Misunderstood and overlooked are the lives of those incarcerated. Jason Jones talks to me about the difficulties of living inside a prison and the resources we need to properly rehabilitate and make an impact on communities and individuals affected by prisons. If the current solutions aren’t really working, is it time to disrupt to innovate?

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Fulfillment in life, as in any adventure, is all about taking the first step. I talk to Maria Alvarez about how adventure can look different for anybody, and how it’s our own personal adventures that make for a life worth living.

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What are the dominoes that lead to a lifestyle of abuse? Vince Huseman shares his story with me of how his love for music drew him into a dependence on drugs and alcohol, but also how he is now using that same love to help others recover from lives similar to the one he once lived. How important is community and our own willpower in attempting to lead a sober life?

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As society changes, so do its views on gender and sexuality. I talk to Hayden Clay about their experience in drag performance and what we can learn about our own identity through that. What does it mean to come out? How does understanding and accepting ourselves change how we view those around us?

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Immigration in the US remains a controversial topic, but the children of those immigrants have to deal with the repercussions of both their parents’ actions and of the policies the government enforces. I talk to Tahra Jirari about her family’s journey from Morocco to the United States and how being a child of immigrants turned her into a translator, teacher, and lawyer for her parents early on.

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How is it possible to create friends out of the people we see as against our own personal beliefs? I talk to Kelsey Roberts about how experience is at the root of our beliefs, and how sharing those stories can help create a deeper understanding of the people around us, turning foe into friend. While our ideas of how to make the world better may not always align, each of our individual stories is a piece in solving the puzzle of the issues around us.

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Why does the richest country in the world still have so many people in poverty? I talk to Kim Martinez about her experience seeing poverty growing up and the many reasons why poverty still exists and may continue to be an issue for generations to come. While we give away many handouts to those in need, when was the last time we gave them a hand up? 

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What does “black” mean and where does the label come from? Roemello Lewis joins me to talk about how learning about our history puts us in a better position to change our present and future. Are we overgeneralizing racial terms, thus limiting our potential? How important is our family history to our personal growth? What can we do now to better unify all people regardless of race and culture?

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Mello's recommended reading: 

Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics by Lester K. Spence

The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power by Jared Ball

Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples by Jack Forbes

Why is it that in 2020, persons with disabilities are still overlooked both inside and outside of the workplace? Casey Witte shares his experience growing up and how our assumptions of other people limit their potential to succeed. What stereotypes do we have of people with disabilities that keep us from helping them achieve more? What laws are also currently allowing different treatment of people in the workplace? Where do these issues begin and what can we do to make a difference in the lives of others?

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Movies and TV are what unite people through pop culture, but can their portrayal of groups also be breaking us apart? I talk to Liz Loo about diversity in film and the changes that need to be made both on and off the camera to better tell the stories of all people. Proper diversity in film is a necessity, but when does pushing for diversity also become too much? What are the current standards in film that shape our stereotypes of the world?

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