Originally aired November 9, 2021.
Bihi welcomes Rachelle Peleska from the Sustainable Resources Center on-air, and she shares information about lead poisoning and its dangers to families, as well as how to see the signs and get professional and financial help fixing it.
Originally aired September 28, 2021.
Residents of Minneapolis’s East Phillips neighborhood join Bihi today to discuss the heated debate between those advocating for an Indoor Urban Farm instead of an equipment storage site in the neighborhood. Interviews center the stories of mothers, the Indigenous community, and local leaders and discuss ways an urban farm could create job opportunities and reduce food insecurity in the neighborhood.
Want to get involved? Listen to the show and then call your councilperson (any ward) to voice your opinion.
Originally aired August 24, 2021.
Got questions about how the Delta Variant affects your vaccine? Your masking habits? Your plans in public?
Bihi does, too, and he has brought Dave Johnson from Hennepin Public Health on-air to give a Q&A to Delta variant updates.
After the break, Bihi is joined by Ahmed Mussa and Fouzia from the Pillsbury United Health Fair. They talk about getting information and resources for healthcare in the Cedar-Riverside community.
Originally aired August 10, 2021.
Plot twist! Amina (“Dee”) and Annie, who are usually behind the scenes producing and engineering the show for Bihi, are star players today. Bihi interviews them about their new podcast, Culture Shock MN, and why they decided to make a multicultural interview podcast.
Originally aired July 27, 2021.
Ginger Jentzen of Minneapolis United for Rent Control joins Bihi for a conversation about the community-led and evidence-based movement for rent control and its work to promote housing affordability, guarantee rights for tenants, help unhoused neighbors find indoor homes, and more.
Then, Deeqa brings out a special song for this summer of many weddings!
Originally aired July 13, 2021.
Today, Bihi is joined by Dr. Saida Abdi (UMN-CEHD School of Social Work) and students Zynab Ahmed, Safiya Mohamed, and Sofia Ali for a discussion about trauma in the community: its roots, its layers, its symptoms, and actions to take, all viewed from a lens rooted in social work and sociological research.
Originally aired June 22, 2021.
Bihi highlights the progress being made by Somali Americans running for office as political races for fall elections start heating up. Obah and Mohammed, two candidates in Seattle, call in to share their experiences, missions, and goals before their visit to Minneapolis.
After the break, Hafsa Ali (Minnesota Department of Health) joins Bihi and answers community- and family-focused questions about the COVID-19 vaccine in Minnesotan’s lives.
Guests: Mahmud Kanyare, Director, Youth and Family Circle.
Youth And Family Circle supports the growth and development of young adults in the inner-city through involvement in summer camps and year-round activities.
