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The Exchange 06.21.23: Sioux City Inclusive Excellence Award winner speaks; Life for an Siouxland Afghan refugee; Three authors on living our best lives

Victor Diaz Galindo
Victor Diaz Galindo

This week on The Exchange we hear several different viewpoints on how to live a fulfilled life.

We meet the first winner of the Sioux City Inclusive Excellence Award. Victor Diaz Galindo is an educator in the Sioux City Public Schools and Western Iowa Tech Community College.

We talk with an Afghan refugee who has made Sioux City his home and found a mentor in Mayor Bob Scott.

Renowned author and scholar Bruce Feiler gives some advice on how to ride out the oncoming waves of our careers and how to bring balance to our lives. Feiler's book is called The Search.

The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World by Bruce Feiler
The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World by Bruce Feiler

Promoter of wealth equality Chuck Collins talks about his first novel. Alter to An Erupting Sun takes a personal look at a woman who takes her advocacy for climate change to extreme lengths. Collins is know for his work on fighting income inequality.

Alter to An Erupting Sun by Chuck Collins

And as Iowa’s population grows older, a lot resident are concerned about aging well. We talk with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig who has been working to improve our lives as we grow older. Her book is called Honest Aging.

Honest Aging by Dr. Rosanna Leipzig
Honest Aging by Dr. Rosanna Leipzig

And we talk with organizer of Downtown Live Brent Stockton about what we can expect in live entertainment in downtown Sioux City this summer.