Michael lewis will be a guest on the program monday night, and after i had talked to the producer for a while, he asked if i wanted to come into the studio to be a guest as well, to talk about the. Ghetto life 101 became one of the most acclaimed programs in public radio history. Jowies friend and former radio personality joe muchiri has shared joseph irungu alias jowie released on cash bail. A full directory of podcasts distributed by national public radio. View directory npr one is also a convenient way to find and listen to public radio podcasts using the explore feature. James kangethe tete kimani or better known to you as bonoko who has now become a kind of a cult figure in the kenyan society. The 14 stories of eric morse with producer david isay, served as basis for book. Mix and match the filters below and the years above to explore more than 2,000 recommendations from npr staff and trusted critics. A blog is just a stack, an undifferentiated stack of news. Ghetto radio broadcasts with the slogan ghetto is alive online radio station broadcasting from nairobi, kenya. Alicia keys by baby cham off the album ghetto story available now.
Find 74 listings related to npr stations in north raleigh on. Npr host scott simon, with writer kevin nance, stops off at his mothers haunts, including the art institute and seneca park, as he recalls her life and death and the tweets that led to his book. I can usually suffer through many other annoying voices on npr, but i will turn to a different station whenever meeschel drops here voice way down low and trys to get all intimate and sappy with that wet, sultry, emotivelyoverdone thing she does. It has to be said that the reasons behind smileys divorce from npr remain murky. Bbc world service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in english and 28 other language services, on radio, tv and digital. Teenagers lealan jones and lloyd newman, tell story of chicagos ida b. The boys taped for ten days, walking listeners through their daily lives. Geto boys mind playing tricks on me is hiphops anxiety anthem gangsta rap had been known as aggressive, rebellious and political, but the geto boys 1991 hit made it something new. Radio iq and its sister service wvtf music are services of virginia tech. Life and death on the south side of chicago with coauthors lloyd newman, david isay and john anthony brooks simon and schuster. Stream tracks and playlists from ghr ghetto house radio on your desktop or mobile device. We are ghr americas 2 hour syndicated electronic dance music mixshow. Wisconsin public radio features indepth news from wprs seven bureaus and npr, entertainment programs, classical music and discussions on the ideas network. Also top stories from business, politics, health, science, technology, music, arts and culture.
Ghettoside, if theres any justice, will be the most important book about urban violence in a generation. Nprs michel martin talks with jenn white, the host of 16 shots, a podcast from wbez and the chicago tribune, about the shooting death of 17yearold laquan mcdonald and the citys long history. A fun radio show and podcast about language examined through family, history, and culture. A growing audience relies on our broadcast, print and digital distribution channels for a unique mix of local, national, and international news. Her book, ghettoside, uses the story of one murder to. Just a few moments after being released on cash bail, joseph irungu alias jowies friends have already set up accounts for raising money for his ksh. The book was based on the national public radio npr documentaries, ghetto life 101 and remorse.
He said that public housing first appeared in the u. Its a minihistory of nbcc and a tribute to its getting books by black authors out of the blackbook ghetto in bookstores. From witnesses to reluctant gang members, jill leovy says, everybodys terrified. In march, 1993, lealan jones, thirteen, and lloyd newman, fourteen, collaborated with public radio producer. On the streets of new york in the 1970s and 80s, kids from the bronx were spinning on their heads and backs, doing acrobatic flips and rocking to hiphop beats. Radio iq signals reach approximately two million virginia residents. In march, 1993, lealan jones, thirteen, and lloyd newman, fourteen, collaborated with public radio producer david isay to create the radio documentary ghetto life 101, their audio diaries of life on chicagos south side. West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50 ncpr.
Errol morris discusses the bside, and blondies debbie harry and chris. Npr s brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. In this weeks show leguizamo shares his views on latinos in the media today, both in hollywood and in spanish language entertainment. So i ordered this book on line, it arrived quickly. The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight. Ghetto life 101 is a 30minute radio broadcast documentary exploring the lives of residents of the south side of. Npr s book concierge is your guide to 2018s best reads.
Life and death on the south side of chicago, whats your book about. Radio iq offers bbc news and npr talk programs through signals in roanoke, richmond, charlottesville, lynchburg, ferrum, emory, lexington and the new river valley. What began as a competition of skills at house parties and street jams soon became a pop culture phenomenon. Npr radio documentaries ghetto life 101 and remorse. Remorse, a documentary reported by lealan jones and lloyd newman. Ghetto life 101 is a 30minute radio broadcast documentary exploring the lives of residents of the south side of chicago, illinois. Its exceptionally brave to fight violence with love, chastain says. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the radio documentary ghetto life 101. Chicagos daily news source on whats happening locally, in the greater region, nationally, and around the world. Since the documentaries and the book came out, i have attended three.
Chastain stars as antonina zabinska, who, along with her husband, sheltered hundreds of warsaw jews during world war ii. The most annoying npr voice of all time has got to be meeschel norris. It was created by teenagers lealan jones and lloyd newman and produced by david isay for national public radio. I received a call on thursday from a producer of nprs open source, who wanted to talk to me about michael lewiss new book the blind side and what it says about football in general. Ghr ghetto house radio free listening on soundcloud. Riding in wifes car today, radio was on npr page 3. This is a real ghetto story about a young man who used to live in the streets of nairobi. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love. This was on the play list and the 30 minutes i heard sounded interesting. Studio 360 wnyc new york public radio, podcasts, live. Views expressed here do not reflect the position of ghetto radio ltd. Richard rothstein, who is the author of the making of ferguson, a book documenting the history of statesponsored residential segregation. In west side story, its very clear that its these poor, white gang members versus these young, immigrant puerto ricans or i should say, they were, of course, united states citizens, but. Back in march of 1993, lealan jones, and lloyd newman, 14, collaborated with public radio producer david isay who would later become the founder of storycorps to create audio diaries of life on chicagos south side.
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