THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out by Dr. Robynne Chutkan, explains to correct our internal imbalance caused by a typical diet and medications.

The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts presents performers from Argentina, Haiti, Jamaica, China, Cuba, and across the U.S. Director Jon Yanofsky visits for a season preview. brooklyncenter.org

Tammy Granger of Caron Treatment Centers offers advice on guiding high school and college-age students to make better choices when it comes to alcohol. More at caron.org.

Jazz Foundation of America board member Steve Jordan previews the gala A Great Night In Harlem at the Apollo Theater, featuring the John Mayer Trio, on October 27th. Jazzfoundation.org

DESIGNING YOUR LIFE by Stanford professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans explains how the principles of design thinking can help us create the life we want at any age.

The Change Capital Fund is a collaborative of corporate and non-profit donors, joined together to find better ways improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers. One of the fund's beneficiaries is Fifth Avenue Committee, based in Brooklyn. We talk about t

A FIELD GUIDE TO LIES: Critical Thinking in the Information Age, by psychology professor Daniel J. Levitin, tackles misinformation and the questions we can ask to figure out if something presented to us as a fact is actually true--or not exactly true.

Since 1974, Community Access has been a pioneer in providing social services and housing for New Yorkers with mental health concerns and those recovering from trauma and abuse. For a profile on their work, including training programs for both clients and

History professor, and civics expert Dr. Randy Roberts and and Pearson parenting expert Stacy Skelly call-in with tips about talking politics with our kids. We discuss how to watch the debates and focus on issues rather than politics, during this divisiv

Details on their upcoming conference on September, 29th