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Rev. Al and I are so pleased to bring the amazing story of Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Dr. Lawrence Jackson to our ever growing audience. This guy is cool, I mean real cool, he's an expert on the History of Baltimore and he has rewriten the experience of African Americans and their contributions to the history and culture of our beloved city. This is a lesson Podcast, learn about the music scene in Baltimore, especially the early Jazz scene here in Baltimore, learn about how Baltimore was also one the the places where Civil Rights legilation was written by Baltimore's own the Hon. Senator Clarence Mitchell.

He has launched the Billy Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, he's way into Jazz and makes it real clear that Jazz came from Baltimore, as much as it came from NOLA. He's written biographies on Ralph Ellison and Chester B. Hines, he's a Baltimore native, loves the place and is bent on seeing a brighter future for all Baltimorean's. There is a deep rich History in the African American community here in Baltimore, and there's no better man to speak to it than Dr. Larry Jackson. Come along for this one and learn about this incredible mans journey and have a look into the mind of a scholar who loves his city.

Here we go! Thanks Dr. Jackson for joining us and shining your light.

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to welcome Van Brooks, founder of the Safe Alternative Foundation for Education. Van is a survivor and inspiration to everyone he meets, he tells his story of perserverance in the face of the prospect that he night never walk again. As a decorated high school athlete at Loyola Blakfield in a moment his world changed as a result of a broken neck during a routine tackle playing football. An inspired Van Brooks tells his story of triumph, the low points and the high points, of a journey that will lift up anyones spirits and give you a glimpse of a man who won't give up until he walks freely again.

Completely able to get around on his own he showed up at the Advanced Indoor Resources Podcast Studio in a sweet wheelchair. A self sufficient man on a mission to change the lives of young men and women by providing afternoon, weekend and summer learning programs that teach skills to that have real world application.

Van Brooks is truely impressive and never gave up, his story is amazing, dive in and learn about this incredible young mans journey.

Thanks Van, for inspiring us and taking the time to tell your story.

Rev Al Hathaway and I are so excited to uncover the life of an incredible man from the town of Federalsburg, Maryland, a town of 1900..the great Jim Shaw.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jim well over the past 6 years, his life is facinating and he's a real hero not only to me but many others. A father of two he's a family man recently celebrating his 62nd anniversary.

Jim walks us through his journey from the small Eastern Shore town of Federalsburg where he graduated high school with 36 others and went on to ROTC at the University of Maryland. He joined the Air Force and was trained on the first class of Jet's, the F86 Shooting Star, the first operational jet fighter used by the US Air Force. He's flown a bunch of jets including a Hurricane Hunter out of Bermuda...flying into the eye of many Hurricane's... Jim walks us through the skills needed to keep your cool when things are getting rough in the air, "Attitude" being number 1...

He was asked to start the Alumni Association for the University of Maryland and he did, what a great story that is, always on the cutting edge Jim's next stop after the Air Force was IBM and from there it was off to Memorex, where he started their business on the Eastern part of the country. He built a Clipper Ship, called Clipper City...186 feet long..

We could go on and on about this incredible journey, touching so many people Jim's life of purpose and driven by a system that he created which he explains in detail...

Here the week of the 4th we celebrate this incredible man's journey serving his country and his state. Thanks Jim for joining us and thanks for all you do for our community.

Rev Al and I couldn't be more pleased than to welcome the infamous Sloane Brown, if you know the name well then you are typically hanging out somewhere where lots of people are gathering for something big, and you can be sure Sloane is there to capture the fun...Her career in Broadcasting is prolific, starting as a disc jockey, she was one of the original woman Weather forecasters, a TV reporter, Anchor, Video Producer and Radio News director and an art and music critic. Sloane has done it all in an industry that was male dominated for far to long....she fought through all of it an came out on top, for the last 15 years she has been the Society Reporter for the Baltimore Sun, currently assisting with the Daily Record she has also founded a new start up called Snap, where she continues to post pictures of Baltimore's best dressed as they celebrate something good that's hapening in our city....This is a great conversation a "Special Angel", and promoting a woman pioneer and her career seems like the right place to be on the heals the Roe v Wade disaster. Jump in and learn about this incredible woman and her amazing career...thanks Sloane for spending time with us, we are looking forward to seeing you at the next big thing happening in our great City!

Rev Al and I are so excited to release this great conversation with Nina Noble. She's an Emmy Winning Executive Producer. She is the Executive Producer of the new hit series on HBO, We Own this City. As a Baltimore resident this isn't her first time around the block in Baltimore, Nina also played a huge role in two HBO Series, The Corner, and The Wire.

Nina takes us through her journey from a Grip on the set to Executive Producer. We also get into the the details of the impact that her film making has had on the Baltimore landscape, from caterer's to extra's and helping hands and even some new actors coming from the streets of Baltimore. Learn about film making and it's impact on local economies a huge take away from this talk. We learn that as Baltimorean's we may not like how some of these shows depict our city, but there are many benefits that come along with filmaking and we delve into all of them. She's an incredible woman who wants to do good and is all about doing good. She doing it and gets the Halo nearly right out of the gate, this was a great conversation that took place just after the series premier of We Own This City! There's a take away from that title for all of us, We as Baltimoreans and taxpayers OWN this city, every inch of it, and if we really own all of it, it will be much easier to work together to make it all the best it can be for everyone! Thanks Nina, this was a great chat!

Thanks Arsh for making time for us and for all that you and your partners at CVP are doing by investing so heavily in Baltimore.

Rev Al and I couldn't be more excited to welcome this inspirational leader to the Advanced Indoor Resources, Podcast center. James Bond and the Living Classrooms Foundation are an important part of the fabric of the local non profit community. He is one of the founders of this great organization that teaches by allowing people to learn through hands on experiences. Learning by doing...Learning by doing, Learning by doing...

James takes us back pre Living Classrooms and talks about his journey all over the world and how that shaped him for this position. James has a vision for a better BALTIMORE and he fills us in on all that going on at LCF including workforce, re-entry, housing, poverty, schools and how assembling a team around him to ensure the trains are running on time is some of his finest works. Another great talk with a man on a mission..James Piper Bond....

Listen in.....Everbody's Dancing....

Terry Hasseltine has been a fixture in Maryland Sports for over 15 years...He literally sells us to the world. He's been in Sports marketing for nearly an entire career, dating back to the early days in Kentucky. He takes us through his journey and we talk about FIFA, School Construction, local rec and parks, the redevelopement of Pimlico and Laurel Race Tracks.. and more as we cover alot of ground. The Rev and I couldn't think of a better day than Preakness Saturday to lauch this exploration of the great things going on in the World of Sports Entertainment in our great State.

Happy Preakness Day and thank you Terri Hasseltine for joining us for another great discussion.

What as journey this one was....The Chamber of Commerce is playing a critical role in supporting Marylands business community. Kristi Simon, it's CEO walks us through the Chambers actvities and how they have changed over the pandemic with more support needed than ever. New needs such as PPP Loan applications and everything you can imagine COVID. Well versed in Chamber activities Kristi talks about her transition from the Howard County Chamber where business is always booming to the Central Maryland Chamber and the challenges and leasons learned working through the pandemic. From main street to the NSA our Central Maryland Chamber is touching business's from the biggest to the smallest. Have a listen with us and learn and appreciate our Chamber's all around the state for all the work they do to support Marylands economy...

Rev. Al and I are so excited about this Episode, coming to the World on this celebratory day May 1, 2022. It's Ralley Day which is the SquashWise signature fundraiser can't think of a better day to push this one out. SquashWise is a local non profit that teaches the game of Squash to inner city kids that would otherwise more than likely never see a Squash Court. SquashWise Partners with children and families to advance equity in Squash, education and personal opportunities. We are joined by our biggest group yet, Sage Platt, Chair of the Board, Co-Founder and Executive Director Abby Marcoe, Chair of the Capital Campaign, Doug Hoffberger and the ever impressive Abisola an 11th grader at Poly who has been a part of SquashWise for several years. Abisola speaks to the lessons and opportunities that have come her way since becoming a part of the SquashWise Family. It's another great episode where we learn about this incredible program, Abosola teaches Rev Al the finer points of the game of Squash, we get an update on their recent purchase of the Greyhound Building, our former bus terminal, and their plans to turn it into a permanent home for their program and also open its doors to the Greater Baltimore Community to bring Squash to anyone that has an interest....Thanks to everyone for an awesome talk about this incredible program, Abisola you are an amazing young woman, thank you for all of your words about SquashWise. I am so proud of so many of my friends especialy those here with us today for all of their hard work to make this real and change peoples lives. Peace!