Episodes
Friday May 02, 2014
Leid Stories - Yes, You! Let’s Hear What’s On Your Mind! - 05/02/14
Friday May 02, 2014
Friday May 02, 2014
All week long thoughts have been percolating in your head. Some are just brilliant; it would be a crying shame not to share them.
Take a quick inventory, select your very best, and present it to an appreciative audience for discussion and debate. Be a part of the brisk trade in information, opinions and ideas on Leid Stories’ “Free Your Mind Friday.” You’ll be in very good company!
Thursday May 01, 2014
Leid Stories - The Donald Sterling-NBA Imbroglio: What It Is Not - 05/01/14
Thursday May 01, 2014
Thursday May 01, 2014
Leid Stories has contended from Day 1 that the Donald Sterling-NBA imbroglio is in fact an old sideshow skillfully being made to look like a brand-new main attraction. This revamped version quickly identifies “the problem” and assigns blame; gives us a hero (as counterpoint to the villain), who takes resolute action; gives everyone warm and fuzzy feelings about “justice” and “the right thing” being done; and, most importantly, returns life to the good old status quo.
The awful truth, though, is that it’s all a charade—a cheap, tawdry chapter in the continuing saga of racism in America. Worse, the people facilitating it, pliantly playing their roles, will be the biggest losers in this high-stakes drama. And yet another exquisite opportunity to effect meaningful, longstanding change will be lost to expediency and the unwillingness or inability to see beyond self.
Leid Stories continues its commentary. Listeners contribute their thoughts.