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For nearly two centuries, Quad Citizens have here come here from all over the world and from all walks of life. The Great Quad Cities Listen is an attempt to collect and share all of our many diverse ... more
FAQs about The Great Quad Cities Listen:How many episodes does The Great Quad Cities Listen have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.
March 31, 2021Growing up in the Cook's Point barrioArtist Irene Terronez and activist Phyllis Terronez discuss their life growing up in Cook's Point, Davenport, participation in the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 70s, and Irene's artistic ongoing artistic career....more30minPlay
July 07, 2020Lagomarcino's: A Quad Cities' TraditionLagomarcino's has been in business in Moline since 1908, adding the Davenport location in 1997. Listen in on Beth and Tom Lagomarcino, current owners and grandchildren of the founder Angelo Lagomarcino, as they tell about how this great Quad Cities' tradition began....more8minPlay
September 27, 2019Boys To Men: Brothers Reflect On Youth Spent in Bethany's Programs17 years ago, Dimetrius and Demetriyone Singleton met Mary Ann McLeod in Bethany's Boys to Men program as United Township High School students. Now they run the Quad Cities Blue Raiders non-profit basketball organization. They credit their passion for giving back to Quad Cities youth to Mary Ann's guidance and Bethany's programs....more12minPlay
May 30, 2019'The Quad City Magician' Who Found His Passion While Working At A Special-Needs Group HomeDavenport-based magician T.J. Regul, who goes by the stage name "The Quad City Magician," found his passion for magic while working at a group home for special-needs children in the Chicago suburbs....more5minPlay
January 18, 2019'Well Suited' To Make A Difference: R.I. Woman Shares Story Of Mentorship ProgramTracy White founded Well Suited QC, a mentorship program that brings together African-American boys and teenagers from disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Quad Cities with African-American men. The mentors share not only advice, but hope: many of the men found themselves in difficult life situations in their childhoods, just like the boys in the group....more7minPlay
December 01, 2018Reflecting On Seven Years Of Publishing A Magazine 'For Girls, By Girls'When Jasmine Babers was a sophomore at Rock Island High School, she founded Love, Girls Magazine, a quarterly publication "for girls, by girls", in which girls and young women age 13 to 22 do all of the writing and photography for an audience of their peers....more7minPlay
July 11, 2018Whitey's Will Be Missed: Exchange Students Reflect On A Year In The QCAs a coordinator for Iowa Resource for International Service, Emerald Johnson helps place high school exchange students with families in the Quad Cities. Two such students from the past school year were Meghann Hall from South Africa and Hooria Tariq from Pakistan. The three spoke at the studios of WVIK as part of The Great Quad Cities Listen to talk about the students' experiences learning about American—and Quad Cities—culture....more7minPlay
May 25, 2018Under Nazi Occupation, Aiding The Resistance Without Even Knowing ItMoline resident Nick Huyten grew up under Nazi occupation in Holland for the first few years of his life. Nick was interviewed by his daughter, Tonya, for The Great Quad Cities Listen at the studios of WVIK to share his childhood memories....more9minPlay
February 09, 2018'Black Students Didn't Feel Like They Had A Voice'Joy and Gaye Shannon were new to the Quad Cities when they became students at Rock Island High School in the early 1970s....more13minPlay
February 02, 2018'That's When I First Knew That I Found My Forever Family'Rock Island High School juniors Amber and Amy Haskill were separated by the foster system for four years, forced to live with separate families. The twins doubted they would ever get to live with each other again, let alone be adopted before they turned 18....more9minPlay
FAQs about The Great Quad Cities Listen:How many episodes does The Great Quad Cities Listen have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.