The People Factor
By Jane Turville
The People FactorAug 03, 2022
Episode 29 - Seeing the Game - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Part 2
In this episode, Ohio State college of Engineering Equity Coach Donnie Perkins shares his thoughts on what equity is and how, as a society, we might go about building equity in our institutions. Also included is the very moving and thought-provoking speech given by LBJ on the eve of signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act. See the videos at https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/engrtechcomm/chapter/employment-access/.
Episode 28 - Seeing the Game, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Part 1
We hear about diversity, equity and inclusion a lot these days. But what do these words actually mean? How do we respond? Join me for this and the next couple of episodes as we look at the connections between equity, poverty, racism and the ability to be a provider.
Episode 27 - Notes From World Population Day 2022
“Let us protect human rights and the ability of all individuals to make informed choices about whether and when to have children,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his message marking World Population Day. Join host Jane Turville for highlights of the UN's Population Report released on July 11th - World Population Day 2022.
Episode 26 - Poverty's Impact on Teens
We all know of people who have been born into poverty, rose up and have become financially very successful. But for every one of these success stories, there are hundreds of people who didn’t move out of poverty. Hundreds of children who were once sponges for learning and building new skills and abilities, but hit that age of comparison and find that they didn’t measure up to what our society says is success. This is our societies fault, not the kids. Join us to explore how poverty impacts a students educational journey.
Episode 25 - Critical Choice; A Response to the Reversal of Roe vs. Wade
Choice is critical for populations to flourish and thrive. The Supreme Court's reversal of Roe vs. Wade will have severe, negative impacts on communities all across America. And, it sets a dangerous precedent for repealing other rights that Americans have come to depend on in order for safety and well-being. Join host Jane Turville as she shares THE PEOPLE FACTOR's response to this ruling.
Episode 24 - Why Does Poverty Stop Us From Learning?
Why does the amount of money we have influence how we approach education? In this episode, we revisit ShoMari Payne's TedTalk about his experience growing up poor and how his attitudes toward education changed throughout his educational career.
Episode 23 - Education by the Numbers
To review resources cited in this episode, please visit the following: https://research.com/education/education-statistics; https://www.statista.com/statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/; and https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-high-school-dropout-rates.
Episode 22 - Being a Provider and the Concept of Education
Today we start our exploration of the link between well-being, education and poverty. Should be an interesting ride!
Watch this Space!
I'll be posting this week's episode on Friday, June 3rd. Until then, have a wonderful week!
Episode 21 - Health and Poverty, Some Parting Thoughts
There's so much more to dig in to when looking at the connections between health and poverty. Today, we take a quick look back and sum up what we've discovered so far.
Episode 20, Part 2 - Young Women and Poverty
to learn more about the Population Reference Bureau, please visit https://www.prb.org.
Episode 19 - Young Women, Social Norms and Poverty
To read LOSING GROUND, please visit https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/population-bulletin-2017-72-1-women-u-s.pdf.
Episode 18, 2022 Earth Day - A Conversation With Bill Ryerson - Part 2
Visit https://www.populationmedia.org to learn more about Population Media Center and their incredible work that is at the heart of systems change worldwide!
Episode 17, 2022 Earth Day - A Conversation With Bill Ryerson
To learn more about Population Media Center, please visit https://www.populationmedia.org.
Episode 16, Planet, People and Population (Part 2)
ENDGAME 2050 is available on YouTube. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8YomEOExkc to watch this extraordinary film. If there is one thing that you would like to do to celebrate Earth Day 2022, watch this film!
Episode 15 - Planet, People and Population
To watch ENDGAME 2050 please visit https://www.endgame2050.com .
Episode 14, The Elephant in the Room
If you would like to read Derek Thompson's article, you can find it and other Atlantic articles by him at https://www.theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/. To learn more about or watch ENDGAME 2050, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8YomEOExkc .
Episode 13, The Kids Are NOT Alright
To read the research paper referenced in this episode, please visit https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134514/ .
Episode 12, Zip Codes and Sleep
How do zip codes impact a good night's sleep? It turns out that your environment is a huge factor in if you experience good sleep health or poor sleep health. Join host Jane Turville in the conclusion of her interview with Dr. Wendy Troxel. To read more of Dr. Troxel's research, please visit https://www.rand.org/about/people/t/troxel_wendy_m.html#publications.
Episode 11, The Power of Sleep
To learn more about Dr. Wendy Troxel's work, please visit https://www.rand.org/about/people/t/troxel_wendy_m.html#publications.
Episode 10, Homelessness, Housing and a Terrible Waste
Please let me know which city in America had the most homeless people per capita in 2021. I'll give you the answer and share other's guess with you next Wednesday. Have a great week!
Episode 9, The Power of Investment
To learn more about ShoMari Payne and the Rust Belt Neighborhood Development Corporation, please visit https://www.therustbelt.org. To watch FREE TO RIDE, the documentary ShoMari mentioned, please visit https://vimeo.com/300609750. I highly recommend watching this film, particularly if you are interested in racial equity in American policy making. Thank you ShoMari for letting us know about this important film!
Episode 8, Homeless VS Houseless
To listen to my entire interview with Pastor Joseph Parker, please give Season 1, Episode 18 Parts 1 and 2 a listen. To learn more about David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, please visit http://www.davidchapel.org.
Episode 7 - Hunger - A Global Perspective
You can learn more about THE HUNGER PROJECT at www.thp.org.
Episode 6 - Not the Only Ones - Food Production vs Everything Else
In order to feed the current entire global population a diet similar to that of Western cultures would take 21 billion acres of arable land. It is estimated that planet Earth has 7.9 billion acres of arable land. Join host Jane Turville to explore just how much land is needed for everyone currently on the planet to eat a brain healthy diet.
Episode 5 - Food Insecurity's Dirty Little Secret
If you think food insecurity equals hunger, think again. And if you think that food insecurity is about lack of food, please join host Jane Turville to take a deeper dive into the realm of food insecurity in our modern world.
Episode 4 - The Cost of a Healthy Brain
How much does it cost to eat the foods that support brain function? Depending on your income and where you live, it can be almost impossible. Join host Jane Turville as she explores the cost of purchasing the foods that maintain cognitive health in Portland Oregon.
Episode 3 - Food on the Brain
To read Dr. Gomez-Pinella's research paper, please visit https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/
Episode 2 - A Few Facts About Hunger
To learn more about the organizations where I found my data, please visit https://www.feedingamerica.org and https://www.actionagainsthunger.org.
Episode 1 - Without Poverty, There is No Wealth
So excited to have you join me for this second season of THE PEOPLE FACTOR. This year we're focused on the link between population growth and economics. Money is the number one reason people tout population growth. As we'll see, that's a myth built in a tradition of poverty for many and wealth for a few. Join us as we dive into the deep end of population growth!!!
Episode 38 - Tribal Opinion and Poverty
Thank you for a great first year!! Looking forward to the Second Season of THE PEOPLE FACTOR!!! Join us next week for Episode 1!!!
Episode 37 - A New Attitude; Lessons From A CHRISTMAS CAROL
In this holiday episode, please join me to take a look at how our attitudes about poverty and the poor shape our ability to take action to help, hinder or just plain ignore.
Episode 36, Part 9 - Who is at Fault? Attitudes Toward Poverty
As we wrap up looking at scarcity, taking a look at how those living in abundance view those living in poverty seems pretty important. Traditional attitudes are both ungenerous and unfair. Where did they come from and who or what, in reality needs to change?
Note: Due to scheduling issues, THE PEOPLE FACTOR will scale back to one podcast per week for the next few months. Thank you so much for listening and please continue to join us every Wednesday for a new episode.
Episode 36, Part 8 - Wrapping Up Scarcity With Slack and Bandwidth
Figuring out how to provide programs and services to lift people out of poverty is complex. In the book SCARCITY: WHY HAVING TOO LITTLE MEANS SO MUCH, the authors outline two particular things to consider when designing programs to help the poor - slack and bandwidth. Join us to explore how these simple considerations could change the course of people's lives and greatly reduce poverty world-wide.
Episode 36, Part 7 - The Problem Is In The Cockpit!
How can poverty be alleviated? There are so many out there trying to help. Yet, without an understanding of how scarcity impacts our minds, these programs are doomed to fail. Join host Jane Turville to examine how this plays out in our world today.
Episode 36, Part 6 - Why Can't We Escape?
The bandwidth tax is an enormous burden for those living in poverty. Learn more as we continue our journey through SCARCITY; WHY HAVING TOO LITTLE MEANS SO MUCH.
Episode 36, Part 5 - Getting Out of the Scarcity Trap
Join us to learn why getting out of the scarcity trap is so very difficult.
Episode 36, Part 4 - The High Cost of Juggling
Join me to look at how behavior, influenced by the scarcity mindset, actually increases scarcity. We'll look at how borrowing leads to juggling ever and ever increasing network of commitments and debts.
Episode 36, Part 3 - Trade Off Thinking, When Choice is Not a Choice
To learn more about the authors, please visit https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/publications/books/scarcity-why-having-too-little-means-so-much .
Episode 36, Part 2 - Bandwidth Compromised
How does scarcity change the way we see the world? Check out this episode of THE PEOPLE FACTOR to find out!
Episode 36, Part 1 - Introduction to Scarcity - Focus and Tunneling
To learn more about today's topic, check out SCARCITY; WHY HAVING TOO LITTLE MEANS SO MUCH. There's so much more information in the book than I can relate here!
Episode 35, Part 2 - How We Decide
The conclusion to my interview with Dr. Warren Miller. Please visit www.tfri.org to see more of Dr. Miller's work at the Transnational Family Research Institute. Additionally, check out SCARCITY: WHY HAVING SO LITTLE MEANS SO MUCH. We'll be taking a look at the concepts posed in this book over the next few episodes. Enjoy!
Episode 35, Part 1 - How We Decide
Poverty and mental health. Does growing the number of people on the planet impact these challenges? If it does, how and why? That’s what we’re looking at in our episodes on poverty. This episode is a rebroadcast of Dr. Warren Miller’s interview on how we make decisions. While Dr. Miller’s work is mainly focused on how people, women in particular, make decisions about having children, I think it gives us a good look at the physiology of decision-making processes. This will set us up for the next few episodes where we do a deep dive into the impacts of poverty on mental health. to learn more about Rennie's work, please visit The Transnational Family Research Institute at www.tfri.org.
Episode 34, Part 2 - The Inheritance of Poverty
To see the video version of ShoMari Payne's TED Talk, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCvX1IBvK2c. For more information on the Rust Belt Neighborhood Development Corporation, please visit https://www.therustbelt.org.
Episode 34, Part 1 - How Do the Poor See Life?
To see the video of Rajen Makhijani's TEDTalk HOW DO THE POOR SEE LIFE? please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JPFr8g3yQ .
Episode 33, Part 4 - Population and Poverty, Four Components To Consider
This episode sets the groundwork for our exploration of how poverty impacts our individual and community well-being as well as the interconnection between poverty and overpopulation.
Episode 33, Part 3 - Population and Poverty, An Overview
In my opinion, of all the episodes I've posted on The People Factor, this last part of my interview with Dr. Rachel Nugent provides the best conversation about the confluence of population, poverty and economics and provides some examples of how some nations have successfully addressed population by empowering women socially and economically.
Episode 33, Part 2 - Population and Poverty, An Overview
To view articles and publications by Dr. Rachel Nugent, please visit https://www.rti.org/search/publications?expert=rachel-nugent.
Episode 33, Part 1 - Population and Poverty, An Overview
To learn more about Laurie Mazur's book A PIVOTAL MOMENT, please visit https://islandpress.org/books/pivotal-moment.
Episode 32, Part 2 - Wealth and Poverty By the Numbers
If you would like to read the articles referenced in this episode, please visit the following: https://www.businessinsider.com/net-worth-to-be-in-1-percent-top-richest-wealth-2021-2, https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/top-1-percent-of-households-own-43-percent-of-global-wealth-42134, https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/112489/the-worlds-total-wealth-and-how-its-divided-up