We are absolutely going on a break. Tis the holiday season, and while we would usually be using the break between our podcast seasons to work on the next season, we’ll also be celebrating.
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The New York Times writes of the public and private funding that the State Department and nine independent agencies use to sponsor and shepherd refugees through their first year of American life.
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Dr. René Shingles being the first African American Woman inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association prestigious Hall of Fame is an amazing tribute to the educator’s distinguished career.
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Back when I was hitting up the internet dating sites (hard!), a friend helped me set up my profile. For the question about naming one of my good qualities, she said “Showing up!”
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I picked this story from Fast Company as it digs into farm workers in California. And I dig that.
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It was not a waste of time to chat with MEANS Database COO Sammie Paul. She's traveled to many of the areas in the world I have, so we had lot's to chat about.
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It happens. For every yes I get from someone, agreeing to be a guest on the podcast, I get about 20 no’s/no reply to my request.
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Chef Tai Sing cooks for the Stephen Mather Mountain Party circa 1915 in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Developing premium, approachable coffee is Sumi Ali’s goal. He’s also always on the lookout for excellent customer service, friendly middle of the country diners and ribs.
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Talking about mental health has become less a social minefield and more of a way to share and shine a light on what many folks go through.
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Civil Eats reports on an Oakland-based grassroots organizing group, People's Kitchen Collective, that has been hosting community dinners to facilitate conversations…
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When I found out about the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo NY, which is an immigrant and refugee business incubator, I knew I had to go there and chat with their entrepreneurs.
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Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday. I adore Xmas, and Thanksgiving is always an opportunity to put myself into a stuffing coma (a stuffoma if you will), but Halloween is truly magical to me.
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The New York Times reports on seven major restaurant chains, Arby’s, Carl’s Jr., McDonald’s, Jimmy John’s, Auntie Anne’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Cinnabon…
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You meet the nicest peopl on benches! Fellow traveler and food lover Nadine O hasn’t figured it all out yet. Yet she loves to learn as she goes.
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Holy shit, I wrote a book! Can you believe it? I sure as hell can’t.
Here is a look at the mockup of the front cover.
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Past guest Ben Von Wong got me in touch with Jennifer Kirk for very important reasons. She travels, she eats and she connects.
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We will soon be hiding the Halloween candy from ourselves and girding our loins for the coming political/holiday season. Is there anything more divisive than the holiday table?
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Civil Eats had a hopeful story about social entrepreneur Aviva Paley who oversees job training, hunger relief, and food rescue programs for Kitchens for Good, a San Diego-based social enterprise catering company.
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