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Radio: Grammys and More
Talk and music about the Grammys and more Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s March 12 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at noon at on the WSBU livestream site. More Richard Lee radio shows
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Michael Riccards
The purpose of a speech is usually to convince an audience of your point of view. It should be short, concise and moving, but the State of the Union address has become a laundry list without much of a cohesive… Read More ›
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Cuomo’s Press Conference in One Word
By Richard Lee If I had to describe today’s Andrew Cuomo news conference in one word, that word would be defiant. Yes, he apologized and said he was embarrassed, but he also dared the legislature to make good on threats… Read More ›
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Can Punk Music Influence Corporate Behavior?
The Jandoli Institute’s next music and social justice forum will focus on punk music’s ability to question corporate behavior. The forum will take place on Zoom on Monday, March 15, starting at 7 p.m. “Punk music grew from working class… Read More ›
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Radio: Springsteen’s Brush with the Law
Music inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s brush with the law, featuring Bruce’s songs about criminals (‘Johnny 99’ & ‘Outlaw Pete’), crime (‘Murder Incorporated’), his $500 fine (‘The Price You Pay’) and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 26 radio… Read More ›
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Comedy, public policy and ‘Mr. Mayor’
By Richard Lee Mr. Mayor, the NBC comedy that completed a short nine-episode season last week, captured many of the day-to-day activities that go into the job of running a city. Mayor Neil Bremer (played by Ted Danson) dealt with… Read More ›
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Video: How can music fans promote social justice?
In a Feb. 15 forum, the Jandoli Institute explored the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice. Dr. Alex Gillham, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Bonaventure University, led the program, which was titled “Prevention, Proliferation,… Read More ›
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Radio: How the Pandemic Has Changed Life as We Knew It
Songs about what we’ve missed since the arrival of the pandemic just about a year ago: “We’re Having a Party,” “On Broadway,” “Smiling Faces” and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 19 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3)…. Read More ›
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Presidents Day: More Than an Opportunity to Sell Cars, Clothing and Electronics
By Michael P. Riccards When I was a boy, we had off Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday, and the media each year featured stories on each of these great men. Now we have combined the two days into Presidents Day… Read More ›
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Is Equal Voting for All a Given?
By Adam Odolil Voting is an integral part of our democracy, and yet it appears to me that simply being a citizen of the United States is not a sufficient condition for being able to vote. One key component of… Read More ›
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