Hasshan Batts
Program HostDr. Hasshan Batts is the host of Let's Talk on WDIY. He is also the Director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley and is a content and context expert who works to uplift the voices of those most impacted, who possess the intimate and creative solutions yet are often ignored.
Dr. Batts is a champion in the Lehigh Valley for trauma-informed care, restorative practices, reentry, community engagement and collective impact. He is a survivor, healer, son, father, husband, champion, neighbor and friend. Dr. Batts possesses a unique lens as someone with lived experience, as well as being a practitioner, nonprofit administrator and community-based participatory researcher.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes his friend Raoul "Great" McFall to talk about his journey from being a regular inmate to being a great father, and a great person.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Shoshanah Tornberg, a Rabbi and leader in the Allentown Jewish community, who shares her thoughts on Jewish faith in today's world.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with his friend Michael Richardson to discuss growing up in Brooklyn, addiction, and his desire to be known simply as a loving father.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Carmen Bell, Director of Healthy Aging at United Way Lehigh Valley, to discuss the needs of our elders and the importance of connecting between generations.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts talks to Zaleeae Sierra and Arielle Brown to break down the difference in generations and the experience of young people in today's world.
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On this episode of Let's Talk, Dr. Batts dives into the world of nonprofits and nonprofit aid with Anne Gingerich, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO).
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Dr. Batts is back with another episode of Let's Talk, this time welcoming Cody Bright from REFORM Alliance to talk about parole and probation reform.
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Dr. Batts welcomes author Saide Saddiq-Cisse, who talks about his personal experiences as a father and navigating high conflict in co-parenting situations.
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Dr. Batts sits down with a community elder, former NFL football player Walter Beach III, for a conversation about his life, experiences, family and more.
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Dr. Batts is back with another episode of Let's Talk, this time welcoming Dr. Angelique Orr for a conversation about her life journey, community organizing, self-love, and more.