Episodes
“Eleanor LeCain talks about addressing the climate emergency, cultivating civil discourse, and learning from indigenous peoples with Libby Roderick, Director of the Difficult Dialogues Initiative at the University of Alaska Anchorage, co-founder of the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center, and internationally recognized singer/songwriter, recording artist and activist (Libby also sings some of her award-winning songs).”
Published 11/19/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the results of the 2021 election, what’s in the infrastructure bill, and how Democrats can win in the 2022 elections with Harold Meyerson, Editor at Large of The American Prospect, a leading political journal. Eleanor talks about cultivating civil discourse, addressing the climate emergency and learning from indigenous peoples with Libby Roderick, the Director of the Difficult Dialogues Initiative, Associate Director of the faculty development center at the...
Published 11/12/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about why the MAJORITY of Americans are struggling economically and what we can do about it with Celine-Marie Pascale, author of Living On the Edge: When Hard Times Become a Way of Life and Professor at American University.
Published 10/22/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the impact of the Occupy Wall Street movement on wealth inequality and democracy, on its 10th anniversary, with Heather McGee Hurwitz, author of Are We the 99%? The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality.”
Published 10/15/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about how the tax code is rigged for the rich and how we can change it to create a more fair and prosperous country for all, with Morris Pearl, former Wall Street executive, author of Tax the Rich!, and chair of Patriotic Millionaires who offers a rare insider’s view of how the system is rigged, and a blueprint on how we can fix it.”
Published 10/01/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about how we can use money to bring healing and balance to our world, with Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth: indigenous wisdom to heal divides and restore balance.
Published 08/27/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about lessons from the amazing story of people winning their fight to defend water from the toxicity of mining gold, leading to the first national ban against all mining (in El Salvador), with Robin Broad and John Cavanagh, co-authors of The Water Defenders: How ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed.
Published 08/20/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about how we can live beyond a relentless drive for more which has brought us to the brink of climate catastrophe, with Tim Jackson, author of Post Growth: Life after Capitalism.
Published 07/09/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the possibilities of new directions for individuals and society with Kimberly Weichel, author of a new book, Uncovering New Possibilities: Insights from Our Time.”
Published 07/02/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about how girls and women silence their voices, how boys and men suppress their emotions, and how we can encourage women’s authentic voices and men’s emotional intelligence with Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider, co-authors of Why Does Patriarchy Persist?”.
Published 06/18/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about how to bring Americans together with Nathan Bomey, author of Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age and USA Today reporter.”
Published 05/28/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about tuition free college as a doorway to individual and community prosperity with Michelle Miller-Adams, author of The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity, and Prosperity, senior researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, professor of political science at Grand Valley State University, and advisor to policymakers on education after high school.”
Published 05/21/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about protecting yourself from fraud from friends and family with Judith Kozlowski, fraud expert with the Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative and senior fellow at WISER, the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement.”
Published 05/07/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about the role of Confederate monuments in the battle for racial justice with Dr. Karen L. Cox, author of No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice, and professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Published 04/30/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the results of women being at the table when decisions are made – such as more lasting peace for countries and more profits for companies - and the stories of women who are breaking the glass ceiling with Susan Sloan, author of A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World.”
Published 04/23/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about Protecting Yourself from Fraud with Judith Kozlowski, fraud expert with the Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative and senior fellow at WISER, the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement.”
Published 04/16/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the wealth defense industry that protects and hides trillions of dollars for the super-rich, how it impacts you, and how we can make the system more transparent and fair with Chuck Collins, author of The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions, and Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies www.Inequality.org.”
Published 04/09/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about being more secure economically now and during retirement with Cindy Hounsell, President of WISER, the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (www.wiserwomen.org).”
Published 04/02/21
Eleanor LeCain talks with Hibaaq Osman, Director of Kamara, about Arab Spring 10 years later - What has happened in the Mideast over the past 10 years? Have social movements pushed countries towards greater freedom and democracy, or has there been a backlash of repression? What’s happening with the women in the region? What can the Biden administration do? (www.el-kamara.org).
Published 03/26/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about what’s in the American Rescue Plan and how it will help working people, unemployed people and families, with Tamara Fucile at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, DC (www.cbpp.org).
Published 03/19/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about the “Shecession” - the impact of the pandemic on women economically – and how the American Rescue Plan will help women and families, with Ariane Hegewisch, Program Director of Employment and Earnings at the Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington, DC (www.iwpr.org).
Published 03/12/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about ways to be healthy with Susan Weis-Bohlen, Ayurvedic practitioner and author of Seasonal Self-Care Rituals: Eat, Breathe, Move, and Sleep Better – According to Your Dosha.”
Published 02/19/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about understanding the resilience among people with few financial resources and ending poverty with Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox, authors of Broke In America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty.”
Published 02/05/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about a Healing America Conciliation Project with Roger Kluck, a leader in the Alternatives to Violence Project which has brought together gang members, white supremacists and others to build connection and community – and he’d like to do that to build unity across America (
[email protected]).”
Published 01/15/21
Eleanor LeCain talks about the meaning of our era and how we can stay healthy naturally with evolution biologist and futurist Dr. Elizabet Sahtouris, and about removing Trump from office for leading an armed coup, Democrats winning the two senate seats in Georgia, and the nomination of Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary with Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, American Prospect.
Published 01/08/21