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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

 

Hosted By Vicki Gonzalez

Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.

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Spoken Word Federation Gets Ready To Rumble At ‘Verbal Assault’

  •  Cody Drabble 
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
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Operation FreeSoul poet David "AndYes" Loret de Mola in the CapRadio Garden

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Poet and reigning Grand Slam Poetry Champion of Sacramento AndYes returns to Insight to discuss the launch of the Spoken Word Federation at its inaugural event. AndYes, also known as David Loret de Mola, is a spoken word poet and artist in Sacramento.

You can see words collide at “SWF Verbal Assault: Spoken Word Meets Pro Wrestling” at Brickhouse Gallery on Saturday April 20 starting at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature five head to head matchups:

  • Ike Torres vs. Coon the Poet

  • Grace Loescher vs. J-Rowe

  • Rob Esperanza vs. Spacewalker

  • Sho Nuff vs. Stacy Gee

  • CharRon vs. Marvin

Watch AndYes and some of the Verbal Assault Competitors perform:

Correction: A previous version of this page misnamed the Spoken Word Federation. It has been updated.

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    Operation FreeSoul is a program run by David Loret de Mola to teach young spoken word artists about the business side of performing. He and some of his mentees join Insight in studio to talk about the project and share some poetry.

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Cody Drabble

Former Insight Producer and On-Air Director

Cody Drabble learned to love public radio growing up in San Francisco with KQED on every morning during breakfast. In addition to producing and directing the live broadcast of Insight each morning, he also fills in as guest host for Beth Ruyak.   Read Full Bio 

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