An Armao On The Brink

Rosemary Armao
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A discussion of the biggest stories across the globe that are bringing society and culture to the brink of the abyss. Hosted by lifelong journalist, SUNY Albany professor, and former WAMC Roundtable panelist Rosemary Armao.

  1. 3D AGO

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) Against Attacks on Minority Journalists and Women Soldiers

    You won't be hearing from any women soldiers iin this week's chapter and host Rosemary Armao explains why. Instead she and Jay Jochnowitz marvel at how Trump administration attacks have turned a mediocre broadcaster into a First Amendment martyr.

    36 min

  2. MAR 4

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) by Going Out in the World

    Media communications expert Stella Roque left behind conventional work and family obligations  a year. ago at age 40 to instead roam through Asia, solo, meeting new people, exploring, and immersing herself in new cultures. and spirituality. She talks with host Rosemary Armao about what she has learned as an American nomad. Stella Roque is an American nomad, having spent the last year traveling across South and Southeast Asia, immersing in local culture, food, and exploring Eastern spirituality and meditation. Before her travels, she spent a decade as an award-winning communications, media, and community-building leader specializing in digital media and journalism. She has served non-profit media, media development organizations, and government in narrative development, communications strategy, and public engagement.

    1h 1m

  3. FEB 25

    Behind the Brink (And Fighting Back) from Afar

    Since the 2024 election, search queries for moving abroad are uup 2,000 percent. Debra Gordon of Virginia talking with podcast host Rosemary Armao is one of the few Americans who to permanently emigrate because of politics. Debra Gordon is a health care communications professional who had specialized in researching and writing about the US health care system and medical issues for clinicians, businesses, and consumers. She has more than 30 years of experience, including a decade as a newspaper reporter covering medicine and later as a freelance medical writer. She received a bachelor’s  in English from the University of Virginia and a masters in biomedical writing from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She has just moved  with her husband  Keith and 5-pound dog, Pinot, from Virginia to Portugal.

    35 min

  4. FEB 18

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) at the Ballot Box

    In a public discussion on all things politics, opinion writer Jay Jochnowitz and and host Rosemary Armao talk about how seriously (very) we should be taking talk of changing how to vote and who can vote in America.

    36 min

  5. FEB 11

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) by Starting all Over

    After a long career as a journalist and feature writer and 10 years of retirement spent traveling, hiking, knitting and playing the ukulele, Californian Susan Rife started back to law school five weeks ago. Her story is an illustration that new beginnings can come at any point while you’re still breathing. Susan Rife is retired after a 40-year career as a print journalist in California, Kansas and Florida, where her writing and editing focused on features and the arts. Since retiring in 2016, she has been active in her local branch of the American Association of University Women, where she serves as public policy chair. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, 93-year-old mother, two cats and an Australian shepherd. Before embarking on studies at Purdue Global Law School in January, she spent her free time enjoying the outdoors, reading, knitting, weaving and playing the ukulele. Now she no longer has free time. She studies.

    42 min

  6. FEB 4

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) with Bullhorn in Hand

    Podcast host Rosemary Armao talks with another stand-out activist who’ve gone into action against the Trump administration — Marianna Achlaoug of Albany Indivisible. A state worker, the 28-year-old began resisting authority as a teen with her mother fighting fracking in Schoharie County. She is expert at rousing crowds with chants over a bullhorn. Marianna Achlaoug, 28, is a community organizer and civil rights advocate who believes that in the fight for justice, there can be no peace without accountability. A state worker, she holds degrees from UAlbany  in Communication and Anthropology. Currently serving as Chair of Organizing for Indivisible Albany, she has a track record of turning community opposition into tangible results. Most notably, she served as the lead organizer for the Albany chapter of the Coalition to Stop Avelo, a national grassroots campaign that pressured Avelo to end deportation flights under a contract with Homeland Security. When not drafting mass informational emails for community partners, speaking at rallies or yelling into a bullhorn, you can find her at singing and dance lessons, theater and classic cinema.

    45 min

  7. JAN 30

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) with an Online Salon

    Podcast Host Rosemary Armao and newspaper opinion writer Jay Jochnowitz conduct their rambling monthly salon online instead of in person in a chapter that manages to cover ICE in all its forms, amending the Constitution to fix Democracy, Davos, revenge, attacks on the press, and more.

    55 min

  8. JAN 21

    Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) from Economic Chaos in the Land

    Podcast host Rosemary Armao gets Wall Street banker and analyst Mark Wittman to break down in terms a 5th grader can grasp the potential consequences of all things happening economically from inflation and tariffs to the end of the penny and the sale of new weight loss drugs.

    52 min
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A discussion of the biggest stories across the globe that are bringing society and culture to the brink of the abyss. Hosted by lifelong journalist, SUNY Albany professor, and former WAMC Roundtable panelist Rosemary Armao.

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  • Creator
    Rosemary Armao
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rosemary Armao
  • Show Website
    An Armao On The Brink

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