Chef Leslie Woodward, CEO/Creator of Edenesque , has been passionate about clean eating, local and seasonal foods for over 20 years. Her belief is that most diseases are connected and caused by the foods we eat or do not eat. As a student of Holistic Nutrition, Leslie worked with individuals to support their healing using food and training those clients to use proper cooking techniques. Leslie wanted to understand nutritional diseases in communities of color and begin to unpack the common argume...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 140
After some short technical difficulties, I finally connected with today's guest, Helen Zuman, a tree-hugging dirt worshipper devoted to turning waste into food and the stinky guck of experience into fertile, fragrant prose. She holds a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard and a Half-FA in memoir from Hunter College. Raised in Brooklyn, she lives with her husband in Beacon, NY and Black Mountain, NC. She is the author of Mating in Captivity (She Writes Press 2018), a memoir of her ...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 139
Susan Hereth is the Education Director at the Kingston YMCA Farm Project . Susan holds a BA in geography from SUNY New Paltz and an MS in education from University of Albany. Susan’s strengths are in development and implementation of experiential learning opportunities for students of all ages as well as professional development workshops for educators. At the Kingston YMCA Farm Project, Susan's role is to create, enrich, and supervise the youth development program which is focused on teen emplo...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 138
Maria Elena Ferrer-Harrington is the Executive Director of Humanamente — a diversity and inclusion consulting organization, Chair of the Athena Network New York — a psychosocial support network in the area of social services, health, and specifically in mental health, for immigrants experiencing psychological challenges related to the migratory process, a board member of the Family of Woodstock — a network of individuals whose mission is to provide confidential and fully accessible crisis interv...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 137
The subject of gentrification in our area has been an important one for several years and is reaching peak crisis now that there's a great migration to our area from New York City. I wanted to better understand gentrification and how we can prevent its harmful effects and this show is highlighting what I've learned in pursuit of a better understanding of the situation. We hear from many women on this show via speeches I was able to source from the internet. Stacey Sutton , Associate Professor of...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 136
Today I am joined by Keiko Sono , artist and founder of Forged Art Collective , previously on the show last September, episode #87, who returns to talk more about Universal Basic Income (UBI) and the upcoming, Woodstock 20 March for the Future. You can join in the Woodstock '20: March for the Future by making art and music, and shape the future of humanity. "On Saturday, September 19th, people all over the country will rise up and demand a society that is humanity first. No more profit over well...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 135
Today's guest is none other than Jaguar Mary X host of Midnight Medicine Journey, a show that was birthed as a mash-up of recitations and discussions about science-fiction books by people of color, interviews with local and global artists, plant healers, spiritual visionaries, and medicine people with featured music from around the world. It continues to evolve as JMX expands and expounds about afro-futures, plant medicine, ancestors and spirit-infused ritual practice with an emphasis on queerne...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 134
Anna Hafner is a multi-disciplinary artist, working in the areas of costume, painting, performance art, illustration, lo-fi installation and DIY puppetry. She is a creator of occasional rituals and happenings. Anna's performance art manifests in two ways: first, as a colorful pantheon of costumed creatures, who live amongst hand painted backdrops filled with verdant textures; second, darker solo performances, using waste to question human excess and societal control of the feminine. She uses tac...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 133
Joining me on the show today are the following passionate and generous teachers... Juliana Machado (E-RYT 500) is a native of Brazil, who moved to New York in 2000 where she was introduced to yoga. She has taken 4 yoga teacher trainings since then: Ashtanga Primary Series a 200 Hour TT (2001), Forrest Yoga a 200 Hour TT (2006), and "Life of a Yogi" 500 Hour TT with Sri Dharma Mittra (2012), and the 800 Hour “Life of a Yogi” with Sri Dharma Mittra (2013). Juliana considers herself to be a lifelon...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 132
Today I get to chat with Maggie Noe and Marine Nimblette who earlier this summer began collaborating on Businesses United in Diversity and will be having their first event this Saturday in Uptown Kingston at the DMV lot. Maggie Noe, an undergrad double-majoring in International Area Studies and Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. An alumna of Kingston High School and resident of Woodstock, NY, Maggie has been connected to the community for her whole life, and is now finding...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 131
Morgan Millogo graduated with a BFA in Film and Television Production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. A Washington native, Morgan spent five years as part of the Seattle Indy film scene as an actor and director and was also a Burlesque Performer and Emcee. After the unexpected death of her father, Morgan lived as a nomad and became a Certified Contemporary Shamanic Practitioner and Yogi. Now relocated to the Hudson Valley, Morgan most recently worked as Head of Production at InsideRisk LLC ...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 130
Lydia Willoughby, Founder & General Manager of Sassafras Mercantile comes from a family of pine tree farmers and geologists in South Carolina. As shopkeep and general manager Lydia (she) has always been drawn to plant life and soil. With her Moon in the 12th House, and Sun in the 8th House, Lydia’s work revolves around exchange and nurturance in integrating the unknown and the mysterious into accessible platforms for transformation and resolution built on systems of care. Lydia offers tarot ...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 129
Joining me today are Kathy Sellitti, Assistant Principal at Kingston High School and Charlotte Adamis, School Librarian, J. Watson Bailey Middle School in Kingston, two of the several organizers of " Kingston Reads About Racism " talking about the book So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo . Their next community discussions will take place, Thursday, July 16th and Thursday July 31 . Please RSVP in advance to get the call information. You can listen in to their first discussion here . Tod...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 128
Onnesha Roychoudhuri is a writer, speaker, and educator with over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of storytelling and social justice. She is the author of The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America , named one of the best books of 2018 by Kirkus Reviews. (NOTE: you can buy it at RoughDraft in Kingston.) Onnesha regularly leads writing and storytelling workshops for organizations across the country, including the Moth and the Reproduction Health Acces...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 127
Today it's just me, Theresa, talking about freedom and independence with a little help from some musicians and the book, You Are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney. Why this show? Why this format? The 4th of July stirs up lots of thoughts and feelings for me so I seek to find some answers or get clearer on the narratives that drive these thoughts and feelings. We'll dive into the Declaration of Independence, some history, a cursory overview of narrative bias and the backfire effect which is basicall...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 126
Anrika Colbourne got her start at Ulster County Boces simply by being in the Culinary program, which opened a door to a whole new world! She later graduated from Johnson & Wales University where she was able to experience a myriad of new elements of the pastry world. She later studied in Peru and Canada, while she working in resorts, restaurants, and as a pastry instructor. From interning at Bobby Flay’s restaurant, to working at small bakeries (sometimes 2-3 at a time), to the transition in...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 125
Today, we're talking Black Lives Matter, multicultural community and UNITY! Joining me in the first hour is Jessieca McNabb, comedian, co-host of Harambee Radio, No One Like You and oft guest on My Kingston Kids on Radio Kingston... and an active member of the Harambee Coalition, a mid-Hudson valley coalition that supports and promotes the strength of our community through cultural and educational events that enriches the lives of youth and adults. You can also catch Jessieca's last appearance o...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 124
Today I am joined by two phenomenal women from Raising HOPE ! Amy Summers, Program Director for Raising HOPE. She is responsible for the overall coordination and organization of the Raising Hope administrative and operational components, and programmatic components as well as recruitment. She was the former Director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters satellite program at Amherst College where she interviewed and matched “Bigs” with “Littles”, supervised an onsite program, planned and ran program ev...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 123
Today I have the honor of playing an interview I did with the three girls who are the hosts of The Worst Years podcast. Maeve is an only child with two moms and a dog named Brooklyn. She lived in Brooklyn, NY, until she was eight (hence the name of her dog). This summer, she will turn 11. Maeve is a competitive gymnast and plays clarinet. Her favorite subjects in school are writing, reading, science, art, and anything related to music. Maeve loves hiking and biking and everything outdoors. She’s...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 122
Today I am honored to welcome JoAnn Stevelos to the show. A public health advisor, researcher and speaker, she started out working in a virology lab and has since worked for startups and nonprofits to prevent cancer, type 2 diabetes and other chronic illnesses, and is now presently the Executive Director for the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients at the School of Nursing at George Washington University. She is a musician, playwright and writer who has used both her professional and...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 121
Still in quarantine, still making it happen! Today's guest is MK Burnell, host of the brand new podcast More Music Please: Quarantine Beat , where she chats with music industry professionals about life during COVID... and whatever else comes up. Until the pandemic shook things up, she was a radio host and music director with a particular passion for supporting local and emerging artists. She lives outside of Kingston with her partner and dogs. When not in lockdown, she performs with bands Locofr...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 120
The one and only, Shannon Donnell is my very special guest today. Shannon is a nurse on the front lines in NYC right now, but she had three days off last week and graciously gave me some of that time for an interview to hear how things are going for her out there. You may know Shannon from her years of running the clinic for the O+ Festival 🙏🏽 She’s a multitalented musician, vocalist and big-hearted, brave nurse making a huge difference in people’s lives! ❤️ Shannon walks us through becoming a...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 119
Every day should be Mother's Day, right? Today I am joined by 5 hard working mamas who I am proud to call friends and colleagues at Radio Kingston. Today we're going to get into how they are balancing work, life, kids and sanity. We check in with them about all that plus parenting and homeschooling hacks during quarantine and what they are wishing for on Mother’s Day! Erica Brown, Community Engagement Coordinator at Radio Kingston and proud mama of two boys, 12 year old Logan and 9 year old Dyla...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 118
Today I catch up with 5 women whose work and lives have been affected by the global pause. They share where they are at both personally and professionally, what's been a challenge, what's changed for the better or the worse, how they envision going back to work, what they're grateful for, what they miss, and how they've leaned on each other to get through it all. Thanks for joining ladies! I hope y'all get to hug each other soon too! Jennifer Donovan is back for a COVID catch up. Founder of Le S...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 117
Big Day, Happy Earth Day! Today on the show... Jaysa Hunter-Mellers’ dynamic speeches at rallies and her testimony at City Hall helped shut down the coal-fired power plant that was causing her asthma. Jaysa has become a passionate advocate for environmental justice and for national school civic education so that kids—and adults, too—can learn how to participate in their own governance, take action, and speak to power like she did. At 14 years old, Jaysa continues to galvanize audiences with a co...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 116
Heya friends! Today I am joined by ALL of the ladies I co-create with over at Anahata . Allow me to introduce: Ana Gioia , has been a practicing yogini since 2005. She studied traditional Hatha Yoga for 7 years before encountering and eventually training in Kundalini. Some of her specialties include Children’s Yoga, Pre & Post-Natal Yoga and Mommy & Me. Ana feels very drawn to serving Women, Families and Children as she feels there is so much healing to be done among these groups and the...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 115
I'm BACK for a full episode! Speaking today with Rebecca Horner and Karen Pardini of the Marbletown First Aid Unit . Rebecca is a retired IBM software engineer, MFAU's Board Chair and an EMS Volunteer. Karen is the Chief who on the side raises and deploys search and rescue dogs. Important fact, in 1961 Harriet Weber founded Marbletown First Aid, the first ambulance squad in Ulster County. Sixty years ago there was no 911, nobody trained in emergency medical care and ready to respond, no speciall...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 114
Yay! Brainy Fox is back! Our theme music by Shana Falana rides again!!! Ida and I check in, get deep about fear and thriving and then I play an interview with Leah Gooch of Four Minutes a Day who offers Reiki, Yoga, and Meditation. Leah shares some of her journey to and through Reiki and how she does remote distant Reiki services. I attempt to analogize this phenomenon with Quantum Physics. If anyone out there really understands Quantum Physics/Mechanics, please come and be a guest on my show! L...
Apr 01, 2020•56 min•Ep. 113
Still quarantined from Radio Kingston with Ida Hakkila holding down the fort with some jams, but we sneak in an interview I did with Art Therapist and community builder, Dahlia Jarrett . She shares about her first memory of art, going to art school and her path to becoming an Art Therapist. She also helps explain the differences between being an art teacher and an art therapist and the therapeutic allianced relationship that is so vital in art therapy. She shares her love of raising two boys and...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 112
Andrea Shaut @andreaforkingston is the first Alderwoman-at-Large, female Council President for the City of Kingston , the 2nd highest ranking position within the city government. It’s been a LONG TIME COMING! Andrea is also a prominent musician in the Hudson Valley music scene. She has been the piano accompanist and rehearsal assistant for the prestigious West Point Military Academy Glee Club since 2010, performing across the country at renowned theater venues, hospitals, stadiums, and schools. ...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 111
