Jun 25, 2020
As we have worked through these times of crisis, one recurring theme is the hunger for information. In this episode of the Crisis Cast, Lissa & Thom visit with Michele Zurakowski a brilliant leader in the social services sector. Michele is the Executive Director of Beyond Hunger where feeding communities is just one...
Jun 17, 2020
"These are hard conversations that must take place." Eric Kowalczyk returns to The Crisis Cast with observations on the widespread conflicts fueled by systemic racism. Lissa & Thom get some answers on where we start with police reform. As author of The Politics of Crisis, Kowalczyk suggests that protests over the...
Jun 8, 2020
Garry McCarthy has spent a lifetime in law enforcement. He insists that we continue to avoid real conversations about race. In this visit to the chat room with Lissa & Thom, you'll hear some untold details from his departure as Superintendent of Chicago Police. We also learn about what he views as critical breakdowns...
Jun 4, 2020
Bennett Johnson has been a civil rights activist since he was six years old. He joined the NAACP at age 12, and met Martin Luther King, Jr. in the mid 1950s. In this visit to the chat room, Bennett shares the challenges of peaceful protest. Lissa & Thom also learn how he advises progressive youth, and what it took to...