In this special bonus episode (the first of a two-part conversation), Socialstack Co-founder and CEO Andrew Berkowitz joins African Tech Roundup Co-founder and Executive Producer Andile Masuku to unpack the rationale behind the launch of the $ATRU token—which the two organisations have partnered to launch on the Celo blockchain.

PRESS RELEASE: www.africantechroundup.com/atru-token/

CREATE A CELO ACCOUNT: https://celowallet.app

RESOURCES ON SOCIAL TOKENS AND THE CELO BLOCKCHAIN:
Exploring the social token revolution (https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-exploring-the-social-token-revolution)
Social Tokens: A Potential Growth Opportunity For Your Brand (https://blog.loomly.com/social-tokens/#:~:text=Social%20tokens%20%E2%80%93%20also%20known%20as,cryptocurrencies%20like%20Bitcoin%20or%20Ether.)
Social Tokens: Get Ready for the Next Massive Crypto Trend (https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-tokens%3A-get-ready-for-the-next-massive-crypto-trend-2021-04-29)
You had me at “Celo” — Why build on the Celo blockchain (https://medium.com/celoorg/why-build-on-the-celo-blockchain-9ceab3d11b70)

HAVE YOUR SAY: Click on the UNAJUA tab at AfricanTechRoundup.com (www.africantechroundup.com/unajua/) and leave us a 60-second voice note with your reaction to this episode. (We will include some of your audio takes in future follow-up episodes.)

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BONUS: Unpacking the $ATRU Social Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1 - Re-imagining Media Ownership

In this bonus, episode (the second of a two-part conversation), Socialstack Co-founder and CEO Andrew Berkowitz joins African Tech Roundup Co-founder and Executive Producer Andile Masuku to discuss some of the technicalities of the $ATRU launch.

They discuss the merits of launching the token on the Celo blockchain and share details about how you can ready yourself to earn the token in the coming weeks.

PART 1: Unpacking the $ATRU Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1: Re-imagining Media Ownership (https://www.africantechroundup.com/unpacking-the-atru-token-part-1/)

CREATE A CELO ACCOUNT: https://celowallet.app

PRESS RELEASE: www.africantechroundup.com/atru-token/

RESOURCES ON SOCIAL TOKENS AND THE CELO BLOCKCHAIN:
Social Tokens: Get Ready for the Next Massive Crypto Trend by William White for Nasdaq (https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-tokens%3A-get-ready-for-the-next-massive-crypto-trend-2021-04-29)
Exploring the social token revolution by Andrew Steinwold for ZIMA RED (https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-exploring-the-social-token-revolution)
Social Tokens: A Potential Growth Opportunity For Your Brand by Loomly Blog (https://blog.loomly.com/social-tokens/#:~:text=Social%20tokens%20%E2%80%93%20also%20known%20as,cryptocurrencies%20like%20Bitcoin%20or%20Ether.)
You had me at “Celo” — Why build on the Celo blockchain by Celo (https://medium.com/celoorg/why-build-on-the-celo-blockchain-9ceab3d11b70)

SUPPORT US: Back our independent media-making efforts by becoming a Patreon (www.africantechroundup.com/patreon/).

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BONUS: Unpacking The $ATRU Social Token With Andrew Berkowitz Part 2 - How To Earn $ATRU Token

College Radio Stands With Ukraine (Preview)

College Radio Stands With Ukraine (Full version). Produced by the College Radio Foundation's Rob Quicke. (c) 2022.

Contributing Stations:

103.5 WCCH, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
90.5 KCSU, Rocky Mountain Student Media Corp., USA
91.7 The Edge WSUW, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, USA
91X KXUL, The University of Louisiana in Monroe, USA
95.5 FM WSKR Spinnaker Radio, University of North Florida, USA
Asociación de Radios Universitarias de España, Spain
Brave New Radio, William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA
CHMR FM, Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
CometRadio, Western Iowa Tech Community College - Sioux City, Iowa, USA
F2 Radio Lab e di tutti gli studenti dell'Università Federico II di Napoli, Italy
InfoRadio, Radio de la Universidad Complutense Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, Spain
KSDT at UC San Diego, USA
KTUH Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
KUNV -FM, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Kutztown University Radio, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, USA
LeoFM, University of La Verne, CA, USA
Medaille College Radio in Buffalo NY, USA
Radio 6023, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy
Radio UAL, Universidad de Almería, Spain
Radio UMH, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain
Radio Unitus, University of Tuscia, Italy
Radio Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Spain
Radio Warner – Warner University, Lake Wales, Florida, USA
RADIO-E, Universidad de Costa Rica
RadioFrequenza, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Italy
Radiolab UGR, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Rev 89 KTSC-FM, Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA
Studentradion i Sverige, Sweden
UMG Web Radio, L'Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Italy
Unilasallista, Antioquia, Colombia.
Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Universidad de Manizales, Colombia
University of Central Florida, USA
Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Slovakia
UP FM in Patras, Greece
UPF Radio, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
uRadio, Senese University students, Tuscany, Italy 
UTA Radio, the University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Vox UJI Radio, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
WGRE, DePauw University, USA
WHFR, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Wired FM, Limerick, Ireland
WIXQ, Millersville University, PA, USA
WJCU, John Carroll University, University Heights (Cleveland), OH
WKDU Philadelphia 91.7 FM, USA
WKGC HD3'The AlterNation' in Panama City, Florida, USA
WLOY Loyola Radio, Loyola University, Maryland
WMSC, Montclair State University, USA
WMSV Radio, 91.1 FM, Mississippi State University, USA
WZIP-FM, The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio

College Radio Stands With Ukraine (Full version)

Ukraine Students Message To The World. 

In response to "College Radio Stands With Ukraine."

Produced by Roman Zajac at STUD Radio (Lviv, Ukraine) and Rob Quicke, the College Radio Foundation. (c) 2022.

Ukraine Students' Message To The World

College Radio Update from Ukraine. March 4, 2022(multilingual).

"We ask international community for help because we are fighting not only for our freedom, but also we are fighting for Europe, and we are fighting for the whole democratic world."

Produced by Roman Zajac at STUD Radio (Lviv, Ukraine) and Rob Quicke, the College Radio Foundation. (c) 2022.

College Radio Update from Ukraine (multilingual)

Paul Murphy: Jazz Room Records. "The first time I heard this I said "I gotta sign it!" as not only was it featured in one of the maddest and most memorable scenes on one of my favorite TV Shows "Severance" from Apple TV, but it's also on one of my favourite albums anyway, "Nation Time" by Joe McPhee.
Takumi Moriya's version Is as funky as it gets and is truly way up there and meeting the high as a kitemark standards of "Defiant Jazz" (What a Niche Genre to be in!) This is going to cause some serious defiant Jazz Shake on a dancefloor near you! Break out the Maraccas!"


A limited vinyl 45 release and it's release number 30 so ultra special.

TAKUMI MORIYA BLACK NATION - SHAKEY JAKE

Funky Beats Version of the B&G Rhythm Balearic Jazz Classic coming soon on a 45 from Jazz Room Records!

AFLEX COMBO - HIBAROS

Interview with Rachel Rushing (Director of Taber Art Gallery) and Ben Ostiguy (Special Programs Coordinator at Thrive Student Resource Center) about the new exhibit "Thrive: Beyond Surviving" opening up on Halloween from 4pm-6pm at Holyoke Community College's Taber Art Gallery.

Interview with Rachel Rushing and Ben Ostiguy - THRIVE; Beyond Surviving Exhibit

Thank you to Professor Tim Cochran for coming by to talk about HCC Theater's Spring Production of True West by Sam Shepard! 

Interview with Tim Cochran - Director of HCC's Production of True West

103.5FM WCCH Radio