Entries by David

William Oldham — The Brotherhoods

March 20, 2011 in /by

William Oldham, author and 22-year NYPD veteran talks about his book The Brotherhoods. Oldham talks about the subject of his book, the infamous “Mafia cops” detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, who stole, passed information and even killed for the mob. Original Air Date: 1/15/07 Part 1 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/CWDL-William_Oldham_The_Brotherhoods_Part_1.mp3] Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/CWDL-William_Oldham_The_Brotherhoods_Part_2.mp3]

Jake Adelstein – Tokyo Vice

March 15, 2011 in /by

David Lewis speaks with journalist-turned-author Jake Adelstein about his new book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan covering his time working as a reporter in Japan’s seedy underbelly. Original Air Date: 03-15-2011 Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Jake-Adelstein-Part-1-WS.mp3] Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Jake-Adelstein-Part-2-WS.mp3]

Dahlia Lithwick – Westboro Baptist Church

March 8, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate.com, about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the First Amendment Rights for Members of the Westboro Baptist church to protest at military funerals – often with hateful and inflammatory messages against homosexuality. Original Air Date: 03-8-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CWDL-Dahlia_Lithwick_Westboro_Baptist_Church.mp3]

Izzeldin Abuelaish – I Shall Not Hate

March 3, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish about his new book I Shall Not Hate. Dr. Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor from Gaza who was able to cross borders into Israeli hospitals with a basic and pure vision of peace. When the conflict between Israel and Hamas happened, an Israeli artillery shell hit his house killing […]

Frank Meeink – Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead

March 2, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Frank Meeink who has just written a new autobiography called Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead. This striking memoir recounts the life of a reformed skinhead. Born to an abusive, junky father and a neglectful mother, Meeinks seeds of hate grew quickly and by 17 he was involved in Philadelphia’s neo-Nazi movement. Original […]

Deborah Amos – Eclipse of the Sunnis

February 28, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Deborah Amos, who has been reporting on the Middle East with NPR for the past 30 years, about her latest book Eclipse of the Sunnis. This book examines the complex relationship between Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims. Although the Sunnis still dominate worldwide as the largest denomination of Islam, Shia holds a […]

Howard Hart – Egypt’s Revolution

February 22, 2011 in /by

David speaks with former CIA case officer Howard about the recent events in Egypt and the revolutionary upheaval spreading across the region. Hart was himself stationed in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and was of the senior military coordinators for the failed rescue mission of the occupied American Embassy. Original Air Date: 02-22-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CWDL-Howard_Hart_Egypt_Revolution.mp3]

Lonnie Holley

February 17, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Bill Arnett, co-founder of Tinwood Media, and African American artist Lonnie Holley. Holley began his artistic life in 1979 by carving tombstones for his sister’s two children who died in a house fire. He used blocks of a soft sandstone-like by-product of metal casting which was discarded in piles by a foundry […]

The Singers of Gee’s Bend

February 15, 2011 in /by

David speaks with Matt Arnett, co-founder of Tinwood Media, about the Singers of Gee’s Bend and how Matt was able to find this community of singers and quilt makers and bring their art to the forefront. Original Air Date: 02-15-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CWDL-Singers_of_Gees_Bend.mp3]

Brad Shreiber – Becoming Jimi Hendrix

February 7, 2011 in /by

David speaks with writer Brad Schreiber, co-author of the new biography Becoming Jimi Hendrix which traces back to Hendrix’s early years in Seattle and Memphis, before he was famous. Original Air Date: 02-7-2011 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CWDL-Brad_Schreiber_Becoming_Jimi_Hendrix.mp3]