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Direct Cinema - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In the early 1960's a revolution in documentary filmmaking took root, inspired by both cultural uprisings and new audio-visual technologies.  The movement known as Direct Cinema rejected authorial voiceovers and other narrative devices, opting instead for immediacy, ambi... Read more

Our 10th (and final!) annual Michael Jackson tribute show!!!

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 8:00pm - Fri, 08/25/2017 at 12:00am
It has been a long journey honoring the teacher.  We remember the time (pun intended) we first had the idea to honor Michael in an episode dedicated to him, and it was thought of as a silly idea.  As we tend to focus on jazz (in particular) and less popular artists on our s... Read more

Artists Rep's 7 Plays

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae checks in with Dámaso Rodríguez, artistic director of Artists Repertory Theatre about their 2017/18 season. In the last five years since he took the helm of this Equity and LORT theatre, Rodríguez says he has worked to "create an inclusive, diverse and equitable cultur... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 08/20/2017 at 6:15pm - Sun, 08/27/2017 at 6:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Chance the Rapper's bodyguard arrested for assaulting fan.  Restaurant in Brooklyn, NY says Kendall Jenner doesn't tip?  Are you the type of person who requires your significant other to sever all ties with their ex’s?  Why you should NEVER go commando. Read more

Ep.8 Watermelon Soup for the Solar Eclipse

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
August 2017 - Since National Watermelon Day falls in August, we have prepared for you an episode that is nothing less than refreshing, just like the delicious fruit itself, the wonderful watermelon! And because the solar eclipse aligns with the new moon, which is also our r... Read more

Combined Culture Radio- Episode 4

Airs at: Wed, 08/16/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Combined Culture Radio
Trump's America, Charlottesville, Black Journalist, and F.U.B.U.  Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 08/13/2017 at 6:45pm - Sun, 08/20/2017 at 6:45pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
R&B singer Bobby Valentino accused of not paying transgender female prostitute.  P. Diddy's praise of black women causes uproar on Twitter.  Companies can now discriminate based on hair style.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Jamie Ford's Love

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with bestselling author Jamie Ford about his newest novel Love and Other Consolation Prizes published by Ballantine Books. We'll find out the inspiration for third installment bringing out Seattle's Asian American history soon to be released on Sept. 12th. We'... Read more

Combined Culture Radio- Episode 3

Airs at: Sun, 08/13/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Combined Culture Radio
Brands Building Communities and Millennials in the Workforce.  Read more

Overlapping Action and Boundary Crossings

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Summertime is not traditionally the season for animation festivals, but two grassroots events are setting out to buck the trend. We're joined by Overlapping Action Mini-Festival curator Ben Chapin, who is bringing his bi-coastal traveling show to the Po'Boy Art Space in ... Read more