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In this mass extinction era, can we save the Endangered Species Act? We discuss how engaged citizens can speak out against the trump regime's recent proposal to weaken the notion of what “harm” legally means (so the Endangered Species Act would essentially no longer protect animals' habitats from exploitation, even though habitat destruction is the largest threat to species). Here's a link to a public comment opportunity for engaged citizens to post their thoughts to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services (by May 19 ,2025). But the fight will be ongoing and end up in court, so continue to keep tabs on what we can all do for wild animal protection. In this 44-minute podcast, In Tune to Nature Host Carrie Freeman interviews Tara Zuardo, a legal expert, and Senior Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/#  Tara discusses: the successes of the 50+ year Endangered Species Act (ESA) (it has faced attacks before, but courts have held firm), how contentious some have made the ESA historically (such as with the spotted owl), how flexible the ESA actually is in balancing human and nonhuman animal interests, larger issues of needing to legally protect all (even non-endangered) wild/free-living animals in North America, such as on wildlife refuges and from trapping (yes that's still a thing), and how to work at the state and local level on wildlife-friendly policies (while acknowledging our exhaustion that we have to waste time and resources for four years, trying to protect what we have, rather than moving forward at the federal level). "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station) hosted by me, Carrie Freeman, or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://wrfg.org/in-tune-to-nature/  Please support nonprofit indie media like our Radio Free Georgia station at https://wrfg.org/  Thank you! Take care of yourself and others, including other species, like those who rely on us and enforcement of laws like the Endangered Species Act. Endangered FL Manatee Photo Credit: Keith Ramos USFWS, from the Center for Biological Diversity action item on website. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff or volunteers.     

In honor of National Park Week and Earthday 2025, we are supporting OUR national parks by sharing stories about what we love about the parks that we all collectively own (the most beautiful and ecologically significant wild places/habitats in the nation...and in the world, as some earned UNESCO World Heritage Site designations), to help encourage Americans to ask for political support to stop trump and musk/DOGE from defunding OUR parks and to stop firing our hard-working park rangers and staff who are our park defenders. In this 28 minute episode I talk about an Atlanta group of women I'm working with on National Park support projects via an Intown Women's Resistance group. They helped send in stories from people around the nation of people talking about parks they love and why (like Cumberland Island NP in GA, and Arches NP in Utah, and me talking about seeing bison and interviewing wolf biologist Rick McIntyre in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley). We encourage you all to share your own park memories with friends and on social media, and to contact your federal Senators and Representatives to demand they protect park employee jobs and fully fund the national parks, and any park programs associated with climate mitigation and DEI, and protect all OUR public lands (some of which are now threatened with being sold to private owners/industries, snuck into a recent Republican budget bill). We must stay vigilant. Here are some organizations that support parks and their employees and can keep us educated on issues and action items, recommended by friend and retired Forester from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Kristine Johnson:  PEER: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks The National Park Conservation Association "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station) hosted by me, Carrie Freeman, or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://wrfg.org/in-tune-to-nature/  Please support nonprofit indie media like our Radio Free Georgia station at https://wrfg.org/  Thank you! Take care of yourself and others, including our park employees and the wild animals who rely on our public lands. Photo Credit: Resist Destruction Smoky Bear sticker from the Alt National Parks group. Check them out on FB. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff or volunteers.   

We reframe the “egg crisis” (high prices and low supply of commercial hen's eggs in a bird flu outbreak) as a crisis of mass farming of animals, proposing sustainable alternative food solutions that can replace eggs and reduce the spread of zoonotic diseases, pollution, and the killing and harm of millions of wild and domesticated animals. Jennifer and Carrie discuss this in the context of the bird flu outbreak, as avian influenza is spreading and mutating in a variety of animal species (including cows used for dairy and human farm workers) – this infectious pathogen is an increasingly alarming issue for wild animals, farmed animals, and human health. The existence of factory farms keeps viruses circulating, making everyone less safe. We discuss how institutions can help us shift toward safer more humane, plant-based food systems. We end by discussing alternatives to eggs in your baking and cooking. Dr. Jennifer Molidor, Sr. Food Campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity is host Carrie Freeman's guest on this 42-minute podcast, recorded in late March 2025. Jennifer mentioned these resources: Take Extinction Off Your Plate https://takeextinctionoffyourplate.com/  Wildlife-Friendly School Food Programs https://takeextinctionoffyourplate.com/school-food-1  One of Carrie's go-to sites for animal-free recipes, especially baking, is Loving it Vegan https://lovingitvegan.com/  If you want to see where America's animal products come from (and who they come from), check out this factory farming website from Farm Sanctuary (an animal rescue organization) that helps us look these individuals in the eyes with compassion and justice: https://www.farmsanctuary.org/issue/factory-farming/ "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station) hosted by me, Carrie Freeman, or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://wrfg.org/in-tune-to-nature/  Please support nonprofit indie media like our Radio Free Georgia station at https://wrfg.org/  Thank you! Take care of yourself and others, including birds and all other species. Photo Credit: Compassion Over Killing (now called Animal Outlook) photo of egg laying hens crowded in standard industry cages.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff or volunteers.   

You're in for a treat with this episode.   I found Adama through a short clip on Instagram, and it cut through the noise like a knife. I knew that I had to connect with her. Adama has been helping raise consciousness on this planet for over 40 years. She lives what she preaches, and you can feel the depth of this embodiment with every word.   Adama is a force of nature, and after our conversation, I felt like I was walking on water. You will, too. If you don't know her work, buckle up.   About  After earning a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Florida, along with Presidential and Scholastic Honors, I returned to Atlanta to study Conscious Cosmic Citizenship with African elder Josiah Osuagwu from 1982 to 1985, continuing private tutelage for 17 years. My focus was on Creator-Knowledge, Creation-Knowledge, and Self-Knowledge as essential for Liberation and Emancipation, aiming to reorient, regenerate, and re-educate individuals and collectives about their roles in Conscious Living. In 1984, I began performing with SOLAR at the New Orleans World Fair and as a solo artist in 1985, using rhythm, movement, and verse to inspire audiences. My performances include appearances with the Staple Singers, Melba Moore, and Aisha Khalil, as well as at major venues like Fox Theater, Emory University, and the National Black Arts Festival, along with radio interviews on WDET and WRFG.   I consulted for the Wholistic Stress Control Institute, teaching life skills and poetry to youth in Atlanta, including over 2,000 young people in 1999 through various youth centers and schools. I also served as president and co-owner of Mother Earth's Adornments, Inc., which offered custom adornments, vegan cuisine, and spiritual consultation.   I currently produce and host the radio program "The Meeting of The Inner Circle" on 89.3FM WRFG Atlanta, providing inspirational programming on liberation, resurrection, and life-support. As a strict vegetarian for over forty years, I am also an Inspirational Lifestyle Change and Wholistic Wellness Consultant, helping others with spiritual and nutritional support for healing and regeneration.   As CEO of Integrity Global Enterprises, Inc., I produce Mother Earth's Blessing products, including healing clays, oils, and herbal teas. I also run the Mother Earth's Blessing Wholistic Life Center, which offers coaching, classes, and empowerment sessions. The center focuses on disease reversal, cleansing, and cellular regeneration. I also provide numerological and destiny card readings and aim to inspire action against destructive industries through live streams and documentaries promoting conscious living.   Feelings with Strangers   Socials https://www.instagram.com/feelings.with.strangers/   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@FeelingswithStrangers   ADAMA   Site http://new.adamaspeaks.com/   Radio & Podcast http://new.adamaspeaks.com/the-inner-circle/   Socials https://www.instagram.com/therealadamaspeaks/?hl=en

Our National Park Service staff are under seige, as so many federal employees are, from trump and Elon Musk's unfair attacks on our federal government agencies with haphazard and frankly cruel mass firings of public servants (not truly based on inefficiency or poor performance) along with spending and hiring freezes that are traumatizing and debilitating park employees and surrounding communities, creating a culture of fear and demoralization (the rhetoric not only lacks appreciation but is insulting). What little we gain in $ savings are outweighed by the massive long-term costs for everyone. I turned to a career public servant with over 40 years in the National Park Service -- retired Supervisory Forester Kristine Johnson from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, still living and volunteering in Gatlinburg, TN-- to have her on the "In Tune to Nature" show to help us understand what is going on and how these firings and spending freezes are really affecting park employees and morale on the ground (kids and the broader Gatlinburg community included). In our 47-minute conversation, Kristine also shares the potential long-term harmful impacts on wild animal residents and park habitats, concerns about the government privatizing park jobs and prioritizing recreation over wildlife and scientific research, public and wild animal safety issues, and what we as citizens can do now to help support our parks in this crisis. Prior to the trump regime, our national parks were already overloaded with tourists who love them, while being chronically understaffed and underfunded. The parks can't afford to lose any more dedicated staff, so American citizens need to step up to defend them if we truly care. Do we have the power to get these hardworking and talented folks re-hired if we tell our U.S. Senators and Representative that's what we demand?! Let's find out. Organizations who are speaking out and can serve as resources for us are: PEER: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks The National Park Conservation Association Indivisible.org "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station) hosted by me, Carrie Freeman, or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://wrfg.org/in-tune-to-nature/  Please support nonprofit indie media like our Radio Free Georgia station at https://wrfg.org/  Thank you! Take care of yourself and others, including the imperiled public servants in our federal agencies. Photo Credit: Supervisory Forester Kristine Johnson, by Joye Ardyn Durham, upon her retirement from GSMNP in 2021. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff or volunteers. 

To honor primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall's 90th birthday (April 3 2024) and her continuing conservation work, I am playing part of a recent Mongabay News interview with her, hosted by Rhett A. Butler, followed by a PBS News Hour interview from 2016 with the late biologist E.O. Wilson where he discussed his final book "Half Earth" which he wrote in his late eighties. He continued working until he passed at age 92 in 2021 and his legacy lives on with his many nature books and his Half Earth Project nonprofit that seeks to protect half of our planet's most biodiverse land and sea spaces to ensure wildlife has access and can thrive there without humans exploiting them or taking over the space -- this protection Wilson explains is necessary to end the mass extinction crisis (other animals cannot thrive living in fragmented isolated parks here and there). I think you'll enjoy hearing from these legends with their hopeful messages and solutions on this 31-minute podcast. You can find out more about the pioneering and ongoing work of these inspirational lifelong biologists at their nonprofits: The Jane Goodall Institute and the Half-Earth Project. You can also support non-commercial news like Mongabay and the PBS News Hour whose journalistic work was featured on this program...and Radio Free Georgia, my indie station! "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station). Hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://www.facebook.com/InTunetoNature  Please support indie media like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/   Take care of yourself and others, including other emotional animal species. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG its board, staff, or volunteers....most of us are volunteers. Photo Credit: Mongabay News  

Renowned animal ethologist Dr. Marc Bekoff shares insights from the newly revised edition of his classic book: “The Emotional Lives of Animals: A leading scientist explores animal joy, sorrow, and empathy, -- and why they matter” with a foreword by famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall. In April 2024, with the release of the book near Dr. Goodall's 90th birthday, Dr. Bekoff spent 38 minutes with host Carrie Freeman discussing: what it's like working with Dr. Goodall, what has changed in the exploding field of cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds) in the last 20 years, how fairness and justice are a common trait in social animals to maintain cooperation (like with coyotes), why less "charismatic" animals like fish and mice will surprise us with their personalities (as all animals are individuals not just inter-changeable members of their species), how we need to work for animal "wellbeing" not just animal "welfare" for domesticated and wild animals, and ethical choices -- what we all can do to play our part in reducing animal suffering and advocating for animals (whom we should no longer under-estimate or ignore). We end on a hopeful note, thanks to a 4th grader who inspired Marc.  The Emotional Lives of Animals book chapters cover: the indisputable case for animal emotions; animal minds and hearts;  what animals feel;  wild justice, empathy, and fair play; and a final chapter on why animal wellbeing matters - with lots of recommendations across various fields of animal types and uses (zoos, farms, research labs, etc.). The author, Marc Bekoff, PhD has been an animal advocate and researcher for close to 50 years, and he's a prolific author of more than 30 books on nonhuman animals. A professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Dr. Bekoff has won many awards for his research on animal behavior, compassionate conservation, animal protection, and animal emotions. He publishes regularly for Psychology Today. His website is https://marcbekoff.com/  I'm happy to report that The Emotional Lives of Animals book is printed on 100% recycled paper bc the publisher -- New World Library--  is part of the Green Press Initiative. I wish all book publishers made recycled paper a priority.   "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station). Hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://www.facebook.com/InTunetoNature  Please support indie media like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/   Take care of yourself and others, including other emotional animal species. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG its board, staff, or volunteers....most of us are volunteers.  

We discuss the latest in the 2024 fight against environmental racism and stream water degradation as part of the "Save The Atlanta Forest" movement also knowns as the "Stop Cop City" movement, in Southeast Atlanta, comprised of many allied groups of citizens who over the last several years are working to stop/discontinue the building of a multi-million dollar mega law enforcement training center in a forested watershed area, where it is unwanted by the adjacent human community of many Black residents, and by the wildlife who (used to) live there too. To tell us about the ongoing legal efforts is Dr. Jacqueline Echols, Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance. @southriverGA #southriverGA  In this 28-minute Feb. 2024 interview, host Carrie Freeman asks Dr. Echols to explain the civil rights act administrative complaint her organization filed, alleging the origins of the copy city installation constitute intentional harm and qualify as environmental racism. And she discusses another pending legal case alleging violations of the clean water act from increased sediment deposits harming the already polluted streams and river that may not be able to sustain life. Dr. Echols notes that stalling/delay by the courts and government officials seems to be a tactic used throughout this project to get the facility built under the radar before the city is officially told they legally cannot. Construction of the facility and destruction of many trees has already taken place.  The "Save the forest" image of the sad rabbit painting on the bridge on the South River Trail taken by host Carrie Freeman. See cement barricade there.  Note: you never see any "tear down the Atlanta forest" or "build cop city" artwork around the city. There was a lot of helicopter noise that was in the area too at that cop city building site, and noise like that scares away a lot of the wild/free animal residents. Carrie didn't get audio of the copters but she does play an audio clip several times of the frog serenade along the South River trail wetland. "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station). Hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://www.facebook.com/InTunetoNature  Please support indie media like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/   Take care of yourself and others, including other species, like the wetland frogs you hear in this podcast. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG its board, staff, or volunteers....most of us are volunteers.

In this double-show we explore problems and solutions for transforming America's flawed model of wildlife management that is oddly human-centric (hunter-centric), undemocratic, and often cruel, by speaking with wildlife advocate and author Anja Heister, PhD, about her recent book “Beyond the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation,” published by the academic press Palgrave Macmillan as part of their Animal Ethics Series. Founder of Footloose Montana, an anti-trapping organization, and decades long advocate for animals, Dr. Heister wrote a book that provides a nuanced analysis of the wildlife management system and its faults in the U.S. and a vision for what could be a compassionate conservation alternative that is nonviolent, and more democratic and representative of the interests of all Americans (not primarily hunters and trappers), including the interests of all of America's wild animals, not just endangered species or the so-called “game species.” We can't keep leaving wildlife to be at the mercy of management by a small group of Americans, namely hunters and trappers, sporting and ranching industries, and rural residents, and instead let all of us put wildlife first in wildlife policies. In this 54-minute episode, hosted by Carrie Freeman, she and Dr. Heister discuss: misconceptions many Americans have about the way wildlife is managed, challenging historic myths of hunting and/as conservation, how our wildlife system is funded by hunting licenses and gun sales providing misguided incentives, and Governors having more control than citizens in policymaking, examples of cruel policies towards wolves in Montana,  how many laws protect hunters and trappers more than animals, enabling cruelty, how empathy and emotion should play a larger role with rationality in wildlife management, and a vision to transform our U.S. wildlife management agencies based on compassionate conservation principles that value individual animal lives and promote all Americans' input in protecting and supporting our wild animal neighbors. Consider supporting nonprofit conservation groups who advocate for change, like Wildlife For All. https://wildlifeforall.us/  "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station). Hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://www.facebook.com/InTunetoNature  Please support indie media like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/   Take care of yourself and others, including other species, like the free-living animals who share our land and waters. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG its board, staff, or volunteers....most of us are volunteers.

This is audio from a panel discussion about the role of artists against imperialism and apartheid, that took place on November 29, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. Our focus was on the genocide unfolding in Palestine, however the topic spans many relevant points related to art, revolutionary movements, and more. We expected about 40 people to show up, and instead nearly 100 did, and we had people sitting on the floors, in people's laps, and even 4 rows of chairs outside the room in the hallway listening. The panel was hosted by WRFG, Artists Against Apartheid, Atlanta Radical Art Collective, and the Black Alliance for Peace Atlanta. The audio has been lightly edited for time purposes, and to make it a better listening experience. We opened up with a series of readings from poets, which I unfortunately had to condense due to time constraints. If yall would like a 'bonus' episode with the full poetry readings, let me know.Poets: Stephen Foster Smith, W.J. Lofton, Aurielle MariePanelists: Lulu Ali Amar, Umaymah, Rozina Shiraz Gilani, Musa Springer, Jasmine Nicole Williams (moderator) Enjoy!

During this episode of Real Chicks Rock Presents Real Discussions, I had the pleasure of discussing Love and Healthiness with our guest, Akhenaten S'L'M-Bey.  Akhenaten S'L'M-Bey went through a life-changing experience that made him spread love, hope, and healing through his lectures and radio broadcasts on WRFG 89.3 FM. He is also the founder of Amarna Wellness, where he advocates self-care as self-love in his book, "I LOVE ME - Self Care Guide For Healing Artists." The show was filled with valuable tips that we hope will benefit our listeners. #Atlanta #BlkCreatives #BlackExcellence #EmpoweringMen #EmpoweringWomen #ROCkon #RealChicksRock #RealChicksRockChucks #RCR #RealDiscussions #StatusNetwork #LyveTV #AkhenatenBey #Broadcast #Broadcaster #BroadcastMedia #WRFG893 #NoblesBREATHren #Media #LiveStreaming  #RadioShow #RadioShowHost #TalkRadio #YouTube #YouTubeChannel #YouTubeCommunity #YouTubeVideo #YouTubeVideos #YoutubersofInstagram

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Prior to running her own business, Fiona has overseen many careers, including her time at EMI Records, where she ran marketing campaigns for Digable Planets,  Gang Starr, Shara Nelson, The Solsonics, Eternal, and others.She co-owned Sub Verse Music and 3-2-1 Records, where she signed and marketed Blackalicious, MF Doom, C-Rayz Walz, Skeme Team, and more.At the parent company Zero Hour Records, she spearheaded the publicity department and ran campaigns for The Notwist, Varnarline, Swervedriver, Space Needle, Steve Wynn, John Wesley Harding, Threadwaxing Space, just to name a few.As talent booker for Joe's Pub, she developed the highly popular Late Night Series, then went on to run the International Department at TVT Records.She also showcased and gave NY debuts to some of the hottest indie acts on the scene including Slum Village, Saian Supa Crew, Spank Rock, TTC, Loop Troop, Eternia, Timbuktu, Zion I, Atmosphere, Aloe Blacc, Swollen Members, Dub Inc, etc.Before her record Industry work, she was a radio personality in Atlanta with a widely popular urban show on WRFG 89.3FM, a party promoter, freelance publicist, and a voice-over talent.And before that:  A Concert Pianist in England where she grew up!Learn more about Lyte.

Prior to running her own business, Fiona has overseen many careers, including her time at EMI Records, where she ran marketing campaigns for Digable Planets,  Gang Starr, Shara Nelson, The Solsonics, Eternal, and others.She co-owned Sub Verse Music and 3-2-1 Records, where she signed and marketed Blackalicious, MF Doom, C-Rayz Walz, Skeme Team, and more.At the parent company Zero Hour Records, she spearheaded the publicity department and ran campaigns for The Notwist, Varnarline, Swervedriver, Space Needle, Steve Wynn, John Wesley Harding, Threadwaxing Space, just to name a few.As talent booker for Joe's Pub, she developed the highly popular Late Night Series, then went on to run the International Department at TVT Records.She also showcased and gave NY debuts to some of the hottest indie acts on the scene including Slum Village, Saian Supa Crew, Spank Rock, TTC, Loop Troop, Eternia, Timbuktu, Zion I, Atmosphere, Aloe Blacc, Swollen Members, Dub Inc, etc.Before her record Industry work, she was a radio personality in Atlanta with a widely popular urban show on WRFG 89.3FM, a party promoter, freelance publicist, and a voice-over talent.And before that:  A Concert Pianist in England where she grew up!Learn more about Lyte. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was not a windy day when the apple fell from this tree as today's guests are the dynamic mother and daughter team. With roots that began in Nigeria to being one of the most requested and pronounced voices of the people on local radio station, WRFG - Mfon Ufot is the Original People's Champ, followed in closely by her dynamic and amazingly concise carbon copy- Nse. In 2020, 700K Georgians were convinced to participate in their democracy, to no longer sit on the sidelines and encouraged to understand and advocate for their interests. In 2021, 700K new Georgian voters ventured to the polls to historically elect the third pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a 30 something year old Jewish guy and a runoff ensued! Georgia promptly sent to Washington, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff with a sign that simply read- "The South Has Something To Say!". Meet Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project and architect of the movement that led 700K new Georgians to the polls and her mother, Mfon Ufot of WRFG, the Original People's Champ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/smalltalkbignames/message

Women, especially women of color, are highly impacted by the climate crisis and the fossil fuel industry and also are leaders (and increasingly should be) in promoting a clean energy transition and healthy communities. Osprey Orielle Lake discusses the nonprofit she founded and directs -- WECAN -- Women's Earth & Climate Action Network International in this 25-minute podcast recorded in March 2022 (for Women's Herstory Month) for "In Tune to Nature" radio show, with host Carrie Freeman. https://www.wecaninternational.org/  In addition to answering questions about 'why focus on women?' and 'what is your vision for climate solutions?' Osprey also shared some results of WECAN's latest report Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions: A Call to Action for the Health of our Communities and Nature in the Climate Crisis. The report can be found here; https://www.wecaninternational.org/2021-divestment-report “In Tune to Nature" broadcasts every Wednesday at 6:30pm Eastern Time online at www.wrfg.org and on Atlanta radio station 89.3FM. It is hosted by either Carrie Freeman, Sonia Swartz, or Melody Paris. The views and opinions expressed on this show do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff, or volunteers. We hosts are volunteers. Please support independent, non-commercial media like Radio Free Georgia. Remember to take care of yourself and others, including other species. Photo credit: WECAN  

Our sixth episode is devoted to community radio in South Africa and the USA. Jacob Ntshangase, head of Wits Radio Academy at Wits University, Johannesburg, chairs the conversation. He is joined by guests from Atlanta, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Dázon Dixon Diallo is producer and host of “Sisters' Time/WomxnSpeak” on WRFG. Brenda Leonard is Bush Radio's Managing Director and Takalane Nemangowe is Station Manager of Alex FM. They reflect on their stations' history and radio as a voice of resistance; the vital role played by community radio; reproductive, racial and social justice; the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown; collaboration and the power of conversation. In this episode we stand in solidarity with journalist, editor and writer Paola Ugaz, from Peru. She is facing a campaign of harassment, threats, and defamation lawsuits, including allegations of crimes, due to her investigative work. You can read more about her case here: https://pen-international.org/news/peru-author-paola-ugaz-at-risk-of-arrest This podcast series is funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.

Chris Bugbee, SW Conservation Advocate of the Center for Biological Diversity, discusses the ecological problems with cheap permits allowing cattle grazing across so many millions of acres of public lands in the U.S. West -- the largest commercial use of public lands. This is especially damaging in riparian zones along rivers, reducing biodiversity and threatening the other animals and plants who live there. We discuss how government land management agencies are not fulfilling a responsibility to serve public and conservation interests as long as they continue catering to ranchers' economic interests (equating to a long-time taxpayer subsidy of the beef industry). We end by discussing some recent victories of The Center for Biological Diversity in its efforts to fight this destructive ranching practice. Host Carrie Freeman interviewed Chris Bugbee in February of 2022 (24 minutes). https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/  “In Tune to Nature" broadcasts every Wednesday at 6:30pm Eastern Time online at www.wrfg.org and on Atlanta radio station 89.3FM. It is hosted by either Carrie Freeman, Sonia Swartz, or Melody Paris. The views and opinions expressed on this show do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff, or volunteers. We hosts are volunteers. Please support independent, non-commercial media like Radio Free Georgia. Remember to take care of yourself and others, including other species. Photo credit: Greg Shine/BLM

This provocative discussion on Dr. Khazaal's book "Like an Animal" explores the intersection of immigration, discrimination, the problematic human/animal divide, and speciesism, within the context of advancing a mutual concern for human rights and nonhuman animal rights. In this 27-minute podcast, "In Tune to Nature" host Carrie Freeman interviews Dr. Natalie Khazaal, Assistant Professor in the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), discussing the book she co-edited with Spanish scholar Nuria Almiron, called “Like an Animal: Critical Animal Studies Perspectives on Borders, Displacement, and Othering” (Brill 2021). “In Tune to Nature" broadcasts every Wednesday at 6:30pm Eastern Time online at www.wrfg.org and on Atlanta radio station 89.3FM. It is hosted by either Carrie Freeman, Sonia Swartz, or Melody Paris. The views and opinions expressed on this show do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG, its board, staff, or volunteers. We hosts are volunteers. Please support independent, non-commercial media like Radio Free Georgia. Remember to take care of yourself and others, including other species.  

Lovell Hooks: A lifelong champion of jazz —  Jazz is America's classical music. Join the conversation as Ramona discusses jazz with radio personality Lovell Hooks, host of “Jazz, Straight No Chaser" on community radio WRFG 89.3 FM in Atlanta. Lovell's show has been on the air for 30 years—the longest running show on the station. Lovell educates audiences about jazz through playing its music and telling its stories. In fact, Lovell has interviewed a long list of local and international jazz artist, who have shared their treasured experiences. Learn from Lovell how jazz has evolved over the years. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Lovell now makes Atlanta his home.

This week, Aja returns behind the mic with Jess Izard—contributor and now-business manager at the Mainline—to air an important episode in the practice of media reparations, as envisioned and outlined by Media 2070. In this episode, Aja and Jess turn their critical media lenses to a previous broadcast of the Mainline Podcast and Mainline News Hour episode on WRFG.On Sept. 10, the Mainline aired an episode of its news hour on WRFG (labeled Episode 48 on the Mainline Podcast) following Atlanta City Council's vote to authorize a ground lease of 381 acres of green space to the Atlanta Police Foundation for $10 a year. In this episode, guest Ryan Gravel spoke of another case and legal strategy which leaned on a "logic" that protesters of the city-state are potentially harmful to constituents. This narrative is false, has no bearing, and should not have been legitimized on our broadcast, in any context.Aja atones for her role as an editor and journalist in that moment, as well as further explains the harm of the narrative. Jess and Aja read a critical feedback letter sent to the editor following the broadcast beautifully explaining the danger of the neoliberal fascism as it's being displayed in both Atlanta city government and mainstream media. All these elements combine bring us to the movement of media reparations and why it's so important to continue this practice. Listen in for more.For the extended version of this episode and a full back catalogue of coverage, join us on our Patreon at https://patreon.com/mainlinezineTo become a sustaining donor to ensure future episodes, visit https://mainlinzine.com/donateTo learn more about Media 2070 and their 100-page essay on media reparations, visit https://mediareparations.orgThank you to our listeners, subscribers, and donors for ensuring the quality and future of our coverage. Our podcasts, radio shows, and all other digital content depend on your support.— The Mainline Team

This week's episode of Mainline News Hour aired on WRFG features our host Sylvia Johnson in an interview with Organizing and Elections Director Fallon McClure of the Georgia Working Families Party. Just a few days out from the elections, Sylvia and Fallon sit down to talk about Atlanta's municipal election cycle, potential outcomes, and what the future may hold for constituents and organizers.To support our work, sustain future episodes, and access a back catalogue of bonus content, consider becoming a recurring donor on our Patreon at https://patreon.com/mainlinezineOr consider making a one-time or recurring donation at https://mainlinezine.com/donate

We're back this week with part two of our in-depth discussion of critical race theory featuring Sylvia, Aja, Nolan, and King. The original broadcast is available along with other lines of coverage via our Patreon, which is linked in our bio.In this segment, guest contributor Nolan Huber-Rhoades discusses his personal experience with white evangelicalism, the internal conflict around critical race theory, and the Christian Right's role in cultivating widespread opposition to CRT. At the end, Sylvia and Nolan will reconnect to discuss local news, ongoing court cases, and what, if any, progress has been made surrounding the CRT debate. Tune in on WRFG 89.3 Atlanta every Friday at 12pm EST for the Mainline News Hour.

Today on Mainline News Hour on WRFG Atlanta, we are featuring a rebroadcast of our special bonus episode covering Critical Race Theory that was originally published in our Patreon in June. We are joined by Sylvia who gives us a recap centering us in the present day in a conversation that is extremely relevant today & has largely gone uncovered in many important ways. Join us next week for a continued conversation between Sylvia and Mainline contributor Nolan Huber-Rhodes to dive deeper into the missing pieces.As Sylvia explains today, “In early June, the Georgia State Board of Education passed a 13-point resolution regarding the teaching—or should I say not teaching—of CRT in Georgia's public schools. This is a solution to a problem that didn't exist.”“As we all know by now,” she continues, “CRT wasn't being taught to K-12 students in the first place; that didn't stop a wave of outrage around this wedge issue. It led to showdowns in many school board meetings throughout the state & country. Some parents have since moved past their CRT outrage to protesting mask & vaccine mandates in schools. Part one of this conversation touches on the definition, examples, & possible outcomes of the absence or injection of CRT in schools. We mainly touch on education & policy, but didn't go into great detail on other systems affected like healthcare. I wish we had.”In this special rebroadcast, Sylvia shares a recent personal experience in the medical and health care system regarding her personal care, linking the importance of critical analysis of race in our systems beyond public education.“Data & well documented history of the American medical system have made it very clear to me that as a Black woman, if I am not careful when choosing healthcare providers, more harm than healing will be done. Maybe if doctors were exposed to CRT, biased thoughts like the pain tolerances of Black women during childbirth, the thickness of black skin, or perceived drug-seeking during emergencies wouldn't be some of the horror stories many of us have heard or experienced.”We'll return with new stories on Oct. 22 as we embrace much-needed structural and formatting changes to ensure sustainability in our coverage and newsroom. Catch us on the airwaves on WRFG every Friday at 12pm EST & look for our backlog of podcast episodes of The Mainline Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Support our work directly at https://patreon.com/mainlinezine to access bonus pieces, interviews, & conversations provided by Aja

This week, Aja and Sylvia catch up with city designer and urban thinker Ryan Gravel following Atlanta City Council's vote to pass a proposal by the Atlanta Police Foundation to build an 85-acre police training facility on the 381-acre forested land in DeKalb County known as the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. In this episode, we discuss the events leading up to the vote, the vote itself, and what could happen next.Prior to council's vote, council members sat through 17 hours of public comment in which nearly 70% of voters adamantly opposed the facility. Council deliberated hte proposal for about an hour before passing the legislation, denying any additional amendments, in a 10-4 vote.The proposal originally sought to build a 150-acre training facility before adjusting following intense public outcry and dissent. Local organizers in Community Movement Builders, Sunrise Atlanta, Atlanta DSA, DARC, and others have been galvanizing in the #StopCopCity movement since the ordinance was introduced in June. Other organizations like the South River Forest Coalition have also been advocating and organizing for preservation of the forest.This episode plays exactly as it was aired during the Mainline News Hour on WRFG radio in Atlanta on Fri., Sept. 10.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:To learn more about the land, which was originally inhabited by the Muscogee Creek Nation before they were forcibly removed. After the Civil War, the land was sold in a land lottery to a plantation owner tho used the land for chattel slavery and forced labor of Black people criminalized by the state: https://itsgoingdown.org/slave-labor-overcrowding-and-unmarked-graves-the-buried-history-of-atlanta-city-prison-farm/Our full breakdown of the council's vote and an overview of public opposition among Atlantans: https://www.mainlinezine.com/atlanta-city-council-passes-police-training-facility-legislation/Our report detailing the arrests made during council's deliberations: https://www.mainlinezine.com/atlanta-protesters-arrested-council-passes-lease-police-foundation/To support our work, consider becoming a sustaining contributor at https://patreon.com/mainlinezine or making a one-time donation at https://mainlinezine.com/donate

This episode is a double feature: the debut of The Mainline News Hour on WRFG 89.3 in Atlanta as well as the People's story about the growing #StopCopCity movement in the city. In this special report, founding editor Aja Arnold delivers a brief explainer of Cop City — the City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Foundation's newly-proposed massive $90 million police training facility — and the land the city wishes to place it on, the Old Atlanta Prison Farm.The report features recorded audio from last month's People's Town Hall, an event organized by local groups DARC, Atlanta DSA, Community Movement Builders, and Sunrise ATL. The People's Town Hall is the only true public forum event regarding Cop City to date, with no collaboration with any elected officials in city council or City Hall. Of the 13 council members, only two were in attendance.Over 100 Atlantans gathered to speak their opposition, concerns, and sentiments towards the proposal and the city's governance at-large. Tune in to hear the people's story of #StopCopCity. This episode plays exactly as it aired on WRFG on Fri., Sept. 3.INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [also discussed in the report]The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Foundation are attempting to build a 150-acre police training facility on 381 acres of forested land that is historically known as the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. The prison farm land is city-owned, but resides in unincorporated DeKalb County. This land was once home to the Muscogee (Creek) indigenous peoples before the land was awarded in a land lottery to a plantation owner who practiced the chattel enslavement of African people.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESAja's recent report about the training facility published in The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2021/08/11/atlanta-police-training-center/An info starter kit to #StopCopCity via The Mainline: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53201136A local researcher's metal analysis testing of Intrenchment Creek, the water source in the South River Forest/Old Atlanta Prison Farm: https://twitter.com/lilponitz/status/1425103516390014991To learn more how you can help in the movement: https://stopcopcity.orgTo support our work, become a sustaining member at https://patreon.com/mainlinezine or consider making a one-time donation at https://mainlinezine.com/donate

An investigation by the DeSmog Blog team & journalist Caroline Christen explains how giant meat companies "climate-wash" -- misinform the public and politicians to avoid being held accountable for their large contributions to the climate crisis. Caroline outlines misleading tactics from the meat industry playbook meant to delay a needed shift away from animal-based foods. In this 25-minute interview, Carrie Freeman (host of "In Tune to Nature") interviews journalist Caroline Christen, author of "Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model" Photo credit: Cows outside of a JBS slaughterhouse in Texas. By Jonathan Tilove / American-Statesman You can find Caroline's full article at the DeSmog Blog: https://www.desmog.com/2021/07/18/investigation-meat-industry-greenwash-climatewash/     Along with more data on the investigation, including a database of profiles on individual ag companies https://www.desmog.com/agribusiness-database-/ and a factsheet of criticisms and concerns about meat / beef industry climate claims  https://www.desmog.com/2021/07/18/meat-industry-climate-claims-criticisms-and-concerns/  In Tune to Nature is a radio program on WRFG.org (Radio Free Georgia), airing each Wednesday from 6:30-7pm EST in Atlanta on 89.3FM, hosted by either Sonia Swartz, Melody Paris, or Carrie Freeman. Like us at www.facebook.com/intunetonature  Please consider donating to support this independent nonprofit radio station at www.wrfg.org  Thank you. 

Thank you for taking a few moments to join us on this episode An Interview with Dr. Sharita. Listen in as we discuss land ownership, citizenship, repatriation, entrepreneurship, and the opportunity of a lifetime. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sharita Yazid N.D., Wholistic Lifestyle Consultant will be an honored and special guest on our show today. Dr. Sharita Specializing in Iridology, Reiki, Detoxification, Nutritional Programs, Weight Loss, Herbal Solutions, Wholistic (mind, body, and spirit) Consultations, African Dance Instructor, Founder of ACAWF- African Culture and Wellness Festival, Vegan All Star Chef. Dr. Sharita has made media appearances on TV3 Sunrise Morning Show every Saturday morning live sense April 2012 teaching the healing benefits of natural food. Also Special appearances on LIVE FM, GTV, Skyy TV, Crystal TV, Multi TV, Net 2, Radio Gold, Twin City Radio Takoradi, X FM, and Aseda FM Takoradi. IN GHANA The Carl Nelson Show, WCLK and WRFG in Atlanta, Black Sentinel Los Angeles, LIB Radio, Human Rights Radio, Kingya Speaks, and the Innerlight Radio in The United States. For more information on Dr. Sharita, New Body Products, or ACAWF-African Culture and Wellness Festival – please call 0241 453 871 in Ghana or 770 316 4217 in the US. Email: drsharita@gmail.com or info@acawf.com Email Human Rights Radio hrjcommittee@gmail.com for your chance to be featured on our show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kingya/message

Thank you for taking a few moments to join us. Listen in as we discuss land ownership, citizenship, repatriation, entrepreneurship, and the opportunity of a lifetime. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sharita Yazid N.D., Wholistic Lifestyle Consultant will be an honored and special guest on our show today. Dr. Sharita Specializing in Iridology, Reiki, Detoxification, Nutritional Programs, Weight Loss, Herbal Solutions, Wholistic (mind, body, and spirit) Consultations, African Dance Instructor, Founder of ACAWF- African Culture and Wellness Festival, Vegan All Star Chef. Dr. Sharita has made media appearances on TV3 Sunrise Morning Show every Saturday morning live sense April 2012 teaching the healing benefits of natural food. Also Special appearances on LIVE FM, GTV, Skyy TV, Crystal TV, Multi TV, Net 2, Radio Gold, Twin City Radio Takoradi, X FM, and Aseda FM Takoradi. IN GHANA The Carl Nelson Show, WCLK and WRFG in Atlanta, Black Sentinel Los Angeles, LIB Radio, Human Rights Radio, Kingya Speaks, and the Innerlight Radio in The United States. For more information on Dr. Sharita, New Body Products, or ACAWF-African Culture and Wellness Festival – please call 0241 453 871 in Ghana or 770 316 4217 in the US. Email: drsharita@gmail.com or info@acawf.com Email Human Rights Radio askyahnow@gmail.com for your chance to be featured on our show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kingya/message

WWF's Living Planet Report 2020 indicates agriculture and food are key drivers of continued species decline, so they developed a plan to shift humanity toward a restorative PLANET-based diet and food system. "In Tune to Nature" radio host Carrie Freeman interviews Dr. Melissa Ho, Sr. VP of Freshwater and Food at the World Wildlife Fund to discuss these environmental impacts and the WWF recipe for change at the individual level and systems level (ex: regenerative farming and government policies on ag and nutrition that also take environmental impacts into account, for a more comprehensive account of human health). (25 minute podcast)See the WWF food report at https://planetbaseddiets.panda.org/ This radio show originally aired on October 28, 2020 on WRFG.org and 89.3FM-Atlanta. In Tune to Nature is broadcast every Wednesday from 6:30-7pm EST, on the indie media station Radio Free Georgia. Consider donating to non-commercial independent community media at wrfg.org.  The show's website is www.facebook.com/intunetonature 

Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, is the author of “Animals & Public Health” and “Our Symphony with Animals.” And in this 23-minute interview she explains why by saving other animals, we save ourselves (the human animal), specifically in the context of how pandemics like Covid-19 are caused by our mistreatment of wild and domesticated animals in live animal markets and factory farms.Interviewed by host Carrie Freeman for “In Tune to Nature” radio show on WRFG.org (Radio Free Georgia) on 89.3FM-Atlanta (airs Wednesday nights 6:30-7pm EST).Websites: facebook.com/intunetonature  and  ayshaakhtar.com

This segment of the radio program features new music from Yaadcore, Jah 9, Heavyweight Rockaz ft. Jesse Royal, Iba Mahr, Jahmiel, Spice, Naomi Cowan, Cooyah ft, Noah Powa, Stylo G, Kranium and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features new music from the GET SOCA 2020 compilation from FOX FUSE - the world's largest digital distributor of soca music alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). This definitive soca collection features the top songs of the 2020 carnival season, spotlighting soca's biggest hit-makers from across the entire Caribbean, all on one album.

This segment of the radio program features new music from the Rock and Groove riddim including Jaz Elise, Lila Ike, Sevana and Naomi Cowan. Other artists featured are Buju Banton, V'ghn, Motto, Julian Marley and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). The mix rounds out with our coverage of the 2019 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise.

This segment of the radio program features new music from the Rock and Groove riddim including Jaz Elise, Lila Ike, Sevana and Naomi Cowan. Other artists featured are Buju Banton, V'ghn, Motto, Julian Marley and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). The mix rounds out with our coverage of the 2019 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise.

I'm being interviewed by Joan Baptist of WRFG 89.3FM in Atlanta, GA

This segment of the radio program features music from Skip Marley ft H.E.R., Kelissa, Chronixx, Koffee, Jah9, Verse Simmonds, Kabaka Pyramid ft Pressure, Stonebwoy & K'coneil, Vybz Kartel, Jahmiel, Cham, Buju banton and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Skip Marley ft H.E.R., Kelissa, Chronixx, Koffee, Jah9, Verse Simmonds, Kabaka Pyramid ft Pressure, Stonebwoy & K'coneil, Vybz Kartel, Jahmiel, Cham, Buju banton and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). Caribbean Runnings radio show airs every Friday 2-4PM on WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta and streaming at www.wrfg.org. @WRFG 89.3FM provides a voice for those who have been traditionally denied access to the broadcast media and the involvement of a broad base of community elements to guarantee that access. Caribbean Runnings plays handpicked reggae, soca, dancehall, calypso and more! Our past guests have included top names in the Caribbean music industry. We also discuss pertinent and relevant political and social issues affecting the Caribbean diaspora.

This segment of the radio program features music from Kranium, Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Stylo G, Jahmiel, Koffee and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Mortimer, Yaadcore, Karbon, Burna Boy, Motto, Machel Montano and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Kranium, Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Stylo G, Jahmiel, Koffee and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). Caribbean Runnings radio show airs every Friday 2-4PM on WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta and streaming at www.wrfg.org. @WRFG 89.3FM provides a voice for those who have been traditionally denied access to the broadcast media and the involvement of a broad base of community elements to guarantee that access. Caribbean Runnings plays handpicked reggae, soca, dancehall, calypso and more! Our past guests have included top names in the Caribbean music industry. We also discuss pertinent and relevant political and social issues affecting the Caribbean diaspora.

This segment of the radio program features music from Mortimer, Yaadcore, Karbon, Burna Boy, Motto, Machel Montano and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). Caribbean Runnings radio show airs every Friday 2-4PM on WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta and streaming at www.wrfg.org. @WRFG 89.3FM provides a voice for those who have been traditionally denied access to the broadcast media and the involvement of a broad base of community elements to guarantee that access. Caribbean Runnings plays handpicked reggae, soca, dancehall, calypso and more! Our past guests have included top names in the Caribbean music industry. We also discuss pertinent and relevant political and social issues affecting the Caribbean diaspora.

This segment of the radio program features music from Jah Cure, Lila Ike, Verse Simmonds, Warrior King, Giark and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Jah Cure, Giark, Lila Ike, and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms). Caribbean Runnings radio show airs every Friday 2-4PM on WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta and streaming at www.wrfg.org. @WRFG 89.3FM provides a voice for those who have been traditionally denied access to the broadcast media and the involvement of a broad base of community elements to guarantee that access. Caribbean Runnings plays handpicked reggae, soca, dancehall, calypso and more! Our past guests have included top names in the Caribbean music industry. We also discuss pertinent and relevant political and social issues affecting the Caribbean diaspora.

A discussion about the beginnings of Radio Free Gilbertsville.

Flaev Beatz debuted his radio interview experience in Atlanta, GA. He was interviewed on 89.3FM WRFG Radio by Tosinger and Camerican Boy talking about his new album release "Colourful Soundz 2", growth in music, new fashion collection & surprise giveaways coming soon. Connect with Flaev Beatz on Social: http://linktr.ee/flaevbeatz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wedontplay/message

Listen to Shannon McVey, and Tim Ray talk about marriage, food, cheating, comedy and much more... Today's Awaken Star is New Thought Life Coach, Tim Owens. Tim was a successful producer/comedian & former talk show host whose life changed dramatically after he went thru a shift in consciousness. He became interested in reaching out and assisting others in living a more balanced existence. Tim's philosophical approach is a simple one. The world has changed. We have evolved and must adapt to our new society. To be a peaceful being the spirit, body and mind must be in equal balance.   www.cupidsarrowfoundation.com   Today's Goodwill Partner is Holistic Chef, Activist, and Business Owner, Chef Boyan. Chef Boyan is the President of Holistic Chefs of America LLC. Chef Boyan is partnering with the medical community to use holistic approach in order to help treat their clients, who are suffering from ailments and diseases caused by poor diets, GMO's, and the restaurant industry. Over the years Chef Boyan became an expert on Organic foods, GMO's and how to avoid them, with multiple speaking engagements on local Atlanta radio WRFG 89.3fm.  https://www.holisticchefsofamerica.com/

Celebration of Life for Artist and Friend, Jane E. Higgins

This week we’re bringing you a local story about independent community radio station WRFG-89.3FM. Gina sits down with station co-founder Harlon Joye at WRFG’s Little Five Points studio to discuss the history of station as well progressive media in the city, the region, and the nation. About South is produced by Gina Caison, Kelly Vines, and Adjoa Danso. Jessica Parker is an assistant producer. Music is by Brian Horton. You can find his music at www.brianhorton.com. Learn more at www.aboutsouthpodcast.com.

This segment of the radio program features music from Protoje, Chronixx, Koffee, Estelle, Jemere Morgan, Kenne Blessin and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Gappy Ranks, Dionne Reid, Chronixx, Koffee, I-Octane, Xyclone, JusD. ft Timeka Marshall and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features music from Gappy Ranks, Dionne Reid, Chronixx, Koffee, I-Octane, Xyclone, JusD. ft Timeka Marshall and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Warrior Queen Martine, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

On Saturday March 30th, Chef Zu of Kings Apron will facilitate a H.E.A.T cooking class focusing on “Farm-to-Table." This class will highlight the differences between hyper local vs. local foods, gardening vs. farming and store bought vs. homemade. H.E.A.T stands for: Healthy Eating Alternatives & Techniques. During this 2.5 hour class we will highlight how to streamline your efforts in the kitchen and create innovative healthy dishes for yourself, family & friends. You will learn how to put the pieces together using local produce and craft your very own “Plant Based Pizza w/ Spelt Crust.” This recipe is meat free, dairy free, egg free, and cruelty free. Then Join Chef Zu in bringing people of diverse backgrounds together over dinner to talk about racial equity in the food and farming space. The Living Color Dialogue Dinner focuses on creating a safe space for sharing innovative and creative ideas around how farmers, food workers, chefs, restaurants, local food initiatives and food & farming non-profits can best deal with racial inequities in the workspace. Chef Zu has partnered with GENERATOR for the space and with Rachel Willis of ELEVATING EQUITY. We will collectively share ideas based around a set of questions on what Racial Equity is, how it works and why we should all become more involved with advocacy. All guests will leave with a "Elevating Equity Tool Kit" to take back into their workspaces and food communities. The Living Color Dialogue Dinner will feature a sustainable farm-to-table 5-course vegan cuisine dinner prepared by Chef Zu. Vegan Wine will be available with a donation.

This segment of the radio program features music from Koffee, Grammy Nominated Protoje & Etana, Mortimer, Gappy Ranks, Agent Sasco ft Popcaan, Chronixx and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Red Carpet Shelley, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

This segment of the radio program features an interview and music from Annie Love. In the mix is new music from Noah Powa, Spragga Benz, Skinny Fabulous ft Machel Montano & Bunji, Burna Boy and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. (Queen Martine, Red Carpet Shelley, Inga O, DJ FireArms).

In this episode, I am interviewed by journalist/activists Heather Gray and Ernest Dunkley, co-hosts of the WFRG FM Radio show, "Just Peace." Just Peace is a radio show airing on WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta, Mondays 6-7pm EST that focuses on #socialjustice and #entrepreneurship. In the interview, I discuss the December 8, 2019 #selmabusinesspitch that took place in Selma, Alabama; the pending deployment of #automation and #robotics in retail outlets like #Target, #Walmart and #Wholefoods. We discuss how these changes will potential destroy life in rural communities, especially the Black Belt South. We have made some BIG changes to the Guerrillapreneur: The Art of Waging Small Business Podcast ("Guerrillapreneur Podcast"). Moving forward the Guerrillapreneur News segment (which focuses on Gig and Sharing Economy News) will move to my new Podcast, Gigging: Everything and the Sharing Economy ("Gigging"). You can find Gigging on Spreaker at https://www.spreaker.com/show/gigging-everything-sharing-economy. The executive coach advice that I offered on the Guerrillapreneur Podcast has become its own podcast entitled, Career Coaching Xs and Os. You can find Career Coaching Xs and Os on Spreaker at https://www.spreaker.com/show/careercoaching-xs-and-os. In 2019, the Guerrillapreneur Podcast will focus exclusively interviews with entrepreneurs, business executives and thought leaders who can help you learn how to defeat the corporate giant.Are you an artist/singer/songwriter? Want to feature your new song on my podcast FREE OF CHARGE, tweet me @guerillapreneur. Please support the show by contributing at www.patreon.com/guerrillapreneur. If you can't donate, please share, like and comment on the show or your favorite episode. Join the tribe by subscribing and encourage other like minds to do the same. Remember, we only want "Mavericks!" Non-Mavericks don't have to go home, but they got to get up out of this podcast. Keep fighting, Guerrillapreneurs!!! Thank you WRFG FM 89.3 Radio, Ms. Heather Gray and Mr. Ernest Dunkley for letting me share my thinking and vision for the Black Belt South on your program. Follow the "Just Peace" Show on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WRFG89.3/posts/10154498794762295 and listen to their show online using TuneIn Radio at https://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Free-Georgia-893-s22385/ or catch the Just Peace podcast on Podmatic at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hmcgray. Host: mark anthony peterson Host Social media: @guerrillapreneur (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Periscope). @ceyeroconsltg (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Periscope). Sponsor: Ceyero Consulting: www.ceyero.com

Betty Couvertier returns to share her thoughts on the current political climate. A relentless, outspoken, authentic voice and alternative perspective for the LGBTQ community, she will share her observations from her travels as we move towards the all-important 2018 midterm elections. Originally from Brooklyn, NY where she was a city corrections officer Betty Couvertier was a part of Atlanta, Georgia’s LGBTQ scene since the mid-1990s until her recent retirement. Betty volunteered at WRFG 89.3 FM, a non-profit community radio station, since 2002. She was the founder, producer and host of “Alternative Perspectives,” an LGBT radio show that airs on the community-owned and operated station from 2006 until 2017. She has served in various capacities on many non-profit organizations over the years including the Atlanta Pride Outreach Chair, Atlanta HRC Steering Committee, Co-chair of Georgians Against Discrimination Steering Committee and the Atlanta LGBT Police Advisory Board. Her energy, compassion, insightfulness, and hard work has been an incredible asset in the fight for LGBTQ equality. Since retiring Betty keeps her eye on local and national political shenanigans, the LGBTQ community discovering more alternative perspectives as. she travels about the country in her RV with her dogs living out and proud on the road. Yes, She’s back!!

In this special interview, we speak over the phone with two Black immigrants who are detained in Atlanta City Detention Center, as well as Kevin Caron, a local Atlanta organizer and abolitionist that does tremendous work with immigrant communities. Throughout the interview you will notice difficulties with telephone connection and communication; we decided not to edit these things out, and instead to leave these various difficulties in the audio as to expose the listeners to the vast difficulties that often come with trying to communicate with incarcerated people. Mohammed, who is from Ghana, discusses his journey of coming to the US, the difficulties he has faced being a Black, Muslim immigrant in jail, the impact incarceration has on mental health, and the impossible challenges he has faced in trying to navigate the US immigration system. The Richard, from Jamaica, discusses the inhumane conditions they face within the jails/detention centers, the legal battles that he has endured, and how these issues of immigration specifically impact African and Caribbean immigrants. Finally we end with an interview with Kevin Caron, a local Atlanta organizer and abolitionist who does tremendous work with detained immigrants and throughout many immigrant communities. Kevin works with both Georgia Detention Watch and A World Without Police. [DISCLAIMER: This interview was recorded in the beginning of May, and a few weeks after this interview was recorded we got word that Mohammed was freed in June and has safely returned to his home in Ghana.] listen to our other episodes at Groundings.Simplecast.fm follow Devyn on Twitter @HalfAtlanta and check out Christopher's radio show Rhythm & Resistance on WRFG.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Destra, Nadia Batson, Machel Montano and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Etana, Raging Fyah, I-Octane ft. J Boog, Hezron, Iba Mahr, Kranium, Beres Hammond and more alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Sevana, Teflon, Jahmiel and friends alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew (Red Carpet Shelley, Inga O, DJ FireArms). Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Bushman, The Lambsbread, Anthony B and friends alongside the Caribbean Runnings Crew. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features an interview with Patricia Henry, President of Atlanta Carnival 2018 (http://atlantacarnival.org) and the Caribbean Runnings Crew (Red Carpet Shelley, Inga O, DJ FireArms. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features an Interview with Jah9 and the Caribbean Runnings Crew (Red Carpet Shelley, Inga O, DJ FireArms. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Hezron, Kranium, Brook Brovaz, Kim Nain, Dexta Daps and more. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.m. slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

Revolutionary Pan-Africanist writer, artist, and organizer Sobukwe Shakur gives a first-hand account of the history of the Black Art Movement, a movement which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and ran parallel to the Black Power Movement. Sobukwe Shukur is a multi-media cultural worker, the host of the Revolutionary African Perspectives radio show on Georgia's independent WRFG station, a cadre and organizer in Nkrumah’s brainchild, the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) and a former chair of the National Network On Cuba (NNOC). The conversation begins with Sobukwe setting the context for the Black Arts Movement, one of global Black political consciousness at its height, before diving into first-hand experiences as a school student during the early 1960s before transforming into an organizer and cultural worker within the movement itself. In discussing the politics of the Black Arts Movement, he discusses how various ideologies existed simultaneously, at times in conflict, and how this was embraced and seen through the act of a multi-plural cultural revolution that took place. In the final third of the interview we discuss the legacy of the Black Arts Movement; how it has influenced us today compared to the Harlem Renaissance, and how Black arts of today reflect a deeply different dominant ideology being reflected in the art.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Jemere Morgan, Curtis Lynch Feat. Maikal X, Ketchup, Amindi K. Fro$t, Tessellated, Valleyz, Kranium, The Dubplates, Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley, Marzville & Problem Child, Damian Marley, Orlando Octive & Ravi B and more. Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.mm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

This segment of the radio program features new music from Protoje, Fyakin, Sevana, Hezron, Beres Hammond, Agent Sasco, Toian, JusD, J Hus, Turner ft Machel Montano & Flavour, Aidonia and more.   Jah Prince spins reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, soca and more live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2 - 4 p.m. slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.

Fierce, outspoken, dapper, on the road and living her life like it's golden,that's activist, former radio host  Betty Couvertier. Betty believes in freedom for all, fairness, hope in action and equality. She is relentless, outspoken, courageous in providing an authentic voice and alternative perspective. Originally from Brooklyn, NY where she was a city corrections officer she has been a part of Atlanta, Georgia’s LGBTQ scene since the mid-1990s. She has volunteered at WRFG 89.3 FM, a non-profit community radio station, since 2002. She was the founder, producer and host of “Alternative Perspectives,” an LGBT radio show that airs on the community-owned and operated station from 2006 until 2017.“Alternative Perspectives” started from a notion that LGBTQ news was important news and that our voices together could get a message out to the public — to the folks that we work with, play with, shop with, live next to, and go to school with.  Her energy, compassion, insightfulness, and hard work has been an incredible asset in the fight for LGBTQ equality. A recipient of many awards since retiring Betty keeps her eye on local and national political shenanigans, the LGBTQ community and discovering more alternative perspectives as she travels about the country in her RV with her dogs and that trademark fedora.

Catch the final 30 minutes of the Beyond Borders crew on 89.3 WRFG. Blanca schools us all on the Ponce Massacre which took place on the 21st of March 1937. The studio crew continued the discussion by considering the fiscal Junta currently in control in PR and its connection to similar austerity programs in the US and without. The studio crew also connects the killings to other similar stories around the the region. We also learn about Queen Nanny and 

My name is Ashiki Taylor (a.k.a MATAH Man, ICE Supreme Man) I've been involved in the uplift of Black people for more than 45 years! In the spirit of our ancestors I describe myself as a “visionary revolutionary”. My life's mission is to honor our ancestors, make our elders proud and help build generational wealth for our children. I was born and raised in the Detroit. I'm the fourth oldest of eight siblings. I attended Mackenzie H.S. and Wayne State University. I earned a bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) in adverting design and minored in photography. I've been married to my college sweetheart, Rebbie, for 39 years! My life's focus is health and wealth for African people. I believe that Black people must become more health oriented and entrepreneurial minded. I've been interviewed on numerous radio and TV stations; WCHB (Detroit), WRFG 89.3 FM (Atlanta), WAOK 1380 AM (Atlanta), WURD 900 AM (Philadelphia), Fox -5 TV (Atlanta) broadcast and I've written several thoughts about the liberation of Black people.  I was a founding member of MATAH Network (1997 – 2004) – the distribution channel for Black made products and one of it's original investors. I was a dear friend of our great ancestor, KEN BRIDGES for 20 years! KEN was also raised in Detroit. October 11, 2002 KEN was assassinated (10/11) during the Wash, D.C. sniper attacks  My other previous businesses included: ? 1978 – 1986; Studio 660 - I was a celebrity photographer; Jackson 5, NATALIE COLE, MAURICE WHITE (EWF), MARVIN GAYE... ? 1986 – 1991; PhoNet - a voice mail broadcasting network, a forerunner to the Internet ? 2005 – 2016; Ashiki's All Natural, Inc – founder/inventor of ALMOND-licious! ICE Supreme, the 1st nut-based, gluten-free sorbet, frozen treat in Whole Foods Market in the SE & MW regions 

Tracks: Run Weh - Busy Signal The Invitation - C Sharp Band ft Busy Signal Hottest Hothead - Busy Signal Maddest Thing - Gappy Ranks Green Grass - Gappy Ranks Take Control - Randy Valentine Jah Will Provide - Shuga Land Of Wood & Water - Hezron New Day - Koro Fyah What Tomorrow May Bring - Delus It Was All A Dream - Khago True Colors - Jahmiel My Sunsplash Dream - Nesbeth Herb Must Legalize - Mystic Revealers ft Chronixx One Love - Keida Rebel Souljah - D-Medz Dat A Weh Mi Prefer - Cali P Beyond Curtain - Chronixx Bad Worldwide - Agent Sasco Rasta Party - Bugle One Wine - Machel Montano, Sean Paul ft Major Lazer BC Song - Future Fambo, Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Demarco Gallis - Dexta Daps   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

Tracks: Black Skin :: Jane Macgizmo  Black History Month :: Tarrus Riley Fame In Our Court :: Iba Mahr ft Jah9 Inner Voice :: Jah9 Wake The Town :: Randy Valentine Dangerzone :: Gentleman ft Junior Kelly Guiding Light :: Dubtonic Kru Trust In Jah :: Persons of Interest Rasta Heart :: Ikaya Worth His Weight :: Ikaya Love Like This :: Sophia Squire Paradise :: Natel Taxi Driver :: Hezron Someone To Love :: Mr. Vegas ft Natel Mary Jane :: Kymani Marley The Flame :: Protoje ft Kabaka Pyramid Mother's Love :: Nature     Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

Tracks: Hunt You: Marla Brown ft Kabaka Pyramid My Man: Ikaya Make Up: R.City ft Chloe Angelides Can't Give A...: Kranium 911: Tosh Alexander ft Kymani Marley Who Knows: Chronixx ft Protoje Blue Dreamz: Collie Buddz Phenomenon: Kabaka Pyramid Confession: Agent Sasco aka Assassin On and On: Pressure The Message: Bunji Garlin ft Damian Jr. Gong Marley Come Find Me (Outro): Sherita     Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

Today we talk with the the duo that still makes everyone fall in love with reggae music again and again, Tanto Metro and Devonte. They have released a new album "Sly and Robbie presents Tanto Metro & Devonte" and we go over the new fans they are reaching out to and satisfying the various crowds they entertain from Atlanta to Dubai.   Tracks: I'm A Big Deal - Chris Martin 7Eleven - Dexta Daps Odd Ras - Chronixx Ruff Stuff - Tanto Metro & Devonte  Full Tanto Metro & Devonte Interview Hey Ya Hey - Tanto Metro & Devonte  Superstar - Marla Brown   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

Tracks: Your Body - Mavado ft Sha-Quan Jiggle Fi Me - I Octane Cock Out Yuh Bumper - Vershon One King - Beenie Man Feel Good - Cham Boom & Bend Over - J Capri Wine & Kotch - Charly Blacks & J Capri Back Bend - Spice You To The Test - Vybz Kartel Bubble Pt 3 - Charly Blacks What A Way - I-Octane Duh Weh Yuh Waan - Mavado Put The Duppy Pon Yuh - Demarco BC Song Remix - Future Fambo, Sean Paul, Beenie Man & Demarco Gain The World - Jahmiel Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps Run The World - Mr. Williamz Don't Trouble Anyone - Gappy Ranks   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

Tracks: Fix Up - Vybz Kartel Born So - Agent Sasco Confession - Agent Sasco Move On - Denyque On and On - Pressure Life of the Ghetto - I Octane We Taking Over - Jah Vinci Upgrade Now - Bryka It's My Time - Seanizzle & Vershon Greatness - Deep Jahi & Agent Sasco Take Time To Know - Dama Destructive Love Affair - Ky-mani Marley Slow Down - Kelissa Wah Gwaan Mi Darlin - Bramma Di Gorilla We Found Love - I Octane Mi Alright - Chronixx & Kabaka Pyramid   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

We catch up with Ras Slick to discuss the Maryland/Washington DC reggae scene and various live music gigs with the 'Dutty Bus Crew'. He has release a track with Jah Cure entitled 'Hold On Me' and has a good future continuing to be mentioned as a hard working and well rounded performer, bridging the diverse Caribbean and American cultures.    Tracks: Ride The Riddim - Shuga Foundation - Randy Valentine I Can Love You Better - Randy Valentine Shine His Light - Ras Slick Full Ras Slick Interview Hold On Me (remix) - Ras Slick ft Jah Cure Help - Ras Slick Having Fun - Iba Mahr ft Dean Frazer    Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

We catch up again with the Keida to discuss the release of her project Ebb and Flow. While traveling the US.A. she performs good reggae music and we applaud the consistent releases from this artist.    Tracks: M-16 - Keida Full Keida Ebb and Flow Interview One Love - Keida Banana - Shuga   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music alongside DJ Rasta Root and MC Ras Goldie, as he welcomes you to the 10 year epic event called 'Face Off Fridays', orchestrated by SociaLight The Agency, held every second Friday at MJQ Concourse.    Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.   Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Also listen for 'Love Ultra Radio', the modern R&B, Soul, Urban and Pop-Fresh mix show heard Tuesday evenings from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am (Eastern). Jah Prince dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   Sponsored by: I.Lex.Project - Putting The Pieces Together, Everything Brooklyn Apparel - 'A Brand, A Lifestyle, A Culture', Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Atlanta Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc. - www.iLoveSunsplash.com CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

On 4/14/15 Ira was a "Guest Co-Host" on Atlanta's WRFG Radio 89.3 for Their Tuesday "Good Morning Blues" show. Tuesdays are hosted by Blackjack, whose show is "Ridin' The Blues Train with Black Jack" from 6-8am. Followed by AJ's Blues Kitchen from 8-10. It was a great honor, and a ton of fun for Ira to be asked to come in and co-host the show, which features some good conversation with Black Jack and AJ, and music picked exclusively by Ira. This is the recording of that radio show from 4/14/15. With permission from WRFG and Black Jack and AJ, we're releasing this recording as a Two Faces Radio podcasthttp://www.wrfg.org/

On this weeks syndicated radio program we have live in the studio ArtbyOdell and question who he thinks will be headliner for ONEMusic Fest 2014 and who might win the World Cup in Brasil. We discuss art shows in the city and hightlights from the Beatz and Lyrics Show (heard bi-weekly on WRFG 89.3fm). We touched base on DJ Scratch's 'Who would be in your super group trio (dead or alive)' and check who ArtByOdell picks.  Reach Out ft Mary J Blige - Nas Full Art By Odell Interview   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music every 2nd Friday at MJQ Concourse in Atlanta with the Face Off Fridays family and then every 3rd Friday at the Vibes Night Club in Decatur, GA. He also is the DJ for Art on the Wall, every other Thursday and this is “not your average art show” in downtown Atlanta. #NotYourAverageArtShow #uComin #SpokenWord #Lyrics #Art #Fashion.  Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm – 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org.  The Love Ultra Radio program airs Tuesdays from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am EST and dedicates the playlist to soul, urban and pop-fresh music, then adds a comedy segment & motivational moment, geared for a mature audience.   The ‘Sunsplash Mix Show’ airs Saturday Mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (EST) and is also heard on AB&L Radio, MovementsRadio.net and in the streets of Gambia on Vibes FM 106.1 & Radio 971 in Dubai (UAE).   Sponsored by: Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc.,CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com

On this weeks syndicated radio program we chop-it-up with ArtbyOdell with a good friend in the Atlanta entertainment industry as a co-host of the Beatz & Lyrics show heard every other Thursday on WRFG 89.3 (www.wrfg.org). He gives some insight on the local music scene explains his actual roots in VISUAL ARTS. Salute for just poppin-up, doors been open and we had an entire inerview off-air after the interview. #LoveUltraExtra   Loyal - Chris Brown ft Lil Wayne, French Montana All The Kisses ft Paris & Amber Strother - Foreign Exchange What Up Friend - Adrift Da Belle Full ArtbyOdell Interview Mean - Slick & Rose   Jah Prince spins Caribbean, African and American music every 3rd Friday at the Vibes Night Club in Decatur, GA. He also is the DJ for Art on the Wall, every other Thursday and this is "not your average art show" in downtown Atlanta. #NotYourAverageArtShow #uComin #SpokenWord #Lyrics #Art #Fashion Jah Prince spins live on-air every 3rd Friday during the 2pm - 4pm slot of the Caribbean Runnings Show heard on 89.3fm. This programming is heard all over the streets of Atlanta via 100,000 watts of community funded power. WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) is your station for progressive information and the stream can be heard online at www.wrfg.org. Listen weekly on www.DaFlavaRadio.com for the 'Sunsplash Mix Show' Saturday Mornings from 10:00am to 1:00pm (Eastern). This show is also heard on Movements Radio and in the streets of Gambia on Vibes FM 106.1 & Radio 971 in Dubai (UAE).   Sponsored by: Caribbean International Shipping Services Inc. - 'Just Pack It, We'll Ship It' www.caribbeanshippingservice.com (( and )) Startime Computers - 'Your Roadmap to Technology' www.startimecomputers.com (( and )) JayForce.com - Urban Music Blog. Sunsplash Media, Inc.,CY Clothing Inc. - www.cyevolution.com  

Atlanta Hip Hop has a rich tradition and history in radio.  It begins with WIGO and WAOK and quickly became stronger in the college radio scene with stations like WRAS (Georgia State) and WREK (Georgia Tech), The Fresh Party on V103 as well as community radio WRFG.  We all know about the stories of Greg Street and Frank Ski. Atlanta is blessed to have had those dynamic DJs help push the scene.  This is the other side of the story, the story of DJs that year after year worked the club  circuit before graduating into ATL radio. In this episode we hear stories from DJs that started their careers on these stations and others that witnessed these careers grow.  We learn more about Lil Jon’s House, Reggae and Hip Hop DJing days, The Beef © between P. Diddy and Atlanta DJs and how early DJs used the radio as a springboard into the Hip Hop industry. Stories heard from: DJ Mars, Smoove Matty Matt, Brian Lassiter, Talib Shabazz, H20, DJ Jaycee, J of Earwax Records, Shannon McCollum, DJ Nabs, Marcel Daniels, DJ Applejac & DJ Mafioso. These episodes first aired on Brooklyn Radio in late 2010 and early 2011.  They are being offered as a podcast, as promised, for free.  The film version of this documentary is in production. Thanks for listening. All tracks used are from Atlanta Hip Hop artists: Triple Crush - “The Groove” (DUB) D Rock & Swift C - “Who Rocks (Remix)  Arrested Development - “Revolution” GooDie MoB - “Goodie Bag” P.A. aka Parental Advisory - “Ghetto Head Hunter” Youngbloodz ft Lil Jon - “Damn” Young Joc - “It’s going down” DJ Unknown aka JBrew - “Untitled” Grip Plyaz - “Untitled” (Live) Headland & Delowe: Atlanta Hip Hop from ‘79- ‘til by Dominick R. Brady is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.dominickbrady.com.

Tune in to the show as Adama speaks to us about health and wellness.  Adama is an Inspirational Life Style Change and Wholistic Wellness Consultant.  Adama is the host and producer of The Inner Circle heard on Thursdays from 12 Mid-3AM on WRFG 89.3FM and she can also be seen on WAEN TV.  Tune in to learn about how to change your lifestyle and become healthy.

Heads up on Documentary...Sex Positive plus Sherry Wolf author of Sexuality and Socialism...Sherry will be returning to Alternative Perspectives on 9/15 7 to 8pm on WRFG 89.3 Atlanta to talk about the Equality March in Wash. DC on Oct 11, 2009...talking about the issues..all hot button issues in congress...and what we need to do...to get solutions...

This is episode number 91 of the Reggae Lover Podcast with the top lyricists of Reggae music today. The selection features 20 lyrically potent songs. The concept was a suggestion by Kris Richards, a listener out of the Atlanta. Kris is a visual and graphic artist who enjoys listening to this podcast while he creates his art. He created the original artwork for this episode.  Visit @iandidea on IG to see Kris Richards' magnificent works. A big shout out and thank you to Kris, representing Jamaica and the ATL. So far his feedback is that this mix is too short, and he has requested a part 2. I'm cool with it. I'll go ahead and mix up a series of lyricist-based podcast episodes. This mix keeps your head bobbing all the way through. If you came to the end and thought "wait... what... it's over already?" then I know you will come back for more. Meanwhile, you have to go back and listen to this wordplay and these metaphors. Lyrics are layered with symbolism in the songs, especially those by Kabaka Pyramid. You have to go back and listen again to extract the true meaning. Rebellious Nature by Agent Sasco kicked it off. Wicked Man by Busy Signal, Wadada by Jesse Royal and Kabaka Pyramid's Global Warning complete the intro. Listen to Can't Breathe, Well Done, and also Liberal Opposer by Kabaka. He also features on The Flame with Protege. Koffee, the 17-year-old sensation, makes her mark on Burning. Protege's creativity is on display with the one called Criminal and also Truth and Rights. Over Damian Marley's On the Corner Riddim, you hear Chronixx with Ghetto People. Busy Signal's Survival from the Return Riddim by Jukebox Productions adds to the vibe. Love Is All I Bring, the new Spragga Benz tune from Sting International fits in well. I was able to squeeze in 1999's Wha Yuh Say Star which got left off of the Spragga Benz podcast. Damian Marley flows on The Master Has Come Back and Road to Zion featuring Nas off the Welcome to Jamrock album. In the next edition of the lyrical opposer mix, you're going to hear some more from Vybz Kartel. I'll also bring it very current with 2018 material from these and other new artists. Thank you to the listeners who have added ratings and reviews on iTunes. Shouts out to my very lovely wife who has been binge listening via the podcast app on her new iPhone. I'm honored to have you listen to my podcast. It's all about us reggae lovers. We have to continue to spread the culture. I focus on the reality I want to see which is positivity. Positive energy and momentum arise from reggae music. Shout out to my family at WRFG 89.3FM. I'll be dropping by the Global Drumbeat and Riot Radio shows this week to spread the word about Reggae Lover. I'm gonna drop 2 crazy guest DJ sets live on the air. I'll be talking about the podcast because I want more people to tune in as we build this movement. I'm inspiring and healing people with reggae. Look out for the episodes coming up where I'll be chopping it up with guests learn when, where, why and how they fell in love with reggae. Diving into some of the stories will be lots of fun and I'm so very excited about that. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and get a shout out on the next episode. Have any questions, comments, or feedback? I love to get requests and suggestions. I want to hear what you are interested in hearing. Hit me up. I will those mixes lined up for you. Get your own custom mix right here on the Reggae Lover podcast and be a part of the show. Thank you for listening. Keep your head up - keep it positive. Until next time, One love. Apple Podcast (iTunes) link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reggae-lover/id1126663530?mt=2h iHeartRadio link: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Reggae-Lover-29076656/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reggae-lover/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.