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When Shirley Raines started doing hair for half a dozen unhoused women, she had no idea her passion project would become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving hundreds in LA’s Skid Row every week. Through Beauty 2 The Streetz, Raines brings much-needed warmth, humanity, comfort, and even fun to the homeless population in downtown Los Angeles. And COVID didn’t slow her down at all: She just won CNN’s 2021 Hero of the Year award.I got to speak with Raines about how working in the streets helped heal her trauma, what she believes our societal responsibility is toward our unhoused neighbors, and why sometimes all they need is to be kindly called by their own name. Shirley Raines is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever interviewed. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.Shirley RainesInstagram: instagram.com/beauty2thestreetzTwitter: twitter.com/beauty2streetzYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

What ‘s the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation?What does They/Them mean?Is queer an okay word to use?And what does “the plus” mean? Jean-Marie Navetta is the director of education and inclusion for PFLAG and she breaks down the terminology of an increasingly diverse world. We go beyond the basics and whether you are or a member of the LGBTQ+ community or are just looking to broaden your understanding --  we can get you  ready for your next conversation.PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. With nearly 400 chapters and 250,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed. PFLAGInstagram: instagram.com/pflagTwitter: twitter.com/pflagWeb: pflag.orgYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

The future of abortion in America is on the line. The Supreme Court has just ruled on a case and is preparing a decision on a second that could end Roe v Wade. In this episode, I talk to the co-lead counsel on one of the abortion cases before the US Supreme Court, Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.Hillary Schneller is Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights. The group is leading the fight against both the Texas 6-week abortion ban and the Mississippi 15-week abortion ban. We spoke Friday, hours after the Supreme Court ruled on the Texas law. Justices found that abortion providers can challenge the state’s abortion law in lower courts. But they did not stay the law, meaning the near abortion ban stays in effect and women in Texas can’t get an abortion after 6 weeks. It also means that vigilante citizens can bring enforcement cases against abortion providers and others.At the same time the country anxiously awaits a ruling in another case. Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization asks the court to overturn Roe v Wade, and find that women don’t have a constitutionally protected right to abortion. In this episode we discuss what the lawyers argued before the court, what it all means, and what resources pregnant people and reproductive rights activists have if Roe is gutted.Hillary SchnellerTwitter: twitter.com/hischnellerYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

In this episode, I talk to two of the people working to end gun violence in American schools. Sari Kaufman survived the school shooting as a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. She was a lead organizer of the March For Our Lives and a co-founder of the MyVote Project, a student-led education organization to educate voters. She is currently a sophomore at Yale University, studying political science. Shannon Watts founded Mom's Demand Action in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting which killed 26 children and educators in 2012. The organization is a leading force for gun violence prevention, working at the local, state and national levels and with chapters in all 50 states Our conversation comes on the heels of the most recent US school shooting which took the lives of 4 young people and injured 7 more. The incident, which happened on the last day of November in Oakland County, Michigan was the deadliest event at a US  campus since 2018. It was the 32nd such attack since August.Shannon WattsInstagram: instagram.com/shannonrwatts/Twitter: twitter.com/shannonrwattsSari KaufmanTwitter: twitter.com/SariKaufman11You can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

Dr. Ashish Jha is the man I turn to when I want public health guidance in the wake of a new variant. In this case, that variant is Omicron. He tells us what we need to know now and provides a timeline of when we will know even more. He also told me that this latest variant likely didn't start in South Africa but was, instead, simply detected there.
Dr. Jha is Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and one of the nation's leading health policy scholars. Throughout 2020 - especially in the early days -- whenever Dr. Ashish Jha came on screen, I stopped what I was doing and turned up the volume. He knows the science and he communicates with compassion and clarity. Perhaps most importantly, he breaks this evolving pandemic down in a way that makes me believe we will one day move past the pandemic, into a more manageable place with respect to COVID.Dr. Ashish JhaTwitter: twitter.com/ashishkjhaYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

Jessica Seinfeld knows you don’t want to quit meat cold turkey this Thanksgiving, and she’s totally on board with that. Instead, the sometimes vegan wants you to try incorporating more plant-based foods onto your holiday table and into your diet, without any shaming or “shoulds.” She’s doing it with her own family four (or if you ask her husband Jerry, three) nights a week. Contrary to popular belief, she says, it’s not all or nothing.On this week’s episode of the News Not Noise Podcast, the other Jessica tells me all about her favorite vegan recipes in her new cookbook “Vegan, At Times,” what got her started down this path, and why you should give it a shot (if you want to!).Jessica Seinfeld:Instagram: instagram.com/jessseinfeldTwitter: twitter.com/JessSeinfeldWeb: jessicaseinfeld.comYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

​Shelly Tygielski is the author of the new book, “Sit Down To Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change The World”. Her work is built around the idea that there should be No Barrier To Entry in the mindfulness and meditation space. She wants everyone to have access, not just those with means.Shelly launched the “Pandemic of Love Movement” in March 2020 as a way of helping people face the challenging moment of a global crisis by matching families in need directly with donors.Shelly combines a pragmatic worldview with the tenets of mediation and mindfulness in working to make the world a better place. She is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and has led retreats for the survivors and families of victims of violence.Her series of workshops with recorded books, available on Audible, including a series on “Self-Care for Turbulent Times.”Shelly Tygielski:Instagram: instagram.com/mindfulskatergirlTwitter: twitter.com/shellytygielskiWeb: shellytygielski.comYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

Jessica Yellin speaks with Brian Kelly, aka The Points Guy, about the state of travel and the various COVID protocols involved, as we head into what’s expected to be a busy holiday season. Kelly has parlayed obsession with travel and rewards savvy into a booming business. He is the Founder and CEO of The Points Guy which just launched its own app to let us in on all the things we need to know about how to travel smarter not harder.Brian Kelly:Instagram: instagram.com/briankellyThe Points Guy:Instagram: instagram.com/thepointsguyTwitter: twitter.com/thepointsguyWeb: thepointsguy.comYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

Karla Welch is a celebrity stylist. She dresses Justin and Haley Bieber, Karlie Kloss, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Paulson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Amber Heard, Elisabeth Moss, among others. Here she talks to News Not Noise about finding your post pandemic style. She says Uggs are a no-no outside the home, but you can dress up sweats with one key purchase. Can you guess what it is? We also talk sustainable fashion, regulating sizes, how to look great for less, and her period underwear the Period Company. Karla Welch:Instagram: instagram.com/karlawelchstylistTwitter: twitter.com/karla_welchThe Period Company:Instagram: instagram.com/theperiodcompanyTwitter: twitter.com/sooneveryoneWeb: period.coYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

Jessica Yellin ​talks to Austan Goolsbee to help you understand what’s causing today’s inflation, what role the stressed ​supply chain plays in driving it, and what if anything the government can do to fight it. Goolsbee explains there’s a debate among economists, and if the government picks the wrong side we could be in for a very long and bumpy ride. We’re just not sure which side is wrong! 
Goolsbee is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He ​served in the White House as ​a member of the Obama Cabinet, ​was ​the chief economist for the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.Austan Goolsbee:Twitter: twitter.com/Austan_GoolsbeeNY Times Articlehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/business/coronavirus-economy-us-china.htmlYou can follow Jessica Yellin here:Instagram: instagram.com/jessicayellin​Twitter: twitter.com/jessicayellinWebsite: NewsNotNoise.comNewsletter: newsnotnoise.bulletin.comSupport this work:patreon.com/NewsNotNoiseJessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack. Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards. Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.