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Here's a quite unique conversation about the history of Blacks and Puerto Rican relations in Philadelphia post WWII - plus a look back athe '76 March Without Colonies -timely as we look at the 250th Independence birthday in '26.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/0ux...

#Philly #AfricanAmericans #250
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
On Neglected Stories: Host Pedro Rodriguez sits down with author & tennis professional Gabriel Allen to explore the hidden history of tennis — a story of class, race & gender in the making of the modern sport.
📅 Sat, Oct 11 | 🕙 10am EST
📻 92.9 FM | 💻 gtownradio.com

#CommunityRadio #Philly
#Tennis
October 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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"No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"

Absolutely massive crowd at the New Yorkers Against ICE march. Blocks long!
September 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What do you care about a small island off the Caribbean coast of Honduras? Tune-in at 10 am this Saturday, Sept 27, Part 2 Roatan vs the Billionaires, Germantown Community Radio, 82.9 FM, streaming at gtownradio.com. Previously on Spotify Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements
#Honduras #US
September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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BREAKING:

Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Did you miss Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements' episode about the conflict between Honduras and a group of multi billionaires over the fate of the island of Roatan? Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/1jGc...
#Roatan #Honduras #Prospera #Libertarians
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I talked with crime data maven Jeff Asher, whose always relevant work has gotten extra-relevant now that Trump is invoking urban crime as a reason to occupy cities 1/ paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-wi...
Talking With Jeff Asher
My go-to guy for crime data
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.

By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I wrote about stagflation, how it happens, and why it didn't happen under Biden. Next week about prospects under Trump 1/ paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-econom...
The Economics of Stagflation, Part I
What are the risks? And how big are they?
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Proud to join over 100 people protesting Ryan Mackenzie’s threats to Social Security!

I was also thrilled to help @lv4allorg.bsky.social in distributing over 300 bookbags!

My campaign, unlike MAGA Mackenzie, will always be for the people, not the powerful.
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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August 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This Sat, Aug 16 | 10–11 am — Neglected Stories w/ Pedro Rodriguez.
Historian Bennett Parten reframes Sherman’s March to the Sea as a massive liberation, led by self-emancipated people seeking Union lines.
📻 92.9 FM & gtownradio.com | 🎧 Podcasts Sun

#History #CivilWar #Emancipation
August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Listen to an interview with Dr. Castel Sweet on her short doc "Sites of Memory" exploring racial violence in the Deep South
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
August 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I'm not waiting on the sidelines

I'm a businessman, veteran and Lehigh County Controller. I've been fighting for you every day. I'm ready to take that fight against the MAGA machine and corporate oligarchy.

I'm running for Congress for the people, not the powerful.

Join us at votemarkpinsley.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Check out this podcast: An Extraordinary Voice fo Justice - The work of Richard Weishaupt, retired attorney @CommunityLegalServices @Philadelphia: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/0ux...
August 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🎤 Next Neglected Stories (Sat, June 21 @ 10AM):
Tim Hayes joins us—Philly music legend, civil rights activist & drummer for Philly Gumbo. Hear about his organizing roots, meeting Malcolm X, & love for music in Philly.
📻 92.9 FM stream → www.gtownradio.com
#PhillyGumbo #PhillyHistory #CommunityRadio
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If you missed this because you were doing your duty protesting Trump's policies, here is the link to the story of Ben Fletcher, the black labor leader from Philadelphia who led thousands of workers in a successful strike in the early years of the 20th century: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ped...
June 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🎧 New episode: Neglected Stories this Saturday at 10AM on @gtownradio
Pedro Rodriguez speaks with historian Peter Cole about Ben Fletcher—Black dockworker, Wobbly, and labor hero who organized 4,000 multiracial workers in Philly.
Listen live: 92.9 FM or www.gtownradio.com
#LaborHistory #IWW #Philly
June 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Listen to "Philadelphia COVID-19 Pandemic Revisited" by Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ped...
June 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Today, NALC President @BrianRenfroe19 took part in a Capitol Hill roundtable on reconciliation provisions attacking postal & federal employee retirement benefits. These harmful cuts are still on the table. Contact your rep & tell them to oppose these cuts: nalc.org/action
May 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Amazing!
May 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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🚨 WALMART RAISING PRICES DUE TO TARIFFS

“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO says.
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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"The Boeing 747-8 being offered to U.S. President Donald Trump by Qatar once served the Qatari royal family & has been sitting unsold for years."

"The jet, has been lingering without a buyer since being put up for sale in 2020."

Hand-me-down Saudi royal rape plane

www.newsweek.com/qatar-gift-t...
Qatar's Gift to Trump is unsold plane it's been trying to dump for years
The aircraft was first commissioned for Qatari officials and spent years on the market without a buyer.
www.newsweek.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM