This colorful part of Americana can also be a path to self employment and business ownership for low income Americans.
Dick’s guest is Meghan Blake-Horst, Street Vending Coordinator for the City of Madison.
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This colorful part of Americana can also be a path to self employment and business ownership for low income Americans.
Dick’s guest is Meghan Blake-Horst, Street Vending Coordinator for the City of Madison.
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How can unconscious workplace bias affect decision making with employers and coworkers? Is there a way to make ourselves less biased or unbiased?
Dick’s guest is Deborah Vaughn Biddle, founder of High Performance Development Solutions LLC and is also a diversity and inclusion corporate consultant.
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How common is Autism Spectrum Disorder? How is it viewed and treated differently than in the past?
Dick’s guest is Dr. Sarah Lechago, who is an Assistant Professor in the General Psychology and Behavior Analysis masters’ programs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake and is also developing a Language Developmental Clinic that will be affiliated with UHCLO’S Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD).
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Who are the patients that are treated in psychiatric units? How do they get there? How are they served?
Dick’s guests are Dr. Matthew Sager, Psychiatrist and Medical Director and Christina Mignon, Nurse Manager of the Inpatient Adult Behavioral Health Unit at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
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What are the current immigration laws and policies? How can these help us evaluate the “wisdom” of suggested changes?
Dick’s guest, Shabnam Lofti, is the head of a law firm specializing in immigration law. Her firm serves clients throughout the Unites States and around the world.
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A serial entrepreneur is helping businesses use mindfulness to be more profitable and create a better work climate for employees.
Dick’s guest, Dr. Zachary Berk explains how corporations benefit from mindfulness programs.
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Presently, there are 1.4 million gang members in America. What’s the draw of being in a gang? What is it like inside? Why the recent increase in gang members?
Dick’s guests are retired Detective George Chavez who served 14 years as Madison, Wisconsin’s only gang detective and Officer Lester Moore who has 10 years of experience with gangs.
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How is being a police officer different than how it is portrayed on television and in films? How is it similar?
Dick’s guests, Retired Detective George Chavez and Retired Officer Jean Papalia, have a combined 58 years of experience as police officers in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Two criminal court judges who care deeply about justice as well as fairness share what they see and what they can do from the bench.
Dick’s guests, Honorable Julie Genovese and Honorable Stephen Elke have served as criminal court judges in the Circuit Court of Dane County, Wisconsin since 2009.
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Over 42,000 Americans commit suicide annually. What can the layman do to reduce the chances of some troubled person in their life committing suicide?
Dick’s guest, Jean Papalia has spent the last nine years teaching the suicide prevention program Q.P.R. (Question. Persuade. Refer.) and serves on the Safe Community Suicide Prevention Task Force in Madison, Wisconsin.
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How do corporations reduce or eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace?
For 10 years, Dick’s guest, labor and employment attorney Elizabeth Erickson has both taught corporations how to steer clear of these offenses and, when necessary, defended them against charges of workplace sexual harassment.
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Are rich people happier than the rest of us? How much does financial success have to do with contentment? Can money make you unhappy?
Dick’s guest is Patricia Clason, an author, lecturer and Director of The Center for Creative Learning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over 5,000 people have taken her workshops in personal growth and development.
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