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Books with BetsyEpisode 55 - Competitive Reading with Austin WatersOn this episode, Austin Waters, a friend of mine from high school, describes how he has had lots of experience with many different types of reading and writing. We discuss reading plays, how we read so many good books in high school, and how competition in reading can be detrimental.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Books Highlighted by Austin:
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonne...
2025-05-2659 minBooks with BetsyEpisode 42 - Working on Your Brain with Betsy KipnisOn this episode, Betsy Kipnis, a multi-hyphenate who loves a wide variety of authors, and I discuss some shared favorites, great Chicago bookstores, and she has some great stories. She discusses books that are multi-sensory and we get spicy about a beloved author.
Betsy’s Blog - Bookisshh
Barbara Kingsolver’s Recovery Center
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
The Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kọláwọlé
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Books Highlighted by...
2025-02-2456 min
ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre🎃HALLOWEEN SPECIAL🎃 Ruthie Mae McCoy | 1: Candyman, Candyman, Candyman! Today we're talking about Ruthie Mae McCoy, the real-life inspiration for the urban legend of Candyman. We're going to read the article that started it all and react to it as we go. But before we dive into the real-life case that inspired Candyman, let's set the stage by talking about the legend itself—how it started, where it came from, and why it freaks people out so much. Support Us: http://patreon.com/illrepute Credits: Compiled by Sovereign Syre Hosted by Sovereign Syre and Josh Darling Produced by Jo...
2024-10-2856 min
My Blog » demo1-download Pdf The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America’s Dilemma BY Alex Kotlowitz full pagesLink To Download : https://recomendedbook.com/?book=038547721X To Read or Download The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America’s Dilemma by Alex Kotlowitz Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America’s Dilemma Download The […]
2024-10-0500 minBooks with BetsyEpisode 12 - Establishing Empathy with Mike FinucaneOn this episode, Mike Finucane, a campus minister at a high-school in St. Louis, and I discuss how books can help develop empathy. He also gives a great tip from his dad about how to tackle a large non-fiction text. We also confirm that collecting books shouldn’t be considered a bad habit if you love it. We talk about a lot of really intense books but I hope that our discussion will inspire readers to do a deep dive into some of the topics.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’...
2024-07-291h 09
UpzonedToday’s Generation of Families Are “Disillusioned” by SuburbiaFive families from Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Pittsburg move to the suburbs in search of the American dream, drawn by promises of better schools and all the other amenities promised by suburban life…but instead, they’re experiencing the decline of the suburbs, rather than the benefits that were sold to them.
On this week’s episode, host Abby Kinney and co-host Chuck Marohn discuss this story, told in “The Suburbs Have Become a Ponzi Scheme,” and based on the book, Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs.
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2024-01-3130 min
the Essential Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsDisillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin HeroldPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs Author: Benjamin Herold Narrator: Bethany Smith, Benjamin Herold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Astonishingly important.” —Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seem...
2024-01-2310 min
The PromiseDedicated Public Servants | The Kids of Rutherford CountyThe lawyers settle with the County, which agrees to pay the kids who were wrongfully arrested and illegally jailed; the hard part is getting the kids paid.
Credits: “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. It was written and reported by Meribah Knight with additional reporting from Ken Armstrong at ProPublica.
The show was produced by Daniel Guillemette with additional production by Michelle Navarro. It was edited by Julie Snyder and Jen Guerra. Additional editing by Anita Badejo, Sarah Blustain, Tony Gonzalez, Ken Arms...
2023-11-2338 min
The PromiseWould You Like to Sue the Government? | The Kids of Rutherford CountyWes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands.
Credits: “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. It was written and reported by Meribah Knight with additional reporting from Ken Armstrong at ProPublica.
The show was produced by Daniel Guillemette with additional production by Michelle Navarro. It was edited by Julie Snyder and Jen Guerra. Additi...
2023-11-161h 00
The PromiseWhat the Hell Are You People Doing? | The Kids of Rutherford CountyA young lawyer named Wes Clark can’t get the Rutherford County juvenile court to let his clients out of detention—even when the law says they shouldn’t have been held in the first place.
He’s frustrated and demoralized, until he makes a friend.
Credits: “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. It was written and reported by Meribah Knight with additional reporting from Ken Armstrong at ProPublica.
The show was produced by Daniel Guillemette with additional production by Michelle Nava...
2023-11-0933 min
The PromiseThe Egregious Video | The Kids of Rutherford CountyA police officer in Rutherford County, Tennessee, sees a video of little kids fighting, and decides to investigate. This leads to the arrest of 11 kids for watching the fight. The arrests do not go smoothly.
Credits: “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a production of Serial, The New York Times, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. It was written and reported by Meribah Knight with additional reporting from Ken Armstrong at ProPublica.
The show was produced by Daniel Guillemette with additional production by Michelle Navarro. It was edited by Julie Snyder and Jen Guerra. Additional editing by A...
2023-10-2627 min
New Books in Public PolicyElly Fishman, "Refugee High: Coming of Age in America" (The New Press, 2021)Lit Hub's Most Anticipated of 2021. Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award. A year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. “A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation—and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.” —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here.For a cent...
2023-08-2634 minThe Anthropology NewspaperElly Fishman, “Refugee High: Coming of Age in America” (The New Press, 2021)
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated of 2021. Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award. A year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. “A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation—and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.” —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here.
For a ce...
2023-08-2600 min
New Books in AnthropologyElly Fishman, "Refugee High: Coming of Age in America" (The New Press, 2021)Lit Hub's Most Anticipated of 2021. Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award. A year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. “A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation—and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.” —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here.For a cent...
2023-08-2634 min
New Books in EducationElly Fishman, "Refugee High: Coming of Age in America" (The New Press, 2021)Lit Hub's Most Anticipated of 2021. Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award. A year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. “A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation—and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.” —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here.For a cent...
2023-08-2634 minThe New Yorker Radio Hour ExtrasA Trip to the Boundary WatersAlex Kotlowitz is known as a chronicler of Chicago, and of lives marred by urban poverty and violence. His books set in the city include “An American Summer,” “There Are No Children Here,” and “Never a City So Real.” Nevertheless, for some 40 years he has returned to a remote stretch of woods, summer after summer. At a young age, he found himself navigating a canoe through a series of lakes, deep in the woods along Minnesota’s border with Canada. This stretch of country is known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Larger than Rhode Island, it is a patchwork of...
2023-08-0100 min
The New Yorker Radio HourA Trip to the Boundary WatersAlex Kotlowitz is known as a chronicler of Chicago, and of lives marred by urban poverty and violence. His books set in the city include “An American Summer,” “There Are No Children Here,” and “Never a City So Real.” Nevertheless, for some 40 years he has returned to a remote stretch of woods, summer after summer. At a young age, he found himself navigating a canoe through a series of lakes, deep in the woods along Minnesota’s border with Canada. This stretch of country is known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Larger than Rhode Island, it is a patchwork of...
2023-08-0117 min
It's a Good LifeS2E134 Why Simple Wins with Lisa BodellIn a world where complexity is killing many companies' ability to innovate and adapt, simplicity is fast becoming a competitive advantage. In this episode, Lisa Bodell shares why simplification is the key to eliminating unproductive and time-sucking activities and creating a corporate culture where essential and meaningful work is the norm. YOU WILL LEARN:· Why simple matters in business.· How the golden rule of simplicity works.· How to start the process of simplicity. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Lisa Bodell“Kill the Company,” b...
2023-08-0131 minIt's a Good LifeS2E134 Why Simple Wins with Lisa BodellIn a world where complexity is killing many companies' ability to innovate and adapt, simplicity is fast becoming a competitive advantage. In this episode, Lisa Bodell shares why simplification is the key to eliminating unproductive and time-sucking activities and creating a corporate culture where essential and meaningful work is the norm. YOU WILL LEARN:· Why simple matters in business.· How the golden rule of simplicity works.· How to start the process of simplicity. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Lisa Bodell“Kill the Company,” b...
2023-08-0131 min
Set For SentencingLife in the Shadow of Death, With Cyndy ShortCyndy Short has been representing those accused of the worst crimes imaginable for most of her career – and she has NEVER had a client sentenced to death on her watch. She understands that sometimes what makes a lawyer great isn't their legal abilities, but their human abilities. In other words, it's time for lawyers to unlearn everything we were taught, roll up our sleeves, and immerse ourselves in understanding who our clients really are & why they did what they did. In so doing, we better understand ourselves. She has much to teach us about criminal defense and about fi...
2023-07-031h 04
More with Nikki Dutton57. Meet My Mentor – Jamie SwankJamie Swank is one of the most influential people I've had in my life so far. You'll hear us talk about this in our conversation, but she stepped in as a mentor/family to me in a uniquely challenging season years ago – and she's continued to care for me well through this one. There is much to love about Jamie, but a few things I appreciate most that you'll get to see for yourself are her thoughtfulness in life, curiosity to learn, the way she shows others they are worth loving, and her honesty with God. My hope is tha...
2023-04-201h 00
Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library PodcastReapers, Dragons, and GardensIn this episode Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam talk about books that have left a lasting impression, as well as some of their recent reads.
In this episode we talked about:
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
Lost Boy by Christina Henry
Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The...
2023-02-2731 min
The Ahlquist AgendaUpset the Setup: Breaking Barriers RecapIn this episode, we recap our annual Breaking Barriers event and further explore the connections between neglect and poverty. The episode features our two guests from the event: Alex Kotlowitz, an award winning author and journalist who focuses on the needs of under-resourced communities, and Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton, CA and a leader in the universal basic income movement. You'll also hear from Children's Home & Aid CEO Mike Shaver on why the Ahlquist Center is taking on povery as a core tenet of its work. Episode Resources: Our President and CEO Michael S...
2022-08-2911 min
The New Yorker Radio HourA Trip to the Boundary WatersAlex Kotlowitz is known as a chronicler of the city of Chicago, and of lives marred by urban poverty and violence. His books set in Chicago include “An American Summer,” “There Are No Children Here,” and “Never a City So Real.” But for some 40 years, he has returned to a remote stretch of woods summer after summer. At a young age, he found himself navigating a canoe through a series of lakes, deep in the woods along Minnesota’s border with Canada. The stretch of wilderness is known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Larger than the state of Rhode Island...
2022-08-0924 min
Poured OverAndrea Elliott on INVISIBLE CHILD"Because for every kid who makes it out, there are thousands more who are just as capable, who don't. And I think we need to shift the conversation away from what was it that helped that one kid make it out to why are all these other kids not?" Andrea Elliott's Invisible Child belongs on the shelf next to Evicted by Matthew Desmond and Alex Kotlowitz's books There are No Children Here and An American Summer. She joins us on the show to talk about eleven-year-old Dasani and her family, how systems feed the poverty cycle, why we need to chall...
2021-10-1442 min
Book Talk, etc.Characters We Love to HateSend us a textIn Episode 21 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about characters they love to hate. They share something they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk plus recommendations about various types of characters they love to hate. *Support us on Patreon ! We would love for you to join our Book Talk community! We have great bonus content including bonus episodes, Zoom get togethers, an engaging private Facebook group to interact with other listeners and more for just $5 a month! *The book titles lis...
2021-10-121h 09
AWM Author TalksEpisode 62: Elly FishmanThis week, hear from journalist and editor Elly Fishman about her book Refugee High: Coming of Age in America, winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel award. The book tells the story of a year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. Elly is interviewed by award-winning author Alex Kotlowitz. This program took place August 10th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.
This program is part of the Jeanne M. and John W. Rowe Program Series, presented in conjunction with our...
2021-08-3038 min
Podkast amerykański50. O książkach na wakacjeOstatni odcinek przed przerwą wakacyjną poświęcamy książkom o Stanach Zjednoczonych, które ostatnio przeczytaliśmy i które Państwu – w mniejszym lub większym stopniu – polecamy. Trzy po polsku, trzy po angielsku, trzy od Łukasza, trzy od Piotra. Mówimy o epidemii przemocy i zabójstwach czarnych Amerykanów w Los Angeles i Chicago (Jill Leovy,„Wszyscy wiedzą”; Alex Kotlowitz, „Amerykańskie lato”) i o wydanym dopiero co po polsku głośnym eseju Ta-Nehisiego Coatesa („Między światem a mną”) o doświadczeniu byciu Afroamerykaninem. O tym dlaczego zdaniem historyczki Heather Cox Richardson Konfederacja niekoniecznie przegrała wojnę secesyjną („How the Sou...
2021-07-101h 03
Just A Few Questions PodcastLow Income Neighborhoods: Alex KotlowitzMarc Sims talks with journalist Alex Kotlowitz about low income African American neighborhoods.
Alex Kotlowitz is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker.
https://www.alexkotlowitz.com
2021-06-1116 min
ArtRage - wcale nie podcastCo się nawinie #7 | Ten z tańcującą... Cyranką i Konradem NowickimJeśli czekaliście na odcinek z właścicielem niszowego, ale odnoszącego sukcesy wydawcy, oto on: Konrad Nowicki, współzałożyciel wydawnictwa Cyranka. Przepytujemy Konrada na temat linii wydawniczej Cyranki, roli doświadczeń osobistych w publikowanych przez nich pozycjach, a także dlaczego niektórych książek nikt nie chce wydać.
Poza tym garść naprawdę ciekawych nowości plus oczywiście - co teraz czytamy, m.in. świeżutko wydane "Tylko góry będą ci przyjaciółmi" Boochaniego.
Lista tytułow:
"Tylko góry będą ci przyjaciółmi" Behrouz Boochani, tłum. Tomasz S. G...
2021-02-2857 min
Ravenous ReadersThe Verdict on the True Crime GenreWhat is the "true crime" genre and why do readers find it so addicting? In this episode of "Ravenous Readers", our Media Specialist, Miss Foor chats with English teachers Mrs. Wyatt, Ms. Kohne and Ms. Breeden about the mystery of the true crime genre is and why it's so appealing.
Happy listening!
For further reading and information on topics mentioned in this episode, check out:
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Knives Out film
"Lessons from Death Row Inmates" TED...
2021-01-0442 min
The Xenolearn PodcastEpisode 6: Healing and Teaching Change with American Teachers (Part 2)Fareeha, Holly, Stephanie and Sinai have two things in common: 1. They are all teachers, and; 2. They all breathed a sigh of relief after the American Election in November 2020. We asked them how the American election has impacted their classrooms, and how they create a diverse and inclusive space for all students to learn and feel affirmed. We talked for hours and hours, so we've decided to edit our interviews into 2 parts.
Part 1, last week’s episode, was about the election and the challenges of teaching in The United States of America over the last four years....
2020-12-0226 min
Free Food For ThoughtAlex KotlowitzKoss and Seth sit down with Alex Kotlowitz, former staff writer of The Wall Street Journal and critically acclaimed author of An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago. They discuss his journey from working on a cattle ranch to the Emmy winner he is today, his approach to journalism and his drive to share the stories of a segregated society.
2020-11-0122 min
The PromiseThe Final ExamIt’s February 2020, and Warner Elementary’s star is rising. It’s showing so much progress this year that it might be able to go from one of the lowest performing schools in Tennessee to one of the best. Now it’s just time to hunker down and work until the big state test at the end of the year.
But we all know what happens next. First, a natural disaster in Nashville. Then, a global pandemic. And at a school with low-income students, these challenges hit especially hard.
“I'm tired of fighting for kids. One person can’t consistently carry...
2020-10-1951 minThe PromiseThe Recruitment DivideThere was a time when the decision of where to send your child to school was relatively simple: public or private. Now, in Nashville and many other cities, those choices have multiplied exponentially.
In large part, it's because of white families — a way to keep them in the public system, but on their own terms. But with so many choices at play, things have gotten messy. Judgement is cast. Pedagogy is ruthlessly ranked. Gossip and chatter steer decision making. And information begins to splinter.
In this episode, we follow two mothers whose experiences in choosing a school couldn't be m...
2020-10-1226 minThe PromiseA ReckoningLast fall, parents from Lockeland Elementary held a community meeting to talk about the elephant in the room: Despite the diversity of the neighborhood, their school was the whitest school in the entire district.
Some white parents in the neighborhood simply didn’t see any problem. Others did and wanted the district to find a solution that would bring more children of color to their school. But there was a time, not that long ago, when an idea was floated that could have changed the makeup of Lockeland’s student body — and it did not go well.
...
2020-10-0545 minThe PromiseWarner's HopeWarner Elementary is about to take its moon shot. After landing on the state’s list of lowest-performing schools, it’s aiming to make the list of highest-performing schools. Finally, it has all the right tools: an infusion of federal grant money, an energetic and experienced principal, and new class offerings that set the school apart.
But the real turnaround will only work if more students enroll — white students, specifically. And most white families in the neighborhood want nothing to do with Warner.
In this episode, Warner begins its uphill turnaround battle.
The Promise is written and produced Meribah...
2020-09-2836 minThe PromiseWhat You Can't UnseeWhen Willie Sims’ daughter started kindergarten at a high-performing elementary school in East Nashville, all seemed well at first. His daughter loved her teacher. She was making friends. But then Willie realized: In a neighborhood with tons of Black families, his daughter was the only Black child in the entire grade.
Then he started hearing murmurings from other families, white families, concerned about the issue of resegregation. They were mobilizing. They wanted to push the school to acknowledge the fact that families of color were becoming scarcer and scarcer at the school.
In this episode, white parents s...
2020-09-2137 minThe PromiseThe UnravelingAfter 43 years of courtroom battles, Nashville's landmark school desegregation lawsuit was settled. In the eyes of the law, the city finally made an honest effort to racially integrate its schools. But in truth, the matter was far from settled.
For the Kelley family, whose son was the case's named plaintiff, being Black in America meant there were battles and sacrifices at every turn — far beyond education. And for Richard Dinkins, the plaintiffs' lawyer, hope was quickly replaced by dismay as he watched decades of work and progress towards school desegregation begin to unravel.
"The settlement was based on mutu...
2020-09-1429 minThe PromiseThe Nashville WayTo understand the resegregation of Nashville’s schools, you have to start with understanding desegregation.
In 1954, the famous Brown v. Board decision ruled that segregated schools violated the constitution. But in reality, that decision changed very little in Nashville. Segregation was an architecture, and to pull it apart was a grueling endeavor. White families derailed the process. City officials worked mightily to resist it. And black families sacrificed for it.
In this episode, we’re going back to the early days of this battle for racial equity in the classroom, to the time not that long ago when school...
2020-09-0745 min
Rhythm of LifeInside the Mind of Legendary Filmmaker STEVE JAMES - Ep 7Host Bob Hercules speaks with the acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Steve James, who’s first film, Hoop Dreams, made an indelible mark on the cultural and sociological landscape in the U.S.. This film won every major critics award in 1994 as well as a Peabody, and picked up many more accolades along with way. James also directed, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, that was nominated for an Academy Award, and tells the story of a small financial institution that was the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States 2008 mortgage crisis. He also teamed up with writer Alex...
2020-09-042h 18
Noire HistoryThere Are No Children Here [Book Review]A review of the book "There Are No Children Here" by Alex Kotlowitz which tells the story of residents of Chicago’s Henry Horner projects during the 1980s. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/there-are-no-children-here-book-review.
2020-07-2419 minNoire HistoryThere Are No Children Here [Book Review]A review of the book "There Are No Children Here" by Alex Kotlowitz which tells the story of residents of Chicago’s Henry Horner projects during the 1980s. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/there-are-no-children-here-book-review.
2020-07-2419 min
Super Special Grown Ups OnlyRebekah is BACK and now is a Yogier!
Rebekah and Ing provide an insightful look into yoga. Rebekah recommend the book Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett.
Ing recommends An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz.
2020-07-2119 minRhythm of LifeALEX KOTLOWITZ: Life Lessons from Chicago's Toughest Streets - Ep 4Guest host, Bob Hercules sits down with the prolific author, journalist and filmmaker, Alex Kotlowitz, who is best known for his books exploring the intersection of poverty, urban violence and race, which includes his landmark book, THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE.
2019-12-101h 14
Twenty SummersAlex Kotlowitz and Adam Moss in ConversationRecorded at the Hawthorne barn on May 25, 2019 by Twenty Summers. All Rights Reserved.
2019-11-1648 min
The Oral History Podcast » podcastEpisode 23: Sula by Toni Morrisonclick to subscribe in Spotify, GooglePlayMusic, iTunes, or Stitcher. SHOW NOTES Our Current Reads Carrie Sex Objects: Art & The Dialectics of Desire, by Jennifer Doyle Christa An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, by Alex Kotlowitz Announcements Subscribe to our companion TinyLetter for this (and every) episode here; and visit us on Facebook here. This episode’s excerpts are from Sula, … Continue reading Episode 23: Sula by Toni Morrison
2019-09-3059 min
The Oral History Podcast » podcastEpisode 23: Sula by Toni Morrison
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Our Current Reads
Carrie
Sex Objects: Art & The Dialectics of Desire, by Jennifer Doyle
Christa
An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, by Alex Kotlowitz
2019-09-3000 min
The Axe Files with David AxelrodEp. 316 — Alex KotlowitzJournalist and author Alex Kotlowitz joins David to talk about his award-winning book on kids growing up in the Chicago housing projects, the mental toll writing that book took on him personally, the violence in Chicago today, and what he wants to focus on next.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2019-03-2559 min
Club BookClub Book Episode 87 Alex KotlowitzPeabody Award- winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of the nation’s foremost commentators on urban violence and community perseverance. He is best known for the seminal but haunting There Are No Children Here, the real-life story of 9- and 11-year old brothers in Chicago’s most crime-ridden public housing complex. (Oprah Winfrey produced and starred in a film version of There Are No Children Here in 1993.) His 2007 follow-up, The Other Side of the River, shines a light on two towns in southern Michigan as a microcosm for the racial divides still prevalent in A...
2019-03-2453 min
Lumpen Radio: Week In ReviewLumpen Week in Review • 3-22-19This week we discussed a prize-winning author’s searing new book, discussed Girl Scouts and heard new music from some of Chicago’s top acts. All this plus the debut of the Keeper’s Box, Are We Cool Yet? and the Trump Diaries -- all
only on the Lumpen Week in Review for March 22, 2019. This week, we spoke to Chandeliers, The Vandercook School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble, Lucas Koerner, Sebastian and Adrian Aguirre, Olivia, Alex Kotlowitz, df and Rothschild Sponsors.
2019-03-2257 min
Eye 94Eye 94 • 3-22-19Eye 94 spoke with award-winning author Alex Kotlowitz in front of a sold-out studio audience at the Dial. Kotlowitz discussed his forthcoming book “An American Summer,” discussed the plague of violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods, and
what, if anything, can be done to stop it. Eye 94, Lumpen Radio’s books and literature show, airs every Sunday at 11 am.
2019-03-2258 min
This Is the AuthorS4 E15: Alex Kotlowitz, Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD, and Preet BhararaS4 E15: In this episode, meet Alex Kotlowitz, author of AN AMERICAN SUMMER; Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, author of BIASED; and Preet Bharara, author of DOING JUSTICE. These authors’ timely audiobooks explore the complex topics of violence, race, and criminal justice. Hear about the meaningful and influential interviews that contributed to these audiobooks, and how these personal stories and different perspectives can help us reflect on our own. Plus, find out which author was inspired, in part, by Tim O’Brien’s seminal book THE THINGS WE CARRIED.
An American Summer by Alex Kotlowitz: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/236520/an-american-summer/
Biased by Jen...
2019-03-1913 min
The Book ReviewA Violent Summer in ChicagoAlex Kotlowitz discusses “An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago,” and John Lanchester talks about his new novel, “The Wall.”
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2019-03-0859 min
For Real#26 International Women's DayThis week Alice and Kim talk about a ton of March new releases and books to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara from Hanover Square Press.Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura.NEW BOOKSSkeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Brian SwitekDevices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick a...
2019-03-0544 min
Discover The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Vivid!An American Summer by Alex KotlowitzPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168362to listen full audiobooks.
Title: An American Summer
Author: Alex Kotlowitz
Narrator: Alex Kotlowitz
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 03-05-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 197 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
2019-03-059h 53
But That's Another StoryEvan RatliffWriter Evan Ratliff on Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels, his love of mysteries, and the future of longform journalism.
To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasby Hunter S. Thompson, The Mastermindby Evan Ratliff, theHardy Boysseries, the Dragonlance Chroniclesby Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, There Are No Children Hereby Alex Kotlowitz, and Hell's Angelsby Hunter S. Thompson.
You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub.
Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and...
2019-02-2223 min
But That's Another StoryThe Books That Changed Their LivesThis week, we're looking back on the lessons we've learned from all of our guests and the books that have changed their lives. To learn more about the books we've mentioned in this week's episode, check out Middlemarch by George Eliot, New People by Danzy Senna, The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman, Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace, Who Will Run The Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore, There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, The Karma of Brown Folk by Vijay Prashad, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid...
2018-08-2418 min
But That's Another StoryJeff HobbsAuthor Jeff Hobbs on Alex Kotlowitz’s There Are No Children Here, the art of nonfiction, and a eulogy that got way out of hand. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs. Please fill out our survey at bit.ly/butthatsanothersurvey.
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2018-05-0421 min
The Book Love Foundation Podcast2017 Winter Break #5Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning.
This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Aeriale Johnson!
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Aeriale Johnson serves children and their communities as a...
2017-12-3134 min
Third Coast Pocket ConferenceWhose Story Is It? (2012)Over the past several years, we've seen the journalism world take a hard look at itself. Reporters and documentary-makers have had to confront the relationship between cold, hard facts and the push to make compelling stories linger long after they’re heard.
Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute moderated a panel at the 2012 Third Coast Conference to address the ethical dilemmas that pop up for journalists when producing stories. She was joined by Matt Thompson, now the deputy editor at The Atlantic, and documentarian Alex Kotlowitz. Together they discussed the common, shared ethical values of reporting and whether those values ar...
2017-07-1800 min
Written InsideWritten Inside: A Visit From An OutsiderHe noticed something moving in the back of the cell. In this final episode, inmate James Trent describes an encounter that he'll never forget. Plus: An interview with the co-creators of Written Inside, Alex Kotlowitz and Jennifer Lackey. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-04-1316 min
LongformEpisode 240: Alex KotlowitzAlex Kotlowitz is a journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, and film. He’s the author of three books, including There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America.
“The truth of the matter is, given what we do, we’re always outsiders. If it’s not by race or class, it’s by gender, religion, politics. It’s just the nature of being a nonfiction writer—going into communities that, at some level, feel unfamiliar. If you’re writing about stuff you already know about, where’s the joy in that? Where’s the...
2017-04-1253 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: What Isn't HereNo privacy. No space. No quiet. No furniture. In this episode, inmate William Jones describes his prison cell, which is notable for what is not there rather than what is. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-04-1107 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: A Place Kept CleanRamon Delgado rises before dawn to thoroughly scrub his cell each morning. In this episode, an inmate describes his obsessive cleaning routine in a space caked with dust and dirt. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-04-0607 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: A FriendIn prison, it's important not to allow anyone to get close to you, especially a cellmate. But this cellmate is different. In this episode, inmate Michael Carlos describes his improbable friendship with a cardboard pianist. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-04-0410 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: I Am A RecluseBeing a recluse, especially in prison, does simplify things. In this episode, inmate Marcos Gray considers the consequences of isolating himself from other prisoners...and from his family back home. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-03-3008 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: On The Move... AgainPack your stuff. You’re moving. Howard
Keller Jr. has been transferred over two dozen times to different prison cells.
In this episode, Howard describes the anxiety he experienced before meeting his
37th cellmate.Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-03-2808 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: At War With The RoachesThese roaches don’t run when the light turns on. In the second episode, inmate Oscar “Smiley” Parham describes the reason he started a two-month war with super vermin in his prison cell.Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-03-2313 minWritten InsideWritten Inside: A Silent PianoHow do you learn to play piano without a piano? In this first episode, inmate Demetrius Cunningham explains how he taught himself to play piano with a makeshift keyboard fashioned from something he found in prison.Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-03-2109 minWritten InsidePreview Of WBEZ's Written Inside: Stories About Prison CellsWritten Inside is a podcast about life inside a maximum-security prison cell. Adapted from essays written at Stateville Correctional Center near Chicago, these intimate stories speak to the everyday experience of being incarcerated. Each inmate’s story is voiced by a Chicago actor. Created by journalist Alex Kotlowitz and produced by WBEZ Chicago's Colin McNulty.
2017-03-1503 min
Third Coast Pocket ConferenceThe Bigness of the Small Story (2016)Never underestimate the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative. These “small stories” of everyday life have the potential to bring listeners in close to reveal the complexities and ambiguities of the world around us.
Celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz will share tips on finding compelling narratives, interviewing subjects to elicit unforgettable tape, and crafting a seemingly small story that speaks to something so much bigger.
Recorded at the 2016 Third Coast Conference.
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2017-01-1800 min
New Books in JournalismEthan Michaeli, “The Defender: How The Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016)In his new book The Defender: How The Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016), Ethan Michaeli charts the riveting history of the Chicago Defender, one of the nation’s longest running and most significant black periodicals.
Founded in 1905 by publisher Robert S. Abbott, the Defender came to play a central role in regional and national black politics; drawing African Americans north to Chicago as part of the Great Migration out of the South, condemning Jim Crow and bolstering the electoral power of black America, and helping to secure the election of presidents such as Harry Tr...
2016-10-271h 05
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllThe Bigness of the Small StoryFrom the 2016 Third Coast Conference... celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz talks about the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative.Year: 2016
2016-10-201h 16Third Coast Audio Library :: Conference SessionsThe Bigness of the Small StoryFrom the 2016 Third Coast Conference... celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz talks about the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative.Year: 2016
2016-10-201h 16
WFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceThe Interrupters (rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)Ameena Matthews in a scene from The Interrupters (Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, 2011) In a program from August of 2011, Andrew talks with Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Kartemquin Films), Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), and Cobe Williams (the CeaseFire project) about their acclaimed documentary, The Interrupters. Made in Chicago, the film looks at the efforts [...]
2016-08-0900 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceThe Interrupters (Rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)Ameena Matthews in a scene from The Interrupters (Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, 2011) First aired August 8, 2011, Andrew Patner talks with Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Kartemquin Films), Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), and Cobe Williams (the CeaseFire project) about their acclaimed documentary, The Interrupters. Made in Chicago, the film looks at the efforts of more [...]
2015-04-1400 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllMike and Victor: A Family StoryIn 1993, Mike Checuga was a 24 year-old working obsessively long hours until his boss ordered him to take a day off each week.Year: 2014Producers:Alex KotlowitzAmy Drozdowska
2014-01-1029 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllBest of the Best 2013 (Part 2)Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts Best of the Best: The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2013 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.Year: 2013Producers:Marianne McCuneCathy FitzGeraldMatt ThompsonCourtney SteinTemitayo FagbenleLinda LuttonAlex KotlowitzKatie Mingle
2013-11-1658 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: WinnersHarper High SchoolIn the 2011 -2012 school year, Harper High School, located in one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods, saw 29 of its current and recent students shot.Year: 2013Producers:Alex KotlowitzBen CalhounLinda Lutton
2013-10-0421 minThird Coast Audio Library :: AllHarper High SchoolIn the 2011 -2012 school year, Harper High School, located in one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods, saw 29 of its current and recent students shot.Year: 2013Producers:Alex KotlowitzBen CalhounLinda Lutton
2013-10-0421 min
LongformEpisode 26: Jennifer GonnermanJennifer Gonnerman, contributing editor at New York and contributing writer for Mother Jones.
Show notes:
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[5:00] Wayne Barrett's Village Voice Archive
[10:30] "The House Where They Live: Inside the Sex-Offender Cluster of One Long Island Town (New York • Dec 2007)
[16:00] "Blood Brothers: How Felix Aponte’s Kidney Transplant to Friend Robert Sanchez Saved Both Their Lives (New York • Nov 2009)
[22:00] "Tuesdays With Judy: Battling Mental Illness With a Paintbrush (Village Voice • Dec 2005)
[22:45] "The Man Who Charged Himself With Murder" (New York • Nov 2012)
[27:30] Excerpt from G. Dep’s Memoir, The Autobiographical Rapping Dude: The Rhyme Book
[32:30] "A Beautiful Mind: On Susan Sheeha...
2013-01-3052 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: Conference SessionsEveryday VoicesDavid Isay and Alex Kotlowitz both try to discover extraordinary stories in "ordinary people."Year: 2004
2009-12-231h 20Third Coast Audio Library :: AllEveryday VoicesDavid Isay and Alex Kotlowitz both try to discover extraordinary stories in "ordinary people."Year: 2004
2009-12-231h 20
Bad at SportsBad at Sports Episode 51: William CongerChicago
art legend William Conger!!! He's taught many of you, heck he's taught some of
your teachers. Guest host Tony Fitzpatrick joins Duncan in this great discussion that covers
everything from what a great guy Ed Paschke was, to a lengthy discussion of
Wesley Kimler which is not to be missed. Much talk about art history in Chicago and an overall fascinating
time.
The longest episode yet, but every minute is a gem.
Next week: Our anniversary show!!!
Bill
Conger
Tony Fitzpatrick
Paul Klein
Ed Paschke
Roy Boyd Gallery
2006-08-211h 21
This American Life (Unofficial)179: CiceroThe story in a way of a town that time forgot, or more accurately, a town that tried to forget the times. A special broadcast co-hosted by award-winning journalist Alex Kotlowitz, author of the books There Are No Children Here and The Other Side of the River.
2001-03-1600 min
Discover Best Sellers Audiobooks in Mysteries & Thrillers and True CrimeThe Other Side of the River Audiobook by Alex KotlowitzListen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Other Side of the River
Author: Alex Kotlowitz
Narrator: Stanley Tucci
Format: Abridged
Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-16-99
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime
Publisher's Summary:
Two Michigan towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, separated by the St. Joseph River, are geographically close, yet worlds apart: St.
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1999-12-165h 15