Tunisian Revolutionary Rap

May 19, 2011 ~ djpeisner ~ Leave a comment

My burgeoning radio career continues. I recently returned from ten days in Tunisia, researching a story on Tunisian rap and its role in the revolution there. (Look for the story in Spin in the coming months.) While I was there, I spoke to my new best friend Marco Werman from PRI’s “The World” about the subject. This post also marks the debut of my considerable, uh, talents as a photographer. The photos below the link were snapped by me with my trusty camera-phone.

PRI’s “The World,” May 18, 2011

Street art in Regueb dedicated to the martyrs who died there in clashes with government forces during the revolution

: Lak3y in Bizerte

Graffiti in Sidi Bouzid, about 50 meters from where fruitseller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire and sparked the Arab Spring uprisings

The 24 Records crew at a cafe in Fouchana City, near Tunis.

Osama & America (and me)

May 3, 2011July 21, 2020 ~ djpeisner ~ Leave a comment

PRI’s “The World” recently interviewed me about the immediate impact of Osama Bin Laden’s death on the American psyche. Why me? Not sure. Since the only other person interviewed for the piece is Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer and author of what is perhaps THE book on Bin Laden and 9/11, The Looming Tower, I can only assume they needed the co-author of Steve-O’s memoir to lend some gravitas to the story. Anyway, I tried my best not to sound like an idiot.

“The Meaning of Bin Laden for America,” PRI’s “The World,” May 2, 2011