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• Admiral Terry "T" McCreary is a retired one-star admiral in the United States Navy and served as the Chief of Naval Information on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. With Veterans Day November 11th, Admiral McCreary talked about the history of Veteran’s Day and the struggles different generations of Veterans have had over the years. McCreary talked about the impact of COVID on our Vets and great organizations that help Vets with jobs, homelessness, and mental health.

• Jane Randel -- Co-Founder/President, Karp Randel & NO MORE. Jane Randel discussed the role of a social impact advisor on ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action and fueling culture change. She talked about the increase in domestic violence since COVID-19 and issues in the NFL and NASCAR. Randel offered resources to get help for victims and abusers.

• Crystal Carson, Vice President of Communications, Culture and Media Partnerships at When We All Vote talked about the nonpartisan nonprofit that brings together citizens, institutions, brands, and organizations to increase participation in every election. Launched by Michelle Obama, the organization is committed to closing the race and age voting gap and empowering all eligible voters to cast their ballot by harnessing grassroots energy, establishing strategic partnerships, and implementing digital organizing strategies, with the ultimate goal of changing the culture around voting.

• Marc Morial, Urban League President stressed how this election is one people have to vote. Morial talked about the enthusiasm gap between Black male Voters verses the general population. He discussed voter suppression and election protection at the polls.

Dr. Judy Monroe, head of the CDC Foundation & advisor to the Pandemic Action Network discussed where are we on the COVID-19 response both in the United States and globally. She talked about holiday gatherings in 2020 and where the greatest needs are for on-the-ground response to COVID-19.

Andrea Hailey, CEO, Vote.org talked about voting trends so far in 2020 and how COVID-19 is impacting our elections. She also discussed how foreign governments can influence an election in the US.

• Myra Biblowit, Breast Cancer Research Foundation President & CEO. Biblowit talked about what makes BCRF unique and the biggest changes in breast cancer research over the last two decades. She discussed some of the challenges facing the breast cancer community in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and how listeners can best help support BCRF.

• John Zogby, Founder & Senior Partner John Zogby Strategies. Zogby is a pollster, author, trend-spotter, and thought leader. He’s widely regarded as one of the most accurate pollsters in the world and discussed the strategies and accuracy of polling in 2020 in both local and national elections and the pandemic’s effect on polling participation. He talked about how every campaign – whether political, public relations, branding, or capital development – needs a well-crafted survey and data to discover the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that lie ahead.

• William Schaffner, MD, National Foundation Infectious Disease Medical Director discussed influenza vaccine coverage data from the 2019-2020 US influenza season. He highlighted the importance of influenza and pneumococcal disease prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic and why most everybody should be getting a flu shot this year.

• Jessica Levinson – Professor of Election Law at Loyola Law School and Contributor to NBC News THINK. With the 2020 Election less than month away, Levinson discussed voting law and ethics in the United States. She talked about the different types of voter suppression and how to make sure your vote counts.

• Kate Dischino, VP of emergency programs and Americares preparedness discussed response and recovery programs in the U.S. and around the world related to wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Dischino is responsible for deploying emergency response teams, coordinating large scale deliveries of medicines and relief supplies and implementing recovery programs that restore health services for disaster survivors. She talked about the Bob Cat Fire in California as well as the Oregon and Washington wildfires with a focus on victims needs and how people can help.

• Shari Sinwelski, Vice President of National Networks, Vibrant Emotional Health and Deputy Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, where she oversees networks operations, standards, training and practices for its network of 165 crisis centers. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and this year it’s even more important to discuss mental health as both the CDC and WHO have stated that our mental health is “languishing” amid the COVID-19 pandemic and issued warnings about its possible effects on suicidal behaviors. Sinwelski discussed how people can maintain hope if they are feeling suicidal and where they can get help.

• Hosted by: iHeartMedia's Ryan Gorman

• John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. Sykes discussed the iHeartMedia Why I’m Voting campaign along with the aid of musicians, athletes, cultural influencers and others to share what matters to them the most in the upcoming election season. Listeners will also submit reasons for voting. Why I’m Voting will run across all of iHeartMedia platforms and markets through election day, Tuesday November 3, 2020. Listeners can submit their own 20 second or less audio or video message at iheartradio.com/vote.

• Mike Ward, VP Voter Engagement at Democracy Works. Democracy Works is a team of software developers, public policy wonks, and civic organizers building the tools needed to upgrade the infrastructure of our democracy. Ward discussed their vision of making voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans so that no one misses an election. Ward talked about how and why they are building the tools needed in 2020 to upgrade the infrastructure of our systems to improve the voting experience for voters and election officials alike. He discussed some specific challenges to voting in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic.