Guest: Tyson Duffy Charlie talks with his friend Tyson Duffy about the distinction in their politics made clear by the current presidential primary season. Host: Charlie Bennett

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Liberal or Reformer? - 2/24/2020

Guest: Alain Della Negra Charlie talks with French artist and filmmaker Alain Della Negra about Second Life, art, and his 2009 film "The Cat, the Reverend and the Slave." Host: Charlie Bennett

Alain Della Negra - 2/3/2020

Guests: All the North Avenue Lounge hosts Charlie, Keren, and Shannon gather in the studio and interview each other with plenty of chatter, discussion, and sass. Host: All the North Avenue Lounge hosts

The Penultimate Hostapalooza - 1/27/20

Guests: Doris Mukangu & Elise Witt Shannon talks with Doris Mukangu & Elise Witt about the Amani Women Center, Johari Africa Enterprise, and the Global Village Project. Find out about some of the amazing things that are happening in Clarkston and in the area with refugees who have been resettled in Metro Atlanta. From sewing to singing, you'll finish the hour with a renewed creative spirit--and definitely ready to attend All Singing: The Elise Witt Songbook release concert on Nov. 23 at Chosewood Arts Complex. Host: Shannon Turner

Doris Mukangu & Elise Witt - 11/11/2019

Guest: The actual podcast Hidden Voices, episode 1 & 2 This week, we showcase the podcast Hidden Voices after featuring the creators and producers in our last episode. Host: Charlie Bennett

Hidden Voices Part II : Showcase - 10/28/2019

Guests: Shannon M Turner, Irene Turner, Maria Pinkelton, Michelle Khouri Charlie talks with some of the team that has created the podcast Hidden Voices, part of the GCDD Storytelling Project, spotlighting the stories of people with developmental disabilities and their families. Host: Charlie Bennett

Hidden Voices - 10/21/2019

Guest: Oulimata Gueye Charlie talks with Oulimata Gueye, the critic, curator, and artists about electronic music, science fiction from Africa, and fireboats. Host: Charlie Bennett

Oulimata Gueye - 10/14/2019

Hostapalooza #9 - 10/7/2019

Guests: Jessyca Holland & Audrey Gamez of C4 Atlanta; Eileen Lee & Martine Resznick of The Lola Shannon talks with the women who lead C4 Atlanta and The Lola about holding space for creative entrepreneurs and women professionals to grow their businesses. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Co-working with C4 Atlanta & The Lola - 9/23/2019

Guest: Jason Ward, communications coordinator for National Audubon and host of Topic Video's "Birds of North America." Keren talks to naturalist Jason Ward about his love for birds, his conservation advocacy, and his efforts to engaging people of color in exploring the outdoors. Host: Keren Landman

Jason Ward - 9/16/2019

Guest: Zachary Steele, founder and executive director of the Broadleaf Writers Association Charlie talks with Zach Steele about the writing life, writing fears, and the Broadleaf writing conference. Host: Charlie Bennett

Broadleaf Writers Association - 9/9/2019

Guests: Monica Campana, Executive Director of Living Walls, and artists/muralists Maite Nazario and Lisette Correa Keren talks to the director of urban mural powerhouse Living Walls and two of its collaborating artists about the organization's recent Start Talking, Stop HIV campaign, a series of community events culminating in the painting of an HIV mural in southwest Atlanta. Host: Keren Landman

Living Walls: Start Talking, Stop HIV - 8/26/2019

Guests: Cody Turner and Brittany Wilson Charlie talks with the "Atlanta office" of Sofar Sounds about secret shows, booking acts, and creating community. Host: Charlie Bennett

Sofar Atlanta - 7/1/2019

Guest: Sean Dietrich Shannon speaks with prolific author, storyteller, blogger, and musician, Sean Dietrich, aka Sean of the South. Sean speaks about growing up as an underestimated kid, his early influencers, how community college change his life, and talks about writing process. In the final segments, Sean reads from his daily blog and we sample his podcast performances. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Sean of the South - 5/6/2019

Hostapalooza #8 - 04/29/2019

The North Avenue Lounge is WREK’s interview show. Your hosts Charlie Bennett, Keren Landman, and Shannon M. Turner alternate weeks, talking with artists, writers, professors, students, scientists, engineers, musicians, and other fascinating people from the metro Atlanta area and beyond. Tune in each Monday at noon to hear an interesting conversation about almost anything.

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