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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...

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 acce...

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...

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 storytellin...

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 Indepe...

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...

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...

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 int...

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, scien...

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 Wa...

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...

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-hea...

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 Engage...

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...

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...

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, Famil...

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 ye...

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 any...

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...

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 sinc...

Nia and Ness are a black, out-lesbian, dancer-poet performance art duo based in Rosendale, NY. The duo met and became a couple in 2013, and founded their company in 2016. They have performed at multiple venues nationwide, sharing their work that aims at a deeper understanding of their co-reality through intense investigation of their individual identities. They premiered their first evening length...

MANDA ZAND ERVIN , Founder and Director of the Alliance of Iranian Women is today's very honored guest. We will be talking about Iran, the beautiful history of Iran, the ruling Women-Gods, the plight of women in Iran under Sharia law, and her new book, " The Ladies' Secret Society: History of the Courageous Women of Iran. " During the Iranian Islamic revolution, Manda witnessed the execution of ma...

Today!!! I am joined by Jessica Meyer, a leadership consultant and executive coach who co-created The Idea Garden with her husband, Matt Taylor, a space for socially engaged art and community events. She is active in the community, a member of Women's History Month Kingston the steering committee and the mom of Maggie, a certified therapy dog who is battling cancer. Today we learn more about Jess,...

Today I sit down with three of the members of Circle Creative Collective , an organization which hosts events, gathering in Circle to share and remember the things we learned or wish we had from our grandparents, a bridge from past to present and culture to culture, an open circle to all... bringing together the creative and curious across cultural borders in our Hudson Valley communities and beyo...

I managed to keep things relatively sane with these two comedians in the house today. Perla Ayora , Tech Coordinator at Radio Kingston and Stand Up Comedian talks about her roots in the Yucatan, Mayan culture, leaving for the States, the discrimination she faced and how she came to try stand up comedy about a year ago. Jessieca McNabb started performing stand up in the early ’90s and hasn’t stoppe...