Utalk Radio

Utalk Hosts Steve Russo and Larissa Lam had a conversation about racism, hatred, and meanness in our world today and how we can be the change. They also talked about the broadcast premiere of Larissa's award-winning documentary "Far East Deep South" on PBS which aired as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Utalk Host Steve had a conversation with Mental Health Advocate Ross Szabo. They talked about what a wellness coordinator does, teaching about mental health in school and how to get mentally healthy. They emphasize that its okay to not be okay and to need help.

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Utalk host Steve chats with teen influencer Arianna Fox who is an author, actress and motivational speaker. Arianna tells us how she started writing and acting when she was young. About her book she wrote when she was 6 but published at age 12 called “The Princess Chronicles.” They chat about her new book called “False Awakening” that’s soon to be a movie; and already has a screenplay.

Arianna tells us about being a motivational speaker, what ages she speaks to and what she speaks about. She also chats about a video she was featured in called “Time To Unify.”

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Utalk host Steve has a sit down with actor Bubba Ganter. He has been on shows like Nickelodeons Game Shakers, Young and Hungry, Rusty Camel and more. He is an ex Footballer player and has been a personal security guard for Country singer Dolly Parton and Jordan Knight from New Kids On The Block.

Bubba and Steve have a conversation about motivation, mental illness, creativity and determination.

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Meet Piper one of our Utalk interns. She is a student at Biola University majoring in design. Utalk host Steve sat down with Piper for a chat. They talked about what its like to do distance learning and having to have community through technology instead of in person. Piper tells Steve what she is passionate about and why she chose Art as her major. We learn about designers block and how to get out of it. Listen to find out what else they talked about.

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Utalk host Steve has a sit down with Dr Josh Morgan to talk about being victimized in various ways and the need to get help. They also talk about creepy trends, social media hoaxes and healthy ways to respond to them.

Dr Josh brings up the idea that rape, sexual assault and violation of you (interpersonal trauma) is all about power. The person committing the act wants to feel dominate and powerful. It’s normal human nature to want to have power and be in control. We have to learn how to balance these feelings and desires so we don’t hurt each other.

They talk about the trauma of sexual violence and the many forms it can take from online to in person and how to deal with it and where to get help.

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She lets her actions STEM from care - meet Emily Kuma

Emily Kuma and Utalk host Steve had a conversation about her experience in the beautypageant world, her fashion design company and why she decided to get into the medical field. Emily tells Steve about her nonprofit Stem From Care and how she got it started.

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Meet our intern Jedidiah Cheng. Utalk host Steve sat down for a conversation with Jedidiah. He tells us about his college and his major. Jedidiah talks to Steve about the challenge of distance learning and online classes. He tells Steve what his passion is and how he likes to take candid photos of others.

Jedidiah tells Steve about a documentary he made and ways we can make a difference.

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The Utalk crew Steve, Larissa, and Kati got together for a conversation about current events.

Topics that came up included the inauguration, quarantine life, mask life, the new normal we are living, Dr Martin Luther Kings quotes to live by and what’s trending.

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Fashion Designer Hollis Kolmansberger of ByHollis sat down with Utalk host Steve for a conversation about fashion, life experiences and making a difference. Hollis tells Steve that she got started in fashion at age 14. She wrote her first business proposal and got family and friends to invest in her. Hollis's father is an entrepreneur and her mother loves interior design which is where she got her drive for fashion. Hollis is in school for fashion design and she tells us what she does in her studies. She talks about how she had a pop up shop and used that to help her learn what people like and gained customers that way. Hollis talks about how she has lived overseas and other experiences she has had and where her inspiration comes from.

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