Fire on the Prairie: February 2006

By Aaron Sarver and Emily Udell, In These Times. Posted February 16, 2006.

Fire on the Prairie is a radio forum exploring politics and ideas with progressive writers, thinkers and activists, sponsored by In These Times. Fire on the Prairie features interviews, commentary and reporting on local and national issues, including foreign policy, labor, activism, the environment and the media. Aaron Sarver and Emily Udell produce and host each half-hour monthly show, which broadcasts on WLUW and WHPK in Chicago.

Fire on the Prairie: February 2006

On this episode of Fire on the Prairie, Aaron Sarver interviews poet Kevin Coval, whose first book, Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica, was released late last year.

Also, In These Times' Assistant Editor Phoebe Connelly interviews Christina Page, author of the new book How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America.

We also bring you an excerpt of a discussion between Chicago Sun-Times publisher John Cruickshank and Tom Clark of the Chicago-based Community Media Workshop about the future of print media.

Aaron Sarver is an associate publisher at In These Times and Emily Udell is the co-anchor and co-producer of Fire on the Prairie.

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