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Politely provocative, inquisitive, and perhaps untold. Join Robert Amato as he speaks to individuals from all walks of life and all over the globe. Hear their stories, their struggles, and their truth. It's a world in flux - be ahead of the curve by listening to Seldom Said. A production of LIU Pub…

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    • Apr 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 56m AVG DURATION
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    Campaign for Uyghurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 55:31


    Join robert as he talks with Julie Millsap, Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy, Campaign for Uyghurs. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Photographer Jeremy Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021


    Roberts talks with Jeremy Dennis, a contemporary fine art photographer and a tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY. In his work, he explores indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Dr. Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst, Associate Professor of African Studies, University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 57:45


    Join Robert and his guest Prof. Dr. Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst , Associate Professor of African Studies, University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany   They discuss Post-colonial Afro/German associations with emphasis on racial identification during National Socialist Era exemplified in the life of Muhammad Husen, found guilty of "race mixing," executed during Holocaust.   A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Poet Laureate Henry Red Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 51:09


    A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Caleb Klauder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 50:36


    Join Robert as he talks with Caleb Klauder: Folk/traditional musical artist. Composer. lyricist, master string musician, guitar, mandolin, violin, banjo. Caleb is one the nation's leading practitioners of "roots" music.   A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Actress and author Carolyn Hennesy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 52:30


    Robert talks with actress and author Carolyn Hennesy. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Actress Michael Learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 53:27


    Robert talks with actress Michael Learned about her career. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Lucy Beard of The Alice Paul Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 54:00


    Robert is joined by Lucy Beard, Executive Director of The Alice Paul Institute, for a discussion of Alice Paul. Paul was American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Professor Stanley Goldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 54:00


    Robert is joined by Professor Stanley Goldman Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Genocide @ Loyola University to discuss the holocaust. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Author and Activist Lisa Latimer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 50:32


    Robert speaks with Long Island author and activist Lisa Latimer.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Irv Miljoner of the 2nd Generation Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 60:01


    Robert is joined by Irv Miljoner, former district director for Long Island at the U.S. Department of Labor and founder of the Holocaust 2nd Generation Group, to discuss his background and upbringing as a child of Holocaust survivors.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Bail Reform with Jeff Clayton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 54:52


    Robert is joined by returning guest Jeff Clayton, Executive Director of the American Bail Coalition, to discuss bail reform in the American legal system.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Sean Reynolds of Voices for Creative Non-Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 54:52


    Robert is joined by Sean Reynolds, Co-Coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence, to discuss his recent trip to Tehran and his ideas and perspectives on peace efforts in that area of the world.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Aimee Ginsburg Bikel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 54:52


    Robert is joined by Aimee Ginsburg Bikel to discuss her experiences with her late husband Theodore Bikel and how his childhood memories of growing up in Vienna led to the writing of the first children's book on The Holocaust.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Actress Lee Purcell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 60:12


    Robert is joined by actress Lee Purcell to discuss her career in entertainment and her latest film "Carol of the Bells", the world's first feature film production where up to 70% of the crew had a developmental disability.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Actress and comedian Geri Jewell returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 54:00


    Robert is joined by returning guest Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood) to discuss her methodology as an actress with cerebral palsy, as well as her recent work, including her new film "Carol of the Bells".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Roslyn Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 59:45


    Robert is joined by singer, songwriter, and activist Roslyn Kind, sister of Barbra Streisand, to discuss her life, career, and activism.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Anita Weisbord

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 52:59


    Robert is joined by author, activist, and Holocaust survivor Anita Weisbord to discuss her experiences during World War II and her rescue by Kindertransport, as well as perspectives on the current cultural climate.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Marion Blumenthal Lazan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 61:48


    Robert is joined by author and activist Marion Blumenthal Lazan to discuss her experience as a Holocaust survivor and her memoir "Four Perfect Pebbles".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Steven Taibbi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 60:59


    Robert is joined by television producer Steven Taibbi to discuss his experiences as a two-time heart transplant patient and activist for organ donors, as well as his book entitled "Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Randell Carlton Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 54:00


    Robert is joined by Randell Carlton Green to discuss his book on solitary travel entitled "Smart & Solo" and his advice on how to fulfill your own personal bucket list.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Alain Ghiai of GlobeX Data S.A.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 60:40


    Robert is joined by Alain Ghiai, CEO & Chairman of the leading Swiss secure cloud security and communications group called GlobeX Data S.A. A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Ruta Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 60:35


    Robert is joined by actress and activist Ruta Lee to discuss her career in theater and the release of her book "Consider Your Ass Kissed".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Theoretical Physicist Anatoly Altshuler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 60:01


    Robert is joined by Anatoly Altshuler, a Theoretical Physicist noted for deep mind research, to discuss A.I. and the concept of genius.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Julie Cajune

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 54:27


    Robert is joined by Julie Cajun to discuss her experiences as a Salish Native American educator, historian, and activist, as well as her one woman show in New York City.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Dr. Matt von Konrat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 59:58


    Robert is joined by Dr. Matt von Konrat, Head of Botanical Collections & Research at the Field Museum in Chicago, to discuss his career, as well as changes in the environment and the field research programs that he runs with a network of Chicago Public High Schools and local colleges and universities.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Lawrence Osei Asamoah of the First Step Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 60:02


    Robert is joined by Lawrence Osei Asamoah, Director of the First Step Foundation, to discuss the efforts to work towards women's independence in the village of Besease, Ghana in collaboration with the United Nations.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Educator and Activist Renee Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 54:31


    Robert is joined by teacher and activist Renee Holmes to discuss her experiences in the New York Department of Education, as well as affordable housing and government in New York City.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Gabrielle Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 58:41


    Robert is joined by actress, director, dancer, and author Gabrielle Stone. They discuss her life, dealing with difficulties and using travel as a way to heal, as well as her new book, "Eat, Pray, #FML".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Dee Wallace Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 53:52


    Robert is joined by Dee Wallace Stone to discuss her career as an actress, author, and dramatic artist.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Mufti Mohammad Farhan, PhD.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 60:34


    Robert is joined by Muslim cleric and Islamic scholar Mufti Mohammad Farhan, PhD. to discuss Islam and the United States in 2019 and the difficulties inherent since September 11th.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Cheuk Kwan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 61:15


    Robert is joined by Cheuk Kwan, former chairperson of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China, to discuss the demonstrations in Hong Kong and commemoration of Liu Xiaobo.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

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    Film Editor Larry Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 54:32


    Robert is joined by film editor and producer Larry Jordan to discuss his career in filmmaking as well as how to get involved in the industry.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Geri Jewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 53:57


    Robert is joined by actress and comedian Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood) to discuss her experience as the first person with cerebral palsy to star in a television show, her stand-up comedy career, and the issues of sexism and prejudice against those with disabilities.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Nurit Jugend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 62:26


    Robert is joined by Nurit Jugend to discuss her career as a composer and her documentary film "They Played For Their Lives".A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Ryan McKellar of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 59:59


    Robert is joined by Ryan McKellar, Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada, to discuss his work in the museum and the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex fossil in the world.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Frank Grunwald, Holocaust Survivor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 60:45


    Robert is joined by Frank Grunwald who shares his story of surviving the Holocaust as a child.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Patricia Wenskunas of Crime Survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 60:19


    Robert is joined by Patricia Wenskunas, founder and CEO of Crime Survivors Inc. and advocate for victims of violent crime.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

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    Bail Reform with Jeff Clayton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 53:52


    Robert is joined by Jeff Clayton, Policy Director of the American Bail Coalition, to discuss bail reform, prison reform, and analyze cases within the issue.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Luisa Burgos-Thillet of Columbia County Sanctuary Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 61:38


    Robert is joined by Luisa Burgos-Thillet to discuss the work of Columbia County Sanctuary Movement and the resources it offers to immigrants effected by issues regarding ICE.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    David Osmond

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 61:19


    Robert is joined by David Osmond to discuss his musical family, navigating the industry, and the return of Wonderama.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Joy Bennett

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 60:19


    Robert is joined by Joy Bennett to discuss The Old Song Music Festival, the concept of folk music, and the impact of music on her life and the world in general. They are also joined in studio by Herb Lape and Ann Bassett-Short.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Ernest Stuart of the Center City Jazz Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 61:01


    Robert is joined by Ernest Stuart, CEO of the Center City Jazz Festival in and one of the world's best jazz trombonists. They discuss the festival and the important of jazz music in American culture.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Jamie L. Ruiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 60:10


    Robert is joined by attorney Jamie L. Ruiz who is presently practicing bankruptcy law and is a staff member for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. They discuss legal rights, the drug crisis, and the cost of higher education.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Yaroslav Fadeyev

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 60:55


    Robert is joined by Yaroslav Fadeyev, professional ballet dancer & founder and Artistic Director of Fadeyev Ballet Academy.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Parveen Chopra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 60:31


    Robert is joined by Parveen Chopra, editor of the South Asia Times. They discuss Indian journalism, Parveen's background, and his hopes for the future.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Laya Khadjavi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 60:22


    Robert is joined by Laya Khadjavi, a financial advisor and head of strategy and business development for international corporations, as well as an activist for women's rights in Iran and Middle East. They discuss her lifestyle, her Persian background, and how her financial acumen has grown.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Pema Dorjee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 60:15


    Robert is joined by returning guest Pema Dorjee who discusses his inspiration to become a monk as well as his experience working with the Dalai Lama. He explores the crisis in his homeland of Tibet and how the western world can help.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    The Pet Sitter's Tale with Celebrity Pet Care Expert Laura Vorreyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 60:21


    Robert is joined by animal advocate, entrepreneur, and celebrity dog walker Laura Vorreyer to discuss her book "The Pet Sitter's Tale" and her experiences caring for famous pets in Los Angeles.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Sara Zandieh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 60:40


    Robert is joined by Sara Zandieh, a Persian-American writer and director, to discuss her upcoming film, "Simple Wedding", that will be released on July 26th.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

    Khoi Nguyen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 60:18


    Robert is joined by Khoi Nguyen, and artist and entrepreneur who has developed a new way to be creative.A production of LIU Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

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