Black Lives Matter and CRT in Schools, Phoebe Robinson, Michael Stipe, Mets Documentary

Veronica Chambers, New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, joins us to discuss her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement, plus we take listener calls. Jessica Mallare-Best, director of educational equity at the Center for Equity and Inclusion in Portland, Oregon, and former Portland Public School High School teacher, joins us to discuss Critical Race Theory, what it is, and teaching it to high school students. Phoebe Robinson, comedian, actress, and former co-host of the WNYC Studios podcast, 2 Dope Queens, joins us to discuss her new collection of essays, Please Don’t Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes. Michael Stipe’s cover of “Sunday Morning” opens the new album, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico, out September 24. The record also features Iggy Pop, Sharon Van Etten, Matt Berninger, St Vincent, and more. Stipe joins us to discuss the album and the legacy of the band, as well as his other current projects, including a recently published book of photography and the upcoming 25th anniversary reissue of REM’s album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. In 1986, the New York Mets had a magical season, winning 108 regular season games and the World Series. Director Nick Davis, and Mookie Wilson, the Mets outfielder who hit the famous ground ball that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series, join us to discuss the ESPN ’30 for 30’ documentary, "Once Upon a Time in Queens." We will also take calls from those who remember the ’86 season.