by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | Jun 2, 2014 | CULTURE, SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Michelle is joined by Tess Dune, an employee at Mother Nature’s Dispensary on Ventura Blvd., to discuss weed culture, misconceptions and funny stuff
by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | May 19, 2014 | CULTURE, SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Dennis calls Walker Foley, program associate with Food and Water Watch, to discuss what fracking is, his organization’s efforts against it and gives a message to the mayor, governor and president regarding fracking.
by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | May 13, 2014 | SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Dennis discusses AT&T purchasing DirecTV, recent news regarding Beyonce and Jay Z, and Michelle interviews local musician Ibrahim Esse.
by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | Apr 30, 2014 | CULTURE, MUSIC, SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Dennis and Michelle and are joined Dan Selanikio and Joaquin Quinonez of the band Versai to discuss what it means to be a musician toda7 and spreading a positive message.
by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | Apr 28, 2014 | CULTURE, FEATURED, SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Dennis is joined by Sadie Vermin, of the bands Bad Diplomacy and Satanic Pussy, to discuss gender roles in the punk scene and more.
Her Facebook profiles are facebook.com/baddiplomacy ; facebook.com/satanicpussy ; facebook.com/thatatheistchick.
by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk | Apr 21, 2014 | CULTURE, FEATURED, SPRING 2014
Urban Conversations is a weekly talk show hosted by Dennis Martinez and Michelle Bassuk focusing on activism and politics in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. On this episode, Michelle sits down with two Angelenos who share a passion for public transit and acting to realize its potential. Jason Ackerman, a non-driver and a cochair of traffic and transportation on the Encino Neighborhood Council, and Arkur Patel, a CSUN student working toward his masters focused on LA public transportation, discuss LA’s stymied bus routes and how to get public transportation back to being truly public.