Voting Rights, Whole Hog BBQ, School Segregation

Civil Rights Filmmaker Takes on Voter Suppression in “After Selma” (0:32) Guest: Loki Mulholland, Emmy-winning Documentary Filmmaker of “After Selma,” Executive Director of The Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation With the presidential election coming up very quickly–let's look to a past interview about voting. Because many of us take that right of citizenship for granted. But it took a series of constitutional amendments to extend voting rights to all Americans. First was the 15th Amendment passed after the Civil War, giving black men the vote. It wasn’t until 1920 that women got the vote. But racial discrimination in the South kept many black men and women from voting until the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. A new documentary about voter suppression in America today is called “After Selma.” (Originally aired January 9, 2020). Connecting with Nature through Professional Tree Climbing (21:36) Guest: Tim Kovar, Founder, Tree Climbing Planet Most of us stopped climbing trees a long time ago. But Tim Kovar never stopped, and now spends his time coaxing adults back into the branches. (Originally aired October 14, 2019). Award-Winning Cartoonist on Stepping Into the Unknown With Young Readers (33:33) Guest: Gene Luen Yang, MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Cartoonist and Graphic Novelist, “Dragon Hoops” Gene Luen Yang’s first graphic novel drew from his own experiences growing up Asian in America. It was called “American Born Chinese” and won him all kinds of praise, including being the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award. Yang’s latest graphic novel for teens also draws from real life–but it’s about basketball, which is something much less familiar to him. In fact, the very first line in the book, “Dragon Hoops” is Yang telling us, “I hated sports ever since I was a little kid. Especially basketball.” So why write a whole book on it? (Originally aired April 6, 2020). Florida Oranges Are Being Decimated By Disease (52:49) Gues