Natalka Akulenko is a proud Ukrainian American. As her country remains invaded by Russia, she speaks of her people and her homeland with courage and love. And informs us the best ways to help. 

Debra Giilispie is the founder of Milwaukee’s Mothers Against Gun Violence. She advocates for the voices of survivors of gun violence, recognizing the healing evoked in telling their stories. This is a powerful telling of one mother’s love.

My guest is Paul DeMain. Paul DeMain is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, also known as Skabewis amongst the Ojibwe. He is a member of the Bear Clan and resides on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation and on Madeline Island in Northern Wisconsin. A former investigative reporter for the national publication News from Indian Country, Paul now days spends his time doing community and environmental advocacy work.

A Conversation with Natalka Akulenko, a Ukrainian American. As her country remains invaded by Russia, she speaks of her people and her homeland with courage and love. And informs us of the best ways to help. 

Mary Dougherty and Lisa Doerr of Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network highlight their ongoing effort to reinvigorate local control in order to protect and preserve rural environments and ways of life. This is an informative and fun podcast with easy actions for everyone.

In her new book Defund, Black Lives, Policing and Safety for All, Sandy Hudson invites us to re-examine our understanding of policing and to consider what gains can be made as we re-invest in humanity with dignity for all. This is a lively and compelling conversation that highlights the necessity for change.

In this episode of Changing the Narrative, I speak with Omar El Akkad. He is an Egyptian born American journalist and author, and we discuss his latest book ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS.

Ericka Sinclair, MS, MPH and CEO/Founder of Health Connections, Inc speaks of the importance of "village" life and community as she weaves her life's story into the work she brings to her community in Milwaukee.

Listen to acclaimed Palestinian poet, short story writer and essayist, Mosab Abu Toha, as he speaks of life and death in Gaza through his poetry and life's experience.

His first collection of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and won the Palestine Book Award, the American Book Award, and the Walcott Poetry Prize. Abu Toha is also founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. He recently won an Overseas Press Club Award for his “Letter from Gaza” columns for The New Yorker.

A conversation with Palestinian American Muhammad Kharbush. Born in 1948, the year of the Nakba, Muhammad gives his oral history of the past 76 years.