Sonstein Sessions

“Girls Like Us” author Sheila Weller discusses a triple anniversary we are celebrating this week – 50 year anniversaries for Joni Mitchell (she was working on “her iconic “Blue”), the 50 year anny for Carole King’s “Tapestry” & the 50 year anny for Carly Simon’s debut album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 years ago, director Chad Hartigan started working on a feature film set in a pandemic, with an illness that made people lose their memories. He finished the film a month before our real life pandemic shut down everything. Olivia Cooke (“Sound Of Metal” & “Bates Motel) stars with Jack O’Connell (“Unbroken”) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Costen scored the first touchdown of the season for the Buffalo Bills . OJ Simpson scored the 2nd of the season in game 2. Costen was cut and went on to become the first African-American hot air balloon master pilot. His story is featured in the documentary made by his daughter, Chantal Potter, called “Balloon Man” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marjorie Cadogan , Executive Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Human Resources Administration discusses feedback she’s been getting during the pandemic, as she powers on to help small businesses, so endangered by the pandemic shutdowns. Plus, there’s already talk of how the city will handle work situations POST-pandemic. Will NYC employees continue to work from home? Let the discussion begin! See omn...

Michael Dorf’s love of punk rock led him to founding The Knitting Factory & City Winery. No business has been hit harder by Covid than the live entertainment industry. The good news is City Winery will survive. Once things are safe, check out its new location: Pier 57. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shelli Sonstein's Sessions - Jeff Cool’s Black Sunday story - Retired FDNY’ers (and Q104.3 listener) Jeff Cool not only survived 9/11, 4 years later, he survived what the FDNY calls Black Sunday, the deadliest day for the FDNY since 9/11. January 23, 2005, 3 NYC firefighters died in one day in 2 separate fires. FDNY’er Richard Scalfani died in a house fire in East New York, after his equipment got...

Dr. Oz just got his Covid vaccine but fully understands why so many @FDNY members aren’t getting their shots. Dr. Oz talks vaccines, why we haven’t seen a flu season and when normalcy will return. He actually has a specific date!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devon Allman (son of the late ABB founding member Gregg Allman) and Duane Betts (son of ABB founder Dickey Betts) talk about the 1/23/21 Big Love benefit concert to help those hurting so badly in the music industry. Devon also talks about meeting his dad for the first time when he was 16. Duane talks about performing with the ABB at 13 . And we learn how Dickey Betts is doing these days. See omnys...

Close to 10 months after the pandemic first began, Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties) has never been busier or helped so many people . Former NJ Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is the President & CEO and has an update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Meet the woman who quite possibly saved Shelli Sonstein’s life last year, Dr. Elisa Port, head of breast cancer surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and director of The Dubin Breast Center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here’s what ex-NJ Governor Jim McGreevey has been doing since leaving office in scandal 16 years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dorothea Bonjiovi now runs 3 JBJ Soul Kitchens with husband Jon Bon Jovi, with need never greater than now during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robin Hood is doing such good work helping New Yorkers hit hard financially by the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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God’s Love We Deliver began in the 80s, providing meals in the AIDS pandemic, at a time when people were afraid to even be near victims because they didn’t know how it was spread. Today, this group and its 17-thousand volunteers delivers meals to people ailing from severe and chronic illnesses..a need vastly increased during the Covid pandemic. Every year, T.S.O donated a portion of its Christmas...

You know of the Oscar-winning movie “12 Years A Slave”..on HBO & HBO Max is a real life doc “40 Years A Prisoner”, the story of members of the radical Philly back to nature group MOVE serving 40 years in prison after a controversial Philly police raid in ’78. Director Tommy Oliver tells their controversial story .. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one was more prepared for the pandemic than moviemaker AJ Tessler, whose 10 year old daughter’s rare disease upended the family 8 years ago. Tessler made a doc about Maggie and the struggles of their family: “Magnolia’a Hope”. Watch it at magnoliashopedoc.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frank Zappa was so ahead of his time. You don’t have to be a fan to love the doc “Zappa”, created by son Ahmet Zappa & director Alex Winter of “Bill & Ted” movie fame! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covid-19 not only has left millions physically ill, it has increased the need for mental health , taking such a high toll on axiety & depression. In its 70 years, never have we needed more the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County. I’m so proud to emcee their virtual fundraiser on Giving Tuesday, 12/1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine you have a 9/11 cancer that almost kills you . You hire your good friend as your lawyer only to find out he has ripped off your 9/11 award! This happened to retired NYPD’er John Ferreyra. 9/11 community lawyer Michael Barasch came to the rescue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Q listener and Combat Marine vet Nick Ceraldi spreads the word about Warhose Scuba of Belmar, scuba diving to treat PTSD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your favorite restaurants may not survive the pandemic. Marilyn Schlossbach owns Asbury Park’s Langosta Lounge & Pop’s Garage and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.