OK Boomer, Prison College, Hunting ISIS

UTS: Faith to Fight Gang Violence (0:36) Guest: Rev. Eugene F. Rivers, III, Activist, Co-Founder of the Boston TenPoint Coalition.  Boston has experienced an increase in shootings during the coronavirus pandemic. A week ago, a coalition of ministers joined Boston’s police commissioner in an urgent call to double down on the city’s long-running anti-violence programs that target young people at risk of gang activity. The pandemic is exacerbating chronic economic and social issues linked to historic racial inequities.  Reverend Eugene Rivers was at that press conference and was one of the original architects of the “TenPoint Plan to Combat Black-on-Black Violence” in Boston, which was implemented by religious leaders in the 1990s and led to such a big drop in murders that it’s been called “The Boston Miracle.” The plan is still in effect today. (Originally aired 7/9/2018) Diss on Millennial Coworkers All You Want, but Don’t “Okay Boomer” to a Boomer (18:38) Guest: Elizabeth Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon If you’ve been tempted, during yet another Zoom conference call, to wisecrack about that one older colleague who just can’t figure out how to mute him or herself at the right time, well it’s a good thing you held your tongue. A strange quirk of the law that means a younger employee who teases an older coworker with something like “OK Boomer” could face an age discrimination charge, but an older worker is free to diss on younger workers without legal consequences. (Originally aired 12/4/19) After 16 Years in Prison, Sean Pica Reformed His Life and Now Helps Others Do the Same (30:38) Guest: Sean Pica, Executive Director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison When Sean Pica was 16, he murdered a man and went to prison. He spent the next 16 years behind bars – including New York’s notorious Sing Sing Prison. Along the way, he earned a college degree. And he says that is the reason he’s free today, when the majority of people in prison end up back behind bars after thei