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January 23, 2023March 21, 2023 communications Wade's World

Wade’s World: Gene Bruskin

Wade interviews playwright (and labor organizer) Gene Bruskin about his musical based on the Reconstruction and a meeting of the National Labor Union in 1870s. They also discuss the Smithfield union victory and the problems of organizing Amazon, as well as a coming musical about abolitionist John Brown.

January 16, 2023March 21, 2023 communications Wade's World

Wade’s World: Richard Wise

Wade interviews Richard Wise about his lead story on fighting redlining in the current issue of Social Policy, where he wrote a docufiction short story called “Taking On the Slumlord”, an organizing tale much like his early book, Redlined: A Novel of Boston.

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 communications Wade's World

Wade’s World: Ellen Cassedy

Wade interviews Ellen Cassedy, one of the co-founders of 9 to 5, the organization of working women, and subject of the famous movie 9 to 5.

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 communications Wade's World

Wade’s World: Abel Russ

Wade interviews Abel Russ, senior attorney of the Environmental Integrity Project, about the dangers of coal ash pools contaminating water where coal is fueling power plants.

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 communications Wade's World

Wade’s World: Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett

Wade interviews academics and identical twins, Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett, who melded their fields of study (philosophy and astrophysics) to write a book about curiosity, called Curious Minds: The Power of Connection.

About Us

ACORN Radio is an internet Voice of the People station featuring reports and interviews from ACORN affiliates around the world. ACORN is an international membership organization of more than 250,000 low-and-moderate-income families and lower-waged and informal workers in more than fifteen countries. The station was created to allow members, leaders, and friends of ACORN to communicate with each other, keep up with issues, campaigns, and news, and collectively engage in this programming in building power in their communities, workplaces, and countries around the globe.

ACORN Radio is also a way for ACORN members and other listeners to enjoy musical programs and public affairs that have value in their lives. ACORN Radio is programmed with the assistance of the Affiliated Media Foundation Movement (AM/FM), which curates the best of the programming from the network of Voice of the People stations in Little Rock (KABF), New Orleans (WAMF), KOCH (Nairobi), and Radio ACORN (Uganda) to share as well when ACORN affiliate programs are not scheduled.

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