Get Connected

For November, National Hospice & Palliative Care Month and National Family Caregiver Month, we speak with Dr. Christopher Comfort, Chief Operating Officer of Calvary Hospital, about palliative and hospice care, and end of life planning. For more, visit CalvaryHospital.org

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in Cuba and raised in the USA, Armando Lucas Correa epitomized the American dream, with an incredible job as the editor of People magazine, a steady partner and a comfortable life. But with the new millennium, he realized something vital was missing: A child.  Armando Lucas Correa’s book is IN SEARCH OF EMMA: How We Created Our Family.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

YAFFED is an advocacy group committed to improving educational curricula within ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in New York. Founder Naftuli Moster describes his experience as a young Orthodox student in Borough Park, and the status of proposals for minimum standards in front of the New York State Education Department and the New York City Department of Education. For more, visit yaffed.org

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For International Fraud Awareness week, Frank Sztuk, Chairman of the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud, discusses how fraud occurs and consequences for the public. For more, visit fraudny.com

Nurses make up the biggest group of healthcare workers in the U.S. And while healthcare workers have been doing heroic work during the pandemic, the strain on nurses and the health care system is greater than ever before. Lauren Pasquale Bartlett, Sr. Vice President of Marketing of Fastaff, a travel nursing staffing company, talks about the current nursing shortage and opportunities in the profession. For more, visit fastaff.com.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PET NATION, by Mark Cushing, CEO & Founder of Animal Policy Group, tells the Inside story of how companion animals are transforming our homes, culture and economy. For more, visit
marklcushing.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome Home Jersey City is a non-profit providing educational, employment and material support for refugees and asylum-seekers in the Jersey City area. Founder Alain Mentha talks about their current focus on assisting Afghan refugees and how volunteers contribute to helping new arrivals make a successful start in the U.S. For more, including volunteer opportunities, visit welcomehomerefugees.org.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TRILLIONS: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever, by Financial Times correspondent Robin Wigglesworth, tells the story of how a passive investment created in the 1970’s permanently reshaped modern finance—and answers whether or not actually need a financial advisor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While delivery by app can be both a convenience and a life-line, the people who make those deliveries often face huge challenges. Hildalyn Hernandez, Director of Policy & Strategic Partnerships for Los Deliveristas Unidos, a campaign fighting for app-based delivery workers, discusses why the essential workers who fed New Yorkers during the pandemic are asking for improved conditions and regulation of delivery apps—a life-line of their own. For more, visit losdeliveristasunidos.org.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In THE ULTIMATE STAY-AT-HOME DAD: Your Essential Manual for Being an Awesome Full-Time Father, Shannon Carpenter, a stay-at-home dad since 2008, writes about his experiences with humor and empathy, and gives practical advice for this growing group of primary caregivers.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.