Who hosts the state we're in?
Hosted by Granite State News Collaborative Director Melanie Plenda, The State We're In explores solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic in New Hampshire and highlights local efforts to combat the virus and rebuild local economies.
What channel is the state we're in?
Nearly fifty years ago the station was known as Channel 11- the New Hampshire Network.
Radio Netherlands
Host Jonathan Groubert and WBEZ have teamed up to bring back the revered program, The State We're In. In Season 1 of this podcast reboot, you'll hear astonishing true and personal stories from all over the globe.
TSWI Ep 13 - Quinsy Gario-Black Pete
Black Peter or Zwarte Piet: is it a beloved Dutch Christmas character or a racist throwback to the minstrel tradition? Quinsy Gario, a media expert from the Dutch Island St. Maarten, didn't think much of it until his mother was called “Zwarte Piet”.
TSWI Ep 12 - Torture Radio
In possibly the most hard-hitting TSWI ever, Jonathan speaks with Meron Estefanos, an Eritrean/Swedish journalist whose online radio show speaks with prisoners held hostage in Sinai torture camps. Thousands of Eritrean refugees have fled the military dictatorship at home to find a better life in Sudan and Israel.
TSWI Ep 11 - Changelings
On this week's The State We're In from WBEZ: Changelings. Two stories about transformations from around the globe. We explore the revolutionary history of Yemen, and an exploration of Jewish roots in Poland.
TSWI Ep 10 - Mohammed Ali & Me
On this week's The State We're In from WBEZ: Muhammad Ali and Me. The story of how Muhammad Ali tried to make one man into a rock and roll superstar... and how he literally lost it all. (Image: album artwork for Michel's album featuring Muhammad Ali and Michel)
TSWI Ep 9 - A Close One
This time on TSWI from WBEZ: A Close One. Three short stories of people who have had a brush with something terrible and walked away from it somehow changed, sometimes for the better. Comedian Yannis Pappas gets shot in the leg and has to learn how to find the funny again.
TSWI Ep 8 - Do the Right Thing: The dangerous job of journalism in Mexico
In Mexico, investigative journalism can be a life-threatening profession. Sergio Haro is a veteran reporter for the muckraking Mexican weekly, Zeta. One of the publication's founders was murdered in cold blood.
