Walk Talk Listen Podcast
251 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWalk Talk Listen, an attempt to connect people and make this world a bit better by sharing opinions and experiences based on the belief that everyone’s perspective is true albeit partial. It is also an effort to create awareness and to inspire a growing group of listeners to be engaged with the Global Goals (SDGs) and their attainment. A spin-off of the 100 mile walk. #gotheextra100mile
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Azza Cohen (episode 70)
December 29, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBAzza Cohen is a documentary filmmaker and historian from Highland Park, IL. and at the moment is a student at Stanford as a 2020 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Azza earned her bachelor’s in history from Princeton University, where she was awarded the Glickman Memorial Prize for inventive use of filmmaking for public service. She then earned a master’s in Culture & Colonialism from the National University of Ireland, Galway as a George J. Mitchell Scholar. Azza is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Sem...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Cristi Hegranes (episode 69)
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBCristi Hegranes founded Global Press in 2006 to create a new form of ethical, accurate global news. Her values-driven approach to journalism prioritizes dignity, diversity and transparency. She has a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University and a Bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University. Cristi served as a fellow-in-residence at the Poynter Institute and has taught courses in entrepreneurship and journalism at San Francisco State University and California State Univ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Caryl Stern (episode 68)
December 15, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBCaryl M. Stern joined the Walton Family Foundation as Executive Director after 14 years as President and CEO of UNICEF USA. Previously, Caryl served as Senior Associate National Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Anti-Defamation League, the founding director of its A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute, and the Dean of Students at Polytechnic University. A dynamic change-maker, Caryl has dedicated her career to helping others through education, compassion, advocacy and rolling up her slee...
WTL special series: Enough for All - introduction
December 01, 2021 07:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBAn introduction to a special podcast Walk Talk Listen series: Enough for All - the 75th anniversary of the faith based organization Church World Service. The series will introduce staff and partners, both old and current, of the faith based organization of which I have been a part for the last 23 years or so. Similar to the regular Walk Talk Listen podcast, I have tried to be the observer and listener. It will be of interest for all people interested in people and organizations. I hope this p...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Ray Martin (episode 67)
November 24, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBRay Martin is Executive Director Emeritus of CCIH and was their Executive Director from 2000 to 2014. In a 25-year career with USAID, he was Chief of the Health, Population, and Nutrition offices in Africa and Pakistan. He also worked several years with The World Bank. Ray’s international career began as a Mennonite volunteer in Africa. In October 2012, Ray Martin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Health Section of the American Public Health Association, but this ep...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Paul Valentin (episode 66)
November 17, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBPaul Valentin is an experienced International Director with a demonstrated history of working in the international development sector. He is a strong business development professional skilled in Nonprofit Organizations and International Alliances/Networks. He is a great mentor for professionals in new or challenging roles and has a strong experience in Sustainable Development, Humanitarian, Rural Development, and Gender Mainstreaming. For almost 15 years, he managed the international operati...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Prospery Raymond (episode 65)
November 10, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBAndre Prospery Raymond is an agro-economist who worked in the development and humanitarian world for the last 20 years with GRAPH, Oxfam Intermon and UNICEF. He joined Christian Aid in July 2002 as a Capacity building officer; two years later, as a Program Officer and by 2007 as Country Manager for the Haiti Program until July 2010. Prospery was the Caribbean team leader overviewing Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados and the Dominican Republic since August 2010. With the changes in 2013 strategy, Prosp...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Marshall Toplansky (episode 64)
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBMarshall Toplansky, MBA is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Science at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. He is also an advisor of the CWS Incubation Lab. We talked about some thought provoking topics like Artificial Intelligence. Most recently, Marshall co-authored (along with Joel Kotkin) The OC Focus, a multi-year research publication that has identified strategic directions for the growth of Orange County. Marshall holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Åsa Skogström Feldt (episode 63)
October 27, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBÅsa Skogström Feldt is the managing director of the IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV since October 2017, before that she was President and CEO at The Hunger Project’s Global Office in New York. As business leader at IKEA from 2012-2014, she supported social enterprises that were within their value chains through business partnerships. As CEO of The Hunger Project in Sweden from 2004-2012, Åsa succeeded in growing the organization and significantly increasing revenue and public awareness, part...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Brian Backe (episode 62)
October 20, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBBrian Backe's personal mission is to empower emerging leaders in nonprofit organizations and businesses who are striving to make the world a better place. Of special interest is promoting servant leadership, strengthening nonprofit organizations, and supporting social enterprises that are addressing hunger and poverty in the US and around the globe. I had an interesting conversation with him, so check out episode 62 of Walk Talk Listen podcast (available from Wednesday, October 20, 2021 onwar...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Takeshi Komino (episode 61)
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBTakeshi Komino is the General Secretary of CWS Japan, and Co-chairperson of Japan Platform. Also serves as Secretary General and a member of Executive Committee for Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), joint secretariat of Japan CSO Coalition for DRR (JCC-DRR), and the chairperson of Japan Quality and Accountability Network (JQAN). He graduated from Doshisha University, and holds Development Studies M.A. from Brandeis University. He can also be found on Facebook. Don't ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Karli Moore (episode 60)
October 06, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBKarli Moore is a member of the Lumbee Tribe and is from Prospect, North Carolina. Since earning her bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and agricultural business management from NC State, she also earned master’s degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Arkansas and rural development from Ghent University. She was also part of the inaugural class of students to earn a graduate certificate in food policy and sustainability leadership from Arizona State University. She is currently ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Saskia Osendarp (episode 59)
September 29, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBSaskia Osendarp is the Executive Director of Micronutrient Forum and she holds an MSc and PhD in Nutrition from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Since winning the Young Investigator Award in the late 1990s from the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, she has earned an impressive record of academic, public health and private sector research and innovation achievements. She has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, scientific publications and book chapters, ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Philippa Rowland (episode 58)
September 22, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBPhilippa Rowland is the President at Multifaith Association of South Australia; MFASA seeks a real meeting of hearts and minds among members of different spiritual beliefs and cultures. At the upcoming Parliament of World Religions Philippa will be part of a session called Biodiversity Matters - Integral Ecology and Interbeing , check and search for her via this link. In the talk she refers to GreenFaith International Network Global and she really would like to invite you to join their days o...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Chris Herlinger (episode 57)
September 15, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBChris Herlinger is international correspondent for Global Sisters Report, a project of National Catholic Reporter. He covers the work of Catholic sisters internationally and at the United Nations. Herlinger has been a journalist his entire working life, including stints at two Minnesota dailies in the 1980s, and, since 1993, in New York City. Herlinger is the former senior writer for the humanitarian agency Church World Service, and his freelance reporting for Religion News Service has appear...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Maurice Rugebregt (episode 56)
September 08, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBMaurice Rugebregt [1969] had his first guitar lesson at the age of 12. As a youngster he listened to jazz artists like Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley and his first guitar hero, Wes Montgomery. He studied guitar at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His teachers were Klaus Flenter, Ben de Bruijn and the American jazz-guitarist Joe Pass. In 1994 he went to New York City to study with established guitarists such as Jim Hall, Peter Bernstein and Peter Leitch. He graduated as a Perf...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Desiree Manders/Desray (episode 55)
September 01, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBFor many years Desiree Manders has been well-known as Desray in Dutch music. After winning the popular TV talent show “Soundmixshow” at age 18, she was given a lucrative singing deal. Real fame came when she joined 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor, The Europop hit machine that found worldwide success and provides her with an ongoing gig to this day. Desiree still considers working with 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor ia treat. “Nineties parties still draw a huge audience, and there’s always a great at...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Patrick Drabe (episode 54)
August 25, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBPatrick Drabe is a guitarist and music producer (Lakeside Studio) from The Netherlands who has worked with both Dutch artists as well as international artists like Louis Johnson, George McCrae and Alex Britti. He has also been responsible for the music of movies like "Ver van Familie" (Marion Bloem), "Lijn 32" (NPO) and "De Heineken Ontvoering" (Maarten Treurniet). In the podcast he talks about the Blue Diamonds as was a new upcoming album with Lo van Gorp - True Friends (https://lovangorp.co...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Wilfried Schasfoort (episode 53)
August 18, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBWilfried Schasfoort is a development economist specialized in the integrated value chain approach, business development, program development and capacity building. He has extensive experience developing local and international market development programs and was involved in the establishment of several (export) companies. Furthermore, he is an experienced manager in the development cooperation sector. He is the director of Fair & Sustainable Consulting. Fair & Sustainable Consulting is an in...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Lakecia Benjamin (episode 52)
August 11, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBLakecia Benjamin was born and raised in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in New York City. In grade school, she studied recorder. She attended Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School in New York City. She has been writing songs and lyrics since the age of 13. She began playing the saxophone in elementary school. Later while attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts she became interested in jazz. After high school she attended The New School in New York City. Her begin...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Shawn Baker (episode 51)
August 04, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBShawn K. Baker serves as the Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In this position, he chairs the Agency’s Nutrition Leadership Council, oversees the vision and strategy of the Agency’s Center for Nutrition in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, and coordinates related efforts across USAID. He also guides USAID’s investments and engagement with partners to address malnutrition in developing countries. Prior to joining USAID, Shawn was the firs...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Jess Fanzo (episode 50)
July 28, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBJessica Fanzo, PhD is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University in the USA. She also serves as the Director of Hopkins’ Global Food Policy and Ethics Program, and as Director of Food & Nutrition Security at the JHU Alliance for a Healthier World. From 2017 to 2019, Jessica served as the Co-Chair...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Morgan Berman (episode49)
July 21, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBMorgan Berman is an internationally recognized and award-winning entrepreneur, and the Founder and CEO of MilkCrate. She is a community leader with a passion for impact serving on multiple nonprofits boards including Philly Startup Leaders, The Energy Coordinating Agency and the President of her Civic Association. She is also a gold medalist in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She has been recognized by The United Nations Foundation, US Department of State, The United Way, and many others. Morgan has bee...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Sylvester Mobley (episode 48)
July 14, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBA native of Philadelphia, Sylvester Mobley has earned the attention and recognition of his peers after launching and building Coded by Kids - a youth tech education non-profit that grew from serving one child in a Philly rec center to serving hundreds of students in the region. Sylvester focuses his work on preparing underrepresented people for leadership roles in the tech and innovation space. Under Sylvester’s leadership, CBK has significantly increased the scope of its impact and launche...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Sandhya Rani Jha (episode 47)
July 07, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBSandhya Rani Jha (she/they), an ordained pastor with a masters in public policy, is an equity and anti-oppression consultant with years of experience in the field. Sandhya continues to work part-time at the Oakland Peace Center, a collective of 40 organizations working to create equity, access and dignity as the means of creating peace in Oakland and the Bay Area, which they founded in 2012. She serves as an anti-racism/anti-oppression trainer with Reconciliation Ministries for the Christia...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Yasmine Mustafa (episode 46)
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBYasmine Mustafa is a social entrepreneur and the CEO & Co-Founder of ROAR for Good. Based in Philadelphia, ROAR is a woman-led and mission-driven technology company dedicated to cultivating safer workplaces. Their staff safety platform, The AlwaysOn™, is specifically designed for the hotel industry to summon help with one touch of a button. Fueled by a passion to leverage technology for good, she leads the ROAR team in their mission to create safer workplaces and empowered communities. In t...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Michael Vatikiotis (episode 45)
June 23, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBMichael Vatikiotis has been a writer, broadcaster and journalist in Asia for more than 35 years. With family origins in the Middle East, he has lived in Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as well as Hong Kong. He has written three books on Asian politics: “Indonesian Politics Under Suharto” and “Political Change in Southeast Asia.” Most recently (2017): “Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia”. His published fiction includes two novels set in Indonesia, “The Spice G...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Myrna James (episode 44)
June 16, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBMyrna James has owned Blueline Publishing LLC and Apogeo Spatial magazine for 16 years. As publisher of Apogeo Spatial magazine, she has gained a unique macro view of the satellite and space industry. The Apogeo Spatial mission is to communicate the power of geospatial tools and technologies in managing the world’s scarce resources and environment, so that the global population has security—of water, food and energy. Apogeo focuses on long-term sustainability and security of the planet and pe...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Aldith Hunkar (episode 43)
June 09, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBAldith Hunkar is known most notably as a former news anchor for Dutch national newscasters NOS News and NOS Children’s News. As CEO of Hunk-arT for global freestyle multi-media journalism, she combines her talents, competences, taste for travel and passions. Working as a presenter and (live) reporter for Dutch mainstream media, combined with her creative talent to improvise, have made Aldith an all-round presenter/reporter for radio, television, internet and stage. She also prides herself on ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Cory Donovan (episode 42)
June 02, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBCory Donovan is the executive director of Impactphl (an organization assisting people to align their financial assets with their values) and the guest of episode 42 of the #walktalklisten #podcast. ImpactPHL‘s mission is to increase investment in impact companies and organizations in Greater Philadelphia by accelerating development and awareness of Greater Philadelphia’s Impact Economy ecosystem and potential, and provide a front door for the region’s impact economy efforts and interests. It’...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Maria Clara Magalhães (episode 41)
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBMaria Clara Magalhães is the co-founder of the Startup Be.Labs empowering women entrepreneurs in Brazil with leadership skills connecting them with mentors and provides training on developing business plans and pitching investors. Clara is a Futures Engineer and Activist Tech Entrepreneur, her enthusiasm, passion and drive is infectious .Clara is trained and educated as a peace builder and she wishes to dedicate her life to use her skills and knowledge in complex problem solving to bring soci...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Andreas Harsono (episode 40)
May 19, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBAndreas Harsono has covered Indonesia for Human Rights Watch since 2008. Before joining Human Rights Watch, he helped found the Jakarta-based Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information in 1995, and in 2003 he helped create the Pantau Foundation, a journalist training organization also based in Jakarta. A staunch backer of the free press, Harsono also helped establish Jakarta’s Alliance of Independent Journalists in 1994 and Bangkok’s South East Asia Press Alliance in 1998. Harsono ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Katrina VanHuss & Otis Fulton (episode 39)
May 12, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBKatrina VanHuss has been motivating and equipping volunteer fundraisers since 1989. She is the founder of Turnkey, a leader in strategy and execution for peer-to-peer fundraising programs whose client list includes 15 of the top 30 U.S. nonprofits. She specializes in using human behavioral tendencies to create attachment, build relationships, and spark high fundraising among volunteers. Since 1989, Katrina has been developing successful revenue programs and counseling executives for organiza...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Kehkashan Basu (episode 38)
May 05, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBKehkashan Basu (born in 2000) was elected, at the age of 12, for a 2 year term as UNEP’s (United Nations Environment Programme) Global Coordinator for Children & Youth and a member of its Major Groups Facilitating Committee and she is the youngest person and the first minor, ever, to be elected into this position in the history of UNEP. She is the winner of the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize. She is a United Nations Human Rights Champion, a National Geographic Young Explorer, one o...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Ana Clara Giovani (episode 37)
April 28, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBAna Clara Giovani is a journalist, video editor, and teacher. In Brazil, she is a member of the Focolare Movement as a Youth for a United World and internationally she is a member of the Religions for Peace Youth Media Team. Ana Clara Giovani was born in São Paulo, Brazil and holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication, with a specialty in Journalism. She lived in the Philippines for a year to study Spirituality, Global human formation, and Training in Social Service, where she started working ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Theon Johnson III (episode 36)
April 21, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBRev. Dr. Theon Johnson III came to the California-Nevada Conference from Mississippi. An Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church, Theon has served as a campus minister and in local churches. Upon arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012, he became the youngest person in history to serve on the pastoral team at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church . In addition to providing pastoral support for congregants, supporting thousands of clients, and interacting with community partner...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Max Finberg (episode 35)
April 14, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBMax Finberg is the President and CEO of Growing Hope Globally. Founded in 1999 as Foods Resource Bank, Growing Hope Globally started when Ohio Farmers Vernon and Carol Sloan invited their neighbors to become part of the solution to world hunger by shipping corn from their fields to developing countries. They quickly learned shipping was too costly – nearly 15 times the cost of the grain itself – and would wreak havoc on local farmers and markets. Then they came up with a unique solution: Use...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Kusumita Pedersen (episode 34)
April 07, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBDr. Kusumita P. Pedersen is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at St. Francis College and Chair of the Interfaith Center of New York. She is also a member of the Climate Action Task Force (CATF) of the Parliament of the World's Religions and of the Climate Working Group of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations. She is co-author of Global Ethics in Practice: Historical Backgrounds, Current Issues and Future Prospects (Edinburgh University Press, 2016) and co-editor of Faith...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Seungah Jeong (episode 33)
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBAn extra long podcast episode with President and CEO, Seungah Jeong of the company MPOWERD to make this Women's History Month extra special. Seungah has spent her career shaping global brands and driving them toward success. She’s a pro at managing teams, leading retail partnerships and building things from scratch, especially when it comes to small business. A company co-founder in her own right, Seungah brings to MPOWERD two decades of consumer goods experience, balancing a keen eye for de...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Seungah Jeong (episode 33 - extra long)
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBAn extra long podcast episode with President and CEO, Seungah Jeong of the company MPOWERD to make this Women's History Month extra special. Seungah has spent her career shaping global brands and driving them toward success. She’s a pro at managing teams, leading retail partnerships and building things from scratch, especially when it comes to small business. A company co-founder in her own right, Seungah brings to MPOWERD two decades of consumer goods experience, balancing a keen eye for de...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Gissou Nia (episode 32)
March 24, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55 MBGissou Nia is a senior fellow with Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council. She currently leads an effort to build a strategic litigation program on the Middle East and North Africa. Nia is a human rights lawyer and non-profit leader. She serves as board chair of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center where she is helping develop and oversee the group’s human rights advocacy and legal programs, which seek to promote accountability, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Ir...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Maya Azucena (episode 31)
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBSinger-songwriter and humanitarian Maya Azucena and she is known for making music that uplifts the soul. Among several awards for her music and humanitarian outreach, Azucena garnered a Grammy Certificate for contributing her 4-octave range and soul-stylings to a feature performance with Stephen Marley on Best Reggae Album of the Year, “Mind Control.” Brooklyn-native Maya is an avid independent touring artist and songwriter performing globally. Maya has devoted a significant amount of her car...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Step Vaessen (episode 30)
March 10, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBStep Vaessen is a Senior International Correspondent of Al Jazeera English who is back in her home country The Netherlands since a year now. Previously she reported on Asia for more than 20 years and was one of the most senior international journalists covering the region. After Asia she went for a couple of years to Moscow. She has been working for Al Jazeera since 2006 and before she worked for NOS-TV. She witnessed first hand most of the major news events in Asia: the fall of president Soe...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Alicia Fall (episode 29)
March 03, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBAlicia Fall is the founder of Her Many Voices Foundation (HMVF), a small organization that does big things in the world. The mission of the foundation is to ignite the Artivist (Artist/Activist) in all people, in order to move their passions to purpose, for the betterment of women, children and our Mother Earth. They aim to achieve their vision by uniting humanity through the arts. The "Her" in Her Many Voices makes reference to Mother Earth and the "Many Voices," to all of her children, whi...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Rachel Parent (episode 28)
February 24, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47 MBRachel Parent (born 1999) is a Toronto-based activist for issues related to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods, and especially government regulation in regard to food labeling. She is the founder of the non-profit Kids Right To Know. Rachel's interest in genetically modified foods began when she was 11 years old.She was required to research material for a school project and chose the subject of GMOs, when she found it troubling that Canada did not require food manufacturers to put...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with David Hales (episode 27)
February 17, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBDavid Hales served as President of the College of the Atlantic, Chair and President of Second Nature, the managing organization of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, and as Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He led environmental policy and sustainability programs for the US Agency for International Development. As a diplomat, he has represented the USA in numerous negotiations on climate change, urban affairs and policy, and biodiversity....
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Eunice Kamaara (episode 26)
February 10, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBEunice Kamaara is a professor of Religion at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, and International Affiliate of Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (US). She holds MPhil in Religion, MSc. in International Health Research Ethics, and PhD in African Christian Ethics. Her three-in-one public role involves teaching/training, research, and community service. She trains on Advanced Research Methodology including Research Ethics and Integrity; Transformative Teaching and Learning; Gender ...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Sharon Eubank (episode 25)
February 03, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBSister Sharon Eubank is the first counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society, the Church’s organization for its six million female members ages 18 and over. She is also the President of Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sharon was scheduled to accompany Maurice during his 100 mile 2020 campaign but this had to be canceled as a result of the pandemic. Episode 25 will give you some idea what these two wou...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Vy Nguyen (episode 24)
January 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBVy Nguyen is Executive Director at Week of Compassion with the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). He places special emphasis on connecting younger generations to the faith-based humanitarian and development work. Vy formerly served as a CWS staff member in the fundraising office based in Northern California. A former refugee himself, he not only shares his experience of fleeing his country of birth Vietnam, but also asks us to imagine what a life would be during which you don't really kn...
Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Vy Nguyen
January 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBVy Nguyen is Executive Director at Week of Compassion with the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). He places special emphasis on connecting younger generations to the faith-based humanitarian and development work. Vy formerly served as a CWS staff member in the fundraising office based in Northern California. A former refugee himself, he not only shares his experience of fleeing his country of birth Vietnam, but also asks us to imagine what a life would be during which you don't really kn...