"The Islands" are no longer just Jamaica and Antigua: New York is the largest market for reggae outside of the Caribbean; and Jamaica, Queens, is New York's reggae-recording industry center. Artists like Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, and Mr. Paul all call New York home and are signed to local labels. Also: Salman Rushdie is probably the world's most famous banned novelist, but he's also a prolific essayist on topics as diverse as religion, soccer, rock music, and, of course Rushdie's "unfunny valentine"--the fatwa he received from the Ayatollah thirteen years ago. Plus: decline and fall of Bob Torricelli, and City Council Speaker Gifford Miller.
Perrfectly Legal
Richard Perr, Adjunct Professor of election law at Rutgers Law School and an attorney with Fishman & Bach, believes that common law will support the New Jersey Democrats’ efforts to put a new candidate on the ballot.
'Tis Better to Gif Than Receive
Gifford Miller, City Council Speaker (D-5th district), says it's about time for a commuter tax.
Rastin' Away?
Rob Kenner, editor-at-large of Vibe Magazine, talks about the popularity of dancehall reggae and whether it represents an erosion of reggae’s original values.
Song of Salman
Salman Rushdie, author of Midnight’s Children and Satanic Verses, comments on the importance of maintaining civil liberties during a war against terrorism and discusses a collection of his non-fiction writing, Step Across This Line (Randomhouse, 2002).
Burned by an Unforgiving People
Listeners comment on Sen. Bob Torricelli's speech announcing his withdrawal.
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