Heartland at Home Episode 180. Michael James discusses movies, including the work of pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, with filmmaker Floyd Webb before chatting with author James W. Russell about his own upcoming film, "When Desegregation Came to Sand Springs".

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 179. In this special Thanksgiving episode, Michael James remembers Chicago's very own political activist, consultant and strategist Marilyn Katz, whom he and the entire Live from the Heartland team are incredibly thankful to have known and called a friend.

The two segments included are from the last two episodes in which Marilyn was a guest, from July 29th and October 7th. Links to those full episodes can be found below:

Live from the Heartland 07/29/23: Michael James with Charlie Musslewhite & Marilyn Katz

Live from the Heartland 10/07/23: Michael James with Marilyn Katz & Johnny Burgin

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 178. Michael James talks with 40th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez about the Chicago migrant crisis before chatting with Nate Smith of Rogers Park very own Roman Susan Art Foundation.

Learn more about the Roman Susan Art Foundation and their upcoming Events, including Michael James's "Rising Up Angry: Our Fight for a Better World" book release, at the link below:

https://romansusan.org/

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 177. Michael James talks with activist and author Ken Grossinger about his new book "Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together" before chatting with friend of the show and progressive attorney Flint Taylor about police brutality and corruption in Chicago.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 176. Michael James talks with former Cook County Clerk David Orr about corruption in the Cooky County Board of Review before catching up with Veronica Arreola, Chairwoman of the 24th District Police Oversight Committee.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 175. Michael James talks with Adam James about sports and movies before catching up with his fellow Rising up Angry alumni about the radical group's inception and history.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠https://wluw.org/⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 174. Michael James talks with fellow Live from the Heartland co-host and producer about politics and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, then chats with blues harmonicist Corky Siegel about his upcoming birthday show with Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues' at City Winery on October 22nd.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

https://wluw.org/

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 173. Michael James talks with political consultant and strategist Marilyn Katz about her recent article for the Chicago Sun Times, "Teach the real legacy of Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers to inspire our youth", before catching up with blues musician Johnny Burgin in Japan and hearing about the upcoming "Johnny Burgin Blues Review" at the Skokie Theater on October 21st at 7PM.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

https://wluw.org/

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 172. Michael James talks with Chrisley Carpio and Lauren Pineiro of the Tampa 5 before catching up with Billy Brooks, former Deputy Minister of Education for the Black Panthers.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

https://wluw.org/

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 171. Michael James talks Afghan refugees and the Merchants of Death upcoming War Crimes Tribunal with peace activist Kathy Kelly before learning about the play "I Was There When the Blues Was Red Hot" from its scriptwriter, blues musician Fernando Jones.

Register for the opening session of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal taking place on November 12, 2023, using the following link:

https://actionnetwork.org/events/us-weapons-makers-to-be-tried-by-war-crimes-tribunal-beginning-november-12-2023?clear_id=true

Reserve a free spot at the 25th anniversary reading & panel of "I Was There When the Blues Was Red Hot", taking place from 5-7:30PM on October 2nd, 2023, at the U Black Box Theater located at 740 West 63rd Street in Chicago, IL, using the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/25th-anniversary-reading-panel-i-was-there-when-the-blues-was-red-hot-tickets-720149666037

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

https://wluw.org/

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/