UNLEARNING RACISM - the Journey of a Generation. Author and speaker Susan Ladd shares her very personal and compelling story and we ask if racism can be learned and unlearned. - 198th show - Part 1 of 2.
August 23, 2010 (45MB mp3)
UP FROM THE BOTTOMS - Searching for the American Dream - We talk to Producer/Writer Jim Schaub about a locally produced documentaryand we cover and urban legend named Ledasha. - 198th show - Part 2 of 2.
August 23, 2010 (45MB mp3)
SHOULD A MOSQUE BE BUILT NEAR GROUND ZERO? - Arab-American Jumana Judeh weighs in - and we ask ask our listeners the same question - 197th show - Part 1 of 2.
August 16, 2010 (45MB mp3)
IS WHITE PRIVILEGE A MYTH? - and are diversity efforts a waste of time? We walk through two very different viewpoints and we cover two more episodes of STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE - 197th show - Part 2 of 2.
August 16, 2010 (45MB mp3)
DOES YOUR TOWN HAVE A RACIAL PAST? - We're joined by Maureen Costello from the SPLC - and we ask HOW MUCH OF YOUR TOWN'S RACIAL PAST DO YOU KNOW? 196th show - Part 1 of 2.
August 9, 2010 (45MB mp3)
HOW MANY TEACHABLE MOMENTS BEFORE WE LEARN SOMETHING? - Dr. Robert Jensen weighs in and we review two moview - 'Despicable Me' and 'Inception' - 196th show - Part 2 of 2.
August 9, 2010 (45MB mp3)
RAZING ARIZONA - Immigration lawyer Susan Reed weigs on the court decision in Arizona - and we ask SHOULD THE PRESIDENT ENTER THE RACE CONVERSATION? 195th show - Part 1 of 2.
August 2, 2010 (45MB mp3)
ENGLISH ONLY PROPOSALS - Economics or politics - Alan Headbloom explains and we share two episodes from "Stuff White People Like," including 'Camping' and 'Picking their own fruit' - 195th show - Part 2 of 2.
August 2, 2010 (45MB mp3)
RACISM UNCHAINED - Our take on the Shirley Sherrod story - and Kate Kooyman, stops by to explain what happens when ARIZONA COMES TO MICHIGAN. 194th show - Part 1 of 2.
July 26, 2010 (45MB mp3)
BLACK RACISM - Is it real or just political and we share a unique quiz show experience called I KNOW BLACK PEOPLE - 194th show - Part 2 of 2.
July 26, 2010 (45MB mp3)
COLORBLINDNESS AND "POST" RACIAL POLITICS - Tim Wise shares some wisdom from his new book - and Roberto Jara, Jr. explains the Dream Act and what it would do for the 'undocumented.' 193rd show - Part 1 of 2.
July 19, 2010 (45MB mp3)
LET THE DREAM LIVE - We share an open letter to candidate Jay Riemersma and we talk about the difference between History and Memory - 193rd show - Part 2 of 2.
July 19, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT MAKES A CITY COOL ? - Jeff Hill from Rapid Growth media tells us and how do we make immigration policy that makes sense - Steve Tobocman weighs in. 192nd show - Part 1 of 2.
July 12, 2010 (45MB mp3)
BLENDING GOLF AND BUSINESS - Marnie Harris and Maxine Gray from BLEND talk about their first golf outing and Skot debriefs about his travels in South Africa - 192nd show - Part 2 of 2.
July 12, 2010 (45MB mp3)
IS SOUTH AFRICA RISING? - Dr. Rik Stevenson and Skot (from South Africa) talk about the World Cup mentality and where South Africa is gaining from hosting the tournament - 191st show - Part 1 of 2.
June 28, 2010 (45MB mp3)
IS SOUTH AFRICA RISING - Dr. Rik co hosts to talk about a working definition of Apartheid and what the Dutch Reformed church did and did not do to end the suffering - 191st show - Part 2 of 2.
June 28, 2010 (45MB mp3)
COMMUNITY POW WOW - Levi Rickhert talks about the largest Native American gathering ever held in Michigan and Dr. Setri Nyomi talks about FAITH AND UNITY in a conference at Calvin College - 190th show - Part 1 of 2.
June 14, 2010 (45MB mp3)
TURNING THE NIGHTMARE INTO A DREAM - Isela Parra - an undocumented immigrant talks about the 'limbo' of her life and Terry Williams from the Coffee Party weighs in on elections in the Fall - 190th show - Part 2 of 2.
June 14, 2010 (45MB mp3)
ENDING THE SLAVERY BLAME GAME 2 - Sterling Stuckey weighs on African Slavery and Dr. David Pilgrim talks about the 'OLD JIM CROW' at the Jim Crow Museum - 189th show - Part 1 of 2.
June 7, 2010 (45MB mp3)
THREE WAYS TO KEEP SCHOOLS ALIVE - Ruth Jones talks about where public education is 56 years after Brown v. Board of Ed. and Dave Kane talks about how CHARITY AND JUSTICE work together - 189th show - Part 2 of 2.
June 7, 2010 (45MB mp3)
ENDING THE SLAVERY BLAME GAME - Rik Stevenson weighs on African Slavery and PBS Producer Dave Davidson talks about a new documentary called A PLACE OUT OF TIME - 188th show - Part 1 of 2.
May 24, 2010 (45MB mp3)
ARIZONA COMES TO MICHIGAN - Susan Reed talks the impact of an Arizona type law here and we talk about the views of Senate candidate Rand Paul - 188th show - Part 2 of 2.
May 24, 2010 (45MB mp3)
COFFEE, TEA AND ME - We talk to the tea party about what they are REALLY all about - 187th show - Part 1 of 2.
May 10, 2010 (45MB mp3)
SINKING ARIZONA - Miguel De La Torre and Laura Rampersad talk about the new Immigration law in Arizona - 187th show - Part 2 of 2.
May 10, 2010 (45MB mp3)
CHAOS IN CLINTON - Levi Rickert talks about the mascot that offends some people and VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT 2 - Tony Campolo talks about whether there is a 'party of God' - 186th show - Part 1 of 2.
May 3, 2010 (45MB mp3)
MASS INCARCERATION in a 'Color Blind country - Author Michelle Alexander talks about the the racisl caste that is the criminal justice system - 186th show - Part 2 of 2.
May 3, 2010 (45MB mp3)
VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT - Gail Harrison talks about the Lakeshore Summit on Racism and GOD AND COUNTRY - Ray McMillian examines Sarah Palin's comments - 185th show - Part 1 of 2.
April 26, 2010 (45MB mp3)
BORDER PATROL - Carlos Sanchez talks about a new law in Arizona and we review 'Alice in Wonderland' - 185th show - Part 2 of 2.
April 26, 2010 (45MB mp3)
FINDING A VOICE FOR GRPS - Jonathan Jelks explains and SEPARATING THE WHITES Robyn Afrik describes assimilation - 184th show - Part 1 of 2.
April 19, 2010 (45MB mp3)
THE NEW JIM CROW - lawyer Dale Iverson talks about a recently published book- 184th show - Part 2 of 2.
April 19, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT IS AN 'AMERICAN'? - and what does that look like? - we explain - 183rd show - Part 1 of 2.
April 12, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT DO WHITE PEOPLE FEAR? - Dr. Robert Jensen explains - 183rd show - Part 2 of 2.
April 12, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT'S REALLY IN THE BILL - Paul Doyle explains Health Care Reform - 182nd show - Part 1 of 2.
April 5, 2010 (45MB mp3)
DID THE CENSUS COUNT YOU? - we talk about some strange racial categories - 182nd show - Part 2 of 2.
April 5, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT WHITE PEOPLE FEAR - The Tea Party Reaction to Health Care Reform - 181st show - Part 1 of 2.
March 29, 2010 (45MB mp3)
TIRED OF TEA PARTIES? There is an Alternative - we talk to Terry Williams from the Coffee Party - 181st show - Part 2 of 2.
March 29, 2010 (45MB mp3)
STEPPING UP TO CHANGE - A Church in Holland, MI Responds to a Changing Neighborhood - 180th show - Part 1 of 2.
March 22, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT IS THE COLOR OF FEAR? We talk to diversity coach Victor Lewis - 180th show - Part 2 of 2.
March 22, 2010 (45MB mp3)
SLAVERY THAT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY - Bill Drayton shares his passion to unite people - 179th show - Part 1 of 2.
March 15, 2010 (45MB mp3)
THE CROSS RACIAL CONVERSATION We have to Have - 179th show - LaRon Williams talks about telling everyone's Story - Part 2 of 2.
March 15, 2010 (45MB mp3)
CELEBRATION AND ASSIMILATION - Knowing the Difference - 178th show - Robyn Afrik provides persepctive - Part 1 of 2.
March 1, 2010 (45MB mp3)
THE NURSING GAP - Why People of Color are not involved - 178th show - Sylvia Mupepi from GVSU weighs in - Part 2 of 2.
March 1, 2010 (45MB mp3)
DO CLASS AND GENDER TRUMP RACE? - 177th show - Consultant Alan Headbloom weighs in - Part 1 of 2.
February 22, 2010 (45MB mp3)
INCOGNITO - The Experience of a Lifetime - 177th show - Producer/Writer/Actor Michael Fosberg shares his unique experience - Part 2 of 2.
February 22, 2010 (45MB mp3)
RACE FROM A MORAL PERSPECTIVE - 176th show - Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. talkes about his new book "Whose Gospel?" - Part 1 of 2.
February 15, 2010 (86MB mp3)
ACT ON RACISM - The African American Experience - 176th show - A drama troupe from GVSU explore racial themes - Part 2 of 2.
February 15, 2010 (92MB mp3)
WHO IS DRIVING MISS DAISY? - 175th show - Wayburn Dean and Brian Felton talk about a local production at Grace Community Church - Part 1 of 2.
February 8, 2010 (45MB mp3)
SLAVERY IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR - 175th show - Bill Drayton joins us from England to talk about his family's involvement in slavery - Part 2 of 2.
February 8, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LATINOS - 174th show - We spend the day at the WM Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with Carlos Sanchez - Part 1 of 2.
February 1, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LATINOS - 174th show - We spend the day at the WM Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with Carlos Sanchez - Part 2 of 2.
February 1, 2010 (45MB mp3)
WHAT'S IN A NAME CHANGE - from Beaners to Biggbys - 173rd show - We talk to Bob Fish from Biggbys about the name change two years later.
January 25, 2010 (45MB mp3)
REINVENTING MICHIGAN - within global realities - 172nd show - We talk to Annie Hudson about the new and improved Penn Club - Part 1 of 2.
January 4, 2010 (45MB mp3)
MOVIES IN BLACK AND WHITE - we catch up on movie reviews - 172nd show - We review Avatar, Invictus and Princess and the Frog - part 2 of 2.
January 4, 2010 (45MB mp3)
HOW NOT TO HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS - and still have a cool yule - 171st show - We talk to Dr. Rik Stevenson about Christmas imagery - part 1 of 2.
December 14, 2009 (25MB mp3)
HOW NOT TO HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS - and still have a cool yule - 171st show - Clarice Drew joins us to talk about Christmas imagery - part 2 of 2.
Devember 14, 2009 (25MB mp3)
MORE THAN BLACK AND WHITE 3 - Going global again - 170th show - We talk to Denise Yee Grim from APACC - part 1 of 2.
December 7, 2009 (25MB mp3)
TOP TEN STORIES OF THE YEAR - that drove the conversation in '09 - 170th show - we count them down - part 2 of 2.
Devember 7, 2009 (25MB mp3)
OUR LEGACY CREW - Going Live with Generation Y - 169th show - We are live at Northview High School - part 1 of 2.
November 30, 2009 (25MB mp3)
OUR LEGACY CREW - Going Live with Generation Y - 169th show - We are live at Northview High School - part 2 of 2.
November 30, 2009 (25MB mp3)
COMING TO THE TABLE - Living in a New Family - 168th show - Will Hairston and Joe Henry Hairston talk about their relationship - part 1 of 2.
November 23, 2009 (25MB mp3)
COMING TO THE TABLE - Lviing in a New Family - 168th show - Phoebe Kilby talks about her relationship with her Betty Kilby Baldwin - part 2 of 2.
November 23, 2009 (25MB mp3)
MORE THAN BLACK AND WHITE-2 - Living in a Global Reality - 167th show - Carlos Sanchez talks about the Hispanic community - part 1 of 2.
November 16, 2009 (25MB mp3)
REAL CONVERSATION - The only way to talk - 167th show - Bernestine Singley talkes about her book 'When Race Becomes Real' - part 2 of 2.
November 16, 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF RACISM - the Human cost of Power - 166th show - Financial Historian Gene Dattel talks about his new book - part 1 of 2.
November 9, 2009 (25MB mp3)
AMERICAN HISTORY AND RACISM - The Problem that stays - 166th show - Historian Randall Jelks talks about racial history - part 2 of 2.
November 9, 2009 (25MB mp3)
WHAT IS GOOD HAIR - and What Does Hair Say about all of us - 165th show - Barbara Welch talks about the movie 'Good Hair' - part 1 of 2.
November 2, 2009 (25MB mp3)
WHAT IS GOOD HAIR - and What Does Hair Say About All of Us - 165th show - Dale Iverson talks about the movie 'Good Hair' - part 2 of 2.
November 2, 2009 (25MB mp3)
MORE THAN BLACK AND WHITE - 164th show - We talk to Ed Deeb from CORP! magazine about the power of diversity - part 2 of 2.
October 26, 2009 (25MB mp3)
HEALTH CARE TRUTH OR DARE - 163rd show - We talk to Rev. Jen Kottler from Sojourners Magazine about health care reform fact and fiction - part 1 of 2.
October 19, 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE OBAMA DRAMA - That's not happening - 163rd show - We talk about who should lead the national discussion on race - part 2 of 2.
October 19, 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE ADOPTION OPTION - 162nd show - We talk to Robyn Afrik (a Korean born adoptee) about adoption issues - part 1 of 2.
October 12, 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE ADOPTION OPTION - 162nd show - We talk to Nancy Willemin from Bethany Christian Services about adoption issues - part 2 of 2.
October 12, 2009 (25MB mp3)
TOUCHING A DREAM - 161st show - We're live at the ICEE with Bing Goei talking about women and minorities in business - part 1 of 2.
October 5, 2009 (25MB mp3)
TOUCHING A DREAM - 161st show - We're live at the ICEE with Bing Goei talking about women and minorities in business - part 2 of 2.
October 5, 2009 (25MB mp3)
CHANGING CHURHES IN A CHANGING COMMUNITY - 160th show - Wayne Schmidt and Kyle Ray talk about a transition at KCC- part 1 of 2.
September 28, 2009 (25MB mp3)
RACIAL UNITY - Is That Even Possible? - 160th show - Ray McMillian talks about the Race to Unity Conference coming in the fall to KCC - part 2 of 2.
September 28, 2009 (25MB mp3)
WHAT DID YOU HEAR - when the president spoke - 159th show - Noel Castellanos joins us from the CCDA to talk about health care - part 1 of 2.
September 14, 2009 (25MB mp3)
WHAT DID YOU HEAR - when the president spoke - 159th show - Paul Doyle
joins us from to talk about health care - part 2 of 2.
September 14, 2009 (25MB mp3)
GETTING OVER IT - when it isn't over 2 - 158th show - Robert Jensen joins us from the University of Texas - part 1 of 2.
August 31 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
ASK ANYTHING MONDAY - 158th show - Listeners can ask us anything they want through calls and e-mails - part 2 of 2.
August 31 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
GETTING OVER IT When it isn't over - 157th show - Douglas Blackmon, author or "Salvery by Another Name," talks about forced labor in the south. - part 1 of 2.
August 17 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE TRUTH ABOUT HEALTH CARE - 157th show - We talk about some of the misinformation that's a part of public dialog on health care - part 2 of 2.
August 17 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
DEFINING FAITH IN THE NEW AMERICA - 156th show - Charley Honey and Fred Stella talk about diversity of faith - part 1 of 2.
August 10 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
DEFINING FAITH IN THE NEW AMERICA - 156th show - Troy and LaDawn Evans stop by to talk about "The Edge" - part 2 of 2.
August 10 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE DYNAMICS OF DENIAL - 155th show - We talk to Tim Wise about the racial dialog in America after the arrest of Henry Louis Gates - part 1 of 2.
August 3 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
SUMREMACY RISING - 155th show - We talk to Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center about the state of hate groups in the country - part 2 of 2.
August 3 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
IF HEALTH CARE'S BROKEN - HOW DO WE FIX IT? - 154th show - We talk to Dr. Khan Nedd and Paul Doyle about changes in health care - part 1 of 2.
July 27 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
THE DAY POST RACIAL AMERICA DIED - 154th show - Dr. Rik Stevenson weighs in on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Cambridge - part 2 of 2.
July 27 , 2009 (25MB mp3)
WILL MICHIGAN MOVE FORWARD? - 153rd show - We talk to Bing Goei and Jamon Alexander from Blend to talk about Michigan's future - part 1 of 2.
July 20 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WILL MICHIGAN MOVE FORWARD? - 153rd show - We talk to Tom Costello from the Michigan Roundtable about Michigan's future - part 2 of 2.
July 20 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
GUESS WHO - 152nd show - Brent and Stacey Dean, an interracial couple from Grandville join us to talk about interacial dating and marriage - part 1 of 2.
July 13 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
GUESS WHO - 152nd show - Interracial Dating and Marriage in the 21st Century - part 2 of 2.
July 13 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S UP WITH BELHAR - 151st show - Ruth Former religion editor Charles Honey talks about the Belhar Confession - part 1 of 2.
July 6 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S UP WITH BELHAR - 151st show - Victoria Gibbs talks about why the Belhar Confession is so important - part 2 of 2.
July 6 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
THE HIGH SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE - 150th show - Ruth Jones talks about the challenge of fair testing in public schools - part 1 of 2.
June 30 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL JACKSON - 150th show - We talk about the racial dynamics of the career of Michael Jackson - part 2 of 2.
June 30 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S IN A NAME? - 149th show - Robyn Afrik talks about the challenge of racial identity- part 1 of 2.
June 22 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S IN A NAME? - 149th show - Dr. Rik Stevenson talks about the challenge of racial identity- part 2 of 2.
June 22 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
RECONSTRUCTION - 148th show - Llew Smith talks about Reconstruction - the 2nd Civil War - part 1of 2.
June 15 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
RECONSTRUCTION - 148th show - We talk about the importance of knowing U.S. history - part 2 of 2.
June 15 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LATINOS - 147th show - Tony Almonte talks about what the growing Latino population is dealing with - part 1 of 2.
June 8 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LATINOS - 147th show - we talk about what the growing Latino population is dealing with - part 2 of 2.
June 8 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHITE DENIAL - 146th show - we talk about white denial driven by privilege - part 1 of 2.
June 1 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHITE DENIAL - 146th show - we talk about white denial driven by privilege - part 2 of 2.
June 1 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
JUST US - 145th show - Dale Iverson talks about the high number of black and latino males in the prison system- part 1 of 2.
May 25, 2009 (50MB mp3)
JUST US - 145th show - Nelson Miller talks about the high number of black and latino males in the prison system- part 2 of 2.
May 25, 2009 (50MB mp3)
WE ALL NEED HEROES - 144th show - Robert Upton and Michael Davis talk about Grand Rapids plans for a Rosa Parks statue - part 1 of 2.
May 18, 2009 (50MB mp3)
WE ALL NEED HEROES - 144th show - Robert Upton and Michael Davis talk about Grand Rapids plans for a Rosa Parks statue - part 2 of 2.
May 18, 2009 (50MB mp3)
CHANGING THE IMAGE - 143rd show - Lincoln Steffens talks about how African Americans are portrayed in media and the Marcus Graham Project - part 1 of 2.
May 11, 2009 (50MB mp3)
CHANGING THE IMAGE - 143rd show - Clarice Drew talks about how African Americans are portrayed in media - part 2 of 2.
May 11, 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S UP WITH US - 142nd show - We focus and define the show in a brand new venue - part 1 of 2.
May 4, 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT'S UP WITH US - 142nd show - We focus and define the show in a brand new venue - part 2 of 2.
May 4, 2009 (50MB mp3)
BUSINESS IN BLACK AND WHITE - 141st show - Ruth Tucker and Billie Suber talk about how cross racial partnerships work.
April 27 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? - 140th show - How important is racial identity?
April 20 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
BEING SMART AND BEING BLACK - 139th show - Is being smart just acting "white" or is it just being responsible and focused.
April 13 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
SLAVERY TODAY - 138th show - Pastor and historian Dr. Rik Stevenson talks about slavery's ongoing impact.
April 6 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
TRACES OF THE TRADE - 137th show - Film maker and producer Katrina Browne talks about her family's legacy as a slave dynasty.
March 23 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
APARTHEID MICHIGAN - 136th show - KCC Pastor Jerry DeRuiter talks about Michigan's status as the nation's most segregated state.
March 16 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
BACK TO SCHOOL - 135th show - We go live at East Kentwood High School to check out the most diverse environment in Michigan.
March 9 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
THE SISTAHS TELL THEIR STORY - 134th show - Clarice Drew and Barbara Welch talk about the perceptions of African American women.
March 2 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
CELEBRATION OF SOUL - 133rd show - David Lockington comes by to talk about the annual community connection with the symphony.
February 23 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
CAN WE TALK? - 132nd show - There has never been a greater need for a race based conversation - Quincy Williams guests.
February 16 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
NOW WHAT? - 131st show - We talk to Dale Iverson from Just Mediation about the new leadership team in Washington.
February 9 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
SOS - GANG ACTIVITY IN WEST MICHIGAN - 130th show - We talk to former gang member turned pastor Troy Evans about gang activity in west Michigan.
February 2 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? - 129th show - We examine the interpersonal side of racism - when you see racism what do you do?
January 26 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
LIVING THE DREAM - 128th show - Are we closer than ever to making Martin Luther King's dream the American Dream - Dr Rik Stevenson guest host.
January 19 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES - 127th show - Rick and Skot look at similiarites and differences between the U.S. and South Africa.
January 12 , 2009 (50MB mp3)
MOVING FORWARD - 126th show - Rick and Skot talk about the possibilities for an inclusive 2009.
December 29 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
CELEBRATING TOGETHER - 125th show - Dr. Rik Stevenson talks about making the holiday season more inclusive.
December 22 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
GUESS WHO - 124th show - Wayburn and Janae Dean talk about the challenges that inter-racial couples face.
December 15 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
DOING THE RIGHT THING THE WRONG WAY - 123rd show - Ji Hoon Park from Hope College talks about a documentary that examines the way we bring civilization back to Africa.
December 1 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
COMING TO THE TABLE - 122nd show - Two women - one black and one white talk about their links to slavery.
November 24 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? - 121st show - now that Barack Obama is the president of all the people - where do we go from here?
November 10 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
RACING TO THE WHITE HOUSE - 120th show - listeners weigh in on how they feel the day before an historic election.
November 3 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
LIVING IN PRIVILEGE - 119th show - author/lecturer Tim Wise talks about White Privilege and how America is still dealing with it.
October 20 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
INHERITING THE TRADE - 118th show - author Tom DeWolf talks about his ancestors in a personal journey into the slave trade.
October 13 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
WHO ARE YOU ? - 117th show - Robyn Afrik talks about racial identity on a personal level.
October 6 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS LOOK LIKE? - 116th show - Multi-racial relationships are discussed in terms of crossing the color line.
September 29 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
BLACK IN A NEW LIGHT - 115th show - Joe Jones talks about the black experience in America since the Obama candidacy.
September 22 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
RACISM AND THE RACE - 114th show - What is the effect of race on the 2008 Presidential Election.
September 15 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
DIVERSITY; 10 YEARS AFTER - 113th show - Bob Woodrick talks about multicultural dynamics then and now.
September 8 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
BLACK, FEMALE AND ATTACKED - 112th show - Clarice Drew and Barbara Welch talk about how African American women are perceived.
August 25 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
IS FASHION RACIST? - 111th show - Focus: Former model and newspaper columnist Clarice Drew talks about how to make the fashion world more inclusive.
August 4 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
TRACES OF THE TRADE - 110th show - Focus: Juanita Brown, co-producer of a new documentary called "Traces of the Trade," talks about the slave based economy that once dominated New England.
July 28, 2008 (50MB mp3)
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - 109th show - Focus: Can a black man get a fair trial in predominately white Grand Haven, Michigan - Curt Benson from Cooley Law School joins in.
July 21, 2008 (50MB mp3)
WHEN RACE BECOMES REAL - 108th show - Focus: Bernestine Singley talks about her book - "When Race Becomes Real" where she asks black and white confront their personal histories.
July 7, 2008 (50MB mp3)
WHY KENTWOOD WORKS - 107th show - Focus: Paul Doyl and Jerry DeRuiter talk about Kentwood's assets and challenges as west Michigan's most diverse suburban city.
June 30 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
THE INS AND OUTS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT - 106th show - Focus: Birgit Klohs from the Right Place talks about the value of foreign investment.
June 23 , 2008 (50MB mp3)
RIGHT CHURCH/WRONG CHURCH/WRONG TIME - 105th show - Focus: Jacque Rhodes talks about the Calvin College Denise Isom case.
June 16 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
WE MEET DAVID WILSON - 104th show - Focus: David A. Wilson who produced and is the focus of an MSNBC documentary called Meeting David Wilson talks about his family and the legacy the American slave system.
June 9 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
MOVING MICHIGAN FORWARD - 103rd show - Focus: DTE Energy's Paul Hillegonds talks about creating a knowledge based economy in Michigan.
May 19 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
HOW CAN WE RECRUIT AND RETAIN PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR? - 102nd show - Focus: People from MAP and Blend talk about workplace challenges.
May 12 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
CAN CHRISTIANS BE SLAVE OWNERS - 101st show - Focus: Dr. Rik Stevenson weighs in on Christianity and Slavery.
May 5 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
DEFINING PATRIOTISM - 100th show - Focus: We celebrate 100 shows and define patriotism.
April 21, 2008 (40MB mp3)
THINGS WHITE PEOPLE LIKE - 99th show - Focus: We review one of the most popular blogs on the web and other examples of racial satire.
April 14, 2008 (40MB mp3)
IS PROP 2 GOOD FOR YOU? - 98th show - Focus: Ingrid Scott Weekly from the City of Grand Rapids talks about where we are 1 year after Prop 2's passage.
April 7, 2008 (40MB mp3)
FAITH, RACE AND POLITICS pt. 2 - 97th show - Focus: Carmen VanKerckhove weighs in on the country's racial dialogue since Barack Obama's speech.
March 31, 2008 (40MB mp3)
FAITH, RACE AND POLITICS - 96th show - Focus: A panel of pastors talk about the comments of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor.
March 24, 2008 (40MB mp3)
EMPOWERING BLACK FAMILIES - 95th show - Focus: Delvenia Beason and Alice Peoples from Jack and Jill of America.
March 17 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
GETTING WHITE MEN TO BUY INTO DIVERSITY - 94th show - Focus: Bill Proudman talks about White Men as Full Diversity Partners.
March 10 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
DRIVING WHILE BLACK (DWB) - 93rd show - Focus: Is there a difference when People of color - especially African American males take the wheel.
March 3 , 2008 (40MB mp3)
SYMPHONY WITH SOUL - 92nd show - Focus: GR Symphony leadership
discuss Symphony with Soul and Celebration of Soul as a community event.
February 25, 2008 (40MB mp3)
DIVERSITY TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL - 91st show - Focus: Guests from the Diversity Learning Center talk about diversity training in high school.
February 18, 2008 (40MB mp3)
AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES-2 - 90th show - Focus: Henry Louis Gates talks about a new documentary on PBS.
February 11, 2008 (40MB mp3)
DRIVING WHILE BLACK (DWB) - 89th show - Focus: We share stories from people in Michigan about driving and racial profiling.
February 4, 2008 (40MB mp3)
THE POLITICS OF RACE AND GENDER - 88th show - Focus: Race and gender issues that the 2008 election campaigns have unearthed.
January 28, 2008 (40MB mp3)
DO YOU STILL HAVE A DREAM? - 87th show - Focus: Rick and Skot ask audience about their hopes and dreams.
January 21, 2008 (40MB mp3)
THE BLACK WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BLACK MEN'S HEALTH - 86th show - Focus: Author and health expert Andrea King Collier talkes about her book.
January 14, 2008 (40MB mp3)
THE TOP 5 WORST RACIAL STORIES OF THE YEAR - 85th show - Focus: Carmen VanKerckhove from New Demographic joins us in the countdown.
December 17, 2007 (40MB mp3)
TEACHING AND LIVING THE LAW OF INCLUSION - 84th show - Focus: What does equal protection under the law really mean. Teachers from Cooley Law.
December 10, 2007 (40MB mp3)
DO ALL BLACK PEOPLE THINK THE SAME WAY? - 83rd show - Focus: Can we consider black people one race? Is there a "black vote." We look at Pew research.
December 3, 2007 (40MB mp3)
WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG ABOUT THE CHURCH WE GO TO? - 82nd show - Focus: Should Calvin College Professor Denise Isom be given an exception to the requirement of attending a CRC church?
November 26, 2007 (40MB mp3)
WHO SITS AT YOUR TABLE? - 81st show - Focus: Is there a Multi-racial Thanksgiving at your House?
November 19, 2007 (40MB mp3)
IF SCHOOLS ARE FACTORIES, HOW CAN WE PRODUCE A BETTER PRODUCT? - 80th show - Focus: Dr. Bernard Taylor about the term
"drop out factories".
November 12, 2007 (40MB mp3)
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW - 79th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk to Robyn Afrik about a test that measures racial perceptions.
November 5, 2007 (40MB mp3)
HOW STARBUCKS SAVED A LIFE - 78th show - Focus: Rick and Skot TALK to Michael Gates Gill who went riches to rags to a new kind of wealth.
October 29, 2007 (40MB mp3)
HOW STARBUCKS SAVED A LIFE - 77th show - Focus: Rick and Skot tell the story of Michael Gates Gill who went riches to rags to a new kind of wealth.
October 22, 2007 (40MB mp3)
TAKING A LONG LOOK AT THE NEW WEST MICHIGAN - 76th show - Focus: Joe Jones and Eva Aguirre Cooper talk about what the new west Michigan looks like now and what it will look like in the future.
October 15, 2007 (40MB mp3)
FROM BEANER'S TO BIGGBY'S - 75th show - Focus: What's in a name change? Bob Fish from Beaner's tells us why he changed his company's name.
October 1 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
DEFINING AMERICA - 74th show - Focus: What is America's role in the global economy? Is the US in search of itself?
September 24 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
WHERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD? - 73rd show - Focus: How did west Michigan become so segregated?
September 17 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
WHY DIVERSITY TRAINING DOESN'T WORK - 72nd show - Focus: A provocative discussion with Carmen Van Kerckhove from New Demographic.
September 10 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 71st show - Focus: What do white people know about the black experience in America?
August 27 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 70th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk to ESPN's LZ Granderson about the racial side of sports content.
August 20 , 2007 (40MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 69th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk about sharing faith the wrong way - the "missionary mentality."
August 13 , 2007 (39MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 68th show - Focus: Rick and Bennie Covington talk about diversity through generations.
August 6 , 2007 (38MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 67th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk about the recent Supreme Court decision on school choice and its impact on local communities. Ruth Jones and Dr. Bernard Taylor join the program.
July 30, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 66th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk about the recent Supreme Court decision on school choice.
July 23, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 63rd show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk to Pastor Ray McMillan about what the founding fathers believed.
July 2, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 62nd show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk about immigration reform with Eva Aguirre Cooper and Frank Coronado.
June 25, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 61st show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk about self-image in the context of a documentary called "A Girl Like Me."
June 18, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 60th show - Focus: Dr. Rik Stevenson talks about self-hatred among African Americans and its roots in slavery.
June 11, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 59th show - Focus: Defining Diversity. What does this word really mean and how will it change community?
June 4, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 58th show - Focus: Black Professionals - what opportunities are available for African American women and the state of America's black colleges?
May 14, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 57th show - Focus: Columnist Alberta Phillips talks about rap, hip hop and artistic freedom.
May 7, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 56th show - Focus: Access to health care. What do we do about disparities?
April 30 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 55th show - Focus: What is more toxic - Don Imus or rap videos and lyrics? We talk to record executive James Hall.
April 23 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 54th show - Focus: The firing of talk show host Don Imus. A good thing for race relations in America?
April 16 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 53rd show - Focus: Being Black in west Michigan. What does that mean?
April 9 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 52nd show - Focus: GVSU teachers Dr. Veta Tucker and Dr. Steeve Buckridge talk about Remembering The Crossings - a year long event that focuses on the end of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
April 2 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 51st show - Focus: Producer Bennie Covington talks about growing challenge of gang/youth violence.
March 26 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 50th show - Focus: Craig Clayton Sr. talks about the impact of diversity on the bottom line.
March 19 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 49th show - Focus: How should we teach a version of history that includes everyone's accomplishments?
March 12 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 48th show - Focus: What kind of city is Grand Rapids - is everyone included and valued?
March 5 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 47th show - Focus: Who are they? We talk about the prison of stereotype.
Febuary 26, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 46th show - Focus: What is race and how does it make us think?
Febuary 19, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 45th show - Focus: Proposal 2 with guest Mayor George Heartwell
Febuary 12, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 44th show - Focus: Symphony with Soul with special guest Melia Tourangeua & Dr. Charsie Sawyer
Febuary 5, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 43rd show - Focus: Prosal 2 with guest Eric Brown & Eric Delong
January 29, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 42nd show - Focus: Get over "it"
January 22, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 41st show - Focus: Celebrating MLK Jr. Day with Special Guest Dr. McNeil
January 15, 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 40th show - Focus: Race and Gender
January 8 , 2007 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 39th show - Focus: Special Recap of the past
December 18, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 38th show - Focus: Special Guest Dr. Rik speaks on White Baby Jesus
December 11, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 35th show - Focus: Proposal 2
December 4, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 33rd show - Focus: Ruth Jones Hairston guest speaks on the relationship between teachers and students in the Grand Rapids Public Schools
November 27, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 32nd show - Focus: Post Prop 2
November 20, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 31st show - Focus: "The Bible Experience"
November 13, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 30th show - Focus: White Privilege
November 06, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 29th show - Focus: Proposal 2 - Part 2
October 30, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 28th show - Focus: Diversity on college campuses with guest, Bennie Covington
October 23, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 27th show - Focus: Inter-racial dating and inter-racial marriage
October 16, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 26th show - Focus: Affirmative Action and Proposal 2 - Bing Goei and Ingrid Scott-Weekly educate us about Affirmative Action
October 09, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 25th show - Focus: Rick and Skot discuss their response to racial slurs
October 02, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 24th show - Focus: Entertainment field: Rich McKeigan is our guest
September 25, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 23rd show - Focus: Guest Ruth Jones Hairston joins us on the show
September 18, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 22nd show - Focus: Grand Rapid's Symphony Director David Lockington shares about the symphony's involvement in the community
September 11, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 21st show - Focus: Guests call in with "Crash" stories
August 28, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 20th show - Focus: Guests Birgit Klohs and Paul Schutt discuss globalization, diversity and cool cities
August 21, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 19th show - Focus: Chief Dolan and Jonathan Jelks speak out about violence in the inner city
August 14, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 18th show - Focus: Skot is back from Africa and we also to talk to Bob from Priority Health
August 07, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 17th show - Focus: Guest host, Dr. Rick Stevenson explores slavery issues
July 31, 2006 (13MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 16th show - Focus: Guest host, Dr. Michelle Lloyd-Page shares her thoughts
July 24, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 15th show - Focus: Guest host, Dr. Rick Stevenson shares his knowledge about slavery
July 17, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 14th show - Focus: Supplier Diversity
July 10, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 13th show - Focus: Good Life Financial's Barbara Welch on Diversity
June 26, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 12th show - Focus: Rick and Skot talk with Rosalind Cox
June 19, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 11th show - Focus: Race to Unity Conference with Ray McMillan
June 12, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 10th show - Focus: Struggles for Minorities in the Workplace
June 5, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 9th show - Focus: Diversity in Healthcare
May 22, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 8th show - Focus: Diversity in Detroit
May 15, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 7th show - Focus: Diversity in Hollywood
May 08, 2006 (15MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 6th show - Focus: Diversity in Huntington Banks
May 01, 2006 (15.7MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 5th show - Focus: Diversity Initiatives in Public Schools
April 24, 2006 (15.6MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 4th show - Focus: Globalization
April 17, 2006 (15.8MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 3rd show - Focus: White Privledge and Immigration Reform
April 10, 2006 (15.8MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - 2nd show - Focus: Sustainable Diversity Initiatives
April 3, 2006 (16MB mp3)
RADIO IN BLACK AND WHITE - Broadcast Premiere
March 27, 2006 (16MB mp3)
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