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The latest unemployment numbers reflect a reality that has been constant throughout the pandemic: the Bronx continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the New York State. Betty Ann Tamaiser, Department Director of Workforce Development at the social services nonprofit BronxWorks, talks about challenges people are having getting back to work and the kinds of opportunities people would like to see. For more, visit Bronxworks.org.

The Art of Insubordination is a guide for anyone seeking to be heard, make change, and rebel against an unhealthy status quo. Dr. Todd B. Kashdan is Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. His writing and research have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, National Geographic, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Fast Company, and Time Magazine.

AARP New York’s new policy guide “What New Yorkers 50+ Deserve” details over 80 recommendations to improve life for older residents. NY State Director Beth Finkel talks about proposals for health care, housing, workplaces and more. For more, visit https://states.aarp.org/new-york/nyc-policy-book.

According to the U.S. Census, 1 in 4 men who are becoming a parent didn’t have a father figure themselves growing up. That’s 19 million men in the United States alone! ROOKIE FATHER: A PLAYBOOK FOR MEN EXPERIENCING FATHERHOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME, is a self help and advice book for new dads, from author Kendall Smith.

Jeremy Kaplan, Executive Director of Manhattan’s Encore Community Services, talks about their work amid the growing challenges for New York City’s senior population, and the impact of keeping us all connected to community. For more, including opportunities for volunteering, visit encorenyc.org.

Dr. Anna Lembke is author of DOPAMINE NATION: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, with practical solutions to manage overconsumption in a world of bad habits and cheap pleasures. Dr. Anna Lembke is Medical Director and Professor of Stanford Addiction Medicine, and Program Director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Her website is annalembke.com.

Foresight, a new initiative led by the Rippel Foundation, asked 7,500 Americans from diverse backgrounds what they want in their future. Laura Landy, President and CEO of the Rippel Foundation discusses the responses, and where the conversation goes from here. The New Jersey based Rippel Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to fostering equitable, exceptional health and well-being for all. For more, visit RippelFoundation.org.

Leanne Brown’s final project in food studies at New York University, has become a cookbook that blends food with forgiveness. GOOD ENOUGH: A Cookbook, is also from the author of the award winning, New York Times bestselling cookbook, GOOD AND CHEAP: Eat Well on $4 a Day.

This week the Queens-based non-profit 100 Suits celebrates it’s 11th year of helping underprivileged New Yorkers build dignity, self-esteem and improve their role in society. Founder Kevin Livingston talks about how they address socio-economic issues with community involvement and activism. For more, visit 100suitsnyc.org.

The New Jersey based non-profit Hunters Helping The Hungry, one of the largest game meat donation programs in the country, is in need of more participating butchers. Treasurer Bud Thomas talks about how they work with food banks and about a new grant to waive some of the processing cost for participating deer hunters. For more, visit huntershelpingthehungry.org.

STACKED: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, is a A step-by-step financial literacy book featuring a blend of shrewd financial information and humor. Joe Saul-Sehy, is the self-described money nerd behind the award-winning podcast Stacking Benjamins, and Emily Guy Birken, is the bestselling author of THE FIVE YEARS BEFORE YOU RETIRE. For more, visit stackingbenjamins.com.

Making photographs can transform people’s lives. That’s the belief of the Josephine Herrick Project, who has been helping people do just that for over seventy years. JHP teaches photography to and exhibiting work by a broad range of people, from veterans, to immigrants to people living in public housing. Our guest is Executive Director Miriam Leuchter, who also tells us about their work, and how to take a good photo, whatever your camera. For more, visit jhproject.org.

THE MINDFUL WAY TO A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP, by mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover, guides people to rediscover the pleasure of sleep and discover creative nighttime dreaming. For more, visit Tzivia Gover.com.

Since 1967, The Fortune Society, has advocated on criminal justice issues and helped people with criminal justice histories become assets to their communities. Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, discusses a new tool kit for prosecutors focused on a public health response to drug use, and The Fair Chance Housing Act, designed to protect people with conviction records from discrimination. For more, visit fortunesociety.org.

A POCKET GUIDE TO PIGEON WATCHING: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird, by author and naturalist Rosemary Mosco, tells the story of how these seemingly mundane birds are actually marvels of creation.

The Salvation Army is a leading NGO in the fight against human trafficking, a form of modern slavery. The short film “Hope: Stories of Survival” is a first person story of three women trafficked since they were young children. Our guests are the documentary’s director, Joe Pritchard, and Arielle Curry, the Salvation Army’s Eastern Territory Anti-Human Trafficking Program Coordinator. For more, visit hopefilm.org and salvationarmyusa.org.

RUNNING IS A KIND OF DREAMING: A Young Man’s Descent Into Madness & How Running Saved His Life, by Dr. J.M. Thompson, a staff psychologist at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, is a personal story about how long distance running led the author from despair to wellness.

A SHOT TO SAVE THE WORLD: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine, by award winning Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman is the behind-the-scenes-story of the cast of scientists racing to turn their life’s work into a life saving solution.

Dr. Chanelle Coble, specializing adolescent medicine at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, discusses her role in treating young adults and offers guidance for parents of teenage children. Find out how to help support the children and families of Hassenfeld during our Hope For The Holidays Radiothon at Litefm.com/hope.

106.7 Lite FM is proud to again be a partner of Hungerthon. Noreen Springstead, Executive Director of Why Hunger, talks about how and why the annual event raises critical funds to end hunger in America. The Hungerthon auction is Live! Make your donation and bid on celebrity donated auction items at hungerthon.org through December 31st.