Join Anna-Vija as she talks with Alekz Londos, an international photojournalist, humanitarian, environmentalist, and activist. Alekz began a Micro Tiny Home project to help those struggling with houselessness in our communities and to set a positive example to also encourage our global transition toward minimalism and sustainability at the same time. Alekz is also the owner of Advanced Disaster Relief and has a history of providing first aid and international disaster relief.

Listen as Alekz talks about how the work he is doing here and around the world is impacting people and the planet in a positive way.

In this episode, Anna-Vija talks with Charlie Friedman, founder of Nashville Classical Charter School. This school is a k-8 public charter school in East Nashville. Their mission is to educate a diverse community through a rigorous, joyful classical curriculum and within a structured, intentional school culture, building a foundation of knowledge and habits for high school, college, and life.

Listen to Charlie as he talks about the three focuses of the school and the positive effect they are having on education and children in East Nashville.

"River people are super chill."

Join Anna-Vija for this episode where she talks with Kathleen Gibi, the Executive Director for Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful. This 501c3 nonprofit is the first Keep America Beautiful affiliate in the nation to focus solely on a river cleanup. Their mission is to educate and inspire people to take action to create a clean, healthy, beautiful Tennessee River for generations to come.

Listen as Kathleen shares all the ways they are fulfilling this mission, including by hosting river cleanups along the 652-mile river and its tributaries, rallying 1,700 volunteers to remove over 183,000 lbs. of trash since forming in 2016.