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Harrisburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!E-bike Fire in Lancaster RowhomeE-bike fire in Lancaster rowhome causes significant damage, displaces resident; safety measures urged Checkout https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn.
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2026-02-1300 min
Unruly SubjectsShackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for ThemThis week, we feature an interview with journalist Gillian Brockell who recently wrote a story published in Mother Jones that breaks down what’s happening onboard ICE deportation flights, the private-equity airline that’s profiting off the cruelty, and more. Also, Chenjerai has an update on labor struggles happening across the country and across sectors including the health care workers in NYC, the public school teachers on strike in San Francisco, and we share an excerpt of Chenjerai’s interview with Elisabeth Fay, a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU and an elected member of Contract Faculty United-UAW's bargaini...
2026-02-121h 02
Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Rowhome Fire in Lansdowne, MarylandRowhome Fire in Lansdowne, Maryland
2026-02-0800 minUnruly SubjectsWho Polices the Police? with Mac MuirThis week, Chenjerai is back on one of his favorite beats: policing in America 👮He has a long conversation with Mac Muir, the author of Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing. Muir recently served as the Executive Director of Oakland, California’s Community Police Review Agency and before then was a Supervising Investigator at NYC’s CCRB. He shares stories from inside his work as a police investigator and discusses the changes needed to hold bad cops accountable. We also hear an excerpt from an interview with a nurse and negotiator on the fron...
2026-02-051h 35
Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!DC Rowhome Fire: Safety Tips for WinterDC firefighters tackle rowhome fire, rescue cat, no serious injuries; homeowners reminded of winter fire safety tips. Checkout https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn
2026-02-0301 minUnruly SubjectsWhat It Takes to Shut It Down: General Strikes, Movement Strategy, SolidarityThis week, we feature a conversation with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes. What do people mean when they say general strike? What makes strike power different from other kinds of protest power? And what kind of conditions actually have to exist for this kind of action to succeed, especially in a moment when the repression is this real?In this episode, we also hear from two workers on the ground in Minneapolis: Dr. Robert Mills III is a pediatrician and Nakia Dunbar is a school administrator. They talked about what i...
2026-01-291h 07Unruly SubjectsHow Trump 2.0 Built a Vote Purging Machine with Abby VesoulisThis week, we feature an interview with Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis, who recently co-authored with Ari Berman the report “Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine”. Vesoulis breaks down the Trump administration’s plans for election interference via voter suppression, the Department of Justice’s role in purging voters, and how we can try to fight back ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Also, Chenjerai previews a longer interview with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. about the purpose and power of general strikes. They discuss this in the context of the ongoing...
2026-01-221h 00Unruly SubjectsDebate, Journalism, and Power in the Feed with George “Conscious” LeeThis week, we feature an interview with George “Conscious” Lee. He’s an orator, educator, and social media influencer who uses his platform to break news and promote dynamic understandings of justice. He’s built a massive, engaged audience on Instagram and TikTok by highlighting social and political issues that demand widespread awareness. In his interview with Chenjerai, Conscious talks about why analyzing power is the center of his work, how joining his college debate team gave him lessons that organizers, journalists and all of us need right now, how he approaches interpreting the news, and the limitations and risks of...
2026-01-151h 08
Philadelphia All LocalSite of deadly rowhome fire in Ogontz reignites 18 hours laterThe site of yesterday’s deadly rowhome fire in north Philadelphia went up in flames again last night.
KYW's Tim Jimenez has the story from Ogontz.
Governor Josh Shapiro says if elected to a second term, he'll do more to tackle the affordability crisis.
The life and legacy of reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to inspire people to serve with compassion and share the impact of his legacy.
The African American Museum in Philadelphia has a full weekend of events planned.
KYW community impact reporter Racquel Williams has more…
One of Philadelphia's top restaurants is about to get new...
2026-01-0904 min
KYW Newsradio Audio On-DemandSite of deadly rowhome fire reignites overnight in North PhillyThe site of yesterday’s deadly rowhome fire in North Philadelphia went up in flames again last night. KYW's Tim Jimenez has the story from Ogontz.
(Photo Credit Tim Jimenez / KYW Newsradio)
2026-01-0901 min
KYW Newsradio Audio On-DemandWoman killed in early morning rowhome fire in North PhillyA woman was killed in a rowhome fire in North Philadelphia early this morning.
KYWs Tim Jimenez is live at the scene in Ogontz with the story.
2026-01-0801 minUnruly Subjects*UNRULY HOTLINE* The Love StruggleWhile we're cooking up our next full episodes of Unruly Subjects, we wanted to re-share our first UNRULY HOTLINE segment that we originally published in Episode 2. In this segment, Chenjerai listens and reacts to callers that responded to the question: "How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”If you have any questions, comments or thoughts to share with Unruly Subjects you can always leave us a message here: 215-436-9212 Unruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions. Become a Patreon supporter here: http://patreon.com/unrulysubjects
2026-01-0719 minUnruly SubjectsHow Civil Rights Law Became a Weapon Against Dissent—on Palestine and BeyondAs the assault on Gaza continues and the crisis deepens, our individual freedom to critique Israel’s actions has become more and more fraught. We have a deep commitment to anti-racism in all its forms on Unruly Subjects, including antisemitism. But we find ourselves in a place where condemning the actions of a country is falsely - and often frighteningly - equated with being anti-semitic.Darryl Li is an anthropologist and lawyer teaching at the University of Chicago. He's the co-author of a new study that puts this current moment in context. The study is titled “Discriminating Again...
2025-12-181h 18Unruly Subjects*BONUS EPISODE* News Fiend #3 (Dec 8-12, 2025)NEWS FIEND is a weekly segment where Chenjerai offers his commentary and reflections on some of the week's headlines. This is a feature that is offered for all Patreon members of Unruly Subjects, but we wanted to give our listener's here a taste of the UNRULY SUPPORTER perks. We're a completely independent show! Each new supporter helps us make this project possible. Become a Patreon supporter here: http://patreon.com/unrulysubjects Included below are links to some additional articles and resources about the topics covered in this week's segment.Afg...
2025-12-1207 minUnruly SubjectsGiving organizers of color power in electoral politics with Maya MeredithThis week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election - we’re featuring an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. Maya lets us know about some of DSA’s upcoming campaigns, talks about canvassing and organizing Black voters, and discusses fighting to create a more multiracial coalition within DSA. Also in this episode: Chenjerai talks with Daniel Coates about resisting ICE with Hands Off NYC, and Brooklyn-based artist Lauren Kaelin - a...
2025-12-111h 10
Candy EarsGUEST ARTIST: Alex Lewis' "How to Play Guitar"Guitar hero Ben Seretan gives his two cents on how to play the instrument. A note from Alex: My friend Ben is an amazing musician and also a terrific writer. He's written a newsletter (currently called My Big Break) for the past decade or so that's appointment reading for me on most Thursdays. Anyway, he wrote this beautiful, sometimes goofy, wisdom-laden piece giving advice on how to play the guitar a while ago. I could immediately hear the audio treatment of this piece while reading it for the first time. So I recorded Ben reading his writing.... but...
2025-12-1003 min
The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO)You Might Like: Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaThis week, we’re bringing you an episode from the award-winning podcast Face-Off: The U.S. vs China.
China’s leader, Mao Zedong famously said that “Women hold up half the sky.” But these days it doesn’t feel that way in China. Unfair marriage rules, difficulties getting a divorce, barriers to owning property and many more restrictions are challenging women to speak out, and act. On this episode, “Feminist Rebels,” we’ll hear about the Chinese “leftover women” who are veering from the traditional path and about the Chinese feminists of today.
Guest: Leta Hong Fincher, author...
2025-12-0937 minUnruly SubjectsWhat do we need from the culture? Lovia Gyarkye on writing critically in an age of fascismThis week, we’re featuring an interview with the writer & culture critic Lovia Gyarkye, an editor at Hammer & Hope, a magazine of Black politics and culture. Lovia discusses her approach to cultural critique, looks back at a 2017 piece she wrote about Trevor Noah, makes a case for why everyone should become familiar with the Jamaican-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall. Also in this episode: An excerpt of a conversation with Conscious Lee about processing the news as an influencer. And Chenjerai responds to voicemails from the Unruly Hotline. Last week’s question was: “How do you balance your love li...
2025-12-041h 15Unruly SubjectsThe Truth Behind The Joke: Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy and SurvivalThis is the very first episode of Unruly Subjects! And we’re featuring an interview with Roy Wood Jr. Roy is a stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer with a new book out - a memoir entitled The Man of Many Fathers. We talk about fatherhood, dive deep into a segment he did on the Daily Show about Cop City, and the role of comedy in times of political turmoil. Also, Chenjerai reflects on a few news headlines, takes a phone call, & more. The Man of Many Fathers – Roy Wood Jr.Roy’s new memoir about fatherhoo...
2025-11-211h 02Unruly SubjectsIntroducing Unruly SubjectsUnruly Subjects is a new podcast from Chenjerai Kumanyika and Rowhome Productions about the world as we’re living it, right now. Each week, we’ll check in about what’s happening in the news, and bring on some of the most brilliant, funny, and inspiring people to help us make sense of it all.We’re even opening up the lines so you can be part of the conversation. Leave Chenjerai a message at (215) 436-9212. We’ll also be finding ways to connect with you and deepen...
2025-10-3003 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTHE GREATER WAGER EPISODE 5: The Break-UpTHE GREAT WAGER Episode 5. The break-up: Richard Nixon’s great wager reverberates from the '70s to today
While we’re preparing season 3 of Face Off, we’re excited to present an encore presentation of The Great Wager, a five-part series about Richard Nixon’s top-secret plan to go to China, befriend China, and change the balance of power in the Cold War.
This is the series finale: Episode 5.
All of a sudden, it’s less clear if Nixon’s wager is paying off. After years of collaboratio...
2025-10-2818 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTHE GREAT WAGER EPISODE 4: Shared SecretsTHE GREAT WAGER Episode 4. Shared secrets: How The U.S. and China worked together to spy on the Soviet Union
While we’re preparing season 3 of Face Off, we’re excited to present an encore presentation of The Great Wager, a five-part series about Richard Nixon’s top-secret plan to go to China, befriend China, and change the balance of power in the Cold War.
This is Episode 4.
The relationship between China and the U.S. is off and running — and now the two countries are collabor...
2025-10-2116 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTHE GREAT WAGER EPISODE 3: When Nixon Met MaoTHE GREAT WAGER Episode 3. Grip and grin: When Nixon met Mao
While we’re preparing season 3 of Face Off, we’re excited to present an encore presentation of The Great Wager, a five-part series about Richard Nixon’s top-secret plan to go to China, befriend China, and change the balance of power in the Cold War.
This is Episode 3.
The news of Nixon’s trip to China is public, and he’s getting credit for pulling off such a historic event. Now, he and his advise...
2025-10-1417 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTHE GREAT WAGER EPISODE 2: Plots & Private PlanesTHE GREAT WAGER Episode 2: Plots and private planes: How Henry Kissinger pulled off a secret trip to China
While we’re preparing season 3 of Face Off, we’re excited to present an encore presentation of The Great Wager, a five-part series about Richard Nixon’s top-secret plan to go to China, befriend China, and change the balance of power in the Cold War.
This is Episode 2.
Nixon and his national security adviser Henry Kissinger make contact with China. But in the midst of the Cold W...
2025-10-0717 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTHE GREAT WAGER EPISODE 1: Richard Nixon's "Crazy" Idea THE GREAT WAGER EPISODE 1: Richard Nixon's 'crazy' idea: Make befriending the Chinese Communist Party his legacy
With money, power and political standing at stake, America’s relationship with China is tenuous. But it wasn’t always that way.
The Great Wager is a five-part series that tells the story of the extraordinary encounter between Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong in 1972 that brought these two countries together, the secret collaborations born from that meeting — and the reverberations we’re still feeling today. We’re thrilled to be re-airing this series, while we’re busily preparing season 3 of Face Off...
2025-10-0115 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaRichard Nixon's 'Crazy' IdeaWith money, power and political standing at stake, America’s relationship with China is tenuous. But it wasn’t always that way.
The Great Wager is a five-part series that tells the story of the extraordinary encounter between Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong in 1972 that brought these two countries together, the secret collaborations born from that meeting — and the reverberations we’re still feeling today. We’re thrilled to be re-airing this series this summer, while we’re busily preparing season 3 of Face Off behind the scenes.
This is episode 1. President Richard Nixon has a plan: He want...
2025-08-0615 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaSoulmates: Xi and PutinChina and Russia have rarely been friendly - until now. Xi and Putin have been open about their bromance, exchanging gifts, sharing lavish dinners, even celebrating a birthday together. Are the two dictators, Xi and Putin, aiming to forge a new arrangement in the world that diminishes the traditional role of the United States? Our guest, Lyle Goldstein, former professor at US Naval War College, and now teaching at Brown University, is an expert on China and Russia. He talks about the new order under President Trump, and how Russia and China, aligned with each other, approach the US...
2025-04-0140 min
NüVoicesPodcast Crossover: Feminist Rebels from Face-Off: the U.S. vs China with Jane PerlezThis week the NüVoices podcasting team is thrilled to share a special crossover podcast episode from Jane Perlez' Face-Off: The U.S. vs China, on "Feminist Rebels". This is the fifth episode in the podcast's second season, focusing on the feminist wave in Greater China and where we stand now. The NüVoices podcast interview with Jane aired on February 13, 2025 and can be found here: https://nuvoices.com/2025/02/13/nuvoices-podcast-117-career-in-foreign-correspondence-with-jane-perlez/. Thank you to hosts Jane Perlez, Rana Mitter, and special thanks to Maggie Taylor for letting us cross-post this episode. Enjoy the episode and we’ll be back in A...
2025-03-2638 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaAI Superpower: US or China?China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has given China five years to dominate Artificial Intelligence. He believes China must accomplish this goal in order to become the world’s tech giant. But the United States is doing everything it can to stop China from reaching its goal. Can Washington stop US and European advanced chips from reaching China? It seems not, as the arrival of DeepSeek shows. Will AI development be throttled by the Chinese government’s heavy censorship? Can China achieve its goal? Guest: Karen Hao, journalist and engineer. Writing appears in The Atlantic, Wall Str...
2025-03-2544 min
The Audio BrowserFeminist Rebels Podcast: Face-Off: The U.S. vs China (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Feminist RebelsPub date: 2025-03-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationChina’s leader, Mao Zedong famously said that “Women hold up half the sky.” But these days it doesn’t feel that way in China. Unfair marriage rules, difficulties getting a divorce, barriers to owning property and many more restrictions are challenging women to speak out, and act. We’ll hear about the Chinese “leftover women” who are veering from the traditional p...
2025-03-1839 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaElectric VehiclesBack in 2015 the Chinese government declared that they would become the world leader in EVs by 2025. Major car companies scoffed. Who wants an EV? Today, China automakers have surpassed Japan, Germany and the US to become the number one exporter of cars. A record number of Chinese EVs were sold globally last year. How did China become the global leader in EVs? We’ll talk with the man who literally wrote the book on the rise of China’s car industry. Guest: Michael Dunne, Auto executive in China and the US, author American Wheels, Chine...
2025-03-1844 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaFeminist RebelsChina’s leader, Mao Zedong famously said that “Women hold up half the sky.” But these days it doesn’t feel that way in China. Unfair marriage rules, difficulties getting a divorce, barriers to owning property and many more restrictions are challenging women to speak out, and act. We’ll hear about the Chinese “leftover women” who are veering from the traditional path and about the Chinese feminists of today.Guest: Leta Hong Fincher, author, Left Over Women. Recommended Books: Left Over Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in Ch...
2025-03-1139 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaHollywood and ChinaMotion pictures first came to China in 1896. China was one of the first countries to screen the Lumiere brother’s “western shadowplays” as they were called. By the 1930’s Shanghai was known as the Hollywood of the East. That all changed after the founding of the People’s Republic. Western films were eventually allowed back into China but it wasn’t until the release of the American epic, Titanic and its blockbuster success in China that Hollywood woke up to the potential of the Chinese market. Hollywood studios soon swarmed into China, working with Chinese movie...
2025-03-0449 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTikTok: What Now?More than 170 million Americans are entertained, informed and earn big bucks from the Chinese-owned app, TikTok. Now their relationship with TikTok is in mortal danger, to say the least. American politicians seem to be able to agree on one thing: TikTok is bad. What happens now, and how did Americans get hooked on TikTok in the first place. Trump used TikTok to great affect in his campaign. What’s his attitude to TikTok going forward? What’s happening to the potential American buyers of TikTok? Guest: Louise Matsakis, senior business editor at Wired. Louise has...
2025-02-2555 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaJournalists in ChinaThere are few American journalists reporting from inside China today. But that has not always been the case. In fact, American journalists in China freely reported on one of the biggest stories of recent history: the Chinese army’s massacre of protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989. In this episode, we talk to Richard Roth, a CBS correspondent who was there during the 1989 protests. We feature Lingling Wei, the distinguished Wall Street Journal correspondent who was kicked out of China, along with other American reporters. How are journalists today reporting on China from afar? At this vital time, how do we...
2025-02-1839 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTwo StrongmenTrump has praised Xi Jinping in the past. He’s also slapped tariffs on China. What does the return of Trump mean for China? Economic rivalry for sure. Possible war over Taiwan? A battle over AI dominance and confrontation over China’s rapidly expanding military force, also for sure. How will Trump stop China from usurping America’s place on the global stage?Guest: Minxin Pei, Claremont College professor and China commentator. Book Recommendations: The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China by Michael Sheridan. Xi Jinpin...
2025-02-1148 min
City Cast PhillyThe State of Podcasting in PhillyPodcasts are everywhere, and Philly’s ecosystem for podcasts is thriving. Host Trenae Nuri talks with Alex Lewis, creative director and co-founder of Rowhome Productions, about how he’s running a Philly-based audio production company and building a community of audio creatives. Come hang with City Cast Philly and other podcasters! We’re co-sponsoring an event with Rowhome Productions and the Association of Independents in Radio on Thursday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m., at Solar Myth. Trenae is moderating a panel, “The State of Philly Podcasting,” and there’ll be tomato pie. The event is free. RSVP here.Want some m...
2025-01-1330 min
Path of the Awakened HeartThe Power of Sensitivity and Pursuing your Dreams with MaryBeth HylandIn this episode, Jennifer welcomes MaryBeth Hyland, a best-selling author, coach, and speaker specializing in values-driven boundaries. They discuss the importance of revisiting personal values, especially during times of rapid identity shifts. The conversation also touches on MaryBeth's transformative experience with horses, specifically wild Mustangs, which deepened her understanding of sensitivity and connection. MaryBeth encourages listeners to pursue their dreams now rather than waiting for retirement, advocating for taking small steps toward your desires. Episode Highlights: [00:01:53] The Evolution of Values: MaryBeth explains how personal values can change over time, using her own experiences with spirituality as an...
2025-01-0844 min
Making ContactMothers, Markets, and Migration: How South Korea Became a Major Source for International AdoptionsIn this week's episode, we take a look at how over six decades after the Korean War, South Korea processed the most international adoptions in history and how the demand for a "domestic supply of (adoptable) infants" may be playing a role in increasing threats to autonomy over pregnancy in the US. Featuring: Independent Producer and Founder of Rowhome Productions, Alex Lewis Producer, Schuyler Swenson Registered Midwife, Lydia Doublestein Making Contact Team: Episode Host: Amy Gastelum Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Engineer: Jeff...
2024-11-2729 minFace-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaThe New Cold Wars: A Conversation with David SangerIn this bonus episode, Jane Perlez sits down with New York Times national security and White House correspondent David Sanger. In this candid conversation, they talk about his new bestseller: New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West. Plus they discuss Sanger's views on where the US - China relationship is headed, how he worries about the friendship between China and Russia, and a party in New York City where talk turned to the subject of nuclear weapons. This conversation was recorded in August 2024 at a surf club in Sydney, Australia. F...
2024-10-0153 min
The Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandA Mighty Writer from Kensington: Brooke FultonWe end the second season of the award-winning Mighty Writers podcast in my personal comfort zone, as I sit down with a former student,16-year-old Brooke Fulton.Brooke talks to me about her childhood in one of the most distressed neighborhoods in Philadelphia — a section of the city where drugs are sold and used openly, a place that continues to be afflicted by all of the devastating effects of the opioid crisis, especially homelessness and violence. Brooke was born in Brooklyn, but her family moved to Kensington when she was 4 years old. She lives wit...
2024-06-0626 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaTaiwanWill the United States and China go to war over an island of 24 million people nearly 6,500 miles from California? Why is this a possibility? What is the history and significance of Taiwan to America and China?Guest: Lyle Goldstein, former professor US Naval College, now at Brown University. Taiwanese expert, Syaru Shirley Lin, founder of the think tank, Capri.An essay by Lyle Goldstein on how Taiwan features in US foreign policy. In the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/trouble-taiwan...
2024-05-2135 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaChina’s FortunesHow the Chinese economic downturn is affecting all kinds of people. How real estate meltdown, with enough unfinished empty apartments to fill the population of Germany, is at the center of it all. How tech entrepreneurs are mysteriously disappearing, and how college graduates don’t want to work. Guests: Keyu Jin, London School of Economics, author of New China Playbook; Elsie Chen, a member of China’s “lying down” generation, now a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Elsie Chen’s New York Times article about lying flat. She interviews Luo Huazhong, the factory worker, who quit his job, we...
2024-05-1438 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaEspionageTwo young CIA agents were flown to northern China in 1952, part of a bizarre Cold War operation to overthrow Mao Zedong. The plane crashed. The two Americans were arrested, and jailed for 20 years. We fast forward to today and turn the tables: How does China spy on the US now? Who is ahead in the fight over the new technologies?Guests: John DeLury, author, Agents of Subversion; Nigel Inkster, former director operations, MI6; former agent in Beijing. Details about John Delury’s compelling book that tells the story of how two CIA ope...
2024-05-0734 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaThe RelationshipXi Jinping and Joe Biden met on a basketball court in China in 2011 when they were vice presidents. They later toasted each other in Washington. They’ve spent many hours together. Much has changed. Can they hold the center together? Guest: Minxin Pei, Chinese born professor of government Claremont McKenna College; author of Surveillance State and other books on China. Jane’s first podcast about how Washington got it all wrong on Xi Jinping. https://shorensteincenter.org/podcast-on-the-trail-of-xi-jinping/Sound design, original score, mixing...
2024-04-3032 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaCultural ThreadsFrom his studio in Boston, Yo-Yo Ma tells us how music eases tensions between American and Chinese people, even as Washington and Beijing are at each other’s throats. Guests: Yo Yo Ma; Hai Ye Ni, principal cellist, Philadelphia Symphony OrchestraSound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-2320 min
The Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandIdentity and Authorship with Candice IlohAt Mighty Writers, our days revolve around helping young people find their voices, which is why we’re especially excited when we connect with authors who speak to the issues that matter to them. In this episode, I talk to Candice Iloh, an award-winning author of young adult novels including “Every Body Looking,” “Break This House” and their newest release, “Salt the Water.” Candice is a first generation Nigerian-American who grew up in the Midwest before coming to the East Coast. They attended Howard University and later taught creative writing to students of all ages in New York City public sc...
2024-04-1834 min
CHESTICLES (Brass Balls) COMEDYEp.17 Growing Up in a RowhomeThe days of small town living in the big city of Philadelphia and how we were the first door dashers.
2024-04-1718 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaDoomsdayChina is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal even as arms control treaties are shredded. Can China and the U.S. come to the table and agree to nuclear arms control accords? Should Artificial Intelligence control nuclear weapons? Guest: Tong Zhao; Chinese born nuclear expert now at Carnegie China in DC Sound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-1627 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaApple in ChinaApple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, depends on China, America’s biggest adversary, to manufacture its iPhones. Apple employs millions of contract workers in China. Is this marriage heading for the rocks? What will Apple and China do to keep their marriage intact? Guests: Prof. Willy Shih, Harvard Business School; Wayne Ma, tech reporter, The InformationSound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-0931 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaSpies in the SkyAn American surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter jet collide near the Chinese coast in 2001. Smart diplomacy by a former American Navy Admiral results in the release of two dozen American airmen and women from detention in China. Today, tensions between the countries are much higher, their planes are flying within feet of each other. There are fears a similar collision could result in war. Guest: Admiral Scott Swift, former Commander US Pacific Fleet.Sound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
2024-04-0832 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandThe Power of Fun with Dave Raymond, aka the Original Phillie PhanaticIn Philadelphia, one figure who needs absolutely no introduction is the Phillie Phanatic, the team mascot who is as iconic in these parts as Dr. J, Ben Franklin, or Rocky Balboa.Beyond being a key fixture of Phillies' home games, the Phanatic shows up at playgrounds, schools, hospitals and all kinds of special events with one purpose: to bring happiness — especially to kids.In this episode, I speak with Dave Raymond, the man who first brought the Phanatic to life in 1978. Dave spent 16 years in the green suit, entertaining thousands along the way.
2024-03-2843 min
Face-Off: The U.S. vs ChinaIntroducing: Face OffOur trailer features jaw-dropping audio from the cockpit of an American spy plane flying over the South China Sea. It’s early 2001. A Chinese fighter jet is getting perilously close to the slow moving American plane. Some weeks later, a collision occurred. What happened next? Listen to episode 1 of Face Off. Our trailer also dazzles with interview clips from our episodes covering tech, spies, the Chinese economy and more. Sound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-2003 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandTalking About Grief With Counselor Samantha AnthonyPhiladelphia is awash in grieving children and families. But it’s not all bad news, because where there are serious problems, there are humans at work on serious solutions. In my years as a classroom teacher, I saw many organizations try to help students with problems like grief. Rarely did I see an immediate impact — that is, until I observed the work of Uplift, formerly known as The Center for Grieving Children. Uplift’s therapists go into schools (and other places where kids gather) and convene groups of young people who have lost someone signif...
2024-03-0742 min
Maryland's Most Notorious MurdersSeason Nine (Revenge Murders) Episode 10 Dawson Family Murders &(UNSOLVED) Quaniece Lashanda OrangeThis episode profiles the house firebombing mass murders of the Dawson Family. Forty-three-year-old Carnell Dawson Sr., his wife, 36-year-old Angela Dawson, as well as their five children; 14-year-old LaWanda Dawson, 12-year-old Juan Ortiz, 10-year-old Carnell Dawson Jr. and 9-year-old twins Kevin and Keith Dawson all died in a house fire that was firebombed by 21-year-old Darrell Brooks on October 16, 2002, in the Dawson's rowhome in the 1400 block of East Preston Street in East Baltimore.
This episode also profiles the beating murder of 23-month-old Quaniece LaShanda Orange, who was found not breathing with blunt force trauma in her home...
2024-03-0344 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandComing of Age in the City of Brotherly Love with Semaj H.I’ve been obsessed with coming-of-age stories since I first read “A Catcher in the Rye” when I was in seventh grade. That obsession is probably what made me feel entirely at home when I became a ninth grade English teacher. There is very little that moves me more than hearing people grapple in language with themselves and society during that short but profound moment that occurs somewhere between the ages of 13 and 16. In the thousands of pieces of writing I had access to as a ninth grade English teacher in Philadelphia, certain themes emerged over and ove...
2024-02-1531 minMaryland's Most Notorious MurdersSeason Nine (Revenge Murders) Episode 8 Ismeal Malik Wilson, Tariq A. Malik, Travon McCoy, Robert Lamont Bryant & (UNSOLVED) Diane Lynne MillerThis episode profiles the horrific mass murder of 5 women in an East Baltimore rowhome in the 3500 block of Elmley Avenue on December 5, 1999. 39-year-old Mary "Lo" McNeil Matthews, Mary's mother, 56-year-old (also named Mary) Mary Helen Collien, Mary's daughter, 18-year-old Makisha Jenkins and two cousins by marriage, 23-year-old Levanna Spearman and 26-year-old Trennell Alston Sommerville were all shot by 27-year-old Ismeal Malik Wilson, 22-year-old Robert Lamont Bryant, 21-year-old Travon McCoy and 19-year-old Tariq Malik. Three hours after the womens' bodies were found, Mary's son, 22-year-old TaVarius McNeal was also found shot to death.
This episode also profiles the...
2024-02-1442 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandAmerican Dreaming with Yakquelin GarduñoI often say that my favorite thing about being a classroom writing teacher was my access to stories. It was enriching to me as a teacher and as a human being to learn about my students' lives through their stories. And I learned a lot about issues in society by hearing the same kind of stories over and over again. One issue that came through to me via my students’ stories is the challenge people face when their citizenship — or the citizenship of their loved ones — was unsettled. I became aware of how anxiety-provoking it is t...
2024-02-0131 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandResisting and Resting with Liz WesleyMy close friend and colleague Liz Wesley knows what it’s like to fight for fairness in a profoundly unfair world. She battled her way through the education system as a child only to find herself up against some of the same forces of inequity as a teacher in Philadelphia's highly segregated public school system. Always a social justice warrior, Liz became even more involved in trying to fight racial segregation in education in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. But the often lonely struggle took its toll...
2024-01-1828 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandFighting for Children’s Rights with LuQman AbdullahLuQman Abdullah caught my attention when I read his commentaries on gun violence in the Philadelphia Citizen.He emphasized something that had become evident to me through my work as a classroom teacher: Young people are not being heard. Now maybe that’s always been the case. Maybe American adults have perennially dismissed the voices of children. But what LuQman says is that given the prevalence of guns and despair, our failure to listen is having deadly consequences.LuQman’s passion for saving Philadelphia’s children is connected to the fact that he los...
2023-12-1927 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandRiding the Trolley with Soup DavisI am an obsessive people-watcher. Which is one of the reasons working in a school never-got old for me. Schools are full of people and stories. When I started the podcast, I thought about other workplaces that allow for good people-watching, and public transportation came to mind. Bus drivers, train conductors, transit workers — they all see an incredible cross section of the city’s population every day. My grandfather, Charlie Gibbons, knew this well: He was a trolley car driver for SEPTA, Philadelphia’s public transportation system. So as a sort of tribute to Charlie...
2023-12-1428 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandTrailer: The Mighty Writers Podcast Season 2Here's a taste for what's in store for our second season! Season 2 officially launches on December 14th. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Season 2 of the Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland will have 9 biweekly episodes (our first episode with Eagles legend Malcolm Jenkins came out a little early), focused on good people doing good work in and around a big American city. Known for its sports fans and food, history and grit, inequality and authenticity, Philadelphia maintains a complicated relationship with the notion of brotherly love. ...
2023-12-1202 minCity Cast PhillyHow a 311 Call Threatened The Colored Girls MuseumIn Germantown, a three-story rowhome serves as both a private residence and the home of The Colored Girls Museum, an institution dedicated to celebrating art about ordinary Black womanhood. Since its founding in 2015, the museum has been written up in national magazines and received high-profile grants. But following an anonymous complaint to 311, its future is uncertain. It turns out the museum violates local zoning laws and can't keep operating in that location without special permission. Host Trenae Nuri speaks with Aaron Moselle, housing and community development reporter for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, about the museum's history and what’s next for t...
2023-11-1612 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandWinning With Malcolm JenkinsWe kick off the second season of the Mighty Writers Podcast with a conversation with former NFL safety and two-time Super Bowl champ Malcolm Jenkins who recently published a revealing and introspective memoir, “What Winners Won’t Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender.”In addition to his achievements on the field, Jenkins is admired for the work he did with Anquan Boldin and other NFL players to form the Players Coalition, which transformed the NFL by bringing together owners, players and other stakeholders to fight racial injustice. In 2010 he founded the Malcolm Jenkins Founda...
2023-09-2942 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandReflecting on Season 1 with Pat CooperOn paper, Maureen Boland and Pat Cooper might seem like unlikely friends. They come from very different backgrounds and have had totally disparate life experiences. Maureen was Pat’s high school teacher years ago. But as deeply curious people, interested in complex matters of the heart and mind, they’ve found many threads of connection between them.In our final episode of this season, Pat talks to Maureen about growing up in North Philadelphia, his spiritual awakenings, fatherhood and writing. The two also reflect on some of the podcast stories that resonated with him.The...
2023-08-2529 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandMighty Writing at Covenant HouseThe U.S. is facing an unprecedented youth crisis: 1 in 10 young adults is dealing with some form of homelessness each year, and the numbers of them struggling with mental health issues has increased dramatically. When host Maureen Boland was a high school teacher, it was not unusual for her to discover that one of her students was homeless. The clues were subtle: Maybe they’d just be carrying extra bags, or arrive later than usual. But when she learned that one of her students who had a baby had no place safe to stay, she took her to ...
2023-08-1032 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandNotes From Helen UbiñasIn this episode, we speak with award-winning Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas about her career path, themes in her writing, the challenges of being a woman of color in journalism, and why she created The Ñ Fund, a scholarship fund for Latinas who want to pursue a career in journalism. We’ll also speak with young Idaho journalist Mariela Esquivel Rodriguez, the first recipient of the The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism award. For more information about The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism, check out Helen’s column.Visi...
2023-07-2730 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandFood for Thought from Mighty Writers in Kennett SquareKennett Square, PA, aka the Mushroom Capital of the World, is about an hour south of Philadelphia. Fully half of the U.S. gets its mushrooms from Kennett Square, and the majority of people who make that happen, often in substandard working and living conditions, are migrant farmworkers from Mexico, Central America and Venezuela.Today we speak with friends Anita Davidson and Nelson Alberto Contreras Gelves, who both work at a food pantry in Kennett Square. Nelson, a Venezuelan migrant who fled political persecution, tells us his immigration story and explains why he feels so connected...
2023-07-1332 min
Shoot The 60 PodcastEpisode 3: The Time The Philly Police Dropped A Bomb On A HouseOn May 13th, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department made the decision to drop a bomb on the rowhome of a radical Black liberation group called MOVE. This decision resulted in the destruction of over 60 homes, 251 families became homeless and 11 people died. Tune in as we talk about who MOVE was and uncover the events that led up to this tragic event that changed a Philadelphia community forever.
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2023-07-0357 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandMeeting Jane Wong in Atlantic CityKirkus called Jane Wong’s debut memoir about her childhood in Atlantic City “a generous, steaming stew of a book loaded with personality and originality and sprinkled with the fiery chili of rage.” In this episode we talk to Wong about structuring a memoir, writing about family, marginalized history and generational healing.The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is produced by Mighty Writers in partnership with Rowhome Productions. The executive producer is Tim Whitaker. Lead producer is Sojourner Ahebee. Rowhome’s executive producers are Alex Lewis and John Mye...
2023-06-1539 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandWill the Kids Be Alright? With Dr. Laurie SantosIn January, Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos adapted her popular “Science of Well-Being” course for teen audiences. That curriculum was picked up by Philadelphia high school teacher Kate Reber, who offered the online course in the hopes that it would help her students — many of whom have been struggling with anxiety and depression — navigate their lives. In this episode, we begin by talking to Kate about being on the frontlines of the youth mental health crisis, and how “The Science of Well-Being”fit into that. Then we speak with two of Kate’s seniors, Jada...
2023-06-0139 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandSinking with Joseph Earl Thomas“A brilliant and fucking fearless debut.” That’s what acclaimed author Carmen Maria Machado said about “Sink” by Joseph Earl Thomas — and that was just the beginning of the raves, from Kiese Laymon to the New York Times. In this episode, we speak with Thomas about his brutal and wrenching memoir, and what it means to thrive when you’re living a life so focused on survival. Warning: This episode contains subject matter and language that may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. The Mighty Wr...
2023-05-1830 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandLetting Go with Linda GeraghtyIn 2021, mother, writer and yoga instructor Linda Geraghty was featured in the stirring and critically acclaimed documentary Our American Family. The project, which was filmed over the course of a year inside Linda’s family home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, documents the family experience as Nicole, Linda’s adult daughter, begins a journey of recovery from heroin addiction. For Linda, writing was the lifeline that helped her make sense of her complicated childhood with a mother who suffered from anorexia, and it helped her process her adult life dealing with a spous...
2023-05-0432 min
How To Citizen with BaratundeCitizening at The Source (Sam Rader)So much of the conversation around democracy focuses on the external: from elections and policy to protests and organizing. While getting active is important...what could happen if we ALSO turn inwards? When we shift our relationship with our insides—what we believe and feel and the unconscious patterns we act from—our world shifts with us. In the final episode of season four, Baratunde sits down with Source Code creator and former psychologist, Dr. Sam Rader, about how we can learn to citizen on a deeper level. SHOW ACTIONS Internally Reflect - Recogn...
2023-04-271h 13
A Leap In The Dark: Season 1Abby Guido: A Perspective From Philly pt.12 weeks off from school turns into 2 years. What have we learned? How did we adapt? We can never get rid of education so zoom saved us around these tough times. But did students use it as an advantage? Students had to learn how to learn. The pandemic forced us to learn quickly.Were students struggling with how to use technologies? How did students cope through learning online? Were friends and family caught doing weird things while in a zoom class? Was zoom really that bad and were there any benefits to it? Was it possible for people...
2023-04-2120 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeFirst, You Bring Them Cake (Christian Vanizette)There’s no shortage of volunteer opportunities or organizations offering them. But how often are the communities meant to benefit from all of this volunteer work determining what help is truly needed, and which issues are most pressing? Christian Vanizette has spent the last decade building MakeSense, a global network of over 100,000 citizens and entrepreneurs committed to solving social and environmental issues where they live — bringing neighbors together to share solutions to address local challenges together. Baratunde met up with Christian in Paris to find out what it takes to move people from local volunteers to global activists, and to l...
2023-04-2057 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeA How to Citizen Huddle (Coach Steve Kerr & Friends)Whether you’re a sports fanatic, or you’ve never stepped foot on a court or field—there’s a lot we can learn about citizening from the lens of coaches and athletes. To show us how sports can help us with teamwork, discipline, and a sense of play in our citizening efforts— Baratunde is joined by Steve Kerr, head coach of the NBA championship-winning Golden State Warriors and relentless advocate for gun violence prevention, along with Dr. Kensa Gunter, a clinical and sports psychologist, and Jamie Zaninovich, the Deputy Commissioner & COO of the Pac-12 Conference. SHOW ACTI...
2023-04-1338 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeFewer Debates, More Dunk Tanks (Priya Parker)How we gather matters. A lot. And what is a nation but a big ol’ gathering of gatherings? Baratunde talks with Priya Parker, facilitator and author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, about how we can use gatherings as a tool for strengthening our relationships by doing things together that invoke joy and have meaning. Listen till the end to hear Priya answer a listener’s pressing question during the live taping. SHOW ACTIONS Internally Reflect - Gatherings & their impact Think about gatherings in your life...
2023-04-061h 06How To Citizen with BaratundeJustice Begins with Imagination (Ruha Benjamin)According to Ruha Benjamin, we’re living inside someone else’s imagination. An imagination that limits our ability to build a more just, liberated world. So, how do we take back our agency and begin to seed something different? Baratunde talks with Princeton professor and founding director of the Just Data Lab, Ruha Benjamin to find out. SHOW ACTIONS Internally Reflect - Bear witness and create a ripple This one is inspired from Ruha’s book Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want which says: “…bear witness to the weight of in...
2023-03-2352 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeA New Shape for the Economy (Kate Raworth)It’s no secret that our economy only works for a select few. But what would our economy look like if we prioritized people and the planet, instead of profit? Economist Kate Raworth says it might look like a doughnut and to build it requires changing how we talk about, teach, and imagine economics. Baratunde talks with Kate about her theory of doughnut economics and how we can build an economy that works for all life on Earth—exploring how our small acts of consumerism can enhance or degrade a culture of democracy. SHOW ACTIONS ...
2023-03-1651 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandLove At First SightThirty-year-old Akeiba Emerson shares her journey from foster care to adoption. Like too many children, Akeiba experienced abuse and neglect as she moved through 22 different foster care placements before she was old enough to read. But, thanks to a chance encounter with Judy Emerson, a remarkable single mother who was looking to grow her family, Akeiba went on to enjoy the best of what a good family life has to offer. Their voices and spirits are full of warmth and love, and their story speaks to the power of healing that happens when open hearts manage to find each...
2023-03-1337 minThe Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen BolandIntroducing: The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen BolandThe Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is a new show from Mighty Writers, a Philly non-profit that promotes literacy as a tool for social change. Through decades of experience as a writing teacher, host Maureen Boland knows the power of storytelling and mindful listening; how an honest story, even one that looks unflinchingly at a sometimes brutal world exactly as it is, has the power to lessen the isolation, despair, and polarization so many of us feel. Like the Mighty Writers centers themselves, this podcast is a place to find creativity, compassion, and community through d...
2023-03-0601 minHow To Citizen with BaratundeLove is a Renewable Resource (Nsé Ufot)We all know that voting alone won’t save democracy. But it does help…a lot. No one understands that better than voting rights organizer Nsé Ufot. She’s the former CEO of the New Georgia Project, where she leveraged technology and culture to register 600,000+ new voters. Nsé and Baratunde talk about why voting still matters and how we can bring love into the ways we citizen together. SHOW ACTIONS Internal Reflection - What Do You Love? Take a moment to reflect on what you LOVE about your city, your county, or your co...
2023-02-231h 01How To Citizen with BaratundeCrafting a Citizen Story (Jon Alexander)The stories we’re told & tell about ourselves shape the ways we act and how we citizen. And the story we’ve been living in for decades now is one of consumerism and self-interest. Baratunde talks with reformed ad-man and author of CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us Jon Alexander about how we can tell a new story rooted in community and interdependence. SHOW ACTIONS Internally Reflect - Tell a new story Think about the three stories – Subject, Consumer, and Citizen. Where do they show up in your li...
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