This list was curated for EarBuds Podcast Collective by Joshua Moore
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This Week's Theme: Blackberry The Masses
5 podcast episodes according to a theme, curated by a different person each week
Photo by @naturalhairloves
WHY THIS THEME?: I want to empower people to challenge what they know about American history. And I believe that challenging starts with listening to how much more to the story there really is.
CURATOR: Joshua Moore
EPISODES:
Seizing Freedom
A Powerful Black Hand
56 minutes
Seizing Freedom shares the epic stories of Black people who fought for their liberty and transformed America after the Civil War. This is a narrated docudrama about the failures and successes of the Reconstruction era, told by those who made it happen.
Uncivil
The Spin
31 minutes
Uncivil, a Gimlet Media history podcast, is hosted by journalists Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika. The podcast ransacks the official version of the Civil War and takes on the history you grew up with.
The Promise
The Nashville Way
45 minutes
An immersive series from Nashville Public Radio about inequality and the people trying to rise above it, with host and reporter Meribah Knight. Season 1 shares the story of Nashville's largest public housing complex. Season 2 explores how that divide reveals itself in the classroom.
Being Seen is an in-depth exploration of culture’s role in resolving the tension between how we are seen and how we see ourselves. Focused on the gay and queer Black male experience, the first season of Being Seen is a space to explore these questions through conversations with leading artists, writers, activists, entertainers, and community leaders.
Versify
Freedom Summer: Pitfalls, Prison Terms, and Conquests
59 minutes
Versify is part storytelling and part poetry. It begins by sending out a team of poets out into neighborhoods and to community events, where they invite people to share a story from their lives.
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PROMO: I'm obsessed with the new poetry collection, "Negotiations" by poet Destiny Birdsong. It is a stunning love letter to Black women and a simmering indictment of easy "truth."
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Podcast Spotlight:
Why Are Dads?
I'm a huge fan of pop culture and movies in particular, but it's rare to find a podcast that approaches the medium from a different perspective. The "Why Are Dads" team, led by Alex Steed and Sarah Marshall, manages to entertain whilst unpacking the overarching paternal tones of some of the best-loved movies in the world. It's a fascinating perspective and benefits from the hosts' clear love for the medium, too.
- Mark Asquith, founder of Captivate.fm
This week's spotlight episode comes from Mark at the Earbuds advisory board. If you'd like to have your podcast spotlit, apply here.
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