Newark Today

["The Newark Police and civil liberties at a crossroads. On the March edition of Newark Today, we were joined by Udi Ofer, the head of the ACLU of New Jersey, and one council member who's fought hard for reforms at the police department, Councilman Ron Rice. The conversation covered stop and frisk, a possible federal monitor for the Newark P.D. and the state of civil liberties in Newark.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

['Law and order at the intersection of city and county. Joining us on the the February edition of Newark Today was Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Life after Booker in Brick City. On the January program, we were joined by the new Mayor of Newark, Luis Quintana to talk about his priorities has and the challenges he faces. Also joining us on the program will be Newark's police director Samuel Demaio to address the latest public safety efforts in the city.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["What is universal enrollment? Can there really be true equity between the Newark Public Schools and the city's charter schools? How's the ground breaking Newark teachers' contract looking one year later? What's the latest on the district's efforts to improve attendance? These were among the many issues we covered on the December edition of Newark Today as we were joined by Schools superintendent Cami Anderson.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Newark Today, December 12, 2013')])]

["A time of political change in Newark. On the November program, we were joined by New Jersey's new U.S. Senator Cory Booker, just two weeks on the job. It was one of the first opportunities to talk with the state's newest federal representative and find out more about his legislative priorities for helping Newark and the rest of the state. Then we were joined by the newest member of the Newark City Council, John Sharpe James to talk about joining the Council at a time of transition and the role he hopes to play.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Making a difference in the fight against hunger. With the number of people in New Jersey living in poverty continuing to grow, what's being done to make sure nobody goes to bed hungry? We were joined by Newark's Food Policy Director, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey and the head of food services at St. James Social Service Corporation to talk about the struggle to keep nutritious food on the shelves of those who have no place else to turn.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["It's back to school time. What's in store for Newark's kids as they return to the classroom? Our guest on the September show was Newark School Superintendent Cami Anderson. Topics covered included the school's new absenteeism campaign, school safety, the core curriculum, and working with the school advisory board", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Striking the balance between public safety and civil rights. On the August edition of Newark Today, we were joined by Newark's police director, Samuel Demaio, and the head of the ACLU of NJ, Udi Ofer. We talked about efforts by the Newark Police to improve its relations with the community and its transparency.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Looking out for the well-being of Newark's kids. On the July edition of Newark Today, we looked at the challenges facing everyone from city officials to parents when it comes to keeping kids safe, engaged and out of trouble during the summer months. We were joined by Cecilia Zalkind from Advocates for Children of New Jersey and Michael Bright from the Newark YMCA.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Making a difference in Newark's great outdoors. On the June edition of Newark Today, we looked at the rehab of Military Park by the guy who did NYC's Bryant Park, the latest efforts to improve Branch Brook Park and Weequahic Park, the big county parks in Newark, and the efforts of the Greater Newark Conservancy to green the smaller spaces in between.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's live monthly call-in show")])]