The Hope Table

Legendary publisher, educator, and college president, Gloria Macias Harrison joins Erin for the first of a two-part conversation about her life followed by a discussion with Time for Change Foundation's Vanessa Perez about the grand opening of the BBOP Center scheduled for March 15, 2023. 

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Nefertiti Long talks about the Inland Empire Community Foundation's Women's Giving Fund and other great programs and Adam Russell talks about business and the economy in the IE and beyond. 

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Erin sits down with Julie Willis Leon, daughter of the late Arlene Lewis and stepdaughter of the late Congressman Jerry Lewis. 

The second interview is with Co-Executive Director of the Rivers and Lands Conservancy, Rebecca O'Connor followed by a classic interview with author Sophie Sabbage who shared her journey in finding courage, direction and the unlikely gifts of cancer in her book, The Cancer Whisperer

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Dacher Keltner is a Mexican-born American professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, who directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab. In his book, The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence, Dr. Dacher Keltner demonstrates not only how power dynamics affect every aspect of our lives, but how it can be a force for good in the world and attainable for every one of us.

The second interview first aired before the California Primary Election in 2022 when then-candidate, Helen Tran, was first introducing herself to the voters in San Bernardino. 

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Niki Dettman, Executive Director of the Making Hope Happen Foundation and local children's book author, Mitch McAlpine join Erin this week. 

Niki is a San Bernardino native daughter who joined the Making Hope Happen Foundation in September of 2022. She talks about her journey, vision and what comes next. 

Mitch McAlpine has published his first children's book that thoughtfully addresses homelessness in a way that children and adults alike will love. 

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Erin is joined by her husband, Tobin, in a deep dive discussion about the state of education in our region

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Celia Garcia has been a talent promoter for 35 years. Her vision has been present in hundreds of bilingual personal and business development programs in favor of Small Businesses and underserved communities. Her extensive professional career includes being the Founder and CEO of the Job Skills Institute, offering private consulting, bilingual on-site and online training development facilitation, business coaching, and working with and for small businesses and Latino communities on education and empowerment initiatives.

Adam Russell joins us for his monthly business and economics update. Adam has worked in global banking and finance for more than 30 years spanning three continents. He teaches finance at California State University, San Bernardino and joins Erin monthly to provide entertaining and insightful news and information about the economy in the Inland Empire and beyond. 

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Erin sits down with David Younce from AM, LLC, the company that helped school districts navigate the COVID pandemic followed by a classic interview with award-winning documentarian, Patrick Forbes, about his film, The Widow Maker.

It’s a tale of greed, ego, and suffering. “The Widowmaker” talks to the combatants – the nation’s top doctors – and the victims, who tell heartrending tales of loss. Looking back on the all the years of bitter argument, Bruce Brundage, the man who first championed the lifesaving heart scan, says ‘I feel vindicated… (but) how many  lives do you think would have been saved if we had done then, what we’re doing now?’   The answer?  ‘A lot.’  

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This is an encore presentation of this show. Erin is out sick this week, but this episode is definitely worth a second listen. 

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Executive Coach, Sandy Gledhill, talks about how to work smarter, not harder in her book, The Lazy Marketer, and Adam Russell join us with the Economics Update

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