Freda Love Smith on politics, love, food, music and writing, featured on Global Lunchbox Podcast
February 10, 2021
This episode of the Global Lunchbox features a conversation with Freda Love Smith, drummer with indie rock bands the Blake Babies, Antenna, The Mysteries of Life, and the Sunshine Boys, and author of “Red Velvet Underground: A Rock Memoir, with Recipes.” Smith is also a lecturer and undergraduate advisor for radio, television, and film at Northwestern.
Smith discusses her experiences with the media and how they have affected other aspects of her life, such as politics, writing, and food.
The Global Lunchbox series, hosted by the Center for International & Area Studies at Northwestern University, features conversations with scholars in the social sciences and humanities about their current research on a range of critical global issues.
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Weinberg College welcomes new faculty members for 2025-2026 academic year
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