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 talks with mindset coach Joshua Holi about how prison changed his view of the world and himself, and his drive to be a good human being. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts is joined by Bless, a prison survivor who believes he can change people's minds about him with only a five minute conversation. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts is joined by Terrence Reid to talk about his love for life, for helping people, for manhood, and for his family. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Shawn Bridges, a Reading native who's turning his experience on Death Row into a story of redemption and community. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Jesse Roldan, an entrepreneur, real estate agent, and prison survivor who believes in men supporting other men. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with John McQuay to explore how his political view differs from many members of his community and where he feels his community is falling behind. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Miriam Cruz about how growing up in a difficult family environment inspired her to show her daughter extra love. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Sharea Knight, and insurance agent whose goal is to educate her community about the importance of financial stability and life insurance. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Yahaira Aviles, a mother to all and advocate who fights to make sure students receive the resources they deserve. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts is joined by Yasin Williams to talk about his journey from childhood in a rough area of Allentown to working to improve that same community.
