Uncommon Conversations with Maryam Zar and John Harlow

Uncommon Conversations with Maryam Zar and John Harlow

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Uncommon Conversations with Maryam Zar and John Harlow episodes

  • The "Green Wave"Protecting children of incarcerated parents,Socialist Party US
    Peter Conradi, Europe Editor, The Sunday Times of London, On the “Green Wave” and what the US can learn from recent Euro-elections.
    Amy Friedman, Executive Director, POPS - protecting children of incarcerated parents – amazon.com/Desperados-Wife-Memoir-Amy-Friedman
    Mimi Soltysik – He was the presidential candidate for the Socialist Party USA in 2016 – “Now everyone left of Trump is a socialist, apparently, what is a socialist today?” wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Soltysik_2016_presidential_campaign
    55 min
  • The Perils of Vaping, Electrical Vehicles, Community Disaster Preparedness
    This week, Maryam and John talk to April Roeseler, Chief of the California Tobacco Control Program California Department of Public Health about the flavorshookkids.org campaign, aimed at raising awareness about the perils of vaping. See their video here: flavorshookkids.org, and listen to our June 27th show with Rochester Univ. Researcher, Dr. Rahman to learn more about the waviness of vaping. Next we talk to Michalel Boehm from the German American Business Associayion (GABA - gaba-network.org/socal) about electric vehicles and their future is sustainable cities, Green party gains in EU elections and the future of tech as well as clean energy and the partnership for sustainability between LA an Berlin. Finally, we touch on recent earthquakes in LA that have jarred a population to alert by talking to Crisanta Gonzalez from the Community Preparedness and Engagement Division of the LA Emergency Management Department (emergency.lacity.org).
    55 min
  • Donald Trump, European elections, LGBT rights
    Donald Trump, European elections, LGBT rights and roll backs and the consequence of fast fashion around the globe, and it's impact on apparel manufacturing workers around the world.
    Links: sepishyne.com/whoiam and
    hrw.org/about/people/nisha-varia
    55 min
  • Sustainable Living, DAME Media, Middle East peace plan
    Uncommon Conversations today we talked to Nurit Katz, UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer about sustainable living and reducing our carbon footprint as Angelenos. Mayor Garcetti paves the path for a Green New Deal and UCLA leads the way in showing how we can think about and implement a sustainable future. sustain.ucla.edu Get in Board.
    We then talked to Jennifer Reitman, founder of DAME Media (damemedia.com) about the political landscape in the US, the candidates vying for the Dem nomination and the white policy wonk woman label that everyone is running from. Sign up to become a member: damemagazine.com
    Finally, we talked to award winning Politico writer, Nahal Toosi about the new Middle East peace plan that has no “two state solution”, but a focus on economic development and opportunity. politico.com/story/2019/05/21/trump-israel-palestinians-1336621 Will it work? Can it engage the Palestinians?
    Next week, Brexit and the toll of quick fashion on the factory workers you never see...
    55 min
  • "Can caring, technology and creativity solve the world’s human crisis?"
    Todd Snyder - toddsnyderphoto.com/humanity An LA based financier turned humanitarian with a camera to tell the story of the world’s forgotten people, Todd inspired us to think about taking part in creating a better world. He reminded us that the world hosts 68 million refugees. After one trip, Todd gets off the airplane and goes to a colleague and says, I want to start a foundation to help refugees. In June, he’ll be launching “Lost Faces of Humanity”.
    Lily Lapenna - lilylapenna.com - Lily is an authentic public speaker, storyteller and commentator. She shares her stories and insights on entrepreneurship, social impact and innovation in business. She speaks for a range of organizations, from academic institutions to businesses, radio and TV. She talked to us about the cross section of technology and solutions for modern day issues – that beg modern solutions. Social enterprise is at the heart of creative thinking to both make money and have a positive impact on the world. Lily coaches in this space, and spoke like a pro to Todd, who is embarking on just such a project. Can caring, technology and creativity solve the world’s human crisis?
    Pamela Nye - UCLA professor, Nurse and Founder of “Operation Scrubs” – talks about the impending shortage of nurses and the needs of a growing healthcare industry. Can we afford universal health care? Can we teach nursing to refugee populations as a vocation they can use in camps, and even create a pipeline for skilled nurse technicians as they move on to nations that repatriate them, and they look for jobs? biospace.com/article/releases/operation-scrubs-maverick-boss-breaks-from-continuing-nurse-education-venue-stereotype
    55 min

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Uncommon Conversations is a weekly radio program with Hosts, Maryam Zar and John Harlow, about the issues of our time. Big or small, sexy or mundane, generational or timeless, some events shape our…