The World Health Organization has classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. Loraine Ballard Morrill talks with Dr. David Clements, from Southeastern Executive Health about the impact of gaming addiction and approaches for treatment. https://www.myexecutivehealth.com/

The Keto diet is the latest craze but is it the best approach to food? Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Dr. Michael Fenster who is both a cardiologist and chef about his new book Food Shaman – The Art of Quantum Food which goes beyond food fads and simple sterile analysis of nutrients to a rich examination of the role food has to nurture and heal.

Philadelphia Public Schools open a week early and Loraine Ballard Morrill with guest cohost 17 year old student Noor Bowman speak with Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Hite about the shift to an earlier start date and his vision for the new school year. https://www.philasd.org/ http://readby4th.org/

Philadelphia Public Schools open a week early and Loraine Ballard Morrill with guest cohost 17 year old student Noor Bowman speak with Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Hite about the shift to an earlier start date and his vision for the new school year. https://www.philasd.org/ http://readby4th.org/

Loraine interviews three women who are part of a paid media arts apprenticeship sponsored by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center in conjunction with the Women’s Mobile Museum – a social engagement project designed for women interested in media arts and museum studies but have not had access to higher education or professional training. https://www.philaphotoarts.org/event/womens-mobile-museum/

Loraine also speaks with Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams about his upcoming gun buyback program August 18th. https://www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com/

Business pioneer, philanthropist and titan Reginald F. Lewis is the subject of the pilot episode of a PBS local documentary series. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Loida Lewis, wife of the late ground breaker and the subject of Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire. https://www.pbs.org/show/pioneers/

Philadelphia Public Schools open a week early and Loraine Ballard Morrill with guest cohost 17 year old student Noor Bowman speak with Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Hite about the shift to an earlier start date and his vision for the new school year. https://www.philasd.org/ http://readby4th.org/

The Keto diet is the latest craze but is it the best approach to food? Loraine speaks to Dr. Michael Fenster who is both a cardiologist and chef about his new book Food Shaman – The Art of Quantum Food which goes beyond simple sterile analysis of nutrients to a rich examination of the role food has to nurture and heal.

The World Health Organization has classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. Loraine talks with Dr. David Clements, from Southeastern Executive Health about the impact of gaming addiction and approaches for treatment. https://www.myexecutivehealth.com/

The National Liberty Museum is honoring young people from around the country who are doing good with their annual TD Bank National Liberty Museum Young Hero Awards. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with one of the honorees; 18 year old Ryan Snyder who started the Gay Straight Alliance at his school providing a safe space where students could go to talk about issues they normally would be afraid to express.
http://www.libertymuseum.org/awards/young-heroes-awards/

Loraine Ballard Morrill talks to Kelly Green; Executive Director of Help Hope Live which supports community based fundraising for people with unmet medical and related expenses due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses. The organization is celebrating its 35th Anniversary this year and to mark the occasion has started #bubblebreak35 with the goal of getting 35K people blowing bubbles to raise funds and awareness to reach more families in need.
https://helphopelive.org/bubble-break/
https://helphopelive.org/

The Nicetown Give Back Community Festival August 10-11th and Loraine Ballard Morrill talks to some of the performers and organizers from the annual event.
http://www.nicetowncdc.org/index.php/programs

Philly Free Streets is back again –August 11th North Broad Street will be closed to traffic from City Hall to Butler Street but open to pedestrians and bike riders. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Charlotte Castle, Philly Free Streets Program Manager and Waffiyyah Murray , Indego Bike Share Program Manager about all the activities happening that day. http://www.phillyfreestreets.com/