Interviews
Teen Discussion About The Effects of THC Normalization
In preparation for the 2nd Annual Teaching Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Workshop (co-chaired by Dr. Bonnie Halpern of Stanford), I produced a highlight video of improvisational exercises with teen actors. These were based on themes from A Night In Jail. Following the exercises, we had a discussion. This video is a slightly longer version of the discussion highlights.…
Read MoreOur First TV Interview: NBCLA!
Kirk and I were so glad when NBCLA wanted to do a segment about our short film which screened at an event by an organization called Manhattan Beach Safe that helps unsheltered people. NBCLA has an ongoing series about the homeless crisis called Streets of Shame. The concern of NBCLA for the people who are…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Youth Commission Presentation
Great meeting where I spoke to the mayor of Redondo Beach and The Redondo Beach Youth Commission. I told them how Russians own the largest medical marijuana company in America (Curaleaf), how Big Tobacco is invested in Big Marijuana and all about the mental health risks associated with pot use.
Read MoreParenting Podcast Interview
My good friend (and big supporter), Jacqueline T.D. Huynh, has this great podcast where she talks about all issues related to parenting. One of her big messages is building wealth, not just money, through the generations. Fun chat. A lot of the presentation I gave at the ASAP conference is in this podcast.
Read MoreFirst Ever Radio Interview
Bob Enyart has a popular radio show in Denver, Colorado. On this site he archives his interviews. Check to listen to my interview, titled “A Night in Jail: Drugs and Mental Illness with Heidi Swan” and also those of Dr. Phillip Drum and Pam Mc Coll (two activists and friends of mine).
Read MoreMaking the Grade on Redondo Union TV
One of our local high schools, REDONDO UNION, did this terrific interview with me about our staged reading of A Night In Jail (the interview starts 5.5 minutes into the video). Getting this book in the hands of teenagers has been a major goal of ours so this is an important step in that direction.…
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