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Commentaries from the Edge — 99 episodes
The Extraordinary Life from Hollywood to being a Pioneering Elected Official - with Sheila Kuehl
MEDITATION: Navigating Through Uncertain Times with Dr. Marvin J. Southard, Ph.d
The Courtroom Goes to the Movies - with Author and UCLA Law Professor Paul Bergman
THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Director Fernando Guerra, Ph.D
The Play, AUGUST 29, at a time of America In Struggle with Guest Evelina Fernandez
THE OFFICE OF LIFE, JUSTICE AND PEACE at the L. A. Catholic Archdiocese
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Francisco Tan
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Episode #15 with Miriam Brown, L.C.S.W
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Reuben Wilson
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Bac Luu at the LAPD Headquarters
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Elizabeth Cope
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Episode #10 with Dr. Shayan Rab
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Episode With Dr. Yelena Koldolskaya and Isidro Alvarez
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Aubree Lovelace
MENTAL HEALTH on the FRONTLINES: Dr. Sarah Church
MENTAL HEALTH On the FRONTLINES: Dr. Nilsa Gallardo and Felipe Andalon
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Harold Turner, Urban NAMI
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Judge Scott R. Herin
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Jaime Gomez
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Roslynn Adolphus
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Tosha Sweet and Tammy Lofton
MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Catherine Clay and Joseph Cuevas
SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID: A First Person Account, with Chaplain Ruth Belonsky, MJS
CINNAMON GIRL, A Mystery Novel of Suspense, set in Los Angeles, by Writer Daniel Weizmann
EVERYONE IS AN IMMIGRANT with Angelica Salas of CHIRLA
DISPLACED PERSONS: A Book of Short Stories by Author, Joan Leegant
MAKING A VIBRANT LIFE at 90 Years Old with Harvey Keenan
GOING FORWARD AGAINST THE ODDS: A Muslim Jewish Partnership with Ben Ginsburg
OVERCOMING DIVISIVENESS: A Hope for Coming Together with Marvin J. Southard, Ph.D
TOMORROW’S WOMEN: Palestinian and Israeli Young Women Come Together for “Courage and Leadership"
TRAUMA AND HOPE: The Work of The Ariel Center in Israel with Gila Rockman
Recipe for Personal Peace and Wellbeing with Dr. Marvin J. Southard
Behind the Scenes Filming of LIONS OF THE SEA with Producer, Adam Leipzig
END OF THE YEAR REPORTING
A MODEL CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY, with Bianca Juarez Escamilla
CENTROPA: Jewish History Comes Alive with Lauren Granite, Ph.D
LIBRARIES - A Sanctuary and a Purpose Redefined, with Karen Pickard Four and Edna Osepans
UNITED WE STAND: Welcoming the Immigrant with Isaac Cuevas
29 WIsdoms: THE JEWELS OF ELUL with Ross Chait
A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL ABOUT LOVE LOST AND SURVIVAL by Judith Teitelman
HISTORY REPEATS - DEFENDING THE DEFENSELESS with Barry Fisher
Changing the Conversation Around Aging with Jennifer Wong, Ph.D
Drumming for Mental Wellness and Brain Enhancement - Steven Angel, Drumming for Your Life Institute
Legacies From the Holocaust for Today’s World with Dr. Michael Berenbaum
The Fountain Theatre - A Place of Artistic Excellence with Co-Founder, Stephen Sachs
MAKING COMMUNITY AND FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS IN A GLOBAL CITY with Visionary Aaron Paley
PARENTING AS AN ART - THE ART OF PARENTING, with Ping Ho
LIVING IN THESE TIMES: Looking at Muslims in America with Omar Ricci
The Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Part 2 - with Fernando Guerra, Ph.D
START AGAIN, NOT OVER: Creating Your Best Future, with Dr. Leticia Ximenez
Yesterdays’s Immigrants and Today’s Refugees - The International Institute with Cambria Tortorelli
A Week in the Life of a Television Sitcom Writer with Tracy Newman
THEATRE AND COMMUNITY: Creating a Better Future with Evelina Fernandez
Understanding How the Brain’s Development Affects Our Destiny, with Steven Siegel, M.D. , Phd
AMERICA ON EDGE: A Profile of Power and Racism with Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard
SCANDAL AND VIOLENCE - An Asian American Perspective with Hyepin Im, president of F.A.C.E.
WEST L.A. COMMONS: Building a New Community Core with William Lee and Lara Regus
THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES, with Professor Fernando Guerra, Ph.D
The Arts Flourishing at UCLA Hillel with Perla Karney, Artistic Director
Understanding the war in Ukraine with Fred Kaplan Columnist for Slate.com
What WE Can do about School Violence with Psychologist, Dr. Tony Beliz
What is a Jew - with Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh, her 26th year at Temple Israel of Hollywood
THE CONTROVERSY OF MEDIA, NEWS, JOURNALISM with Howard Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize Winner
TEEN YOUNG WOMEN SPEAK UP ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT
SONGS AND TV COMEDY with Tracy Newman - Singer, Writer and Producer
WHAT IS A JEW-Continuing the Question with Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Director Emeritus UCLA Hillel
Becoming Aware of the Kurds - Their Struggle and Story with Human Rights Lawyer Barry Fisher
Turbulence and Targeted Violence in pandemic times with Dr. Tony Beliz, Psychologist
WHAT IS A JEW, with Rabbi David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California
In search of Spirituality for Emotional Wellbeing with Dr. Chris Miller, Educator
GYPSIES: Their History and the First Amendment with Human Rights Lawyer, Barry Fisher
Grieving: Understanding What It Means and Tools for Coping, with Psychologist, Dr. Robin Kay
BRAIN RESEARCH LEADING TO BETTER LIVES with Steven Siegel, M.D., Ph.d
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: Approaching Homelessness with expert Amie Quigley
EXPLORING IDENTITY - BORN WITHOUT BORDERS, with Playwright, Velina Hasu Houston, PH.D
Telling Untold Stories: The Latino Theatre Company of Los Angeles with Evelina Fernandez.
FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION: What We Can Learn from Shakespeare, with prominent Educator, Robin Lithgow
Divisiveness Revisited: We All Play A Role, with return guest, Dr. Marvin J. Southard
WHEN WATER WAS EVERYWHERE, A Novel, with Author, Barbara Crane.
“Say Little and Do Much”: the Karsh Family Social Service Center with Rabbi Beau Shapiro
ASIANS IN AMERICA - The Invisible Minority Under Attack with special guest Hyepin Im
TIme and Age is Their Enemy - Youth in Foster Care with Nancy Harris, Executive Director, 3FN
The March Toward Social Justice with Reverend Tom Carey
The African American Male, Racism, Unity as a Remedy with Reverend Oliver Buie
Assessing Persons on a Pathway to Violence with Psychologist, Dr. Tony Beliz
ACCELERATING A CAREER IN MEDIA with Adam Leipzig, founder of MediaU
Networking for foster children with Nancy Harris, executive director, Faith Foster Families Network
Healing for All through the arts with Ping Ho. Director of the UCLA Arts and Healing Program
The Causes, Costs and Cures for our Divisiveness with Marvin J. Southard, PhD
The Prophetic Edge: A clergy’s role in a multilayered pandemic with Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard
The Pico Union Project (PUP) - A Center for Gathering all people with Craig Taubman, Founder
Los Angeles Theatre Center: A LEGACY AND A PRESENCE with Evelina Fernandez
Armenians: From Trauma to Resilience with Salpi Ghazarian
Jewish Theatre and Identity with Jeremy Aluma, Executive Director of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre
Women, INCARCERATION AND A NEW WAY OF LIFE RE-ENTRY PROJECT (ANWOL) with Judith Sydner-Gordon
Firefighters: Anatomy of a Hero with Dr. Robert Scott, Psychologist - Part 1 and Part 2.
Welcome to Commentaries from the Edge
Introduction to Commentaries From the Edge
Days of Trauma: A Presentation by Dr Thema Bryant-Davis, “Coping with Covid 19 and Racism.