This Blue Kitchen: Issues And Solutions That Impact Maryland’s Families.

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Produced at a kitchen table in Montgomery County, Maryland, this podcast is a discussion about the everyday issues that concern a family like bills, education, health, vacations, elder care, etc. The host, Anita Mpambara Cox is a homemaker who uses her economics and international relations background to examine issues using kitchen parlance; you’ll hear what is sizzling, percolating, baking, boiling or even broiling as she gets into finding solutions. If your family’s wellbeing is central to your life, then you will find this podcast informative, entertaining and relevant. read less
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Episode 4: Inside Gaithersburg’s Book Festival 2022 (More than JUST books!)
01-01-2023
Episode 4: Inside Gaithersburg’s Book Festival 2022 (More than JUST books!)
A lighthearted look around Gaithersburg's Book Festival 2022, back after COVID, in a new location and with a whole new feel! Anita interviews award-winning Korean-American author Ginger Park, talks to kids, volunteers, attendees and participants at the festival, and briefly touches on the City of Gaithersburg's Multicultural Affairs Committee (of which she is a part) and its work enriching the city.  Happy New Year 2023...it's here in the blink of an eye!  Participants: Two Smooth Dudes Food Truck - Food Truck, Tater Tots Award-winning authors | parksisters.com European and fine American chocolate | Chocolate Chocolate | Washington (chocolatedc.com) Home - Editorial Freelancers Association - EFA Freelancers, Rates & More (the-efa.org)

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Episode 4: Inside Gaithersburg’s Book Festival 2022 (More than JUST books!)
01-01-2023
Episode 4: Inside Gaithersburg’s Book Festival 2022 (More than JUST books!)
A lighthearted look around Gaithersburg's Book Festival 2022, back after COVID, in a new location and with a whole new feel! Anita interviews award-winning Korean-American author Ginger Park, talks to kids, volunteers, attendees and participants at the festival, and briefly touches on the City of Gaithersburg's Multicultural Affairs Committee (of which she is a part) and its work enriching the city.  Happy New Year 2023...it's here in the blink of an eye!  Participants: Two Smooth Dudes Food Truck - Food Truck, Tater Tots Award-winning authors | parksisters.com European and fine American chocolate | Chocolate Chocolate | Washington (chocolatedc.com) Home - Editorial Freelancers Association - EFA Freelancers, Rates & More (the-efa.org)
Episode 3, Part 2: Elder Care with Caregiver Guy Kembola (and Ambassador Richard Bogosian’s final thoughts)
28-05-2022
Episode 3, Part 2: Elder Care with Caregiver Guy Kembola (and Ambassador Richard Bogosian’s final thoughts)
Hear the final part of Ambassador (Retired) Richard Bogosian's interview that ends on a hugely sobering note; then meet Guy Kembola, an experienced care-giver who tells us about the kinds of abuse found in nursing homes and about what the job is actually like. About that abuse, it's not what you are thinking!
Episode 3 Part 1: ELDER CARE - Navigating a Nightmare with Guest Ambassador (Retired) Richard Bogosian
16-04-2022
Episode 3 Part 1: ELDER CARE - Navigating a Nightmare with Guest Ambassador (Retired) Richard Bogosian
Eldercare Part One: Through a uniquely international lens and smatterings of a love story, our guest, Ambassador (Retired) Bogosian, takes us through what it was like mentally and practically for him to go through the maze of finding the right care for his late wife, Claire, in the $400bn Senior Care industry. In Part Two, we will conclude the Ambassador's story, and hear caregiver Guy Kembola's perspective of what it is like to care for the elderly as a profession.
Episode 2: INFLATION - Price Sticker Shock, Petrol Pump Pain
10-03-2022
Episode 2: INFLATION - Price Sticker Shock, Petrol Pump Pain
Are you feeling the pinch from the rising prices? Even the dollar store isn't a dollar anymore! A visit to the local dollar store reveals how some Marylanders feel about inflation and the woes of a worsening economy.
Episode 1: EDUCATION - Magruder High School Shooting in Rockville, Maryland
19-02-2022
Episode 1: EDUCATION - Magruder High School Shooting in Rockville, Maryland
On Jan 21, 2022 a 15-year-old was shot inside a bathroom at Magruder High School in Rockville, MD. The details are shocking! Why do these shootings keep happening with an astounding consistency? Featuring local politicians, the victim’s mother, and the police rep, this episode seeks to find a solution.