About Me

Marc Sims Host Just A Few Questions Marc Sims was born, raised, and resides in the city of Chicago Illinois. https://anchor.fm/marc-sims marcsimschicago@gmail.com

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Tour A Low Income African American Neighborhood

 



I was a guest on The Ben Joravsky Show.  I was my usual, all over the highway, discursive self.  

I hope these show notes will make sense out of my babbling.


"Blame Game" & Marc Sims

The Ben Joravsky Show

 

Dozens of teenagers rampage in the Loop. Ben riffs. And podcaster Marc Sims does some riffing of his own on the same topic. Is anyone to blame? Should parents be punished for the misdeeds of their teens?

 

Click

https://art19.com/shows/the-ben-joravsky-show/episodes/9e1d327b-df9c-4ec8-ac09-bcbfa531b8e2

 

Marc Sims

Chicago

 


Discover call center in Chatham

A Radically Simple Way to Boost a Neighborhood

Many companies say they want to create more opportunities for Black Americans. One company is doing something concrete about it. We visit the South Side of Chicago to see how it’s working out.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-radically-simple-way-to-boost-a-neighborhood






Eugene Robinson

'Disintegration' Of America's Black Neighborhoods




Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson defines the four classes of black America






I don't believe that those of us who escaped, worked as hard, as tenaciously since, to remember those of us who could not.

 

Randall Robinson

https://youtu.be/tlgr5sxH6iY?t=331






"There's nothing wrong with Black people that ending racism can't solve.


Andre Perry


https://www.kauffman.org/currents/investments-in-black-communities-antiracism-andre-perry





Organizer Alderwoman: Alderwoman Jeanette B. Taylor

 

400 Plus Podcast

 

Marc Sims speaks with Chicago’s 20th Ward Alderwoman Jeanette B. Taylor

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UjFa1JngEF1sJXDbIe2jO




Peers Not Parents

A lot of my writing is about trying to understand the nature of the environment, the influence of the environment.

 

Malcolm Gladwell

Clip by Marc Sims

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4618483/peers-parents




How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0




Unruly pupils hurting more than themselves

Marc Sims has a gripe about the state of the education system.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-11-18-0211180192-story.html



 

Marc Sims

Host

 

Just A Few Questions Podcast  

 

https://open.spotify.com/show/3OvsD9A8ESUfKS20UMTHyV

 

Also

400 Plus Podcast

A discussion of African American issues from an African American perspective.

https://open.spotify.com/show/267Tf9agf0bNEaoIJd35YV

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Brandon Johnson Not The CTU

 


I voted for Brandon Johnson, although I don’t like the tactics of Chicago Teachers Union.

 

Marc Sims

Chicago

 

Local 1: The rise of America's most powerful teachers union

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbQ81mGucvs