Live from the Heartland

Heartland at Home Episode 186. Michael James talks with activist and attorney Jeff Smith about everything Evanston and beyond before chatting with author and athlete Jim Knoedel about his new book "Run Like a Girl". You can read the first three chapters of and purchase "Run Like a Girl" at: https://www.taleoftworunners.com/sarah-tucker-saga Live from the Heartland can also be f...

Heartland at Home Episode 185. Michael James talks with Steve Goldsmith, president of the Torrance Refinery Action, to hear about his history with activism and TRAA's goal of converting two refineries "that use massive amounts of highly dangerous hydrogen fluoride (HF)...to a modern, vastly safer process" before he catches up with labor organizer Bob Lawson and discusses the state of...

Heartland at Home Episode 184. Michael James looks ahead to the political landscape of 2024 with Live from the Heartland's producer Thom Clark, talks upcoming Chicago shows with Live from the Heartland's musical producer Lynn Orman Weiss, and does a year end sports review with actor and athlete Adam James. Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.a...

Heartland at Home Episode 183. Michael James chats with Grammy-nominated Chicago blues musician John Primer before catching up with David Romo to hear about his article "The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border" from the Washington Post. You can get tickets to see John Primer perform at Rosa's Lounge this New Year's Eve here . You can read David Romo's...

Heartland at Home Episode 182. Michael James discusses Gaza and immigration with Illinois's 4th District U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" Garcia before catching up with friend of the show Don Rose to talk about what may be some good news for President Biden. You can sign up for Don Rose's newsletter by contacting him at donrose65@aol.com . Live from the Heartland airs each Saturd...

Heartland at Home Episode 181. Michael James catches up with Live from the Heartland's very own Katy Hogan to hear about her trip walking the Camino de Santiago before talking with filmmaker and musician Warren Leming about his documentary work. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All episodes avail...

Heartland at Home Episode 180. Michael James discusses movies, including the work of pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, with filmmaker Floyd Webb before chatting with author James W. Russell about his own upcoming film, "When Desegregation Came to Sand Springs". Learn more about Floyd Webb's past and upcoming films at floydwebb.com . Learn more about "When Des...

Heartland at Home Episode 178. Michael James talks with 40th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez about the Chicago migrant crisis before chatting with Nate Smith of Rogers Park very own Roman Susan Art Foundation. Learn more about the Roman Susan Art Foundation and their upcoming Events, including Michael James's "Rising Up Angry: Our Fight for a Better World" book release, at the link below...

Heartland at Home Episode 177. Michael James talks with activist and author Ken Grossinger about his new book "Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together" before chatting with friend of the show and progressive attorney Flint Taylor about police brutality and corruption in Chicago. You can register to see Ken Grossinger speak in Chicago at the Seminary Co-...

Heartland at Home Episode 176. Michael James talks with former Cook County Clerk David Orr about corruption in the Cooky County Board of Review before catching up with Veronica Arreola, Chairwoman of the 24th District Police Oversight Committee. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠ All episodes available in vide...

Heartland at Home Episode 174. Michael James talks with fellow Live from the Heartland co-host and producer about politics and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, then chats with blues harmonicist Corky Siegel about his upcoming birthday show with Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues' at City Winery on October 22nd. Learn more about the Investigative Project on Race and Equity at the lin...

Heartland at Home Episode 173. Michael James talks with political consultant and strategist Marilyn Katz about her recent article for the Chicago Sun Times, "Teach the real legacy of Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers to inspire our youth", before catching up with blues musician Johnny Burgin in Japan and hearing about the upcoming "Johnny Burgin Blues Review" at the Skokie Th...

Heartland at Home Episode 172. Michael James talks with Chrisley Carpio and Lauren Pineiro of the Tampa 5 before catching up with Billy Brooks, former Deputy Minister of Education for the Black Panthers. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: https://wluw.org/ All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on F...

Heartland at Home Episode 171. Michael James talks Afghan refugees and the Merchants of Death upcoming War Crimes Tribunal with peace activist Kathy Kelly before learning about the play "I Was There When the Blues Was Red Hot" from its scriptwriter, blues musician Fernando Jones. Register for the opening session of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal taking place on November 12, 2...

Heartland at Home Episode 170. Michael James learns about Ukraine Trustchain from Daniel Kugler and Daniil Cherkasskiy, then talks to Live from the Heartland's very own producer and sometimes co-host Katy Hogan about her upcoming trip to Spain, where she'll walk the Camino de Santiago. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: htt...

Heartland at Home Episode 169. Michael James speaks with Margo Vesely, the executive director of Illinois NORML - the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws - before chatting with Gerry Condon and Helen Jaccard about the Golden Rule, a historic ship on a 11,000 mile voyage around the Great Loop to promote nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Live from the Heartland airs each Satu...

Heartland at Home Episode 168. Michael James hears about the Ukrainian Solitary National Tour from writer and teacher Peter Hudis, talks to country musician John Ballantyne about his tribute show "Chicago 1971" that tells the story of the night that Steve Goodman introduced Kris Kristofferson to John Prine, and shares memories of the March on Washington in 1963 with journalist, activist,...

Heartland at Home Episode 167. Michael James hears about the recent wildfires in Hawaii with Michael "Piranha" McGraw, discusses artist Carlos Cortéz with poet Carlos Cumpián, and learns about the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 from Lou Hinkhouse. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: https://wluw.org/ Reruns no...

Heartland at Home Episode 166. Michael James talks sports with friend of the show with track coach and friend of the show Gordon Thomson, learns about the Tampa 5 from UIC's Students for a Democratic Society chapter president Liz Rathburn, and discusses the latest news about Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson with progressive radio host Michael Klonsky. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at...

Heartland at Home Episode 165. Michael James talks with journalist Brian Mier about his recent cover article in the Chicago Reader "Lessons from Harold and Rob: What Mayor Johnson should know as his first year in office continues" before chatting with friend of the show Rus Bradburd about his current book project. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chica...

Heartland at Home Episode 164. Michael James chats with Lincoln Bergman and Claude Marks of the Freedom Archives about the attack on the Moncada Barracks on July 26th, 1953 in Cuba before talking sports with actor, athlete, and friend of the show Adam James. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: https://wluw.org/ Reruns now airing on...

Heartland at Home Episode 163. Michael James talks with renowned blues musician and harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite before discussing Israel with political consultant/strategist and friend of the show Marilyn Katz. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: https://wluw.org/ Reruns now airing on WLUW every following Wednesday at 8AM!...

Heartland at Home Episode 162. Michael James talks with Irish blues musician Grainne Duffy before catching up with Michael Deutsch, activist and retired attorney of the the People's Law Office. You can see Gainne Duffy live in Chicago at Martyr's on July 27th and the Irish Heritage Center on July 28th: http://martyrslive.com/grainne-duffyhttps://irish-american.org/event/straight-from-irela...

Heartland at Home Episode 161. Michael James talks with American historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about her own history, history books she's written, the myth of the United States as a nation of immigrants, and white supremacy - including its infiltration of the NRA. He then chats with his cousin and friend of the show Adam James, an athlete and alum of Northwestern, about the controversy concer...

Heartland at Home Episode 160. Michael James hears about author and athlete Bradburd's current book project centered around immigrants and sports in Ireland before talking politics with Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy. Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: https://wluw.org/ Reruns now airing on WLUW every following Wed...