NPR INTERVIEWS

Date Posted: August 14, 2009 The Barbershop guys reconvene to comb through the latest headlines. Jimi Izrael , Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar, and Pablo Torre weigh in on the hostility expressed across the country at town hall meetings on health … Continue reading →

Date Posted: August 7, 2009 In the latest edition of the Barbershop, journalists Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar, and Pablo Torre, take on some of the week’s top stories, including the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, former President Bill … Continue reading →

Date Posted: July 31, 2009 NPR Host Michel Martin joins freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar, political science professor Lester Spence, and journalist Quinn Klinefelter to comb through the week’s headlines. The guys weigh in … Continue reading →

Date Posted: July 24, 2009 Barbershop guys Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Lester Spence, and Pablo Torre comb through the some week’s controversial headlines. This week, hear feedback on the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., President Obama’s push … Continue reading →

Date Posted: July 17, 2009 The guys in this week’s Barbershop talk about President Obama’s recent address to NAACP convention goers, Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Major League Baseball Manager Manny Acta’s firing from the Washington Nationals team, … Continue reading →

Date Posted: July 10, 2009 The guys in this week’s Barbershop — Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar and Lester Spence — reflect on pop superstar Michael Jackson’s final sendoff and disturbing news surrounding the murder of former NFL star … Continue reading →

Date Posted: July 2, 2009 As tributes continue to pour in mourning the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson, some are calling the recent behavior of Joe Jackson, the family patriarch bizarre. The Barbershop guys — Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, … Continue reading →

Date Posted: June 26, 2009 Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Ruben Navarrette and Eric Deggans remember when they first discovered Michael Jackson. They talk about his musical style, and his extraordinary influence on pop culture. Listen to Audio Here:

Date Posted: June 19, 2009 The men in this week’s Barbershop comb through the latest headlines, including: South Carolina GOP activist Rudy DePass sticks his foot in his mouth, and Kobe Bryant takes the Lakers to glory again. Hear views … Continue reading →

Date Posted: June 12, 2009 Host Michel Martin as she listens in as the Barbershop — Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Brian Bennett and Ruben Navarrette — discuss the U.S. Memorial Holocaust Museum shooting, the recent dust up between Alaska Governor … Continue reading →