Hole in the Air
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingConversations with special guests on diverse topics
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Armenian Genocide Resolution press conference
March 01, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBParticipating in this this press conference concerning the Armenian Genocide (and a related resolution approved by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and forwarded to the California Democratic Party for possible adoption by the state party) were resolution co-authors Caro Avanessian, Renee Nahum and Paul Neuman (all of Assembly District 43), and resolution sponsors* State Senator Anthony Portantino; Assemblymember Laura Friedman; Los Angeles County Democratic Party Controller T...
Sunny Fox
January 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBHole in the Air chats with TV great Sonny Fox, the legendary host of Wonderama, about his pioneering achievements in creating top quality entertainment for young people and others throughout his long and meritorious career. Also discussed is his growing up in Brooklyn, and his experiences as a Jewish prisoner of war after being captured at the start of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Sonny Fox's valuable autobiography -- But You Made the Front Page! Wonderama, Wars and a ...
Democrats for Neighborhood Action
November 23, 2019 11:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBThe Hole in the Air podcast team meets with Nicholas Schultz, president of Democrats for Neighborhood Action (DNA), and they discuss the club and its ongoing efforts and activism in the Greater Los Angeles area as well as Nick's own personal involvement in politics and government. For more information about the club, one can visit the DNA website at https://www.dna-cadem.com.
Glendale Democratic Club
November 11, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBHole in the Air chats with Caro Avanessian, the president of the Glendale Democratic Club, and discusses the club's grassroots activism and how Glendale, California has experienced great demographic and political change.
Helping People in Need During The Border Crisis
September 20, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBhttps://www.salef.org,https://www.facebook.com/salefonline/, In this episode, Hole in the Air focuses on the border crisis by learning about the insights and experiences of one agency, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF). SALEF Executive Director Jocelyn Duarte, M.A., and SALEF Vice President David Giron describe efforts to help migrants in dire circumstances, many of whom have fled life-threatening situations only to be stuck in an inhumane political an...
Political and Demographic Changes in Greater L.A./Southern California
September 13, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBPolitical and demographic changes in the Greater L.A. area have reshaped not just local & state ways of life but also present & future national trends. Recognizing how Southern California has evolved dramatically over the past quarter century. This podcast episode is a lecture/discussion mix, led by Vivek Swaroop Sharma, Vivek is a scholar of political order, conflict, violence, religion and societies near and far; is or has been associated with such esteemed places of learning as C...
Gandhi and Moral Leadership
September 12, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBVivek Swaroop Sharma heads this Hole in the Air conversation -- part lecture, part discussion -- about Gandhi and moral leadership. He details with great precision Gandhi's life, principles, challenges and endeavors, in turn providing illuminating insights into issues facing all of us today. Vivek is a scholar of political order, conflict, violence, religion and societies near and far; is or has been associated with such esteemed places of learning as Columbia and Yale Universities...
Victor Hayden aka The Mascara Snake
September 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBhttps://www.facebook.com/events/lisa-derrick-fine-arts-961-chung-king-road-los-angeles-ca-90012/fast-and-bulbous-the-art-of-victor-hayden/383813668838933/, https://ausgangart.com, http://www.beefheart.com/fast-and-bulbous-the-art-of-victor-hayden/, https://artillerymag.com/events/fast-bulbous-the-art-of-victor-hayden-curated-by-anthony-ausgang/, http://www.beefheart.com, http://pameladesbarres.comhttps://artillerymag.com/cat-call/, https://www.facebook.com/Cat-Museum-16581794357783...
Mitch O'Farrell on Homelessness
September 09, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 6.28 MBhttps://cd13.lacity.org, L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell chairs the City's Homelessness and Poverty Committee. In this August 2019 discussion with Hole in the Air, he details how the City of Los Angeles is meeting the challenges of addressing homelessness, with a potentially increased State of California tie-in.
Stonewall Democratic Club
September 09, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBDiscussing the invaluable Stonewall Democratic Club and its progressive efforts and historic accomplishments are club president Lester Aponte and political vice president Jane Wishon, along with Renee Nahum and Paul Michael Neuman of Hole in the Air. https://www.stonewalldems.org/podcast,https://www.stonewalldems.org, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB159
Ed Freeman, Portraits of Homeless People
September 09, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBhttps://www.edfreeman.com, https://www.edfreeman.com/collections/south-beaudry,http://www.vchcorp.org Photographer Ed Freeman discusses his portraits of people who are homeless in Los Angeles. (Revenues from sales of these works go to support Venice Community Housing.) Paul Michael Neuman, Renee Nahum and Gary De La Rosa participate and also chat with Ed about other photo projects. (In earlier years, Ed's career was in music, including as producer of Don McLean's American Pie rec...
Chicken Boy
September 09, 2019 03:00 - 47 minutes - 50 MBhttps://www.futurestudio.com, https://www.chickenboy.com, http://chickenboyshop.com Chicken Boy is a beloved art/advertising icon in the grand tradition of fabulous roadside attractions. He stands atop Amy Inouye's Future Studio, in the Los Angeles community of Highland Park. Amy tells the Hole in the Air podcast team of Renee and Paul about the decades-long journey that saved Chicken Boy -- an inspired and inspiring herculean effort filled with twists and turns. They also discuss ...
Tosh Berman: Growing Up in Wallace Berman's World
September 09, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBhttp://tamtambooks-tosh.blogspot.com Tosh Berman chats with Hole in the Air's Gabrielle Neuman, Paul M. Neuman and Renee Nahum about his book, Tosh: Growing up in Wallace Berman's World, as well as about many other famous and not so famous folks, music, L.A.,and even the TV Show The Rifleman, with the Hole in the Air Podcast Interlocutor and the piano stylings of Fingers DelRey also being heard.
Pilipinx in Los Angeles
September 08, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBhttps://www.pwcsc.org, https://fvep.org Pilipino Workers Center's Executive Director Aquilina Soriano-Versoza and Community Organizer Ian Kamus discuss L.A.'s extraordinary Filipino community and its history, accomplishments and challenges being met, and highlight the Filipino Voter Empower Project. Hole in the Air's Renee Nahum and Paul Michael Neuman participate.