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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.

NYCH2O offers tours, teaching and volunteer opportunities to learn about, enjoy and help protect New York City’s local water ecology. Assistant Director David Chuchuca talks about a new nature trail and bat walk open to the public at the historic Ridegwood Reservoir in Brooklyn. For more, visit NYCH2O.org

WHEN THE STARS BEGIN TO FALL: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America by Theodore R. Johnson, a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law and a former Commander in the United States Navy, explores identity, race and “superlative citizenship” in America.

For over 20 years, the Women’s Venture Fund has provided advisory services for women growing their business in the New York City Area, through one-on-one support from established female entrepreneurs.  Founder & President Mario Otero talks about how they’ve helped clients negotiate the pandemic and a New York State grant program to aid in recovery.  For more, visit womensventurefund.org

THAT SUITS YOU partners with NYC schools, colleges, job training centers and homeless shelters to provide career training and professional attire to prepare men for their next level. Co-Founder PK Kersey has also launched a series of books, written by black men, to inspire the next generation. For books and donation information, visit thatsuitsyou.org

The book EXTRA LIFE: A Short History of Living Longer, by Steven Johnson, is a fascinating look at the modern advances that have given us each, on average, an extra 20,000 days to live. EXTRA LIFE is a companion to the four part-series of the same name on PBS.

As New York City Elections approach on June 22nd, unbiased, concise information about the candidates and the new City voting process can be found at electnyc.org and aarp.org/votenyc. For more details on the science of ranked choice voting, our guests are Rachel Bloom, Director of Public Policy of Citizens Union, and Beth Finkel, AARP NY State Director.

DIRECTIONS: Really Good Advice for Getting From Here to There by artist & illust-writer Hallie Bateman is fun, easy to digest guidance for our noisy, frenetic, ever-challenging lives. Hallie Bateman is the author of Brave New Work and her work has been featured in the New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, and many others.

Our guest is Dianna Berrent, founder of Survivor Corps, the largest grassroots movement in America dedicated to actively ending the Covid-19 pandemic. The Long Island based organization provides free webinars, home care-tool kits and opportunities for survivors to volunteer for research studies. For more, visit survivorcorps.com

Jocelyn Zuckerman is author of PLANET PALM: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything & Endangered the World, a book exploring the saturation of palm oil into nearly every facet of our lives and what it means for the planet.