Christmas with the Levites!

     Time to snuggle up with your favorite blanket and tune into What's Your Status on koop.org. The Levites catch up with Makalah to talk about ACL 2014, progress with their new non-profit organization, and SXSW  2015. They will perform "Come All Ye Faithful", "Silent Night", and give everyone a sneak peek of an unreleased track from their upcoming album!
Listen live 12/15/2014!

Christmas with the HT Elite Combo!

     Grab your cocoa and tune in to hear the HT Elite Combo on What's Your Status at koop.org. Members of the wonderful combo will join me and give insight on their aspirations, current events, and life as music majors of Houston Tillotson. Conducted by Dr. Javier Stuppard (far center left). The group will perform "O Holy Night", "This Christmas", and "The Christmas Song". Listen live 12/8/2014.

TedxYouth@Austin Presents: (In)visible

     TEDxYouth@Austin is one of the largest, most innovative TEDxYouth events in the world. With 14 speakers and over 750 passionate youth, we share “ideas worth spreading,” driving young people to re-imagine their worlds and futures. Each year TEDxYouth@Austin hosts a conference organized by youth of the Austin community.  I speak with TedxYouth@Austin Outreach Leaders, Tripi Shrivistava and Campbell Erickson and discuss the agendas of TEdxYouth@Austin and  the meaning of the 2015 conference, (In)visible. Listen Live 12/1/14.

Register for (In)visible today! Registration ends December 30, 2014. Visit www.tedxyouthaustin.com.

Food Chain$

     Producer Smriti Keshari, Sonia Perez of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and Natalie Rodriguez of the Student Farmers Alliance join Makalah for The A-Game to talk about the upcoming expose, "Food Chain$". Listen live 11/17/2014.

Youtube Gamer SuperSonic Gamer1 talks about his amazing channel!

Makalah speaks with Youtube Gamer SuperSonic Gamer1 regarding his amazing video game tutorials and gameplay! If you die in every video game on level one I highly recommend his videos. The mysterious SuperSonic also sticks around throughout the show to help co-host! Listen here

 CHECK OUT HIS VIDEOS BELOW:

http://m.youtube.com/channel/UCFaSFalpQ7CIi7eA1PqQfIQ

They Speak Austin!

Makalah speaks with Ebony Stewart of They Speak Austin - a non-profit devoted to giving young poets an outlet - at The Vortex Theatre for their biggest collaboraton with 18Below: They Speak Below. Live 11/10/2014.

(Left, Ebony Stewart. Right: young artist: Toxic Muzic)

Listen here:https://archive.org/details/WhatsYourStatus11-10-2014

Mitra Mostofi's new book "No Coincidence"

     Author Mitra Mostofi talks about her book, "No Coincidence", which talks about her brave fight against cancer and her advice to people fighting. Listen live 10/20/2014.

Bob Slaughter and "The River Knows"

     Makalah talks with folk/jazz/fusion artist Bob Slaughter about his new album, "The River Knows". Bob also performs his new song, "Pass It On". Listen live 9/19/2014.

Listen here.

"No Mistake: Journey To Self Acceptance" Author Chandra Washington and singer/songwriter Heart Hays stop by!

Author, musician, actress & creative director, Chandra Washington joins in on a special fusion segment of The A-Game and Healthy Living. She talks about her new book, "No Mistake: Journey To Self Acceptance". It describes the effects colorism has on young persons of color. Listen live 9/12/2014.

Heart Hays,pop singer/songwriter, stops by and performs her newest single "Native In The Club" and her award winning song, "Got Your Back". She talks about how she became involved in music, her life on tour and her latest music projects.

Listen here .

Learn more about Chandra at her official website: http://allthingschandra.yolasite.com/

Learn more about Heart at her website: http://www.hearthays.com/

The Levites and SaulPaul!

Gospel band, The Levites, talked about their amazing journey in gospel music and their future projects! They also performed their new song " Hope is Like A Light" (commemorating 9/11) and "Good Day". 

SaulPaul also stops by and talks about his Dreaming In 3D tour, app book and Music Career Expo! He also performed his latest song, "Rise". Click here to listen.

Communities for Recovery and my list of anticipated Fall shows.

Volunteer Coordinator of Communities for Recovery,Sachin Kamble, talks about the agendas of the organization. Communities for Recovery is a non-profit that services to those with substance use and co-occuring mental conditions (8 - 29- 2014). Listen to the interview here 

Also, I talk about two shows I'm deeply anticipating. Hint: One features a bearded woman and the other...Ichabod Crane....

Police Brutality in Austin, Afropunk and Mon'e Davis.

Police brutality rates have increased here in Austin since the decrease of the African American population between 2002-2012.

Austin Chapter NAACP President, Nelson Linder and Peaceful Streets Austin Organizer, Joshua Pineda, joined me in a discussion about police misconduct in the capitol city of Texas. Listen live 8/22/2014. I also highlighted Afropunk fest and Little Leaguer Mon'e Davis.  Click here to listen to the conversation.

Betty Soo and Gardening!

 Makalah hosts a folk filled weekend and speaks with special guest, singer/songwriter Betty Soo, who performs her songs "Whisper My Name" and "Still Small Voice".  In Makalah's Healthy Living segment, she talks about her tomato plant & indoor gardening. Listen live 7/25/2014.

Positive race representation in media!

     Special Guests Dr. Carol Adams-Means and Dr. Robert Jensen join in this evening's "A-Game" and discuss the importance of positive race representation! Listen live 6/20/2014.

https://archive.org/details/WhatsYourStatus6-20-2014

                  

What's Your Status Official Blog!!

                Welcome to the official blog the KOOP internet radio show, "What's Your Status?"!

      "What's Your Status?" is a variety show produced by teen DJ Makalah! She focuses on social awareness ("The A-Game"), health ("Healthy Living"), and entertainment ("Boredom Prevention").

        Catch Makalah on "What's Your Status?" every Friday at 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. CST on  koop.org!


Links: 

• Official Twitter
• KOOP Profile
• Show Archive

Austin Soundwaves!

 John Elliot of Austin Soundwaves joins Makalah on The A-Game to talk about the organization and its goals for the year. For Boredom Prevention, Makalah does Disney themed trivia.You can hear Makalah live on What's Your Status every Friday from 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. CST on koop.org. Listen live 6/13/2014.

Pilot! Hello Austin!

    The first airing of What's Your Status featured "Healthy Living" and "Boredom Prevention" where Makalah acknowledges Men's Health Month and pays tribute to the late Maya Angelou.You can hear Makalah live on What's Your Status every Friday from 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. on koop.org. Listen here: https://archive.org/details/WhatsYourStatus6-6-2014