Spotlight with Laurie Hardie

Each week host Laurie Hardie brings you the issues affecting the Pacific Northwest and the people making a difference in our community and sometimes beyond. Expect compelling conversations with local leaders and influencers. Spotlight is dedicated to presenting you with issues that matter - including education, health, mental health, and the environment.

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Spotlighting Bridging the Political Divide Rega...
In the last twelve months, nearly 110,000 Americans died of an overdose.
35 min
2
Spotlighting Fire in the Hole with Bob Parsons
In his In his literary debut, Fire in the Hole!, this extraordinary entrepreneur not only recounts the exploits of his youth.. but his hellish days at the mercy of Catholic school nuns, his harrowing tour of combat duty in Vietnam as a US Marine, his pioneering contributions to the software and internet industries, and his latest ventures in power sports, golf, real estate, and marketing.
19 min
3
Spotlighting No Scrap Left Behind with Teralyn ...
On average, Americans spend 25% of their food budgets on foods they never eat. Mother-of-three Teralyn Pilgrim decided to do something about it in her own household.
23 min
4
Spotlighting LearningRX with Leanne DiSanto on ...
What if you could improve the way you learn and think?
26 min
5
Spotlighting My Grief is not Like Yours with Th...
26 min
6
Spotlighting Hope for Secondhand Suffering with...
Camille Block is the author of Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the heart when you can't fix our loved one's pain.
21 min
7
Spotlighting Giving back and Honoring Others w...
He is a Starbucks Community Champion, author, philanthropist AND he has a Ted Talk.
26 min
8
Spotlighting Cancer Pathways with Michelle Millman
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, it touches not only that person, but also everyone around them.
25 min
9
Spotlighting Move-me.org with Tina Tesch-Myers
By reducing plastic and chemicals in our home, we are not only protecting our health but also the health of the Planet.
26 min
10
Spotlighting Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk
Saving lives step by step: Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, Sept. 21 and 28.
25 min
11
Spotlighting More Than Pink Walk Susan G Komen
Our finish line is a world without breast cancer, and we know the only way we can get there is together.
21 min
12
Spotlighting Secondhand Suffering
Camille Block is the author of Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the heart when you can't fix our loved one's pain.
21 min
13
Spotlighting DFI: How to Identify, Prevent and ...
Financial fraud steals more than money — it robs hundreds of thousands of people of their hopes, dreams, and futures every year.
23 min
14
Spotlighting Bartell's School Tools Drive with ...
Teachers often spend 500 dollars or more for supplies for their students.
23 min
15
Spotlighting ReCooped PNW
Reduce. Reuse. ReCoop.
26 min
16
Spotlighting Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund
When Dan Fine said yes to helping animals abandoned in Ukraine, he had no idea the layers of problems they would have to solve.
26 min
17
Spotlighting Alzheimer's with Dr. Martin Levine
Approximately 10% of patients aged 65 or above have dementia, but almost half of all cases go undiagnosed.
25 min
18
Spotlighting Please Touch
Please Touch is an art exhibit sponsored by Revision Art.
26 min
19
Spotlighting Are You Ready with Death Doula Dr....
Death Doula Dr. Kimberly Harms tells us what is really important at end of life.
25 min
20
Spotlighting Furniture Repair Bank
As the founder of Furniture Repair Bank Xenia saw the need to recycle furniture and set out to make it happen.
26 min
21
Spotlighting Body Motion PT
Body Motion PT helps women through fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond.
27 min
22
Spotlighting Youth Mental Health with Dr. Janzen
Youth suicide and mental health issues are on the rise.
24 min
23
Spotlighting Pets are Family
Beyond grief, the narrative emphasizes the need to integrate pet loss into societal norms.
25 min
24
Spotlighting Alzheimer's Speaks with Lori LeBay
Lori LeBay walked through an Alzheimer's diagnoses with her mom and wanted to help others navigate this journey by starting a podcast!
29 min
25
Spotlighting Boo2Bullying
Dr. Purdy shares an acronym that can help make anti-bullying tips memorable - "H.E.A.R.T":
25 min