Impact Play with Dr. J
Impact Play with Dr. J
Podcast Description
Impact Play with Dr. J is a purpose-driven podcast and radio show that highlights how athletes, entertainers, and nonprofit leaders are using their platforms for good. Every episode dives into real stories of leadership, legacy, and giving back — showcasing how purpose and platform can collide to create lasting change. Now airing weekly on WOVU 95.9 FM, Impact Play reaches thousands of engaged listeners who care about what happens off the field, beyond the stage, and within the community.
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The podcast focuses on topics such as leadership, legacy, community impact, and social responsibility. Episodes like 'From Gridiron to Global Impact' with Mekka Don explore career transitions and using platforms for empowerment, while 'RBI and the Cleveland Guardians' with Rafael Collins discusses community initiatives in sports and mentorship for underserved youth.
Impact Play with Dr. J is a purpose-driven podcast and radio show that highlights how athletes, entertainers, and nonprofit leaders are using their platforms for good. Every episode dives into real stories of leadership, legacy, and giving back — showcasing how purpose and platform can collide to create lasting change.
What happens when storytelling becomes a tool for advocacy, leadership, and real change? On this episode of Impact Play with Dr. J, Dr. J sits down with Lynn Tramonte, founder of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, for a powerful conversation about immigration advocacy, grassroots organizing, nonprofit leadership, and the human stories behind public policy.
Lynn shares how growing up in rural Medina County shaped her understanding of racism and systemic injustice, how her work in Washington, D.C. led her into nonprofit advocacy, and how one case involving a nursing mother detained by ICE ultimately helped spark the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. The conversation explores why lived experience matters, why personal stories can move people in ways policy language often cannot, and how grassroots organizations can create meaningful change—even without massive budgets.
Dr. J and Lynn also discuss nonprofit funding and mission creep, individual giving versus foundation support, immigration courts and asylum, media representation, burnout, therapy, joy, and why the people who have experienced the immigration system firsthand must be recognized as experts.
LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION
Ohio Immigrant Alliance
https://ohioimmigrant.org
Learn more about the organization, get involved, or make a donation.
Ohio Is My Second Country Coloring Book
https://ohioimmigrant.org/second-country
Available for individual and bulk orders. Educators and librarians can also access discounted copies and free coloring pages.
Bulk Coloring Book Orders
[email protected]
Ohio Is Home Resource Hub
Visit the Ohio Immigrant Alliance website for resources on immigrant rights, protester and observer rights, and guidance for schools, businesses, service providers, and community members.
Ohio Immigrant Hotline Visit https://ohioimmigrant.org for current hotline phone and email information, immigration questions, referrals, speakers, and legal-resource guidance.
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