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This episode Maya kicks off the show talking hot topics and headlines in the What’s Trending segment including talking all things Balimore and Freddie Gray. Next Shannon Heffernan ( @Shannon_H ) reporter and producer for WBEZ’s Front and Center will joined the show to talk her recent investigation into the mental health crisis in Chicago with aContinue reading

Fresh off the press the latest episode of the The Sports Cypher​ with Guest Russell Baxter ( @baxfootballguru) NFL Consultant, Historian, Researcher and Analyst featured in Bleacher Report, SportsBlog, End Zone Score, NFL Spin Zone (FanSided) and The Sports Post talking Bears- NFL Draft. Next Lang Greene of basketballinsiders.com ( @LangGreene ) joins the show to discuss Bulls – Cavs match up and 2ndContinue reading “The Sports Cypher with Faruq and Maya ( 5-3-2015 Show)”

So Money Smart Week is Over.. but the effort, action and intention needs to stay in the front of your mind to improve or grow your credit, eliminate your debt or build wealth!! Check out SEVERAL of the resources that were discussed on the show, that can help you achieve your goal. Also be sureContinue reading “Money Smart Week Resources!”

Maya kicks off the show talking hot topics and headlines in the What’s Trending segment including talking Misty Copeland as Times 100 Interesting People- Pioneer  2015, Denzel Washington getting his first sequel with The Equalizer Movie and the Loretta Lynch confirmation as US Attorney General. Next The Money Smart Week Edition of Credit Hour of Power with CatherineContinue reading “The Maya Akai Show (4-23-2015)”

Fresh off the press TONIGHT”S episode of the The Sports Cypher​ with Guests Jay Sorgi ( @jsorgi ) of 620AM WTMJ Milwaukee talking the Bulls-Bucks series and CSNChicago John “Moon” Mullin @CSNMoonMullin checks into the show to talk Bears and the upcoming NFL Draft. Of course all the headlines and hot topics are on tapContinue reading “The Sports Cypher with Faruq and Maya ( 4-26-2015 Show)”

This episode of The Maya Akai Show, Maya kicks off the show talking hot topics and headlines in the What’s Trending segment. Next Maya has a Pre-Kick-off for Money Smart Week, Bobbi Ball Founder and Executive Director of Partners in Community Building joins the show to discuss their upcoming Homebuyer Seminar. Other topics on tap, Free RangeContinue reading “The Maya Akai Show (4-16-2015)”

This episode Maya talks What’s Trending, Spike Lee’s next film project, Chiraq??? And The New Bible based on Kanye West, The Book of Yeezus. Guest Include: Ava Wilhite ( @avawil_abc4 ) Reporter, ABC 4 News, Charleston, South Carolina, discuss the Walter Scott Shooting and give local perspective on the incident and Vijay Chokalingam @vijayingam ( Mindy Kalings Brother)Continue reading “The Maya Akai Show (4-9-2015)”

This episode of The Sports Cypher, Faruq & Maya talk everything sports first week of Cubs and White Sox baseball,  Bulls and Blackhawk playoff pictures and NBA draft buzz, of course the week in sports hot topics & headlines. TUNE IN EVERY Sunday Night 9p-11p CST 1690AM WVON Chicago (@WVON1690 ) & streaming worldwide via iHeartradio.com Get Social with the Show: @TheSportsCypher @FaruqBasir @TheSportsChica Click Here To LISTEN!!!

This episode of The Sports Cypher, Faruq & Maya kicked off the Show talking ‪#‎FINALFOUR‬ and ‪#‎Bulls‬ w/ @CamronSmith of CBS 2 Chicago Sports Anchor. Next Immigration Editor @ Fusion.net (@ThisIsFusion ) @TedHesson checks into the show to discuss his recent article “Almost all baseball announcers are white dudes. Why? “. Of course the TSC crew talks hot topics & headlines TUNE IN EVERY Sunday Night 9p-11p CST 1690AMContinue reading “The Sport Cypher with Faruq and Maya ( 4-5-2015 Show )”

This episode the show kicked off with the What’s Trending: hot topic and headlines everyone is talking about that have local, national or international focus. Next Adam Reposa, an Austin Texas Attorney discusses the “exclusively for white people” Stickers that appeared in 5 Austin Texas Businesses. Reposa discusses the racial disaprities and issues of gentrification in the City. Attorney Bart Beals dropped intoContinue reading “The Maya Akai Show (4-2-2015)”