WOBC News is proud to present The Weekly. Our team leads a diverse array of campus journalists and other guests through illuminating discussions of campus issues and a broad range of other topics relevant to the Oberlin community. The show was co-created by Johan Cavert '20 and Daniel Markus '19 in 2017. Season 2 featured producers Roman Broszkowski '19 and Sarah Dalgleish '19. The team expanded in Season 3 with the addition of Katie Lucey '20, Anisa Curry-Vietze '22, and Ella Murray '20. Se ...
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The BAN Radio Literary Program aims to support the African American community and to show people, through the radio show, that African American writers are more than just a niche. We bring wonderful stories to the minds and imaginations of everyone! We have stories to tell, using our voice and our experiences, that cross all races and cultures. Join us on Monday and Wednesday Nights, 8-10 pm EST. BECOME A GUEST ON THE SHOW. Go here to sign up today: http://www.edc-creations.com
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Crown Holders Launch Party - Reap by Tiffani Quarles Sanders
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Reap: The Bible Belt Series by Tiffani Quarles Sanders ALABAMA 1931: Annie Lawson thanked the Lord every day for the life she and her husband, Sam, had made for themselves as sharecroppers on the Moore plantation. They were even more blessed to raise their granddaughter Liz, a bright, observant, book-loving girl who longed to continue her education…
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Ella D. Curry hosts Vanessa Miller for Crown Holders Conversations
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Vanessa Miller is a best-selling, award-winning author and playwright. Vanessa’s novels have received rave reviews, with several appearing on Essence Magazine Bestseller’s List. Miller’s work has received numerous awards, including the 2022 Best Christian Fiction award for her novel Something Good at the African American Literary Awards Show. She h…
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GENERATIONS LAUNCH PARTY with authors Suzette Harrison and Suzette Riddick
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Generations features ten novellas grouped in five sets of two books each. Each set offers one historical fiction novella and one contemporary women’s literature novella. The historical and contemporary heroines from each set are directly interconnected. Generations is a celebration of our culture (past and present), sisterhood, and the power and st…
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Crown Holders Conversation with Authors Sheryl Lister and Savannah Jackson
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No Reservations by Sheryl Lister. Learn more: https://a.co/d/inN3OQk True friendship never ends. Best friends forever. That’s the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when they were children, and even in their mid-thirties, the friends have always been there for each other—through the highs and lows of life and love. Until forever comes up agai…
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Crown Holders Conversation with Siera London and Selena Haskins
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Fake It Till You Make It (The Calvary Brothers Book 1) https://a.co/d/3h6jpmb Debbie Mason meets Lizzie Shane in this small-town romance where a burned-by-love veterinarian arranges a fake partnership with a down-on-her-luck city girl in order to save his family business. When Amarie Walker goes for something, she goes big—including starting over. …
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Black Books Weekend - Day 4: Crown Holders Celebrity Spotlight and Giveaways
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Ella D. Curry hosts the 15th Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony Listen to the Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony - http://tobtr.com/12289058 Follow Our Black Books Weekend Events Black Books Weekend - Day 1: Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Thriller Books - http://tobtr.com/12289060 Black Books Weekend - Day 2: Business Discussions with Entrepreneurs …
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Black Books Weekend - Day 3: Non-fiction/Self-help/Motivational/Children's Book
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Ella D. Curry hosts the 15th Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony Listen to the Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony - http://tobtr.com/s/12289058 Follow Our Black Books Weekend Events Black Books Weekend - Day 1: Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Thriller Books - http://tobtr.com/12289060 Black Books Weekend - Day 2: Business Discussions with Entrepreneur…
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Black Books Weekend - Day 2: Business Discussions with Entrepreneurs & Creators
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Ella D. Curry hosts the 15th Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony Listen to the Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony - http://tobtr.com/s/12289058 Follow Our Black Books Weekend Events Black Books Weekend - Day 1: Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Thriller Books - http://tobtr.com/12289060 Black Books Weekend - Day 2: Business Discussions with Entrepreneur…
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Black Books Weekend - Day 1: Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Thriller Books
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Ella D. Curry hosts the 15th Black Books Weekend Online Book Festival Listen to the Black Books Weekend Opening Ceremony - http://tobtr.com/s/12289058 Follow Our Black Books Weekend Events Black Books Weekend - Day 1: Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Thriller Books - http://tobtr.com/12289060 Black Books Weekend - Day 2: Business Discussions with Entrepre…
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Crown Holders Interview with Denene Millner - ONE BLOOD
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ONE BLOOD. THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN, LEGACY, AND SURVIVAL. Join New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner as she explores the lives of three generations of women tied together by love, hope, dreams, ambition...and family secrets in this epic novel. Meet Grace: raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled, post-segregation Virginia, …
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Crown Holders Conversation with Victoria Christopher Murray
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Praise for The Personal Librarian, a Good Morning America Book Club pick! “Historical fiction at its best…The Personal Librarian spins a complex tale of deceit and allegiance as told through books.” —Good Morning America The First Ladies Editorial Reviews “This book will expand your perspective and keep you reading late into the night." —Dolen Perk…
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Crown Holders Spotlight: Marc Lacy - Ghost of Ace Honeycutt The Final Countdown
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Clairvoyance - Poetic Vault Series (7 books) Clairvoyance – Insightful Lyrical Musings from the Poetic Vault Series. Clairvoyance is a collection of poetic works from speaker, writer, and producer, Marc Lacy. This publication is what Lacy is deeming the “ultimate discernment” of his deepest thoughts and contemplations. Clairvoyance is comprised of …
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Crown Holders Conversation: Lauren Wilson discusses Afro-Bougie Blues
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Afro-Bougie Blues: A Collection of Short Fiction by Lauren Wilson Step into the world of Afro-Bougie Blues and walk in the shoes of different protagonists as they struggle to move through the world. Ordinary black women and men develop tenacity when they have to deal with the reality of their choices. Alexis finally finds love after seventeen years…
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Crown Holders Conversation with Author Julius Kane
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THE JULIUS KANE TRIFECTA PACKAGE Explore: https://juliuskane.org/trifecta-package Select your option. Get all three of these great Julius Kane novels for one low price! Option 1: $17.00 Paperbacks (3) Option 2: $25.00 E-books (3) Option 3: $35.00 Audiobooks (3) (Available 4/20/23) Connect with Julius Kane Julius Kane is the author of dozens of titl…
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Crown Holders Conversation with Kofi Annan - Leadership in Action
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Leadership in Action: 5 Key Principles of Racial Justice Work by Kofi Annan More about the book: 42fightingwords.com As painful and upsetting as George Floyd’s murder was, it was encouraging to witness not just the intense condemnation–and ultimate prosecution–of the officers involved but the almost universal recognition that that incident was a me…
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Season 4: Episode 14 - Juneteenth in Oberlin
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This week's show is a special episode about Juneteenth, made up of segments by The Weekly team: Nina Auslander-Padgham, Eric Schank, and Casey Troost. First, Nina and Eric present a segment on the Oberlin Juneteenth festival, how it is different this year, and address potential town and gown tensions as more students participate in the parade. Afte…
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Season 4: Episode 13 - Reggie Goudeau '23 and Ruth Hardy '92
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In this episode, The Weekly's co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 chat with Reggie Goudeau '23, the opinions columnist from The Oberlin Review, about his recent Opinions article about kneeling during the national anthem and his experiences with Oberlin administration. Reggie's article was originally published in The Oberlin Review on June…
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Season 4: Episode 12 - Alumni Interviews by Casey Troost '22
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In the first episode of the summer semester, The Weekly's hosts Owen Anderson '23 and Jaimie Yue '22 feature an audiojournalism project from Casey Troost ‘22. Casey interviewed three Oberlin alumni for her final project in Rhetoric 402: Tutoring Lab. Casey’s interviews focus on the alumni’s post-Oberlin lives and how their jobs as Writing and Speak…
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Bonus Episode: "Black In My Own Way" with Dante Xavier
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In this Bonus Episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 interview Dante Xavier on his new album "Black In My Own Way" featuring Avery Brooks, distinguished musician and actor and Oberlin alumnus, Class of 1970. To listen to the full composition visit the DX Experiment on YouTube, Spotify, or www.HarpSpaceHappening.com fo…
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Season 4: Episode 11 - Asians in America Alliance
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Content warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-Asian racism and gun violence. In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 have a conversation about Jaimie's newest article for The Oberlin Review about the Asian Cultural Arts Festival that occurred on May 5, hosted by the recently rebranded Asians in Amer…
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Season 4: Episode 10 - Zoe and Khalid Advise Everything
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 chat with Zoe Martin Del Campo and Khalid McCalla, the sports editors of The Oberlin Review, about the columns they ran in the section this year, including “Zoe and Khalid Advise Everything.” The next segment is the extended cuts of Zoe and Khalid’s column debates. The fi…
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Season 4: Episode 9 - Professor Rick Baldoz
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Content warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-Asian racism, gun violence, and stabbing. In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Jonas Nelson '24, a writer from The Oberlin Review, about his Off the Cuff interview with Professor Rick Baldoz and his op-ed for The Washington Post on the Atla…
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Season 4: Episode 8 - Sports Return and "Fires in the Mirror"
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Zoe Kuzbari '22, a sports senior staff writer, and Zoe Martin Del Campo '22, a sports section editor, from The Oberlin Review, about the return of spring sports. Later on, Jaimie and Owen interview Leela Miller '24 about her preview of Fires in the Mirror, a di…
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Season 4: Episode 7 - Tiffany Fung '12
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This week, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Owen Anderson '23 and Jaimie Yue '22 have a conversation about Jaimie's feature article on Tiffany Fung, an Oberlin graduate from the class of 2012, for the Office of Communications. After graduating with a degree in Art History, Tiffany Fung earned her Master's in Scientific Illustration at Zuyd University in the…
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Season 4: Episode 6 - The Blackberry Poets
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Joshua Jackson '23, an arts section editor from The Oberlin Review, about his interview with College third-year Cyril Amanfo, Double-degree fifth-year Max Addae, and Double-degree fourth-year Mark Ligonde, the trio behind The Blackberry Poets. Joshua's article …
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Season 4: Episode 5 - Rabbi Megan Doherty
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Walter Thomas-Paterson '24, a senior staff writer from The Oberlin Review, about his interview with Rabbi Megan Doherty, the director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life. The segment is followed by an extended cut of Walter's Off the Cuff interview with Rabbi Dohe…
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Season 4: Episode 4 - Oberlin City Schools Returning to Classrooms
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Ella Moxley '22, one of the News Editors from The Oberlin Review, about the vaccination plan for the Oberlin City School District (OCS). Ella's article was originally published on The Oberlin Review on February 26, 2021. This episode originally aired on WOBC Ob…
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Season 4: Episode 3 - Food Insecurity and the One Oberlin Plan
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with The Oberlin Review production editor, Alexa Stevens '22, about food insecurity and volunteerism by local organizations in and around Oberlin. After Alexa's segment, the hosts interview Editor-in-Chief of The Oberlin Review, Anisa Curry Vietze, about her article…
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In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with The Oberlin Review writer, Zach Bayfield '22, about his review of Steel Magnolia, a new restaurant in downtown Oberlin. Zach discusses his dining experience at the restaurant, his connection to international cuisine as a Toronto native, and the importance of su…
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Season 4: Episode 1 - Samuel George '07
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To begin Season 4, The Weekly's new co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 talk with The Oberlin Review's senior staff writer, Casey Troost '22, about her On The Record article interviewing Samuel George OC '07, a documentary filmmaker for the non-profit Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington, DC on his film “Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest…
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BONUS EPISODE: Jad Abumrad on Dolly Parton's America, Radiolab, and Oberlin
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We're excited to announce that the Weekly will return for Season 4 this spring with co-hosts Owen Anderson and Jaimie Yue! To kick of the new season, we're airing a bonus episode featuring an interview Anisa and Sarah did with Jad Abumrad back before the pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support…
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Alex Blumberg and the Golden Age of Podcasts
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Anisa, Johan, and Sarah are joined by Molly Bryson, Editor and Chief of the Grape, to talk to Alex Blumberg '89 about his his time at Oberlin, his evolution as a journalist, and the future of podcasting. Alex worked on This American Life and created Planet Money before co-founding the podcast network Gimlet Media. --- Support this podcast: https://…
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Catch up on Oberlin's news with this week's Week in Review. Tune in at 9pm on March 9th to wobc.org for our full program! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan talks with Aaron Zitner '84, news editor at the Wall Street Journal's Washington Bureau, about his time at Oberlin and the role of data journalism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Listen as Anisa Curry Vietze and Katie Lucey discuss Oberlin's latest news stories. Get a sneak peek into our upcoming episode about UAW as college negotiations continue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan and Ella talk to Afrikan Heritage House Historian Deverrick McAllister about the 40th anniversary of the Winter Term Underground Railroad Reenactment and the history of Afrikan Heritage House at Oberlin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Oberlin Review news editors Katie Lucey and Anisa Curry Vietze discuss the headlines from this week’s edition of the The Oberlin Review. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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As first years Kate Steifman, Ella Newcomb, and Lena Golia wrap up their first semester, they talk about their experiences so far and their hopes for the future with Jen Crainic, a fourth year who has one month left at Oberlin before graduating in December. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support…
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Oberlin Review news editors Katie Lucey and Anisa Curry Vietze discuss the headlines from this week’s edition of the The Oberlin Review. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan checks in with recent Oberlin grads Oliver Bok, Daniel Markus, and Melissa Harris about their experience as student journalists at Oberlin and how it has impacted their post-grad life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan and Sarah talk with Faith Ward '22 and Anna Silverman '22 about the September Climate Strike, the work of Sunrise Oberlin, and youth environmental activism on campus and around the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Nathan Carpenter, Editor and Chief of the Oberlin Review talks to Dr. Tim Uyeki, class of ‘81, while he was back on campus to give a talk entitled “From Avian Influenza to Ebola and Public Health: Reflections of a Clinician and Epidemiologist.” Uyeki is the Chief Medical Officer in the Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respir…
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Oberlin Review news editors Katie Lucey and Anisa Curry Vietze discuss the headlines from this week’s edition of the The Oberlin Review. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Sarah talks with Dr. David Tempest '72, who biked from Seattle to Oberlin to be inducted into the Heisman Club Hall of Fame. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Oberlin Review news editors Katie Lucey and Anisa Curry Vietze discuss the headlines from this week’s edition of the The Oberlin Review. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan, Roman, and Daniel talk with RadioLab host and Oberlin alum Robert Krulwich about his time at Oberlin and his views on current campus culture. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Introducing a new feature of The Weekly! The Oberlin Review news editors Katie Lucey and Anisa Curry Vietze discuss the headlines from this week’s edition of the The Oberlin Review. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Sarah and Roman talk with Student Senator Kirsten Mojziszek about new changes to Title IX being pursued by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Johan and Roman talk with Prof. Charmaine Chua about Oberlin, private higher education, neoliberal reforms, and her decision to leave. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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Sarah Dalgliesh and Daniel Markus talk to Student Senate Chair Kameron Dunbar about the AAPR process and report. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weekly/support
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