No, I Know Podcast

In this episode your co-hosts Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell, interview special guest: Nancy Hendley, a dementia care trainer at Caring Kind NYC about care giving during Covid-19 health care crisis. Senior care facilities and senior citizens themselves are a vulnerable group and even more so during Covid-19. The isolation, depression and anxiety has increased greatly around the senior care community and relief is needed. Caregivers are under an extraordinary amount of stress and need relief. On this episode, Ms. Hendley gives great tips and ideas for caregivers to not only engage the person they care for but also for their self care as well.

When you create and work together and are also a couple, what makes this kind of love special and challenging? Today we have another couple, who are both accomplished, world class musicians, Elena Urioste and Tom Poster. Elena Urioste is a musician, yogi, writer, and entrepreneur. As a violinist, she has given acclaimed performances as soloist with many major orchestras including the London Philharmonic and BBC Symphony She's performed as a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, given recitals at the Kennedy Center. Elena is a former BBC New Generation Artist. The release of Elena's second album on BIS Records, Estrellita, with Elena on violin and pianist Tom Poster; her creative partner and husband. An avid chamber musician, Elena is also the founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music by the Sea, an annual festival on Maryland's Eastern Shore, which has a strong commitment to education, involving young local musicians in both outreach activities and in the concerts themselves. Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. Since his London concerto debut at the age of 13, Tom has appeared in a wide-ranging concerto repertoire and has appeared as soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and many more.Tom features regularly on BBC radio and television, and as soloist on film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated score for The Theory of Everything.

Co-Hosts Ilyana Kadushin (vocals) and James Harrell (guitar and vocals) perform a live music concert from their backyard. We all need room to breathe in the face of life's uncertainties. Listening to music, especially live music, can create this room to breathe and feel. As artists we channel all that we are thinking and feeling about life into our music and the creative process. Enjoy the show. All music and lyrics by Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell, except for the text excerpt from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure that opens our song Perilous Mouth.

In this episode we interview the founder of non-profit, 1 Year to Empowerment which was created in 2014 by Dr. Samantha Scott, Psychologist at The Child & Family Center in Salisbury, MD. At the time, Dr. Scott saw the need to help high school girls here on the Shore take part in hands-on experiences that prove how good it feels to be supported and to engage in healthy behaviors. From there, the concept of an entire year of empowering experiences was born! They provide a free and year-long program that promotes self-esteem, self-respect, and self-reliance and empowers middle and high school girls to make healthy choices, trusting friendships, and attainable goals. Their vision is to empower middle and high school girls to live happy, healthy, and balanced lives. Also in this interview is one of the Empowerees, Daisy. Daisy is 18 and a Senior at Parkside High School. She was in the 2017 Empowerment Program.

EP#56 Klan-Destine Relationships. It began with a question. How can you hate me when you don't even know me? Listen to our powerful Interview with acclaimed musician, author, educator and race reconciliator, Daryl Davis.** A chance encounter with members of the Ku Klux Klan led musician Daryl Davis on a quest to determine the source of the hate. His unorthodox, yet simple approach, has wielded surprising results and just might be the solution for all racial discourse. As a pianist, vocalist, and guitarist, he performs nationally and internationally with The Daryl Davis Band. He has also worked with such notables as _Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley's Jordanaires, The Legendary Blues Band,_ and many others. In 1983, A chance occurrence after one of his performances led him to befriend a member of the Ku Klux Klan. This eventually led Daryl to become the first black author to travel the country interviewing KKK leaders and members, all detailed in his book, Klan-Destine Relationships. Today, Daryl owns numerous Klan robes and hoods, given to him by active members who became his friends and renounced the organization. Davis has received the Elliott-Black and MLK awards as well as numerous national awards for his work in race relations. He is also an actor appearing in the critically acclaimed _HBO's The Wire,_ and most recently, as the subject of the documentary _Accidental Courtesy,_ which filmed his real life encounters with Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi leaders as he helps to dismantle racism across the United States.

A new season of the No, I Know Podcast is here, with your co-hosts, Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell. Community Engagement. Community Esteem. Community taking action to make a difference. How do these ideas affect the revitalization of a city like Salisbury Maryland? How does a city re-brand itself? Listen to our interview with the Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland, Mayor Jake Day.

In this final episode of 2019, your co-host James Harrell interviews his co-host and wife of 14 years, Ilyana Kadushin about the evolution of creating the non-profit, Stories Love Music. In this conversation: How can creative engagement treat the burnout and stress of a caregiver, and how can it be a helpful tool for their care giving of a senior with dementia? Does how we think about aging affect us as much as our daily habits? Visit the No, I Know Podcast site to hear when the 2020 episodes are released. www.noiknowpodcast.com

Welcome to the No, I Know Podcast, where we offer you a chance to hear what you might not know about. We are focusing on the amazing work of community engagement leaders, who innovate programs and ideas that meet a NEED. On this episode, we are talking to founder of Fenix Youth Project, our guest Amber Green is a poet, educator, leader. Fenix Youth Project is a creative arts youth development 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on empowering youth to make social change while using art as a tool. They are an advocate for juvenile justice and other social justice issues. Music performance of the song Traveling written and performed by Ilyana and James, followed by a special poetry reading by Amber Green.

Co Hosts, Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell interview Pastor Martin Hutchison of Community of Joy Church, who is breaking ground in his community, by creating Camden Community Garden. Some of what is learned: The story of how a vacant lot transforms to a community garden? How does growing food in a garden help revitalize a community? When a child plants, grows and nurtures a garden how does that affect their life path? What is the role of the church in a community?

While the subject of suicide and prevention may be uncomfortable and painful to hear,we believe that it is time to examine what is happening to our fellow citizens and hear from an organization like JESSE'S PADDLE. It was created out of the loss of Jesse Klump, a promising high school student who committed suicide and his community's dedication to open this conversation and support those who deserve and need support. Special Guests: Hear our powerful conversation with Chrissy Ehrhart, Vice President and Ronald W. Pilling, Secretary/Treasurer from JESSE KLUMP SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM. Our conversation includes: What are the risk factors and warning signs that may cause someone to consider or commit suicide? How can we keep someone safe until help is found? What actions should we take or not take? What is the link between community engagement, altruism and suicide prevention? Music Segment: Ilyana and James perform "Joy of Life", music and lyrics by James Harrell. To learn more about Jesse's Paddle: their memorial fund, youth scholarships and their special event coming up on July 20th visit www.jessespaddle.org