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Reverand Al and I have been busy, AIR LLC and Beloved Community Services are about as busy as they have ever been and before we get even busier.  So its time to get busy with a series of new Podcasts to be released over the next two months. We've been back in the Advanced Indoor Resources Poast Studio with a bunch of exciting new guests. 

So get ready for weekly Posts as the next two months are filled with amazing guests just like Samantha Musgrove and Devin Weaver.  These two young hungry individuals are making Waves bringing free internet to parts of Baltimore that could easily be considered Internet Deserts. 

More than 96,000 homes in Baltimore City lack internet home service.  This has broad implications for these residents who lack this service.  How about this fact, at the start of the pandemic more than 24,000 students couldn't get online to continue their educations while they spent much of the Spring at home. That statistic in and of itself is why we are promoting this work.  You might well imagine where we do and don't have service throughtout the City, and if you guessed the same neighborhoods that were redlined over 100 years ago you guessed right.

Project Waves was founded in 2018 and through the design and creation of the Waves Point to Multipoint wireless network, their team has connected over 300 households to free high speed internet service.  Baltimore City residents face one of the highest rates of Digital Disconnectivity in the United States.  As you might imagine a lack of access, affordability and digital literacy exacerbate disparities in Education, healthcare access, stable housing and more.

Unlike traditional Internet Servcie Providers Project Waves is a non profit who's priority is ensuring members of their network have relaible high speed internet service regardless of socioeconomic status. 

Samantha and Devin bring so much energy and knowledge to this effort and they are a dynamic duo that are getitng the job done despite a lack of help and urgency from the City, who ultimately controls their destiny.  Listen in to this Podcast, there's so much to learn and understand about the heavy lifting that the people at Project Waves have undertaken.  Thanks to Sam and Devin your energy and enthusiam for providing what the UN has declared a human right, Internet service for all. 

Thanks for all you are doing to close the gap. 

New Music from Chris Brown Tank Tamar Braxton Sza Monica and more along with some timeless throwback classics. Sit back relax and enjoy the ride!!!!

Throwback Hip-hop and R&B 90's early 2000's Party Vibes Classics

We hit a high point for Holiness on this day when we welcomed Dr. Frank Lance, the President and CEO of the venerable Parks and People Foundation and Sr. Pastor at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church.

We talk about everything Parks and People and the amazing work that this tranformative organization is doing all over Baltimore City.  There's not a neighborhood out there that hasn't been improved by this organization.  Serving thousands of residents and hundreds of kids it is the Parks and People Foundation that is holding our cities Park system together and adding green space for residents all over the city.  Workforce development and training on how to maintain landscapes, Summer camps for hundreds of kids, keeping a sharp focus on improving our City's park system, one of the largest in the country.

Frank, the Pastor of the Church right across the street from the new Parks and People HQ at Druid Hill Park had made his way onto the Board and then Board Chair Matt Kostmayer saw the light and approached Frank about filling the open position for CEO.  Matt says its the "Smartest move ever" and the Board agreed and its been 4 great years since he took over. 

With a steady hand at the till the Foundation continues it's growth making Baltimore a healthier and greener place for all residents. Frank understood the energy of the Founder the great Sally Michel who was the force behind making this organization happen when Mayor Schaefer challenged a group of supporters to rally around our Parks. 

Tune into this great conversation, it's Spring and our People are returning to our Parks, all made better by the great work of this incredible institution. Thanks Frank Lance for stepping up and thanks for all you and your staff are doing to make our Park System the best it can be. 

New Music as well as some timeless throwback classics from your favorite artist like H.E.R SZA Chris Brown Tank MJB and more. Turn your speakers up, sit back and enjoy the ride

Reverand Al and I are especially pleased to Welcome the curators of Charm City Blue Grass. Two great entertainment guys, Adam Kirr and Phil Chorney.  Fells Point Festival, check, great success this past fall and now we are in the Spring and that means Charm City Bluegrass and it's 10th Anniversary..

A bunch of musical fanatics we venture into the minds and backgrounds of these two guys and we also entertain the spirtiual aspect of the music in Bluegrass and each of our lives. We bring forward an amazing Bluegrass fact...Baltimore was the first place to mass produce Banjo's and we talk about the banjo and it's journey from Africa to the Appalacian Mountains.  Full of fun conversations we also focus on this great event coming up with weekend at Union Craft Brewery starting Friday and ending after a maraton 12 hour day on Saturday Headlined by the Infamous Stringdusters it's going to be hopping. So many great acts...Twisted Pine, The Honey Dew drops, Grateful dub, Magic Beans...and many more...

I have many great memories of the first few Charm City Blue Grass Events at the old Union, off of Union and this Festival keeps growing and growing.  We've been to Druid Hill Park but now back at the Union Collective with a great inside and outside venue. Tons of food trucks this looks to be a real good smash up of Bluegrass fans from all over celebrating this great art and doing it in Union with nature, food, drink and fun times. 

It's heavenly work and these guys have it down, there's lots to learn here and Rev and I think you are really going to like it. Thanks to Adam and Phil, always good to have you in, thanks for all of the hard work and the passion for Bluegrass. 

Book Update! You can preorder my forthcoming book, An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action. Click on the link here. Or if there is no hyperlink, go to peterstiepleman.com and order it there.

Imperfect Leaders! This week, Matt Hornbeck is my guest. He is the principal of Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore, Maryland. In our conversation, we talk about the importance of relationships in schools and we talk about restorative practices (he describes the process of fixing what has been broken so so well).

In his After Action Review, we talk about the early years of leadership and what can be learned when a leader focuses more on what they want as opposed to documenting what they don’t want. The topic is staff attendance. Thanks for tuning in!

BIO: Matt is an established leader in Baltimore, Maryland. Before becoming a principal at Hampstead Hill Academy, a Baltimore City charter school, he was an educational consultant with large urban districts on resource allocation and principal training. He holds a master’s degree in educational administration as well as a law degree.  

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An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action is supported by ILAA, LLC, a firm dedicated to supporting aspiring, new, and established leaders. For more information, please find them at www.human-centeredleaders.com.

Music for An Imperfect Leader was written and arranged by Ian Varley.

Sam Falbo created our artwork, a wood-print inspired daruma doll butterfly.

Host Morgan Rees sits down and speaks with comedian Maria Sanchez about how she got started in the industry and the barriers with being a female comedian in a male dominated business.

Introducing the "Good Morning Black People" podcast, where we're here to bring you that extra boost of positive energy to help you conquer your day like the incredible Black queen or king that you are! 💪🏾✨

Get ready to conquer the world, one "Good Morning Black People" episode at a time! 🎙️🔥✊🏾 

Rev Al and I get finally get to talk healthcare.  We couldn't be more pleased to have Ed Lovern, the CEO of Ascension St. Agnes join us for a a great talk that hits wide range of topics. We started things off with a quick lesson on how to say his name...say Govern, now replace the G with an L and you've got it down. 

Ed's not from Baltimore, but he has quickly made his mark as the CEO of Ascensions only asset in this market.  Ascension is an amazing company, in fact they are the largest Catholic Healthcare system in the Country with over 151 Hospitals.  Despite the largess of the Mother ship, Ed's leadership style has kept the Community based culture that St. Agnus was always associated with in tact  Right in the heart of Southwest Baltimore St. Agnus is in a growth mode as the city and county's around it continue to grow.

Ed's a peoples leader, he leads by example and places himself on the ground with his employee's on a weekly basis.  Working through workforce challenges and maintaining some of Baltimore best Doctors is a formula that keeps people from the sourounding communities walking through he door.

Ed Lovern, thanks for coming in and thanks so much for embracing our community and our Beloved Baltimore!

You are offically Holy!

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to bring the amazing story of Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Dr. Lawrence Jackson to our ever growing audience.  This guy is cool, I mean real cool, he's an expert on the History of Baltimore and he has rewriten the experience of African Americans and their contributions to the history and culture of our beloved city.  This is a lesson Podcast, learn about the music scene in Baltimore, especially the early Jazz scene here in Baltimore, learn about how Baltimore was also one the the places where Civil Rights legilation was written by Baltimore's own the Hon. Senator Clarence Mitchell.

He has launched the Billy Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, he's way into Jazz and makes it real clear that Jazz came from Baltimore, as much as it came from NOLA.  He's written biographies on Ralph Ellison and Chester B. Hines, he's a Baltimore native, loves the place and is bent on seeing a brighter future for all Baltimorean's.  There is a deep rich History in the African American community here in Baltimore, and there's no better man to speak to it than Dr. Larry Jackson.  Come along for this one and learn about this incredible mans journey and have a look into the mind of a scholar who loves his city.

Here we go! Thanks Dr. Jackson for joining us and shining your light.

Meet Conner the COO and Co-Founder of Mentra.  He is an engineer, athlete and musician.  Conner's story is so interesting and inspiring.  Every parent and young adult with an autism diagnosis should have a listen. 

As a recently-diagnosed neurodivergent, I've witnessed the extraordinary talents of the neurodiverse community firsthand. Behind the layers of inefficiency in today's hiring process, there is immense potential to innovate a new system that's able to value and recognize these key players in the workforce of tomorrow.

At Mentra, we're placing neurodiversity at the core of recruiting in a way that scales, treating every individual's brain as unique and more than just a resume.  We're accomplishing this at scale using an AI-powered job-matching platform and a human-centered design approach that builds a holistic profile of a job seeker's mind and matches them with the environments in which they will thrive.  

Contact Conner:
Conner@mentra.me

Parents and/or young adults please register here:
www.Mentra.me 

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New Music from H.E.R Kevin Ross Anthony Hamilton Lucky Daye and More along with some throwback classics. Sit back turn the music up and enjoy the ride

In the final years of the author's life he becomes embroiled in scandals, and futher proves himself the king of self-sabatoge, before mysteriously dying. We review some of the hyptheses regarding his death, some fanciful, some very plausible, making this episode part of the history mystery club

music by V►LH►LL
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In our triumphant return after a brief hiatus, we begin with a story from Lou's Dino Hour, before launching into the early life of Edgar Allan Poe, a life that was beset with tragedy, depression, and self-sabotage. Despite Mildred's life-long love of the works of Poe, she concedes that he might not have been the best guy around.

music by V►LH►LL
vlhll.bandcamp.com

Visit us at historyformisanthropes.com

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to release this 3rd Episode! A great discussion with one of my best friends Matt Gallagher.  Matt is the former Deputy Mayor for Mayor O'Malley, Chief of Staff to Gov.  O'Malley and is now President and CEO of The Goldseker Foundation, one of Baltimore's most generous Non Profits.  Matt walks us through his journey from Calvert Hall to City Hall, the State House, and now Goldseker.  Matt provides insight from a set of eyes and ears that have been in rooms where shit's gettin done! He discusses his new favorite restaurants and talks about some of his favorite collegues and the great things they are doing in Governments around the state. Get insight into this incredible mind that you won't get anywhere else.

Enjoy!

New Music from Rick Ross Meek Mill French Montana Jadakiss and More as well as some exclusives freestyles and classic throwback. Turn Your System all the way up and Ride Out!!