Episodios

  • Lone Star Flight Museum: The Astronaut, the Barber and the Golf Ball

    Lone Star Flight Museum: The Astronaut, the Barber and the Golf Ball
    Dec 20 2024
    Jerry Scott is the COO of the Lone Star Flight Museum & Director of flight operations. He introduces us to Barbara Radnofsky and Ed Supkis who are the authors of “The Astronaut, the Barber and the Golf Ball” which looks into the msytery of the third golf ball that the legendary Alan Shepard took to moon. He did it for his friend Carlos – or did he? It’s an awesome NASA story full of insight into the Houston community that built NASA. Barbara and Ed are speaking at the museum on January 16th: www.lonestarflight.org
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    31 m
  • The Motherhood Center: helping people become great parents

    The Motherhood Center: helping people become great parents
    Nov 23 2024
    Gabriela Gerhart is the founder of Motherhood Center. The Motherhood Center educates expecting parents with classes and socials like the Baby Bump Social and the New Dads Meetup. On top of pregnancy education, the Motherhood Center is also a doula and nanny agency. Go to: www.motherhoodcenter.com
    Gabriela is also the author of “After the Fall,” an autobiography about her childhood under communism in Czechoslovakia. It’s a great read and we talk about what it was like immigrating to the US.
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  • The Astros Foundation: The Power of Baseball in Education

    The Astros Foundation: The Power of Baseball in Education
    Nov 17 2024
    Paula Harris is the Senior Vice President of Community Affairs for the Astros and she is the Executive Director of the Astros Foundation. Their primary focus is bringing education &baseball & sports to kids around Houston. They fund sports programs, buy tens of thousands of uniforms, build baseball fields in poor neighborhood and wait to hear what they did for the Uvalde community!
    The Astros Foundation also deploys an army of volunteers to help other Orgs like Medical Bridges. Go to: www.mlb.com/astros/community
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  • Steel Magnolia Moms: For Moms with kids living with special needs

    Steel Magnolia Moms: For Moms with kids living with special needs
    Oct 26 2024
    Elizabeth Elder, is the founder of Steel Magnolia Moms, a support organization for moms who have kids with special needs. Cindy Mood is their membership chair and Bethany Sauer is a member, artist and vendor at their special events. They share their stories of connecting with other women and finding support among peers – the only people who can truly understand what having a kid with special needs is really like. They also have a meeting for men – father are not abandoned! You can be a part of the group. Joining is free on their website / Facebook page. Go to: www.Steelmagnoliamoms.com
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    30 m
  • ALS: Rik Thornberg's story

    ALS: Rik Thornberg's story
    Oct 19 2024
    Rick lives with ALS. He and his wife discuss his diagnosis and how their lives have changed. You'll be inspired by their courrage and optimistic outlook.
    Danatria Spears is the associate director of development for the ALS Association of Texas. The ALS Walk on Saturday Nov 16th at the University of Houston. www.als.org
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    31 m
  • From Guinea to Texas: Dr. Diallo of Medical Bridges

    From Guinea to Texas: Dr. Diallo of Medical Bridges
    Oct 4 2024
    Dr. Tadia Diallo is the global health manager for Medical Bridges. We discuss how she came to Texas from Guinea and Medical Bridges' mission to bring medical supplies to healthcare workers across nations in need. These supplies are donated to Medical bridges by our hospital community and volunteers prepare them to for shipment. We also describe the awesome clinics on wheels built by students of A&M University. Go to: www.medicalbridges.org
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  • Christ Clinic: An army of volunteers delivering world-class healthcare

    Christ Clinic: An army of volunteers delivering world-class healthcare
    Sep 28 2024
    Lara Mautz is the executive director of the Christ Clinic and Jay Donnella in charge of their Strategic Partnerships. Christ Clinic delivers high quality healthcare to those who are uninsured and underinsured. Most of their services are delivered by volunteers, including the nurses and physicians who donate their time. This means they can help deliver healthcare to those who can’t pay. We also discuss how convenient it is for patients to use Christ Clinic before their symptoms turn into really big problems. To make appointments or to donate to their mission. Go to www.christclinickaty.org. You can also call for an appointment: 281-391-0190
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    31 m
  • Legacy Community Health on helping older patients

    Legacy Community Health on helping older patients
    Sep 14 2024
    Kenicia Curry is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Legacy Community Health. Telehealth has become the main way to consult for Legacy Community Healthcare and we discuss the importance of managing medication for older patients. In addition to very important in-person consultations with physicians, constant contact with people like Kenicia through video calls is a helpful tool to help people manage their conditions. www.legacycommunityhealth.org
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    30 m