The Janus Adams Show

As Republican-led states pass laws to shun and victimize transgender children, this special Mother's Day edition of the show welcomes JODIE PATTERSON -- activist mom and advocate for the rights of non-gender-conforming people and their families. She's on a mission to keep her transgender son -- every child--healthy, happy, unscathed by bigotry and alive! For the beauty of her storytelling and the...

The verdict is in on Derek Chauvin’s obvious guilt for murdering GEORGE FLOYD, but the jury is out on whether America has the courage to change. With more than 40 Black and Brown people killed by police during the span on the trial, will we—as Americans—renounce state-sanctioned violence against Black and Brown citizens? Do we have the courage and conscience to change policies that exonerate most...

In these hyper-political times, what can we learn from other countries and their heads of state? What do their stories tell us about our own? Dr. EWART BROWN, MD is author of the memoir, “WHOM SHALL I FEAR? Pushing the Politics of Change.” A physician turned politician; his precipitous and contentious rise elected him PREMIER of BERMUDA. Serving from 2006-10, his signature slogan, “Doc delivers” a...

With headlines and history being made in Minneapolis, police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of citizen George Floyd. So is the American legal system--and America itself. Do we believe in JUSTICE or JUST US? Is an African American man (Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Elijah McClain), woman (Sandra Bland, Eleanor Bumpers), or child (Michael Brown, Tamir Rice) safe at the...

KARLA FC HOLLOWAY -- scholar, nonfiction author, Duke University Professor of English and Professor of Law -- reads from her debut mystery novel, A DEATH IN HARLEM. It's 1927: Harlem Renaissance heyday, Sugar Hill, and Harlem's newly-assigned first Black police detective, Weldon Haynie Thomas, is on the case.

The American Sustainable Business Council has produced a new report: "Creating An Economic System That Works for All." What's surprising isn't that it talks about business or buyouts, economics and the environment--especially in the wake of COVID--but because it's opening line is unequivocal: "There is no going back." Getting down to business, among its talking points are: reparations, universal b...

DR. JANUS ADAMS celebrates the launch of the SISTER DAYS MOTHER/DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB with a reading from her book, SISTER DAYS: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women's History

Guest: ERIN HATTON--author of "COERCED: Work Under Threat of Punishment"--takes a surprising look at our American way of work.

Guest: JULIAN AGYEMAN--scholar, author, educator--re-imagines cities for a brave new world of “Belonging and Becoming.”

We did it! 154 million Americans voted. Democracy won. At the top of the ticket, President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. How did it happen? On the show: two everyday people who put their boots-on-the-ground to turn ideal into reality: KRISTINA "Krissy" SMITH, owner and proprietor of The Callicoon Theater; DAYNA HALPRIN, chef, community organizer, president of the Su...

We did it! 154 million Americans voted. Democracy won. At the top of the ticket, President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. How did it happen? On the show: two everyday people who put their boots-on-the-ground to turn ideal into reality: KRISTINA "Krissy" SMITH, owner and proprietor of The Callicoon Theater; DAYNA HALPRIN, chef, community organizer, president of the Su...

In eight powerful case studies ranging from the slave trade to fossil fuels, INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH DENIAL asks the essential question—how far will industry leaders go to protect their bottom line?

In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd and demonstrations worldwide, local government officials host a "Listening Town Hall." and get an earful when a mother challenges the two-year wrongful and malicious arrest and prosecution of her minor daughters.

Congressman Ritchie Torres PROMO by Janus Adams

When Congressman John Lewis died in the summer of 2020, he left us a message: “Together, you can redeem the soul of our nation.” His OpEd was published in The New York Times on the day of his funeral. He also left behind an amazing documentary, "JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE." Guests: the film's director, DAWN PORTER, and producer, LAURA MICHALCHYSHYN,

An inspired video catches my eye online. It’s rich with the activity and energy of scientific research. A woman narrates. She’s a scientist. I’m impressed. “And so,” she says, “we need to understand the basics and that’s what really gives rise to the ability to rationally engineer; to determine our own destiny.” Determine our own destiny. Wow. And there on the video, not one person of any color ot...

In Callicoon, New York -- a tiny 99.9% White upstate farm town of less than 3,000 residents -- a crowd of 500 demonstrators gathers to protest the police murder of George Floyd and too many others. How did that happen? Organizers and participants join in "demonstrating" the COURAGE TO CHANGE.

You don't have to be a father to be a dad. And you don't have to be a boy or Black to need (and appreciate) a Black Mitzvah. MaryAnne Howland, author of the book, “WARRIOR RISING: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood” joins us for this timely and unique Father's Day tribute.

You don't have to be a father to be a dad. And you don't have to be a boy or Black to need (and appreciate) a Black Mitzvah. MaryAnne Howland, author of the book, “WARRIOR RISING: How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood” joins us for this timely and unique Father's Day tribute.

An inspired video catches my eye online. It’s rich with the activity and energy of scientific research. A woman narrates. She’s a scientist. I’m impressed. “And so,” she says, “we need to understand the basics and that’s what really gives rise to the ability to rationally engineer; to determine our own destiny.” Determine our own destiny. Wow. And there on the video, not one person of any color ot...

With the horrific events of recent weeks, the life-endangerments and murders of unarmed African American men by White vigilantes, dog-walkers, and police, we dedicate this special edition of "The Janus Adams Show" to the memories of Armaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Eric Garner. Featured on the program: Roee Messinger (Director), Ralph Richardson (Co-Executive Producers) of AMERICAN TRIAL: THE STOR...

American Reckoning: a special broadcast (PROMO) by Janus Adams

"When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." I happened upon that 1963 quote from President John F. Kennedy and thought you'd want to hear it, too. As the COVID19 crisis winds on, how are you facing the challenges and opportunities? On this show, eleven artists, activists, and politicians offer cleansing fuel for thought. #WordsMatter.

"When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." I happened upon that 1963 quote from President John F. Kennedy and thought you'd want to hear it, too. As the COVID19 crisis winds on, how are you facing the challenges and opportunities? On this show, eleven artists, activists, and politicians offer cleansing fuel for thought. #WordsMatter.

Malaika Adero -- one of publishing’s select few African American and most successful editors -- turns author with her new book, "A Black Woman Did That: 42 Boundary-Breaking, Bar-Raising, World-Changing Women." And, did we mention their achievements (and Malaika's): against hair-raising odds?