Podcast Episodes

Marissa Castro Mikoy and Haley Coates-Huseman - Jubilee Park and Community Center

Season 4 Episode 10

Where you’re born often plays a significant role in the path your life takes.  This is true on an international level as well as a local level. In Dallas, I30 marks a barrier between North Dallas and…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Aya Chebbi - International Women's Day

Season 4 Episode 9

As a 22-year old, Aya Chebbi’s voice was at the heart of the democratic revolution in Tunisia in Northern Africa.  Now, 10 years later, she is still committed to fighting for human rights — including…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Nicole Bibbins Sedaca - Democracy's Strength

Season 4 Episode 8

The Constitution opens, “we the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union”. It doesn’t say that we will always be perfect, but rather we’ll will strive to establish justice, …

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Wendy Kopp - Teach for All

Season 4 Episode 7

Wendy Kopp had an idea.  She wanted to borrow a tactic from other industries: if she could convince students fresh out of college to commit to teaching for two years in communities that desperately n…

Published on 5 years ago

Renée DiResta - How Online Content Finds You

Season 4 Episode 6

When you’re browsing for something to read or watch online , algorithms usually decide what content will be put in front of you. Whether that’s what search result shows first, or what news stories ar…

Published on 5 years ago

Roda Ahmed - Inspiring Young Readers

Season 4 Episode 5

Roda Ahmed is the author of Mae Among the Stars, the critically acclaimed children’s storybook which is a selection on Mrs. Bush’s 2020 reading list for kids.

Born in Somalia and raised in Norway, Rod…

Published on 5 years ago

J.D. Crouch - The USO's Continued Mission

Season 4 Episode 4

Thanksgiving always looks different for men and women deployed through our armed services. And this year, even more so. For 80 years, the USO has worked to connect service members to family and home.…

Published on 5 years ago

Melissa Stockwell - From Wounded Warrior to World Champion

Season 4 Episode 3

In this Veteran's Day episode, we talk to U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell -- the U.S. first female to lose a limb in combat and now Paralympic Games medalist -- about her journey repres…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Hannah Song - Liberty in North Korea

Season 4 Episode 2

Hannah Song, CEO of Liberty in North Korea, envisions a world where North Korea isn’t the worst place on earth. LiNK supports the people of North Korea in their attempts to escape, helps them resettl…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Mark Cuban and Daymond John - Inspiring A New Generation of Entrepreneurs

Season 4 Episode 1

Two stars from the ABC hit show Shark Tank -- Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, and Daymond John, founder and CEO of apparel company FUBU -- aren't just successful on the balance sheet…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago