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Sonic Watermelons can be heard / streamed live every Tuesday from 7:00-8:00 PM (EST) on BSR (Brown Student and Community Radio), The show is produced by Reza Clifton along with co-producers Jose Ramirez and Deejay Kellan and a team of volunteers and contributors. To listen live or find archive links (going back to 2010), visit http://www.bsrlive.com. Follow Sonic Watermelons on Facebook @SonicWatermelons, on Twitter @watermelonradio, and on all social media at #sonicwatermelons,
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Film from the Latino Diaspora And Ronald Kevin Lewis Visits Sonic Watermelons***Original Episode Title:From Consumer to Producer: The Providence Latin American Film Festival Visits Sonic Watermelons* ***Original Episode Date:August 23, 2016***Name of Guest:Jose Ramirez and Ron CrossonProvidence Latin American Film Festival***Original Episode Summar…
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Original Episode Title:#GetBlissed on Sonic Watermelons* ***Original Episode Date:Tuesday July 19, 2016***Name of Guest:Christine Paige, Owner Bliss Salon, Providence, RI***Original Episode Summary:Are you part of #teamnatural or do you play for #teamrelaxed? Are those extensions or is that your real hair? Those are just some of the questions that …
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Original Episode Title:Talking Black Businesses and More with Lisa Ranglin: Sonic Watermelons, July 26, 2016***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, July 26, 2016***Name of Guest:Lisa Ranglin, President, RI Black Business Association***Original Episode Summary:What else can we do?From the the counter-top sit-ins we saw during the Civil Rights movement of …
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Original Episode Title:Back to School with James Monteiro***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, August 9, 2016***Name of Guest(s): James Monteiro***Original Episode Summary:The stores are stocked with notebooks, pens, and backpacks. The flyers are hitting our newspapers and stuffed in our mailboxes. If you have a kid in your house, they are probably scr…
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SUMMER FESTIVALS, PART DEUX And Fall Flicks for Family and You: A SONIC WATERMELONS PODCAST***Original Episode Title:Finding Your Roots with Afropunk, Film Festivals and More: Sonic Watermelons, August 2, 2016***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, August 2, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Conversation with #SonicWatermelons’ team members Reza Clifton and Kabir…
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Christopher Johnson Visits Sonic Watermelons Y Las Vidas Negras Importan***Original Episode Title:*Spoken Word, Speaking Truth: A Conversation with Christopher Johnson, June 28, 2016***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, June 28, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Christopher Johnson, poet, playwright, actor, director***Original Episode Summary:Christopher Johnso…
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RI Food Fight and Afro-Latino Festival on Sonic WatermelonsOriginal Episode Title:Choosing from the cream of the crop with Jim Nellis and RI Food Fights***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, June 14, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Jim Nellis, Founder, RI Food Fights***Original Episode Summary:With the nation sitting up and taking notice of the impressive food…
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Original Episode Title:Santa Mamba: Bringing Extra Sazón From RI to the World***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, March 22, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Santa MambaGio MurilloAaron WadeNicholas WadeShawn Denault***Original Episode Summary:Spices are one of the many things that sets apart Latin American countries from the rest of the world and makes people…
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Original Episode Title:*Hip Hop and Its Global Outreach: Kufa Castro Pontificates, 5/17/16***Original Episode Date:Tuesday, May 17, 2016Name of Guest(s): Kufa Castro, hip hop artist, poet, actor***Original Episode Summary:*Hip Hop music has gotten into almost every nook and cranny of our planet, thanks to the hard work and dedication of it's sons a…
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Original Episode Title:Cocktails and Crowdsourcing with the Pinball Wizard Mike Maven-5/24/16***Original Episode Date:TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Mike Maven, founder, Shelter Arcade Bar, Providence, RI.***Original Episode Summary:You have this great idea for a business so you do what every self-respecting millennial would do: put toge…
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Original Episode Title:Sonic's Guide to Summer 2016! 5/10/16***Original Episode Date:May 10, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Special reporting by Sonic Watermelons’ Team Members: 1) Co-producer Jose Ramirez; 2) Social Networking Coordinator Jessica “Jezebel PVD” LaBrie. ***Original Episode Summary:The wonderful weather is finally upon us and with it comes…
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Original Episode Title:Black, Lavender and Brown All Over: A Conversation about Rites and Reason Theatre and Africana Studies, April 5, 2016***Original Episode Date:April 5, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Elmo Terry-Morgan, Artistic Director of Rites & Reason Theatre, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, and Department of Theatre Arts and…
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Phil Eil Visits Sonic Watermelons, April 12, 2016****Original Episode Title:We have freedom to access information but do we really? Phil Eil tells us a story or two about the FOIA.***Original Episode Date:April 12, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Philip Eil, former/final editor of the Providence Phoenix, adjunct lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Desi…
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SONIC WATERMELONS PODCAST: Jared Paul Visits Sonic Watermelons, April 26, 2016***Original Episode Title:From Bigging Up Bernie to Packaging Records: Jared Paul Visits Sonic Watermelons***Original Episode Date:April 26, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Jared Paul, Slam Poet, Spoken Word Performer, Hip Hop Artist***Original Episode Summary:What does it mean …
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SONIC WATERMELONS PODCAST: STEAM Box RI Visits Sonic Watermelons, March 15, 2016***Original Episode Title:The Day the Robots Went to Japan and More on SXSW: Steam Box Visits Sonic Watermelons, March 15, 2016***Original Episode Date:March 15, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Roberto Gonzalez, STEAM Box Founder and DirectorJulie, STEAM Box StudentEstrella, S…
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SONIC WATERMELONS PODCAST: The Extraordinary Rendition Band (ERB) Visits Sonic Watermelons, March 26, 2016***Original Episode Title:An Extraordinary Visit From An Extraordinary Band: ERB Visits Sonic Watermelons***Original Episode Date:March 26, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Extraordinary Rendition BandJess B (Lady J) Avi Mike Tori Jonathan***Original E…
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SXSW and Touring with the Rice Cakes: Roz Raskin Returns to Sonic Watermelons, March 8, 2016
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SONIC WATERMELONS PODCAST: SXSW and Touring with the Rice Cakes: Roz Raskin Returns to Sonic Watermelons, March 8, 2016***Original Episode Title:An Hour of Music and Art Talk SXSW Style with Roz Raskin! 3/8/16***Original Episode Date:March 8, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Roz Raskin***Original Episode Summary:Hi friends, it's that time of year again; ar…
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Original Episode Title:What is LOVESICK? Punk Rock takes over Sonic Watermelons***Original Episode Date:March 1, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Josh (Drummer, Lovesick)***Original Episode Summary:What is LOVESICK? Punk Rock takes over Sonic WatermelonsWhen we hear about kids from Providence, we mostly hear about the negative side of the city. The story o…
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Original Episode Title:Celebrating Art with Monique Johnson***Original Episode Date:February 23, 2016***Name of Guest(s): Monique Rolle Johnson***Original Episode Summary:Monique was a big part of the "Race Matters" exhibition which you still have a chance to check out, here are more details: "Race Matters" an exhibit honoring Black History Month b…
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Original Episode Title:Can One Organization Do It All? Learn About West Elmwood Housing and their Sankofa Initiatives***Original Episode Date:February 9, 2016 ***Name of Guest(s): 1) Sharon Conrad-Wells, Executive Director of West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation; 2) Angie Bannerman Ankoma, Board Chair of West Elmwood Housing Development Cor…
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Close Encounters with a Woman Who ROCKS: Roz Raskin Visits Sonic Watermelons, January 26, 2016
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ORIGINAL EPISODE TITLE: Close Encounters with a Woman Who ROCKS: Roz Raskin Visits Sonic Watermelons, January 26, 2016***ORIGINAL EPISODE DATE: January 26, 2016***NAME OF GUEST: Roz Raskin (of Roz and the Rice Cakes)***ORIGINAL EPISODE SUMMARY: Close Encounters with a Woman Who ROCKS: Roz Raskin Visits Sonic Watermelons, January 26, 2016A woman wit…
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From Refugee Camp to Project to Watermelons: Sokeo Ros Visits Sonic Watermelons, January 12, 2016
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ORIGINAL EPISODE TITLE: From Refugee Camp to Project to Watermelons: Sokeo Ros Visits Sonic Watermelons, January 12, 2016***ORIGINAL EPISODE DATE: January 12, 2016***NAME OF GUEST: Sokeo Ros, Creator, Choreographer, Star, “From Refugee Camp to Project."***ORIGINAL EPISODE SUMMARY: Sokeo Ros (Creator, Choreographer, Star, “From Refugee Camp to Proje…
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ORIGINAL EPISODE TITLE:Roots, Remedy, and Media Arts: Erroll Lomba Visits Sonic Watermelons***ORIGINAL EPISODE DATE:January 19, 2016***NAME OF GUEST: Erroll Lomba (Founder, Roots.Media)***ORIGINAL EPISODE SUMMARYRoots, Remedy, and Media Arts: Erroll Lomba Visits Sonic WatermelonsMaking movies and teaching lessons is one way to think about Erroll Lo…
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