Episode 66: Asima Jansveld
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Episode 66: Asima Jansveld

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Friends of The High Line's Chief Program and Engagement Officer Asima Jansveld about The High Line's earliest days, facing down demolition threats, working through adversity and, finally, persevering!

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Episode 65: Rochelle Joseph
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Episode 65: Rochelle Joseph

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Rochelle Joseph, board chair of Support The Pink House, a group working to preserve the historic landmark, which has drawn countless photographers to capture its unique beauty.

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Episode 64: Nupur Chaudhury
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Episode 64: Nupur Chaudhury

Host Marvin Stockwell talks with ioby CEO Nupur Chaudhury at the Sheraton Hotel lounge in Brooklyn. The two discuss how ioby has grown and changed over the years to help fund neighborhood-level change all over the country, which include Marvin's own causes - saving the Mid-South Coliseum and the summer road trips for the podcast.

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Episode 63: Kim Yim
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Episode 63: Kim Yim

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Kim Yim, president of the Pleasant Village Community Garden in East Harlem. What began as people seed-bombing vacant lots in the early 1970s to beautify their neighborhood grew into a community garden that serves as a place to build community, grow food, share meals and, through composting, reduce waste and improve the environment.

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Episode 62: Doug Pick
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Episode 62: Doug Pick

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Feed More President and CEO Doug Pick about the organization's efforts to collect, prepare and distribute food to people facing hunger across 34 Central Virginia cities and counties.

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Episode 61: Christopher Reyes and Kathryn Hicks
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Episode 61: Christopher Reyes and Kathryn Hicks

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to two of his fellow co-founders of Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time (BVO), Chief Visionary Officer Christopher Reyes and Chief of Games and Technology Kathryn Hicks, on location at the former site of the Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island Park in downtown Memphis.

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Episode 60: John Carroll
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Episode 60: John Carroll

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to City Leadership executive director John Carroll at his Crosstown Concourse office. The two explore how the nonprofit helps recruit, catalyze and develop leaders at every level to help Memphis grow and thrive.

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Episode 59: Marvin Stockwell
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Episode 59: Marvin Stockwell

Guest host/producer J.D. Reager interviews Champions of the Lost Causes founder Marvin Stockwell at the Memphis Listening Lab. They discuss last summer's podcast road trip, what's next for the show, the Mid-South Coliseum, and more.

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Episode 58: Libby Crimmings
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Episode 58: Libby Crimmings

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Libby Crimmings, president of Atlas Community Studios, at her office in Des Moines, Iowa. The pandemic showed everyone just how portable some types of work can be, and that was an advantage to small to midsize cities looking to attract and retain creative professionals who can do their job from anywhere. Marvin and Libby talk about how adaptive reuse of old buildings is helping renovate downtowns and neighborhoods across the United States, and how Libby’s work is helping communities adapt to meet evolving quality-of-life expectations.

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Episode 57: Joe Vital and Dean Dovolis
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Episode 57: Joe Vital and Dean Dovolis

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Joe Vital and Dean Dovolis of the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute at Dean's office in Minneapolis. With the help of many, Joe and Dean have championed the cause of the East Phillips Depot, a building that people in the surrounding neighborhood want repurposed as an urban farm and commercial center, but that the City of Minneapolis wants to demolish, despite the environmental dangers to people living nearby.

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Episode 56: Keith Hammonds and Charlie Denison
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Episode 56: Keith Hammonds and Charlie Denison

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Keith Hammonds and Charlie Denison, owner and editor of the Boulder Monitor, at their office in Boulder, MT. Championing the cause of a free press has always come with its challenges, but journalism is in the midst of a paradigm shift away from printed newspapers to digital distribution, and toward new funding models, among which there is still no clear standard.

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Episode 55: Mark Lakeman
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Episode 55: Mark Lakeman

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Mark Lakeman at his office in Portland. Mark is the founder of the City Repair movement, which has changed countless neighborhoods in Portland, OR and spread to other U.S. cities and other countries. People need civic gathering spots, but when American cities were designed, the plazas and piazzas were left out.

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Episode 54: Alyse Nelson
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Episode 54: Alyse Nelson

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Alyse Nelson, a board member of Squeaky Wheels, a grassroots, bike-advocacy nonprofit in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Marvin and Alyse discuss Alyse's work to implement Bainbridge Island's comprehensive bicycle pedestrian infrastructure plan, and how her day job as city planner with the City of Seattle helps her understand the pressures and limitations of her Bainbridge Island municipal counterparts, as they work together to realize change.

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Episode 53: Sue Campbell
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Episode 53: Sue Campbell

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to book marketing coach Sue Campbell in Portland, Oregon. A published author herself, Sue helps authors overcome self-doubt and develop the mindset and habits to bring their books into the world. Sue and Marvin talk about the importance of books, how stories have power, and how Sue works to remove traditional barriers to writing to make the world more just and kind.

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Episode 52: Ken Pogson
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Episode 52: Ken Pogson

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to VooDoo Doughnut founder Ken Pogson in Portland, Oregon. Even a for-profit business is a cause to those hearty souls who take the risk, but Voodoo Doughnut has had a charitable thrust since its earliest days. Ken explains how the company's philanthropy started simply enough with giving away day-old doughnuts, and how it grew along with the business into larger checks that do more good.

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