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WURD RadioSara Lomax - Support WURD Fundraiser - Wake Up With WURD 2.25.26As we kick off our radiothon fundraiser for WURD, we’ll talk with WURD CEO Sara Lomax about the importance of keeping Black media alive
2026-02-2515 min
WURD RadioDr. Cecil Webster and Ruth King on Stress and Heart Health - The Heart of The Matter 2.19.26Dr. Cecil Webster is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and founder of Webster Clinic. Ruth King is the Founder of the Mindful of Race Institute, LLC, and a respected author, educator, and meditation teacher whose work has helped shape the field of mindfulness and racial awareness for over two decades.
They both joined Dr. Peterson and Sara Lomax on The Heart of the Matter to discuss stress and heart health.
2026-02-2043 minWURD RadioDr. Gerald DeVaughn, Zena Duckett and David Miller on Cardiovascular Health and Lifestyle - The Heart of The Matter 2.19.26Dr. James Peterson and Sara Lomax hosts the special WURD Radio program, "The Heart of The Matter". They were joined by Dr. Gerald DeVaughn, Zena Duckett and David Miller to discuss the ABCs of Cardiovascular Health, and lifestyle.
Dr. Gerald DeVaughn is a Cardiologist. Zena Duckett is a Penn Medicine Registered Dietician. David Miller is a fitness expert and Owner of D.A.M Fitness.
2026-02-2042 minWURD RadioThe Heart Of The Matter - A Mind, Body, Spirit Approach To Heart Health - 2.19.26Evening WURDs' Dr. James Peterson and WURD Radio CEO Sara Lomax hosts a special WURD Radio program called "The Heart of The Matter: A Mind, Body, Spirit Approach to Heart Health", covering the ABC's of cardiovascular Health, stress and heart health, and lifestyle. To cover these topics, they were joined by Dr. Gerald DeVaughn, Zena Duckett, David Miller, Dr. Cecil Webster, and Ruth King.
2026-02-201h 38WURD RadioSara Lomax - op-ed piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer - Wake Up With WURD 2.3.26WURD President and CEO Sara Lomax joins the show. Sara and Solomon kick off Black History Month by talking about their Columns in the Philadelphia Inquirer
2026-02-0417 min
WURD RadioSara Lomax and Mitra Kalita - The Perfect Neighbor - Evening WURDs 1.22.26Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita engage in a deep and thoughtful conversation with Geeta Ganbhir. Ganbhir's film, "The Perfect Neighbor" was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary. The interview examines the themes of the film, including the weaponization of "Stand Your Ground" laws and the trauma associated with neighbor-to-neighbor violence.
2026-01-2354 minWURD RadioDr. Walter P. Lomax Jr.'s Freedom Journey | WURD RadioBefore WURD Radio gave Philadelphia a Black-owned voice, Dr. Walter P. Lomax, Jr., was building something just as radical: culturally competent, community-centered healthcare—under one roof, in the neighborhoods that needed it most.
That same belief—that Black people deserve institutions they own and control—led to Dr. Lomax’s founding of WURD Radio.
This is his Freedom Journey as told by WURD Radio President and CEO Sara M. Lomax.
#freedomjourneys #America250 #Philadelphia250 #WURDRadio #blackmedia
2026-01-0803 min
WURD RadioSara Lomax | Evening WURDs - 12.31.25For the final Evening WURDs with Dr. Peterson, President and CEO of WURD radio joins Dr. Peterson to reflect on 2025 and discuss the rollout of WURD's Freedom Journeys launching tomorrow — Thursday, January 1st.
2026-01-0116 min
The Week on WURDNational Security Blind Spots, Diagnosing Whiteness, and a $5M Investment in Community MediaDr. Nola Haynes, national security and foreign policy expert, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to unpack several unfolding global crises. She raised concerns about the scarcity of information surrounding the shooting of two National Guard soldiers, examined the potential illegality of recent Venezuelan boat strikes, and assessed why peace negotiations in Ukraine continue to fail. Haynes urged closer scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy decisions that increasingly affect domestic safety and global stability.Author Dante King joined The Midday Break Room with Tiffany Bacon to explore the arguments in his new book, Diagnosing Whiteness & Anti-Blackness. King...
2025-12-101h 08
Talking Place008 - ‘REiiFlections’ from UKREiiF - Special EpisodeIn this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin heads to UKREiiF 2025 in Leeds to hear directly from the voices shaping the future of our built environment.Framed around one powerful question—“What does the place of the future look like?”—this special edition of ‘REiiFlections’ gathers insights from across the public, private, cultural, and development sectors.From democratic housing models and funding reform, to culture-led regeneration and shifting power to local communities, this episode captures the energy and urgency behind the ideas that could transform the way we live, build, and belong.The result is a...
2025-06-0632 min
Local News MattersFostering civic participation and community resilience through journalism with Baltimore Beat's Lisa SnowdenLisa Snowden, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Baltimore Beat, shares her journey from being a reporter to running a Black-led newsroom dedicated to covering Baltimore's diverse communities. She discusses the challenges and opportunities of sustaining a nonprofit news outlet, supported by a seven-figure donation that helped stabilize the Beat after its initial struggles as a for-profit venture. Lisa emphasizes the importance of intentional, community-centered journalism that aims to elevate underrepresented voices and provide a nuanced perspective on Baltimore's complex social issues. She also delves into the dynamics of diversity within newsrooms, the need to foster an...
2024-10-031h 06
Twice as GoodThese three sites are the key to unlocking US historyURL Media recently hosted a civil rights tour to Montgomery, Alabama to visit the Legacy Museum. The Legacy Sites tell the story of slavery from the Middle passage to mass incarceration. Today Sara and Mitra are joined by Leonor Ayala, URL Media’s Chief of Recruitment to discuss the how the Legacy Museum has changed their lives and work. And how truth telling can unlock the solutions to solving injustice in America.
2024-09-2628 minTwice as GoodHow Kamala Harris is energizing US voters and what's nextThe news that President Biden is stepping down in favor of VP Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democratic ticket has electrified some Black and South Asian communities in the US. Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita discuss what’s at stake. What contradictions exist in the Democratic Party and within VP Harris’ legacy? And what lessons can the American left learn from the global fight against the far right? Joining the discussion are Epicenter NYC editorial director Femi Redwood and Scroll’s politics editor Shoaib Daniyal.
2024-07-2627 minTwice as GoodThe Judicial Assault on Black PowerWhy is the Supreme Court rolling back the clock on our civil rights? In this episode of Twice as Good, Sara and Mitra are joined by two special guests, Madiba Dennie, author of the new book “The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back,” and Brandon Tensley, the national politics reporter at Capital B News. Together they discuss the great retrenchment: the assault on Black political power, as well as the states fighting back. They invoke the wisdom of Frederick Douglass and affirm the importance of staying in the fight for...
2024-06-0324 minTwice as GoodThe Battle for Free Speech at USC Amidst Valedictorian ControversyUniversity journalism students have been the primary documentarians of campus protests for Gaza, and the resulting crackdowns nationwide. In this episode of Twice as Good, Sara and Mitra sit with Zain Shafi Khan, journalist and leader from University of Southern California’s Annenberg Media. Sara and Mitra connect with Zain over his mission to capture this moment with integrity, and reflect on the stories that swept their campuses as young journalists.
2024-05-1625 minTwice as GoodDEI Backlash at Duke University and What It Means for Black ScholarsDr. Mark Anthony Neal, Chair of the African American Studies Department at Duke University, joins Sara Lomax to discuss the latest rollback to DEI. In April, Duke University abruptly ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholarship program, an investment in Black student excellence with a proud 44 year legacy. Why are diversity, equity and inclusion efforts being dismantled on college campuses and what can be done to save them?
2024-04-2524 minTwice as GoodHaiti’s worst crisis yet and the centuries of colonial legacy that got us hereGarry Pierre-Pierre, founder of The Haitian Times, joins Sara and Mitra to discuss the ongoing violence in Haiti and the roots of today’s chaos. They discuss how gangs have taken over the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and the foreign power that bankrupted the country in its early days of independence. What can peace look like and what solutions are Haitian experts proposing?Learn more: https://url-media.com/twice-as-goodhaitis-worst-crisis-yet-and-the-centuries-of-colonial-legacy-that-got-us-here/
2024-04-0419 minTwice as GoodRamadan, Gaza and what now. An interview with the founder of the always-viral Muslim.coHow are Muslims around the world experiencing the holy month of fasting amidst the war on Gaza? Sara and Mitra are joined by Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh, the founder and editor in chief of Muslim.co. The brand is a thriving digital space - with an audience of six million on Instagram and 2.4 million on TikTok. Ameer shares his mission, the spirituality of the month and how this year, all eyes are on Palestine.https://url-media.com/twice-as-good-ramadan-gaza-and-what-now-an-interview-with-the-always-viral-muslim-cos-founder/
2024-03-1531 minTwice as GoodBob Marley and Black Liberation - is One Love Still Relevant Today?In episode three of the Twice as Good podcast, Sara and Mitra dive into the legacy of Bob Marley and the recently released film One Love. They're joined by special guest Lloyd Cummings. Lloyd is a DJ and WURD Radio host who interviewed Bob Marley in the 1970s, and has deep insight into the life and legacy of one of the greatest musicians of all time. Our show notes include bonus photos of Lloyd interviewing Bob Marley: https://url-media.com/twice-as-good-a-podcast-onbob-marley-black-liberation-and-the-film-one-love/
2024-02-2920 minTwice as GoodEssential Black History Reads and The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBoisSara and Mitra reflect on love as an action, and how they've integrated love for community into their media companies. They also discuss literary love - The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois written by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. The 800 page masterpiece is a family saga that begins in the American South when it is indigenous land and stretches to contemporary times. Sara and Mitra reflect on the authors that shaped them, including the great 20th century scholar, W.E.B. DuBois.
2024-02-1519 minTwice as GoodA Conversation on 'Origin', Caste Systems, and Racial DynamicsSara and Mitra discuss Origin, the breathtaking new film directed by Ava Duvernay that released on January 19. The film tells the story of Isabel Wilkerson and her book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. The film connects the caste system in India with the racial hierarchies in the United States and Nazi Germany. Sara and Mitra dive into the complexities of race and politics, from their perspectives as Black American and Indian American journalists and storytellers.
2024-02-0120 min
Making It HereURL Media Celebrates Three Years of Hard WorkFor years, Epicenter-NYC has been a proud member of URL Media - a decentralized, multi-platform network that includes high-performing Black and Brown news media organizations. And this month, URL is celebrating three years of hard work. In this episode we’ll share an excerpt from the Local News Matters podcast where URL co-founders, Sara Lomax and S. Mitra Kalita, discuss the network's mission to support and empower independent media serving Black and Brown communities with host Tim Regan-Porter. Listen to the full conversation: https://localnewsmatterspodcast.com/ URL Media: https://url-media.com/ See omnystudio.com...
2024-01-0322 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureFull Conversation- BIPOC Media on the Fight for Fair Wages — & Anti-racist UnionsThe following full uncut conversation is from our recent episode "BIPOC Media on the Fight for Fair Wages — & Anti-racist Unions." It is available here as a podcast thanks to generous contributions from listeners like you. Thank you. Become a member supporter at LauraFlanders.org/donateTake Our Survey: Vote for your favorite LF Show episodes Description: From auto plants to Amazon warehouses, to Hollywood studios, pharmacies and hospitals, almost half a million workers have gone on strike so far this year. Many are celebrating this revival of labor power, but what does it mean for worke...
2023-12-0842 min
Local News MattersCollaborative paths to sustainability for ethnic media with URL Media's Sara Lomax and S. Mitra KalitaIn this candid discussion, Sara Lomax and S. Mitra Kalita, co-founders of URL Media, delve into the network's mission to support and empower independent media serving Black and Brown communities. Now in its fourth year, URL Media aims to address the gaps and challenges faced by these media entrepreneurs, focusing on enhancing reach, expanding revenue and building long-term sustainability for BIPOC outlets. We delve into the unique relationship that ethnic media have with their audiences. The trust inherent in that relationship is a cornerstone in providing nuanced and community-centric journalism. URL Media was founded in the wake...
2023-11-2844 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBIPOC Media on the Fight for Fair Wages — & Anti-Racist UnionsTake Our Survey: Vote for your favorite LF Show episodes HERE From auto plants to Amazon warehouses, to Hollywood studios, pharmacies and hospitals, almost half a million workers have gone on strike so far this year. Many are celebrating this revival of labor power, but what does it mean for workers of color — often hardest hit — and least well treated even by traditional labor organizations? Worker rights and racial justice are linked, but mainstream media often fails to make the connection. In this “Meet the BIPOC Press” episode co-hosted by Laura Flanders and Sara Lomax, Co-founder of URL Media...
2023-11-2029 min
Hit Clubbin´Radio showHit Clubbin Radio show by FriscoTrack list :
Da Clubbmaster x Stereolink x Mario Beck – Papa was a rollin stone “Extended mix”
Block & Crown,Tony Ruiz – I want you 4ever “Extended mix”
Aluna,Tchami & Kareen Lomax – Running blind “Original mix”
Arde Bogota – Los Perros “Andres Campo & K-Style remix”
Cher – One by One “JR s pride mix”
Coopex & TripL – Back 2 life “Extended mix”
Mohito – Slip away feat Howard Jones “Steve Angello mix”
Dj Aiblo – Can you feel it “Extended mix”
Kurd Maverick vs Adeva – In & Out my life “Extended mix”
Freejak x Capella – U got 2 know “Extended mix”
Lucas & Steve vs DubVision – Feel my love feat Joe Taylor “Redondo Extended remix”
Gierling & Scheffler – Sample...
2023-09-282h 00Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureAsian Americans & Anti-Blackness: Truth vs. Fiction on Affirmative ActionThis show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donateAffirmative action's foes worked with conservative Chinese American organizations to sue two colleges over their admissions processes. The result was a victory for activists who have been trying to do away with affirmative action for years. What led to the June 29 decision by the Trump-packed Supreme Court finally to ban race-conscious affirmative action? In this month’s “Meet the BIPOC Press” feature with URL Media, our guests fill in the blanks in the media coverage and correct some of the misconc...
2023-07-3130 min
ANDREU SOTORRA / ESCRIPTOR I PERIODISTA«Tres maneres d'entrar: Rodoreda, Verdaguer, Brossa»Humanitzar els ginys i riure-se'n dels robots. Crítica teatral de les instal·lacions de Cabosanroque.
«No em va fer Joan Brossa». Concepte, creació, dramatúrgia, direcció, disseny de so, composició i escenografia: Cabosanroque (Laia Torrents Carulla, Roger Aixut Sampietro). Veus enregistrades de: COIET de Banyoles (Servei d’atenció especialitzada per a persones adultes amb discapacitat de la comarca del Pla de l’Estany): M. Àngels Verge Mata, Pau Fernández Pujol, Eduard Martí Vergé, Alex Alba, Jonathan Perasa, Carmelita Puigdemont i Jordi Saubí Gironès. Fotografia: José Hevia. Direcció: Cabosanroque. Grec'23. Sala Raval, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barc...
2023-07-0909 min
Songs From The BasementBasement Beatles - Paul McCartney For Other ArtistsTop of the day to all of you chaps....Today on Basement Beatles we have a unique show, it's the work of Paul McCartney for others. Meaning Paul working as a side musician or writing songs he gave to others ect.All will be covered thru the show as we play songs from: Denny Laine / Adam Faith / Steve Miller Band and a few more.This show runs about 90 minutes.Intro: She Love's You-Dave Appell 1. Leave It-Mike McGear (McCartney) Paul's brother2. My Dark Hour-The Steve Miller Band3. Step Inside Love-Cilla Bl...
2023-05-291h 33Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBlack Maternal Mortality: How Do We Save Black Lives?It's our May membership drive when we move the mic to you! By becoming a member your voice of support amplifies our coverage of forward thinking movement movers and shakers. Go to LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!What is causing the Black maternal mortality epidemic, and what can be done to save Black lives? The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income nation in the world — and it is Black mothers who are dying at the highest rates. Black birthing people are three times more likely to die in childb...
2023-05-2930 min
Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters30. Embracing Disability Identity with Qudsiya NaquiIn This Episode
Qudsiya Naqui Bio
Diana interviews Qudsiya Naqui, lawyer, disability justice activist, and podcast host of Down to the Struts. In this episode, Qudsiya shares about her journey to embracing her blind identity, her disability identity, and the disability community that brought her into the fold. She speaks to the isolation felt when in her younger years, she was excluded from participation in school activities simply because people did see her need for access, nor her right to access. Finally, Qudsiya shares about many great leaders and authors who have provided a sense o...
2023-03-2440 min
MÚSICA DE CONTRABANDOMÚSICA DE CONTRABANDO T32C097 La exposición 'Bowie taken by Duffy' llega a Madrid (15/03/2023)
En Música de Contrabando, revista diaria de música en OOnda Regional de Murcia(orm.es; de 23,05 a 01,00h) La exposición 'Bowie taken by Duffy' llega a Madrid mañana. The White Stripes han anunciado la reedición de Elephant, su cuarto álbum de estudio, con motivo de su 20 aniversario.. En «Moving On Skiffle» recupera un estilo tradicional que irrumpió en Gran Bretaña a mediados de la década de 1950 y le aporta un grado de sofisticación y emoción que no transmitía en su versión original. Los 23 temas del disco se sumergen en la...
2023-03-152h 01Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBlack Journalists on Police Violence: Reporting from the Ground UpThe police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis generated a significant amount of conversation and coverage, while the killing of environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán in a Georgia state police raid just weeks later has gotten considerably less attention. This time in our monthly feature, Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura Flanders and Sara Lomax of URL Media talk with two journalists who have been reporting on these stories for local Black-led outlets. Is there anything in their response that might deepen how we think about power and race, racism, police and public safety? Our guests are Gavin G...
2023-02-2729 min
Miss Johnsey JauntsEpisode 18, Skip to My Lou"Skip to My Lou" by John A. and Alan Lomax
"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
"The Months" by Sara Coleridge
2023-02-1016 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureFull Uncut Conversation- Abbott Elementary Teaches Us All: Sheryl Lee Ralph & Joyce AbbottEnjoy the full uncut conversation from our episode 'Meet the BIPOC Press Roundtable: Abbott Elementary Teaches Us All' featuring co-hosts from URL Media S. Mitra Kalita & Sara Lomax-Reese; and guests Joyce M. Abbott, Educator & Climate Manager Philadelphia School District ducator & Abbott Elementary Namesake; Sheryl Lee Ralph, Leading Actor for ABC Comedy Series ‘Abbott Elementary’ & ActivistDescription: Can you remember the last time when the challenges that inner city public school teachers face were the subject of a popular TV series? Abbott Elementary — which has just been renewed for a second season on ABC — does just that. The Philadelph...
2022-12-2536 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureD.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the CrosshairsEpisode Description (Full Episode Notes)- Can a predominantly white state legislature overturn the votes of a predominantly Black city? Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney was elected in 2017 on a reform agenda and has been targeted by a GOP backlash ever since. This October, on the last day of business before the 2022 midterms, Republican State Rep. Martina White filed articles for impeachment. If the initiative wins a majority in the GOP-dominated state house, Krasner will have to stand trial in the Senate. To discuss the effort to impeach Krasner, the threat posed to democracy, and how, despite the ne...
2022-11-0629 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureF-Word: Queen Quashes Campaign News? Lack of Coverage is Routine for Social Movements"How do you spark alarm, inform the public, prod people to act, if the media aren’t covering the news, political fundraisers griped to the press this week....It’s a problem social movements in the US have faced for decades, of course, and met none of the same sympathy from the press."For independent reporting on grassroots change makers around the world and right here in the US, every week, catch the Laura Flanders Show on a public television station near you, or subscribe to the free podcast. This week, Sara Lomax Reese and S Mitra Kali...
2022-09-2703 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBIPOC Media: Amplifying Black and Indigenous CollaborationsHow do Black and Indigenous communities intersect? This special feature for Indigenous People’s day explores the forces that have both facilitated and thwarted collaboration and movement-making among Black and Indigenous people in the United States. Exploitation of Black and Indigenous people was integral to the founding of this country, but the nature of that exploitation wasn’t exactly the same. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax Reese of URL Media return for this month’s “Meet the BIPOC Press”. Their guests are Levi Rickert, a citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, founder and publisher, Native News Online and Dr. Kyle T...
2022-09-2530 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureFull Uncut Conversation- Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?(This full conversation is from the episode 'Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?')The fight over what can and can’t be taught in schools is shaping up to be one of the most controversial issues in a pivotal mid-term election year. White voters are being mobilized to ban books, censor honest discussions of US history and current day racism, and organize against a fake spectre of “critical race theory” being taught in schools. So what is to be done? In this episode, Laura and co-hosts Sara Lomax-Reese and Mitra Kalita interview Dr. Ibram X. Ken...
2022-09-0131 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureURL - 50 Years After Roe, Is Reporting on Abortion Still Too White?Forty percent of those who get abortion services in the U.S. are African Americans. Would you know it from the media coverage of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe vs Wade? S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media join Laura for this month’s “Meet the BIPOC Press” to consider what has changed in the coverage — and the organizing — around reproductive justice in the years since Roe. Are abortion seekers of color still a sidebar in reporting or has journalism finally reached a tipping point on inclusion? What difference are BIPOC-owned-and-operated media making in this moment, to o...
2022-08-0130 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureMilitarization and Uvalde: the Context Media Coverage OmitsWhether it’s Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX or Philadelphia, PA — we are witnessing an unprecedented wave of terror at the muzzle of a gun. But all mass shootings are not covered in the same way. What determines the nature of the coverage? And what is the media getting wrong — or right — on gun violence reporting? In this episode, Laura Flanders welcomes back Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media, a network of independently owned and operated Black and Brown media outlets, for this month’s “Meet the BIPOC Press.” Our returning guest Michelle García is a Texas-based journalist whos...
2022-06-2730 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureAbbott Elementary Teaches Us All: Sheryl Lee Ralph & Joyce AbbottCan you remember the last time when the challenges that inner city public school teachers face were the subject of a popular TV series? Abbott Elementary — which has just been renewed for a second season on ABC — does just that. The Philadelphia school on TV is fictional, but the challenges it faces are all too real. Closely based on the school that series creator (and star) Quinta Brunson attended, and especially her experiences with Ms. Abbott, her 6th grade teacher, the show combines art, education and activism. On this month’s Meet The BIPOC Press with URL Media, real-life educat...
2022-05-3030 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureDr. Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?Complete episode notes, research and reading list and related episodes are at PatreonThe fight over what can and can’t be taught in schools is shaping up to be one of the most controversial issues in a pivotal mid-term election year. White voters are being mobilized to ban books, censor honest discussions of US history and current day racism, and organize against a fake spectre of “critical race theory” being taught in schools. So what is to be done? In this episode, Laura and co-hosts Sara Lomax-Reese and Mitra Kalita interview Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the...
2022-04-2629 min
The Pivot Fund PodWho owns Black media?What does it mean to be Black media? And how can media that targets Black audiences be culturally competent?The Pivot Fund and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press hosted this conversation on Feb. 23, 2022, about Black media ownership and the support systems they need to be successful and serve the Black community.Tracie Powell, The Pivot Fund's CEO, moderated the discussion with Kamesha Laurry, an attorney and fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.Panelists included: Joseph A. Torres, co-author of "News for All the People: The Epic S...
2022-03-2158 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBomb Threats Shake HBCUs During Black History MonthMore than 20 Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats at the start of Black History Month — including a threat on Valentine’s Day at Howard University. While the FBI is calling it a high priority investigation and threats are spreading to high schools, there is comparatively little media coverage of this assault on civil rights and education. On this month’s “Meet the BIPOC Press” with URL Media, our guests explore the unequal media treatment of domestic terrorist threats on African American spaces and consider the racist stereotyping of Black and white youth. We also explore the significance of HBCUs in...
2022-02-2529 min
UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham“We Are Here to Fight Disinformation”: Sara Lomax-Reese and Akoto Ofori-Atta Build the Future“Mainstream media” (whatever that is) might be struggling, but you know who’s leading the revolution to do better? “Women, and especially women of color,” says host Brittany Packnett Cunningham. She sits down with Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media and Akoto Ofori-Atta of Capital B, two media organizations run by Black and brown women. They talk about why they do what they do, how to get beyond a “scarcity mentality,” and last week’s “crack pipe” debacle. Plus, Brittany breaks down this weeks’ UnTrending News. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...
2022-02-2446 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureVoting Rights: BIPOC Media Sound the AlarmEven as the nation celebrated the birthday and legacy of voting rights advocate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the right to vote for which King fought so hard remains a matter of hot dispute. States across the country are introducing laws restricting the right to vote for certain Americans, and as recently as this month, a majority of US Senators opposed changing the filibuster rules to pass a voting rights law named for King’s ally John Lewis. In this episode of the monthly series we call “Meet the BIPOC Press” co-hosts Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese, with Solomon Jones...
2022-01-2828 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureHow Critical Race Theory Changed an Election & What Dems Could Do About ItWill you help us meet our goal to raise $5,000 that will be matched, but only if we meet our goal? Donate at https://LauraFlanders.org/donate We do not accept advertisements or government funding. We are media for the people!From the contest for governor of Virginia to school board races across the country, opposition to Critical Race Theory proved an effective tactic for Republican candidates to defeat Democrats in this November’s election. Does that justify the conclusions drawn by many in the media that Democrats need to stop talking so much about racism, history, and struc...
2021-11-2632 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureClimate Change Journalism: Moving Frontline Communities from the Sideline to the CenterSupport the show by becoming a member as a monthly supporter at Patreon.com/theLFShow We do not accept corporate or government funding. We rely on you! Full Episode Notes are posted at Patreon.com/theLFShow for members and non-members.Could a city reduce violent crime by planting more trees? How will the culture of work adapt to the climate crisis? What will increased flooding in the Global South do to U.S. immigration patterns? In this month’s edition of Meet the BIPOC Press, guest hosts Sara Lomax Reese and Mitra Kalita from URL Media are back...
2021-11-1229 min
2021-10-141h 00Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureDo Black Lives Matter to Big Banks?You'll find a link to watch this episode, check out the episode notes posted along with an invitation to join guests and Laura for a live premiere and chat event to view this week’s episode via our YouTube channel, Sunday's 11:30am, at Patreon.com/theLFShow A national uprising in the wake of the murder of George Floyd pressured corporations and big banks to acknowledge their own roles in systemic racism. Many made sweeping promises to support Black-owned businesses, but now, over one year later, have they kept those promises? In this episode, a co-production of The Lau...
2021-09-2429 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBIPOC Media, Uplifting and Serving Communities From the GrassrootsYou'll find a link to watch this episode, check out the episode notes posted along with an invitation to join guests and Laura for a live premiere and chat event to view this week’s episode via our YouTube channel, Sunday's 11:30am, at Patreon.com/theLFShow If Black Lives Matter, how are journalists and media organizations considering Black pain in their coverage? And how are journalists and editors across the full spectrum of our media thinking about this? This week, we're introducing some new colleagues, Sara Lomax Reese and S. Mitra Kalita as the founders of U...
2021-08-2729 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBlack Candidates, BIPOC Media: Making Coverage Complex—and BetterFull episode notes are at https://Patreon.com/theLFShowNew York City will likely elect its second African American mayor in November. Eric Adams, currently the Brooklyn Borough President, was declared the winner of the Democratic primary in July. A former police officer who was himself beaten by the cops as a teenager, Adams campaigned against police brutality while positioning himself as a law and order candidate. Though much of the mainstream media has attempted to simplify Adams’ story, he’s a complex candidate who isn’t easily boxed in. What are the national implications of all this...
2021-07-3029 min
Reimagining the Internet26 Sarah Lomax-Reese (#Reimagine Conference, May 2021)This episode shares a recorded talk from the 2021 Reimagine the Internet conference, a virtual conference co-hosted by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the soon-to-be-launched Initiative on Digital Public Infrastructure at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In six sessions over five days, there will be more than a dozen speakers whose work hints at what the internet could become over the next decade. Sara Lomax-Reese is the CEO of WURD, a family-owned talk radio station in Philadelphia that serves that city’s Black community.
2021-06-2524 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBlack, Latinx Media: Cause for Celebration & CritiqueFull episode notes are at https://Patreon.com/theLFShowThe subversive, healing, and celebratory powers of music and media are at the heart of this week’s conversation, featuring Saida Pagán, a contributor to Palabra, a journalism site run by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, a music historian, jazz musician and composer recently interviewed on WURD radio in Philadelphia. Pagán shares her take on the new hit movie In the Heights and the progress Latinx media is making in Hollywood; Guthrie reflects on Black joy as expressed through Black music. “Meet th...
2021-06-2529 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBIPOC Journalists On Covering COVID and RacismFull episode notes are at https://Patreon.com/theLFShowBIPOC journalists reflect on what it is to be veterans of two of the most devastating wars in recent history: the coronavirus pandemic and the centuries-long war on Black bodies through systemic racism and police brutality. In this media roundtable—a collaboration between The Laura Flanders Show and URL Media—we take a different approach to Memorial Day. One that centers the work of BIPOC journalists from the front lines. How are they responding to the needs of their communities, and where do we go from here? Music in th...
2021-05-2829 minLaura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureBlack Pain White Media: Introducing URL Media, a new, BIPOC networkYou'll find a link to watch this episode, check out the episode notes posted along with an invitation to join guests and Laura for a live premiere and chat event to view this week’s episode via our YouTube channel, Sunday's 11:30am, at Patreon.com/theLFShow If Black Lives Matter, how are journalists and media organizations considering Black pain in their coverage? And how are journalists and editors across the full spectrum of our media thinking about this? This week, we're introducing some new colleagues, Sara Lomax Reese and S. Mitra Kalita as the founders of U...
2021-04-2329 min
Origins Podcast with Ryan McGranaghanEthan Zuckerman - A master-course in how to connect and a syllabus for a spacious lifeEthan Zuckerman is a voice that you need to know. He’s a pioneer for the use of media as a tool for social change, for cultivating international development with technology, and for the activation of new media technologies by activists. Ethan is uncommonly insightful about the currents and trends of our society. In this conversation he helps us understand the shape of our public discourse, and relates it to the world of today and tomorrow. Show Notes:Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - Sonder (05:00)Book: Rewire (08:00)MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media (12:00)Nathan Ma...
2021-04-2058 min
We'd Like A Word21. Writers Weekend festival (part 1) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara GangaiWriters Weekend festival (part 1): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the UK's prime gathering for unrepresented authors to find an agent. This year the festival is online because of Covid. But the author-agent meet-ups are happening as much as ever. And there'll be all sorts of other attractions - celebrity author talks, workshops, writers' circles, plot development, how to improve your writing & discussions. The main Writers Weekend is 24-27 June, 2021 - with...
2021-04-1421 minWe'd Like A Word20. Writers Weekend festival (part 2) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara GangaiWriters Weekend festival (part 2): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the UK's prime gathering for unrepresented authors to find an agent. This year the festival is online because of Covid. But the author-agent meet-ups are happening as much as ever. And there'll be all sorts of other attractions - celebrity author talks, workshops, writers' circles, plot development, how to improve your writing & discussions. The main Writers Weekend is 24-27 June, 2021 - with...
2021-04-1422 minWe'd Like A Word19. Writers Weekend festival (part 3) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara GangaiWriters Weekend festival (part 3): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the UK's prime gathering for unrepresented authors to find an agent. This year the festival is online because of Covid. But the author-agent meet-ups are happening as much as ever. And there'll be all sorts of other attractions - celebrity author talks, workshops, writers' circles, plot development, how to improve your writing & discussions. The main Writers Weekend is 24-27 June, 2021 - with...
2021-04-1416 min
New Chat MixtapesNew Chat Mixtapes #428 - YUSH! 7-8-2020 P.1 live mix by DJ Pete BodegaNew Chat Mixtapes has been supplying massive mixtapes full of amazing hits from all over the world of music, riddim, and lyrics since 2008. A trusted source for playlists without bias and music without borders. Plus, these mixtapes are full of live edits, blends, and remix maneuvers that a growing movement of music lovers from all over the globe have come to love. Get in, subscribe for free, press play, and tell your friends!!!Episode 428 of New Chat features the live broadcast of the YUSH! mix from 7-8-2020 with DJ Pete Bodega going all out on some recent...
2020-07-1756 min
One Track Mind with Kristi LomaxOne Track Mind #389 (12/14/18)ARTIST – SONG – LABEL GAP Band – Someday – Razor N Tape Louie Vega feat. Rochelle Fleming & Barbara Tucker – Love Having You Around – Vega Josh Milan – It’s Love – Honeycomb Steal Vybe, Chris Forman feat. Sara Devine – Fill The Sky – Steal Vybe Mike City, Ian Friday, Feat. Reggie […]
2019-06-2800 min
Philly Famous PodcastSara Lomax-Reese (President/CEO of WURD Radio, LLC)President and CEO of WURD Radio (the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania), Sara Lomax-Reese talks with Greg about the emergence of podcasts and how they can coexist with radio, the uniqueness of WURD, some of the most pressing and hotly debated issues in our city and the media's role in fostering social change, what it's like to be Black, American, and a woman in 2018, the impact her iconic father Dr. Walter Lomax had on her, her thoughts on Philly, and much more. Learn more about Philly Famous @ https://phillyfamouspodcast.com/
2018-12-1150 min
Le interviste di Lupo e ContadinoLC - La Paesologia - Intervista con Franco Arminiowww.lupoecontadino.itwww.facebook.com/illupoeilcontadinolupoecontadino@gmail.com"La prima volta non fu quando ci spogliammoma qualche giorno prima,mentre parlavi sotto un albero.Sentivo zone lontane del mio corpoche tornavano a casa"Franco Arminio - PAESOLOGO - Cedi la strada agli alberiNiente meglio di questa poesia, per presentare il paesaggisticoMENU DELLA SERATA:(per la serie di conversazioni a tema:Percezioni altre di realtà)Avremo stasera con noi in diretta Franco Arminio, di professione paesologo. L'intervista partirà da...
2017-02-281h 11
The Post-Culture PodcastEpisode 01 "Our Bodies Will Not Be Found"This is the first episode of a very sad thing, born sick, dying slowly. Featuring music from Fourth Shift, Sara Oschlag, and the Blueheels, as well as selections from the Alan Lomax Collection.
2014-03-2600 min