Tangazo

Tangazo is a meeting place where we share ideas and explore efforts to improve our human conditions and quite simply make our lives better. All are welcome, none will be judged, but all are challenged to look beyond ourselves and our notions of how others think about issues of cultural, political and social significance. We are building bridges of communication between the many groups that make up the St. Louis Metropolitan Region by sharing and reflecting on the stories and lives of a diverse group of guests.

Host and Producer: Hank Thompson
Guest Hosts: Tim Person, Rev. Darryl Gray & Mike Jones
Technical Producers: Kevin Melter, Frankie Meixner, Ryan Voelkel, Jeron Wilson, Matt Patston, Jon Valley & Andy Coco

99 Tangazo! Hank Thompson in conversation with Linda Lockhart, Virvus Jones, and Mike Jones

May 23, 2022

I’m not proud of the last episode of the KDHX podcast Tangazo.
My sincere concerns for our country, for our democracy and for the well-being of African Americans across the nation, weighed heavily on my mind last evening. ——

I had what I believed to be a great diverse panel, including retired print journalist,...

98 Tangazo! Michael Wesley Jones in conversation with the Kistner Family

May 2, 2022

Michael Wesley Jones, sits in for Tangazo Host Hank Thompson, for this critical discussion on race matters, genealogy and possible responsibilities. ———

The Kistner family’s shocking revelation of their great great grandfather's history of slaveholding was featured in this April 6th, River Front Times article,...

97. Tangazo! Discussion with Michael V Roberts

Apr 11, 2022

Michael Roberts and I go one on one about his late father Victor Roberts and Mike’s career as a media mogul and international businessman.
Michael says that everything began with a seventy-five hundred dollar loan from his father, Victor Roberts, to purchase and renovate his first house, after law school, in Lewis...

96. Tangazo! A conversation with Oval Miller and Michael Batchman from the Black Alcohol Service Information Center

Mar 21, 2022

We were privileged to have an extended conversation with the founder of BASIC, Oval Miller and his top assistant Michael Batchman, as my guest on the latest episode of the KDHX podcast Tangazo. ———

BASIC was Founded in 1982, as a drug and alcohol treatment center for African Americans. It has a great reputation...

95. Tangazo! A conversation with St Louis County Council Chair Rita Heard Days and St Louis County Council Vice Chair Shalonda D. Webb

Mar 8, 2022

Recording this week's episode of the KDHX podcast Tangazo, was satisfying, to say the least. ———

My guests were the leadership of the St. Louis County Council, Chairman Rita Heard Days and Vice-Chairman Shalonda Webb. ———

We spent quite a bit of time talking about the value of these two African American...