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Author Isabel Wilkerson and "The Warmth of Other Suns"

Airs at: Thu, 01/05/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Emma Jackson Ford, O.B. Hill  and Patricia Hill Welch talk with Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson in this rebroadcast of their November 2010 interview.  Wilkerson discusses “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” a New Yor... Read more

VOICES OF RESISTANCE FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL: BLACK POWER AT 50 IN DC

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Todays program includes the fifth and final part of our series Black Power: 50 Years in DC, 1966-2016. The Black Arts Movement is our focus today and features our interview with fiber artist and cultural activist Januwa Moja, who has exhibited her wearable art throughout... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 5 - Gatekeeping, Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
For this episode of A Radio Geekly, the collective will continue its multi-part series on Gatekeeping, next by discussing its oppression of the LGBTQ community in geek culture. We will also hear interviews with those within the community who share their experiences. Join t... Read more

Art Focus Jan 3 2017 National Portrait Gallery London with Neil Evans and Rosie Millard

Airs at: Tue, 01/03/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday January 3, 2017, Joseph Gallivan plays audio from a trip to the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK, with discussion of major paintings by the gallery's media manager Neil Evans and British art critic Rosie Millard. We walk around the galleries discussing por... Read more

Disability Solidarity with TL Lewis

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
This week we're talking to social justice engineer, activist-attorney, and founder of HEARD (Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities), Talila "TL" Lewis. We talk about deafness and disability in relation to the school-to-prison pipeline, disability solida... Read more

Things That Annoy Us

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 10:15am - Sun, 01/08/2017 at 10:15am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Tune in to this hilarious episode as Tanae and I count down the many things that annoy us. Read more

Migrations Art Special

Airs at: Tue, 01/03/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae presents profiles of West African guitarist and singer Parfait Bassale, Bhutanese poet Dilip Sunar with interpreter Suprina Koirala and the Tongan Sewing Circle led by  Kato Kakala Kavapalu and Kolini Fusitua. All were featured in Dmae's special yearlong project Migrat... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
It's another rainy yet beautiful day in the Rose City. This afternoon, it's the return of live music to the Sampler, as we welcome the bands  JoyTribe and  Glasys to the big studio. Two bands to kick off this year's line up of performers,  to brighten up our two hours. Prof... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Once again, the day is saved by Fortunato, Just Jess and the Sampler Crew. tune in for live music, radio theater, and more.  Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
It's another Monday show with live music and fun with Fortunato, Just Jess and the gang. Today's show we welcome former co-host Sabrina (aka Scorpion Warrior) to the studio to share stories of her adventures on the road and her latest musical endeavors. We'll continue with... Read more