Just A Few Questions Podcast

Marc Sims talks with Alden Loury about wrestling with personal identities. The Envy of the World   By Ellis Cose       https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Envy-of-the-World/Ellis-Cose/9780743428170 Stereotype Threat: A Conversation with Claude Steele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=failylROnrY 42 Million Ways To Be Black  Henry Louis Gates Jr. https:/...

Marc Sims talks with Natasha Dunn about creating a Black student achievement taskforce. The Black Community Collaborative   https://www.facebook.com/Blackorganizingchi CPS Black Student Achievement Task Force Now in Development https://chicagounheard.org/blog/cps-black-student-achievement-task-force-now-in-development/ Chicago Parents Ask CPS to Create Black Student Achievement Taskforce http...

Marc Sims talks with Fx Nozakhere about his book DuSable City: The Underside of Chicago and African Americans in Chicago Illinois. https://www.amazon.com/DuSable-City-Underside-Fx-Nozakhere/dp/1692614932

Marc Sims talks with Tio Hardiman about dramatically reducing crime in Chicago Illinois. Tio Hardiman, Executive Director for Violence Interrupters, NFP, has  dedicated his life and career to community organizing for peace and  social change. https://www.violenceinterrupters.org/about-tio-hardiman

Marc Sims talks with Alfred W. Tatum, PhD about the importance of helping students improve their reading and writing.  Alfred W. Tatum, PhD Professor Director of the UIC Reading Clinic Curriculum & Instruction https://education.uic.edu/profiles/alfred-tatum/

Marc Sims talks with journalist Daniel J. Thompson about resigning from The Kenosha News and the city of Kenosha Wisconsin. https://twitter.com/olfashionednews

Marc Sims talks with Toure Muhammad about the necessity of marketing.  https://www.beansoupmedia.com/?fbclid=IwAR1PasI_VQ2hbPc3AT7CvUCR4_FUrH8MkM__IcSl8tqhQju15ruOXDzdhQY

Marc Sims talks with Tom Tresser about getting rid of Tax Increment Financing. Civic Lab       https://www.civiclab.us/ Curious City: Untangling TIFs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmx4ryRc2Gc

Marc Sims talks with Jay Wamsted about teachers connecting with their students. John Wamsted TEDx Eating the Elephant: Ending Racism & the Strange Magic of Trust https://www.ted.com/talks/john_wamstead_eating_the_elephant_ending_racism_the_strange_magic_of_trust America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up https://freakonomics.com/podcast/math-curriculum/

Marc Sims talks with David Seaton about the descendants of slavery in the United States receiving their reparations. David Seaton, Co-Host of The Buchanan & Seaton Show on WVON AM 1690  WVON  AM Chicago, Fridays 9-12 am. http://wvon.com/                   https://www.iheart.com/live/wvon1690am-5...

Marc Sims talks with Ashley Banks about Chicago, broadcasting, and running for political office. Ashley B Radio Show https://www.facebook.com/AshleyBRadioShow

Marc Sims talks with Sheree L. Ross about starting a journey in film/video with something short. Women Filmmakers of Color https://twitter.com/WomenFilmOfColr

Marc Sims talks with Professor Ted Williams about the possibilities of progressive public policies in the United States. Ted Williams III has taught Political Science at Wright College, Chicago State University,  and currently is the Chairman of the Social Science Department  at Kennedy-King College. http://www.tedwilliamsiii.com/

Marc Sims talks with Ray Hanania about Lori Lightfoot, Joe Biden, Palestine and Israel. Award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter, Op-Ed writer, Media Consultant  Hanania.com

Marc Sims talks with former political consultant and Fenger High School graduate Tom Shepherd about a possible Democratic Party takeover. https://activetrans.org/blog/lake-calumet-champion-tom-shepherd

Marc Sims talks with Ben Joravsky about TIF's, Tax Increment Financing. https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ben-joravsky-show-podcast-episodes-and-livestream/Content?oid=68564053    

Marc Sims talks with Omowale Afrika about African Americans moving to the continent of Africa. https://twitter.com/OmowaleAfrika

Marc Sims talks with Natalie Wexler about providing students a background knowledge curriculum. https://nataliewexler.com/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2019/12/28/the-end-of-education-reform-or-a-new-beginning/#27f5d5472d7c

Marc Sims talks with Rutgers University Professor Marybeth Gasman, Ph. D., about hiring more college faculty of color. An Ivy League professor on why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color: ‘We don’t want them’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/09/26/an-ivy-league-professor-on-why-colleges-dont-hire-more-faculty-of-color-we-dont-want-them/

Marc Sims talks with 49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden about improving life in Chicago's far north side. https://www.49thward.org/

Marc Sims talks with Dr. Yaounde Olu about tapping into the universe. https://www.facebook.com/yaounde.olu

Marc Sims talks with Dr. Yaounde Olu about tapping into the universe. https://www.facebook.com/yaounde.olu

Marc Sims talks with Dr. Z about expressing your authentic self. https://drztarot.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083MQWXXT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CIiUEbADPD0YM

Marc Sims talks with Valerie F. Leonard about charities actually solving problems. https://nonprofitutopia.mn.co/ https://www.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/1-24-2018/An-interview-with-Valerie-Leonard-/

Marc Sims talks with ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson about intention and unintentional racism. https://educationpost.org/no-english-teacher-gets-to-tell-me-how-to-understand-toni-morrison/