In Part Two of the December 2009 edition of the Tara Lake Show, we continue the conversation with Chike Ogbunugafor, touching on everything from H1N1 Swine Flu to virus evolution to President Barack Obama. Later, Tara Lake shares her commentary and remembers the great Eartha Kitt. More on Eartha Kitt: The New York Times Obituary and her official website.
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Original Post Date: December 2008
The debut edition of the Tara Lake Podcast: The Barack Obama Block Party in celebration of the election of President-elect Barack Obama. I invited a few friends to dissect this historical moment and share some barbeque and grape soda. We discussed the Obama effect, Youth & Hip-hop; Media; Comedy & Performance; and Race in America.
Guests (pictured below):
MK Asante, Jr. – Professor, Author, Filmmaker; Carucha Meuse – Photojournalist & Visual Artist; Daheli Hall – Comedian & Actor; Kai Wright – Journalist, Author, Editor; and Caroline Streeter, Ph.D. – UCLA Professor.
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The wrap-up of my interview with Dr. Caroline Streeter of UCLA. The second half also features a 
roundtable discussion on the meaning and cultural impact of (then) President-elect Obama’s win. Joining me are Bahby Banks, a Health Behavior doctoral student the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Tyi-Sanna Jones, Ph.D., professor of Education at Peace College in Raleigh.
(Originally Published: December 2008)
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