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Hey guys, Long time.. no talk. :/ I know it's been a hot minute since I gave y'all an episode. I thought it be fitting to come back around during "Nino & Friends" second anniversary and just give you my last thoughts of how I felt about 2020. & Also discussing my struggles during this "Bamboo szn". Within this episode, I have the AMAZING DJ Cymba giving us a "Ratchet & Righteous mix to enter the new year. Let me know what y'all think! See you guys in 2021. :) *podcast music by THAIBeats*
We’re back with Episode 5 of Season 2 featuring Street Noise Magazine and Aced Spade of Chicago. As simply put in their words, Street Noise Magazine is “Your source for Chicago's underground and mainstream music culture.” Be sure to follow, subscribe and stay in tune with their upcoming artists, music videos and media. Official Website: https://www.streetnoisemagazine.com/ Instagram: @streetnoisemag Much love to Aced Spade (https://soundcloud.com/acedspade) for showing love on this episode as well! Instagram: @acedspade Tracklist 1. Mani Jurdan of HUEY Gang (https://soundcloud.com/manijurdan) - Revolutionary Suicide 2. J. Foster (https://soundcloud.com/jfostermusic) - Hollow 3. J. Foster (https://soundcloud.com/jfostermusic) - HML 4. IAMNOBODI (https://soundcloud.com/iamnobodi) - Lawd She Bad 5. Kaytranada (https://soundcloud.com/kaytranada) - All We Do Ft. JMSN 6. Aced Spade (https://soundcloud.com/acedspade) - Breathe 7. Heffy (https://soundcloud.com/heffyraps) - White Ladder 8. Naji (https://soundcloud.com/naji) - Might Just 9. Heffy & $ikeTheDrug (https://soundcloud.com/heffyraps/sets/heffy-ike-the-drug-viceworld) - Lifestyle This episode was recorded live in February 2019 at Mystery Street Recording Studios in Chicago, IL. Hosted by Timiro Elizabeth and Chelsey Sincerray. Audio engineering by Jamal Spradlin. *INVISIBLE Podcast Radio does not own the rights to the music played in this episode.*
South Side Weekly's Maya Horton talks with Ciera Mckissick, founder of AMFM magazine and gallery in Pilsen, about the growth of the gallery space and it's role in the arts community as an incubator for emerging artists. (Note: This interview was conducted on June 5, 2018.) Music heard during this segment was composed by Nick Hennessey. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Mani Jurdan is finding balance. He's a rapper from out west, mentor at a youth program in Austin, and a happily-affiliated member of Chicago creative collective Huey Gang. He drops by to talk loss, mentorship, his music, and more. Recorded live 6/21/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Venus, Mars (feat. @starkofhuey, John Renaissance) - @manijurdan Differentiation - @manijurdan
Last time we had Open Mike Eagle on the show, the city was cutting trees outside his house. Chainsaws rumbled throughout the interview. This time when we spoke with Mike, his day was at “some weird intersection between weird and crazy,” but that didn’t stop him from having a great convo with South Side Weekly’s Christopher Good and Andrew Koski about his upcoming Pitchfork performance and his recent work in television. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Nigel Jackson, who goes by HarmonicSapien, doesn't seem himself as a producer as much as a conductor. Jackson pulls samples from throughout the musical landscape to create his beats. Talking with SSW Radio's Erisa Apantaku, Jackson described his first exposures to music, beatmaking, and how he likes to approach collaborations with other artists. Music featured in this segment is from HarmonicSapien's album Natural States. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Remembering lives lost too soon. This Weekly Read was produced by The Weekly Read. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
From a radio show in Utah to boat parties on the River Thames in London, DJ Purple's seen the various flavors of house music around the world, in part thanks to his service in the air force. "Being from Chicago, I already knew what house music was, I had listened to it for quite a while, but then you go somewhere else and you see other people appreciate it the same way that you do. It's like, this is awesome." SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Sam Larsen chatted with DJ Purple as part of our community DJ series on WHPK. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
“At one time, it’s not like this anymore, but at one time in the 70s and definitely thru the 80s, Hyde Park had a lot more music.” Lofton Emenari, longtime WHPK jazz DJ, joined us live on SSW Radio as part of our WHPK community DJ series. “Jazz,” Emenari said, “does not have the broad-base media outlet that it once had.” We talked about his show “What Is This Thing Called Jazz” and also took a deep dive into WHPK history. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
It's Women's History Month. Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities. This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
To kick of Women’s History Month, we share three stories from South Side women told at Englewood Speaks: I Remember When. In an ever-changing city, Clarence Hogan (aka Sonny Speaks), who developed and hosts Englewood Speaks, explains the importance of storytelling: “When people look back on this community, it will tell a story of what it meant to live in Englewood at a certain time and a certain place.” This week, we feature stories from Debra Thompson, Rashanah Baldwin, and Jill Allison as they remember their community way back when. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
What does Black History Month mean to you? Christian from Little Village uses Black History Month as a time to think “critically about our history as a nation and how we have been inclusive or not inclusive of Black people.” We also asked people what they hope is accomplished between now and Black History Month 2019. Hear what listeners had to say. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
All month we've been bringing you a series about love and commitment from The Weekly Read. She's been interviewing Sean and Dorian H. Nash—aka the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo. To complete their series we had them live on-air answering listener questions about relationships. “We’re not doctors, we’re not therapists, we are you,” Sean said at the beginning of the segment. “We are our audience. We are advocates for healthy relationships.” The Nash’s answered questions posed by listeners from not only the South Side but throughout Chicagoland and beyond! Questions ranged from how to rectify a relationship that started off on difficult terrain, to how to manage a blended family, to when to get intimate with a new partner. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Sean and Dorian H. Nash, the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo, share their origin story and some advice for how to make love last in the first interview in a series. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Magazine writer Ben Austen talks with the Weekly's Adam Przybyl and Erisa Apantaku about his new book: Cabrini-Green & The Fate of American Public Housing. Read Adam's review here: https://southsideweekly.com/personal-histories-public-housing-high-risers-cabrini-green/ South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
For South Side Weekly's annual Housing Issue, we put out a call for submissions. South Siders Beatrice Watson and Helen Wakefield submitted their work. NOTE FOR LISTENERS: The first poem (0:40-2:52) contains graphic content pertaining to gun violence. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Feelings. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
The Weekly's Olivia Obineme asks South Siders what Black History Month means to them. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
This week we welcomed back Sam Larsen as he returned to the SSW Radio host chair after a semester in India. We also dug into our archives to share recordings from our May 2017 coverage of the Chicago Home Theater Festival, hearing a performance from Maggie Kubley, a performance and interview from Frankiem Mitchell, and an interview with the producer/curator of the night Lydia Ross. Then host Andrew Koski discussed what to expect in the new South Side Weekly print issue. To close out the show, we announced our upcoming interview with Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe. South Side Weekly hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku chat live with Waithe, Tuesday, January 23, during the Weekly’s radio hour. Have you seen The Chi, yet? If you have a question or comment you want to share, tweet or leave us a voicemail at 224-215-1890 and we might share your question during the show. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme, Sam Larsen, and Andrew Koski. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Sol Patches - gender abolitionist and musicmaker from the South and West Sides - along with collaborator Chaski So, about their newest album "Garden City." During the hour we also share some listeners' New Year's wishes and resolutions. Later, hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku interview writer Hanna Addis about her upcoming piece on Olatunji Oboi Reed, a transit equality activist from Chatham. To close out the hour, we share an interview with Sol Patches from last September. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. You can find Sol Patches' music at: https://solpatches.bandcamp.com/. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Christina Salesberry shares her recipe - and anecdotes from her family’s fierce holiday pie competition - for her second place winning “Black Bottom Pie You Make The Rockin’ World Go ‘Round.” Bridget Newsham interviews South Siders in Cafe Jumping Bean and Nitecap - two cafes in Pilsen - about their holiday traditions. You’ll hear these traditions from Ricky, Alex, and Steve from Pilsen; Joaquin from Bridgeport; Alexandra from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Benji from Hyde Park; Sara from Pilsen; and Carmila from Pilsen. To close out the hour, we have a story from James Gordon from the most recent event in the Englewood Speaks series - Things I Learned While I Was Teaching. Between those segments, we bring you a throwback edition of the Weekly Read from this summer, in which the Weekly Read ranted about the controversy surrounding the Balbo monument. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. Other music heard during this episode: “Humble Pie” by Podington Bear and “A Ukulele For Christmas (instrumental)” by Lee Rosevere, both available on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Leslie Travis about the origin of her reverse-engineered sweet potato pie. At a Lumpen Radio fundraiser, seven rounds of pizza determine who's got the best pizza in Bridgeport. Two more stories from teachers at What I Learned While I Was Teaching, an installment of Englewood Speaks. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. Other music heard during this episode: “The Falls” by Podington Bear and “Nap” by Wimps, also available on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Rachel McCauley, who won second place in the 2017 South Side Pie Challenge fruit category for her pie “A PEARfect APPLEtunity,” shows South Side Weekly’s Ellen Hao and Erisa Apantaku how to make chocolate cake with edible pinecones. Blackstone Library’s Anne Keogh shares some of the relics she found, including a 100+ year old edition of Shakespeare, during a recent renovation. From Englewood Speaks, a series of storytelling events held at Kusanya Cafe, Dr. Janice Tuck-Lively shares what she learned while she was teaching. In between, the Weekly Read shares her opinion on opinions. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org. Other music heard during this episode: “Manele” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Blanks” by Podington Bear, “After war (ID 721)” by Lobo Loco, and “Original Rags (1900, piano roll)” by Scott Joplin. You can find all that music on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Ellen Hao and Erisa Apantaku learn how to make pie crust from Susan Carton, winner of this year's Nut Pie category in the South Side Pie Challenge. Clarence Hogan and Tiffany Watkins share stories at Englewood Speaks: Things I Learned While I Was Teaching. In between, the Weekly Read comments on Dick Gregory's take on hurricanes. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. The interview with Susan Carton featured Podington Bear's "Has Pluck," available on freemusicarchive.org. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org. You can find Open Mike Eagle's Brick Body Kids Still Daydream on mikeeagle.net. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews Patricia Frazier, Chicago's new Youth Poet Laureate. Bridget Vaughn interviews Kathleen Murphy of Forefront Illinois about how donors can be a part of #ILGive for #GivingTuesday. Lastly, the Weekly Read tells us about her first encounter with a homeless woman. Recorded semi-live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Olivia Obineme. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org. The ILGive interview with Kathleen Murphy was engineered by Jed Lickerman. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.
Erisa Apantaku interviews members of the rap collective HUEY Gang. Olivia Richardson interviews Camesha Jones and Dr. Obari Cartman about Black Mental Wellness Weekend. In between, the Weekly Read comments on racist ice cream songs. Recorded semi-live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.