Community Connection
Connecting with community leaders and organizations who work to improve the lives of San Diegans.
Episodes
October 7, 2024 • 30 mins
Katie Wadington, Deputy Managing Editor at The Hill, joins the show to discuss her recent piece titled “What It’s Like In Asheville After Helene,” which describes the situation in one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.
Evan Peterson, National Spokesperson for the American Red Cross, checks in to explain how the Red Cross is assisting those in need in communities impacted by the storm and ways for all Americans to help w...
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October 1, 2024 • 29 mins
Jose Martinez, an Army Veteran and triple amputee, joins the show for National Suicide Prevention Month to discuss how, with the help of Semper Fi & America’s Fund, he overcame his extensive injuries, depression, and suicidal thoughts to become an adaptive athlete.
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September 23, 2024 • 29 mins
John Drikell Hopkins, founding member of the Zac Brown Band, joins the show to discuss his fight to find a cure for ALS through his Hop on a Cure foundation.
Dr. Courtney Fitzhugh, Sickle Cell Disease Expert with the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, checks in for Sickle Cell Awareness Month to explain the disease, its impact on life and the latest treatments.
Dr. Christine M. Crawford, Child Psychiatrist & NAMI Associate Med...
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September 16, 2024 • 29 mins
Theresa Wolters, Vice President of Health & Human Services at MusiCares, joins the show to discuss how MusiCares provides various services for musicians and those in the music industry facing financial hardship.
Dr. Jessica Lee, Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, checks in to explain healthcare options and coverage for children in low-income hou...
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September 9, 2024 • 30 mins
Roosevelt Williams III, CEO of Young, Black & 'N Business, discusses how is organization helps mentor young entrepreneurs. Then we're joined by Ryan Cottingham
of the Alzheimers Assn San Diego & Imperial Chapter Board to tell us about the upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer's.
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September 3, 2024 • 29 mins
Bryan Stern Chairman & Founder of Grey Bull Rescue, discusses his veteran-led, donor-funded organization’s work rescuing Americans from conflict zones like the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan, and other dangerous parts of the world.
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August 19, 2024 • 29 mins
o Marine Scientist Dr. Ellen Prager & Meteorologist Dave Jones, authors of Megalodons, Mermaids & Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean & Atmosphere Questions, discuss the extreme weather events we’ve been experiencing, global conservation efforts for marine life, and separate fact from fiction on the issue of climate change.
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August 16, 2024 • 29 mins
o Rawle Andrews Jr., Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association, joins the show to discuss the foundation’s efforts to provide school staff with mental health resources as a new school year begins, along with the promotion of mental health literacy, connecting underserved communities to needed care, and shifting attitudes about mental health.
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July 29, 2024 • 29 mins
Jon Miller Steiger, FTC East Central Region Regional Director & Joannie Wei, FTC Midwest Region Asst. Regional Director, discuss imposter scams, including the most prevalent ones, how to spot and report them, and what to do if you fall victim to one.
Juliana Mercer, Director of Veteran Advocacy at Healing Breakthrough, discusses how MDMA-assisted therapy is helping veterans diagnosed with PTSD and the push for FDA approval for thi...
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July 22, 2024 • 30 mins
Kenneth C. Davis, Historian & Author of the Don’t Know Much About Book Series. Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the first major party political convention of the election, Kenneth C. Davis discusses the history of political violence in America, the emergence of political parties, and the formation of nominating conventions.
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July 15, 2024 • 29 mins
Julie Garner, Founder of Project Yellow Light, discusses her organization’s work raising awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, especially among America’s youth.
Kendyl Berna, Filmmaker, Environmental Scientist & Founder of Beyond the Reef, checks in for Shark Week to discuss her ocean conservation organization’s focus on shark tagging, coral monitoring, and artificial reef building.
Army Brigadier General Paul ‘Greg’ Sm...
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July 1, 2024 • 29 mins
Bryan Stern Chairman & Founder of Grey Bull Rescue, discusses his veteran-led, donor-funded organization’s work rescuing Americans from conflict zones like the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan, and other dangerous parts of the world.
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June 27, 2024 • 29 mins
Karen Kinahan, Nurse Practitioner at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Medicine. For National Cancer Survivors Month, Karen Kinahan discusses medical and mental health challenges for cancer survivors, how family and friends can best support them, and ongoing research to help improve cancer survivorship.
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June 21, 2024 • 29 mins
Kiran Handa Gaudioso, President & CEO of the United Way of Northern New Jersey and President of United for ALICE, and Dr. Stephanie Hoopes, National Director for United for ALICE, discuss the United Way’s work and how data compiled for the ALICE report offers local, state, and federal leaders, along with charitable organizations and corporations, insight into the true economic struggles facing millions of families nationwide.
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June 10, 2024 • 29 mins
Albert T. Roy, President & CEO of the Lupus Research Alliance, joins the show following Lupus Awareness Month to discuss the disease, including progress in diagnosing and treating Lupus, along with research currently underway to find a cure.
Eleni Towns, Director of No Kid Hungry Campaigns, checks in to raise awareness of programs available during the summer months to make sure children in need receive the meals and nutrition they...
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June 3, 2024 • 29 mins
Tom Kilgannon, President of Freedom Alliance, joins the show following Military Appreciation Month to discuss the programs provided to those who have served and sacrificed for our country, from efforts supporting active-duty servicemembers to their families to veterans.
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May 27, 2024 • 29 mins
Cynthia Choi, Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate, joins the show for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month to discuss her organization’s work raising awareness for AAPI racism and discrimination.
Dr. Stephen Soffer, Psychologist and Co-Chief of the Division of Outpatient Behavioral Health in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, checks in for Mental H...
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May 21, 2024 • 29 mins
Making the transition from a teenage boy to manhood can be a challenge under normal circumstances. Joining us is Joe Siguerson, founder of Boys to Men Mentoring Network along Executive Director, with Rose Courtney, to tell us how they help these fatherless young men. Then, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts is a local organization that gives children a gift they will remember for a lifetime. We speak with Lupita Morales, Director of Patien...
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May 13, 2024 • 29 mins
Vic Armstrong, VP of Health Equity at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, joins the show for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss suicide trendlines in recent years, steps to prevent suicide, and its new ‘Talk Away the Dark’ campaign, empowering people to have brave conversations about mental health and suicide.
Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President of Every Mother Counts, checks in for Mother’s Day Weekend...
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May 8, 2024 • 29 mins
Jessica Edwards, Chief Development Officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), joins the show for Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss NAMI’s work supporting those impacted by mental illness, along with their awareness and educational efforts as the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.
Dr. Michelle Mullen, Senior Vice President & Chief Design and Impact Officer for The Jed Foundation, discusse...
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