Feb 22nd, 2010 · A new study finds African-American women may be especially vulnerable to being evicted from their homes. As reported by The New York Times , new data about evictions in Milwaukee, Wis., shows that women in black neighborhoods are twice as likely as male tenants to be kicked out of their homes. University of Wisconsin sociologist Matthew Desmond talks about the study. And Clarissa Adams shares her very personal story about being evicted. Adams was one of the people Desmond profiled in his research.
Keywords: African American · research · New York Times · neighborhoods · Desmond · male · sociologists · Adams · Milwaukee · University of Wisconsin · Matthew Desmond · Clarissa Adams
Feb 18th, 2010 · Shankman has one of the coolest, most stressful jobs around: he's producing the Oscars. Shankman — who directedHairspray and appeared as a judge onSo You Think You Can Dance — joins Fresh Air to dish about seating arrangements, speeches, and how the Oscars will be different than this year's Grammys.
Keywords: speech · Grammy · Oscar · Adams · emFresh · You Think You Can Dance · Shankman · directedemHairspray · onemSo
Jan 19th, 2010 · A couple of decades back, Noah Adams got a chance to work with Kate and Anna McGarrigle on Good Evening, a radio program in St. Paul, Minn. The sisters could sing anything they wanted as long as they did "Talk to Me of Mendocino." That's when Adams started to cry.
Keywords: Minn · Paul · siblings · kate · Noah Adams · Adams · Anna · Harmony · Anna McGarrigle · emGood · McGarrigle · Me of Mendocino
Jan 10th, 2010 · When Arcuragi came to the NPR Music offices to play a Tiny Desk Concert, many of us hadn't heard his music. After hearing him play three songs, many walked away dazzled by his voice. Arcuragi's voice is powerful, but without unnecessary melodrama.
Keywords: officer · desks · music · songs · concert · NPR Music · Adams · dazzling · melodrama · Tiny Desk Concert · Arcuragi
Nov 5th, 2009 · In Afghanistan, a runoff election was called off this week, handing incumbent President Hamid Karzai a second term. Many Afghans are adamant that Karzai deliver change this time around, and his Western partners have plans to set benchmarks he will have to meet.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Afghan · runoff · Dispute · incumbents · partners · Adams · benchmarks · Karzai · President Hamid Karzai
Oct 31st, 2009 · Roy DeCarava was a black photographer who was adamant about NOT doing documentary or socially-conscious photography. He did, however, document everyday life in Harlem and in the jazz scene. His work won him a Guggenheim and made him one of the most recognized photographers of his generation. DeCarava died this week at age 89.
Keywords: Jazz · documentary · Photographs · photography · Harlem · Adams · Guggenheim · DeCarava · Roy DeCarava
Aug 10th, 2009 · Writer-director Max Mayer's latest film is a romantic comedy in which — what else? — boy meets girl. In Adam, boy has Asperger's syndrome; it's a high-functioning variant of autism that can cause social awkwardness. The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at Sundance.
Keywords: director · boys · social · comedy · Writer · Syndrome · Sundance · autism · function · Adams · Mayer · awkward
Aug 6th, 2009 · Adam Carolla, who has successfully made the transition from radio to podcasting, says his popular CarCast podcast was inspired by public radio's Car Talk, only his show is funnier. Carolla has two podcasts in the iTunes Top 10.
Keywords: public · transit · podcasting · ITunes · Carolla · Adam Carolla · Adams · funnier · emCar · emCarCast
