
Kevin Chang Barnum
Producer, DisruptedKevin Chang Barnum is a producer for ϳԹ Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in ϳԹ and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
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In this hour of 'Disrupted,' Elizabeth Ito, creator of 'City of Ghosts,' discusses using people's real voices in her work, and Bethonie Butler talks about her book 'Black TV.'
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We talk to legendary jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and classical singer Julia Bullock, two musicians who are changing the world of opera.
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We discuss how people thought about queerness during the Harlem Renaissance and talk to the curator of a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations.
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We discuss the inequities that the pandemic exposed, from how COVID-19 impacted people with disabilities to a broader look at the history of health and race.
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Angela Garbes talks about her book 'Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change.' UConn professor Kari Adamsons breaks down stereotypes around the idea of a “traditional” family.
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We explore the way racist housing policies like redlining have impacted generations of Americans as law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses her new book 'Plundered.'
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This hour, a panel discusses the significance of Black History Month in the context of President Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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We listen back to our candid hour with Reginald Dwayne Betts. We talk about what books meant to him when he was incarcerated and how his time in prison still impacts him.
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Exploring love and politics. Activist Dean Spade believes political organizing requires emotional work and psychology professor Terri Conley examines power dynamics.