NY State Child Welfare Services Fighting Workforce Shortages

HOW TO NOT KNOW: The Value of Uncertainty In A World That Demands Answers

HOW TO NOT KNOW: The Value of Uncertainty In A World That Demands Answers, by journalist and teacher Simone Stolzoff, looks at the biases that we lean on to predict the future and the unexpected benefits of surrendering control. A former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO, Simone Stolzoff’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic and many others. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

NY State Child Welfare Services Fighting Workforce Shortages

Securing funding for non-profits is a persistent challenge that impacts both clients and talent: Non-profit workers serving people on welfare, often earn salaries that also qualify employees for public assistance. Kathleen Brady-Stepien is President and CEO of the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA [https://cofcca.org/]), New York State’s leading association representing nonprofit child welfare and juvenile justice organizations. She talks about the landscape of child welfare services across the state and their challenges, including rising insurance, funding cuts and workforce shortages. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

NYC Pride Month 2026 & The Pride March on June 28.

Happy Pride Month! NYC Pride [https://nycpride.org/] Executive Director Im Lynde provides a backstage look at this June’s events for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Centered around the theme of “For All of Us,” the celebrations culminate in the 57th Annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Chelsea Music Festival: Exploring American Stories, June 20-27 in Manhattan.

The acclaimed Chelsea Music Festival [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/], founded by world renowned classical musicians Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur, presents a week of concerts, receptions, visual art, and family and community events exploring American stories through music and the visual and culinary arts. From June 20-17, the 2026 edition features 12 New York premieres, two world premieres, and a mix of free, pay what you can, and ticketed events. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE:  How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer

At a certain age, most women start getting regular cancer screenings: Mammograms, colonoscopies, pap smears…and yet, not for lung cancer, even though lung cancer is the most common cancer death among women in the U.S. There is currently no universal screening for lung cancer, and perhaps as a result, by the time most women are diagnosed, the prognosis is dire. For Shira Kupperman Boehler, her unexpected lung cancer diagnosis has spurred her from being a patient, to an author and policy reformer. Kupperman Boehler is founder of CANCER DOESN’T CARE [https://cancerdoesntcare.com/], an initiative focused on advancing early lung cancer detection and prevention-focused health policy, and she is author of ONE SCAN SAVED MY LIFE:  How One Woman’s Story Will Change The Way We Detect Lung Cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.