Sandra Guzman's guest appearances

Sandra Guzman

Two Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and Rebel

I have SOMETHING to say!

Geoversiv - Earth Intelligence

Life's Essential Ingredients

Ashton Applewhite

Michael Mann

Katharine Hayhoe

Peter Smith

Jose Rodriguez

Manny Hernandez

Sonoko Sakai

Henry Jimenez

Jaune Evans

Jennifer Foster

Nancy MacLean

Chiemi Karasawa

Ellen Bravo

Emily Walker

Hrag Vartanian

OwlTail

Dr. Sandra Guzman is a specialist in low carbon development and climate finance.  She is the founder of International Alliances at the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean.  Her PhD is in politics, her Masters in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a diploma in Sustainable Finance from Oxford.  The question is whether the powerful finance sector and fossil fuel dependent countries and carbon intensive industry will embrace the change in the financial world that is already happening as a result of climate change.  Whether the planet can hold the line at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will depend on how economies adapt and adopt a low carbon development future.  She is a trusted voice in any room and we are honored to have her join us for this discussion.

Dr. Sandra Guzman is a specialist in low carbon development and climate finance.  She is the founder of International Alliances at the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean.  Her PhD is in politics, her Masters in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a diploma in Sustainable Finance from Oxford.   The question is whether the powerful finance sector and fossil fuel dependent countries and carbon intensive industry will embrace the change in the financial world that is already happening as a result of climate change.  Whether the planet can hold the line at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will depend on how economies adapt and adopt a low carbon development future.  She is a trusted voice in any room and we are honored to have her join us for this discussion.

Climate Finance and Policy - Dr. Sandra Guzman - Episode 021

Class is in session. As we started this episode of I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY with Emmy-award winning journalist, author, and documentary-filmmaker Sandra Guzmán, a bell for classes to begin started ringing on the University Campus where she lives. And indeed, Sandra dove right into breaking down social constructs like the patriarchy and its impact on humanity, she discussed the role of women in healing and reimagining the future, and explained how to tap into the heritage and the teachings of our ancestors to know how we should be operating as humans. The author of “The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Love, Family, Spirituality, and La Vida”, Sandra also shares her experience co-producing “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am” (2019) an inspiring film about her literary hero, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. She describes what she learned during the powerful conversations she had with the literary great, and how blissful it was to sit at Toni Morrison’s feet as both her interviewer and devoted student.

Class is in session. As we started this episode of I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY with Emmy-award winning journalist, author, and documentary-filmmaker Sandra Guzmán, a bell for classes to begin started ringing on the University Campus where she lives. And indeed, Sandra dove right into breaking down social constructs like the patriarchy and its impact on humanity, she discussed the role of women in healing and reimagining the future, and explained how to tap into the heritage and the teachings of our ancestors to know how we should be operating as humans. The author of “The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Love, Family, Spirituality, and La Vida”, Sandra also shares her experience co-producing “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am” (2019) an inspiring film about her literary hero, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. She describes what she learned during the powerful conversations she had with the literary great, and how blissful it was to sit at Toni Morrison’s feet as both her interviewer and devoted student.

Episode #55: "I Have SOMETHING To Say" with special guest, Sandra Guzman

“I am 54. I don’t know what that means anymore. In my 20s and 30, when I thought about what 50 would feel like, I thought it was going to be old and cranky. And I’m coming together really nicely in my 50s. It feels wonderful to set boundaries, to know that I prefer banana pancakes.”  On the other side of 50, journalist, author and filmmaker Sandra Guzman still listens to her elders. Most notably, she spent two days listening to Nobel Laureate and literary giant Toni Morrison when she interviewed her for the wonderful documentary, the Pieces I Am. (Imagine the joys of sitting with Morrison for two days asking questions to elicit the story of her life? And then, your heightened sorrow at her passing this August?) Sandra listens to learn, share and, in her words, “amplify the voices and stories of marginalized people and communities.” She was the Editor-in-Chief of Latina, the country’s largest magazine for Latinx women; won an Emmy for her public affairs work at Telemundo, just one of the television stations she worked with over the years; was a reporter at El Diario/La Prensa and the New York Post; and is the author of The Latina’s Bible, a feminist go-to-guide for two generations of Latinx women. Sandra is a powerful and captivating storyteller evolving into an elder in her own right. We hope you enjoy sitting at her metaphoric feet as much as we did! (And to learn much more about Sandra and her work, visit her website at http://www.sandraguzman.com/films/)   Note to our listeners: For this episode, we used music from Nina Simone (one of Toni Morrison’s favorites), Princess Nokia’s Bruja (In honor of Puerto Rican grandma ‘brujas’), and Margaret Garner (Toni Morrison’s opera to commemorate Garner, a runaway slave and the inspiration for Beloved). 

“I am 54. I don’t know what that means anymore. In my 20s and 30, when I thought about what 50 would feel like, I thought it was going to be old and cranky. And I’m coming together really nicely in my 50s. It feels wonderful to set boundaries, to know that I prefer banana pancakes.” On the other side of 50, journalist, author and filmmaker Sandra Guzman still listens to her elders. Most notably, she spent two days listening to Nobel Laureate and literary giant Toni Morrison when she interviewed her for the wonderful documentary, the Pieces I Am. (Imagine the joys of sitting with Morrison for two days asking questions to elicit the story of her life? And then, your heightened sorrow at her passing this August?) Sandra listens to learn, share and, in her words, “amplify the voices and stories of marginalized people and communities.” She was the Editor-in-Chief of Latina, the country’s largest magazine for Latinx women; won an Emmy for her public affairs work at Telemundo, just one of the television stations she worked with over the years; was a reporter at El Diario/La Prensa and the New York Post; and is the author of The Latina’s Bible, a feminist go-to-guide for two generations of Latinx women. Sandra is a powerful and captivating storyteller evolving into an elder in her own right. We hope you enjoy sitting at her metaphoric feet as much as we did! (And to learn much more about Sandra and her work, visit her website at <a href="http://www.sandraguzman.com/films/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sandraguzman.com/films/</a>)  Note to our listeners: For this episode, we used music from Nina Simone (one of Toni Morrison’s favorites), Princess Nokia’s Bruja (In honor of Puerto Rican grandma ‘brujas’), and Margaret Garner (Toni Morrison’s opera to commemorate Garner, a runaway slave and the inspiration for Beloved).

SO5 Episode 01: Sandra Guzman - At the Feet of Her Elders