Coming to you live from Carter’s Barbershop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, The Barber Shop Show brings you a weekly dose of real talk, straight from the shop floor. No punches are pulled and no topic is considered off-topic. Produced in partnership with the Chicago Reporter, and hosted by WBEZ’s Richard Steele.
Airs live every Friday at 12pm on Vocalo 89.5 FM, 90.7FM, and Vocalo.org.
This month is our Mid Month Mash-Up, where we check-in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers. We were joined by: • John W. Fountain, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times • Jonah Newman, …
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, host Richard Steele was joined by Chaz Ebert. Robertebert.com, the Chicago Urban League, and Columbia College’s High School journalism program have …
In our racialized society, raising black boys presents particular challenges. That’s true whether they are our birth children or adopted children. And the challenge is even more complex in cases of …
This week, host Richard Steele was joined by folks from City Bureau. They’ll talk about their recent batch of work, digging into police misconduct and young black activism in Chicago. We were joined …
Ain’t Misbehavin’ musical pays tribute to musician Fats Waller. Then, Kartemquin Films discusses Diverse Voices in Documentaries program.
This week, our focus lands on Gary, Indiana. We look at mental health in the black community and how Gary is changing negative perceptions.
The film and television industry here in Chicago has seen a remarkable uptick in activity. Just like in Hollywood, in some areas, it can be a challenge to avoid closures caused by filming. On this …
This week’s Barber Shop Show was our September Mid-Month Mash-Up (our monthly news roundup featuring some of our favorite journalists and bloggers). Host Richard Steele was joined by: Lauren …
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we talk about Steve Bogira’s recent report for The Chicago Reader about the impact of PTSD on Children. According to the article, “Post Traumatic Stress …
This week, the Jackie Robinson West Little League Team won the Little League National championships. They are the first all-black Little League team to become US Champions in over 30 years. In fact, …
