This Blue Kitchen: Issues And Solutions That Impact Maryland’s Families.

Produced at a kitchen table in Montgomery County, Maryland, this podcast is a discussion about the everyday issues that concern a family like bills, education, health, vacations, elder care, etc. The host, Anita Mpambara Cox is a homemaker who uses her economics and international relations background to examine issues using kitchen parlance; you’ll hear what is sizzling, percolating, baking, boiling or even broiling as she gets into finding solutions. If your family’s wellbeing is central to your life, then you will find this podcast informative, entertaining and relevant.
Episodes
Episodes



Saturday May 28, 2022
Saturday May 28, 2022
Hear the final part of Ambassador (Retired) Richard Bogosian's interview that ends on a hugely sobering note; then meet Guy Kembola, an experienced care-giver who tells us about the kinds of abuse found in nursing homes and about what the job is actually like. About that abuse, it's not what you are thinking!



Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Eldercare Part One: Through a uniquely international lens and smatterings of a love story, our guest, Ambassador (Retired) Bogosian, takes us through what it was like mentally and practically for him to go through the maze of finding the right care for his late wife, Claire, in the $400bn Senior Care industry. In Part Two, we will conclude the Ambassador's story, and hear caregiver Guy Kembola's perspective of what it is like to care for the elderly as a profession.



Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Episode 2: INFLATION - Price Sticker Shock, Petrol Pump Pain
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Are you feeling the pinch from the rising prices? Even the dollar store isn't a dollar anymore! A visit to the local dollar store reveals how some Marylanders feel about inflation and the woes of a worsening economy.



Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Episode 1: EDUCATION - Magruder High School Shooting in Rockville, Maryland
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
On Jan 21, 2022 a 15-year-old was shot inside a bathroom at Magruder High School in Rockville, MD. The details are shocking! Why do these shootings keep happening with an astounding consistency? Featuring local politicians, the victim’s mother, and the police rep, this episode seeks to find a solution.