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Lawyers for Children is a one-of-a-kind organization providing free legal and social work services for children in foster care and advocating for positive systemic reform. Executive Director Karen Freeman talks about additional challenges for children in the foster care system due to the pandemic, including children who have suddenly found themselves orphaned by COVID-19. For more, visit Lawyersforchildren.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE GRATITUDE DIARIES: How A Year Looking on the Bright Side Transformed My Life, offers ideas to experience more joy this particular holiday season. Author Janice Kaplan also hosts the iHeart Radio podcast “The Gratitude Diaries” and is the former editor-in-chief of Parade Magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone is the newest children's hospital in New York City, and specifically designed with the needs of children and families in mind. Dr. Adam Ratner, the head of pediatric infectious disease at Hassenfeld, discusses Covid-19 and Cold & Flu Season, and our upcoming Hope for the Holidays Radiothon for the families and children of Hassenfeld. DONATE TODAY AT litefm.com/hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Priya Parker, author of THE ART OF GATHERING: How We Meet and Why it Matters, offers ideas on how to stay connected with our friends, colleagues and family and make virtual meetings more meaningful in the era of COVID.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November is National Adoption Month, when child welfare advocates speak up to raise awareness about the need for adoptive parents. Danielle Gaffney, Vice President for Community Foster Care at The Children’s Village, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession, has placed a new urgency on providing providing stability and permanency for youth in foster care. childrensvillage.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Robynne Chutkan is founder of the Digestive Center for Women, she operates and teaches in the gastroenterology department at Georgetown University Hospital, and is author of the book The Microbiome Solution: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AARP New York Director Beth Finkel talks about the challenges of loneliness and depression for older New Yorkers as we enter a second wave of COVID-19. For ways to help seniors living in isolation, visit aarp.org/coronavirusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

STRETCH: UNLOCK THE POWER OF LESS, AND ACHIEVE MORE THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED, by Professor of Management, Scott Sonenshein, explores working with the tools and resources we already have and getting more out them both personally and professionally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance has been helping New York City’s immigrant communities maintain and grow their performing arts traditions since 1968. Dr. Andrew Colwell, Project Director and Staff Ethnomusicologist, previews The Beat of The Boroughs NYC Online, an event with virtual presentations and workshops showcasing immigrant artists beginning this week. For more, visit ctmd.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ainsley Arment, author of the Wild + Free book series and co-host of the weekly Wild + Free Podcast, is an advocate for homeschooling built on adventure and freedom from traditional learning. Ainsley offers her thoughts for parents who find themselves building a new teaching environment in their own homes. For more, visit bewildandfree.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WALK AROUND THE BLOCK, Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About) by Spike Carlson, explores how every part of our urban landscape impacts and shape our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan, the third largest Holocaust museum in the world, is committed to educating diverse visitors about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust. President & CEO Jack Kliger discusses their mission, and a new study suggesting that nearly a third of younger New Yorkers don’t believe basic facts about the greatest crime of the 20th century. For more, visit mjhnyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THINGS YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU BITE YOUR NAILS: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook, by illustrator and author Amalia Andrade, offers her personal experience with anxiety as a backdrop to help readers who are fighting their own fears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SLEEPING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP: How to Get the Sleep You Need to Succeed offers ways to improve sleep to achieve maximum performance from sleep psychologist Dr. W. David Brown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The League of Women voters is a non-partisan organization, with over 700 state & local leagues, promoting informed citizen participation at all levels of government. Crystal Johnson of The LWV of New York City brings detailed information on voter registration, mail-in ballots, and how The League is mobilizing younger voters. For more, visit Vote411.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the new book: HIGH-OCTANE-BRAIN, Harvard and Yale trained neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Braun encourages readers to make lasting improvements, by understanding the truth about the brain, with five steps to achieve essential brain health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Primary Stages, the resident Off Broadway company at 59E59 Theaters, has just begun their fall season online. Associate Artistic Director Erin Daley talks about their upcoming schedule, taking theater virtual and how online theater presents opportunities for both the theater community and audiences. For more, visit primarystages.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Tom Shanahan, founder of Sober Active NYC, a new fitness group for New Yorkers challenged with addiction. Sober Active is on social media including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @soberactiveNYC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE OPTIMIST’S TELESCOPE: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age, explores how we can plan better for our future. Author Bina Venkataraman is Boston Globe editorial page editor and former senior adviser on climate change for the Obama White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NYC Census 2020 is a first of its kind initiative established by the Mayor’s Office to ensure a complete count of all New Yorkers. Director Julie Menin discusses the challenges of this particular census, the federal funding at stake, and the potential impact of the shortened timeline. To complete the census online through September 30th, visit my2020census.gov.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.