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No matter who you are, where you live or how much money you thought you had at the beginning of this past week, the fact is, we are all now living in uncertain times. Is...

“United we stand, divided we fall” is a popular saying which means that many people who join together as a group are much harder to defeat than they would be separately. Another popular saying is, ...

Listeners, Staff, Programmers, Volunteers, and Board, At this moment, when Coronavirus dominates the news, and World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus a pandemic, I wanted to reach out and let you know that WMNF...

Often in writing a promotional piece for an upcoming show, we attempt to come up with a clever alternative to the title of a book as a headline. James Shapiro’s new book is so incredibly...

“If the Corona Virus doesn’t change the way we behave – we are idiots!” The uncompromising words of Augustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology. Pandemics have been decisive markers in over ten thousand years of evolution...

“Out of sight, out of mind” is an idiom that is believed to date back to the 13th century.  It has been defined as, “when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to...

After November 8, 2016, first came the sadness; then came the rage, the activism, and the protests; and, finally, for thousands of women, the next step was to run for office – many of them...

Maya Angelou once said, “Won’t it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book.  Just U.S. history“.  In addition to Angelou’s...

Thanks to everyone who joined WMNF at the Skipper’s for the 15th Annual Ruckus… Especially to those who took a chance on buying a ticket to WIN!  A few lucky winners left the show before picking...

“Would you listen to this again?” We asked the jurists after playing each new release. We didn’t want boring answers, so we selected three guests we knew would provide intelligent, and entertaining critiques of every...

Since February 1926, there has been a corporate celebration of Black History in America, which has evolved over the years to become officially known as “Black History Month” or “African American History Month”.  However, despite...

In 2003, an American Hip Hop Duo known as OutKast released a song called, “Happy Valentine’s Time Day”.  One of the most poignant phrases in the song is, “Every Day Is The 14th”. For decades...