Broad Topics

Laura chats about the group of interns that claim Taco Bell stole their idea for every stoner's dream...The Doritos Taco.

Today is Equal Pay Day for women and Laura explains what that means and what it means to us as women.

Laura discusses why we love those annoying top 10 lists and what being 11 really means.

Demo for the Women's News/Talk show with Laura Nickerson.

Financial Planner Wendy Wan Turk from www.gerberkawasaki.com and Emmy-winning financial literacy expert Hollis Page Harman, PFP CASL www.kidsfinance.com discuss kids and money.

Lindsey Horvath, Regional Coordinator of One Billion Rising talks about violence against women and rape culture. www.onebillionrising.org

Laura Nickerson discusses the article "You're Not a Terrible Parent, If...". To see the video clip visit www.youtube.com/BroadTopicsTV

On this episode of Broad Topics Radio join host Laura Nickerson as she chats with some great guests. Mary Rolph Lamontagne gives tips on Zero Waste Cooking from her book "EATS", and Trust Attorney Robert A. Hall (www.lewitthackman.com/robert-a-hull/)gives valuable advice about estate planning for women.Also on the show we got "Broad" with our "Topics" by discussing everything from $50 movie tickets to explaining sex to your daughter, plus royal babies, misused words, and saying "Yes" to the unknown.

On this episode of Broad Topics Radio join host Laura Nickerson and guests Vanessa Whitney, Stacey Lewis, and Weight Watchers (www.weightwatchers.com) Ambassador Amy Fisher as they talk about the ups and downs of Weight Loss.Also on the show is Tamsin L. Silver chatting about her Vampire Web Series "Skye of the Damned" (www.vampirefreaks.com) Dr. Henrie Treadwell discussed children of the incarcerated, and Dominic Bokich (www.urdreamjob.com) called in to talk about how interviewing for jobs is like dating.

On this episode of Broad Topics Radio join host Laura Nickerson and guests Megan Zakarian-Adell and Anna Tison from the Campbell Hall Creative Arts Academy (www.campbellhall.org) as well as Danielle Brazell from Arts for LA (www.artsforla.com) as they discuss Arts Education. Also on the show we giveaway the WarmZe (www.warmze.com) travel bottle warmer, Laura Ornelas from the Family Service of Santa Monica calls in to talk about Mental Illness in children (www.vistadelmar.org/family-services-of-santa-monica/), and don't miss "The Great Debate" with Stacey Lewis.

Tonight on Broad Topics Radio don't miss our panel on being a Stunt Woman in Los Angeles. Joining host Laura Nickerson are Jenn Cobb-Schweitzer and Gaelle Cohen, both Stunt Women in Hollywood, to chat about their exciting and dangerous profession. Also joining the show is Michelle Dudash, author of "Clean Eating for Busy Families" and Boni Oian, Certified Hypnotist to discuss "5 Simple Steps to Self-Fulfillment", plus The Movie Guys will be stopping by with their Summer Movie Preview.

On this episode Broad Topics Radio don't miss our panel on "Parenting Children with Special Needs". Joining host Laura Nickerson are Gina Vivona and Kate Movius, both mothers of children with special needs, and Dr. Laurie Stephens from Education Spectrum (www.edspec.org). Also joining the show are Luly B, author of "Balance is Bull$h!t" (www.lulyb.com) and John Seager from Population Connection (www.populationconnection.org), plus Body Language Expert Mark Edgar Stephens (www.markedgarstephens.com) calls in to give tips on how to project confidence.

On this episode of Broad Topics Radio we learn "The Art of Negotiation" with a panel of women that negotiate for a living. Join host Laura Nickerson with Talent Agent Valerie Chiovetti (@valchi) and Real Estate Agent Colleen Martin (www.valleygirlhomes.com) as they give insider tips on how to get the most out of the negotiation process."Grease" is the word at the Cabrillo Music Theatre (www.cabrillomusictheatre.com) and their "Teen Angel" (and ours) Adrian Zmed calls in to talk about the production opening on April 12th in Thousand Oaks. Also don't miss our interview with Karen Van Why and Linda Clark from the "Hair Queens" (www.hairqueens.com) to give the low down on one of children's ickiest maladies.

On this episode of Broad Topics we have a guest panel of women of different races having an honest discussion about Racism. Myracris Maracine, Letty Escobado, and Sheryl Bender join host Laura Nickerson for this important and insightful conversation.Also we get investing advice from Tanya Marchiol (www.teaminvestmentsinc.com), and talk about the book "Womankind: Years of Sorrow" with author Dia Cardo.

On Broad Topics with Laura Nickerson we dig into the issue of working vs staying home parenting with the help of Working Mom Lara Baden, Stay at Home Mom Tracy Labat, and Working from Home Mom Amberly Crouse Knox. Also don't miss interviews with Debbie Sterling from the engineering toy for girls Goldie Blox (www.goldieblox.com), Kathleen Rubin from "Happy Face, Sad Face" (https://www.facebook.com/SFaceHFace?fref=ts), and The Movie Guys www.themovieguys.net) Oscar Picks.

Laura Nickerson is joined by Jessie Evans and Anita Rich to represent the ages 20, 40, and 60 and have an in-depth discussion about love, life, and culture. Do we change that much over time? Or do we stay the same? Join in and decide for yourself! Also, don't miss an interview with Author and Humorist Jan Marshall, Psychic Readings from Cynthia Hess, and more women's issues including how to explain the tragedy at Newtown to your children.

Men are from Mars. Women are always right. In this episode we continue our "Battle of the Sexes" as our female hosts cover 5 topics including Cheating, Cleaning, and Road Rage, only to be replaced by their husbands as they jump in their chairs to discuss the same topics from the male point of view. Join Megan and Matt Soule, Katie and Evan Berger, Audrey Kearns and Brian Bradley, and Laura and Russell Nickerson for this HILARIOUS episode of BROAD TOPICS!

Ever wonder if men and women truly see things differently? Join us for the ultimate "Battle of the Sexes" as we spent the first hour with our regular female hosts and the second hour with their male counterparts taking over and covering the same topics! In this episode the female hosts discuss breastfeeding in public, balding, dating, women in politics, and social skills. Then in the "He Said" episode their male counterparts cover the same topics. Listen to both to enjoy the social experiment!