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The Battery Dance Festival is New York City's longest-running public free dance festival and it’s most wide-ranging. Founder and artistic director Jonathan Hollander previews the Festival’s 40th Anniversary, and discusses how emerging companies are reaching new audiences via dance on film. The Battery Dance Festival is virtual August 12-14, and live and live streamed from Robert F. Wagner Park in Battery City August 15-20. For more, visit batterydance.org.

HOW TO LOVE ANIMALS: In a Human-Shaped World, by Financial Times Chief Features Writer Henry Mance, studies animals in factory farms, under climate change and deforestation. If we took an animal's experiences seriously, how might we eat, think and live differently?

The Institute for Community Living provides services to New Yorkers diagnosed with serious mental illness, substance abuse, or developmental disabilities helping them move towards independence. President & CEO David Woodlock discusses why a whole health care approach is crucial to the city’s recovery. For more, visit ICLinc.org

Cecilia Gentili, founder of Transgender Equity Consulting, an organization developing LGBTQ affirming services and equity in the work place, discusses the importance of community and equitable healthcare or people of Trans Experience. For more, visit transequityconsulting.com

The Animation Project is a non-profit therapeutic workforce development program unlocking professional and creative doors for talented young New Yorkers. Nala Turner, a Lead Creative Arts Therapist and Clinical Program Associate, discusses how clients use animation as a medium to both express themselves and gain valuable technical skills. For more, visit theanimationproject.org.

UNWELL WOMEN: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn is an exploration of the relationship between women, illness and medicine.

The Fresh Air Fund is ready with exciting new programs for New York City children to enjoy the magic of summer. Executive Director Fatima Shama discusses how programs have been re-designed in the wake of the Pandemic, and how families and children are connecting now. For more, visit freshair.org.

In A WORLD WITHOUT EMAIL: Reimagining Work in a World of Communication Overload, Computer Scientist & Author Cal Newport makes the case that our inbox-driven approach to work is broken, and offers a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of constant communication.

NYCH20 offers tours, teaching and volunteer opportunities to learn about, enjoy and help protect New York City’s local water ecology. Assistant Director David Chuchuca talks about a new nature trail and bat walk open to the public at the historic Ridegwood Reservoir in Brooklyn. For more, visit NYCH20.org

WHEN THE STARS BEGIN TO FALL: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America by Theodore R. Johnson, a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law and a former Commander in the United States Navy, explores identity, race and “superlative citizenship” in America.

For over 20 years, the Women’s Venture Fund has provided advisory services for women growing their business in the New York City Area, through one-on-one support from established female entrepreneurs.  Founder & President Mario Otero talks about how they’ve helped clients negotiate the pandemic and a New York State grant program to aid in recovery.  For more, visit womensventurefund.org

THAT SUITS YOU partners with NYC schools, colleges, job training centers and homeless shelters to provide career training and professional attire to prepare men for their next level. Co-Founder PK Kersey has also launched a series of books, written by black men, to inspire the next generation. For books and donation information, visit thatsuitsyou.org

As New York City Elections approach on June 22nd, unbiased, concise information about the candidates and the new City voting process can be found at electnyc.org and aarp.org/votenyc. For more details on the science of ranked choice voting, our guests are Rachel Bloom, Director of Public Policy of Citizens Union, and Beth Finkel, AARP NY State Director.

DIRECTIONS: Really Good Advice for Getting From Here to There by artist & illust-writer Hallie Bateman is fun, easy to digest guidance for our noisy, frenetic, ever-challenging lives. Hallie Bateman is the author of Brave New Work and her work has been featured in the New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, and many others.

Our guest is Dianna Berrent, founder of Survivor Corps, the largest grassroots movement in America dedicated to actively ending the Covid-19 pandemic. The Long Island based organization provides free webinars, home care-tool kits and opportunities for survivors to volunteer for research studies. For more, visit survivorcorps.com

Jocelyn Zuckerman is author of PLANET PALM: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything & Endangered the World, a book exploring the saturation of palm oil into nearly every facet of our lives and what it means for the planet.

Weeksville, the historic site and cultural center n Central Brooklyn, first established by free African-Americans before the Civil War, has a new status as a member of the City’s Cultural Institutions Group. New CEO Dr. Raymond Codrington talks about how the center blends history with the contemporary, and the significance of joining CIG. For more, visit weeksvillesociety.org

Whether through distance, or spending far more time together than ever, every relationship in our lives has experienced a shift with the impact of COVID-19. Professional coaches Marc and Angel Chernoff offer advice for everyone in their new book 1000+ LITTLE HABITS OF HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS.

Invisible Hands is a non-profit created just over a year ago, delivering food and other essential items to people especially vulnerable to Covid-19. Co-Founder Liam Elkin talks about young volunteers and building a non-profit from the ground up. For more, visit invisiblehandsdeliver.org

DREAM FIRST, DETAILS LATER: How to Quit Overthinking and Make It Happen, by Ellen Bennett, is a playbook to bring your boldest and best ideas to life. Ellen Bennett is the founder and CEO of Hedley & Bennett, a highly successful apparel company specializing in premium chef aprons.