Roots Radio

Roots Radio is an interview series highlighting community members that make up the cultural, artistic, musical, and political Oakland landscape. To kick off its comeback, host Richie Nuñez has a conversation with Dr. Akilah Cadet, Founder and CEO of Change Cadet. In this episode, Dr. Cadet shares how a moment on stage inspired her to start her own business and discusses the impact that the city of Oakland has had on her life. She also shares the importance of sports on her journey and her perspective on the intersection of sports and community involvement.

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture and community. This week's show is all about the intersection of Oakland, soccer and art. As the Roots announce the 'Roots Artist Residency, host Mike Geddes talks to Bay-Area based artist Jasko Begovic, also known as SKO HABIBI, about his journey from fleeing war in the former Yugoslavia to collaborating with Oakland Roots on the 'HUMAN.E.T' collection.

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture, and community. This week's show is all about the news that Oakland Roots will play in the USL Championship in 2021. Host Mike Geddes speaks to the USL about what it means for the Roots to join the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in North America and what the fans can expect, and we hear from the Roots captain Nana Attakora about the players' response. We'll also dive deeper into how the squad is feeling after two weeks on the road during an unprecedented time in the history of sports in the United States. 

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture and community. This week, to celebrate the Oakland Roots Justice Match, host Mike Geddes talks to Calen Carr about the racial justice movement growing in Major League Soccer and to Dania Cabello, an Oakland freestyle activist about re-imagining soccer to fight the patriarchy. We also speak to Julie Uhrman, co-founder and President of Angel City LA on her plans to re-write the playbook for women's soccer in the United States.

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture, and community. This week, host Mike Geddes talks to award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Jun Stinson about her film Futbolistas4Life, which tells the story of undocumented teens living in East Oakland. We also talk to Umbar Kassa, Community Manager at Evolve Oakland, about a new Oakland project aiming to break down the structures of inequality in the startup world.

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture, and community. This week, as Oakland Roots becomes the first team in the United States to join the global Common Goal movement, host Mike Geddes talks to Common Goal co-founder Juergen Griesbeck about the story behind a movement that has brought together some of the biggest names in soccer to change the world. We also talk to Hayley Carter, a Common Goal member, former US Marine, and NWSL player about her journey in the game, taking on corruption and abuse in Afghanistan and using soccer to save lives in Iraq.

Roots Radio is a conversation about soccer, art, culture, and community. This week, host Mike Geddes talks to Ann Kletz, co-founder and CEO of Bay Area enterprise GoalFive, ' the soccer brand for her' about taking on the sportswear 'big boys' with a female-led and focused strategy. As the team returns to the training field we also talk to Oakland Roots player Rob Hines about taking the positives out of lockdown, being a role model for children of color in Oakland, and how his mom leaked our new Hypebeast shoot.

This week, Roots Radio talks to Oakland Roots Head Coach Jordan Ferrell about coaching under COVID-19, how to improve US soccer, and why he believes athletes shouldn’t just ‘stick to sports’. We also talk to Kim Woozy of Bay Area non-profit Skate Like a Girl about what soccer can learn from the rise of skate culture among women and the trans community.

Roots Radio is part conversation, part musical journey through soccer, art, culture, and community. This week, host Mike Geddes talks to Brandi Chastain, a double World Cup and Olympic champion with the United States and one of the greatest players of all time about her journey, the future of women’s soccer, and her secret career as a slam poet. We also talk to Janet Heller, the founder of Oakland-based non-profit Chapter 510 about the link between soccer and creative writing.

Roots Radio is part conversation, part musical journey through soccer, art, culture, and community. This week, host Mike Geddes talks to Oakland artist Timothy B about his journey, the relationship between arts and sports and his recent work including a mural of late rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle which gained him national acclaim. We also talk to one of the Oakland Roots players about life for the team on lockdown and his incredible journey from fleeing war in Eritrea to becoming a professional soccer player in the United States.