Before You Go

Our show Before You Go has landed in Los Angeles at KBLA Talk 1580. In this episode we invite Los Angeles County Deputy DA Renee Rose and victim service representative Eder Hernandez to tell us the warning signs when our elders are abused.

Actor and Filmmaker Terry Carter has done it all. From being the first African American television news anchor to starring on Broadway, in TV and films (both in the United States and abroad), this talented actor and documentary film producer is always right on time! Battlestar Gallactica fans, tune in!

Retired New York Daily News film critic Kathleen Carroll hails from the Adirondacks. In a call with her friend and Before You Go co-host Nicole Franklin, she talks of her start as a writer, her post-retirement career as a film festival co-founder and that tantalizing moment with Paul Newman.

Before You Go host Nicole Franklin visits with one of Mississippi's most famous residents, James Meredith. He reflects on his integration of Ole Miss, his solo Walk Against Fear and his latest mission from God.

Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh meet the team behind "Paula's Story," a documentary by director Mellicent Dyane starring her mother, Paula McLaughlin, who shares her experience surviving a heart attack. Hear about this silent killer that is especially prominent in women in Black and Brown communities.

Pool Shark Dorothy Swanston and son Wayne Swanston speak to Before You Go co-host Nicole Franklin about Ms. Swanston's billiards career and why "you have fun being a 3!"

After a quick visit once again with Nicole's Chicago family, take a trip through the archives with "family detective" W. Jacarl Melton, who shares vivid tales of the ancestors with hosts Nicole Franklin (his proud cousin) and Bryant Monteilh.

Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh visit with Nicole's Aunt Pearlene. Pearlene Jolla and daughter Menyoune Jolla offer up an entertaining family chat--as only one could have when a straight-talking and very loving 99-year-old is on the call.

What does a television producer do? Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh chat with groundbreaking producer Rafee Kamaal who joined the fight to bring early syndication deals to Black women TV hosts. This episode originally aired on KBLA Talk 1580, Los Angeles.

Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh introduce audiences to Mary Othella Burnette, the 90-year-old author of the self-published book Lige of the Black Walnut Tree: Growing Up Black in Southern Appalachia. This adventure story offers a rare peek into this slice of Americana. Music by David Monteilh.