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If you are passionate about all things humanitarian and you are looking for new answers, you will enjoy listening to Trumanitarian's smart, honest conversations
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The Truman Charities Podcast

Jamie Truman

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Join Jamie Truman on a transformative journey as she connects to individuals making a difference in their communities. From New York Times bestselling authors to compassionate doctors and visionary farmers, our podcast unveils untold narratives shaping our communities. Whether it's a doctor revolutionizing healthcare or a farmer transforming food systems, our guests are trailblazers, influencers, and innovators driving positive change. Truman Charities, a charitable organization with a missi ...
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Truman State Student Government wants to tell you about all the important projects and policies we're working on! Tune in to hear more about a behind-the-scenes look at Student Government and how our work impacts your day-to-day life at Truman. Got questions or suggestions? Come visit our office on the bottom floor of the SUB or email us at studentgovernment@truman.edu! Go Dawgs!
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This easy-to-read book can assist and help anyone with family relationships, emotional healing, abuse, and social issues by promoting and increasing self-esteem and personal growth. “Everyone one from all walks of life can find inspiration and motivation from this book!” Read this book for envision. It is based in a setting of growing up in the first projects in the United States of America, Techwood Homes. Choose the book, because the author takes the reader on a journey of suspense yet lea ...
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Emotional well-being starts with a hug! To bring comfort where it’s needed most, For the Cubs created Percy, a weighted bear designed to mimic the sensation of a nurturing embrace. Founder Amy Vale shares how her experience as a foster mom of 10 children inspired her to create calming products that help children feel safe and supported. - In this e…
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Dr. Rola Hallam - a doctor, humanitarian, and Syrian advocate - joins host Lars Peter Nissen for a personal conversation on the resilience of humanity amidst chaos. Against the backdrop of Syria’s profound suffering and the fall of the Assad regime, Dr. Rola shares her journey of healing, hope, and service. She dismantles the idea of the untouchabl…
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The holiday season is a great time to give back, so we’re highlighting a wonderful organization that needs your help! From school supplies to winter coats, the Giving Foundation for Women & Children has evolved to address all the needs of women and children in their community. - In this episode, Shawn Yancy shares her charitable journey to founding…
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Join me, Jamie Truman, as we explore this question on a special Giving Tuesday edition of the Truman Charities Podcast. We promise you'll gain insights into making your charitable contributions count, we go over some of our favorite interviews from 2024 so you can find the charity that resonates with you! - I'm also filled with gratitude for our lo…
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What happens when you mix cyber warfare, climate collapse, and humanitarian action with a dash of whiskey? You get Emerson Tan - a man who started as a hacker, turned humanitarian, and now designs fintech for the apocalypse. Dive into chaos: how disasters, misinformation, and the climate crisis are forcing us to rethink everything from technology t…
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Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect in the world. While the condition is easily treatable, many children lack access to the care they desperately need — that’s where Save a Child’s Heart steps in. This episode highlights the incredible work of this Israel-based global organization, which has saved over 7,000 children from 70 c…
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Veterans can heal and find hope in the most unexpected places — even on a golf course. This special Veterans Day episode highlights the impactful work of Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA), a national organization that uses golf as a rehabilitative tool to support wounded veterans. - Executive Director Chris Johnson and Purple Heart recipient …
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Costumes, prizes, and a powerful cause united the crowd at this year’s Truman Charities Halloween Bash. The event raised $45,000 to benefit For The Kids, with all the proceeds directly supporting a young boy and his family in his battle with pediatric cancer. In this episode, host and co-founder Jamie Truman recaps the night’s best moments and high…
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In an early episode this year, Dr. Hugo Slim warned that he would challenge the most fundamental humanitarian principle: humanity. This week, he does just that. As a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and a policy advisor specializing in the ethics of war and humanitarian aid, Hugo brings a unique philosophical lens to the conversation, drawing on hi…
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This episode discusses 'community engagement': recent wins, as well as the continued struggle to move beyond tokenism to achieve meaningful change – and whether 'bureaucracy engagement' might better reflect the complexities of the engagement. In this episode, Kristin Vestrheim (Moderator), Eminenur Çınar (Board Member), and Yakzan Shishakly (Board …
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Personal care is something we often take for granted, but imagine if you couldn’t afford basic hygiene products like menstrual supplies, shampoo or toothpaste. For many survivors of domestic violence, this is a harsh reality as government assistance programs don’t cover essential hygiene items and this lack of access has a significant impact on the…
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In his 2021 book, Night on Earth, Davide Rodongo, professor of international history and politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute, writes about humanitarian action during the 20th century interwar period. “What they aimed to do was delusional”, he told Lars Peter. “The reality is they did a few little good things in a few places…And they aimed to …
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Learn about our annual Halloween Bash on October 26th in Bethesda from 6-10pm!! This year our event is benefiting For The Kids Inc. We will be raising money for a local 12 year old boy, Dominick, who is battling brain cancer. We are 100% volunteer based organization so 100% of the money raised will go directly to Dominick and his family. Also, don'…
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The Humanitarian Club - members only! Is the humanitarian sector run by an elite network that controls the vast majority of resources and power within the sector, a closed circle that excludes outsiders? This week Trumanitarian welcomes Michael N. Barnett, Professor of international affairs and a leading scholar on humanitarianism. In one of his pi…
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Simon Western, founder of the Eco-Leadership Institute, joins host Lars Peter Nissen, to explore how to bring some soul into the humanitarian space as they know it. And how the “helpless helping” tendency currently plagues it. Simon draws on his experience from psychiatric nursing to corporate leadership, and explains how his eco-leadership model -…
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Can mothers really have it all: career and family? Is there a way to balance both without compromising your child’s …? In this episode, Jamie speaks to psychoanalyst and bestselling author of Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood In The First Three Years Matters, Erica Komisar. Her parenting expertise offers insight into the importance of matern…
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Neil Smyth, the founder of tech startup, Alkemio, challenges the dominance of major digital platforms. Alkemio seeks to create safe spaces for collaboration, offering an open-source platform that serves societal interests, rather than shareholders. It is based on a steward ownership model which puts purpose before profit and ensures that control re…
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In this episode of the Truman Charities podcast, host, Jamie Truman, shares details about the organization's recent Family Fun event and discusses the importance and impact of events like the kids' triathlon by 'Just Tryan It' benefiting children undergoing cancer treatment. - Jamie also looks into a listener's question about the pros and cons of h…
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What does NASA have to do with humanitarianism? Strap in as host Lars Peter Nissen takes off with Rhiannan Price and Laura Guzman from NASA Lifelines to explore the groundbreaking intersection of satellite technology and humanitarian action. Can the very data that orbits our planet revolutionize how we respond to crises and save lives? This episode…
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In the formerly quiet, blue-collar community of 60,000 residents of Springfield, Ohio there is a crisis. The town is trying to accommodate more than 20,000 illegal migrants from Haiti who’ve flooded the city and stretched public resources. Unfortunately, only those living in town noticed it until they started focusing on the animals in the city.…
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Life post-pandemic remains a struggle for many families in DC’s communities. In some cases, it’s actually gotten worse. Among the most pressing concerns is the lack of access to basic resources like furniture and household essentials, In this episode, founder Niki Mock and her partner, Adriane Herbert, shed light on the challenges faced by those li…
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David Galbraith and Trumanitarian's host Lars Peter Nissen's parenting skills declined the moment they met and tuned their attention from their kids' soccer practice to geeky tech conversations. David is the founder of a number of startups and claims he knows nothing about the humanitarian sector. He is, however, well-versed in how technology has t…
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A child’s cancer diagnosis can be a family's darkest moment, but it can also unite a community. For Mollie Darby, her son’s leukemia diagnosis showed her both the overwhelming challenges families face and the incredible power of community support. In this episode, she talks about her family’s emotional journey that inspired the creation of JUST TRY…
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Welcome to a candid convo from March 2024 exploring the complexities of being independent. Lars Peter Nissen hosts Meg Sattler, Ed Schenkenberg, and Adelina Kamal in the studio. When can you truly claim to be independent and what does it really mean when you’re submerged into a world full of political shenanigans and blurred ethical lines? Listen i…
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In this 2020 episode, Mabala Nyaluwge, a Research Designer at the British Red Cross, joins her father, host Lars Peter Nissen, for a heart to heart conversation on racism and colonialism in aid. Following global outcry at George Floyd's murder, Mabala and Lars Peter explore whether the humanitarian space is free from colonial legacy. Mabala speaks …
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We all have favorite songs that take us back to special moments in our lives, songs that lift our spirits, songs that make us feel understood. In this episode, music's transformative power takes center stage as host Jamie Truman speaks to award-winning musician and songwriter Emma G. - Diagnosed with hydrocephalus as a child, music was the healing …
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In this episode from Summer 2023, Stephen “Steve” Webster, a veteran of UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination and IFRC’s Field Assessment and Coordination Team, discusses the essential qualities of effective disaster managers. He emphasizes the power of mutual aid and love-driven leadership and reveals what he says is the single most important qu…
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When they say “Question everything” they don’t mean question only the events which are socially acceptable to question. Let’s take a second look at the events and controversy surrounding the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting which happened on December 14th 2012. It is quite clear that we are not being told the truth about what really happened. …
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Most people have never been to Antarctica, but who would want to. Because it is so remote, there have been many conspiracies surrounding the icy continent. The Earth is hollow and Antarctica is the gateway A 15th-century map and modern pictures of pyramids confirm a lost civilization lies under the ice Capsules containing ‘ancestors’ were found ben…
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Meg Sattler sits down with Beth Eagleston and Kate Sutton, the co-founders of the Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG), a Melbourne based social enterprise that seeks to use research to challenge the status quo of humanitarian aid. It’s a discussion steeped in reflection; Who owns the knowledge? What does it mean to listen, trust and truly aim to make…
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The smallest actions can profoundly impact the people around you. Bryan Fisher, this isn't just a philosophy but a practice. In this episode, he shares how he’s raising mental health awareness through his apparel company, FISH. - Driven to action by the suicide of his beloved coach and mentor, Brian Maynard Welsh, he co-founded FISH (Faith, Integri…
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Hugo Slim is one of the best known and most interesting thinkers in the humanitarian space. He works at Univeristy of Oxford on the ethics and practice of humanitarian action and currently focus on answering the question “What is Climate Humanitarianism?” In this conversation with Lars Peter Nissen, Hugo discusses how we should define and prioritis…
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Clionadh Raleigh is not only an accomplished academic, she is also founder of ACLED - delivering the most comprehensive and timely datasets on armed conflict, registering over 300,000 events annually. Tune in and hear why Clionadh couldn’t care much about AI and why it triggers Lars Peter - who spent the past five weeks in Bob-the-AI-Builder mode (…
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How did someone who misjudged the homeless end up becoming their biggest advocate? Robb Munger's journey highlights the power of compassion in addressing homelessness. Founder of Exodus Place, he uses his business expertise to provide transitional housing and comprehensive support to 135 men in need. - In this episode, Robb shares how one act of ch…
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In the second episode on ACAPS' participation in the Tech to the Rescue AI Bootcamp for Changemakers (aka from ACAPS to AICAPS) Chiara, Ali and Lars Peter discuss the progress made over the past couple of weeks. Since the first episode focus has been on using design methods to come up with a clearer approach to AI. This part of the bootcamp has bee…
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Cassandra was the Trojan priestess described in Homer's Iliad condemned to have prophecies that are never believed. Dennis King, a veteran analyst with over 30 years of experience in the Humanitarian Information Unit of the US State Department, USAID, and OCHA, is in a sense a modern day Cassandra. Together with host Lars Peter Nissen, they unravel…
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Everyone has opinions on the best parenting style, but what does the research actually say? According to Dr. Leonard Sax, modern issues like a culture of disrespect and the over-prescription of medication have led to a generation of children who are less resilient, more anxious, and struggling academically. - In this episode, Dr. Sax shares insight…
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Goma Karki is on a mission to bridge the gap between science and public policy. At the Youth Innovation Lab in Nepal, she mobilises passionate youth to work in municipalities, tackling climate change by closing technical and knowledge gaps and promoting data-driven decision-making. Learn about the challenges and successes of integrating young leade…
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The hero humanitarian is dead. And Joël Glasman is glad. In his new book “Humanitarian Humanities”, Glasman advocates for a more reflective and empirically informed approach to humanitarian action, emphasizing the importance of social sciences, local ties and contextual knowledge in the field. Listen in to Joël discussing his findings, callling for…
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Small town charm, big league talent: Bethesda Big Train brings affordable family entertainment and supports youth sports through their love of baseball and passion for community service. Co-founded by Bruce Adams, the collegiate summer baseball team is celebrating 25 years of competitive play and making an impact in the local community. With 23 alu…
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What impact does the absence of a father have on children and society at large? Join me, Jamie Truman, as we explore this critical issue on a heartfelt Father's Day episode of the Truman Charities podcast. We celebrate the incredible role fathers play, starting with a tribute to my husband and co-founder, Jerry Truman, whose small charity event 15 …
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Kuldeep Bandhu Ayral, co-lead of BRAC's Social Innovation Lab wants humanitarian innovators to hurry, slowly, to reap the benefits of co-designing interventions with end users. He and host Lars Peter Nissen discuss the journey and impact of the BRAC, one of the world's largest NGOs originating from the Global South, and the design-based thinking of…
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In this episode, Bill Bullard CEO of R-CALF USA sheds light on critical issues affecting the industry, including the misleading labeling of foreign beef as a product of the USA, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the multinational corporations that control 85% of the market. - Bill also discusses a lesser-known aspect of this decline: the mental hea…
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Meet Sean Lowrie and Christina Bennett – the dynamic former and current CEOs of the START Network, which unites over 90 different-sized NGOs globally for local-led humanitarian action. With host Lars Peter Nissen, they explore how Sean and Christina's leadership styles influence growth and the transition from a startup to a larger organisation. The…
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From The Farm’s initiative to connect consumers directly with local farmers is a direct result of the lack of transparency and sustainability in the food industry. This episode dives deep into the impact big corporations, media and government have on our food choices and culture, including the disastrous consequences of factory farming and AJ's big…
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