NPR INTERVIEWS


Shop Talk: Michael Vick’s Comeback Is One For The Books

Date Posted: November 26, 2010 The one year anniversary of the Tiger Woods sex scandal, the comeback of disgraced football star Michael Vick, and rap mogul Jay-Z’s new book are some of the topics under discussion in Tell Me More’s … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Rangel Reckons With Judgment, Palin Considers Presidency

Date Posted: November 19, 2010 In this installment of Tell Me More’s weekly segment “The Barbershop,” host Michel Martin talks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, Republican strategist Marcus Skelton, and Ken Rudin, NPR’s political editor. They … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: What Did George Bush Say About Kanye West?

Date Posted: November 5, 2010 Host Michel Martin leads this week’s Barbershop roundtable conversation about the top issues of the week, including the “shellacking” Democrats suffered in the midterm elections and what former President George W. Bush called the worst … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race?

Date Posted: October 29, 2010 In this week’s installment of The Barbershop, host Michel Michel Martin talks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarette and screenwriter and graphic novelist John Ridley. They discuss former … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Was NPR Right To Oust Juan Williams?

Date Posted: October 22, 2010 Tell Me More‘s weekly Barbershop segment discusses NPR’s firing of Juan Williams over his remarks about Muslims on the Fox News Channel. Host Michel Martin talks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: The Political Witchunt For Christine O’Donnell

Date Posted: October 8, 2010 The Barbershop guys discuss the campaign ad of Christine O’Donnell, Republican Senate nominee in Delaware, declaring that she’s “not a witch,” and reports in “The Nation” magazine that former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs hired illegal … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Philly Mayor Isn’t Black Enough?

Date Posted: October 1, 2010 The Barbershop Guys discuss Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’s views on a divide between the American civilian and the American soldier, and criticism that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is “not black enough” for some residents … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Glenn Beck A Civil Rights Leader?

Date Posted: August 27, 2010 Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck is hosting a rally this weekend to honor military families on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Beck says he wants to carry … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Why Do Americans Think Obama Is Muslim?

Date Posted: August 20, 2010 Host Michel Martin and this week’s Barbershop guys talk about the news that one in five Americans thinks that President Barack Obama is Muslim, the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Major League … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Race, Ethics And The Jet Blue Quitter

Date Posted: August 13, 2010 The guys in the ‘Barbershop’ talk about radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s incendiary diatribe about racial sensitivity, recent ethics charges against members of the Congressional Black Caucus and former Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater’s … Continue reading

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