Eatopia
DJ Hanabi
Easter Egg Hunt Edition
Okay, the upcoming Easter holiday doesn’t carry as much spiritual weight for Hanabi. Easter makes us think of delicious Cabury Crème Eggs, and fond memories of a giant bunny leaving repackaged Halloween candy in baskets. But, just because we’re godless heathens, doesn’t mean that we don’t have family Easter traditions. Insane Dane is on the other hand is a good boy. He takes part in all of the 3,000 year old Passover traditions. How on Earth did he get mixed up with us?
We heard from Easter favorites: Iron and Wine (kind of looks like Jesus),
Melissa McClelland
and Andre Ethier
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Ben details his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the city and local indie rock scene he’s a part of reacted to the pandemic. | watch
Aliah Sheffield is the singer/songwriter also known as Nikkie Aliah. Her song, “Earth is Ghetto,” recently went viral and she chatted with Nikkiesha about what led her to her viral moment, her musical inspirations, and what she hopes and plans to do next… oh, and tequila. This podcast is… | listen
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The March edition of Spotlight on the City features bands and musicians from Birmingham, Alabama. | listen
The Helen Keller hoax possesses the toxicity of a traditional conspiracy theory even if it doesn't quite fit the definition. | read