Human Trafficing, Kids and Money, Being a Better Parent

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 4, Episode 35

Mar 2, 2015 2:00 pm
2:16:59 mins

Fighting Global Human Trafficking (11:51) Timothy Ballard is the Founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). He also serves as O.U.R.'s Jump Team Commander for rescue operations. Ballard began his career at the Central Intelligence Agency where he worked cases dealing with terrorism and Latin America. O.U.R. led by Ballard is working to end human trafficking across the globe. Raising Kids Who are Money Smart (1:08:56) Ron Lieber joins the show to talk about teaching your kids about money. Ron is the “Your Money” columnist for the New York Times, as well as the Author of: “The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids who are Grounded, Generous and Smart about Money” which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller. Being a Better Parent (1:20:53) Andrew Knott talks about being a better parent. Andrew is a contributor to The Huffington Post. He is the father of two boys, whom he raises with his wife. He received a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the University of Central Florida as well as an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. You can visit his blog, “Explorations of Ambiguity." Avoid Judging Others (1:41:35) Dr. Aldo Civico on avoiding judgment and becoming a better communicator, Anthropology professor at Rutgers University and a conflict resolution lecturer at Columbia University has provided advice in conflict resolution and peacebuilding to national and local governments, NGOs as well as communities and businesses and is here with us today to tell us how we can stop judging and become better communicators.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Fighting Global Human Trafficking

57m

Timothy Ballard is the Founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). He also serves as O.U.R.'s Jump Team Commander for rescue operations. Ballard began his career at the Central Intelligence Agency where he worked cases dealing with terrorism and Latin America. O.U.R. led by Ballard is working to end human trafficking across the globe.

Raising Kids Who are Money Smart

12m

Ron Lieber joins the show to talk about teaching your kids about money. Ron is the “Your Money” columnist for the New York Times, as well as the Author of: “The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids who are Grounded, Generous and Smart about Money” which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Being a Better Parent

21m

Andrew Knott talks about being a better parent. Andrew is a contributor to The Huffington Post. He is the father of two boys, whom he raises with his wife. He received a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the University of Central Florida as well as an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. You can visit his blog, “Explorations of Ambiguity."

Avoid Judging Others

35m

Dr. Aldo Civico on avoiding judgment and becoming a better communicator, Anthropology professor at Rutgers University and a conflict resolution lecturer at Columbia University has provided advice in conflict resolution and peacebuilding to national and local governments, NGOs as well as communities and businesses and is here with us today to tell us how we can stop judging and become better communicators.