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The Good Works Podcast

The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes

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The Good Works Podcast follows the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes as they discover new projects, people, nonprofits, and philanthropic efforts throughout this region in Upstate New York.
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Opinion Has It

Project Syndicate

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Opinion Has It by Project Syndicate features conversations with leading economists, policymakers, authors, and researchers on the world’s most pressing issues. Tune in for biweekly analyses and insights with our host Elmira Bayrasli, Foreign Policy Interrupted co-founder and Project Syndicate contributor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Central Asia Inside/Out

Central Asia Inside/Out

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This podcast highlights the research of the Central European University students on historical, cultural, socio-political issues related to Central Asia. The project is based on two perspectives that stem from the backgrounds of two hosts: Elmira from Kazakhstan and Grace from the US. This ‘inside/out’ perspective will shed light on persistent assumptions about this region. Episodes will investigate different research approaches from the perspectives of local and external scholars, tradition ...
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Learn from global disability-focused leaders about high profile topics and how they are truly making a difference. Mai Ling and James give you front row access to intimate conversations that are shaping the way the world is supporting people with disabilities. They share their intimate experiences— so you can start, grow, and expand your impact.
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Welcome to "Life, Lessons, and Legacy," the podcast where we delve into the stories that shape our lives and the lessons we carry forward. Each episode, we'll explore the triumphs, challenges, and pivotal moments that define who we are and who we aspire to become. From personal stories to enlightening conversations with guests from all walks of life, we'll uncover the wisdom, insights, and perspectives that illuminate the path to a meaningful existence.
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Hometown

Tola Marts

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An interview show exploring how where we live influences who we are. The host is Tola Marts, aerospace executive and municipal elected official. Tola lives in Issaquah, Washington with his wife Tracy. Theme music composed and recorded by Guy Ellis. More of Guy's stuff can be found at https://soundcloud.com/gu42.
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The LANDSPLOITATION Podcast hosts experimental video and audio documenting the social experience of the human landscape, including but not limited to the spaces of the built environment, vernacular architecture, proxemics, human interaction, and political boundaries. Submissions from independent scholars, photographers, and filmmakers are welcome. To submit, please insure that sound or video is hosted on a public server (such as archive.org) and email the link together with a brief descripti ...
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Since its inception in 2011, RUSSIAN ART + CULTURE has become the most popular and comprehensive international guide to the world of Russian art and culture. Our new podcast will feature even more creative conversations around tradition, fine art, education and more. Owned by art collector and professional Natasha Butterwick RUSSIAN ART + CULTURE features listings of the best selected events all over the world, exclusive interviews with the world-renowned professionals of the Russian cultura ...
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Mai Ling kicks off this episode with an exciting report on her recent trip before introducing today’s guest for Deaf Awareness Month. Melissa Elmira Yingst is a deaf community advocate, media personality, and host of The Melmira Show. Through her interpreter and friend, Mara Bowdidge, she talks with Mai Ling about her work in the deaf community, gr…
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Today, we are happy to share a fascinating conversation with speech recognition scientist, speech and language pathologist, and CEO of Say It Labs, Erich Reiter. James chats with Erich about the founding of Say It Labs, a company that develops speech recognition-based ‍video games designed for people with speech disorders. They also talk about how …
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Send us a text Language Warning!!!: In this episode of Life Lessons and Legacy, Cedric sits down with Sheldon Smith, a military veteran, activist, and music artist, to discuss his unique journey from childhood in Jackson, MS, to military service, and onto the stage as a musician. Sheldon shares the life lessons he’s gathered along the way, offering…
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Absolutely no one doubts that Stalin murdered millions of people in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. His ruthless campaign of “dekulakization,” his pitiless deportation of “unreliable” ethnic groups, his senseless starvation of Ukrainian peasants, his cruel attempt to “cleanse” the Communist Party of supposed “enemies of the people”–all of these actions…
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Our Ability’s President and CEO, John Robinson, joins Mai Ling on today’s episode to discuss some important issues for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). John talks about his advocacy for people with disabilities in the workforce, how Our Ability is attacking the problem of matching job seekers with employers, how ableist langu…
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In Collectivization and Social Engineering: Soviet Administration and the Jews of Uzbekistan, 1917-1939 (Brill, 2015), Zeev Levin seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of government efforts to socialize the Jewish masses in Uzbekistan, a process in which the central Soviet government took part, together with the local, republican and regional ad…
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The Secret Police and the Soviet System: New Archival Investigations (U Pittsburgh Press, 2023) compiles an array of recent scholarship that draws on newly available archival evidence. This interview with the book's editor, Dr. Michael David-Fox, summarizes what these new findings add up to, and highlights specific arguments made by the collection'…
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In today’s edition of the show, James sits down with Jacqueline and Alexa Child, the sister co-founder team of Dateability, the only dating app for the chronically ill and disabled communities. Jacqueline and Alexa share their personal experiences that led them to embark on the mission of launching the Dateability app, why it is so important to cat…
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Send us a text Part II: In this episode of The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast, we continue to sit down with Ms. Nikisha Jones to explore the complexities of growing up in urban communities. Ms. Jones shares her experiences of overcoming the challenges of pursuing her dreams in an environment that often feels non-conducive to success. We also dis…
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Elizabeth Orme joins the show today to talk with James about her work to support special educators and help them prevent burnout. Elizabeth is the Founder and CEO of Creatively Focused, a company whose aim is to simplify workflow management and administrative tasks for special educators. She talks about some of the frustrations special ed teachers …
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Send us a text In this episode of The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast, we sit down with Ms. Nikisha Jones to explore the complexities of growing up in urban communities. Ms. Jones shares her experiences of overcoming the challenges of pursuing her dreams in an environment that often feels non-conducive to success. We also discuss the crucial role…
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Dr. Yerkebulan Sairambay’s New Media and Political Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan (Rowman and Littlefield, 2023) confronts the sociological problem of the usage of new media (social media, the Internet, digital technologies, messaging applications) by young people in political participation. This book not only sheds light on the ways in whi…
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Send us a text Part 2: In this episode of the Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast, we sit down with Mr. Chad Bowman, the Director of Urban Planning Development. Join us as Chad shares the pivotal moments that led him to his career choice, recounts his enriching experiences at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), and reflects on the joy…
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The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold War, but what did atheism mean in the Soviet Union? What was its relationship with religion? In her new book, A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism, Dr. Victoria Smolkin explores how the Soviet state defined an…
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Russian Orientalism in a Global Context: Hybridity, Encounter, and Representation, 1740-1940 (Manchester UP, 2023) features new research on Russia's historic relationship with Asia and the ways it was mediated and represented in the fine, decorative and performing arts and architecture from the mid-eighteenth century to the first two decades of Sov…
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James speaks with this week’s guest, Diego Mariscal, about his disability advocacy and entrepreneurship. Diego is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading nonprofit startup accelerator run by and for disabled entrepreneurs. He shares what 2GI is and what they do, some resources for disabled entreprene…
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Send us a text Part 1: In this episode of the Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast, we sit down with Mr. Chad Bowman, the Director of Urban Planning Development. Join us as Chad shares the pivotal moments that led him to his career choice, recounts his enriching experiences at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), and reflects on the joy…
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Send us a text Part 2: In this episode of Life Lessons and Legacy, we continue our exciting conversation with retired Air Force veteran James White Jr. reflects on his life’s path from high school and college to his distinguished military career and retirement. Listen as James offers a candid look at the milestones, challenges, and triumphs that de…
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Paradoxes of Migration in Tajikistan: Locating the Good Life (UCL Press, 2024) by Dr. Elena Borisova is the first ethnographic monograph on migration in Tajikistan, one of the most remittance-dependent countries in the world. Moving beyond economistic push-pull narratives about post-Soviet migration, it foregrounds the experiences of those who ‘sta…
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In today's episode, Fredrik Nygren and I sit down and talk about how to build a successful youth and junior organization. Fredrik, despite his age has had a lot of success and experience building strong programs and is now doing that in the small organization outside of Stockholm. We also talk a little about his time coaching William and Alexander …
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Mai Ling has an insightful conversation with Peter Fischer, the Accessibility Compliance Guru at Arizona State University in today’s episode. As the owner of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) consulting firm for almost 20 years, Peter was the perfect choice to help the Xceptional Leaders team to commemorate the anniversary of this important …
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Send us a text Part 1: In this episode of Life Lessons and Legacy, retired Air Force veteran James White Jr. reflects on his life’s path from high school and college to his distinguished military career and retirement. Listen as James offers a candid look at the milestones, challenges, and triumphs that defined his journey, imparting wisdom and ins…
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In this episode, Randi goes solo to talk about the differences between 501c3, 501c4, and PAC organizations - and how or whether they are allowed to publicly discuss politics. In today's climate, there are very important distinctions to understand. And what can we all look forward to in the coming months?…
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Send us a text In this episode of "Life Lessons and Legacy," we are honored to sit down with Mrs. Elmira Henry, the acclaimed author of the newly released book Sweet Potato. Join us as Elmira shares the poignant and powerful story behind her memoir, which chronicles the life, times, and lessons of a young black girl growing up in Mississippi. Throu…
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Our guest for today is Nicole Cuervo, the founder & CEO of Springrose, a startup designing adaptive intimate apparel that improves quality of life for women with limited mobility. She speaks with Mai Ling about her journey as an entrepreneur by sharing exactly what adaptive intimate apparel is, why it is needed, and the personal experience in her f…
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Send us a text Join us for a special highlights episode of the Life Lessons and Legacy podcast as we revisit some of the most memorable moments from Season One. Relive the insightful conversations, inspirational stories, and powerful lessons that have made this season unforgettable. Whether you're a new listener or a longtime fan, this episode is t…
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Numerous Iron-Age nomadic alliances flourished along the 5000-mile Eurasian steppe route. From Crimea to the Mongolian grassland, nomadic image-making was rooted in metonymically conveyed zoomorphic designs, creating an alternative ecological reality. The nomadic elite nucleus embraced this elaborate image system to construct collective memory in r…
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Balihar Sanghera and Elmira Satybaldieva’s Rentier Capitalism and Its Discontents: Power, Morality and Resistance in Central Asia (Palgrave MacMillan, 2021) evaluates today’s economic political, social and ecological crises through the lens of rentier capitalism and countermovements in Central Asia. Over the last three decades, the rich and powerfu…
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In today’s episode, James sits down with the CEO of Arc Angel Communications, David D'Arcangelo, to talk about his work to bring more people with disabilities into the workforce. As a legally blind person, David knows firsthand the challenges that many people with disabilities face when seeking employment. He talks about his passion for improving t…
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Send us a text Let's Continue the Conversation...In this episode of "The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast," host Cedric D. Nelson welcomes Ms. Tonji Cromwell, a dynamic real estate agent and the inspiring founder of the nonprofit organization PLUM. Join us as we delve into Ms. Cromwell's dual passions for real estate and community service, explori…
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In this June episode of the Good Works Podcast, Randi and Sara are meeting to talk about meetings; how to run them more effectively, cancel them when necessary, and when the meeting could have been an email. Plus there are lots of fun things to look forward to this summer!Por The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes
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Send us a text In this episode of "The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast," host Cedric D. Nelson welcomes Ms. Tonji Cromwell, a dynamic real estate agent and the inspiring founder of the nonprofit organization PLUM. Join us as we delve into Ms. Cromwell's dual passions for real estate and community service, exploring how she seamlessly blends her p…
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In recognition of Aphasia Awareness Month, we knew June would be the perfect time to focus on aphasia. So today Mai Ling chats with Dr. Anthony Kong, an expert on aphasia with an emphasis on aphasia among speakers of Chinese languages. Anthony begins by sharing a bit about what aphasia is and then goes deeper into how the specific elements of Asian…
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Send us a text Part II: Continue joining host Cedric D. Nelson on "The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast" as he sits down with Dr. Kendrick Bailey, a distinguished professional counselor, for an enlightening conversation on personal growth. In this episode, "The Path to Personal Growth with Dr. Kendrick Bailey," we explore the profound insights and…
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Send us a text Join host Cedric D. Nelson on "The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast" as he sits down with Dr. Kendrick Bailey, a distinguished professional counselor, for an enlightening conversation on personal growth. In this episode, "The Path to Personal Growth with Dr. Kendrick Bailey," we explore the profound insights and practical strategies…
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In episode 102 of the Swedish Jr Hockey Podcast we meet Cody Murphy, the new and first head coach of expansion team Elmira Aviators in the NAHL. We talk about his experience as a junior hockey player and hsi new position with Elmira. We also talk about his time in Sweden as a pro with Vasteras and Bjorkloven in Allsvenskan.…
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Today James sits down with Rachel Archambault, who is a speaker and consultant in the area of trauma-informed care as well as a licensed speech-language pathologist. Rachel collaborates with service providers (SLPs, doctors, PT/OT, etc.), parents, businesses, schools, hospitals, universities, rehab, and communities to incorporate trauma-informed ca…
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Send us a text Welcome to The Life, Lessons, and Legacy Podcast, where we delve into the profound tapestry of life with our esteemed guest, Mrs. Sherill Rogers Davis. Join us as we embark on a profound journey through the intricate tapestry of life, guided by the radiant wisdom of Mrs. Sherill Rogers Davis. In this enlightening episode, Mrs. Davis …
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Based on feedback from grantees and supporting foundation research, some changes are coming to the Community Foundation's annual grant cycle. Tune in as Randi and Sara discuss what's new - and what they love - about supporting Southern Finger Lakes nonprofits each year.Por The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes
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Gustav Sandberg grew up playing hockey in Stockholms SDE organization but moved to play hockey gymnasium in Ornskoldsvik in the northern part of Sweden. IN this episode we will follow his journye through youth to juniors and navigating through American Juniors to committing to play D3 NCAA with Nichols College in MA.…
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