Tag: Melissa Block

  • Skin Color Still Plays Big Role In Ethnically Diverse Brazil All Things Considered National Public Radio 2013-09-19 Audie Cornish, Host Melissa Block visits a historic section of Rio de Janeiro that pays homage to Afro-Brazilian history and the many slaves that came ashore there. She talks with Brazilian filmmaker Joel Zito Araujo about what it…

  • In ‘Red Pyramid,’ Kid Heroes Take On Ancient Egypt Backseat Bookclub All Things Considered National Public Radio 2012-12-19 Melissa Block, Host Robert Siegel, Senior Host If there was a recipe for the best-selling writer Rick Riordan, it would go something like this — start with a love of storytelling, fold in more than a decade…

  • Cole Porter Scores An Interracial Couple’s Highs And Lows National Public Radio All Things Considered Music: Mom and Dad’s Record Collection 2012-08-30 NPR Staff As summer winds down, All Things Considered is winding down its series “Music: Mom and Dad’s Record Collection.” For the past few months, the show has asked listeners to tell their…