Mike sits down with 3 teenagers and a youth worker to discuss dating during your teenage years. Our panel gets very candid about their own experiences and offers their personal insight on dating. As usual, we attempt to make sense of a complex teen issue in a way teens can understand.
Running time: 45 minutes
Chick Chat dives right in to juicy gossip this month when Mary Margaret invites her friends Valerie and Cameron to the show. The topic of New Years Resolutions starts off the show but along the way we talk about everything from the Zumba craze to Paula Deen’s love of butter and diagnosis of diabetes. We talk about The Bachelorette coming to Charlotte, NC , the Grammy Awards and Beyonce’s new baby, just to name a few. Turn up the volume and get ready to be immersed in girly conversation: you don’t want to miss this packed episode of Chick Chat!
This episode of “Chick Chat” is sponsored by Catawba Valley Medical Center. Visit the Health First Center at Valley Hills Mall for a variety of classes, programs and resources for the entire family’s health needs. To learn more, visit them online at catawbavalleymedical.org. We would like to thank CVMC for their support of The MESH!
Wes welcomes special guest and UNC graduate John Mims on the show this week to fill in for Tarheel Danny. Join Wes and John as they discuss the moment they knew they were Tarheel fans, special moments in Tarheel history and as always, listen as they analyze the past week’s games. Additionally, your hosts take a moment to talk about the UNC logos and how they’ve changed over the years and answer the all-important question of who’s worse, Duke basketball fans or NC State football fans? Tune in to this week’s episode of Bleeding Blue to find out the answer and much more. Go Heels!
Running time: 39 minutes
After some downbeat movies over the last few months, it’s time for some laughs. But does “The Guard”, starring Brendon Gleeson and Don Cheadle, deliver? Gleeson stars as unconventional Irish police officer Gerry Boyle, quite content with his life and pace of work, while Cheadle plays a straight-laced FBI agent assigned to a drug-smuggling case in Boyle’s small town. Sound like the setup for a standard “buddy cop” film, right? Listen to see what Alan and Chris think of this month’s film.
Plus, in this episode the boys pick through of couple of recent movie-related news items – with a focus on science-fiction as a way of congratulating Chris for his upcoming nuptials.
“Footcandle Films” is looking to double your film fix by moving to posting episodes twice a month, so be on the lookout for our next episode in two weeks when we discuss the Best Films of 2011 (as well as some of the worst!).
Running time: 38 minutes
Dads take over The Parent Trip in this episode as hosts Mary-Margaret and Carol Anne welcome tech-savvy fathers on the air to discuss raising kids in the era of technology. Lin Ward, a security administrator and father of one, and Matt Anderson, a systems architect and father of seven, converse about everything from Kindles to Facebook while Mary-Margaret and Carol Anne share their own experiences with raising children in a world of technology. Mary-Margaret even gives us the secret to making young children get ready in the mornings without any fuss… could electronic cupcake making be the answer? Find out on this month’s episode of The Parent Trip.
Running time: 66 minutes
In the premier episode of “Be Holistic!”, co-hosts Suzanne and Michelle talk about what exactly the term “holistic” means – and what it doesn’t mean – while discussing the way modern living can integrate into the more simplistic, holistic way of life, both physically and spiritually. From homemade fruit roll ups for the kids to finding religion for the adults, your hosts get down and dirty with what it means to live a holistic lifestyle in today’s world. Find out what happens when Michelle gives her children blue dye, who’s going “berzerkers,”; and what’s in store for when people just like you talk about living their lives, holistically speaking.
Running time: 28 minutes
This episode is brought to you by the Wepner Wellness Center, offering a Wide Array of Healing Arts including yoga, meditation, massage, and more! They are conveniently located in the center of the Newton, Conover, and Hickory area of Catawba County. This beautiful area is nestled in the foothills of North Carolina between the mountain city of Asheville and metropolitan Charlotte. They are located less than five minutes off of Interstate 40. Visit their web site at www.wepnerwellnesscenter.com.
How patients perceive “pain management” in the hospital setting is a core element of the national patient assessment survey – and it’s also one of the lowest scoring areas for healthcare organizations. Alan Jackson, with The Jackson Group, is joined by Valerie Sipe, Project Manager for CAHPS services, to discuss the questions in the survey relating to pain management and how organizations can work to see these scores improve.
Running time: 32 minutes
The Jackson Group is a management consulting and survey services firm located in North Carolina. The Jackson Group is an approved vendor for both the Hospital CAHPS and the Home Health CAHPS process, and has been helping organizations with patient satisfaction surveys for over 25 years. Learn more about The Jackson Group at www.thejacksongroup.com.
Loyal subscribers, frequent listeners and new members of The MESH family, we’ve got an exciting contest that we want you to become a part of. The MESH, in conjunction with The Jackson Group Interactive, is giving away an iPad 2 and all you have to do to win is listen to the shows. For every…
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Betsy Cline, a Hickory native, is an Assignment Desk Editor at NBC News in Washington, DC. In this role, she is working with some of the faces that bring you the day’s most important stories. Hal Row spends some time getting to know Betsy and listening to her improbable story.
Running time: 39 minutes
(NOTE: We forgot to add a contest code to this episode! Use the code “cline1234” to enter the contest – sorry about that!)
In this week’s episode of Education Matters, Lamar and Tracy tackle the issue of disadvantaged youth, opportunities provided for them and the effects of poverty on the education of young people. Astonishing statistics set the stage for an in depth discussion on the trials that disadvantaged youth face, the stress that poverty has on their education and health, and the importance of communication within a community.
Special guests Alanda Jackson, executive director of the Hickory Housing Authority and Amanda Freeland, Parent Program Coordinator for Catawba County Dept. of Social Services emphasize the work that is being done behind the scenes to provide relief for disadvantaged youth and encourage listeners to lend a helping hand in helping motivate and inspire the leaders of tomorrow. From hunger to sickness, and from embarrassment to pride, this week’s episode of Education Matters integrates local issues into a national epidemic that is affecting millions of youth across the country.
For more information on the programs and events mentioned in this episode, please visit the following links:
www.facebook.com/icaretourcatawba
www.hickoryhousing.countync.com
To find out how you can help, you can contact Alanda Jackson at ajackson@hickoryhouse.org, and Amanda Freeland at afreeland@catawbacountync.gov.