LoGiudice, Jr.

Today I interviewed Charles LoGiudice, Jr. My Dad.

Charles LoGiudice, Jr. was born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and later raised a family in Howard Beach, […]

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“I don’t think people understand the number of people we’re going to bury before this thing is over.” — Dr. Dani Holtz

Today I interviewed Dr. Danielle Holtz.

Danielle Holtz is the Postdoctoral Fellow at Oregon State University’s Center for the Humanities. As a historian of US political culture, intellectual history,and US […]

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