Sharonkays411 Show Podcast

Bridging the Racial Divide with Dr. Herbert Harris Feb. 12, 2020

This episode aired live on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm (cst).  The guest was author, speaker and retired attorney Dr. Herbert Harris to discuss his latest book "Solving The Race Issue In America"

Solving The Race Issue In America is a historical overview of the black American experience from the Civil War to the present. It is a spiritual and psychological treatment of Racism in America its causes, evolution and possibilities for the future. The goal of the book is not to indict white Americans as racists, but rather to educate all Americans to the facts so that we can better understand each other and work together to resolve the race issue.

Dr. Herbert Harris is a retired attorney and author of numerous books including How to Make Money in Music, his most popular book is, The Twelve Universal Laws of Success,

 

The 411 Show's Pastor's Roundtable for February 2020 (2-16-20) Hr. 2

The discussion continues from the first hour with Guest Pastor is Rev. Barry Barlow of New Asia Baptist Church in Kentucky.  (Barlow resides in Nashville)   

The 411 Show's Pastor's Roundtable for February 2020 (2-16-20)

My monthly Pastor's Roundtable guest were Rev. Barry Barlow of New Asia Baptist Church in Herndon, Kentucky which comes on starting at 7:30 am.  He'll be joined for a segment by Rev. Brandon Williams of New Beginning International Ministry in Hermitage, TN.  These monthly conversations generally discuss a wide range of topics.   

Crack: Street Capitalism and the Decade of Greed - David Farber - 1-22-20

This show aired live on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 5:00 pm.  The guest was David Farber,  the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at the University of Kansas.  In his book Crack: Rock Cocaine, Street Capitalism, and the decade of Greed considers crack as a social and economic phenomenon in the 1980's and ’90's U.S. As Farber shows, for many young black men during the period, who were largely excluded from the labor market, selling drugs was “an economic lifeline.” 

When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule - book discussion. - 1-22-20

This show aired live on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 4:00 pm. (cst)  The News from the Community was first, then Cedric de Leon, Ph.D. author of the book "Crisis" was the guest.  He's the Director of the Labor Center and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  He In  analyzes two pivotal crises in the American two-party system: the first resulting in the demise of the Whig party and secession of eleven southern states in 1861, and the present crisis splintering the Democratic and Republican parties and leading to the election of Donald Trump.

Pastor's Roundtable for January 2020.- 1-26-20 - 8:00 am (cst)

This show aired live on Sunday, January 26, 2020 on WFSK radio beginning at 8:00 am.  The monthly feature on my show includes differing opinions and denominations on news and issues of the day.  Guest pastors were: Rev. Dr. Paula Smith of Gordon Memorial UMC Church, Rev. Ralph Thompson of Howard Congregational Church, (UCC) and Rev. Robin Kimbrough, Chaplain at Meharry Medical College.  

We spent much time on the study's findings on the 37208 and having the worst arrest stat in the country.  All of the guests churches and WFSK are in that zip code.  

Pastor's Roundtable for January 2020.- 1-26-20 - 7:00am (cst)

This show aired live on Sunday, January 26, 2020 on WFSK radio beginning at 7:00 am.  The monthly feature on my show includes differing opinions and denominations on news and issues of the day.  Guest pastors were: Rev. Dr. Paula Smith of Gordon Memorial UMC Church, Rev. Ralph Thompson of Howard Congregational Church, (UCC) and Rev. Robin Kimbrough, Chaplain at Meharry Medical College.

The 8:00 am hour is on another episode.        

WFSK Artist of the Week Interview - Eddie Bullen 1-23-20

Pianist, composer, arranger and producer Eddie Bullen is in every way, a standout amongst his generation of multi-talented artists.  Eddie's lengthy career has yielded an abundance of awards and recognition for his outstanding talents.  The Toronto Canada-based artist gives his audience a taste of contemporary jazz, flavored with Caribbean rhythms.

We discussed among many things his latest release entitled "Kaleidoscope".   

How America's Political Parties Change and How They Don't - Michael Barone - 1-15-20

The episode was from a live broadcast on Wednesday, January 15, 2019 at 5:00 pm (cst). The guest was  Michael Barone, he's a political analyst and journalist, studies politics, American government, and campaigns and elections. The principal coauthor of the annual Almanac of American Politics (National Journal Group), he has written many books on American politics and history. Barone is also a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner. Ba

The election of 2016 prompted journalists and political scientists to write obituaries for the Republican Party—or prophecies of a new dominance. But it was all rather familiar. Whenever one of our two great parties has a setback, we’ve heard: “This is the end of the Democratic Party,” or, “The Republican Party is going out of existence.” Yet both survive, and thrive.

This was an interesting discussion.  

Historian Nolan Higdon on the book United States of Distraction - 1-15-20

This episode was from a live broadcast on Wednesday, January 18, 2019 at 4:00 pm (cst). After the community news and traffic report hear from co-author Dr. Nolan Higdon.   He's a professor of History and Communication at California State University, East Bay. His academic work primarily focuses on news media, propaganda, critical media literacy, and social justice pedagogies. Our conversation was about the book "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)"

Artist of the Week - Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyra - 1/16/20

This is a weekly feature on WFSK, hundreds of interviews are part of this feature over the years. This interview was recorded live on WFSK radio on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 12:30 pm (cst) Our Artist of the Week spotlight was on Spyro Gyra.   Founder and saxophonist Jay Beckenstein was as livily and fun as her was the last time I interviewed him.  Among much chatter we discussed “Vinyl Tap,” Spyro Gyra’s first album in six years.  

Jay was a total gas to chat with!  

Jubilee Showcase: Historic Gospel music TV Show - 1-19-20

 This episode is from a live broadcast on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 8:00 am (cst).  The guest was producer/director Steve Ordower of Chicago, we discussed the connection beween gospel music and civil rights activism.  Steve’s father Sid Ordower, a white man of Jewish heritage, was an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and fought for civil rights through his TV program “Jubilee Showcase” which was to Gospel what “our Train” was for R&B.

The show started in 1963 with Sid as host and rang through 1984. It featured some of the biggest artists of the period such as The Soul Stirrers, The Staple Singers, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Rev. James Cleveland, etc. 

If you love gospel music it's good to go down memory lane. There is a thread connecting much of these rare performances with The Civil Rights Movement as many of these artists marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or sang at his meetings.