Jorge Israel Luna, Co-Founder, Drummer and Singer for the band ROCIO, is joined by Isabella Pihas, Singer-Songwriter and Psychology and Ethnomusicology student at Bard College, to talk about being a musician in the COVID-19 era. Luna explains the scientific reasons people are negatively affected by a world without live music. Pihas discusses the trend of…

Christina Jordan, Executive Director of the Immunotherapy Foundation, is joined by Dr. Ezra Cohen M.D., Medical Oncologist and Associate Director of Translational Science at Moores Cancer Center, to detail promising cancer treatment methods. Jordan talks about the foundation’s $6 million fundraising campaign and its Help Our Cancer Heroes campaign, which provided meals and PPE to…

Dr. Gary Weitzman, President and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society, is joined by Amanda Kowalski, the Humane Society’s Director of Behavior Programs, to talk about the pandemic’s impact on animals and their owners. Dr. Weitzman discusses the unprecedented low number of animals in shelters, as well as his behavioral training books written for…

Dr. Munish Batra, CEO of Coastal Plastic Surgeons and author of Animal, discusses his background as a surgeon and the events which led to his advocacy for animal rights. Dr. Batra chats about the influence his son has had on shaping his world view regarding animal rights, as well as the lessons he has learned…

Deacon Jim Vargas, President and CEO of Father Joe’s Villages, talks about his organization’s campaign to prevent and end homelessness, one life at a time. Vargas discusses the new process of distributing three meals a day to those in need, as well as the Turn the Key Initiative, which will establish 2,000 affordable housing units…

Stephanie Cook, Executive Director of the San Diego Women’s Foundation (SDWF), chats about her foundation’s goal of connecting, inspiring, and educating local women through collective philanthropy. Cook highlights the SDWF’s desire to tackle the most pressing issues in the community by allowing the organizations which they sponsor to use funds in any manner that best…

Neville Billimoria, SVP Membership/Marketing & Chief Advocacy Officer for Mission Federal Credit Union, is joined by Lieutenant Colonel Lee Lescano, the San Diego County Coordinator for the Salvation Army, to discuss how their respective organizations are combating the tremendous increase in food insecurity and hardships this holiday season. Billimoria talks about Mission Federal’s continued efforts…

Ashley Camac, Executive Director of USO San Diego, is joined by Brianna Ahern, a Board Member of the Same Organization, to discuss the nearly 80-year-old organization’s annual outreach to 500,000 military men and women and their families. Camac underscores USO’s efforts to connect military personnel with their families during their deployments. Ahern speaks about the…

Jennifer Paroly, President of the Tri-City Hospital Foundation, is joined by Aaron Byzak, Chief External Affairs Officer, to shout out the “game-changing” David C. Copley Foundation gift, which will allow the hospital to upgrade and renovate its Emergency Department. Byzak discusses the hospital’s 60th Anniversary Plans next year; while Paroly talks about the hospital’s outstanding…

Nick O’Brien, CFO and one of three founders of Aeris, Inc., is joined by Co-Founder Andrew Medland, COO, discuss the science behind copper as a germ-killing product to reduce the spread of pathogens. O’Brien and Medland talk about their company’s commitment to helping protect frontline healthcare workers.