Arts Insiders: Podcasting like a Pro with Microphone Check

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What does it take to make it in the world of hip-hop journalism? How do you keep a podcast consistent and exciting? What makes for a good interview?  

Join Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley as they discuss what it took to run the hip-hop music and culture podcast that brought in NPR's youngest audience and how they're relaunching Microphone Check independently. ​Lunch will be provided with a RSVP

Ali Shaheed Muhammad, co-host of Microphone Check, is also a world-renowned producer, songwriter and musician, and a founding member of A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl and production group The Ummah. Most recently, he composed the music for Marvel’s Luke Cage with Adrian Younge and is working on solo and collaborative projects.

Frannie Kelley is a co-host of Microphone Check, the show’s editor, and a freelance writer and producer. She was an editor and reporter at NPR for nine years, where she helped build the music desk.