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Giving Tuesday and Santa in Town
MIRACLE MOMENT® “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the...

Cynthia Brian
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Teen Thanksgiving/Truthgiving
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” – Lionel Hampton Julia hosts a special Thanksgiving program...

Cynthia Brian
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Waiting for Rain
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian Waiting for Rain By Cynthia Brian “You’ll never find rainbows if you are looking...

Cynthia Brian
Nov 11, 20245 min read


Space Debris
“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known". -Carl Sagan As humanity ventures deeper into space, a big...

Cynthia Brian
Nov 9, 20242 min read


How Teens Influence Elections
“Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the change-makers of today.” – Barack Obama Julia and Keerthi host this...

Cynthia Brian
Nov 3, 20242 min read


Mum is the Word on Halloween!
“I go to visit the chrysanthemums. They are indeed, the most universal, the most diverse of flowers.” Comte Maurice Maeterlinck, Nobel...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 29, 20244 min read


AI in the Universe
“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination” - Daniel Bell Saanvi Phaneendra, host for today’s AI...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 27, 20242 min read


The Endless Summer
By Cynthia Brian “Magnificent Autumn… It is the funeral anthem of the dying year.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow When I was young, I was...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 19, 20245 min read


The Parade and Pear Festival Party!
“Volunteering is at the core of being a human.” - Heather French Henry Hosts Julia, Keerthi, and Sharanya, along with volunteers Ella and...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Oh Deer!
"We are part of the earth, and it is part of us… the deer, the horse, the great eagle: these are our brothers.” – Chief Seattle. Now...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 1, 20244 min read


Positive Impact of Music
“Where words fail, music speaks.” - Hans Christian Andersen Music has a unique power to tap into our emotions in a way that almost...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 29, 20241 min read


Parade, Pears, and Party
Keerthi hosts this program with Be the Star You Are!® to discuss the parade, Pear and Wine Festival on September 28. Sean, our...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Plan to Plant
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian Prescription to Plant By Cynthia Brian “Gardening is a way of showing that you...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 23, 20244 min read


Storytelling
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/151373/storytelling “Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Naturally Naked
“Nature loves to hide.” Heraclitus In the winter, these ladies are wrapped in lush green manteaus that glisten in the rain. When warmer...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 9, 20245 min read


Celebrating Grandparents
Fun with our Grandparents! "Grandparents are both our past and our future. In some ways, they are what has gone before, and in others,...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 8, 20243 min read


Teen Representation in Cinema
“The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.” - Orson Welles Are teens accurately represented in films and TV shows? Host...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Growing Dinner
“I farm the soil which yields my food, I share creation. Kings can do no more.” Chinese Proverb Last week I hosted “Nonie Camp” for my...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 26, 20244 min read


How Parents Shape Us
“Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” –Matthew Jacobson Our parents are like our first...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 24, 20242 min read


Animals and Mental Health
When we think about animals, we often imagine them as playful companions or majestic creatures in the wild. Host, Keerthi tells us that...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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