Producer Appreciation Weeks: Mary Steffenhagen
TODAY 📻: Producer Appreciation Week
Catch Mary on our Instagram LIVE at 3PM talking about all things Takeaway and then tune into hear her producer picks on WNYC radio!
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3V7kXIT
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Mary Steffenhagen
TODAY 📻
Producer Appreciation Week Show:
@marynotmerry_'s talking to @MHarrisPerry about her favorite segments at 9 AM and 3 PM EST on @wnyc radio.
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3V7kXIT
“Once I saw the posts, I reported [them] to [be] removed. But nothing happened. It shows how the company sees Africans. Our concerns are nothing.”-Foxglove. #facebook #meta #humanrights #africa
The Kinetic Movements of Kinetic Light
#ICYMI Kinetic Light, a disability art collective, performed at Lincoln Center in February.
In the performance the artists interchange between wheelchair and floor movement and play with speed. Want to know how they do it?
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Wilmot Collins, Mayor of Helena, Montana
Wilmot Collins is a refugee-turned-first Black mayor of Helena, Montana. #BlackHistoryMonth
We hear about his journey into politics in a state where less than 1-percent of the population is Black for our series 23 Mayors in 2023.
LISTEN & DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/3xKumNg
Da'Shaun Harrison (they/them)
Catch editor-at-large of Scalawag and author of "The Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Antifatness as Antiblackness" Da'Shaun L. Harrison on the Takeaway!
Friday, February 17th at 9 AM ET and 3 PM ET on WNYC radio and wherever you get your podcasts!
LISTEN HERE 📻: https://bit.ly/3EXbhvI
Thanksgiving Gratitude with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Catch author of "Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World," host of the “Love.Period.” podcast, and senior minister of New York City's Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village to find out what she's giving thanks for this holiday season. #Thanksgiving #gratitude
Listen here: https://bit.ly/3egKOyQ
Jemele Hill Shares Her Story of Trauma and Triumph
The Atlantic contributing writer Jemele Hill joins us to discuss her new memoir, "Uphill," which chronicles how her upbringing shaped her life and career, as well as the story behind the better-known moments of her time at ESPN as one of the only Black woman sportswriters. In her new book, she tells her story of pain, trauma and perseverance.
For the full conversation, listen here: https://bit.ly/3Ud8inG
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Shipwrecks, cars and even human remains. These are all things that have been uncovered as the Mississippi River recedes to record low water levels. Saint Louis University’s WATER Institute's Jason Knouft discusses what it spells for our climate future on today's show.
DOWNBALLOT
18-year-old Shiva Rajbhandari is a high school senior in Boise, Idaho, who also was recently elected to serve on Boise's School Board.
We spoke with Shiva about his experience as a student serving on the school board, why he believes students should have a seat at the table in school boards, and the importance of school boards as an important #downballot elected office. https://bit.ly/3egKOyQ
DOWNBALLOT
About 30% of voters often don’t even bother filling out their entire ballot, so we're looking into how we can build a more engaged, informed electorate that can vote confidently for the entire ballot in a week-long series, "DOWNBALLOT."
Check out the first edition here: https://bit.ly/3yMeSt5
#Midterms2022
How Haptic Tech and Interpretation Help Deaf People Enjoy Music
Our producers Ryan and Katerina reported on what makes a show or concert accessible to the deaf community and they talk to Shelley Guy, a director of Community Engagement and Events Coordinator and the Director of Artistic Sign Language for Body Language Productions about her own use of haptic tech.
She is also a performer and a deaf interpreter who works very closely with the non-profit organization "Up Until Now Collective." She is joined by interpreter Brandon Kazen-Maddox.