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Meet the Problem Solvers
by Judy Perlman
Did you ever witness powerful things happen, and realize with dismay that no one other than those directly involved would ever benefit from the lessons learned? Meet The Problem Solvers takes this challenge head-on, through interviews which air live from the TV studio of Cambridge Community TV (CCTV). Host Judy Perlman invites guests who are dealing with a diversity of important, high-impact social issues for 27-minute interviews. Together they unpack a problem, issue or opportunity - examine and discuss progress and impact – and articulate what each of us, as newly-informed citizens of the world, can do that is of value in this area.
Episodes
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Mutual Aid and Governmental Resources for COVID-19 Relief
In part one of our episode "Economic Disruptions During COVID-19: Resources for Relief and Recovery," Cecilia Wallace, AmeriCorps member serving as Case Manager with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, walks listeners through applying for unemployment, food assistance and health…
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Reinventing Our Economy in a Post Virus World
In part two of our episode "Economic Disruptions During COVID-19: Resources for Relief and Recovery,” Professor Simon Johnson, MIT Sloan economist, lays out some of the impact the virus will have on a macroscale and envisions ways that the economy must change in our "new normal." Watch the first...
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Supporting Ourselves and Others: Dealing with Isolation, Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19
Note: The technical quality of our remote episodes is a work in progress. Thank you for bearing with us as we adjust to new recording challenges. This episode of Meet The Problem Solvers is centered on the emotional and psychological pressures of the COVID-19 outbreak. Judy talks with social...
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COVID-19 Resources for Seniors & Food Access and Resilience in Light of COVID-19
We round out Women’s History Month with a special episode featuring interviews with two incredible local women. First, Susan Pacheco, Executive Director of the Cambridge Council on Aging provides vital information and health resources for Cambridge’s vulnerable senior population. Then, Jessie...
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Supporting COVID-19 Planning at a State-wide Level
Caitlin Frumerie, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, returns to Meet The Problem Solvers to talk through the challenges of designing and constructing COVID-19-related services for people living without homes, working in real-time. Caitlin outlines the importance of...
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Understanding the Revolutionary Potential of Abortion Pills
Susan Yanow, the founder of Women Help Women, joins Judy in the studio to talk about her vital and revolutionary work for reproductive rights. She teaches people how to safely self-administer abortion pills and is an advocate for the bodily autonomy of women and all people who can get pregnant....
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Video Activism: Mobilizing for Planetary Health
Judy chats with Kameel Nasr, the ebullient host of CCTV’s "New England Authors" series and the person who first introduced her to the world of TV interviewing. An author and activist, Kameel talked about his long-standing support for artists and his deepening commitment to addressing the climate...
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Thrust into Leadership: Facing Neurofibromatosis Head-on
Although Neurofibromatosis affects more people than muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis combined, its unique symptoms and difficulty to diagnose have made it a less-known rare disease. Karen Peluso, the Executive Director of Neurofibromatosis North East, shares her journey with NF – from…
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Foodies Without Borders
Anthony Njigua of Foodies Without Borders joins Judy to discuss his non-profit, which is committed to revolutionizing opportunities in the food industry in his home country of Kenya. With an eye on sustainability and his love for food, Anthony's work is bringing more economic opportunity to...
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Protect The Vote
Quentin Palfrey heads up the Voter Protection Corps, a nation-wide effort to protect voting rights and access. An attorney who worked in the Obama White House, Quentin has worked on voting issues since 2004. He speaks to the need to focus preventive efforts in areas where problems occurred...
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Rethinking Treatment: Collaborative Community Approaches to Substance Abuse
People dealing with addiction and recovery are among the most vulnerable patient populations and often receive the least amount of care. The rates of relapse and death are dire and only growing. Dr. Chris Fischer of the Cambridge Health Alliance shares how community care can transform health...
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Charting A New Path: Women and Entrepreneurship
Alina Lopez Thomas, Creative Director of The Greater Resource of Women Networks (G.R.O.W.N.) joins Judy for the first Meet The Problem Solvers episode of 2020. She shares the importance of transferrable skills and connection as a fundamental part of her work – she helps women articulate and work...
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Activism in the Family - Decades of Organizing for Community Change
Kate Byrne and Bill Cavellini join Judy in the studio to share stories from their years of activism as a family. Hailing from the Midwest and the Bronx, respectively, Kate and Bill were drawn to each other’s passion for community organizing, starting with their meeting in 1990 at an...
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Advocacy and Survival - The Many Hats of Transgender Leadership
In this episode, Judy is joined by Sara Reid, a founding member of Massachusetts Transgender Women Leadership and trans rights advocate who shared how she works to protect, uplift, and empower other trans women. Her work includes speaking engagements at national healthcare conferences…
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Helping During the Holidays: Cambridge Cares for its Residents
With the holidays quickly approaching, Judy chats with Adam Patten from the Cambridge Police Department and Cambridge firefighter Corey McGrath about two upcoming charity drives. Cambridge Fire joins the Marines in their annual Toys-For-Tots Drive, collecting new, unwrapped toys at the Cambridge...
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Climate Strikes: Young People Organize for their Future
Host Judy Perlman talks with Emi Jacobsen, one of the young leaders of the upcoming Boston Climate Strike, about her passion for climate justice and the background of the march. Young people across the planet are rising up to fight climate change and this episode provides insight into what drives...
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Further Thoughts on Domestic Violence and Ways To Respond
Host Judy Perlman talks with Stephanie Brown, CEO of Casa Myrna, digging deeper into the issues of domestic violence. The work has changed in recent years as the field tries to reach younger people and help them develop healthy relationships. Stephanie goes on to provide strategies and coaching…
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Sustaining Joy At Holiday Gatherings How To Navigate Sticky Conversations
Prof. Alain Lempereur, an international conflict zone negotiator, joins host Judy Perlman to strategize about ways to sustain joy and maximize connection during holiday gatherings -- even under treacherous conditions such as family dinners and office parties.
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Interrogating Local Food in a Multicultural Context
Professor Julian Agyeman joins host Judy Perlman to ask, who gets to determine what is considered "local food?" People come here and cultivate and eat foods from their previous homes -- is this then local food? What is "local,' actually, anyway? 11-04-2019
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Are PACs and political donations the missing link for social justice movements?
Caitlin Frumerie joins host Judy Perlman to expand our understanding of ways that we, as a caring society, can support social justice movements and activities. As Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, Caitlin is guiding her group, and urges other advocacy…
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Nonprofit Leadership
Mark Alston-Follansbee talks with Judy about leading nonprofit organizations: very complex and challenging work and then you get a curveball that changes things suddenly and drastically.
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Innovative Approaches to Suicide Recovery
Judy Perlman, host of Meet the Problem Solvers, talks with the co-creators of a workshop series focused on recovery and growth related to suicide. Tracey Medeiros and Annemarie Matulis share their out-of-the-box approach to suicide recovery -- bringing "attempt" survivors and "loss" survivors...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Did you ever witness powerful things happen, and realize with dismay that no one other than those directly involved would ever benefit from the lessons learned? Meet The Problem Solvers takes this challenge head-on, through interviews which air live from the TV studio of Cambridge Community TV (CCTV). Host Judy Perlman invites guests who are dealing with a diversity of important, high-impact social issues for 27-minute interviews. Together they unpack a problem, issue or opportunity - examine and discuss progress and impact – and articulate what each of us, as newly-informed citizens of the world, can do that is of value in this area.
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Judy Perlman
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Did you ever witness powerful things happen, and realize with dismay that no one other than those directly involved would ever benefit from the lessons learned? Meet The Problem Solvers takes this challenge head-on, through interviews which air live from the TV studio of Cambridge Community TV...
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