DC Public Library Radio

At age 15 Marcus Bullock was sentenced to 8 years in a maximum security prison. Today he is the CEO of Flikshop, a company he founded that helps keep families connected to their loved ones while they are incarcerated. Marcus sits down with host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss what led to his incarceration and his drive to become an entreprenuer.

As part of this year’s NSO In Your Neighborhood series, DC Public Library presents cellist Mark Evans and bassist Charles Nilles who perform. NSO General Manager Genevieve Twomey talks about NSO In Your Neighborhood program and its dynamic community partnerships.

Author, actor, songwriter and motivational speaker Hermond Palmer joins host, Olubunmi Bakare, to discuss his life and shares insights about how to live your best life.

Jean Badalamenti, Health & Human Services Coordinator, and the Peer Outreach Specialists join us to talk about about the library's role in assisting DC's most vulnerable and at-risk residents.

Librarians Bobbie Dougherty and Maggie Gilmore will talk about the Read Your Way Up Bike Tour, which was part of last month's DC History Conference. They’ll share the history and evolution of the DC Public Library’s community storefront libraries, portabranches and kiosks of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Joining them on the show is Tim Wright a library patron who joined them on the ride. Wright is the owner of Attucks Adams, a DC tour company that explores both national and local DC.

In anticipation of the film debut of If Beale Street Could Talk, DCPL staff will discuss James Baldwin's original book with Derrick Young of Mahagony Books.

An informal chat about what artists can do in libraries and what libraries can do with artists, and what our work teaches us about caring for the city we live in. Featuring Nando Álvarez, member of the local collective The Sanctuaries and Don Russell, Curator, George Mason University Galleries and Director of Provisions Library for Art and Social Change.

Blight Records is a local music label, which just released a cassette compilation, "Blight Makes Right," featuring a diverse roster of musicians, both locally and nationally. In the studio we will play live recordings of one of Blight's most recent releases, Luna Honey's "Peace Will Grind you Down." Luna Honey band members discuss their lives as musicians living and performing in DC.

A.Peter Bailey joins host Olubunmi Bakare for part 2 of thier conversation

The crew from the Studio Lab Express share news and updates, talk about customers' work, and what's to come.