Michael's Cause, founded in honor of 13-year old Staten Islander Michael Caplolongo, raises funds and awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder that affects thousands of boys around the world. Co-Founder Robert Capolongo visits to talk his son's therapies and their work on behalf of the next generation. To find out more, and to sponsor Robert in the NYC Marathon on November 3rd, visit michaelscause.org.

HOW THE OTHER HALF LEARNS: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle over School Choice, is an inside look at the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. Author ROBERT PONDISCIO is senior fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a Bronx public school teacher, examined Success Academy in New York City for a local perspective on education reform issues and school culture.

Community Resource Exchange is a non-profit consulting firm that helps build other sustainable, high-performing non profits. President and CEO Katie Leonberger talks about CRE's free training programs for the 2020 Census and the specific challenges of this census that could make it more difficult to get an accurate count. For more, including training schedules, visit crenyc.org

REPRESENT: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office & Changing the World by Kate Black, former chief-of-staff at Emily's List, and actress June Diane Raphael, is a how-to guide for any woman interested in elected office, whether it’s school board, local city council, or Congress.

American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walks raise funds to support research, survivors and caregivers. Jennifer Balka, Senior Community Development Manager for ACS and Charles Lerner, Manager Tao Group Hospitality Cares and Employee Engagement, an ACS volunteer and Team Leader for Making Strides, visit to talk about the largest network of breast cancer events in the nation. For details on October 2019 walks, visit makingstrideswalk.org

For those tired of being the default parent responsible for everything in their household, Eve Rodsky, created FAIR PLAY: A Game-Changing Solution For When You Have Too Much To Do (And More Life to Live). Fair Play is Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club October book pick at Hello-Sunshine.com.

For National Suicide Prevention Month in September, our guest is Adee Shepen, representing The JED Foundation, an NYC-based national non-profit that exists to protect emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults. For more, visit jedfoundation.org and ULifeline.org

In FASHIONOPOLIS: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, bestselling author and veteran journalist Dana Thomas investigates the damage wrought by our massive clothing industry—and the grassroots, high-tech global movement fighting to reform it.

Helayne Scheier of River's Edge, New York's first Life Plan Community, discusses continuing care retirement communities, and options for urban retirement and senior living close to home. For more, visit riversedge.org

Maria Russo, Children's Books Editor of the New York Times Book Review, speaks about her new book written with Pamela Paul, Editor of the Review: HOW TO RAISE A READER, a book focused on fostering a lifelong love of books, from birth to teenage years.