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#4 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Francisco Jasso Magana

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#3 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Chhandosi Roy, Ph.d

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#2 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Brianne Gilbert

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#1 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Director, Fernando Guerra, Ph.d

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USA - Hope & Hate - with Jewish Historian, David Myers

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A TIME CAPSULE: Opening the Capsule at the Los Angeles Central Library after 100 years | Todd Lerew

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TO READ, TO THINK, TO DREAM: Celebrating a 100 Year Old Library | Christina Rice and Madeline Peña

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The Extraordinary Life from Hollywood to being a Pioneering Elected Official - with Sheila Kuehl

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MEDITATION: Navigating Through Uncertain Times with Dr. Marvin J. Southard, Ph.d

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The Courtroom Goes to the Movies - with Author and UCLA Law Professor Paul Bergman

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THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES with Director Fernando Guerra, Ph.D

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The Play, AUGUST 29, at a time of America In Struggle with Guest Evelina Fernandez

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THE OFFICE OF LIFE, JUSTICE AND PEACE at the L. A. Catholic Archdiocese

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Francisco Tan

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Episode #15 with Miriam Brown, L.C.S.W

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Reuben Wilson

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES, Bac Luu at the LAPD Headquarters

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Elizabeth Cope

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Episode #10 with Dr. Shayan Rab

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Episode With Dr. Yelena Koldolskaya and Isidro Alvarez

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Aubree Lovelace

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MENTAL HEALTH on the FRONTLINES: Dr. Sarah Church

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MENTAL HEALTH On the FRONTLINES: Dr. Nilsa Gallardo and Felipe Andalon

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Harold Turner, Urban NAMI

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Judge Scott R. Herin

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Jaime Gomez

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Roslynn Adolphus

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Tosha Sweet and Tammy Lofton

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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FRONTLINES: Catherine Clay and Joseph Cuevas

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SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID: A First Person Account, with Chaplain Ruth Belonsky, MJS

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CINNAMON GIRL, A Mystery Novel of Suspense, set in Los Angeles, by Writer Daniel Weizmann

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EVERYONE IS AN IMMIGRANT with Angelica Salas of CHIRLA

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DISPLACED PERSONS: A Book of Short Stories by Author, Joan Leegant

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MAKING A VIBRANT LIFE at 90 Years Old with Harvey Keenan

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GOING FORWARD AGAINST THE ODDS:  A Muslim Jewish Partnership with Ben Ginsburg

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OVERCOMING DIVISIVENESS:  A Hope for Coming Together with Marvin J. Southard, Ph.D

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TOMORROW’S WOMEN: Palestinian and Israeli Young Women Come Together for “Courage and Leadership"

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TRAUMA AND HOPE: The Work of The Ariel Center in Israel with Gila Rockman

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Recipe for Personal Peace and Wellbeing with Dr. Marvin J. Southard

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Behind the Scenes Filming of LIONS OF THE SEA with Producer, Adam Leipzig

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END OF THE YEAR REPORTING

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A MODEL CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY, with Bianca Juarez Escamilla

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CENTROPA: Jewish History Comes Alive with Lauren Granite, Ph.D

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LIBRARIES - A Sanctuary and a Purpose Redefined, with Karen Pickard Four and Edna Osepans

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UNITED WE STAND: Welcoming the Immigrant with Isaac Cuevas

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29 WIsdoms: THE JEWELS OF ELUL with Ross Chait

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A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL ABOUT LOVE LOST AND SURVIVAL by Judith Teitelman

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HISTORY REPEATS - DEFENDING THE DEFENSELESS with Barry Fisher

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Changing the Conversation Around Aging with Jennifer Wong, Ph.D

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Drumming for Mental Wellness and Brain Enhancement - Steven Angel, Drumming for Your Life Institute

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Legacies From the Holocaust for Today’s World with Dr. Michael Berenbaum

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The Fountain Theatre - A Place of Artistic Excellence with Co-Founder, Stephen Sachs

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MAKING COMMUNITY AND FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS IN A GLOBAL CITY with Visionary Aaron Paley

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PARENTING AS AN ART - THE ART OF PARENTING, with Ping Ho

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LIVING IN THESE TIMES: Looking at Muslims in America with Omar Ricci

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The Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Part 2 - with Fernando Guerra, Ph.D

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START AGAIN, NOT OVER: Creating Your Best Future, with Dr. Leticia Ximenez

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Yesterdays’s Immigrants and Today’s Refugees - The International Institute with Cambria Tortorelli

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A Week in the Life of a Television Sitcom Writer with Tracy Newman

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THEATRE AND COMMUNITY: Creating a Better Future with Evelina Fernandez

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Understanding How the Brain’s Development Affects Our Destiny, with Steven Siegel, M.D. , Phd

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AMERICA ON EDGE: A Profile of Power and Racism with Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard

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SCANDAL AND VIOLENCE - An Asian American Perspective with Hyepin Im, president of F.A.C.E.

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WEST L.A. COMMONS: Building a New Community Core with William Lee and Lara Regus

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THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF LOS ANGELES, with Professor Fernando Guerra, Ph.D

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The Arts Flourishing at UCLA Hillel with Perla Karney, Artistic Director

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Understanding the war in Ukraine with Fred Kaplan Columnist for Slate.com

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What WE Can do about School Violence with Psychologist, Dr. Tony Beliz

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What is a Jew - with Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh, her 26th year at Temple Israel of Hollywood

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THE CONTROVERSY OF MEDIA, NEWS, JOURNALISM with Howard Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize Winner

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TEEN YOUNG WOMEN SPEAK UP ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT

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SONGS AND TV COMEDY with Tracy Newman - Singer, Writer and Producer

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WHAT IS A JEW-Continuing the Question with Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Director Emeritus UCLA Hillel

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Becoming Aware of the Kurds - Their Struggle and Story with Human Rights Lawyer Barry Fisher

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Turbulence and Targeted Violence in pandemic times with Dr. Tony Beliz, Psychologist

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WHAT IS A JEW, with Rabbi David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, California

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In search of Spirituality for Emotional Wellbeing with Dr. Chris Miller, Educator

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GYPSIES: Their History and the First Amendment with Human Rights Lawyer, Barry Fisher

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Grieving: Understanding What It Means and Tools for Coping, with Psychologist, Dr. Robin Kay

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BRAIN RESEARCH LEADING TO BETTER LIVES with Steven Siegel, M.D., Ph.d

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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: Approaching Homelessness with expert Amie Quigley

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EXPLORING IDENTITY - BORN WITHOUT BORDERS, with Playwright, Velina Hasu Houston, PH.D

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Telling Untold Stories: The Latino Theatre Company of Los Angeles with Evelina Fernandez.

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FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION: What We Can Learn from Shakespeare, with prominent Educator, Robin Lithgow

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Divisiveness Revisited: We All Play A Role, with return guest, Dr. Marvin J. Southard

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WHEN WATER WAS EVERYWHERE, A Novel, with Author, Barbara Crane.

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“Say Little and Do Much”: the Karsh Family Social Service Center with Rabbi Beau Shapiro

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ASIANS IN AMERICA - The Invisible Minority Under Attack with special guest Hyepin Im

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TIme and Age is Their Enemy - Youth in Foster Care with Nancy Harris, Executive Director, 3FN

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The March Toward Social Justice with Reverend Tom Carey

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The African American Male, Racism, Unity as a Remedy with Reverend Oliver Buie

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Assessing Persons on a Pathway to Violence with Psychologist, Dr. Tony Beliz

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ACCELERATING A CAREER IN MEDIA with Adam Leipzig, founder of MediaU

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Networking for foster children with Nancy Harris, executive director, Faith Foster Families Network

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Healing for All through the arts with Ping Ho. Director of the UCLA Arts and Healing Program

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The Causes, Costs and Cures for our Divisiveness with Marvin J. Southard, PhD

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The Prophetic Edge: A clergy’s role in a multilayered pandemic with Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard

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The Pico Union Project (PUP) - A Center for Gathering all people with Craig Taubman, Founder

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Los Angeles Theatre Center: A LEGACY AND A PRESENCE with Evelina Fernandez

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Armenians: From Trauma to Resilience with Salpi Ghazarian