Cultural Controversy and Our Lives with Shannon Fisher

Shannon talks to Historian Harvey J. Kaye about his book, The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great . The book examines the heart and soul of the Greatest Generation, as well as the four fundamental freedoms FDR envisioned for America, as outlined in his famous January 6, 1941 speech: Freedom of Speech and Expression Freedom of Every Person to...

Shannon welcomes journalist Samantha Allen to discuss her book, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States . Allen takes us on a cross-country road trip with frequent stops at hubs of queer life across America's heartland, in areas known (or assumed) to be unfriendly to the LGBT community. She highlights cultural shifts for the LGBTQ+ community in unexpected places, as well as strides yet to...

Shannon's guest this week,  Julia Torres Barden , an award-winning journalist, gubernatorial appointee, and PTSD survivor. She endured a violent New York City childhood as a Puerto Rican girl from the South Bronx, which she chronicles in her book, “ NEWYORICANGIRL…Surviving my Spanglish Life .” This novel/memoir is a gritty tale of trauma and painful cu...

Today, Shannon speaks with Gerry and Janet Souter about their book, Selling Americans on America - Journey into a Troubled Nation.  The book is a historical account of a little-known chapter in American history: The Freedom Train.  America was in a crippled state following World War II, and the Freedom Train toured the country, displaying 130 original documents and irreplaceable objects...

This episode of The Authentic Woman is dedicated to the memory of Esther Windmueller, who gave so much of her time and energy in her final years to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.   Ovarian Cancer is difficult to detect and, therefore, has a high mortality rate because it is often not discovered until it has reached a late stage. 22,000 women receive thi...

New York Times bestselling author, and former Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Kate White talks to Shannon about her new career guide for women, The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success. This book is filled with helpful advice for navigating corporate America. In this podcast, she shares some of her tools and tricks for getting ahead in business and overcoming the "good girl in...

Shannon welcomes Bob Brody, an essayist and executive from New York City and author of Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age ,  a memoir about his struggle to become a grown-up family man. "Playing catch" is meant to be taken both literally and as a metaphor for connections made with other humans. Brody describes his personal relationships with h...

Shannon is thrilled to feature special guest, comedian Lois Bromfield, on The Authentic Woman this week! Lois began her career as a stand up comedian, performing in comedy venues throughout the United States - most notably The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. After countless television appearances as a performer, Lois directed her career toward the writing and production of television shows for severa...

Shannon welcomes world-renown psychic  Lorrie Kazan , named one of the world's top psychics by the Edgar Cayce Institute for Intuitive Studies. Many call Kazan their “secret weapon” for making better decisions and experiencing  greater success. She is also an award-winning writer with an MFA in Writing. Her extensive knowledge of psychology and the psychic sciences reflect...

Shannon welcomes four special guests - a doctor, a therapist and two mothers - for an in-depth discussion of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Evie Frazier - Dr. Frazier is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Bon Secours Developmental & Special Needs Pediatrics who specializes in autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Kathy Matthews - Dr. Matthews is the Executive Director of Education at The Faison...

This show explores the reasons behind the rise of HIV among women. Shannon interviews Marty Bond, Senior Public Health Advisor for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office on Women’s Health, about the reason for this rise. They discuss prevention, treatment, stigma, and awareness.  The Authentic Woman with Shannon Fisher explores personal, political, and societal perspective...

Shannon speaks with two notable women's rights leaders - Terry O'Neill, President of the  National Association for Women  (NOW), and Karen Teegarden, President of  UniteWomen.org  to discuss the economic, political and societal issues facing women in America today. Tune in for a deeper understanding of all of the issues that "women's rights" encompasses!  You will wal...

The Equal Rights Amendment: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." This week, Shannon Fisher will share the history of the Equal Rights Amendment and the story of its continued and lengthy path to ratification. Most Americans believe the ERA is already in effect and are shocked to learn that there is still res...

Shannon is excited to welcome her guest this week: Shannon Keith, President and Founder of the  Beagle Freedom Project  (BFP). Keith's organization fights for animal rights on many levels, from fighting for legislation requiring humane treatment of laboratory animals to physically rescuing beagles used in laboratory testing and helping them assimilate into life o...

Jane Friedman, the former publisher of Writer’s Digest, has been teaching writers about the business of publishing for more than 15 years. Jane talks to Shannon about her book, Publishing 101, which offers sound, step-by-step advice about preparing queries and proposals, as well as approaching editors and agents with your work while avoiding the common pitfalls of first-time authorship. Jane curre...

The Honorable Alice Borodkin will be Shannon's guest tonight to discuss her book, Caught Between the Bettys (Betty Crocker & Betty Friedan). Caught Between the Bettys offers Borodkin's perspective on the female experience in America in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and the societal changes she witnessed as feminism gradually entered the scene. Alice Borodkin served in the Colorado House of Repre...

Shannon talks to the National Eye Institute's Dr. Rachel Bishop about eye health, common eye problems, and how we can take better care of our eyes in a preventative manner.  Dr. Bishop is the Chief of the Consult Service Section of the Office of the Clinical Director at the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, which is part of the Department of Health and Human S...

Shannon is proud to welcome Dr. Nancy Lee as her guest on this special episode of The Authentic Woman. Dr. Lee is the Director of the Office on Women's Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and she is here to talk about National Women’s Health Week (NWHW), which starts on Mother's Day (May 10) and goes through May 16, 2015. Shannon and Dr. Lee discuss many aspects of NWHW, a...

This podcast re-posted with permission from the National Press Club. To see the original podcast page for this episode, please go to the NPC website:   https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/audio/targeting-millennials-young-turks-dominate-online-news    Millennials are the first generation of news consumers to receive most of their news content online. As legacy media organizations...

This podcast re-posted with permission from the National Press Club. To see the original podcast page for this episode, please go to the NPC website:   https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/audio/policy-makers-using-solution-based-journalism-effect-change   In this episode of Update-1, NPC member Shannon Fisher interviews award-winning journalist Daniel Heimpel about solution-based journ...

First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe and former First Lady of Virginia (and wife of current Democratic VP nominee, Tim Kaine) Anne Holton held a roundtable discussion at Children's Village in Philadelphia, while there for Democratic National Convention, to draw attention to childhood hunger in America. The two women discuss ways we can address this issue as a society.  Our Lives with Shan...

This podcast re-posted with permission from the National Press Club. To see the original podcast page for this episode, please go to the NPC website: https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/audio/social-media-series-part-3-use-images . Shannon Fisher leads us through a round-table discussion about the use of images in social media. Her guests are Director of Media Entrepreneurship at American Univer...

Washington Irving wrote: “There is in every true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.” As I read these words a decade ago, I could see her, a drab woman, defeated by life, dragging herself through her days in the normal world, but in an abnormal world of strife...

 Shannon talks to Tanya Tatum, moderator and producer of  The Tatum Talks .  The Tatum Talks began as a series of informal discussions on Facebook and later grew into an open forum for discussing topics affecting the African-American community. Prior to producing TTT, she was the co-Host and Producer for “Live in the Vocal Booth” on BKS1Radio, a show that fo...

This podcast re-posted with permission from the National Press Club. To see the original podcast page for this episode, please go to the NPC website:   https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/audio/washington-press-corps-becoming-more-digital-and-specialized   NPC member Shannon Fisher interviews the Pew Research Center's Associate Research Director Jesse Holcomb about Pew's just-released...