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Neil Cochrane, author of The Story of the Hundred Promises

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Neil Cochrane, author of the new novel The Story of the Hundred Promises, from Forest Avenue Press. Neil is a queer, trans author and artist. He writes speculative fiction and fantasy that centers queer characters overcoming obstacles and buil... Read more

THE VANQUISHERS by Kalynn Bayron

Airs at: Thu, 10/06/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Everybody knows vampires have been vanquished, right?  Welllll, maybe no..... Twelve-year-old Malika “Boog” Wilson and her best friends have grown up idolizing The Vanquishers, a group of masked vampire hunters who wiped out the last hoard of the undead decades ago. For ki... Read more

Revolutionary Mothering and Reproductive Justice

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2022 at 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Making Contact
  In today's episode, Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells the birth story of the book she co-edited with China Martens and Mai'a Williams, 'Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines', and gives context to the book with stories of the Reproductive Justice Movement. Descr... Read more

Choose Wisely, Your Words Matter

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2022 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Encouragementology
  On this show, we are flipping on our internal filters and giving ourselves ample time and space to consider our words and consider them wisely because our words matter! You've heard it before, there is life and death in your words. Research shows the average person speak... Read more

Encouragementology

  Why How I Know Through trials and tribulations. Confusion and self-discovery. The endless pursuit for an answer. The unstoppable brainstorming that consumes me. The unwillingness to stay stuck! What I Believe That everyone has another chance, and another and another... Read more

Navigating Caring for Parents & Aging Loved Ones

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Boom Goddess Radio
  This week we spotlight entrepreneur, trainer, coach and author Jodi Hempel of Success by Design. She also leads the Arizona Daughterhood Circle, a group of women family caregivers. During the show Jodi discusses the challenges she faced when serving as her mother's careg... Read more

Monogamy

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Sue Miller’s 2020 novel, Monogamy, displays not only the crystalline writing we are used to from Miller, but an emotional depth that few writers every achieve. As usual, her topic is family life. Book Mole Larry Bowlden offers his take on this portrait of a marriage. Read more

WAYS TO SHARE JOY by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Ryan Hart is caught in the middle. She has an older brother and a new baby sister, and she's in a friendship tug-of-war with two friends who both want to be her best best friend. How can Ryan think about being kind to a classmate who is relentless with his teasing? Or ... Read more

How Mass Incarceration Destroys Families

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this editon of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay speaks with Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist for the Prison Policy Initiative, about how mass incarceration punishes entire families. Our national obsession with punishment and policies of mass incarceration have ... Read more

International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug 31 #EndOverdose

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. We talk with Haven Wheelock, Drug Users Health Services Program Supervisor at Outside In in Portland, Oregon. Plus, we hear from Professor Leo Beletsky with Northeastern University School of La... Read more