Helper Episodes
June 15, 2021
S3:E2 Jeffrey Omura | NYC City Council - The Arts Hero We Need
Jeffrey Omura is an artist, activist, and labor leader running for City Council in District 6 of New York City and we could not back a better candidate! Jeffrey was recently elected to his second term as an officer of Actors…
June 1, 2021
S2:E14 Dana | Oncology Nurse, We Laugh to Survive
We’re closing out Mental Health Awareness Month with Dana, an introverted oncology nurse & parent - all this to say, she’s got many reasons to be fatigued. In a time where we’re more isolated than ever, Dana has experienced …
May 25, 2021
S2:E13 Dr. Sadie I You + Me = Curing Long Covid
This week we talked to Dr. Sadie Whittaker, the Chief Scientific Officer of Solve ME/CFS Initiative- a nonprofit whose mission is to find a cure for & end Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The developments …
May 18, 2021
S2:E12 Chelsea | TeleSocial: Connecting Through Calls
Continuing with the theme of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week we spoke to Chelsea, the Volunteer Resource Connector for L.A.Work’s TeleSocial Program — a program that our very own host Raymond started! What is TeleSo…
May 4, 2021
S2:E10 Kate | "Trauma is as Individual as a Fingerprint"
Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month! We've got a series of interviews we really think you'll enjoy. We begin with Kate, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, specializing in complex trauma and complex PTSD. So…
April 20, 2021
S2:E8 Jason | Cocktails To Go For Pandemic Woes
We've found a common theme among our April episodes: pivoting in the pandemic. This is exactly what our friend Jason has done (and quite well, we might add!). He owns The Long Room, a friendly neighborhood tavern in the Rave…
April 13, 2021
S2:E7 Jill | Special Education, Pivoting in the Pandemic
Our guest this week is Jill, a compassionate & determined woman with a big heart and too many emotions for one person to contain. Her big heart led her to a position as an early childhood special education teacher in St. Lou…
April 6, 2021
S2:E6 Nick | Vaccine Spotter Dot Org
Are you having difficulty locating a vaccine appointment? Do you wish there was a website that contained information for ALL your local pharmacies instead of having 20+ individual tabs open for each one? Well look no further…
Feb. 2, 2021
S1E13: Louis - “Shoot Me Up Bruh”, A Pfizer Vaccine Trial Story
After months of devastating loss, Louis said "fuck it" (literally) and enrolled himself in the Pfizer vaccine trial. Louis, a self-described "big ol' meat shield," was more than happy to take this risk, especially because he…