What’s That Building? The Eighth Regiment Armory
Now home to the Chicago Military Academy, the three-story brick landmark in Bronzeville hosted the first National Negro Congress in 1936.
Now home to the Chicago Military Academy, the three-story brick landmark in Bronzeville hosted the first National Negro Congress in 1936.
On February 27, thousands of Dominicans from around the country gathered for a massive rally in Santo Domingo. That date is normally one filled with carnival festivities to mark Independence Day. But this year—it had a completely different tone. Instead, protestors took to the streets, after the municipal elections were abruptly cancelled. The electoral board cited glitches with voting machines as the reason behind the cancelation, but for the public, this was the last straw in a series of concerns they have with the political party in power. Maria Hinojosa sits down with our Digital Media Editor Amanda Alcántara to talk about how this all got started, and what it means for Dominicans all over the world.
We revisit our conversation with Gregory Porter. He’s a Grammy winning jazz singer, the pride of Bakersfield California and, until his junior year of college, he was an aspiring football player. When he joined us in 2018, he had recently recorded an album of standards made popular by Nat “King” Cole. He’ll tell Jesse about his deeply personal connection to one of America’s most iconic voices. Plus, what it was like to grow up in Bakersfield, California and how that’s influenced his lyrics. Gregory Porter’s new album All Rise is out on April 16th.
This week, Adam and Josh complete a task a decade in the making with their TOP 10 FILMS OF THE 2010s. Plus reviews of THE INVISIBLE MAN and WENDY and FILMSPOTTING MADNESS: Best of the 2010s, Round 2.0:00 - Billboard 1:13 - Top 10 of the 2010s15:59 - Filmspotting Madness, Rd. 239:13 - NotesNicholas Britell, “The Middle of the World”49:01 - Reviews: “The Invisible Man” “Wendy” 1:03:24 - Top 10 of the 2010s, cont.1:55:27 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Outside of their natural habitats, you’ll find animals all over music. From hound dogs to blackbirds, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite songs about animals. They also review new records from Tame Impala and Grimes, and Greg bids farewell to David Roback of Mazzy Star and the Rain Parade.
Television writer and producer David Simon talks about his latest HBO series The Plot Against America, which presents alternate history of the U.S. On this week’s q This music panel, A. Harmony and Lisa Christiansen discuss the high-profile returns of both the Dixie Chicks and Mandy Moore. Emma director Autumn de Wilde shares why she wanted to dive into the uptight world of a Jane Austen novel.
The new HBO mini-series The Plot Against America is an adaptation of Phillip Roth’s novel of the same name, which imagines what would have happened if Franklin D. Roosevelt lost the 1940 U.S. presidential election to aviation icon and Nazi sympathizer, Charles Lindbergh. Showrunner David Simon joined Laurie Brown to talk about the series, why telling this story was so personal for him, and how prescient Roth’s words feel today.
Autumn de Wilde is a photographer and music video director who’s spent years on the road with artists like the White Stripes and Jenny Lewis. That’s why her first film, Emma, may come as a bit of a surprise. She joined guest host Laurie Brown to talk about why she wanted to dive into the uptight world of a Jane Austen novel.
The Sports Repodders returns as HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Bryan Curtis and WSJ’s Jason Gay to discuss rumors of Al Michaels to ESPN, TV rights deals, Tony Romo’s big CBS contract, the next great sports broadcaster, the newfound legitimacy of ‘First Take,’ ESPN’s decision to cancel ‘High Noon,’ Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on sports, the 2020 election, and more!
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt have already worked together as pals of the Avengers. And now they provide the voices of two elves in the latest film from Disney and Pixar, Onward. These two elves are brothers, and they go on a classic quest to find a magic jewel. They just need a van, a map, and their mom.