Q&A: This podcast host is a ‘Proud Stutterer’ By Liz Harris Jan 11, 2022 Maya Chupkov stutters, though you might not notice it. She has stuttered since childhood, but learned over the years — and with lots of speech therapy — how to hide it. Now, at 29, she’s had a change of heart. The San Francisco resident says stuttering is nothing to be ashamed of, and in fact,… Read More
Talking With ... Q&A: He went to the Olympics on team doctor Dr. Michael Fredericson, 62, professor of orthopedic surgery in the division of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University, looks for… By Emma Goss Dec 27, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: He knows why climate change is affecting butterfly orgies Arthur Shapiro, 75, turned a childhood fascination with butterflies into his life’s work. Nearing 50 years as a professor of evolution and ecology at UC… By Liz Harris Nov 18, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: She can help you waste not, want not, clutter not Lauren West was reaching her mid-40s, running an environmental nonprofit and feeling burnout in 2016, when she asked herself, “What do I want to do when I… By Liz Harris Nov 2, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: He teaches immigrant teens who live on their own Abraham Falk-Rood, 32, teaches English at Rudsdale Newcomer High School in Oakland. All of his students are immigrants ages 16 to 19, many of whom crossed… By Liz Harris Oct 26, 2021
Health Q&A: How a retired stockbroker became the ‘Spinning Rabbi’ Fred Fox thought he wanted to grow up to be a rabbi, comedian, therapist or entertainer. Instead, he became a stockbroker in his native New York City. Now… By Liz Harris Jul 28, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: Oakland’s official city climate advocate has a plan As climate coordinator for Oakland, Shayna Hirshfield-Gold took the lead in creating the city’s new climate action plan and recently was awarded a NextGen… By Alix Wall Jul 13, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: She puts a hoppy face on many a sad bunny Marcy Berman worked as a Fortune 500 marketing executive in New York City and brand manager for a natural products company until an abandoned rabbit… By Liz Harris Jun 22, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: Helping Israeli companies thrive in the U.S. As executive director of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce since 2018, Sharon Vanek runs a network of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, investors,… By Donna Rosenthal May 5, 2021