The National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers' union in the country, recently dropped an astounding piece of information: Schools (K-12) across the United States are facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers and staff. Tonight the panelists and guests will discuss this and offer ideas as to why it happened and how to fix it. Only on Diverse Talking Heads podcast.

Tonight the panelists discuss the current affairs regarding school mass shootings, safety and security.

In this episode the panelists discuss end of life preparation. End-of-life planning refers to the steps a person takes to get their affairs in order and determine how they want to spend their last days. Also known as advance care planning, it typically involves a person completing a living will, a healthcare proxy, and a last will and testament.

Police, prosecutors, and judges are not held accountable for misconduct that leads to wrongful convictions, such as fabricating evidence, presenting false testimony, or refusing to consider proof of innocence. Immunity laws protect them from liability even in cases of gross misconduct. Prosecutors can’t be held liable for falsifying evidence, coercing witnesses, presenting false testimony, withholding evidence, or introducing illegally-seized evidence at trial. Tonight the panelists discuss this situation on Diverse Talking Heads podcast.

In honor of Women's History month, this episode focuses on women in leadership. The panelists will answer questions related to climbing up the corporate ladder, stumbling blocks that they have encountered, and give advice to the next generation of women leaders.

We know that the food system with industrial agriculture as its foundation does not protect the environment, does not protect human health, and doesn’t produce enough nutritious food or distribute it equitably. Sustainability and justice are connected, in part, because injustice and environmental degradation are connected. And if we don’t see the connections between the problems, we’re unlikely to see how the solutions must be integrated. On this episode, the panel will discuss (just on the surface) the foods deserts in the inner cities of America and what needs to be done to how make sure that everybody has access to healthy and nutritious foods.

Antisemitism is the belief or behavior hostile toward Jews just because they are Jewish. It may take the form of religious teachings that proclaim the inferiority of Jews, for instance, or political efforts to isolate, oppress, or otherwise injure them. It may also include prejudiced or stereotyped views about Jews. Today the panel will answer questions about and give their opinions to the subject of antisemitism. Only on Diverse Talking Heads podcast.

In a land as diverse as the United States, love comes in variety of kinds and capacities. Love is a human emotion that draws out the best of us, and yes, unfortunately, the worst of us. Love can be a bond between kin, a bond between friends and yes, a bond between potential life partners. Love is powerful enough that it crosses race, religion, and gender, among other characteristics. Society's acceptance of love has changed and evolved, especially over the last hundred years. This episode takes a look at love from our diverse panel.

In the past 50 years, people would search for jobs through direct contact with companies by phone and/or visiting them in person. Another way would be to work through employment agencies or headhunters. Today networking, company websites, online job posting, and recruiting sites are the way to go to find employment. During this episode the panelists will discuss how getting jobs have changes in the past half century.