On this pod we talk trauma. What is it? Where does it show up? Are we defined by it? What are the "perks" of such harm? How do we break the cycles? Dr. Micah E. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. He specializes in trauma, behavioral health, and community-driven research. He is an award-winning scientist and activist who has trained over 20,000 individuals worldwide on topics related to trauma, mental health, social justice, and peacebuilding. He is also a SAG actor/producer and comic who uses his art to educate people on mental health.

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Dominique goes in on national headlines. Is anyone getting fired or charged over the Epstein Files? What should we do to Mark Trayvon Martin's Birthday? Why isn't Temple University student Jerome Richardson getting more support after he was arrested by the feds?

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Dominique unboxes the local issues and celebrates the launch of the LA Jazz Festival. She is joined in the second half of the hour by Barak Bomani a nonprofit leader and entrepreneur who is having a conscious block party in Compton.

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ZaZa Ali is a scholar of Black History and the author of seven books including her latest Ancient People: A History and Social Studies Textbook. On this pod we explore Black history before enslavement - from righteous warriors to little known queens.

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Dominique, Miles and our friends on the phone get into it on the power and intention of words, the Epstein Files, the Minnesota ICE drawdown, the incredible rap artist Rapsody and more. The Chicken Sausage Lady is in the Wealth Building Wednesday spotlight. Chicken Sausage Lady (323) 792-4041.

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Attorney Jaaye Person-Lynn is a graduate of Hampton University and Howard Law School. He is a criminal and civil rights attorney with his own firm. On this podcast we focus on the 2nd and 4th Amendments in the age of the MAGA Trump Gestaspo ICE army and the SCOTUS Extreme Court.

On this podcast we unbox the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, from the political messages to the racial and gender politics to the art itself. Miles Low is a rap artist and radio commentator and production coordinator. John Vilanova is an Assistant Professor in Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. Vilanova studies structural and institutional inequity in the creative industries.

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The United States has left the World Health Organization, and we have entered a new anti-science era. What does that mean for the well-being of people in the United States and around the world? Are alternative structures being put in place? Does it help when states take their own measures? What can we do to keep our families and communities safe? Dr. Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTM&H, FIDSA is an infectious diseases and addiction medicine public health physician associate professor and humanitarian. He is the author of Poverty, Pandemics and Politics and the CEO of Wellness Equity.

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The phone lines are hot and the topics are fire. What does it mean that LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell is publicly refusing to enforce California's mask mandate? Is the Trump administration in open defiance of the law? Are Democrats to blame for the partial government shutdown even though Republicans control all branches of government? Dominique DiPrima puts a progressive lens on common conversations.

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MkCoi Zeno is a healing arts practitioner and founder of MkCoi Zeno Beauty, Makeup and Wellness. He is a certified yoga instructor, iridologist and Reiki healer. MkCoi worked at Simply Wholesome health food stores as resident herbalist for 9 years which is where he started A Crystal Peace jewelry. He is the owner of Zeno Sea Moss Co and is a master herbalist. On this podcast we learn all about probiotics, prebiotics, food as medicine and the connection between gut health and mental health.

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