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Spotlight [10] is a podcast feature series that highlights sound storytelling through fiction, non-fiction and comedy productions. Learn more about the world around you, or dive into a new reality built on sound storytelling.
Welcome to Spotlight 10. We share our favorite stories with you, spreading the full range of fiction, non fiction, and comedy. Learn more about the world around you or dive into a new reality built on sound storytelling. Each of these feature episodes has been crafted by a different host with a different style. Let's jump into this week's episode.
Speaker 2:Detroit in seventies. Place where the morning smells like fresh bread and motor oil, and the afternoon sounds like children jump a rope on cracked sidewalk. The city carrying weight, factories closing, neighborhoods changing, but still holding its head high with pride that you can hear before you never see it. This story ain't about the big headlines. It's about two young brothers trying to do it right by the block, even when the world expects activists to be superheroes.
Speaker 2:Truth is, most activists, they're just regular people. But regular days, like everybody else.
Speaker 3:That alarm sound like it's mad at me.
Speaker 4:That's because you set it for 6AM knowing you ain't a morning person, brother. Coffee's on or hurry up.
Speaker 2:Mister Jackson said he need help setting up for the food drive tonight.
Speaker 3:She said we need to help or I need to?
Speaker 2:Brother, he said your name first. You know that means something. And in the news this morning, protest downtown last night's day, peacefully dealing with the heavy police presence. Community organizers say they'll continue to fight with city council until things turn. Same story, different day.
Speaker 3:Yeah. But somebody gotta keep showing up. If we don't, they'll stop pretending to listen.
Speaker 2:Folks on the block know what they can do. Not because they laugh, but because they care. They sweep porches, help elders with groceries, hose them to pee circles behind the community center when things get ticks. A lot of people call that activism. But to them, it's just another Tuesday.
Speaker 5:Morning, fellas. Hope y'all ain't late again,
Speaker 2:Morning, mister Jackson.
Speaker 5:Morning is almost over. I could carry these tables. And he's been fussing ever since yesterday.
Speaker 3:We got you. Anything else?
Speaker 5:Well, if I could convince Mr. Taylor to stop giving my volunteers attitude, I'd appreciate that too.
Speaker 2:We'll try. But he won't go with attitude. And that's way above our pay grade.
Speaker 3:Yo. Derek. Pass me that sign. The one with the blue paint.
Speaker 2:You making it look fancy?
Speaker 3:Man, it's a food drive, not a funeral. Folks deserve to see something bright when they walk up. Oh,
Speaker 5:my boys. Thank you. Alright. People see y'all out here. Working, showing up.
Speaker 5:Even when they don't say
Speaker 3:it. Thank you.
Speaker 2:I'm trying, mister. Thank you.
Speaker 5:You ain't gotta try. Just be who you are. That's it.
Speaker 3:Yo, Derek.
Speaker 2:What it
Speaker 3:is. Do you ever think about all this like people expect from us?
Speaker 2:Shoot me at every day. Heck, some folks think being an activist mean we supposed to be perfect. Never tied, never grown, never young. But we're just us.
Speaker 3:Two young fellas trying to help people out while trying to figure out our own lives.
Speaker 2:Exactly. And that's enough. More than enough, I would say. In a city that ask a lot from those who care, sometimes the purpose that you can need is true to yourself.
Speaker 5:Alright, fellas. First hand is coming in ten minutes. Looks like you got some sense now.
Speaker 2:Yes, sir.
Speaker 4:Saili, we still on for disco club tonight, brother?
Speaker 3:Sure enough. You know the party don't start till we get there. Man, this is a party.
Speaker 2:Most definitely. We needed this after today. That drive over at miss Jackson's was grueling, but for the better nonetheless.
Speaker 3:Yeah. You know me though. I can never be tired of
Speaker 2:the community. Never be tired. Says the one who was struggling to get out of bed.
Speaker 3:Yeah. Yeah. Lord have
Speaker 2:mercy. Look.
Speaker 3:Man, you don't see Shereen over there gazing upon me. All of her glory.
Speaker 2:You? Brother man behind her.
Speaker 3:Shut up,
Speaker 2:man. Look, man. You stay talking about the girl all the time. Why don't you just say something to her, brother? I mean, she'd be eyeing you down anytime we have miss Jackson or when we at these parties.
Speaker 2:And what you do? Just freeze like a deer in headlight, man. You gotta do this. Alright. Alright.
Speaker 3:I hear you. I'm a say something.
Speaker 2:He finna screw this up. I just know when it is. Look. I know he's gonna screw this up. It's Noah.
Speaker 3:Took long enough to walk over here.
Speaker 4:Took? What you mean took long?
Speaker 3:Come on now. Know you see me looking at you every time we have mister Jackson. Parties, the whole block see it too. I was starting to think you were scared to talk to me. Scared?
Speaker 3:Me? Girl, I'm cold as I am. Smooth as butter. Smooth as butter. Well, you better spread that confidence evenly because you sound like you're melting already.
Speaker 3:Look. I I just think you're real cool, beautiful too. I ain't wanna come over here like every other dude trying to holler at you. You ain't like everybody else, Monique. It's kinda why I've been waiting.
Speaker 3:So you wanna dance or something? Maybe. You're trying to dance or trying to impress Is there a
Speaker 5:correct answer?
Speaker 3:I guess we're find out.
Speaker 2:My bad for interrupting y'all two lovebirds and everything, but the man is outside trying to play rakima. Shoot. So we need to go.
Speaker 3:I gotta find my girls. Here. This is my number. Call me when you get back to us.
Speaker 2:Let's go.
Speaker 3:He don't sign. He don't sign.
Speaker 2:Oh, that was a post call, baby.
Speaker 6:I know, man. If it's one thing in
Speaker 3:the cough, it's good for it. Shutting down a
Speaker 2:good time. But that ain't a word. Sing you with Sheree, man. Looks like you left a good impression on her, brother.
Speaker 6:I had to, man. It was known never.
Speaker 2:Well, I'm glad you're not ending it out on a good foot, man. Now come on, man. Let's get some shade out, dude. We got a club drive over at miss Jackson's in the morning. It makes sure you beat your alarm.
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