The AMp from Vocalo
Curated interviews by Vocalo Radio host Jill Hopkins that put a spotlight on arts, culture, and community
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Natalie Moore discusses predatory housing contracts of 50s-60s and the "plunder of Black wealth"
A report titled "The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago: New Findings on the Lasting Toll of Predatory Housing Contracts" found that Black families in Chicago lost between 3 and 4 billion of dollars …
00:07:30 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Miranda Bailey & Jim Gaffigan talk teen rebellions & living double lives in new dramedy Being Frank
The new film, BEING FRANK takes us back to 1992 where a young man named Philip is in the throes of teen angst. His dreams are dashed when his overbearing father, Frank, played by Jim Gaffigan, forbi…
00:12:34 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Lyric Opera Brings Fresh New Energy to New Production of West Side Story
With a cast of nearly 100 artists and musicians, the Lyric's production of West Side Story brings new energy and scale to the iconic musical that transports Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet to…
00:17:24 |
Fri 24 May 2019
PREACH! Comedy Troupe Goes to Steppenwolf
PREACH! is a fiery collective of poets and comedians using spoken word and sketch comedy to seek truth and rage against the machine since 2016. They are throwing a Block Party at Steppenwolf's 1700 T…
00:09:46 |
Thu 23 May 2019
Free Spirit Media celebrates 18 years of championing youth voices in media
This month, Free Spirit Media in Chicago is celebrating 18 years of championing youth voices in media. The organization provides teens and young adults in communities of color on the West and South s…
00:07:16 |
Thu 23 May 2019
Henry VIII's wives step to the front in a pop concert spectacle at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
"SIX" is a pop-concert spectacle that tells the story of King Henry VIII's six wives, their lives and fate. The electrifying show brings the overshadowed historical female figures to the forefront as…
00:08:22 |
Wed 22 May 2019
Jennifer Welch of Planned Parenthood discusses the Reproductive Health Act of Illinois
The increase of abortion ban bills across the country is posing a threat to Roe v. Wade. Alabama, Georgia and Ohio are among the latest conservative states to pass such bills at the State House level…
00:09:22 |
Wed 15 May 2019
Klepper on "Klepper": The new docuseries looks at real people on the frontlines of social movements
"Klepper" is the name of the new docuseries from an acclaimed writer and comedian Jordan Klepper. The ex-Daily Show correspondent, and the host of "The Opposition with Jordan Klepper," ventures out i…
00:09:47 |
Thu 09 May 2019
Only Highly Melanated Can Thrive When Second Sun Appears in Upcoming Sci-Fi Comedy Series
"I wanted Blackness to be an advantage in the world," says Lull Mengesha, author, entrepreneur and creator of the upcoming sci-fi comedy series "Rise and Shine." The series explores what happens when…
00:10:20 |
Thu 09 May 2019
Girls Rock! Chicago Talks Empowerment Through Music
Gabriella Hirsch, Program Coordinator, and Britt Julious, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, joined Jill Hopkins in the studio to talk about the Girls Rock! Carnival, as well as their week long Girls …
00:12:57 |
Wed 08 May 2019
Sandra Trevino of Enchufate premieres new music from Army of Juan and Making Movies
Sandra Trevino is the Founder and Editor of Enchufate.com, Chicago's leading source for Latin Alternative music and news. She joins us every Friday to spill the juiciest gossip and updates from the s…
00:08:13 |
Fri 03 May 2019
Activists Pidgeon Pagonis and Sean Saifa Wall Talk Intersex Justice
The "Intersex Justice Project" was started by activists Pidgeon Pagonis and Sean Saifa Wall to highlight the discriminatory and harmful medical practices of intersex surgeries and demand the end to t…
00:13:25 |
Thu 02 May 2019
Free Spirit Media's The Real Chi learning newsroom empowers young adults to change media narratives
The Real Chi is a learning newsroom program from Free Spirit Media. It's based in the North Lawndale neighborhood and consists of participants ages 18-25 who report on everything from criminal justic…
00:16:34 |
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Damon Young offers a personal account of being Black in America in new book
Damon Young is a writer, a cultural critic, a co-founder of Very Smart Brothas, and one of the most prominent Black voices on the internet. His first book is a memoir called "What Doesn't Kill You Ma…
00:19:05 |
Tue 16 Apr 2019
EduHam Makes History a Reality for Chicago Public School Kids
Lois MacMillan is a Master Teacher with the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History, a Grammy award-winning educator, and the Senior Education Fellow for the Hamilton Education Program - better …
00:07:12 |
Wed 10 Apr 2019
David Himmel Reflects on Radio's Past and Present in "The Last DJ"
David Himmel is an author and self-proclaimed journalistic mercenary. As an oldies radio DJ during a time when commercial radio was falling victim to automation, Himmel has a unique perspective on th…
00:11:57 |
Mon 08 Apr 2019
Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner Discusses Lesser Known Players in the Fight for Women's Suffrage
Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner joined us in the studio this Women's History Month to discuss her new book, "The Women's Suffrage Movement". The anthology focuses on the unsung voices from the battle for equ…
00:10:46 |
Wed 20 Mar 2019
Maria Bamford Uses Comedy to Bring Awareness to Mental Health
Maria Bamford is a comedian and mental health advocate whose work is seen on Arrested Development, Lady Dynamite, Bojak Horseman and Adventure Time, to name a few. Bamford is everywhere in both comed…
00:12:26 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
Charles Preston Comes To The Defense Of The Millenial Voter
In an op-ed for the Chicago Sun-Times, Columnist Mary Mitchell writes that Chicago's millennial voters are to blame for the low turn out in the municipal elections. In a rebuttal for The Triibe, acti…
00:12:43 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
Donnell Rawlings brings laughs to Chicago
You may know Donnell Rawlings as Day-Day from The Wire, or from his sketches on The Chappelle Show, or from his stand up. But odds are, if you saw him on the street the first thing out of your mouth …
00:20:00 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
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