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Biology and Genetics.
Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose. Richard Dawkins Why is...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 23, 20213 min read


Misogyny, Sexual Harassment, and Conflict
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/133879/misogyny-sexual-harassment-and-conflict What is misogyny and what determines sexual...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 16, 20213 min read


Feminism
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/133752/feminism Since host, Ruhani, was born on International Women’s Day, her family have always...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 11, 20212 min read


Disaster Preparedness, Restaurant Etiquette, Destructive Connections
What is your emergency plan if a disaster occurs? Is your “Go Bag” packed and ready/ Where will you go? Who will you contact? What things...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 23, 20213 min read


Racism
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou Diya Hituvalli and...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 19, 20211 min read


Pandemic Partners, Climate Change Effects, Bulbs and Harvest Time
How has the isolation of the pandemic affected human relationships? Do we feel more connected to strangers than our loved ones? Are...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 15, 20213 min read

22nd Anniversary of Be the Star You Are!, 20 Years of 9/11, Vacation Living
Be the Star You Are!® 501 c 3 charity launched on 9/9/1999 with just a few volunteers with a dream to empower women, families, and youth...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 8, 20213 min read


Women's Safety
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/133179/womens-safety Have you ever felt frightened or intimidated when out walking alone? Have you...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 6, 20213 min read


Getting Together, Digital Dope, College Living Spaces
Humans are social beings and we like getting together. With warm weather predicted for the next two months, gathering in our gardens for...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 2, 20213 min read


Garden Gatherings
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1514/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Garden-gatherings.html “We need to...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 1, 20214 min read


Environmental Crisis
Earth is in peril. Severe droughts parch some areas while torrential rains flood others; gargantuan wildfires consume whole territories...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 29, 20213 min read


Ecology, Healing with Nature, and Environmental Racism
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/132926/ecology-healing-with-nature-and-environmental-racism Sidney Suh and Diya Hituvalli host an...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 21, 20213 min read


Sacred Spaces
Press Pass: https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2021/08/18/sacred-spaces/ “Nature is the original church. Worship there daily.” Alan Cohen If...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 19, 20214 min read


Space Exploration
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/132814/space-exploration Many children say that when they grow up they want to be an astronaut....
Cynthia Brian
Aug 14, 20212 min read


Social Media and More
“Don’t use social media to impress people, use it to impact people” -Unknown If you want to know about working with social media for fun...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 8, 20213 min read


Water Matters
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1512/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Water-matters.html “When the well is...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 4, 20215 min read

Performing and Teen Country Music Artist
Maggie and Diya host a program focused on performing and performances. In the segment, Teenship, Ruhani shares how leadership is about...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 2, 20214 min read


Summer Perennials, Stay Cool, Preventing Food Poisoning
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/132452/summer-perennials-stay-cool-preventing-food-poisoning In the heat of summer, can you keep...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 28, 20213 min read


Overcoming Learning Disabilities
Watch the Hindi film, Taare Zameen Par”. “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and only cease at death” Albert Einstein Host...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 26, 20213 min read


Bug Out!, Attic Collectibles, State Skipping
With the drought in California, many homeowners are experiencing an invasion of uninvited insects and varmints hungry to eat what’s left...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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