The My American Meltingpot Podcast features interviews and commentary focused on pop culture, parenting, and identity politics, from a multicultural perspective. The show is hosted by Lori L. Tharps, associate professor of journalism at Temple University, a former staff writer for Vibe and Entertainment Weekly, and author of several non-fiction books and one novel. She […]
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Temporary Protected Status (WPPM’s The Philly Breakdown)
Hundreds of thousands of people are living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS. That means they’re allowed to live and work in the US without fear of deportation. TPS was first created by an act of Congress in 1990, and it’s been granted to individuals who have come to the […]
The Loving Project (podcast series)
The Loving Project is a podcast featuring the stories of interracial married couples 50 years of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-miscegenation laws across the United States. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Court’s decision in the case of Loving v. Virginia, Brad Linder and Farrah Parkes interviewed 25 couples about their […]
LPX (podcast series)
LPX is a podcast series featuring interviews with experts in their fields. Topics covered on the show include a discussion of fake news and fact checking with the managing editor of Snopes, an interview with the founder of a project to create an open source MS-DOS compatible operating system decades after Microsoft retired its first […]
Laney (1999 – 2018)
This has been a rough year. In January we said goodbye to Puck and Uncle Bobby. Last week we had to say goodbye to Laney. She’d been a constant in my life for the past 19 years. When I first moved to Philadelphia, I was ready to get a new pet so my friend Erin […]
Bob Greenbaum
As I mentioned recently, my uncle Bob Greenbaum passed away in January. This past weekend friends and family came together to celebrate his life. We heard from friends, family members, and activists who had worked with him during his many years with the Northeast Ohio Sierra Club and many other organizations. We heard about how […]