Courage, Resilience, Rebirth and Love

Posted on October 28, 2026 by abukowski

10/28/26, Co-Host– Brian Adams

Markus Jones, new President and CEO of Riverside Industries, on the extraordinary contributions that persons with intellectual and physical disabilities make to our communities, the role of Riverside Industries, and the federal funding cuts.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We speak with CDH radiologist Dr. Brooke Breen, and Dir of Medical Imaging Michele Kearsley, about self-diagnosis, yearly x-rays, biopsies (do you the percentage positive for cancer?) health and hope.

Feyla McNamara, Co-Founder and Ex Dir of Tides for Reproductive Freedom, an abortion access fund on covering the costs of an abortion, the new Massachusetts law on abortion access–in effect on November 8, and out-of-state persons’ right to seek an abortion here.

Larry Hott, Florence-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, highly recommends “Knife: the Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie”—a film about an exceptional person and an amazing life, ultimately a story of rebirth and love. a story of rebirth and love.

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