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Masthead Producers: South Side Weekly Hosts: Erisa Apantaku, Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, Lewis Page Intros by: Erisa Apantaku
This is story 2 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?”This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard.Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa ApantakuMusic:Bauxite by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182517Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182516Checkered Blue by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182544The Maison by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182513Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182515
This is story 1 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?”This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard.Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa ApantakuMusic:Bauxite by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182517Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182516Checkered Blue by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182544The Maison by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182513Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182515
This is story 3 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?”This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard.Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa Apantaku Music:Bauxite by Blue Dot SessionsDelicates by Blue Dot SessionsCheckered Blue by Blue Dot SessionsThe Maison by Blue Dot SessionsTaoudella by Blue Dot Sessions
The Exchange: The Weekly's poetry corner offers our thoughts in exchange for yours
With me by Armani Rogers Read by Armani Rogers
Submissions can be sent to bit.ly/ssw-exchange or via email to chima.ikoro@southsideweekly.com.
The Exchange: The Weekly's poetry corner offers our thoughts in exchange for yours
Blindspot By Vernique Dyson Read by Vernique Dyson
Submissions can be sent to bit.ly/ssw-exchange or via email to chima.ikoro@southsideweekly.com.
From the roaring twenties to the cold sixties, Mexicans in the Chicago area embodied a diverse, pluralist society where political, cultural, and religious continuums converged, seeding the region’s contemporary Mexican-American civilization. An interview of book author Dr. John H. Flores by Matthew Carnero Macías for South Side Weekly.
Designer Chris Rudd on the dichotomy between the probable future and the preferred future, and how to start thinking more about your preferred future. Hint: give it time.
Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/.
Read about the results of the Institute of Design’s 2019 design studio pop-up in Boxville here: https://id.iit.edu/projects/51-futures-bronzeville/
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustrations by Gaby Febland.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Benji Hart on how to envision new futures and how examples of liberation exist in the present and in previous generations.
Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Alfredo Medrano.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Chandra Christmas-Rouse on how to envision and build the future you want to inhabit through thinking about your values, cultures, and traditions. In other words, what kind of ancestor do you want to be?
Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustrations by Humberto Saldana.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
H Kapp-Klote envisions new futures through feelings.
Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/.
For more information about his podcast Working 2050, check out www.aytchkappklote.com/working-2050.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Shane Tolentino.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Interior architect Lorin Jackson shares her tool for envisioning new futures: deep observation.
Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Mell Montezuma.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Malik Jackson interviews Lee Weiner about his memoir Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago Seven. Weiner discusses his life of activism beyond the famous trial where he and seven other organizers were targeted and tried for conspiracy in federal court for their role in the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Interview by Malik Jackson for South Side Weekly. Photo provided.
Two West Side youth organizers and friends—Destiny Harris and Kaleb Autman—discuss their work organizing on the West Side, why they bring historical context to the work being done today, and what they hope for themselves and their community in ten years.
Read Destiny and Kaleb’s written pieces in @injusticewatch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-destiny-harris/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-kaleb-autman/
Read the transcript of the audio piece in South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/essential-work-west-side-youth-organizers-destiny-kaleb-conversation/
This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku, Adeshina Emmanuel, Kaleb Autman, and Destiny Harris in partnership with Injustice Watch. This is the second installment of the “Essential Work” series, a collaboration between Injustice Watch and South Side Weekly. Stay tuned for more.
Protest sounds and songs captured by Grace Del Vecchio. Music heard in this episode: “Rain on Me” by JBlanked (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), “Send Me” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0)), “Herbal” by JBlanked/Bastardboy (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), and “Roy” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0). The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Two youth organizers with GoodKids MadCity—China Smith, 18, of Greater Grand Crossing and Miracle Boyd, 18, of Chicago Lawn—share what they’ve learned and what they strive to do as organizers trying to transform the city of Chicago.
Read China and Miracle’s written piece reflecting on their experiences since March in @injusticewatch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-china-and-miracle/
Read the transcript of the audio piece in South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/essential-work-china-miracle-goodkids-madcity-share-experiences-organizing/
This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku, Adeshina Emmanuel, China Smith, and Miracle Boyd in partnership with Injustice Watch. Special thanks to Priska Neely for additional editing. Stay tuned for more in the “Essential Work” series.
Photo caption: Miracle Boyd, an organizer with GoodKids MadCity, addresses participants to kick off GKMC's Love March in Woodlawn, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Davon Clark/Injustice Watch. Music heard in this episode: “The Question” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0), “Shoepop” by Royalty Freak Music (CC0 1.0), “Roy” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0), and “Luanda” by petrochine (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This is South Side Weekly People's Radio. Each week, we'll post audio submissions we get from you. These can be about anything. They can be produced audio pieces, or they can be voicemail dispatches (just dial 331-308-0773). They can be music, or they can be spoken word. For more information on how to submit, visit www.southsideweekly.com/peoples-media.
This week's episode features #TeensInQuarantine, a podcast from FreeSpiritMedia's teens program that explores youth reflections and reactions during this COVID-19 crisis. You can hear more of FreeSpiritMedia's work at www.soundcloud.com/freespiritmedia/.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This is South Side Weekly People's Radio. Each week, we'll post audio submissions we get from you. For more information on how to submit to the South Side Weekly People's Media initiative, visit www.southsideweekly.com/peoples-media or dial 331-308-0773.
This week's episode includes interviews from detainees at Cook County Jail, recorded on April 6 and April 7. Maira Khwaja of the Invisible Institute has been in touch with a detainee at Cook County who passed the phone around to several other detainees so they could share their stories with us. All of the inmates in this episode are being housed in the Residential Treatment Unit in Division 8, which means they each have medical conditions that require routine ongoing treatment that they aren't currently receiving. We don’t know their real names and can’t fact-check their backstories. They’ve used pseudonyms here to protect against retaliation from the jail.
"Michael Scott" at 1:32 "Ezell Parker" at 4:00 "Kingston" at 5:35 "Mike" at 6:58 "Marcus Anderson" at 9:00 "Earl" at 12:57
On April 7, there was a car caravan protest to demand the mass release of detainees from Cook County Jail. At the end of this episode, we included a voicemail submission we got from Matthew Nicolas, who attended that caravan.
Here's a list of groups that organized the caravan: A Just Harvest, All of Us Or None Chicago, American Friends Service Committee, Assata’s Daughters, Believers Bail Out, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Chicago Community Bond Fund, Circles & Ciphers, Community Renewal Society, Equity and Transformation (EAT), Liberation Library, Love & Protect, Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration, Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), The People’s Lobby, Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL), South Side Workers Center, Trinity United Church of Christ – Chicago, Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois, Westside Justice Center, Women’s Justice Institute and Parole Illinois.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku and Maira Khwaja. The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This is South Side Weekly People's Radio. Each week, we'll post audio submissions we get from you. These can be about anything. They can be produced audio pieces, or they can be voicemail dispatches (just dial 331-308-0773). They can be music, or they can be spoken word. For more information on how to submit, visit www.southsideweekly.com/peoples-media.
This week's episode featured the track "Superficial" by Lassai. You can find more of his music at www.soundcloud.com/lassai.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This is South Side Weekly People's Radio. Each week, we'll post audio submissions we get from you. These can be about anything. They can be produced audio pieces, or they can be voicemail dispatches (just dial 331-308-0773). They can be music, or they can be spoken word. For more information on how to submit, visit www.southsideweekly.com/peoples-media.
This week's episode featured a poem by Wistar and a dispatch from Grecia.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This is South Side Weekly People's Radio. Each week, we'll post audio submissions we get from you. These can be about anything. They can be produced audio pieces, or they can be voicemail dispatches. They can be music, or they can be spoken word. For more information on how to submit, visit www.southsideweekly.com/peoples-media.
This week's episode featured "Going Home" by Anne Lim. You can find more of Anne's work at www.soundcloud.com/anneoflim.
This week also featured "Virus Funk" by Paul Mez. You can find more of Paul's music at www.soundcloud.com/user-881822122.
This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
In an interview with South Side Weekly Radio's Clare McCloskey, rapper Broadway Muse discusses the life events—like fighting cancer as a child—that shaped her music career. Broadway also takes us on a deeper dive into two of her tracks: "Idk Feelin'" and "Black & Womyn."
The music in this episode is all by Broadway Muse, which you can listen to on her SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/taniesha-broadway.
This interview was produced by Clare McCloskey and Erisa Apantaku, and edited by Erisa Apantaku.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit southsideweekly.com.
The Renaissance Society is a contemporary art space that has a very strong character when it comes to architectural design. Artist David Maljković describes it as a “monumental space that is one dimensional with a really particular condition of light.” The vinyl floors are so present—not concrete or plastic—they are tactile. Known for his collaborative approach to curation and attention to details, Maljković worked with Renaissance Society curator Karsten Lund for the exhibit “Also on View,” to select works that complement the space. The Weekly’s Manisha AR, sat down with both artist and curator to go behind the scenes of the exhibit and talk about the ways in which the space inspired the show. You can read the review of the show here: https://southsideweekly.com/look-dont-touch-david-maljkovic-renaissance-society/
Croatian-born David Maljković has lived in many cities in Europe. He currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. He has presented solo exhibitions at Palais de Tokyo in Paris; Van Abbe museum, Eindhoven; Bergen Kunsthall, Norway; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, UK; Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid; MoMA PS1, New York; and several other museums and galleries. His work has been included in prominent group exhibitions around the world such as the 56th Biennale di Venezia, 29th Sao Paulo Biennial, and two of the Istanbul Biennials, among many others.
Chicago-based curator Karsten Lund has been with the Renaissance Society for the past three years and curated multiple shows in the space. Prior, he worked as a Curatorial Assistant at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and as a Research Fellow and Guest Curator with the Museum of Photography.
“Also on View” is open until April 7, 2019. There will be an exhibition walk-through with curator Karsten Lund, at 3pm on Saturday April 6th. For more information visit http://renaissancesociety.org.
Music heard during this episode is “Ambient Documentary Build Up #02” by tyops (CC BY 3.0).
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
“...I can't think of anyone who emulates the soft things that I try to do. I think that's maybe why I did it, or why I started doing it, because it was something that I couldn't find or wasn't listening to, but I needed.”
In an interview with South Side Weekly's Janaya Crevier, Tasha discusses the creation of her debut album Alone at Last and why she embues her work with radical softness. Music heard during this episode was by Tasha. You can find more of Tasha's work at wowtashawow.net.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit southsideweekly.com.
Driving around Black neighborhoods in Chicago, you see a lot of currency exchanges. While reporting on wealth in Black communities this summer, Tonia Hill wanted to know what their impact is on working class communities of color and why it seems as though there are more of these types of financial services in South Side communities than banks.
This piece was reported by Tonia Hill and produced by Erisa Apantaku and Tonia Hill in partnership with City Bureau, a civic journalism lab.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Erisa Apantaku and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Artists from throughout Chicago will be participating in a new, multi-venue festival this weekend (November 16-18). Decibel Crawl Fest, organized by Beverly native Clyde Moreau, started with the goal of highlighting local artists of color and LGBTQ+- and women-identifying artists, and paying them fairly “in exchange for what they give to inspire us.” The new DIY festival has shows in venues across the city, including Bohemian Grove in McKinley Park. South Side Weekly Radio's Janaya Crevier spoke with Moreau as well as performers Eiigo Groove and Audra Duval about their hopes for the festival.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Illinois has been making moves toward reducing incarceration, but there is a large group of people who are being left behind. People like 21-year-old Joe Montgomery, who have been sentenced with Class X felonies, make up almost a third of Illinois’ prison population according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Some say these individuals who need the most help are instead left with few options but prison. City Bureau reporters Sajedah Al-khzaleh and Bia Medious spoke with Montgomery’s friends and family about the hole his absence means to his community.
This piece was produced in collaboration with City Bureau, a Woodlawn-based civic journalism lab. For more information go to www.citybureau.org.
Music heard in this story is “Cool Curves” by producer Jumega Silverback. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Chicago rapper Matt Muse joined South Side Weekly's Music Editor Chris Good on July 18 to talk about Muse's newest album NAPPY TALK. In this live interview broadcast on WHPK, the two talked about influences, hair, and the album's striking artwork.
The music heard during this segment was "Getting To It" and "Shea Butter Baby" from NAPPY TALK. The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Erisa Apantaku and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Note: At the time of this interview, Pat Frazier used different pronouns. Now, Frazier uses they/them pronouns.
In May, Pat Frazier became the National Youth Poet Laureate—the first ever from Chicago—after being named the city’s Youth Poet Laureate last September. Inspired by poets like Gwendolyn Brooks and Safia Elhillo, and their own activism work with Assata’s Daughters—an intergenerational collective based in Washington Park that organizes actions around the city—Frazier’s first book of poetry, GRAPHITE, will be out this September via Haymarket Books. In a conversation with Dave Stieber, Frazier talks about the intersection of their literary and organizing work.
This interview was produced by Erisa Apantaku and has been edited for length and clarity. To read excerpts from the interview, visit https://southsideweekly.com/national-youth-poet-laureate-pat-frazier-intersection-poetry-activism/
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly's Maya Horton talks with Ciera Mckissick, founder of AMFM magazine and gallery in Pilsen, about the growth of the gallery space and it's role in the arts community as an incubator for emerging artists. (Note: This interview was conducted on June 5, 2018.)
Music heard during this segment was composed by Nick Hennessey.
The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Missed Pitchfork? South Side Weekly Radio's got you covered. Listen to festival attendee reactions to South Sider performances.
This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku. The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Melkbelly—comprised of Miranda Winters (guitar and vocals), Bart Winters (also guitar, and Miranda’s husband), Liam Winters (a bassist and Bart’s brother), and James Wetzel (drums)—recently sat down with the Weekly's Erisa Apantaku in a cozy practice space in East Garfield Park. Amongst Christmas lights, a number of effects pedals, and jamming from adjacent practice rooms, Melkbelly’s members shared their feelings about their recent tours—headlining in Europe and supporting bigger names like Protomartyr and The Breeders—and provided a new meaning to the term yard sale.
Songs heard during this interview were "Off The Lot," "Kid Kreative," and "Cawthra," all from Melkbelly's 2017 album NOTHING VALLEY.
The bumper at the beginning of the segment featured SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
In the Fall of 2017, it was announced that all four of the last remaining Englewood neighborhood high schools would be closing. Three of them will be dissolved over the next three years, but Paul Robeson High School, which opened in 1977, had it's last day of school on Tuesday, June 19. It will be demolished to make way for a new, $85-million high school.
Since its opening four decades ago, Robeson High School has been a staple in the Englewood neighborhood—one that's garnered community pride and supported student growth. It has also been a place of disinvestment, neglect, and several failed education policies. Its closure leaves a hole in the hearts and minds of the many students, staff, parents, and community members who interacted with Robeson High School over the decades.
For the past six months, we at South Side Weekly Radio—Erisa Apantaku, Olivia Obineme, Bridget Vaughn, and Bridget Newsham—have been collecting memories and experiences from former students, teachers, staff members, parents, and community members. In this hour of radio, we take you through those four decades of Robeson history, through the stories of people from the Robeson community.
If you’re a Robeson Raider who wants your memories preserved, email us at southsideweeklyradio@gmail.com. If you’d like to support the work of South Side Weekly, visit www.southsideweekly.com/donate to see how you can fund local journalism projects such as the one you just heard.
This project was partially supported by an Illinois Humanities Grant. Additional support came from South Side Weekly, City Bureau, and the Invisible Institute. Additional reporting came from Tytania Holliman, Jed Lickerman, Jasmine Mithani, and Hafsa Razi. Special thanks to Blackstone Bicycle Works for helping us recreate a food fight. Music heard during this episode: "My Auntie's Building" by Open Mike Eagle; "Concussion/Memphis" and "Close But No Cigar" by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, recorded live at WFMU for Surface Noise with Joe McGasko (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0); "Absum," "Weapon," "Distilled" by Nctrnm (CC BY 4.0); "Nasty" by David Szesztay (CC BY-NC 3.0); and "Blipper" by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC 3.0). The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
With a plethora of Chicago artists in this year's Pitchfork lineup, Adam Krefman, Senior Director of Festivals and Activations, joined SSW Radio host Olivia Obineme for a chat about what we can expect from this year's festival.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Erisa Apantaku and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
For Jenny Kendler, one aspect of an artist’s job is to “make invisible things visible.” This summer, Kendler and UIC’s Gallery 400 are trying to do just that with the issue of climate change. Partnering with community groups, Garden for a Changing Climate aims to show the local effects of climate change in four neighborhoods around Chicago.
This piece was produced by Sam Larsen.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Last time we had Open Mike Eagle on the show, the city was cutting trees outside his house. Chainsaws rumbled throughout the interview. This time when we spoke with Mike, his day was at “some weird intersection between weird and crazy,” but that didn’t stop him from having a great convo with South Side Weekly’s Christopher Good and Andrew Koski about his upcoming Pitchfork performance and his recent work in television.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
When Patrice Patterson was young, her favorite cousin was killed. "Back then I did not have the healing to deal with that." She started Mama Moore's Community Garden on 79th and Dobson in Chatham as part of a way to heal. "When I suffer from anxiety I always just feel like I need a place to go and just heal [...] and I always think of nature."
This piece was produced Stefania Gomez. Music heard during this segment was: "Firecracker" by Frazey Ford, "Kallaloe" by Blue Dot Sessions, "Down By The Bank" by Blue Dot Sessions, and "Coast of Daylight" by Gilman Mom.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Last week we heard Pascal Sabino's piece on affordability in Englewood rents. This week, he joined SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski to talk more about his reporting around housing in Englewood as part of his work in the City Bureau reporting fellowship. City Bureau is a Woodlawn-based civic journalism lab. For more information go to www.citybureau.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Lannon Broughton was born and raised in Englewood. Throughout his life, he was pushed out of the neighborhood due to railroad developments and unaffordable rents. Now that Lannon's back in Englewood, he's working with other residents to attack issues of unaffordability and displacement. As City Bureau reporting fellow Pascal Sabino reports, it's about more than just rent.
This piece was produced in collaboration with City Bureau, a Woodlawn-based civic journalism lab. For more information go to www.citybureau.org
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
When a laidback trip to Beverly to pick up some cabinets becomes something more. James Gordon shared this harrowing story at West Side Stories: Stand Up To Violence event in January.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
"For many many years, I wanted to talk to somebody about it. And when [they] began to ask me, I just began to flow." Gwen Bennett, in conversation with her grandchild Ireashia Monét, about the domestic abuse and violence she experienced over the course of her life.
Ruminations on that trauma are present in Monét's short films THE PEARLS YOU GAVE ME and GRANDMA'S WISDOM. Both films were shown last month at a gathering in Build Coffee. Afterward, Monét and Bennett dove into a discussion on intergenerational trauma and healing.
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The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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Last year, Bridgeport's famous Johnny O's hot dog stand was devastated with two losses: Johnny O and his son, John Jr., both passed away. As a result, the 24-hour hot dog stand had to reduce its hours. "We've had a handful of our night owls be a little upset about that, and there is some third shift workers that come through that are a little upset about it," says Alex Veliotis, son of Johnny O. South Side Weekly's Layne Gerbig sat down with Alex and his brother Peter to hear about the history of Johnny O's and the brothers plans for the future. Hint: it includes pinball.
Music heard at the end of this segment was "Fives" by Podington Bear, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/).
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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"Negrow Disco was more of an ode to people, the queer Black and brown folks that started disco. Soul Bounce was kind of more of me coming and establishing my sound / genre. And BANBA is just people getting to know me more."
South Side rapper Ric Wilson joined SSW's Olivia Obineme and Chris Good in studio to talk about everything from the new EP BANBA to modeling to prison abolition.
Music in this segment is from Ric Wilson's BANBA, which drops May 18. Find more at ricwilsonmusic.com
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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Born and raised in Chatham, Tracye Eileen's musical career started in a school play when she was 8. Now, she runs her own label, has monthly shows at Buddy Guy's Legends, and is about to drop her second CD WHY DID I SAY YES. In a conversations with South Side Weekly's Bridget Vaughn, Eileen talks about her musical journey and her newest release.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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Last month, the Chicago Community Bond Fund hosted City Bureau’s 58th Public Newsroom. Director of Advocacy Irene Romulo and volunteer Liz Corrado talked through Cook County’s money bond system and shared findings from a 2017 courtwatching initiative led by the Coalition to End Money Bond. Here they answer questions posed by a curious audience.
Notes: As of early May, the Circuit Court of Cook County website has data about bond court from the last quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018. The Civic Federation proposed recommendations for the Sheriff’s Office, not legislation.
Read and listen to more of South Side Weekly's coverage of bail at https://southsideweekly.com/?s=bail+reform.
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"All my college papers, gone, gone, gone. My mom’s wedding dress, gone."
Basement flooding in Chatham resident Lori Burns' home wiped out decades of memories. The same can be said of many in Chatham. Now, the Center For Neighborhood Technology is working with residents to implement interventions to help curb the damage.
This piece was reported and produced by Morgan Levey.
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Note: At the time of this interview, Pat Frazier used different pronouns and a different first name. Now, Frazier uses they/them pronouns.
Pat Frazier was recently announced the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. In honor of the accolade, South Side Weekly Radio re-broadcasted our previous interview with the poet. Last fall when we interviewed Frazier, they had just been named Chicago’s Youth Poet Laureate. SSW Radio’s Erisa Apantaku sat down with the poet to discuss how they got into poetry, their poetry writing process, and what inspires them.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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Nigel Jackson, who goes by HarmonicSapien, doesn't seem himself as a producer as much as a conductor. Jackson pulls samples from throughout the musical landscape to create his beats. Talking with SSW Radio's Erisa Apantaku, Jackson described his first exposures to music, beatmaking, and how he likes to approach collaborations with other artists.
Music featured in this segment is from HarmonicSapien's album Natural States.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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Raised on jazz, when Jorie Johnson got the chance to show her stuff to then-format chief Richton Guy Thomas, she did not disappoint. The hour-long "audition" left her with a show on WHPK. For the past four years, Jorie K's Journey has shared all types of jazz with her listeners. Johnson joined WHPK hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski in studio for a deeper look at her show and her hopes for the community.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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At a #PublicNewsroom in March, researcher Daniel K. Hertz shared excerpts from his upcoming book on gentrification in Lincoln Park. Audience members reacted to the excerpts, giving feedback to Hertz and discussing the cyclical nature of historical discussions of gentrification.
City Bureau's #PublicNewsroom is a series of free, weekly workshops and discussions aimed at building trust between journalists and the communities they serve while shaping a more inclusive newsroom.
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At the 50th anniversary of WHPK's call letters, community members from every decade of WHPK's existence shared their experiences with the station. Hosted by Jared Brown of Central Air, DJs and listeners alike touched on the community radio station's influence on music in Chicago and the world.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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South Side Weekly Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski chatted live with reporter Anne Li about her recent article in South Side Weekly about how reading lists are created.
Read the full article on southsideweekly.com: https://southsideweekly.com/recommended-reading-cps-librarians-teachers/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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At one point, the Haitian Show was so popular in Chicago and abroad that Haitian politicians called in during election time. During the WHPK 50th anniversary party, Patrick Augustin joined SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku to chat about the former WHPK program and the hopes that it will return to the airwaves soon.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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At the 50th anniversary of WHPK's call letters, SSW Radio hosted a live workshop on interviewing. Joined by fellow WHPK DJs Sasha Tycko and Jared Brown, SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku talked best practices for interviewing then turned the mic over to the live audience: who in your community would you want to interview?
Music heard during this segment is from HarmonicSapien.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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Kizomba, a music and dance style from Angola, means "party." At WHPK, DJ Kimani Rashad brings Kizomba to the South Side every Tuesday in his show Afro-Caribbean Connections Kizomba LifeStyle Radio.
South Side Weekly Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski chatted with Rashad as part of our WHPK community DJ series.
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Remembering lives lost too soon.
This Weekly Read was produced by The Weekly Read. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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In 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, Karega Kofo Moyo, a South Sider who taught on the West Side, knew there would be an uprising. A budding photographer, he got his camera and travelled to the West Side to document that response. His photographs from that time were only recently debuted at Rootwork Gallery. In a conversation with South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku, Moyo talks about that experience.
This interview was originally broadcast on January 15th, 2018.
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South Side Weekly Radio's Samantha Smylie takes us through historical archives to probe why the South Side's response was so different from the West Side following the MLK assassination of 1968.
Music in this segment is from HarmonicSapien.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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"Whenever elections come, political parties try to deceive us, or try to give us a different impression. So, the only way to actually make things happen and to evolve as a society is if we come unite. That’s basically what you get to see in the mural."
Alexander Tadlock, a muralist commissioned by the Mexican National Electoral Institute (INE), talks with Diana Delgado Pineda about his mural on the corner of Troy and 26th in Little Village.
Read excerpts of the interview on southsideweekly.com: https://southsideweekly.com/painting-politics-alexander-tadlock-mexican-elections-little-village/
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"First and foremost, this is my artist space. And I am a crystal-wearing, burning incense, candle-lighting type of woman. I’ve always been like that. That energy of preparation, of setting the tone, of ritual is just very important with me."
Artist and community gallery owner H.L. Anderson sat down with South Side Weekly Radio's Erisa Apantaku to discuss her space in Washington Heights. In addition to talking about her personal art practice, Anderson mentioned her own goals for the H.L. Anderson Arts & Culture Studio on 95th and Bishop.
Read excerpts of the interview on southsideweekly.com: https://southsideweekly.com/a-little-unity-interview-h-l-anderson/
Music in this segment is from HarmonicSapien.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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From a radio show in Utah to boat parties on the River Thames in London, DJ Purple's seen the various flavors of house music around the world, in part thanks to his service in the air force. "Being from Chicago, I already knew what house music was, I had listened to it for quite a while, but then you go somewhere else and you see other people appreciate it the same way that you do. It's like, this is awesome."
SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Sam Larsen chatted with DJ Purple as part of our community DJ series on WHPK.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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South Side Weekly's Olivia Obineme and Bridget Newsham went to the March For Our Lives protest in Union Park. Chanting and speeches echoed through the park, describing the importance of the protest and the demands necessary for the community to fight the complexities surrounding gun violence in Chicago.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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“At one time, it’s not like this anymore, but at one time in the 70s and definitely thru the 80s, Hyde Park had a lot more music.” Lofton Emenari, longtime WHPK jazz DJ, joined us live on SSW Radio as part of our WHPK community DJ series. “Jazz,” Emenari said, “does not have the broad-base media outlet that it once had.” We talked about his show “What Is This Thing Called Jazz” and also took a deep dive into WHPK history.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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The Weekly Read's encounter with ShoeDazzle.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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We opened our March 20th with a story from Do Not Submit: Englewood. Angel Simmons, co-host of the live storytelling show, shared her experience of being trapped in snow storms and how she learned the importance of rest.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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Sergio Mims needs no introduction. "I'm here. Come get me." Enough said.
The film critic and host of "Stuff From My Collection" on WHPK popped into the studio for a live interview as part of our WHPK Community DJs series and boy were we glad to have him! Sergio told us about his enthusiasm for classical music, shared his take on a few recent films, and explained why his new passion is reviewing older films from Black filmmakers.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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How is your neighborhood represented in history or museums? Students in UIC's Center for Literacy Family Start (FAST) Learning and Support Service have been examining that question in their latest unit "Our City, Our Museum." The unit is a first step in a new direction for UIC's adult education programs.
South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku talked with instructors and students about their work for "Our City, Our Museum." Some students shared research they did into the history of their community, while others dug into the histories of their own families. The result: an intimate museum of Chicagoans.
Music heard during Chivon Multrie's description of the events was “Cash Rules” by Ari de Niro, available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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It's Women's History Month.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
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"I want the playmix to be kind of like a mystery. I haven't posted any lyrics. I haven't posted any samples, any credits really. There's no track listing for it that's external. So it's kind of like you just turn it on and you get wrapped up in this thing."
What is a playmix? That's what South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku wanted to know. She interviewed Plus Sign about their new playmix #pleasureboy. Plus Sign talks about how they made the playmix, why it's one long track, and how #nomoneynoborders factors into the music they make.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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Residents of Woodlawn convened last Saturday for the ninth Woodlawn Community Summit. South Side Weekly Senior Editor Christian Belanger attended and captured prayers, keynote speeches, and thoughts on the changing neighborhood from community members.
Read Christian's article on the summit here: https://southsideweekly.com/woodlawn-community-summit-confronts-visions-neighborhoods-uncertain-future/
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Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
To kick of Women’s History Month, we share three stories from South Side women told at Englewood Speaks: I Remember When. In an ever-changing city, Clarence Hogan (aka Sonny Speaks), who developed and hosts Englewood Speaks, explains the importance of storytelling: “When people look back on this community, it will tell a story of what it meant to live in Englewood at a certain time and a certain place.” This week, we feature stories from Debra Thompson, Rashanah Baldwin, and Jill Allison as they remember their community way back when.
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“This is Chicago from my lens and I think Chicago is vibrant. I think it is colorful. I think it is full of life,” South Side native and creator of The Chi, Lena Waithe, explains in an interview with the Weekly’s Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku. The conversation covers the genesis of the Showtime series - a mix of James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and news reports from Chicago - and the practicalities of shooting a series in Chicago’s South and West Sides. Waithe also discusses black queer representation in Hollywood and her new project Twenties, which was recently picked up by TBS.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
“They’ve set their sites on a PGA-caliber course,” Jonathan Bellow explains of developers in his conversation with SSW Radio hosts Andrew Koski and Sam Larsen. Jonathan joined us to discuss his reporting on the proposed Tiger Woods-designed golf course that would replace the current Jackson Park and South Shore courses. In the conversation, Jonathan, who’s been reporting on the proposal for the past seven months, talks about developers plans and community reactions to the new course.
Read Jonathan’s full article here: https://southsideweekly.com/in-the-rough-residents-opposed-tiger-woods-golf-chicago-park-district/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
What does Black History Month mean to you? Christian from Little Village uses Black History Month as a time to think “critically about our history as a nation and how we have been inclusive or not inclusive of Black people.” We also asked people what they hope is accomplished between now and Black History Month 2019. Hear what listeners had to say.
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All month we've been bringing you a series about love and commitment from The Weekly Read. She's been interviewing Sean and Dorian H. Nash—aka the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo. To complete their series we had them live on-air answering listener questions about relationships. “We’re not doctors, we’re not therapists, we are you,” Sean said at the beginning of the segment. “We are our audience. We are advocates for healthy relationships.” The Nash’s answered questions posed by listeners from not only the South Side but throughout Chicagoland and beyond! Questions ranged from how to rectify a relationship that started off on difficult terrain, to how to manage a blended family, to when to get intimate with a new partner.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Siders answer what Black History Month means to them.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
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The Nash’s (aka The Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo) and the Weekly Read discuss building the framework for a serious relationship, and whether or not your partner is your best friend.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly Read gives us a history lesson on one of the first Black journalists and publishers.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Why does bail exist in the first place? What pressures have led to the recent bail reform work? South Side Weekly's Kiran Misra talks with Olivia Obineme and Sam Larsen about her three-part series on bail reform.
Read part one: https://southsideweekly.com/a-history-of-bail-reform/ Read part two: https://southsideweekly.com/cook-county-battle-money-bond-bail/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Sean and Dorian H. Nash are back talking with the Weekly Read about how to build a strong foundation in your relationship.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly Read argues for why you should date everyone you meet.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Dancer Isaiah Day takes us through his morning routine and commute. This Radio Diary was produced by Maple Walker. Read Walker's profile on Day at https://southsideweekly.com/dancing-day-day-chicago-academy-arts/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Lauran Smith, organizer of Chicago Black Restaurant Week, talks about the origins of the celebration of Black-owned restaurants, how restaurants can participate, and her aspirations for the future of CBRW.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Siders share what Black History Month means to them.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Sean and Dorian H. Nash, the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo, share their origin story and some advice for how to make love last in the first interview in a series.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly's Olivia Obineme asks South Siders what Black History Month means to them.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Feelings.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
For South Side Weekly's annual Housing Issue, we put out a call for submissions. South Siders Beatrice Watson and Helen Wakefield submitted their work. NOTE FOR LISTENERS: The first poem (0:40-2:52) contains graphic content pertaining to gun violence.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Magazine writer Ben Austen talks with the Weekly's Adam Przybyl and Erisa Apantaku about his new book: Cabrini-Green & The Fate of American Public Housing. Read Adam's review here: https://southsideweekly.com/personal-histories-public-housing-high-risers-cabrini-green/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
What would the world look like without police and prisons? That's the aim the #LetUsBreathe Collective. South Side Weekly's Jed Lickerman interviewed organizer Kristiana Rae Colón about the history of #LetUsBreathe and the Collective's future plans now that they have a new location in Back of the Yards.
Music heard during this interview is by Kwelar.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly Read shares an anecdote about soup.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly Read shares why her holiday season lasts longer than the average.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly Radio hosts Sam Larsen and Olivia Obineme talk with Bea Malsky about her story on the STI clinic closing in Englewood. Read the full story here: https://southsideweekly.com/city-run-hiv-englewood-clinic-abruptly-shuttered/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
H&M SMH…
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly Radio hosts Sam Larsen and Olivia Obineme talk with David Unger about the Array of Things, a project involving sensors scattered throughout the city that measure environmental data. Read the full story here: http://projects.southsideweekly.com/sensing-the-city/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly’s Erisa Apantaku gets the scoop on the new Culver’s that opened on January 23rd in Bronzeville.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly Radio hosts Sam Larsen and Olivia Obineme chat with Jared Brown of Central Air about being a WHPK DJ, uplifting communities, and being aware of our relationships to institutions.
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Side Weekly’s Bridget Vaughn and Olivia Obineme gathered South Siders responses during the January 20th Women’s March Chicago. Read the story and see photos from the March here: https://southsideweekly.com/south-side-voices-at-the-womens-march-chicago-2018/
South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This week we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with conversations with two photographers involved in Dr. King’s historical presence and his legacy.
Larry Redmond, a lawyer, photographer, writer, and father, photographs recent Chicago protests to create art collages sparking dialogue around oppressive institutions and civilians. His artwork is up in the Uri-Eichen Gallery as part of the For The People Artists Collective 2018 Exhibition: Do Not Resist? 100 Years of Chicago Police Violence.
Karega Kofi Moyo, born in 1939, was a teacher on the West Side of Chicago during the Civil Rights Era. When Moyo heard of MLK’s assassination, he headed to the West Side to document the uprising. His new exhibit in Rootwork Gallery features a never-before-seen series of photographs showing the interaction between riot police and a young boy.
This week, the Weekly Read also delivers a new Read honoring Dr. King’s legacy. To close out the show, South Side Weekly’s Bridget Newsham shares her reporting on the Englewood steering committee and Chicago Public School’s plans to build a new school in Englewood after first closing four.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen, Olivia Obineme, and Andrew Koski.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
The at the end of the program was "oosd" by ersatz modem. You can find their music at https://ersatzmodem.bandcamp.com.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This week we welcomed back Sam Larsen as he returned to the SSW Radio host chair after a semester in India. We also dug into our archives to share recordings from our May 2017 coverage of the Chicago Home Theater Festival, hearing a performance from Maggie Kubley, a performance and interview from Frankiem Mitchell, and an interview with the producer/curator of the night Lydia Ross. Then host Andrew Koski discussed what to expect in the new South Side Weekly print issue.
To close out the show, we announced our upcoming interview with Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe. South Side Weekly hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku chat live with Waithe, Tuesday, January 23, during the Weekly’s radio hour. Have you seen The Chi, yet? If you have a question or comment you want to share, tweet or leave us a voicemail at 224-215-1890 and we might share your question during the show.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme, Sam Larsen, and Andrew Koski.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Sol Patches - gender abolitionist and musicmaker from the South and West Sides - along with collaborator Chaski So, about their newest album "Garden City." During the hour we also share some listeners' New Year's wishes and resolutions. Later, hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku interview writer Hanna Addis about her upcoming piece on Olatunji Oboi Reed, a transit equality activist from Chatham. To close out the hour, we share an interview with Sol Patches from last September.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
You can find Sol Patches' music at: https://solpatches.bandcamp.com/.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
South Siders in various cafes share their holiday histories and traditions with South Side Weekly’s Bridget Vaughn. In the program, we hear from Sara Phillips, Cynthia Wilson, Chakena Sims, Josef Michael Carr, Erin Vogel, Darret Maddox, and Dewoun Hayes. Erisa Apantaku interviews South Side Weekly’s editor-in-chief Hafsa Razi and managing editor Julia Aizuss about the history of South Side Weekly, what brought them to the paper, and how others can get involved too. To close out the hour, hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku interview writer Henry Bacha about his recent article in South Side Weekly about how Chicagoans are contributing to the earthquake and hurricane relief efforts in Mexico and Puerto Rico. In between, the Weekly Read reads Chris Rock’s Total Blackout Tour appearance in Chicago.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is “Noah’s Stark” by Krackatoa available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Other music heard during this episode: “All An Axolotl Wants For Christmas Is Iodine” by junior85, also available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Christina Salesberry shares her recipe - and anecdotes from her family’s fierce holiday pie competition - for her second place winning “Black Bottom Pie You Make The Rockin’ World Go ‘Round.” Bridget Newsham interviews South Siders in Cafe Jumping Bean and Nitecap - two cafes in Pilsen - about their holiday traditions. You’ll hear these traditions from Ricky, Alex, and Steve from Pilsen; Joaquin from Bridgeport; Alexandra from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Benji from Hyde Park; Sara from Pilsen; and Carmila from Pilsen. To close out the hour, we have a story from James Gordon from the most recent event in the Englewood Speaks series - Things I Learned While I Was Teaching. Between those segments, we bring you a throwback edition of the Weekly Read from this summer, in which the Weekly Read ranted about the controversy surrounding the Balbo monument.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Other music heard during this episode: “Humble Pie” by Podington Bear and “A Ukulele For Christmas (instrumental)” by Lee Rosevere, both available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Leslie Travis about the origin of her reverse-engineered sweet potato pie. At a Lumpen Radio fundraiser, seven rounds of pizza determine who's got the best pizza in Bridgeport. Two more stories from teachers at What I Learned While I Was Teaching, an installment of Englewood Speaks.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Other music heard during this episode: “The Falls” by Podington Bear and “Nap” by Wimps, also available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Rachel McCauley, who won second place in the 2017 South Side Pie Challenge fruit category for her pie “A PEARfect APPLEtunity,” shows South Side Weekly’s Ellen Hao and Erisa Apantaku how to make chocolate cake with edible pinecones. Blackstone Library’s Anne Keogh shares some of the relics she found, including a 100+ year old edition of Shakespeare, during a recent renovation. From Englewood Speaks, a series of storytelling events held at Kusanya Cafe, Dr. Janice Tuck-Lively shares what she learned while she was teaching. In between, the Weekly Read shares her opinion on opinions.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Other music heard during this episode: “Manele” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Blanks” by Podington Bear, “After war (ID 721)” by Lobo Loco, and “Original Rags (1900, piano roll)” by Scott Joplin. You can find all that music on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Ellen Hao and Erisa Apantaku learn how to make pie crust from Susan Carton, winner of this year's Nut Pie category in the South Side Pie Challenge. Clarence Hogan and Tiffany Watkins share stories at Englewood Speaks: Things I Learned While I Was Teaching. In between, the Weekly Read comments on Dick Gregory's take on hurricanes.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
The interview with Susan Carton featured Podington Bear's "Has Pluck," available on freemusicarchive.org.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
You can find Open Mike Eagle's Brick Body Kids Still Daydream on mikeeagle.net.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Pat Frazier, Chicago's new Youth Poet Laureate (Note: At the time of this interview, Pat Frazier used different pronouns and a different first name. Now, Frazier uses they/them pronouns.). Bridget Vaughn interviews Kathleen Murphy of Forefront Illinois about how donors can be a part of #ILGive for #GivingTuesday. Lastly, the Weekly Read tells us about her first encounter with a homeless woman.
Recorded semi-live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
The ILGive interview with Kathleen Murphy was engineered by Jed Lickerman.
The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews members of the rap collective HUEY Gang. Olivia Richardson interviews Camesha Jones and Dr. Obari Cartman about Black Mental Wellness Weekend. In between, the Weekly Read comments on racist ice cream songs.
Recorded semi-live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Olivia Richardson interviews Derrick Dawson and Karen Ziech about their work with CROAR (Chicago Regional Organizing for Anti-Racism) and the upcoming Anti-Racism Conference. Erisa Apantaku interviews the operators of DADS, the Digital Art Demo Space, a new media DIY venue in Bridgeport. In between, The Weekly Read comments on the recording of history. At the end of our show, we play a little urban legend about Three Happiness in Chinatown.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski, Erisa Apantaku, and Olivia Obineme.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
For a new civil rights movement.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Andrew Koski and Erisa Apantaku interview Open Mike Eagle about his recent album Brick Body Kids Still Daydream. The Weekly Read comments on the recording of history.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Erisa Apantaku.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
A 3rd grade lesson on the US Constitution.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Bridget Vaughn brings us two interviews about giving. First, Vaughn interviews Rosalyn Johnson about her personal mission to help others. Last year, that mission manifested as serving 54 meals to homeless people on Johnson's 54th birthday. This year she attempts to do the same. Next, Vaughn sits down with Chanel Coney, giving us a peak into the mind of a millennial philanthropist. In between, the Weekly Read comments on the pledge, the flag, and the national anthem.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Erisa Apantaku.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
The Coney interview was engineered by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Enough with the sandwich already!
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Erisa Apantaku interviews patrons in the Seminary Co-op Bookstore following an open conversation between Eve Ewing and Hanif Abdurraqib. Erisa Apantaku also interviews Candace Hunter about her art practice and her inclusion in Rootwork Gallery's new exhibition: Altar Call.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Andrew Koski.
This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
The bumpers were produced by Jed Lickerman.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Notes on the Candace Hunter interview: -The How To Get Away With Murder episode referenced by Hunter was actually episode number 13 of 15 episodes in the first season. -According to Frances Guichard, Hunter's piece from “So Be It; See To It” will actually be up until November 30th.
Bridget Vaughn interviews Kathleen Murphy about Forefront Illinois ILGive campaign to help non-profit organizations fundraise on Giving Tuesday. The Weekly Read comments on homelessness and the Uptown Tent City.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Erisa Apantaku.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Whispering Through" by Asura available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
In support of the Uptown Tent City.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Whispering Through" by Asura available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Olivia Richardson interviews DJ Lisa Decibel about how she curates her DJ sets. Sasha Tycko and Plus Sign speak with Erisa Apantaku about the intentions of their event Perform/Transform 2: Everything Now!, which seeks to answer the question "how do we build utopia?" In between, the Weekly Read comments on homelessness and the Uptown Tent City.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Whispering Through" by Asura available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Chris Rock – you crushed it… mostly...
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Noah's Stark" by Krakatoa available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Note: The Weekly Read accidentally referred to the Chris Rock tour as the "Black Out Tour", but it is actually the "Total Black Out Tour."
Bridget Vaughn interviews two organizers from the Hyde Park Jazz Fest. Erisa Apantaku interviews multidisciplinary artist Benicia Blue. In between, the Weekly Read delivers commentary on Chris Rock's recent live show.
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "Noah's Stark" by Krakatoa, available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Hurricanes, earthquakes and ancestors, Oh my!
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cirrus" by Blue Dot Sessions available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Musical episode double feature! First, Erisa Apantaku interviews Sol Patches, a musician from the South and West Sides of Chicago. Then, Erisa Apantaku interviews Oni Duval, a multi-genre bassist and composer. Both talk about their upcoming musical projects and their inspirations. Between interviews, the Weekly Read delivers her opinion on the origin of natural disasters.
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "Cirrus" by Blue Dot Sessions, available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Mercury Retrograde explained.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Chicago's first Youth Poet Laureate, E'Mon Lauren. Erisa Apantaku attends the first live storytelling event in the series Englewood Speaks, this one featuring the Young Men of Englewood.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen and Erisa Apantaku.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger, available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Speaking of removing monuments...
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
Bridget Vaughn interviews members of the African American Legacy, an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust. Erisa Apantaku interviews Brittany Nacole about her album Earf Gurl.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen and Erisa Apantaku.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger, available on www.freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Read bids farewell to the ultimate reader.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
Julie Xu covers the Resurrection Projects' Increase the Peace Campout. Bridget Vaughn interviews Liz Thompson of CAFE - the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education - about philanthropy in the Black community of Chicago. Sam Larsen visits The Taste of Black Chicago.
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku, Sam Larsen, and Andrew Koski.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger, available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
HBO has a taste for slavery.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
For Black Philanthropy Month, Bridget Vaughn interviews JeNyce Boolton of US Bank about corporate giving. Erisa Apantaku interviews Tracie Hall of Rootwork Gallery about cultivating intention within her art gallery.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Ignorance is bliss.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
Get there early if you want to get in.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
Sometimes it pays to have an original thought.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
New is not always better.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
I'm not mad at Hedy.
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
Fireworks or gun fire?
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
Guess who's the shooter?
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
Two blocks in any direction...
Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities.
This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
Bridget Vaughn interviews Jackie Copeland-Carson of Black Philanthropy Month. Erisa Apantaku interviews Faye Edwards of Faie African Art, a gallery in Bronzeville.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku reports on the LGBT protest outside the Apostolic Church of God. Christopher ThoughtPoet Brown discusses his most recent project #HeartMelanin with Erisa Apantaku. Andrew Koski interviews local historian Samantha Clark about the myth of H. H. Holmes.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku reports on the July 19th Obama Library Community Benefits Agreement meeting on housing. Erisa Apantaku interviews Daniel and Damon of AirGo Radio (airgoradio.com).
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Sam Larsen.
The Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay, available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku visits a No Shots Fired community meeting. Sam Larsen spends the afternoon with authors and readers at the Soulful Chicago Book Fair. Visual artist Alexandra Antoine (http://www.alexandraantoine.com/) talks with Erisa Apantaku about her recent exhibition Diaspora/Dyaspora. A short clip of an interview between Erisa Apantaku and Daniel and Damon of AirGo Radio (airgoradio.com).
Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen, Andrew Koski, and Erisa Apantaku.
Erisa Apantaku visits the first annual Black Women and Youth Mental Health Expo. Erisa Apantaku follows up with the Pilsen community on the painting over of the Casa Aztlan murals.
The Casa Aztlan piece was edited by Sam Larsen. The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay, available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews rapper Jorge Mikell on the release of his new album Souliloquy. Find his work at joremikell.com. At the 61st St. Farmer's Market, Erisa Apantaku talks with Franny Billingsley and sits in on a wonderful storytime. As part of the Chicago Home Theater Festival in May, Erisa Apantaku tags along with the Fly Girls from Black Girls Can Fly for a tour of Bronzeville.
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during The Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay, available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews the organizers of the first Black Women and Youth Mental Health Expo. Erisa Apantaku covers the Plant's closed loop system and farmers market in Back of the Yards. At the Growing Home Summer Block party, Erisa Apantaku talks with community members and Growing Home interns about the impact Growing Home has in their community. Build Coffee finally opens in the Experimental Station and Erisa Apantaku gets the scoop, or the pour!
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku covers the June 20th PMG open house for the proposed luxury apartments development in Pilsen. Erisa Apantaku interviews Malafacha, a local ska band. Find their music at malafachaska.com. Thoughts on El Muelle, a seafood restaurant in Archer Heights.
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku covers Brooksday at Nite, the event celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks' 100th birthday. Also live storytelling from Will Hindmarch at Bridgeport's Story Club South Side and James Gordon in Englewood's Do Not Submit: Live Storytelling.
The Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read was "Nasty" by David Szesztay available on freemusicarchive.org.
For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
To celebrate Valentine's Day, SSW Radio produced a mini "Modern Love" inspired interview series. For the conclusion of our series, we looked beyond the love of couples: we wanted to learn about the ethos of love in activism and in building power. We talked with Fresco Steez of BYP100, a black youth activist organization dedicated to ending racial profiling, police brutality, and the prison industrial complex. She talks about what Black Love looks like, and how it fuels their organizing.
These short stories about unconventional love on the South Side of Chicago range from middle schoolers to couples in their 40th year of marriage, and discussion about love found in cafes and activist organizations.
Music Credit: "The Sun Was Out Intro" and "How You Doing Outro" by Ric Wilson https://soundcloud.com/ricwilsonisme
To celebrate Valentine's Day, SSW Radio produced a mini "Modern Love" inspired interview series. Our featured Valentine's episode, "Working on Marriage," Sindu Gnanasambandan talks with couples in the South Side who regularly get together in group therapy. The couples range from being married for 14 years to 50 years, and all believe that marriage takes constant, deliberate work. Listen to their story.
These short stories about unconventional love on the South Side of Chicago range from middle schoolers to couples in their 40th year of marriage, and discussion about love found in cafes and activist organizations.
Music Credit: "Crazy in Love" cover by Dirt Red Brass Band https://soundcloud.com/dirt-red-brass-band
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, SSW Radio is dropping mini "Modern Love" inspired interviews. In Part 3, "Café Counsel," Peggy Xu and Sammie Spector talk with baristas from around the South Side. Listen for love advice from some of our favorite employees at Z&H in Hyde Park and Greenline Coffee in Woodlawn.
These short stories about unconventional love on the South Side of Chicago range from middle schoolers to couples in their 40th year of marriage, and discussion about love found in cafes and activist organizations.
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, SSW Radio is dropping mini "Modern Love" inspired interviews. In Part 2, "Control," Gozie Nwachukwu interviews a high school senior about the challenge of having a controlling boyfriend at the tough age of 15. They discuss balancing friends, boyfriends, school, and the body policing of yoga pants.
These short stories about unconventional love on the South Side of Chicago range from middle schoolers to couples in their 40th year of marriage, and discussion about love found in cafes and activist organizations.
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, SSW Radio is dropping mini "Modern Love" inspired interviews. In Part I, "That Thing," Bess Cohen interviews a group of middle schoolers about L-O-V-E: what does love mean to them? what are their crushes like? how do they know if they've been in love, if they have? This interview, inspired by the interviews on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, begins our Valentine's Day playlist.
These short stories about unconventional love on the South Side of Chicago range from middle schoolers to couples in their 40th year of marriage, and discussion about love found in cafes and activist organizations.
Music Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUexltPPa6A https://soundcloud.com/hiddentreasures-1
In Episode 3 of SSW Radio, Lewis Page interviews Chaclyn Hunt of the Youth/Police Project. Once a week, a group of students, lawyers, law students, and academics meet with a media production class at Hyde Park Academy to talk about policing. They call this the Youth/Police project. This isn't an activist organization, though. Their mission is a little harder to describe.
In episode two of SSW Radio, Lowell "RaceMan" Thompson, who was born in Bronzeville in 1947 and became one of the first residents of the Robert Taylor Homes, discusses his past as a rare black face in the advertising industry. Angel Davanport, hip-hop musician of the Skigh Mob and Rapper Chicks collectives, talks about her unorthodox musical background and the glass ceiling for women in hip-hop.
SSW Radio launches our podcast with three interviews from locals of the South Side, as featured in our newsprint counterpart, the South Side Weekly. Includes interviews with rapper Psalm One, youth development director Robyn Delahousay, and an uber driver.