No, I Know Podcast

Come along with us on a tour of The Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center, which will provide experiential learning of financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to more than 10,000 students each year. JA BizTown is a fully interactive, simulated, free-market facility where students in 5th Grade become business leaders, consumers, and employees for a day. Prepared through in-school lessons of JA curriculum, students work in one of the BizTown enterprises such as banking, city services, insurance; learning what it takes to run a successful business, manage personnel and business finances, and work as a team. Through active participation in the JA BizTown simulation, students develop a strong understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in a global economy. JA Finance Park teaches middle and high school students about personal finance and career exploration through 13 lessons of in-classroom instruction culminating in a day-long simulation at the facility. Students apply learned concepts in a real-life setting, receiving a "life scenario" which includes a family, job/income, and other pertinent factors. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Leave No Trace. An idea that began in the 60's by forest rangers on how to have a minimal impact on the land, that we should leave an outdoor area that we have been in, traveling through or enjoying, clean and without a trace of our human presence. According, to Leave No Trace-Center for Outdoor Ethics, There are Seven Principles of Leave No Trace and they can be applied anywhere — from remote wilderness areas, to local parks and even in your own backyard. Plan Ahead and prepare, travel and camp on durable surfaces only, dispose of your waste properly, leave what you find (natural objects and cultural artifacts), minimize campfire impact, respect wildlife and be considerate of others.

I am sure you have driven down your street, other streets and highways, parking lots of stores and fast food restaurants and seen garbage strewn everywhere, evidence of human life everywhere. That is NOT leaving no trace, quite the opposite. A willful blindness to what we leave behind when we are done somewhere. Throwing your garbage out your car window? Someone else will pick it up for you? Well there are some awesome and generous humans (Restore the Shore and Craig Faunce Foundation) who do just that, we are going to hear about their groups, how we can support them and be inspired by them to also pitch in as we cannot rely on others to pick up after us. Aired originally in 2021. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin

Grit Leads To Greatness by first-time authors Chris Eccleston and Jenny Schroen, draws in both children and adults to the world of construction through secret passageways, snowboarding, volcanos, waterslides, and rollercoasters. By telling a creative tale, one that puts kids in the shoes of the protagonists, they can begin to see reflections of their current world and the not-so-distant futuristic society that could exist if the construction trades are forgotten. Kids are encouraged to find Greatness in their own life by resisting distractions, believing in themselves, and taking action when others do nothing. Most importantly, they can understand in simple terms how GRIT is the cornerstone of a well-lived life. All Music and Lyrics Performances by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

More about Guests: Authors Chris and Jenny have worked together at Delmarva Veteran Builders (DVB) and realized they shared a long-time dream to write a children's book. Basing their concept on DVB's tagline, "Grit Leads to Greatness," they devised an epic adventure book to show both parents and children that construction is heroic. Once the story was written, Chris and Jenny spent most of 2022 meeting with pioneers and thought leaders of the industry, learning more about what was being done to address the immense labor deficit. They figured they were onto something when they began hearing from not just national construction organizations, but also people outside of the industry who shared stories of how the workforce shortage affected them personally. Chris and Jenny quickly realized that one group or construction affiliation was not going to solve this. It was going to take a global effort to introduce a new generation to the trades. They hope their book, Grit Leads to Greatness, can be used as a tool to help bring together people from all walks of life to conquer an issue that impacts all of humanity.

THIS IS WHAT I EAT: FUN ACTIVITIES FOR MINDFUL EATING by award-winning food photographer and private chef and our next guest: Aliza J. Sokolow. A private chef, food stylist, and photographer, her work has won an Emmy, earned two Emmy nominations, and a James Beard literary award. Her photography can be seen in the New York Times, Architectural Digest and Bon Appetit. Aliza loves to give back to the community and has traveled all over the world to do so. Growing up as a competitive swimmer, she intuitively knew food was fuel, but it wasn't until her early 20s when she was hired to work with award-winning chef Jamie Oliver on his "Jamie's American Food Revolution" television show set in in the LA Unified School District, that she understood that it feeds the soul as well. In her debut book, THIS IS WHAT I EAT: FUN ACTIVITIES FOR MINDFUL EATING Aliza looks to share her passion for healthy eating with kids, helping them better understand not only what we eat, but how we eat it! Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Travel with us on an "Episode from the Road". First stop, Jewel of the Blue Ridge in Marshall, NC. We parked the little teardrop trailer we traveled with and our host Chuck Blethen took James and I on a tour of his spectacular property called Jewel of the Blue Ridge. Over his lifetime, Chuck Blethen has been an Engineer, he studied geophysics, a businessman, inventor, entrepreneur, author, and lecturer, Chuck has 40 years' experience traveling and drinking wines. He has been a guest lecturer at various colleges and universities, in 68 countries and he speaks four languages. In addition to being the quintessential resource on muscadine grapes and growing them, Blethen has presented two TED talks on viticulture, is the author of two books on wine etiquette and entertaining, is a guest lecturer on wine aboard several cruise lines, trains judges for North Carolina wine competitions. Plus he makes grape wines, country wines, Meade, cider, beer, grappa, raises Scottish highland cows and chickens, operates an RV campground, enjoys his ham radio and so much more. Are you ready? Here we go. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. Originally aired in 2021.

In our newest series, we define what Smart Growth means. While this a national issue, we look at Maryland's 25 year relationship with Smart Growth, the achievements and challenges to date. Smart Growth can be development that supports economic growth, strong communities and environmental health. Smart Growth can cover a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse. Our Guest is Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Executive Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research at the University of Maryland. Knaap's research interests include the interactions between housing markets and policy, the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and the impacts of environmental policy. On these subjects, Knaap has authored or coauthored over 65 articles and coauthored nine books.He currently serves on the State of Maryland's Smart Growth Subcabinet, Sustainable Growth Commission, Governor's Scientific Advisory Panel, and the Mitigation and Science workgroups of the Climate Commission. All Music and Lyrics in this episode by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Co-hosts Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell perform the podcast live in concert at The Brick Room in Salisbury, Maryland. A concert of original music and storytelling that engages the audience. The songs and stories are both deeply personal, sharing everything from addiction and marriage to social commentary and are meant to find common ground, bringing both humor and heart to most pressing issues today. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin (*except for Lyrics of Black Crow- Joni Mitchell, Poem of Call to Creation by Langston Hughes, Lift Every Voice lyrics by James Weldon Johnson) Please subscribe and share the podcast with your friends, rate and review us where you listen, we really appreciate it! Originally aired January 2018.

Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell are a multi-disciplinary performing arts duo who just happen to be a married couple. This dynamic couple cohosts & produces the No, I Know Podcast Show. A show about connections and empowerment of community.The show features interviews with entrepreneurs, creatives and leaders, music and theatrical performances mingled with husband and wife banter.

A fun replay of the episode, Marriage in a Nutshell! Your co-hosts Ilyana Kadushin and James Harrell chat with special guests and married couple: Kate Miller, actress and voice-over artist (Blue Bloods, Ramy, Hightown, Trial of the Chicago 7, Guild Wars) and her husband and fellow actor/vo performer, John DiMaggio (Interview with a Vampire, Futurama, Zootopia, Penguins of Madagascar and Disenchantment). What happens when you bring two forces of nature together? What is marriage in a nutshell? Lets find out. Plus a music performance by Ilyana and James of "Stop Messin' With My Head" written by James Harrell.

This episode is part of our Time Release Capsule series. What are those formative times in our lives, where the lessons are so rich and resonant, it would be a damn shame not to carry those lessons into our lives in the present? It started with a clip of the film "My Dinner With Andre" (starring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn) that James shared with Ilyana. This began a flooding of memories of when Ilyana studied acting with Andre at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. This conversation shares the lessons taught by Andre, with brilliant nuggets of gold to inspire you forward into 2023. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Have you heard of the word HYGGE? It has been defined as "The Art of Creating a Nice Atmosphere". Can our homes make us happier? Can the design around us inspire us to become better humans? What are the best environments and activities for our health and well being?

Our Guest, Meik Wiking is an author and a happiness researcher and founded the world's first Happiness Research Institute in 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author whose three globally bestselling books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide: The Little Book of Hygge , The Little Book of Lykke and The Art of Making Memories. He has been called The Indiana Jones of Smiles and probably the World's Happiest Man by The Times. His latest release is My Hygge Home. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.