Homeless Shelters, Care Packages, The Wedding Hashers, True Crime, Parenting and Diversity, Negotiating Salary

Homeless Shelters (0:00:00) When the weather gets cold, I barely want to leave my house for the time it takes to run to my car. It’s miserable. But can you imagine living every day without ever being able to run inside somewhere to keep you warm? Can you imagine wandering the streets with no food, no home, and no purpose? We pass people in these exact circumstances every day, not giving a second thought to what they actually might be going through. Well, we wanted an inside perspective and talked to one man who gave us first-hand details of what life is really like being homeless. We have Brent Crane, the director at a local homeless shelter, joining us to help us know the best things we can do to help our homeless neighbors. Care Packages (0:13:02) Being apart from family is hard all year round, but when someone you love can’t spend the holidays with you it’s especially hard. Whether your kid is at college or a military family member is deployed, sending care packages can be a great way to feel connected to a loved one even if they are far away. But if you’ve never sent a care package before it can be hard to know where to start! Joanna Guldin has sent plenty of packages to her military husband while he was deployed, and she shares all her best ideas on her blog JoMyGosh.com. She joins us to help us create the best care packages possible The Wedding Hashers (0:29:25) If you are planning to get married in New York, you might be lucky enough to have some surprise guests in your wedding pictures. The Wedding Hashers are a group of runners who run past the Brooklyn Bridge and take pictures with as many weddings and recently married couples as possible. But don’t worry about them ruining your wedding aesthetic! The runners wear custom made tuxedo running shirts, so they’ll fit right in! Marc Alterman and his fellow Wedding Hashers join us to share their experiences running into couples and taking pictures. True Crime (0:49:25) So many people are familiar with the ever-popular true crime podcasts. Among all tho