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People of color are increasingly breaking racial barriers in the white-dominated alcoholic beverage industry. Jackie Summers, the creator of Sorel Liquer, and winemaker Shae Frichette join us. And, Grammy award-winning jazz musician Maria Schneider talks about her new album, “Data Lords.”
When it comes to identifying fake news online, there’s evidence that high school students have trouble distinguishing fact from fiction. That’s where the Mediawise Teen Fact-Checking Network comes in. We talk to a teen fact-checker and TFCN head Alexa Volland about the work they’re doing. Also, a teacher in Houston joins us to discuss her Facebook group, QuaranTEACH Houston. More than 5,600 parents are using it to organize pandemic pods because of the pandemic.
Author J. Courtney Sullivan’s new novel explores the intense but often ephemeral relationship between a babysitter and her employer. She joins us to discuss “Friends and Strangers.” And, birthrates in the U.S. are at a 35-year low, according to the CDC. Professor Christine Whelan explains why and how the pandemic could impact birthrates in the near future.
Chris Newman quit his software job to pursue farming in Virginia. We talk to him about his farming ethos, which draws on his ancestral heritage as a Piscataway tribe member. Also, after writing a historical memoir about his family’s participation in the slave trade, Edward Ball decided to bring his Black and white descendants together to apologize. He joins us to discuss his new book “Life of a Klansman.”
A judge in Zimbabwe ruled again not to release investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono from prison. Jason Rezaian of the Washington Post, who was held in Iran, says no other modern event has done as much to destroy press freedom as COVID-19 has. We speak with Rezaian. Also, Puerto Rico may have a different history than the continental U.S., but racial inequalities persist in both. We examine those throughlines and take a look at AfroLatino organizing on the island.
Cori Bush defeated longtime incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay in a primary race in Missouri this week. Bush talks about how the death of George Floyd galvanized voters in St. Louis to give her a chance. Also, Sunday marks 25 years from the death of the Grateful Dead’s leader, Jerry Garcia. Colorado Public Radio’s Vic Vela looks at his legacy and why his music means so much to so many Deadheads.
Housing insecurity makes accessing the ballot box harder and in an election year, this could mean lower turn out rates. We check in on homeless voter registration efforts in the Seattle area, which has one of the highest number of unsheltered people in the U.S. Also, OPB’s Emily Cureton shares the story of a Native American couple and their baby in Oregon who survived the coronavirus.
Breland is a genre-defying artist whose breakout song “My Truck” mixes traditional country with hip hop production. He joins us to talk about protests and why country fans deserve more options. And, we talk to Alex Kaplan of Media Matters about the origins of the conspiracy theory QAnon.
Vox’s Katelyn Burns joins us to discuss how the Trump administration has changed transgender protections in the U.S. Director of Gender Diversity Aidan Key also talks about the impact on families. And, more than 50 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the start of the pandemic. We speak with Nathan Conner, a single father of one who lost his job at a manufacturing plant in March.
Vox’s Katelyn Burns joins us to discuss how the Trump administration has changed transgender protections in the U.S. Director of Gender Diversity Aidan Key also talks about the impact on families. And, more than 50 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the start of the pandemic. We speak with Nathan Conner, a single father of one who lost his job at a manufacturing plant in March.