When I listened to "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, even though it was just a broadcast show, I feel like I could picture everyone in the studio perfectly and their facial expressions appeared to my mind just by hearing their voices. The interview that I listened to was with an Imam, a Muslim feminist, and a liquor store owner. In the interview, they discussed the rise of liquor stores across the nation and how these places are ironically owned by Muslim men, who according to their religion are not supposed to drink alcohol. But surprisingly, many liquor stores keep opening in low-income neighborhoods instead of grocery stores and places where nutritious food would be found. Norris hounded the liquor store owner about what his demographic is and what his profit is when it comes from these markets. The liquor store seemed hesitant to answer these questions and could feel him getting uncomfortable. The imam was then questioned as to why Muslims will open liquor stores and he answered that sometimes they don't have an option to do anything else. They usually start off selling groceries, but it is a competitive market and it is not easy to put out the same sales as a chain like Walmart or Target. Norris asked if the imam was for it or against it and he even said it was a close call because of course it is "morally wrong," but it is also wrong to not be able to provide for the family. Norris' strategy was that she seemed prepared and she didn't give much time for the people she was interviewing to speak. It was quick and she covered a lot of information.
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