Philadelphia Community Podcast

Are you like me and turn on closed captions on your tv? All those years of loud concerts have taken their toll on my hearing. Not just a problem for baby boomers but people of all ages who have been turning up the volume on their earbuds and headphones. We speak with Hearing Industries Association (HIA) President, Kate Carr about ways to protect your hearing and what to do if you’re losing it. htt...

Artists Felix St. Fort and Gabe Tiberino have joined forces on a new mural honoring the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters, highlighting the unseen women and young people behind this iconic 1960’s Philadelphia civil rights group. Under the leadership of the indomitable Cecil B. Moore, teenagers and young adults successfully desegregated Girard College in 1965. I speak to Gabe Tiberino, L...

This morning we focus on young creatives. I speak with Madison Starinieri and Liana King from Moonstone Arts Center which is sponsoring New Voices which features poets under the age of 25, encouraging high school and college students alike to submit their poetry for anthological consideration and participation in the Spring 2021 reading. https://moonstoneartscenter.submittable.com/submit/177536/ne...

This morning we focus on young creatives. I speak with Madison Starinieri and Liana King from Moonstone Arts Center which is sponsoring New Voices which features poets under the age of 25, encouraging high school and college students alike to submit their poetry for anthological consideration and participation in the Spring 2021 reading. https://moonstoneartscenter.submittable.com/submit/177536/ne...

The Black Doctors COVID 19 Consortium held a 24-hour mass vaccination event at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. Thousands showed up and 13 hours later– I received the first of two shots. I speak with Philadelphia Sunday Sun columnist and WURD host Andrea Lawful Trainer about the experience. https://blackdoctorsconsortium.com/

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s hoping you’re spending the day with your soul mate but this day can be like salt in a wound for those experiencing heartbreak. For the heartbroken we have an interview with singer songwriter Marziello who has just the song for you. https://marziello.hearnow.com/copyandpaste We begin with a spotlight on community sponsored by Barbera Cares. The Share Food Program – wor...

We begin with a spotlight on community sponsored by Barbera Cares. The Share Food Program – works to ease hunger in Philadelphia. I speak with Steve Preston, Program Manager for the area’s largest hunger relief organization about what they’re doing to ease food insecurity. https://www.sharefoodprogram.org/ Art and music education are often the first to go when it comes to budget cuts - which is wh...

In the second part of this show we’ll talk about hunger, music education for kids and grants for minority businesses…. but hey it’s Valentine’s and the perfect time to play back this Valentine’s day interview I did 9 years ago with the man who would later become come my husband.

Temple University student Madeline Neville was 20 when she got COVID 19. Madeline’s symptoms were mild and didn’t think much about them until weeks later she was medevacked to University of Penn Hospital with Heart Failure. As we mark Heart Month – Her story is a cautionary tale about knowing the signs of heart disease, listening to your body and appreciating that heart disease can happen even if...

We bringing your all kinds of resources this morning. If you are a nonprofit working to ease hunger – ACME Foundation has a grant for you. I speak with Dana Ward, Communications and Public Affairs Manager for ACME Markets about ACME’s 130 Days of Giving to mark the company’s 130th Anniversary. Local food organizations can apply for funding consideration now through February 12, 2021 by visiting ht...

In the first segment, guest host Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati speaks to Sam Reid who is offering workshops for youth and adults interested in starting a business. www.sriiiconsulting.org http://bit.ly/sriii2000 https://www.smore.com/ne5q2-business-101-sidehustle-accelerator . Vanesse also speaks to the multi-talented Tamara Anderson for her feature "What is Philadelphia Reading?" Anderson is an actress,...

Exposing children to quality books by diverse authors and illustrators is an important step we can take to create a more inclusive and tolerant society. We’ll tell you about the African American Children’s Book Fair that features the best of the best. Takes place Saturday February 6th. This year it will be virtual. I speak with founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati and some of the award winning authors a...

We highlight the upcoming 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday February 6th. I speak to Founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati about the event and some of the award-winning authors and illustrators who’ll be featured including Newberry Award Winning author illustrator Jerry Kraft, National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zaboi and Coretta Scot King and NAACP Image Award winner Eric Velasquez...

We continue our focus on the upcoming 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday February 6th. I speak to Founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati about the event and some of the award-winning authors and illustrators who’ll be featured including Newberry Award Winning author illustrator Jerry Kraft, National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zaboi and Coretta Scot King and NAACP Image Award winner Er...

I speak to Dr. Valerie I. Harrison and Dr. Kathryn Peach D'Angelo who have launched their new book from Temple University Press, "Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces." They examine the issues faced by white parents raising black children and offer resources. The authors will also be appearing at two upcoming talks: Feb 4 at 6:30 with the Free Library https://libwww.fre...

One of my favorite memories was a trip from Philadelphia to Atlanta tracing the Path of the Civil Rights era Freedom Riders. You will be able to create your own travel itinerary to Civil Rights landmarks thanks to a new book. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph ove...

I speak to Dr. Valerie I. Harrison and Dr. Kathryn Peach D'Angelo who have launched their new book from Temple University Press, "Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces." They examine the issues faced by white parents raising black children and offer resources. The authors will also be appearing at two upcoming talks: Feb 4 at 6:30 with the Free Library https://libwww.fre...

A miscarriage can take a terrible emotional toll on a mother – but what about the dad? I speak to author Ted Yang who shares his experience coping with miscarriage in the book Table for Five: A Father’s Story of Life, Love, and Loss. https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Yang/e/B08LSX6TTV%3Fref =dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share NBC 10 Anchor Tracy Davidson tells us about the Project Innovation Grant Challenge sponso...

I speak with Bilal Qayyum, President of the Father’s Day Rally Committee which is a sponsor of a Gun Buy Back event which takes place Saturday January 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm at Yesha Ministers, 2301 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia 19145 and Greater Exodus Baptist Church, 704 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19130. NBC 10 Anchor Tracy Davidson tells us about the Project Innovation Grant Challenge spo...

In Part One of Insight, I discuss The Defender - the Battle to Protect the rights of the Accused in Philadelphia by Edward Madiera Jr and Michael Schaffer. Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia’s public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. This is a compelling story about securing justice for t...

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Wondering whether they’re safe or when you can get one? What about the new more infectious version of COVID-19. Do we need to worry? Those are just some of the questions I posed to Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Health Thomas Farley and I think you’ll be interested in what he has to say First there’s a hard deadline coming up to sign up for health...

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Wondering whether they’re safe or when you can get one? What about the new more infectious version of COVID-19. Do we need to worry? Those are just some of the questions I posed to Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Health Thomas Farley and I think you’ll be interested in what he has to say First there’s a hard deadline coming up to sign up for health...

Dr. Martin Luther King’s mission of social justice and racial equality couldn’t be more timely and Monday January 18th people around the Delaware Valley will come together for service projects and projects around health disparities and economic equity for the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. I speak with Todd Bernstein, Executive Director of Global Citizen about the day which wil...

Dr. Martin Luther King said, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman." Global Citizen, organizers of the 26th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, January 18th in partnership with the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, will offer drive through and walk in COVID-19 Testing at Girard College from 9 am to noon. Drive ins will ent...

Please join us for the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service Career Exploration Expo on Monday, January 18th from 10am - 2pm virtually on Zoom. There will be two sessions: 10am - 12pm (session 1) and 12pm - 2:00pm (session 2). The focus of this year's expo will be on providing resources and guidance to out-of-work young people. Workshops will include a Virtual Job Hunt Boot Camp a...