Say What? with Michele Norris

Michele Norris on culture, news, art, cuisine...& all the things in between. It's a BIG world. Lotta Stories. I'm Listening. michelenorris.substack.com

Say What? with Michele Norris is a society podcast hosted by Michele Norris, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michele Norris hosts Say What? with Michele Norris, a society show with 9 episodes published.

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  A Rare Recording and A Reckoning

  Jun 1, 20263 minS0

  <p>I could not sit on this story any longer. 🤎</p><p>I have released a special audio episode on my Substack about a rare recording and a reckoning on the anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. </p><p>We need to know more about this troubling chapter of American history. On June 1, 1921, the Greenwood community of Tulsa woke up to ash and rubble. The entire community, a Black neighborhood so prosperous it was known as Black Wall Street, had been wiped out by an angry White mob. Thirty-five city blocks were obliterated. Burned. Bombed. Looted. As many as 300 peo...

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  The Tulsa Tapes: The “Bystander" who saw Black Wall Street Burn

  May 31, 202649 minS0

  <p>I have been eager to share this story with all of you for years, and as we hit the 105th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, it’s time to finally pull it off the shelf.</p><p>What you’re about to hear is the pilot episode of You People, a podcast we created five years ago , inspired by our work at The Race Card Project, where we collect 6-word stories about race and cultural identity. The journey started with a 6-word story about “carnage.” A word like that captures your attention. We dove in and did reporting. We recorded...

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  What the World Needs to Know About Minnesota Right Now

  Feb 9, 20261 minS0

  <p>I was asked a question recently on air that has stayed with me.</p><p>What does the world need to know about Minnesota right now?</p><p>It came during a conversation about the aggressive immigration enforcement operations unfolding across the state — a conversation rooted in what I’d seen firsthand as a journalist reporting on the ground. I answered as a Minnesotan. As someone who understands the state’s rhythms. It’s silences. Its pride of place.</p><p>But the more I thought about the question afterward, the more certain I became: no one person should answer i...

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  COVERAGE "Under Siege: Minneapolis in Crisis"

  Jan 16, 202615 minS0

  <p>Eric Newmark is a defense attorney based in the Twin Cities, where he has practiced law for 25 years. His work places him at the intersection of legal principle, the rule of law, and lived reality. We wanted to hear from him because he understands Minnesota’s civic and institutional landscape and because he was the defense attorney in an earlier December court case involving Jonathan Ross, the federal immigration agent who shot Rene Good on January 7 in South Minneapolis.</p><p>In that earlier case, Newmark represented the defendant, who was accused of dragging Jonathan Ross during an immigration tr...

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  INTERVIEW: "Guess what? Nobody's gonna be standing after I leave here!"

  Nov 19, 202535 minS0

  <p>If you’ve been watching The Morning Show on Apple TV+, then you know that the actress, Karen Pittman, has basically stolen the series this season as she transitioned from the loyal producer, willing to sacrifice everything for the network, to the frustrated employee willing to burn the whole place down.</p><p>It has been a bit surreal to watch the fictional UBN network wrestle with some of the same ripped-from-the-headlines issues playing out in legacy media empires. It has also been delicious to watch the character known as Mia Jordan enter her villain era, as she calls it...

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