Host Dina Birmingham makes her debut as a podcast host with a special episode featuring a guest who has played an important role in her own life: her older brother, Roger J. Thompson, the 31st President of Saint Mary’s College of California. Together, they explore educational leadership, student support, and the many resources available to help students succeed on campus. In the first segment, Dina continues our “How to Become” series with a conversation about how to become a college president.

Whether you are loving your single life or can’t imagine choosing to live alone, you need to hear this powerful and revealing podcast. In it, Dr. Bella DePaulo, America’s foremost thinker and writer on “the single experience,” shares the experience of single people around the world who have chosen and embrace their single lives. Drawing upon social science studies of thousands of people and the responses of people who have written to her, she delineates the experiences, lifestyle and choices of

How we feel about ourselves impact all key areas of our lives including Spirituality. Our knowledge and experience of love may be limited that inhibits our capacity to be more loving of ourselves and others. As we become more spiritually centered, we return to our natural state of being. What is spirituality? How can we grow spiritually? How can we live heart-centered lives? Spirituality offers a framework to authentically connect to ourselves, others, the world around us, and the universe at l

Every leader knows what stress feels like — but few understand what it is actually doing to them. On this episode of Leadership Matters, the People's Doctors sit down with Dr. Yvonne Bell Gooden, a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 30 years in behavioral health, to talk about the real cost of carrying the weight of leadership. Dr. Gooden has spent her career serving in community-based settings as both clinician and director, with deep clinical expertise in trauma, depression, anxiet

Importance of Reading, Multigenerational LivingTune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! In today's digital world, some people question whether books are still relevant. Yet books remain a valuable part of our lives. They entertain, educate, inspire, and help us see the world from new perspectives. teach my four young sibli

🎙️🎙️ Welcome to Technology Revolution: The Future of Now, Where AI meets innovation – and we’ll explore the how. Bonnie D. on her Scarlett Mic leading the way, The Future of Authors + AI Opportunities and Challenges today! Tricia Copeland, Jo Michaels, J. M. Shaw with books galore, Explore where AI might help – with history, style, research and more. From book trailers to social media inviting readers to engage, Supporting – NOT replacing – human authors who write each page. ✨ ✨✨ ✨✨

Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon joins Pranav Kumar Gahadwal to explain how climate change intensifies Texas drought, flooding, and extreme heat. Discover the "7% moisture rule" and strategies for resilient cities. This episode translates climate science into practical preparation for extreme weather. Host: Pranav Kumar Gahadwal | Guest: John Nielsen-Gammon Team: Kaylee Cordray, Sam Burns, Emily Brooks.

Roger Love is widely recognized for coaching some of the world's biggest stars, helping them transform their voices for award-winning films, recording projects, concert tours, and high-stakes public appearances. Yet his most impactful work may be taking place far beyond Hollywood. His upcoming documentary, Find Your Voice, tells the inspiring story of a man who spent most of his life believing his severe stutter could never improve until achieving remarkable progress through Roger's innovative v

Religions like Jehovah's Witness promise their followers certainty and safety. Leaders demand obedience to proscribed standards of behavior, beliefs and practices. But what happens when a follower begins to doubt? For Amber Scorah, leaving the Witness meant giving up everyone and everything in her life. On top of this severing of every tie, she would have to live with uncertainty in a way she never had before. Growing up in the culture, which she now saw as a cult, brought what she thought of as

Imagine New York City without the activists who fought for it. Wages stuck at the federal minimum. Police stop-and-frisk without public oversight. No public hospital system, no rent control, no free school lunch, no right to shelter. As Nicholas Freudenberg writes at the opening of Fighting for New York: it would be "a less healthy, less just, more polluted, and less safe place to live." The book's central argument is expansive: health is not just a medical issue. It is shaped by wages, housing,

Send us Fan Mail Based on the diaries and memories of her mother and grandmother, Dreaming of the River tells the true story of a mother and daughter whose lives were forever changed by the Holocaust. From the peace of life before the war to forced labor, concentration camps, survival, and ultimately liberation, their journey is one of unimaginable hardship and enduring hope. Join us as author Pauline Steinhorn shares not only her family's history, but also the profound responsibility of pres...

We solve problems in our homes every day—mice in the pantry, bugs in the kitchen, odors in the air, dust on the floor. We often reach for the fastest and most convenient fix. But have you ever stopped to ask what those solutions feel like from your cat's perspective? In this episode, we explore the unintended side effects of common household "fixes" through the lens of feline biology and behavior. From ultrasonic pest repellents, to rodenticides, glue traps, harsh disinfectants, automated litter