In this episode of Workplace Matters we are looking at multiple generations of individuals in the workplace along with strengths and challenges of having different age groups working together. We spoke with Dr. Cal Halvorsen from the Washington University in St. Louis Schools of Social Work and Public Health and Harvard Center for Work, Health, and Well-being Project Lead and Investigator. Dr. Halvorsen’s work has centered around intergenerational initiatives and aging populations.

Guest: Cal Halvorson
Host: Michael Guhin

Ep 29 - Worker Well-Being Between Generations

Nicole Kligerman is the PA Chapter Director. Adriana George is the We Dream in Black organizer with the National domestic Workers Alliance. They both joined Amadee Braxton to discuss the Trump administration's attacks on domestic workers rights and details of the POWER Act, a new law in Philadelphia to protect domestic and tipped workers from employer wage theft and other abuses.

Nicole Kligerman and Adriana George - Solutions 10.31.25

Hanae Victoria Mason, Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellow at with the Healing Futures Restorative Justice Diversion Program talks about the success of the program's first two years and its positive impact on youth offenders as well as those they have harmed.

Hanae Victoria Mason - Solutions 10.3.25

Nydea Graves, Lead Democracy Coordinator with OnePA, discusses the role of local billionaire Jeffrey Yass, his spending on candidates and his attempts at influencing our upcoming election on November 4, 2025.

Nydea Graves - Solutions 10.3.25

Rev. Dr. Chris Kimmenez, Executive Director of Healing Communities PA, and Joseph H. Budd Jr., co-founder and Treasurer of Men Who Care, Germantown, Inc. discuss what took place at the D.A.'s town halls about how to prepare and respond to federal forces coming to Philadelphia.

Rev. Dr. Chris Kimmenez and Joseph H. Budd Jr. - Solutions 9.19.25

Duha Elmardi, Sudanese organizer and member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective, discusses the history of the war in Sudan as a backlash against the people's revolution, and how civilian collectives are trying to survive in dire circumstances.

Duha Elmardi - Solutions 8.22.25

Rev. Greg Holston, spiritual leader, strategist, and co-convenor of the Coalition to Defend Democracy discusses the seriousness of the cuts coming in healthcare, food, education, and housing for Philadelphia's poorest communities.

Reverend Greg Holston - Solutions 10.10.25

Tayyib Smith is the curator of the art exhibit, The Source of Self-Regard. Al-baseer Holly is a featured artist. They both joined Amadee Braxton to discuss the exhibit's theme and how self-regard is a thru-line in Black survival and brilliance throughout history and in their own lives.

Tayyib Smith and Al-baseer Holly - Solutions 11.7.25

Reverend Dr. Greg Edwards is the Executive Director of POWER Interfaith. He discusses how the combination of the federal government shutdown, no passage of a state budget, and the end of the BIRT tax is creating private pain for so many in Philadelphia.

Reverend Dr. Gregory Edwards - Solutions 11.7.25

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