On-location at LUSH for reflections on the late 90’s and 2000’s of Twin Cities Pride with Bill Nienaber, David Hill, and Eric Zimmerman.

On-location at the Tretter History Pavilion with Jean Tretter. Also included is a chat with some of the student archivists we met at the pavilion this year, as well as quick introduction to the Tretter Collection’s new Curator, Rachel Mattson.

On-location at LUSH for Lavender’s 2018 Score Thursday Pride Kickoff.

Conversations with the owner of the highly succesful Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, Jamal Ansari, and Aneta’s longtime friend and mentor, Mario Pierzchalski. ©2019 NONPOD for Top Ventures, LLC.   Music: CØDE – We’re Invincible (feat. Joseph Feinstein) [NCS Release], David Bulla – Unexpected [NCS Release], Jim Yosef – Firefly [NCS Release]. All music used by permission under … Continue reading "Conversations with Jamal Ansari and Mario Pierzchalski (IMI002)"

Happy Hanukkah! In this episode we sit down with Beth’s longtime friend and colleague Susan Raffo to talk about Healing Justice. We talk about its history, how the concept itself is rooted in the ancient wisdom of cultures around the world, and how it’s just recently begun to gain greater visibility in the broader Social … Continue reading "Healing Justice with Susan Raffo (BZP011)"

On-location at the Minneapolis Convention Center for Clare Housing’s A Place to Call Home Annual Luncheon.

In this episode, we talk about the state of our democracy, our world, the challenges our communities are facing from inside and out, and what we as individuals feeling lost in the middle of it all… can do about it. We also talk about how the lessons and traditions from the Jewish High Holidays (and … Continue reading "Reflections on the Teachings of Rosh Hashana for Movement Builders (BZP010)"

In this episode, we talk Narrative Strategy with Beth’s colleague Eleonore Wesserle, Communications Consultant and founder of the new Narrative Strategy Consulting firm Dreams To Power. We talk about Eleonore’s “Now Wow How” issue framing system and how it can be used to maximize our Movement Building work. We also apply some basic Narrative Strategy concepts … Continue reading "Narrative Strategy with Eleonore Wesserle (BZP009)"

On-location at Turf Club with RECLAIM for Art Heals 2018.

On-location at Unity Church in St. Paul for the Kaleo Center’s Night of a New Day event.