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Eleven years after launching #RacismIsASickness at G-Town Radio, photographer, writer, and community-engaged artist Tieshka K. Smith returns to the place where the project began with #10YearsofRacismIsASickness, a four-month artist residency that revisits the original project through the lens of time, place, memory, and community. Anchoring the residency is a window installation titled All Roads Lead Back to G-Town Radio. A three-paneled map traces the journeys the original participants made from their home neighborhoods […]
Celebrate spring at the inaugural G-Town Radio Artist in Residence Window Installation featuring Emily Birdie Busch. Join the community on Friday May 8th 6-9 pm 24 Maplewood Mall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfWveM2GIU G-Town Radio and Center In The Park hosts PA-3 Dem Debate April 14, 7–9 PM. Join G-Town Radio and Center in the Park for the Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District Democratic Party Debate on Tuesday, April 14th. Moderated by Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist and WURD Radio Host, Solomon Jones. This important community event brings candidates together for a live discussion on the issues that matter most. Produced by PhillyCAM
Poem by Zawadi Levy Poem Title: Glass Holes Musical composition and recitation by V. Shayne Frederick Introduction by Trapeta B. Mayson Healing Verse Germantown, The Streets Are Talking project transforms the voices of those touched by gun violence into healing works of poetry and public art. This project is supported by the City of Philadelphia through Creative Philadelphia and a winner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge grant. If you’d […]
G-Town Radio is accepting proposals for installations to activate the store front, bay window at our studio located at 24 Maplewood Mall in Germantown. 3 artists will be chosen each year. Each Residency will be 4 months long. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. Submission deadline for the April 1 spot is March 1, 2026 Residencies will begin April 1, 2026 3 artists will be chosen each year. […]
Did you know there are more than 30 community fridges across Philly? We’ve listed a few courtesy of Share Food Program for easy info-sharing — because everyone deserves access to good food. Another way to get food to those who need it most, especially with the disruption in SNAP payments. Share Food Program supports hundreds of community partners & organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region to provide free, nutritious food […]
Alaska is in the news now that Presidents Trump and Putin will be meeting there on Friday. For a view on the state, including the Russian period and legacy, check out the two-part series from the G-Town Radio program Items of Interest. https://www.mixcloud.com/WGGT_GTownRadio/items-of-interest-alaska-part-one-reclaiming-attu-alaska/ https://www.mixcloud.com/WGGT_GTownRadio/dispatches-from-alaska-episode-2/ The presidents will be discussing the war in Ukraine. For a look at how Ukrainians have been living, check out the episode about punk rockers and […]
We just wrapped up our Topsy Turvy Christmas In July Summer FUNdrive, and thanks to you, we met our goal, putting us in a great position to meet our end-of-year listener support goal. As an independent radio station, G-Town Radio can boldly go where other stations can’t. When you turn the dial to 92.9 FM, you'll hear underrepresented music, news, and views brought to you by community volunteers who are passionate […]