Rich Answers for February 26, 2012

Here's is the Rich Answers podcast for Sunday, February 26, 2012. Our guests included Laura O'Keefe from Co-opportunity in Hartford, Rev. Jennifer Douglas from the Balm in Gilead AME Zion Church in East Hartford, and part two of our two-part interview with Susan Raimondo with the CT Chapter of the National MS Society. Enjoy!

Rich Answers for January 29, 2012

Here is the Rich Answers podcast for January 29, 2012. Our topic is secrets - those thoughts and feelings we keep within us. Guests included Dr. Robert Silverstein, Medical Director for the Preventative Medicine Center in Hartford, as well as pastoral counselor Rev. Marcus McKinney, Vice President for Community Health Equity and Health Policy at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford.

Rich Answers for February 5, 2012

Here's the Rich Answers podcast for February 5, 2012. We talked about money with James Horan, Executive Director of the Connecticut Association for Human Services and with staff from Co-Opportunity.

Rich Answers for February 12, 2012

The podcast for Rich Answers from February 12, 2012 is ready for your listening pleasure. It's part 1 of a two part series on relationships. Our guests included Elizabeth Robinson from the UCONN Health Center talking about the importance of human relationships and Shannon Louden of the Louden Legal Group, who provided information about divorce mediation.

Rich Answers for February 19, 2012

Here's the podcast of Rich Answers that aired on February 19, 2012. We talked relationships again this week, and our guests included Susan Raimondo from the CT Chapter of the National MS Society, and part 2 of our interview with divorce mediator and lawyer Shannon Louden from the Louden Legal Group in Hartford. Finally, Rev. Eric Anderson and Carol Vassar-Pettit talked about this Feb. 23 "Podcasting Basics" program they're holding at the Conference of Churches.

The talented Rev. Kennedy Hampton

As we work to put the finishing touches on the revamped website for the Conference of Churches, our web designer suggested we get a photo of Rev. Kennedy Hampton behind a lecturn looking like the Community Chaplain that he is. Much to our (pleasant) surprise, ee got a little more than we bargained for when Rev. Hampton walked over the the piano and started to play the blues! :)



Creating your own Podcast - With Carol Vassar-Pettit and Erik Anderson

Yes, it's a postcast about a podcast. In fact, it's a podcast about our Feb. 23rd Podcasting Basics seminar, the first in a five-part Social Media Certificate Series that the Conference of Churches is holding between Feb. 23 and June 7.

Podcasting Basics (both this podcast and the training session) is hosted by our own Carol Vassar-Pettit, CauseCommunitions Manager and Executive Producer of our "Rich Answers" and "Living Well Connecticut" radio programs, and Greater Hartford's foremost faith-based social media guru, the Rev. Erik Anderson, Minister of Technology and Communication for The Connecticut Conference of The United Church of Christ.

Podcasting Basics is an all-day seminar (8:30 AM - 3:00 PM) and is aimed at faith-based and non-profit based organizations, but all wising to learn this simple craft are invited to attend. Cost is $99/person.

The remainder of the Social Media Certificate Series - economically priced at $299 - goes like this:

Maximizing Twitter & Facebook: March 15, 2012 from 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Strategic Blogging: 8:30 AM - 12 noon

YouTube 101: 8:30 AM - 12 noon

Integrating Social  Media: 8:30 AM - 12 noon