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At the 50th anniversary of WHPK's call letters, community members from every decade of WHPK's existence shared their experiences with the station. Hosted by Jared Brown of Central Air, DJs and listeners alike touched on the community radio station's influence on music in Chicago and the world. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side -...

South Side Weekly Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski chatted live with reporter Anne Li about her recent article in South Side Weekly about how reading lists are created. Read the full article on southsideweekly.com: https://southsideweekly.com/recommended-reading-cps-librarians-teachers/ South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Sid...

At one point, the Haitian Show was so popular in Chicago and abroad that Haitian politicians called in during election time. During the WHPK 50th anniversary party, Patrick Augustin joined SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku to chat about the former WHPK program and the hopes that it will return to the airwaves soon. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88...

At the 50th anniversary of WHPK's call letters, SSW Radio hosted a live workshop on interviewing. Joined by fellow WHPK DJs Sasha Tycko and Jared Brown, SSW Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku talked best practices for interviewing then turned the mic over to the live audience: who in your community would you want to interview? Music heard during this segment is from HarmonicSapien. Sout...

Kizomba, a music and dance style from Angola, means "party." At WHPK, DJ Kimani Rashad brings Kizomba to the South Side every Tuesday in his show Afro-Caribbean Connections Kizomba LifeStyle Radio. South Side Weekly Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski chatted with Rashad as part of our WHPK community DJ series. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The...

Remembering lives lost too soon. This Weekly Read was produced by The Weekly Read. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members...

In 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, Karega Kofo Moyo, a South Sider who taught on the West Side, knew there would be an uprising. A budding photographer, he got his camera and travelled to the West Side to document that response. His photographs from that time were only recently debuted at Rootwork Gallery. In a conversation with South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku, Moyo...

South Side Weekly Radio's Samantha Smylie takes us through historical archives to probe why the South Side's response was so different from the West Side following the MLK assassination of 1968. Music in this segment is from HarmonicSapien. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia O...

"Whenever elections come, political parties try to deceive us, or try to give us a different impression. So, the only way to actually make things happen and to evolve as a society is if we come unite. That’s basically what you get to see in the mural." Alexander Tadlock, a muralist commissioned by the Mexican National Electoral Institute (INE), talks with Diana Delgado Pineda about his mural on th...

"First and foremost, this is my artist space. And I am a crystal-wearing, burning incense, candle-lighting type of woman. I’ve always been like that. That energy of preparation, of setting the tone, of ritual is just very important with me." Artist and community gallery owner H.L. Anderson sat down with South Side Weekly Radio's Erisa Apantaku to discuss her space in Washington Heights. In additio...

From a radio show in Utah to boat parties on the River Thames in London, DJ Purple's seen the various flavors of house music around the world, in part thanks to his service in the air force. "Being from Chicago, I already knew what house music was, I had listened to it for quite a while, but then you go somewhere else and you see other people appreciate it the same way that you do. It's like, this...

South Side Weekly's Olivia Obineme and Bridget Newsham went to the March For Our Lives protest in Union Park. Chanting and speeches echoed through the park, describing the importance of the protest and the demands necessary for the community to fight the complexities surrounding gun violence in Chicago. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the Sou...

“At one time, it’s not like this anymore, but at one time in the 70s and definitely thru the 80s, Hyde Park had a lot more music.” Lofton Emenari, longtime WHPK jazz DJ, joined us live on SSW Radio as part of our WHPK community DJ series. “Jazz,” Emenari said, “does not have the broad-base media outlet that it once had.” We talked about his show “What Is This Thing Called Jazz” and also took a dee...

The Weekly Read's encounter with ShoeDazzle. This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinger available on www.freemusicarchive.org. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning featur...

We opened our March 20th with a story from Do Not Submit: Englewood. Angel Simmons, co-host of the live storytelling show, shared her experience of being trapped in snow storms and how she learned the importance of rest. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper a...

Sergio Mims needs no introduction. "I'm here. Come get me." Enough said. The film critic and host of "Stuff From My Collection" on WHPK popped into the studio for a live interview as part of our WHPK Community DJs series and boy were we glad to have him! Sergio told us about his enthusiasm for classical music, shared his take on a few recent films, and explained why his new passion is reviewing ol...

How is your neighborhood represented in history or museums? Students in UIC's Center for Literacy Family Start (FAST) Learning and Support Service have been examining that question in their latest unit "Our City, Our Museum." The unit is a first step in a new direction for UIC's adult education programs. South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku talked with instructors and students about their work for "...

It's Women's History Month. Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities. This Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobinge...

"I want the playmix to be kind of like a mystery. I haven't posted any lyrics. I haven't posted any samples, any credits really. There's no track listing for it that's external. So it's kind of like you just turn it on and you get wrapped up in this thing." What is a playmix? That's what South Side Weekly's Erisa Apantaku wanted to know. She interviewed Plus Sign about their new playmix #pleasureb...

Residents of Woodlawn convened last Saturday for the ninth Woodlawn Community Summit. South Side Weekly Senior Editor Christian Belanger attended and captured prayers, keynote speeches, and thoughts on the changing neighborhood from community members. Read Christian's article on the summit here: https://southsideweekly.com/woodlawn-community-summit-confronts-visions-neighborhoods-uncertain-future/...

Decisions, decisions, decisions... Each Weekly Read is written and directed by The Weekly Read - who is a Black, middle-aged, female amalgamation of south side Chicago living, western Pennsylvania parenting, Catholic school education, and one too many racial, social, and economic disparities. This Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "The Cypher" by Audiobi...

To kick of Women’s History Month, we share three stories from South Side women told at Englewood Speaks: I Remember When. In an ever-changing city, Clarence Hogan (aka Sonny Speaks), who developed and hosts Englewood Speaks, explains the importance of storytelling: “When people look back on this community, it will tell a story of what it meant to live in Englewood at a certain time and a certain p...

“This is Chicago from my lens and I think Chicago is vibrant. I think it is colorful. I think it is full of life,” South Side native and creator of The Chi, Lena Waithe, explains in an interview with the Weekly’s Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku. The conversation covers the genesis of the Showtime series - a mix of James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and news reports from Chicago - and the practicali...

“They’ve set their sites on a PGA-caliber course,” Jonathan Bellow explains of developers in his conversation with SSW Radio hosts Andrew Koski and Sam Larsen. Jonathan joined us to discuss his reporting on the proposed Tiger Woods-designed golf course that would replace the current Jackson Park and South Shore courses. In the conversation, Jonathan, who’s been reporting on the proposal for the pa...

What does Black History Month mean to you? Christian from Little Village uses Black History Month as a time to think “critically about our history as a nation and how we have been inclusive or not inclusive of Black people.” We also asked people what they hope is accomplished between now and Black History Month 2019. Hear what listeners had to say. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays fro...