We at the James Inc. Podcast are very lucky that Alisa Bell recorded lunch conversations with Lois Gatchell, the first Executive Director of the Margaret Hudson program. Alisa and Lois talk about where the program came from and all the other great work that Lois Gatchell accomplished in her life.Remember you can support James Inc here:https://jamesinc.org/donate/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first Podcasts for Good cross-over episode, Chris Miller and Jesse Ulrich from Pod 4 Good interview Alisa Bell from James Inc, and co-host of the James Inc Podcast to discuss teen pregnancy in Oklahoma. We talk about the changing demographics on teen and adolescent pregnancy, why those numbers are decreasing, and how we can help.You can support James Inc. here: https://jamesinc.org/You can become a patron of Pod 4 Good here: https://www.patreon.com/podcastsforgood See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rebecca Fine, Education Policy Analyst and KIDS Count Coordinator for the Oklahoma Policy Institute discusses how Oklahoma's education policy affects not only teen pregnancy but all aspects of life.Rebecca mentions Making the Unequal Metropolis: School Desegregation and Its Limits (Historical Studies of Urban America) that book can be found here or anywhere books are sold.We also talk about the 1619 Project and the podcast and curriculum that goes with it. You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here and access the curriculum here.If you like podcasts like this and want to help Podcasts for Good produce podcasts for other worthy nonprofits, please support us on our Patreon page, https://www.patreon.com/podcastsforgood. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our first episode we hear from three women who had children as teenagers and, with a lot of energy and passion on their part, and a little help from James Inc, were able to stay in school and go on to lead rewarding and fantastic lives.If you like podcasts like this and want to help Podcasts for Good produce podcasts for other worthy nonprofits, please support us on our Patreon page, https://www.patreon.com/podcastsforgood. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.