The reaction to the Embrace statue in Boston has been, for lack of a better word, "mixed," and I enjoyed this very thoughtful conversation with That Aint It & Darryl C. Murphy about it on today's The Common: wbur.fm/3Jhd1CP

Sleiman's memoir hits on a lot of familiar notes in our society. One of them being hip-hop as a path to a better life. I am so looking forward to this. Cop your tix! wbur.fm/3Fww2P4

TOMORROW at 6:30pm: Darryl C. Murphy, host of The Common, moderates a conversation with journalist and historian @Dart_Adams and rapper Sleiman to about their new book #InsteadWeBecameEvil. Tickets at the link below.👇🏾wbur.fm/3Fww2P4

Instead We Became Evil: Danish rapper Sleiman discusses his music journey with journalist and historian Dart Adams wbur.fm/3Fww2P4 via WBUR CitySpace

To whomever it may concern, have fun and be safe out there tonight. Leave them poles alone!

.Darryl C. Murphy and I are back for ::DJ Khaled voice:: ANOTHA ONE. In today’s episode of The Common, we chat about: 🎭 Fairview at SpeakEasy Stage Company 🫖 Boston Public Library’s Courtyard Tea Room and Map Room Tea Lounge 🌲Into the Woods on Broadway Emerson Colonial Theatre wbur.fm/3HvzVnk

The news is out! My The Philadelphia Inquirer piece "Lights. Camera. Crime." has been optioned by Red Crown with director Yance Ford and writer Daniel Colameco. They're adapting it to become a scripted TV series. Very, very cool, unreal, exciting blessing. variety.com/2023/tv/news/p…

Co-owner of Mei Mei Dumplings @ireneshiangli joined us to talk about the need for more accountability in Boston's restaurant scene and why it's so hard for workers to come forward. If you have thoughts or a story you want to share, DM us here or email at [email protected].

It's sunny, but this is still a solid playlist

I am truly the worst at self promotion but it would mean the world to me if folks would listen to yesterday’s episode of The Common with @ireneshiangli and share it with anyone who works in the food industry. Help us keep this conversation going!

I am so thoroughly disappointed at NPR right now. Unbelievable. Tokenized this show and their team then this. Be fr y’all

So excited for this

Spring has SPRUNG and that means it’s time to go out and have some fun! 🌸 Today on The Common thee Darryl C. Murphy and I discuss: 🍿 ANI-MANIA! Coolidge Corner Theatre ⛪️ Sister Act Lyric Stage Company of Boston 🎤 Janelle James The Wilbur 🌎 Earth Week WBUR CitySpace wbur.fm/3ZPCwiQ

Spring is here! That means it's time to get out and revel in events going on this month in Boston. WBUR CitySpace Candice Springer joins us to share her top local events to enjoy this month.

As journalists, we have to realize that we are contributing to a future archive. Decades from now, people will be pulling up our stories to know what life was like at the time. It’s why covering marginalized communities in nuanced and meaningful ways is so damn important.

The level of dehumanization required for the western media to completely ignore this bigoted and deliberate incitement in Amsterdam is off the charts.

Look at all of these fucking cowards smirking and making faces while their own colleague is dragged out of the room by police. Journalistic solidarity is a lie.

Liberals are finally ending their 4 year brunch! The fact that the Democratic Party can lull so many people asleep while they are in power is exactly why Democrats are the most effective evil