Americans consistently say the cost of health care their number one financial concern....
and for good reason: The average premium for a family’s health insurance is greater than a typical family’s house payment. In NEVER PAY THE FIRST BILL: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win, award-winning reporter Marshall Allen provides a step-by-step guide for consumers and employers to battle the system.

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The Battery Dance Festival is New York City's longest-running public free dance festival and it’s most wide-ranging. Founder and artistic director Jonathan Hollander previews the Festival’s 40th Anniversary, and discusses how emerging companies are reaching new audiences via dance on film. The Battery Dance Festival is virtual August 12-14, and live and live streamed from Robert F. Wagner Park in Battery City August 15-20. For more, visit batterydance.org.

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HOW TO LOVE ANIMALS: In a Human-Shaped World, by Financial Times Chief Features Writer Henry Mance, studies animals in factory farms, under climate change and deforestation. If we took an animal's experiences seriously, how might we eat, think and live differently?

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The Institute for Community Living provides services to New Yorkers diagnosed with serious mental illness, substance abuse, or developmental disabilities helping them move towards independence. President & CEO David Woodlock discusses why a whole health care approach is crucial to the city’s recovery. For more, visit ICLinc.org

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HORMONE INTELLIGENCE: The Complete Guide to Calming Hormone Chaos and Restoring Your Body’s Natural Blueprint for Wellbeing, by Yale trained physician Dr. Aviva Romm, studies why women’s hormonal problems have sky-rocketed in the past three decades, and helps us track and assess our own health.

Cecilia Gentili, founder of Transgender Equity Consulting, an organization developing LGBTQ affirming services and equity in the work place, discusses the importance of community and equitable healthcare or people of Trans Experience. For more, visit transequityconsulting.com

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The Animation Project is a non-profit therapeutic workforce development program unlocking professional and creative doors for talented young New Yorkers. Nala Turner, a Lead Creative Arts Therapist and Clinical Program Associate, discusses how clients use animation as a medium to both express themselves and gain valuable technical skills. For more, visit theanimationproject.org.

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UNWELL WOMEN: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn is an exploration of the relationship between women, illness and medicine.

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The Fresh Air Fund is ready with exciting new programs for New York City children to enjoy the magic of summer. Executive Director Fatima Shama discusses how programs have been re-designed in the wake of the Pandemic, and how families and children are connecting now. For more, visit freshair.org.

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In A WORLD WITHOUT EMAIL: Reimagining Work in a World of Communication Overload, Computer Scientist & Author Cal Newport makes the case that our inbox-driven approach to work is broken, and offers a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of constant communication.

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