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Healthy nail care with Dr. Dana Stern. Based in NYC, Dr. Stern is one of the only dermatologists in the country who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of the nail. For more, visit drdanastern.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

INVESTED: How Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Taught Me to Master My Mind, My Emotions & My Money, by investor Phil Town and his daughter, attorney Danielle Town, tracks the story of how Phil taught Danielle investment skills, and outlines the process for the rest of us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wheelchairs Against Guns is a non-profit founded by Kareem Nelson, who uses his life- changing story to improve the lives of others and educate young people about the negative effects of bullying, gangs and violence. For more, visit wheelchairsaginstguns.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GETTING BACK TO HAPPY: CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR REALITY AND TURN YOUR TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS, by Marc and Angel Chernoff, tells the story of how they re-engineered their mindset and committed themselves to daily tasks to stay motivated and positive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GO Project is a 50-year old non-profit with year-round academic and family support programs for under-served, at-risk public school students in the Lower East Side and Brooklyn. Executive Director Gayle Villani talks about their unique approach, opportunities for volunteering and how they're combating summer learning loss. For more, visit goprojectnyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 LESSONS FOR LOVING: ADVICE FROM THE WISEST AMERICANS ON LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE. Cornell professor and gerontologist Karl Pillemer interviewed 700 people, with an average of 43 years of marriage each, for his new book. He brings us their advice on how to pick your battles, how do deal with money woes and how to keep romance alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City's Police Athletic League provides a broad array of activities and services to 35,000 children in all five boroughs of the city, in full and part-time centers. Executive Director Fred Watts talks about PAL's newest programs to develop a positive rapport between police and children, and current challenges including social media and guns in schools. For more, visit palnyc.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the new book THIS IS THE YEAR I PUT MY FINANCIAL LIFE IN ORDER, New York Times reporter John Schwartz, shares he and his wife's financial mishaps in an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NYC H20 teaches people about our local water system and local water ecology. Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer Joins us as they celebrate a big win--The Ridgewood Reservoir has just been added to the National Register of Historic Places. For tours and more, visit nych2o.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City begins their annual NYC Interns campaign, Executive Director Darren Bloch explains the details on the largest summer jobs initiative for young people in the country. For more, visit nycinterns.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PICK THREE: You Can Have It All, Just Not Every Day, is the new book by Randi Zuckerberg to help those of us who are over-scheduled, embrace an unbalanced life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT: A PROVOCATIVE MANIFESTO THAT EXPOSES THE DANGERS OF HELICOPTER PARENTING & SETS FORTH A NEW ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHY. Julie Lythcott-Haims, a self-proclaimed “anti-Tiger mom” and former Stanford University Dean, offers her concerns about overprotective parenting, and explains why giving your kid more independence may be a better long term alternative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Elegudin and Sharifa Abu-Hamda, represent Wheeling Forward, a leading New York City based advocate for people with disabilities. They join us to speak on behalf of Independence Care Services, a specialized long term care plan, in danger of being closed due to state budget cuts. For more, visit wheelingforward.org and icsny.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out by gastroenterologist Dr. Robynne Chutkan, explains how to correct our internal imbalance caused by a typical diet and medications.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RETIRE SECURELY: INSIGHTS ON MONEY MANAGEMENT, by award winning financial columnist Julie Jason, offers ideas on how to make smart and strategic investment choices so you can retire with confidence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Alliance for Positive Change, a non-profit that helps New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, has launched the #SaveALife campaign to equip New Yorkers With skills to prevent fatal opioid overdoses -- by raising funds to provide and train people in the use of overdose prevention kits. Program Manager Reilly Glasgow gives us the details. More at alliance.nycSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Dr. Daren Ingels, a leader in Natural Medicine, with his new book THE LYME SOLUTION: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wheeling Forward, a city non-profit that helps people with disabilities, hosts it's annual grand wine tasting, Wine On Wheels, at City Winery on April 28th. Co-Founder Yannick Benjamin talks about their expansion of the city's only fully accessible gyms, and other benefits that the fundraiser makes possible. For more, visit wheelingforward.org and wineonwheels.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A #MeToo Conversation: What should you do about inappropriate behavior or unwanted advances at the office? Lauren X. Topelsohn a member of the Labor and Employment Practice at Mandelbaum Salsburg, brings common sense solutions from a legal perspective. More at lawfirm.msSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.