Category: Journalism

Today's guest is the executive director of 5 Gyres, an organization which researches plastic pollution across the world's oceans and encourages communities to seek out solutions.

There's not a whole lot of down time for Cindy Cooper, awarding winning playwright, journalist and author. So far she's written 14 full length plays and several non-fiction books. As a journalist, Cindy writes frequently about social justice and human rights - her articles appearing in dozens of newspapers and magazines, websites and anthologies. Obviously....there's a lot to talk about!

Rebecca Parrish uses film and video to share the stories of real people, their struggles and their successes. An award-winning film-maker, based in Chicago, Rebecca is the director of Radical Grace. The documentary follows three amazing, passionate and committed American nuns who risk their standing in the Church after being censured by the Vatican for 'radical feminism.'

Anne Fulenwider is very much at home in the world of magazines. She's been Editor-in-Chief of 'Marie Claire' since 2012. And in that role, oversees all content for print, the website, tablet editions and the brand's partnership with Lifetime TV's Project Runway series. Anne was also Editor-in-Chief of 'Brides', Senior Articles Editor at 'Vanity Fair' and Senior Editor at 'The Paris Review'. She's got plenty to say, so sit back and enjoy.

Virginia Rohan's byline is a very familiar one to readers of 'The Bergen Record', New Jersey's second largest daily newspaper. The award-winning journalist joined the paper as a feature writer in 1986. Virginia's been TV editor, TV critic and columnist...and today covers mostly television related stories. Hear her take on the state of TV in today's world.