When his personal life was touched by autism, Jonathan made a career change and co-founded, Foundry Learning Center. The center is an alternative education day program serving students with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Ryan J. Haddad, an actor and playwright, uses his platform to shed light on living with a disability, pushing boundaries to make theater inclusive and accessible for everyone. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer | Photography: Kathleen McLaughlin
Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit organization in Brooklyn, New York and Washington D.C., is helping refugees, asylees and survivors of human trafficking take the next step with their culinary training program and job placement help.
Meet Mark Raymond Jr, the Founder of the Split Second Foundation + Fitness, the first rehab-based fitness center in the Gulf South. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
Jared Owens shares his different techniques and creative process to create one-of-a-kind art. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
Follow the fishermen who are feeding the ocean while finding new streams of funding. Director | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
Meet Remington Robinson, an artist who paints miniature oil paintings in Altoid Tins. Dive into his creative process and find out how he uses social media to connect with fans and buyers. Director | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
VOA Connect Episode 260 - We visit William Padilla-Brown, a self-taught citizen scientist and mycologist whose passion for mushrooms is leading to new discoveries as he teaches others and works to build a healthier, more sustainable world.
Chef Taylor Knapp takes us on a tour of his snail farm in Cutchogue, New York. After searching for fresh, local ingredients, he is pioneering snail farming in the US. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
Invisible money mined out of thin air! Go inside the world of cryptocurrency --- how it’s mined, how it’s used, how it gains and loses value, and the impact crypto mining is having on the environment --- on The Inside Story-Crypto's Currency
We talk to a photojournalist who captures the humanity of people caught up in major events around the globe. Find out how she navigates her own emotions to take photos in a truthful way and the importance of ethics when picking this career path.
We meet a farmer who is securing the future of his family's business by branching into solar energy. The fair has teamed up with a local renewable energy company that is helping them create a new income stream while helping the environment.
We meet a nonagenarian master of musical fusion. Learn more about some of the instruments he plays from around the world and why he believes music is so universally appealing. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
We visit a climate tech company in California that monitors pollutants at a hyper local level, helping tackle health issues and climate change. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
We visit a restaurant committed to accessibility for all. The owners have removed barriers, paving the way to welcome guests with various disabilities. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
We travel to New Orleans to meet an "artrepreneur" who takes found objects and makes them into art and a living. Reporter | Camera | Drone : Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel, Additional Drone: L. Warren Thompson
The digital currency bitcoin takes a lot of electricity to produce. We meet one team trying to do it sustainably by mining bitcoin with renewable energy. Reporter/Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
We meet a man wrongfully sent to prison, where the power of art helped set him free. Find out how he was able to use his talent in prison to reclaim his life. Reporter/Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel, Adapted by: Jacquelyn De Phillips
The Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' takes center stage on its 75th anniversary in the town thought to inspire the film's setting. Reporter/Camera/Drone: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel
Meet a gondolier in New York City who finds happiness in the joy he brings others. Find out how he got started, the different types of tourists he meets, and the history behind Venetian gondolas in New York’s Central Park. Reporter/Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle
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