Making Connections KXRW

08/10/2023

Here's your chance to listen in on the Beats and Rythm of this years' Ridgefield Multicultural Festival! I spoke with organizer Megan Dudley about how this annual festival came to be. It's a valuable addition to the community, and people everywhere were smiling!
https://kxrw.fm/making-connections-beats-rythm-ridgefield-multicultural-festival-9-27-23/

28/06/2023

Here's the link to the Voices from Juneteenth show:

VOICES FROM JUNETEETH 2023 KXRW visited Vancouver’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration and compiled the opening remarks, along with the thoughts and perspectives of some of those who joined in the festivities. The theme for 2023 was “…indivisible with liberty and justice for all”. The festival c...

26/06/2023

I had the pleasure of hanging out at the Juneteenth Celebration last week at Vancouver's Ester Short Park. It was a fun and upbeat event, and I always enjoy it when people share their perspectives with me. If you'd like to hear what people have to say, you can! I edited together some of the audio for Making Connections, which airs this Weds., June 28 at Noon. Stream anywhere at KXRW.FM. Tune in to the radio at 99.9 or 107.1.

22/04/2023

Nikki Costa told me, "I would say that getting people their names back is the single most important work I did in my career," in part one of my radio show about her work with the Clark County ME's office. This week, we'll have more discussion about forensic geneology, her career path, and some of the important government services we take for granted.
"You certainly have a sense of value that you're adding to the community and the citizens that you're responsible to. At least I did."
Making Connections airs this Wednesday at Noon on Vancouver's KXRW.FM, 99.9 and XRAY fm 107.1 in Portland.
Stream it live ax kxrw.fm

25/03/2023

You can still listen to my conversation with Nikki Costa, who recently retired as Operations Manager for the Clark County Medical examiner's office. She describes one of the more complicated and challenging aspects of her career, investigating unidentified remains. Here's the link: https://kxrw.fm/making-connections-nikki-costa-getting-people-their-names-back-3-22-23/
Barb Seaman

23/02/2023

Black History Month winds down, but this interview is worth listening to anytime! I recently met a talented musician and wonderful human named Keith Cheek. We talked about jazz and soul, Black History month and American History. Keith Cheek taught me things about music I hadn't known, and it was such a pleasure to have this talk. We touched on Nina Simone, Mingus, John Coltrane, MLK, Sam Cook, and of course, Billie Holiday. Click this link to check it out. Barb Seaman, Keith Cheek KXRWvancouver. https://kxrw.fm/making-connections-music-and-black-history-part-1-2-22-23/
Here's the link to Part 2 https://kxrw.fm/making-connections-music-and-black-history-part-2-2-22-23/