If you are in the market for a new home, doesn’t it make perfect sense to look for one that is energy efficient? That is more comfortable, quieter and healthier than standard construction homes?  Add to those benefits, the fact that an Energy Smart Home will not only save you money right now but for years to come.  But what makes a home energy smart? What are some of the features and how are they tested for to meet rigorous energy-efficiency standards? Gabe will have the answers to my many questions and will share with us some other tips on what a homeowner can do to improve energy efficiency. This show made possible due to the generous support of  Tucson Electric Power

Diversity, equity and inclusion, community engagement, public policy-informed corporate social responsibility, and equity-focused philanthropy are the major strategic service areas that Justice Informed uses to ignite people, processes and cultures. They help the companies and organizations they work with to execute these guiding principles in ways that take advantage of a globalized world, workforce, and production system.  Their teams work with organizations to develop public policy-informed, sociologically-supported strategies for a more dynamic and inclusive workforce. Justice Informed also works with organizations and companies to build strategies productively, empathetically and helps to ambitiously engage the communities around them.   Translation:  Cutting edge, human centered, strategic and relevant.  What better way to launch our 2019 MGW year than by learning about an organization completely aligned with our values? This show made possible due to the generous support of Martha and Abbott Taylor

Diversity, equity and inclusion, community engagement, public policy-informed corporate social responsibility, and equity-focused philanthropy are the major strategic service areas that Justice Informed uses to ignite people, processes and cultures. They help the companies and organizations they work with to execute these guiding principles in ways that take advantage of a globalized world, workforce, and production system.  Their teams work with organizations to develop public policy-informed, sociologically-supported strategies for a more dynamic and inclusive workforce. Justice Informed also works with organizations and companies to build strategies productively, empathetically and helps to ambitiously engage the communities around them.   Translation:  Cutting edge, human centered, strategic and relevant.  What better way to launch our 2019 MGW year than by learning about an organization completely aligned with our values? This show made possible due to the generous support of Martha and Abbott Taylor

After a recent building trip to Nepal, Habitat Tucson CEO T. VanHook saw firsthand how the devastation from the 2015 earthquake reached far and wide – thousands perished and 3.5 million were left homeless.  But while so many people were left with virtually nothing, she was struck by their tremendous generosity of spirit.  The people of Nepal, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, were ready to do the work of transforming people’s lives.  T believes that by sharing in both directions, we can fight the global housing crisis and help people across the globe and in our local community lead lives that are stable, self-sufficient, and thriving. Doesn’t everyone deserve that chance? Join us for a conversation about hope, possibility and change. You can count on it.  This show made possible due to the generous support of Habitat for Humanity Tucson.

After a recent building trip to Nepal, Habitat Tucson CEO T. VanHook saw firsthand how the devastation from the 2015 earthquake reached far and wide – thousands perished and 3.5 million were left homeless.  But while so many people were left with virtually nothing, she was struck by their tremendous generosity of spirit.  The people of Nepal, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, were ready to do the work of transforming people’s lives.  T believes that by sharing in both directions, we can fight the global housing crisis and help people across the globe and in our local community lead lives that are stable, self-sufficient, and thriving. Doesn’t everyone deserve that chance? Join us for a conversation about hope, possibility and change. You can count on it.  This show made possible due to the generous support of Habitat for Humanity Tucson.

According to most car industry experts, electric vehicles (EVs) are the cars of the future and the transformation may happen faster than we think. There are many benefits in place for people who own them already. Did you know that EVs are exempt from all emissions testing requirements and that there are tax benefits to owners as well?  Ray Martinez will share with us what benefits are available, but what about infrastructure? How fast can we get there? What about battery storage and long trips?  Join me to take a look into our future. This show made possible due to the generous support of Tucson Electric Power.

According to most car industry experts, electric vehicles (EVs) are the cars of the future and the transformation may happen faster than we think. There are many benefits in place for people who own them already. Did you know that EVs are exempt from all emissions testing requirements and that there are tax benefits to owners as well?  Ray Martinez will share with us what benefits are available, but what about infrastructure? How fast can we get there? What about battery storage and long trips?  Join me to take a look into our future. This show made possible due to the generous support of Tucson Electric Power.

Millions of Americans are supporting elderly parents or loved ones when it comes to critical healthcare decisions needing to be made about the best level and type of care to choose. With the proliferation of beautiful nursing homes opening around the nation, some being described as “skilled nursing facilities” and some with “rehabilitation” in their name, what do we need to know? What are the levels of care in a nursing home vs an inpatient rehabilitation facility? What does the research show when comparing results? What type of facility provides more comprehensive care? These are critical questions we need to ask should the need arise in our lives. Join me as I explore with Jeff what we need to know and what other kinds of services we should be thinking about to make the best possible choice. This show made possible due to the generous support of Tucson Medical Center.

Millions of Americans are supporting elderly parents or loved ones when it comes to critical healthcare decisions needing to be made about the best level and type of care to choose. With the proliferation of beautiful nursing homes opening around the nation, some being described as “skilled nursing facilities” and some with “rehabilitation” in their name, what do we need to know? What are the levels of care in a nursing home vs an inpatient rehabilitation facility? What does the research show when comparing results? What type of facility provides more comprehensive care? These are critical questions we need to ask should the need arise in our lives. Join me as I explore with Jeff what we need to know and what other kinds of services we should be thinking about to make the best possible choice. This show made possible due to the generous support of Tucson Medical Center.

Adventure, education and conservation are at the core of the Okavango Guiding School. The school is located in the heart of the Okavango Delta, in Botswana, Africa, which has been declared a World Heritage site because of its pristine ecosystems, its scenic beauty, and abundance of wildlife. Get ready to meet two people who have experienced hippos ramming their vehicle, a bull elephant tipping 17 people out of a vehicle at night and spent the next 15 minutes charging them in the dark and trumpeting murderously.  Grant and Jami have turned those kinds of experiences into a private guiding training school by offering courses that are very hands on and where their students learn from day to day experiences like the two referenced above. Whether one is interested in experiencing Africa on foot or in feeling Africa’s pulse on a “learn from experience” track or in finding out about Africa on one’s own terms, the Okavango Guiding School has it covered. Truth be told, these guys sound somewhat like Indiana Jones meets Tarzan.  Oh the places we’ll go on yet another excellent adventure.