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Allies

by Dyn-A-Mo Media Group

Allies is a podcast that brings together people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and experience to share their stories of success, of failure and of forging their paths in life. We dive head first into tough issues like race, privilege and justice to find the similarities and differences among us that make life interesting and challenging. It’s awkward, honest and real, the kind of conversations we need now more than ever.

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Episodes

  1. The Summer of Fun Hiatus Episode

    Hope you enjoyed listening to our first season of episodes as much as we enjoyed creating them. Have a great summer and please check back in the fall for a new season of Allies! For more excellent podcast listening: A Guest in the House - hosted by rapper and journalist David Shanks (aka Traum...

  2. Steven Quigley

    Steven Quigley, by age eight, was already an entrepreneur with his first business. He has traveled the world extensively, living in many countries, meeting people and collecting experiences that would later form his future. Before first having spent many years in South Asia, he eventually settled...

  3. Selwyn Jones - Uncle of George Floyd

    SELWYN JONES BIO Born in 1966 to sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South, Selwyn Miles Jones was the youngest of seventeen children. In the small town of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Selwyn, and his siblings toiled alongside their parents in the tobacco fields and endured the most desolate and harsh...

  4. Vishal Shah

    Vishal is putting his 20+ years of corporate business experience from the USA, and entrepreneurial experience from launching a business in Kenya, to now help some of the poorest communities in northern Kenya improve their livelihoods through socially and environmentally conscious business....

  5. Lili Bernard

    LILI BERNARD is a Cuban-born, Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist of mixed African, Caribbean, European and Chinese descent. Her work examines issues of sexism, racism and trauma. A mother of six whom she birthed in a ten-year span, Lili is an award-winning exhibiting fine artist, actor,...

  6. John Valverde

    John Valverde is the President and CEO of YouthBuild USA. He joined YouthBuild in 2017 after decades of work as an advocate for creating access to opportunity and removing barriers for formerly incarcerated and low-income people. John began working with imprisoned individuals in 1992 to ensure...

  7. Oluchi Nzimako

    Oluchi Nzimako is a human resources professional with 5+ years of experience in recruitment, payroll and benefits administration, HR compliance, and employee relations support. She has worked for various companies in real estate investment and development and the professional services sector. She...

  8. David Shanks and Dr. Mickey Hess of A Guest in the House podcast

    David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and...

  9. Ted Birkhahn

    Ted Birkhahn is President and Co-founder of Hot Paper Lantern (HPL). His firm, which won the 2020 PRovoke Media New Agency of the Year, helps global brands and business leaders protect, shape and grow their relevance and reputation. Ted’s passion and expertise in reputation management is built on...

  10. Ron Sim, CSC

    Ron Sim, CSC Cinematographer. Filmmaker. Storyteller. As a former combat photographer, James Beard nominee, and six-time winner of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award for excellence in branding and commercial cinematography, Ron is arguably one of the most respected, passionate, and...

  11. Julie M. Goldberg

    Julie M. Goldberg is a writer, librarian, teacher, political activist, and social media butterfly. She ran for New York State Senate in 2018, and for county legislature the following year. She is active in local social justice, women's rights, mental health, and environmental organizations. Her...

  12. Jeremy Abbate

    Jeremy A. Abbate is the Vice President & Publisher of Scientific American and its related titles (SA MIND, SA Special Collections, Scientific American Worldview), working with all of the editorial, content, business and production teams to drive Scientific American forward. He is responsible for...

  13. Dina Silver Pokedoff

    Dina Silver Pokedoff, APR is a driven and results-oriented senior brand and communications executive and an empowered female leader in the marketing and communications industry. Most recently, Dina was Director of Brand, Reputation and Influence at Saint-Gobain North America, one of the world’s...

  14. Chris Holland and Lawrence James

    Lawrence James, President and CEO of Connexus Technology, is passionate about serving in his community. He has spent countless hours volunteering his time to serve at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCS) in North Philadelphia, providing spiritual and emotional support to inmates. He...

  15. Meet the Producer

    Anthony Sergi is producer of the Allies podcast, a show he co-created with host and long time friend and colleague, Carmen Ferrigno. He also produces the podcast A Guest in the House, co-hosted by rapper and journalist, David "Traum Diggs" Shanks, and author and professor of English, Dr. Mickey...

  16. Royce Warrick

    Royce Warrick Royce Warrick is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Solenis. She is responsible for managing the multinational enterprise’s legal, intellectual property, regulatory, compliance and governance affairs, as well as collaborating...

  17. Michaela Crabtree

    Music courtesy of Dan Rodriguez: "The Allies Theme" by Dan Rodriguez

  18. Vanessa Short Bull

    Vanessa Short Bull Vanessa Short Bull is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. She was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota, and is a direct descendent of Chief Red Cloud, Young Man Afraid of His Horses, Little Wound, and the Ghost Dance leader Short Bull. Vanessa is…

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  19. Andrew Popper and Hanson Yoo

    Hanson Yoo and Andrew Popper May seem an unlikely pair. Yoo, a former Jeopardy contestant, spends his time in IT. Popper, a publishing and marketing expert, travels the world, for both business and pleasure. And yet, together, these friends both of whom come from immigrant parents, offer unique...

  20. Elizabeth Boland

    Related links: The ARC: https://thearc.org/ National Down Syndrome Society: https://www.ndss.org/ National Down Syndrome Congress: https://www.ndsccenter.org/ LuMind IDSC Foundation: https://www.lumindidsc.org/ Spread the Word to End the Word: https://www.spreadtheword.global/ Disability Is...

  21. Inez Pagan

    Inez Pagan social media: Twitter: @CuteyGrl Instagram: anez_tiberius FB: Inez Pagan ------------------- Music courtesy of Dan Rodriguez: "The Allies Theme" by Dan Rodriguez

  22. William Forchion

    William Forchion: Director, Producer, Poet, Clown, Acrobat, Stuntman, Father, Friend, Minister, Coach, Writer, and Teacher, all in one package. He is fueled by his desire to inspire and entertain, and creates art that connects audiences, to promote emotional, spiritual, and mental growth. William...

  23. Paul Davis

    Paul Davis is the kind of guy you find yourself talking to at a party who knows people you know, likes the music you like and seems to get you. After five minutes, you find yourself telling him things you tell your closest friends. Then somewhere around the ten minute mark, he excuses himself,...

  24. Ralph Graves, Jr.

    When you’ve known someone as a child, you sometimes forget that they evolve and grow. My experience reconnecting after 35 years, with Ralph, a retired police officer, Christian pastor, author, radio personality and public speaker, is that he has led an interesting and accomplished life. First and...

  25. Dan Rodriguez

    We all do this. When a group of friends gets together and we discuss our entire friend ecosystem the question of talent comes up. Amongst my friends, that conversation almost always ends early. Sure we have musicians, writers, business people, medical professionals, artists and specialists like…

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  26. Leni Uddyback-Fortson

    We all have that friend that we may see once or twice a year, sometimes even every other year, but it doesn’t matter, because when we connect, it’s like we saw each other yesterday. Leni has always been like that for me. From the moment we connected as young teens, I have been fascinated by her...

  27. About Allies

    A little bit about Allies and its host, Carmen Ferrigno.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Allies is a podcast that brings together people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and experience to share their stories of success, of failure and of forging their paths in life. We dive head first into tough issues like race, privilege and justice to find the similarities and differences among us that make life interesting and challenging. It’s awkward, honest and real, the kind of conversations we need now more than ever.

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Dyn-A-Mo Media Group

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